Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1978
Question 61
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The result of his experiment represents a break through in medical science
- A. an outstanding success
- B. catastrophe
- C. an end to such experiments
- D. breaking point
- E. a colossal failure
Question 62
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
He was appointed specifically to put the recruits through
- A. assign them to work
- B. train them
- C. discipline them
- D. assist them at work
- E. supervise them at work
Question 63
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The balance sheet at the end of the business year shows that we broke even
- A. lost heavily
- B. made profit
- C. neither lost nor gained
- D. had no money to continue business
- E. were heavily indebted to our bankers
Question 64
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
All his plans fell through
- A. failed
- B. were accomplished
- C. had to be reviewed
- D. were rejected
- E. fell
Question 65
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The bill has to wait as we are now insolvent
- A. overworked
- B. bankrupt
- C. unsettled
- D. insoluble
- E. affluent
