Sentence Interpretation - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

• JAMB 2003

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Ngozi has always considered her father to be an impassioned man?

A. Her father is a very strict man
B. Her father is a very lively man
C. Her father is an emotional man
D. Her father is a disciplined man
E. Her father is a disciplinarian

Question 142:

• JAMB 2003

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The manager paid us in hard currency?

A. We were paid in a strong and stable currency
B. We were paid in dollars and pound sterling
C. We were paid in new notes
D. We paid in foreign currency

Question 143:

• JAMB 2003

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The elders rebuked Olu for taking issue with his principal?

A. Olu was scolded for acting in collusion principal
B. Olu was reprimanded for arguing with his principal
C. Olu was blamed for issuing a statement denying his principal
D. Olu was cautioned for shouting at his principal

Question 144:

• JAMB 2003

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
In spite of his humble beginning, Audu now throws his weight around?

A. His noble brith notwithstanding, Audu is a corrupt man
B. From his poor background, Audu is now a rich man
C. Despite his obvious poverty, Audu is a proud man
D. Audu is arrogant despite his simple upbringing

Question 145:

• JAMB 2003

The words in capital letters has emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the sentence relates.
The President SPOKE to the press.

A. Did the president write to the press?
B. Did the President speak to the press ?
C. Who spoke to the press?
D. Are these the pressmen that the President spoke to?