Jamb 1997 English Past Questions And Answers
Choose the most appropriate optionnearest in meaning to the underlined words.
Many Nigerians haveinured themselves to hardship?
- A. sujected
- B. submitted
- C. acustomed
- D. endeared
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Where ...... buses ...... ?
- A. does these / go
- B. do this / goes
- C. do these / go
- D. does these / goes
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined words.
There are manyvenal judges in our law courts today?
- A. qualified
- B. professional
- C. corrupt
- D. honest
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
When the soldiers saw that resistance was ....... they stopped fighting?
- A. inadequate
- B. inefficient
- C. futile
- D. successful
Choose the most appropriate optionopposite in meaning to the underlined words.
Bala was put off by Lanre'scoquettish behaviour towards him?
- A. unfriendly advances
- B. inviting and friendly advances
- C. quarrelsome attitude
- D. interesting attitude
Choose the most appropriate optionnearest in meaning to the underlined words.
He is bound to expose himself by hisnefarious activities?
- A. kind
- B. disreputable
- C. despicable
- D. nocturnal
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
Choose the most appropriate optionnearest in meaning to the underlined words.
You don't have to agree with our procedure?
- A. shouldn't disagree
- B. must not agree
- C. may disagree if you wish
- D. may not disagree if you dont wish
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
His looks portend that ....... would be unpleasant?
- A. some news
- B. a news
- C. news
- D. the news
Choose the most appropriate optionnearest in meaning to the underlined words.
The group of performers thrilled the audience with its peculiarchoreography?
- A. form of dancing
- B. art of theatrics
- C. type of costuming
- D. mode of singing

