English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. You could have heard sound, if you weren't asleep?

A You were not asleep so you heard the sound
B You were asleep so you did not heard the sound
C You heard the sound though you were asleep
D You did not hear the sound though you were not asleep

Question 3067:

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Musa will not do the job well because he has an itching palm?

A He has rashes in his palm
B He is always looking for something to touch
C He is always ready to accept bribe
D He is tapping people on the back

Question 3068:

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Emeka was always conspicuous by his absence when it came to attending lectures.

A That Emeka always attended lectures at school
B Emeka absence from lectures was all too glaring
C It was obvious that Emeka was not present at lectures
D What made Emeka conspicuous was is occasional absence from school

Question 3069:

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. He was injured by a friendly fire?

A He was wounded in a war by a friend of his who fired a shot mistakenly
B He was injured by a gun shot that was fired by a friend
C He was hit in a war by a war weapon fired by his own side
D It was a war and he was hit by a bomb fired by an unknown soldier

Question 3070:

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Kola visits us on occasions, and I don't like that?

A I do not like Kola because he visits us only when an event is being celebrated
B I hate the fact that Kola only visits us when something is being celebrated
C That Kola does not visit us often is something I object to
D Kola seldom visits us and that is because he is a fair-weather friend