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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 1001:

  In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- Ethe most appropriate option.

  The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that iscarried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

  In question number 20above choose the best option from letters A- Ethat best complete the gap

  Options:
  A) former
  B) latter
  C) earlier
  D) bee
  E) princess
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1002:

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

  Provided you _____ to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat enough

  Options:
  A) shall go
  B) would go
  C) went
  D) go
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1003: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Options:
  A) convenient
  B) madam
  C) embarrass
  D) contribute
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1004:

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

  That old lady prefers _____ bread _____ clothes.

  Options:
  A) to bake/than making
  B) to bake/ to making
  C) baking/to making
  D) baking/than to making
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1005: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  According to the Novel, How would you describe Dr Samuel Johnson?

  Options:
  A) He has a tribal mark and he looks like an igala man
  B) He has a tribal mark and he is an igala man
  C) He has a tribal mark and he is not a Yoruba man
  D) He has a tribal mark and he looks like an Edo man
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1006:

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

  We must observe that most of the support by other states _____ only marginal returns

  Options:
  A) have yielded
  B) yield
  C) has yielded
  D) have yield
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1007:

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

  The new Inspector decide that the culprits should be brought to book

  Options:
  A) should have their names recorded in a book
  B) should be brought before hin to show whether they could read or not
  C) should be booked
  D) should be jailed
  E) should be made to answer for their conduct
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1008: Efua was not in the good books of teachers at Forcados High School because Options:
  A) the students of Forcados did not like her
  B) she was expelled from her previous school
  C) she bribed the principal before she was admitted
  D) her admission into senior class was unusual
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1009:

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

  He had hardly spoken when the bell rang?

  Options:
  A) He found it difficult to speak, and then the bell rang
  B) When the bell rang, he was still speaking
  C) The bell rang very soon after he spoke
  D) He spoke in a harsh manner and the bell rang
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1010:

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

  Your extreme patience sometimes infuriates me

  Options:
  A) impresses
  B) annoys
  C) frustrates
  D) amuses
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  The correct answer is B .