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

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• Question 1:

  Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  When i was in the secondary school, my parents were active members of the _____

  Options:
  A) Parents - Teachers Association
  B) Parents - Teachers' Association
  C) Parents - Teacher Association
  D) Parents - Teacher's Association
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

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

  If people don't want to play the game according to the rule, that is their business

  Options:
  A) their business will suffer
  B) it is not their fault
  C) they should blame others for it
  D) other people will take over their business
  E) they will have themselves to blame
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 3:

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

  Atuk, without giving any hint as to what he intended to do, went and _____ himself

  Options:
  A) hung
  B) hang
  C) hanged
  D) hunged
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  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

  Options:
  A) whom
  B) whose
  C) which
  D) who
  E) of whom
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

  Fuel?

  Options:
  A) cruel
  B) fool
  C) rule
  D) field
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The conference Centre caters for transients only? Options:
  A) temporary guest
  B) professional
  C) permanent guests
  D) novices
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

  hair

  Options:
  A) heir
  B) hour
  C) honest
  D) house
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined words.

  The new Vice-Chancellor's immediate concern was to tide over the major difficulties of the moment?

  Options:
  A) temporarily accomodation
  B) permanently handle
  C) decisively solve
  D) pretend to solve
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

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

  The young lady decided to _____

  Options:
  A) do away with the many advices given by her relatives
  B) reject all the advices given by her relations
  C) take to all the advice given by her relations
  D) take to all the advices given by her relations
  E) eject all the advice given by her relatives
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:

  The sudden death of the king put paid to the ambition of the Minister

  Options:
  A) encourage
  B) rewarded
  C) benefitted
  D) terminated
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  The correct answer is D .