Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1981
Question 36
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Do you want me to buy her anything? She asked Asman. She asked Asman if …..
- A. She wants her to buy her anything
- B. You want to buy anything
- C. She wanted to buy anything
- D. I wanted her to buy anything
- E. She wanted her to buy her anything.
Question 37
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Have you paid your taxes up to date? The tax collector inquired if ….
- A. You have paid your taxes up to date
- B. I had paid my taxes up to date
- C. I paid my taxes up to date
- D. Have I paid my taxes up to date
- E. I have paid my taxes up to date
Question 38
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
A policeman stopped me and I ….to the police station.
- A. Was taken
- B. Took
- C. Am taken
- D. Will be taken
- E. Walk
Question 39
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Visitors…. Pass beyond this point. It is forbidden
- A. needn't
- B. don't have to
- C. could not
- D. cannot
- E. must not
Question 40
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
There was .... much noise at night that we couldn’t sleep
- A. Such a
- B. Such
- C. That
- D. Very
- E. So
