Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1989

Question 6

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

One of the rioters who .... arrested yesterday .... released

jamb 1989

  • A. was/had been
  • B. were/have been
  • C. was/have been
  • D. were/has been
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Question 7

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

The teacher invited Akpan and .... to his office

jamb 1989

  • A. myself
  • B. me
  • C. i
  • D. himself
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Question 8

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

Tsado and his wife are always fighting. The .... to be drawn from this is that they are not happy together,

jamb 1989

  • A. reference
  • B. inference
  • C. difference
  • D. deference
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Question 9

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

The government has provided new .... for the local government polls

jamb 1989

  • A. guard lines
  • B. guide lines
  • C. guardlines
  • D. guidelines
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Question 10

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

The manager was angry with Dauda for ... seeds of discord among the workers

jamb 1989

  • A. planting
  • B. sewing
  • C. cultivating
  • D. sowing
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