Lexis and Structure - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 291:

• JAMB 2018

According to this passage, it gives the child great pleasure

A. For daddy to see the tower he has built
B. To destroy the tower himself
C. To see his tower accidentally destroyed
D. To be helped to destroy the tower

Question 292:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined.

Thousands of students are candidates for the examination but only very few pass

A. Come in
B. Call for
C. Go into
D. Enter for

Question 293:

• JAMB 2018

choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).

Now, i am used .......... bread without butter

A. To eat
B. In eating
C. Of eating
D. To eating

Question 294:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

We look forward to _______ from you very soon.

A. Have heard
B. Hear
C. Hearing
D. Heard

Question 295:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics.

The manager commended the players for the narrow victory.

A. Difficult
B. Unexpected
C. Easy
D. Expected