Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1990

Question 36

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:

Knowledge of figures of speech as well as idioms and lexical items .... in this section

jamb 1990

  • A. is tested
  • B. have been tested
  • C. are tested
  • D. were tested
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Question 37

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:

After Jerry had made the bed, he .... on it

jamb 1990

  • A. layed
  • B. laid
  • C. lied
  • D. lay
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Question 38

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:

After months of tedious climbing, the team reached the .... of the mountain

jamb 1990

  • A. end
  • B. summit
  • C. height
  • D. terminal
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Question 39

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:

Animals in .... behave differently from animals living in the natural habitat

jamb 1990

  • A. prison
  • B. bondage
  • C. captivity
  • D. slavery
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Question 40

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:

This section of the test will .... questions on set passages

jamb 1990

  • A. consist
  • B. comprise of
  • C. contain
  • D. carry
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