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Question 11

jamb 1984

Artificial quartz as compared with natural is

Asuperior

Binferior

Cjust the same

Dvaried

Elimited in use

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Question 12

jamb 1984

According to the passage, quartz is used

Aonly in a few devices

Bin a lot of devices

Cin wrist watches

Dfor jewellery

Efor steel cylinders

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Question 13

jamb 1984

The manufactured crystals have to be pure

Abecause natural quartz is pure

Bto maintain hygiene in factory work

Cto satisfy the precise needs of importers

Dto satisfy the exact requirements of science

Eotherwise they would take 3 million years to grow.

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Question 14

jamb 1984

That evening he had a telephone call from

Ahis colleague, Umaru

Bthe girl he met on the train

Cthe railway authorities

Dnobody at all

EJoan

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Question 15

jamb 1984

He hoped to arrange a date with her by

Awriting a letter to her

Bringing her up

Cwaiting at the station

Dhanding in a short note in a hurry

Esending a telegram

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Question 16

jamb 1984

He wanted to see the girl again because

Ait was summer

Bshe was attractive

Che wanted to read her magazine

Dshe smiled at him

Ethey had agreed to meet

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Question 17

jamb 1984

On the train Jim was

Areading a book

Bstaring at the girl

Cpretending to read

Dlooking through a magazine

Ereading a newspaper

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Question 18

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
The politicians are responsible for the .... events have taken in this country

Acourse

Bcurse

Ccoarse

Dcause

Ecorse

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Question 19

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:

I gave the book to the library attendant ... I think works in the evenings

Awhom

Bwhose

Cwhich

Dwho

Eof whom

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Question 20

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Each of the contestants .... a chance to win

Ahas

Bhave

Cget

Dgets

Etake

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Question 21

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
I was still sleeping when the national news ... this morning

Awere broadcast

Bwere broadcasted

Cwas broadcast

Dwas broadcasted

Ewere being broadcasted

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Question 22

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Omeime was taking his dog for a walk when the dog suddenly .... from its chain and escaped

Abroke through

Bbroke lose

Cbroke even

Dbroke loose

Ebroke away

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Question 23

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Had he known that it would rain, he .... his umbrella with him.

Awould have taking

Bwas going to take

Cwould be taking

Dwould have taken

Ewould take

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Question 24

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
If the armed robbers ... caught, they would have been lynched.

Awould be

Bhave been

Care

Dwere

Ehad been

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Question 25

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Someone .... the radio cassette since 6 p.m. I wish he .... turn it off

Ahas been playing/ would

Bis playing/ would

Cplayed/ will

Dhas played/ should

Eplays/ will

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Question 26

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Town authorities have put up a railing in front of the exits .... people .... out of the stadium and ... straight across the road

Aprevent/ rush/ dashing

Bpreventing/ rushing/ to dash

Cto prevent/ rushing/ dashing

Dto prevent/ rush/ dash

Eto prevent/ to rush/ dash

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Question 27

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
The market women ... profit ranges from thirty fifty percent are making .... difficult for the ordinary people

Afor who/ to live

Bfor whom/ lives

Cby whose/ living

Dwhose/ life

Ewhose/ leaving

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Question 28

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The present wanton display of riches .... morality of our society

Awill be affecting

Bare affecting

Cis affecting

Dwas affecting

Ehad been affecting

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Question 29

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Evelyn: I've submitted eight copies. Joseph: You .... eight. Three would have been enough

Acan't have submitted

Bcouldn't have submitted

Cdidn't need to submit

Dneedn't have submitted

Emust have submitted

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Question 30

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Leonard: We went to a hotel and had a very good dinner for N1.00.

Geoffrey: You .... a very good dinner if you paid N1.00

Amust had had

Bneedn't have had

Ccouldn't have had

Dhad to have

Ehave had

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