Home ยป Past Questions ยป English-language ยป Jamb ยป 1995
1

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The development is to be carried to the……. level?

  • A. grass root
  • B. grassroot
  • C. grassroots
  • D. grass-root
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2

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A very popular ruler is at the ……?

  • A. helms of affair
  • B. helm of affair
  • C. realm of affair
  • D. helm of affairs
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3

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One of the vice…… in an interim capacity?

  • A. president acts
  • B. president act
  • C. president's acts
  • D. presidents acts
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4

Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

This is to congratulate you on your success in the last examination and wish you ………..?

  • A. more grease to your elbow
  • B. more power to your elbow
  • C. some grease on your elbow
  • D. some power to your elbow
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5

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One of the three candidates contesting the union election was obliged to …… in favour of his friends?

  • A. step down
  • B. stand down
  • C. step out
  • D. stand out
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6

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The fact that Olu able to guess correctly some of the questions that were asked, made him ……. the other candidates?

  • A. have the edge on
  • B. obtain a edge over
  • C. have an edge over
  • D. obtain the edge with
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7

Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

You must study hard this semester in order to avoid being made …… ridicule?

  • A. a subject of
  • B. an object for
  • C. a subject for
  • D. an object with
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8

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It was an …. moment for us to be ….. to welcome the new Vice – Chancellor?

  • A. opportune /privileged
  • B. opportuned / privileged
  • C. opportune / opportuned
  • D. opportuned / opportune
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9

Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

During the examination, a student …… more answer sheets?

  • A. requested
  • B. requested for
  • C. requests for
  • D. request
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10

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The …… engineer was unhappy with the shoddy work done by the contractors?

  • A. cite
  • B. sight
  • C. site
  • D. side
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11

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The policeman pointed out a …… between Mr. Ogene’s two accounts of the incident?

  • A. discrepancy
  • B. discord
  • C. distinction
  • D. disagreement
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12

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The minister can’t come today because he has …… engagement?

  • A. a former
  • B. a preceding
  • C. a prior
  • D. an advance
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13

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The poor man was pleased to find ….. tyre?

  • A. a rubber old discarded
  • B. an old discarded rubber
  • C. a discarded rubber old
  • D. an old rubber discarded
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14

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The panel’s …… was stretched to the limit by what they heard?

  • A. credit
  • B. credence
  • C. credibility
  • D. credulity
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15

Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

The driver of the car admitted ……a licence?

  • A. to not have
  • B. not having
  • C. to not having
  • D. not to have
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16

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Her mother said to her ‘I …… the dinner now?

  • A. would rather you cooked
  • B. would rather you cook
  • C. would rather you not cooked
  • D. would rather have you cooked
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17

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It’s time the room …… it looks awful?

  • A. is redecorated
  • B. was redecorated
  • C. is being redecorated
  • D. has been redecorated
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18

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Did the boys enjoy ….. when they went on vacation?

  • A. each other
  • B. one other
  • C. themselves
  • D. theirselves
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19

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He did not explain what happened ….. did she?

  • A. either
  • B. never
  • C. neither
  • D. rather
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20

Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

The principal asked me ……?

  • A. what is my name
  • B. what was my name
  • C. what my name was
  • D. what my name should be
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21

Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

The director, no less than his workers ……. to blame?

  • A. is
  • B. are
  • C. were
  • D. ought
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