English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Ade: Do you mind if i sit down here?
Bola: Well, yes I do actually.

A Bola is reluctantly granting the request
B Bola is willingly accepting the request
C Bola is certainly rejecting the request
D Bola is objecting to the request

Question 2057:

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The president held forth for several minutes on the need for patriotism?

A The president was silent for some minutes when patriotism was being discussd
B The president whispered a few things about patriotism
C The president spent time saying a few things about patriots
D The president gave a rather long speech on the importance of patriotism

Question 2058:

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The slide in the price of gold in the world market has left the industry reeling?

A The gradual fall in gold price is making the industry unstable
B The stablity in gold price is making the industry stagnant
C The decline in gold price is making the industry redundant
D The increase in gold price is making the industry to boom

Question 2059:

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Fabricated statements published as truths amount to an abuse of press freedom?

A To make known what is not true is aggressive to press
B Publishing formulated untruths is misused press freedom
C Unplanned publicized untruths are a misuse of the freedom of the press
D Press freedom is based on ,published untruths

Question 2060:

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The expected guests arrived at the eleventh hour?

A The guest arrived at the last minute
B The guests arrived 11 o'Ã§lock
C The guest arrived at the expected time
D The guests arrived at the eleven hours behind schedule