Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1983
Question 21
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
He .... the book to the library last week
- A. has returned
- B. had returned
- C. was returning
- D. returned
- E. was to be returning
Question 22
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
There is not .... sense in what that politician has just said
- A. many
- B. plenty
- C. lot of
- D. much
- E. big
Question 23
Select the wrongly spelt word from the options below:
- A. quiet
- B. beleive
- C. proceed
- D. precede
- E. opportunity
Question 24
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
The ingenious scheme of the robber broke down because of the efficiency of the police officer.
- A. suspicious
- B. ambitious
- C. deceitful
- D. clever
- E. stupid
Question 25
In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
It is sheer fantasy to believe that there could never be a miscalculation by any nation that has atomic weapons. Fantasy means
- A. dream
- B. hope
- C. nonsense
- D. joke
- E. stupidity
