Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1980
Question 1
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
Dume .... in Abraka for three years when i met her
- A. lived
- B. had lived
- C. would have lived
- D. was living
- E. was lived
Question 2
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
the principal was able to establish a functional language laboratory for school because he acted .... the advice of experts on the subject
- A. through
- B. at
- C. from
- D. on
- E. by
Question 3
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
As a result of the injury sustained on the football field, Segun was .... with a broken leg for months
- A. laid down
- B. laid out
- C. laid on
- D. laid up
- E. laid off
Question 4
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
In civilized society, it is unseemly to emit a loud belch at the end of a meal
- A. noisy
- B. annoying
- C. stupid
- D. outrageous
- E. impolite
Question 5
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
Sitting majestically on his throne is the Oba of Benin flanked by some of his wives
- A. surrounded
- B. supported
- C. guarded
- D. protected
- E. neglected
