English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

In the match against the uplanders team, the sub mariners turned out to be the dark horse

A Played most brilliantly
B Played below their usual form
C Won unexpectedly
D Lost as expected
E Won as expected

Question 2:

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

Only the small fry get punished for such social misdemeanors

A Small boys
B Unimportant people
C Frightened people
D Frivolous people
E Inexperienced people

Question 3:

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

The leader in today's issue of our popular newspaper focuses on inflation

A President
B Headline
C Editorial
D Columnist
E Proprietor

Question 4:

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

From the ways my friend talks, you can see he is such a bore

A Rude
B Brilliant
C Uninteresting
D Overbearing
E Humorous

Question 5:

JAMB 1980

Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

As a result of the injury sustained on the football field, Segun was .... with a broken leg for months

A Laid down
B Laid out
C Laid on
D Laid up
E Laid off