Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1981

Question 16

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :

From one’s daily experience,one can see that many people have ..... money ..... they really need.

jamb 1981

  • A. Fewer/that
  • B. More/than
  • C. As much/than
  • D. Much/than
  • E. As little/as
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Question 17

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :

They promised to cause …. fuss …. possible.

jamb 1981

  • A. As little/as
  • B. A little/if
  • C. A few/as
  • D. The least/that
  • E. All the/that
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Question 18

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :

…. Lawyers enrolled at the Nigerian bar last year …. the year.

jamb 1981

  • A. As much/as
  • B. Very many/than
  • C. More/than
  • D. Some/as
  • E. As many/than
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Question 19

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :

The guests ...... breakfast by the time the bus arrives.

jamb 1981

  • A. Are finishing
  • B. Have finished
  • C. Shall have finished
  • D. Had finished
  • E. Will have finished
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Question 20

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :

The schoolboy screamed loudly when he saw a snake …. looked terrifying.

jamb 1981

  • A. It
  • B. Who
  • C. And
  • D. He
  • E. Which
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