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JAMB Use of English 1979 Question 24

Question 24

Comprehension
JAMB 1979 Passage E: A voyage on the Nile
The passage, as printed

Which of the following suggests that the country is a land of ancient civilization?

  1. A.Egyptian faces swathed in white
  2. B.the palms and eucalyptus
  3. C.the mud-nut villages
  4. D.the patch work of ricefields
  5. E.the brown pillars
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (the brown pillars)

Explanation

The brown pillars of a ruined temple that has stood for two thousand years point to an ancient civilization.