Sentence Interpretation - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 106:

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Ade: Do you mind if i sit down here?
Bola: Well, yes I do actually.

A. Bola is reluctantly granting the request
B. Bola is willingly accepting the request
C. Bola is certainly rejecting the request
D. Bola is objecting to the request

Question 107:

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The president held forth for several minutes on the need for patriotism?

A. The president was silent for some minutes when patriotism was being discussd
B. The president whispered a few things about patriotism
C. The president spent time saying a few things about patriots
D. The president gave a rather long speech on the importance of patriotism

Question 108:

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The slide in the price of gold in the world market has left the industry reeling?

A. The gradual fall in gold price is making the industry unstable
B. The stablity in gold price is making the industry stagnant
C. The decline in gold price is making the industry redundant
D. The increase in gold price is making the industry to boom

Question 109:

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Fabricated statements published as truths amount to an abuse of press freedom?

A. To make known what is not true is aggressive to press
B. Publishing formulated untruths is misused press freedom
C. Unplanned publicized untruths are a misuse of the freedom of the press
D. Press freedom is based on ,published untruths

Question 110:

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The expected guests arrived at the eleventh hour?

A. The guest arrived at the last minute
B. The guests arrived 11 o'çlock
C. The guest arrived at the expected time
D. The guests arrived at the eleven hours behind schedule