Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1984
Question 16
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Our Literature Master said that he would show us a film on Macbeth. The film will ....
- A. worth seeing
- B. worth seeing it
- C. be worth to see
- D. be worth seeing
- E. be worthy seeing
Question 17
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The government suffered a .... when they lost two by-elections.
- A. check
- B. set-back
- C. hindrance
- D. disturbance
- E. recession
Question 18
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Give me a minute to think i can't remember the answer ....
- A. out of hand
- B. ahead
- C. off hand
- D. to hand
- E. off head
Question 19
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The young man looked carefully at the long document, but he couldn't make .... what it meant.
- A. up
- B. out
- C. off
- D. through
- E. do
Question 20
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Olu: How do you want the money in cash or in traveller's cheques? Ali: Beg your pardon? Olu: I was asking you how .... the money?
- A. do you want
- B. you want
- C. you wanted
- D. you are wanting
- E. did you want
