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JAMB Use of English 1979 Question 25

Question 25

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

Which of the following statements is true of the traveller in this passage?

  1. A.he likes being idle
  2. B.he would not like to live in the villages
  3. C.he would like to see temples in ruins
  4. D.he finds the smell of the villages unbearable
  5. E.he felt a deceptive glow.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (he would not like to live in the villages)

Explanation

The writer says the traveller would not for the world live in the dust and squalor of the villages he finds so picturesque.