Jamb 1997 English Language (Use of English) Questions
Question 1:
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The stadium had a capacity crowd in spite of the weather?
- A The weather favoured the crowd at the stadium
- B The crowd defied the weather to fill the stadium
- C The stadium was not filled because of the weather
- D The crowd loved the weather at the stadium
Question 2:
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The conference is biennial?
- A The conference is held twice every year
- B The conference is held twice in two years
- C The conference is held once every other year
- D The conference lasts for two years
Question 3:
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Only two ministers survived the recent cabinet reshuffle?
- A In the recent changes in government, only two ministers were sacked
- B In the recent changes in government, all but two ministers remained alive
- C In recent changes in government, all but two ministers retained their posts
- D In recent changes in government, all but two ministers were sacked
Question 4:
Bassey is as hard as nails?
- A Bassey is very strong
- B Bassey is very brave
- C Bassey is determined
- D Bassey is unsympathetic
Question 5:
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.
He gave a painstaking account of his encounter with the ghost of his father?
- A Sordid
- B Fearful
- C Half-hearted
- D Tender-hearted