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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1982 English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 36:
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E: What made you ... that?
  • A Have said
  • B To say
  • C Saying
  • D Said
  • E Say
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Question 37:
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E: Radium .... Maria Sklodowska Curie.
  • A Discovered
  • B Is discovering
  • C Has discovered
  • D Was discovered by
  • E Had been discovered by
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Question 38:
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E: His English was so good that he .... for an Englishman
  • A Took
  • B Is taken
  • C Was taken
  • D Has taken
  • E Is taking
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Question 39:
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E: If you .... me that you had run out of petrol, i would have given you some.
  • A Were to tell
  • B Tell
  • C Have told
  • D Would tell
  • E Had told
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Question 40:
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E: X: How do you want to be paid .... in cash or by cheque? Y: They asked him .... in cash or by cheque
  • A How he wanted to be paid
  • B Whether he wanted to be paid
  • C How he wants the money
  • D How to pay
  • E How did he want to be paid
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