Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1978

Question 41

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

Tennyson and Browning lived about the same time and therefore .... poets

jamb 1978

  • A. contrary
  • B. contractual
  • C. contemporaneous
  • D. contemporary
  • E. contemptible
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Question 42

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

If you travel by air you will be given an allowance to cover ....

jamb 1978

  • A. a luggage
  • B. luggage
  • C. luggages
  • D. a baggage
  • E. baggages
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Question 43

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

Last week the .... at the theater was the longest i had ever seen

jamb 1978

  • A. assembly
  • B. congregation
  • C. convention
  • D. audience
  • E. crowd
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Question 44

As he was still owing me two naira, i was careful not to .... him any more money

jamb 1978

  • A. lend
  • B. loan
  • C. borrow
  • D. extend
  • E. credit
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Question 45

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him ....

jamb 1978

  • A. illegal
  • B. illegitimate
  • C. illicit
  • D. unlawful
  • E. untenable
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