JAMB Use Of English 2002
Questions & Answers

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: Between you and me, I would say the equipment has outlived its usefulness.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: Emeka wished he had started school early.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: He was between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The boys who rioted were suspended by the principal.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: Whoever would have thought that he would lose the presidential election?

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: It's wonderful that Musa is already out of hospital.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: You could have heard the sound if you weren't asleep.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: Aminu failed, which was unsurprising since he was dull.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The president of the club said that he would cross the bridge on getting there.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: His refusal to help us dealt a death-blow to our plans.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: It is entirely up to you to make a profession of your faith.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: He won the election because he was able to carry his people along with him.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: They quarrelled before leaving but made it up by the time they returned.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The effect of rising prices has snowballed considerably.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The student was worried about Tunji's garrulous tendency.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: Science may be complex, but its teaching should be simplified.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The awareness of mortality has always imposed some restraint on man's excesses.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The decision we have taken is irrevocable.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The lawyer pointed out a discrepancy in the two stories.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: Their high level of dishonesty has made that department infamous in the entire secretariat.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: When Uche wouldn’t respond quickly enough, the principal rushed him to the hospital.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: The governor's action is out of tune with the declarations of his party.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the sentence: Ator *led a dog's life* for twenty years in the United Kingdom.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: The chief's brother was a complete *nonentity*.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the sentence: The principal warned us against *burning the candle at both ends*.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the sentence: Biola decided to give the task *everything he had*.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: The election result would have been different if some people had not been *disfranchised*.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the sentence: I enjoyed the story but it sounds *larger than life*.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: Olu *might* visit London next summer.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: General Murtala Muhammed excelled in deeds of *prowess*.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: The teacher's face broke into an *incredulous* smile.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: *Recreation* is important in contemporary civilization.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: He won most of his fights because of his *unorthodox* style.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the sentence: Our uncle has been declared a *persona non grata* by the French government.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the sentence: The vice chancellor, a *stickler for rules*, refused the students’ request.

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence: We moved into the deserted town with *trepidation*.

Based on the passage: 'Education empowers individuals, but many lack access to quality schools. Governments must invest in education.' What is the main idea?

Choose the option that best fills the gap: If she ___ harder, she would have passed the exam.