Jamb 1998 English Language (Use of English) Questions
Question 6:
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
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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
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 8:
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'çlock
- C The guest arrived at the expected time
- D The guests arrived at the eleven hours behind schedule
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 9:
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
After addressing the court for two hours, the defence counsel rested her case?
- A The defence counsel's was tried after speaking for two hours, so she took a break
- B The judge adjourned the defence counsel's case after listening for two hours
- C The defence counsel concluded her defence after speaking for two hours
- D The judge advised the defence counsel to rest after two hours of address
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 10:
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Benjamin exclaimed, 'If it is Napoleon who said it, it must be right'?
- A Benjamin never believes what Napoleon says
- B Benjamin does not know what is right unless Napoleon says it
- C Napoleon always says what Benjamin believes to be right
- D Benjamin thinks that Napoleon always says the right thing
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