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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1988 English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 71:
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): What bothered me about the lecture was that the speaker ... too many irrelevant works
  • A Slighted
  • B Sighted
  • C Sited
  • D Cited
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Question 72:
[i]In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which [b]best fills[/b] the gap(s)[/i]: The students were suspended because they were ....
  • A Indisciplined
  • B Undisciplined
  • C Undiscipled
  • D Disciplinary
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Question 73:
We heard the .... of breaks which was followed by a crashing noise
  • A Screaming
  • B Screeching
  • C Scraping
  • D Streaking
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Question 74:
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): I had not given the question a thought before my answer came ....
  • A Momentarily
  • B In an instant
  • C On the spur of the moment
  • D Just like that
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Question 75:
[i]In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which [b]best fills[/b] the gap(s)[/i]: The small girl is.... than her elder sister
  • A More cleverer
  • B Very clever
  • C Much cleverer
  • D Much more clever
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