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

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• Question 991:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.

  Our principal took exception to the ignoble role the teacher played in the matter.

  Options:
  A) embarrassing
  B) honourable
  C) extraordinary
  D) dishonourable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 992:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  The retired General became a hard- nosed officer after fighting the war

  Options:
  A) tough
  B) weak
  C) indifferent
  D) bed ridden
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 993:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  Salasi's tremendous effort has yield results.

  Options:
  A) absolute
  B) insignficant
  C) unimpressive
  D) a gregarious
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 994:

  choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

  It is embarrassing to accept our mistakes and tender an apology.

  Options:
  A) acceptable
  B) honourable
  C) detestable
  D) pardonable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 995:

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

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

  Options:
  A) which students find them
  B) but students find it
  C) so students find them
  D) but students find them
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 996:

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

  We found it difficult to identify him as the crowd was ______ around him?

  Options:
  A) head to head
  B) head above head
  C) shoulder from shoulder
  D) shoulder to shoulder
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 997:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined?

  The debt the company incurred became rather intolerable?

  Options:
  A) inevitable
  B) unprecedented
  C) insupportable
  D) dangerous
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 998:

  The market was old, timeless Africa; loud, crowed and free. Here a man sat making sandals from old discarded motor-car tyres; there another worked at an old sewing machine, making a nightgown-like affair while the buyer waited; a little further on, an old goldsmith worked at his dying art, but using now copper fillings instead of gold to fashion the lovely trinkets women wear the world over; elsewhere a woman sold country cloth fashioned with such fine art that only Africans think of it as a garment of utility. Trade was slow and loud everywhere. This was as much a social as a shopping centre. For an excuse to spend the day at the market, a woman would walk all way from her village to town with half dozen eggs. She would spread them on a little bit of ground for which she paid rent. Through the day she would squat on the ground and talk to others who came for the same reason. She would refuse to sell her wares till it was time to leave. They were the excuse for business. Whether in earnest or as an excuse, the traders were boisterously free, loud-mouthed and happy. The laughter of the market was a laughter found nowhere else in all the world……………

  Which of the following statements BEST illustrates the impression the writer has created about the market? Options:
  A) an old, timeless and scantily populated place
  B) a place people come to for business or pleasure
  C) an old, crowed and discarded place
  D) a place for all types of wares and laughter
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 999:

  Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  Emeka hardly ever holds with my view on good governance?

  Options:
  A) Emeka sometimes opposes my idea of good governance
  B) My view on what good governance is conforms with that of Emeka
  C) Emeka never really supports my opinon of good governance
  D) Emeka may never hold a view which conflicts with mine on good governance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1000: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The way he handled the whole issue was rather despicable Options:
  A) disturbing
  B) likeable
  C) contemptible
  D) frustrating
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  The correct answer is C .