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

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• Question 1051:

  He was both a writer and a politician, but he was better ........ a singer

  Options:
  A) like
  B) to be
  C) as if
  D) as
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1052:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  The girl cannot speak with a clear voice; she is always _______?

  Options:
  A) blabbing
  B) voiciferating
  C) stuttering
  D) gesticulating
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1053:

  Choose the option that has the same stress as the given word.

  apparent?

  Options:
  A) arrested
  B) telephone
  C) paragraph
  D) appetite
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1054:

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

  She is immune to the flattery of young men?

  Options:
  A) resistant
  B) susceptible
  C) insensible
  D) unresponsive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1055:

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

  The lectures were advised to carry out a cursory survey of Nigerian languages?

  Options:
  A) detailed study
  B) careful teching
  C) careful description
  D) partial consideration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1056:

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

  At the time I arrived, Olu was lying in third place.

  Options:
  A) Olu's third position coincided with my arrival
  B) When I arrived, Olu was sleeping in the space reserved for him
  C) It was a competition and Olu was in third position when I arrived
  D) On my arrived at the competition, Olu went to sleep
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1057: Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The young man who distributed political pamphlets on campus was promptly repudiated? Options:
  A) disowned
  B) arrested
  C) warned
  D) killed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1058: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.If the trader paid in full, his order was not pruned down. Options:
  A) The trader who made full payment did not have his oder reduced
  B) The trrader whom made some payment did not have his order delayed
  C) Unless the trader paid in full his order would be rejected
  D) As the trader did not increase his order, he did not need to pay in full
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1059: Choose the option that has a different vowel sound from the others. Options:
  A) foul
  B) tout
  C) owl
  D) foe
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1060:

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

  _____ been there to look several times without success?

  Options:
  A) He' II
  B) He's
  C) Is he
  D) He is
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  The correct answer is B .