Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1981
Question 56
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
A pioneer, he .... the institution from his own resources
- A. found and funded
- B. founded and funded
- C. was finding and funding
- D. had found and funded
- E. was founded and funding
Question 57
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
They tried to cash in .... the people's ignorance
- A. under
- B. against
- C. about
- D. with
- E. on
Question 58
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
When John reported the incident, the teacher remarked that he .... a responsible boy.
- A. was
- B. is
- C. will be
- D. should have been
- E. is going to be
Question 59
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Although he was invited .... he was not welcome.
- A. but
- B. yet
- C. so
- D. since
- E. because
Question 60
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Peter's .... a cold upsets our plans
- A. catches
- B. will catch
- C. to catch
- D. to have caught
- E. catching
