English-Language Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

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• Question 1:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  One significant characteristic of the jet is that it encourage people to cut corners?

  Options:
  A) not to face all problems
  B) to want to bec ome rich quickly
  C) to want to avoid necessary hardships
  D) not to do the proper thing at the right time
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  Lemoti _____ as a painter, but also as a sculptor.

  Options:
  A) is gifted only not
  B) is only not gifted
  C) is gifted not only
  D) is only gifted
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:

  The young lovers first met _____ the university of Ibadan havana Night dance

  Options:
  A) in
  B) at
  C) in course of
  D) on
  E) inside
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  On his _____ of office, the new presidents announced some drastic measures

  Options:
  A) assumption
  B) ascension
  C) acceptance
  D) appointment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.The new school is not provided with _____for science practicals? Options:
  A) enough equipment
  B) equipments
  C) an equipment
  D) enough equipments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:

  The officer refused to be taken in by the report given by the private

  Options:
  A) won over
  B) drawn in
  C) overtaken
  D) deceived
  E) invoved
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.

  Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].

  Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.

  Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

  In question number 16 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) well-defined
  B) fast-paced
  C) favourable
  D) social
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

  Olu promised to look out for her next time he is in town.

  Options:
  A) watch for
  B) visit
  C) greet
  D) take care of
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The minister considered the ministry's budget to be a drop in the ocean in view of the number of projects in the pipeline. Options:
  A) The pipeline project across the ocean will be abandoned unless budgetary allocation improves
  B) The amount available may be inadequate for projected expenditure
  C) The minister may be dropped for failing to complete a number of projects
  D) The money approved cannont complete the pipeline project acorss the ocean
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:

  The chairman's daughter's laughter was with no _____ to ridicule the applicant

  Options:
  A) intention
  B) intend
  C) intendment
  D) intent
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  The correct answer is D .