Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1982
Question 21
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
You can talk to her.
- A. You are permitted to talk to her
- B. You must talk to her
- C. You might talk to her
- D. Nothing prevents you from talking to her
- E. A & D
Question 22
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
John must be happy today
- A. I am sure John is happy today
- B. John is happy today
- C. I hope John is happy today
- D. It is possible John is Happy today
- E. Jonh maybe happy today
Question 23
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
Shade is to come home tomorrow
- A. Shade is planning to come home tomorrow
- B. Shade may come home tomorrow
- C. Shade wants to come home tomorrow
- D. Shade is expected to come home tomorrow
- E. Shade wish to come home tomorrow
Question 24
Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence:
He will smoke continuously when he is depressed
- A. He smokes continuously whenever he is depressed
- B. He intends to smoke continuously whenever he is depressed
- C. He wishes to smoke continuously when he is depressed
- D. He may smoke continuously when he is depressed
- E. He can smoke continuously when he is depressed
Question 25
Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence:
He should be able to do it alone.
- A. He would be able to do it alone
- B. He ought to be able to do it alone
- C. He may be able to do it alone
- D. He has to be able to do it alone
- E. He will do it alone
