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Question 3601
jamb 1992

In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
He can't be swimming all day

Ait's possible he is not swimming now
BIt's very likely he is swimming now
CHe does not have the ability to swim all day
DHe would not like to swim all day
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Question 3602
jamb 1992
In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
Tom ought not to have told me
ATom did not tell me but he should
BPerhaps Tom was wrong to have told me
CTom told me but it was wrong of him
DIt was necessary for Tom not to tell me
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Question 3603
jamb 1992

In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:

People may not pick flowers in this park.

Apeople can pick flowers in this park
Bpeople may not wish to pick flowers in this park
Cpeople are prohibited from picking flowers from this park
Dpeople cannot pick flowers from this park
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Question 3604
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
The choice to go to the university or not is ....
Ayours'
Byour
Cyours
Dyour's
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Question 3605
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
It has been confirmed that the election .... held in July
Awill be
Bis being
Chas been
Dhave being
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Question 3606
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
People who live by .... what loneliness is like
Aeach other know
Bone another know
Coneself knows
Dthemselves know
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Question 3607
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
we are .... to receive your letter and to know that you are ....
Ahappy/ in good health
Bgrateful/sound
Cpleased / all well
Dappreciative/swimming in good health
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Question 3608
jamb 1992

In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :

In addition, their comments are vague and abstract, .... difficult to interpret

Awhich students find them
Bbut students find it
Cso students find them
Dbut students find them
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Question 3609
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
In .... we, as politicians, are identified with the masses
Aa more deeper sense
Ba much deeper sense
Ca most deeper sense
Dmuch more deeper sense
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Question 3610
jamb 1992

In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
You avoid facing .... the reality of life.

Aat
Bup
Cup to
Don to
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Question 3611
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
One of the ... selective marking of errors
Aschool of thought suggested
Bschools of thought suggest
Cschool of thoughts suggested
Dschools of thought suggests
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Question 3612
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
From 7 a.m to 9 a.m, he .... hot chocolate, often not having time for his own breakfast
Ais kept busy serving
Bkeeps busy to serve
Cis busied serving
Dkept busy to serve
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Question 3613
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
Our principal and chairman of the occasion ... just arrived
Ahas
Bhaving
Chave
Dhad
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Question 3614
jamb 1992

In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
It .... easier if he told us himself

Awould be
Bwould have been
Cwould had been
Dwill be
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Question 3615
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
My goats are grazing ..... the field
Aon
Bin
Cat
Dinto
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Question 3616
jamb 1992

In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
Adaobi is contemptuous .... dishonest people

Ato
Bat
Cfor
Dof
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Question 3617
jamb 1992
In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
The police are looking for ....
Atwo big cars black
Btwo cars big black
Ctwo big black cars
Dtwo black big cars
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Question 3618
jamb 1992
In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
A survey of opinions on how pupils feels about their teachers .... carried out
Ahas been
Bhave been
Care being
Dis been
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Question 3619
jamb 1992
In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
I have stopped writing letters application because i .... that all the vacancies are filled
Ahave heard
Bhad heard
Cheard
Dhear
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Question 3620
jamb 1992

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
She has a set of gold ....

Aearing
Bearrings
Cearring
Dear-ring
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