Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1984
Question 1
From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
If the armed robbers ... caught, they would have been lynched.
- A. would be
- B. have been
- C. are
- D. were
- E. had been
Question 2
From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Someone .... the radio cassette since 6 p.m. I wish he .... turn it off
- A. has been playing/ would
- B. is playing/ would
- C. played/ will
- D. has played/ should
- E. plays/ will
Question 3
From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Town authorities have put up a railing in front of the exit .... people .... out of the stadium and straight across the road
- A. prevent rush/ dashing
- B. preventing/ rushing to dash
- C. to prevent/ rushing dashing
- D. to prevent/ rush dash
- E. to prevent/ to rush dash
Question 4
From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
The market women ... profit ranges from thirty fifty percent are making .... difficult for the ordinary people
- A. for who/ to live
- B. for whom/ lives
- C. by whose/ living
- D. whose/ life
- E. whose/ leaving
Question 5
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The present wanton display of riches .... morality of our society
- A. will be affecting
- B. are affecting
- C. is affecting
- D. was affecting
- E. had been affecting
