JAMB English Language 1998 Past Questions

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If I left the country, I would arrange for my family to join me?

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A state of mutual hatred existed for years between the two villages of Umunna and Ogboma?

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The painting in the museum was beautifully faked?

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Ade: Do you mind if i sit down here?
Bola: Well, yes I do actually.

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The president held forth for several minutes on the need for patriotism?

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The slide in the price of gold in the world market has left the industry reeling?

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Fabricated statements published as truths amount to an abuse of press freedom?

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The expected guests arrived at the eleventh hour?

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After addressing the court for two hours, the defence counsel rested her case?

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Benjamin exclaimed, 'If it is Napoleon who said it, it must be right'?

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The chairman's verdict redressed the injustice mete out by the secretary?

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Uche could not travel last December because of the severity of the harmattan?

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Mrs. Kofi is very provocative in her style of dressing?

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Travelling in the night can be an ordeal?

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Akoso thought that her father was very callous?

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The Lion's of Cameroun is really an indomitable team?

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To almost everyone in the little village, Ada's behaviour was almost odious?

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Adamu was so vociferous during the meeting of the congregation that he succeeded in incurring the wrath of the charming?

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It was an inopportune moment for you to make that suggestion?

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He devoted too much time to the peripheral aspects?

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The girl's idiosyncrasy was a passion for bread and butter?

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Once he has decided that something needs doing, my brother is very unswerving of purpose?

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Those were the days of the fallacy that some languages are primitive while others are not?

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Events in South Africa indicate a kind of political renascence?

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She is immune to the flattery of young men?

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If we must live together as one people, we must learn to tolerate disparate dispositions?

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The presidential aspirant warned of the political catastrophe that would follow if the elections were rigged ?

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The material in the book is presented within an eclactic framework?

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Ohiokhen had a brainwave as to how she could deal with the problem?

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Surely, Ahmed if a ball of fire?

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This time, she will be competing with a dark horse?

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In answer to the question as to how life is treating him, the stranger said 'it never rains but it pours?

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One significant characteristic of the jet is that it encourage people to cut corners?

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The lady who won the beauty contest had a good gait?

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It would need a high flyer to make a first class degree in the university?

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Any student found guilty of examination malpractice should be allowed to stew in his juice?

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What you find in the book is a bird's eye view of the subject?

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If experience is anything to go by, this action will prove a political minefield?

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Her was a chequered career?

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In my view, the play didn't come off?

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When the chips are down, we will know those who have the courage to stand?

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In my view, the play didn't come off?

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She said boxing is in fact her pet aversion?

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The gateman does his work perfunctorily?

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Members of the panel were working at cross purposes?

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The young man who distributed political pamphlets on campus was promptly repudiated?

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Adayi is a die-hard criminal?

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In moments of serious economic hardship, many people are ....... to turn to God?

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That centre-forward was....... consequently the goal was not disallowed?

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We cannot all wear expensive shoes in situation of......?