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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Jamb English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 876:
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The government suffered a .... when they lost two by-elections.
  • A Check
  • B Set-back
  • C Hindrance
  • D Disturbance
  • E Recession
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Question 877:
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Our Literature Master said that he would show us a film on Macbeth. The film will ....
  • A Worth seeing
  • B Worth seeing it
  • C Be worth to see
  • D Be worth seeing
  • E Be worthy seeing
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Question 878:
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The driver of that lorry .... lost his life during the collision
  • A Barely
  • B Hardly
  • C Nearly
  • D Closely
  • E Narrowly
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Question 879:
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Wherever the leader went people struggled to catch a .... of him
  • A Look
  • B View
  • C Glimpse
  • D Portrait
  • E Picture
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Question 880:
From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
I meant ... a pencil but there was no one .... there.
  • A Buying/selling
  • B To buy/to sell
  • C Buying/to sell
  • D Buy/to sell
  • E To buy/selling
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