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 1061:

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

  You can never find Ugo, he is a very ____ person

  Options:
  A) Delusive
  B) Elusive
  C) Illusive
  D) Aversive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1062:

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

  The leader has the unstinting support of his party?

  Options:
  A) cautious
  B) uninspiring
  C) unsparing
  D) laudable
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1063:

  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 .

  One of the most difficult and confusing aspect of English language is its spelling system. There is often ….16…. [A. discrepancy B. discord C. a similarity D. concord] between the punctuation of a word and its spelling. One cannot always tell how to spell a word ….17…. [A. throughout B. by C. as to D. as from] its pronunciation.

  In order to understand the peculiarity of English spelling ….18….[A. difficulty B. confusion C. system D. code], it is good to know something about the history of the language. First, it is helpful to realize that English was originally spoken by people who could neither read nor write. While the ….19…. [A. middle-class B. educated C. less enlightened D. uneducated] people spoke English, the literate upper classes spoke French and wrote in Latin, later when English became a ….20…. [A. literary B. romantic C. written D. coded] language, there was no system for spelling its words. Moreover, the first writers of English were French speaking ….21… [A. newscasters B. scribes C. orators D. interpreters] who knew English only slightly: therefore, they carried many French spelling ….22…. [A. habits B. attitudes C. idiosyncrasies D. mannerisms] into English. In addition, these first writers of English, who were used to writing in Latin, often ….23…. [A. inserted B. interjected C. interpolated D. juxtaposed] letters into words even when they were not pronounced because the ….24…. [A. antecedent B. opposing C. corresponding D. synonymous] word in Latin was spelled that way. Finally, the confusion increased when the ….25…. [A. diction B.morphology C. orthography D. pronunciation] of certain words changed while the spelling remained the same.

  In question number 21 choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap Options:
  A) newscasters
  B) scribes
  C) orators
  D) interpreters
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1064: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).In spite of constant financial support from his father, Udenyi treats his studies with considerable levity Options:
  A) seriousness
  B) enthusiasm
  C) wastefulness
  D) lassitude
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1065:

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

  The new trade agreement should facilitate _____ .

  Options:
  A) more economic rapid growth
  B) economic more rapid growth
  C) rapid economic more growth
  D) more rapid economic growth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1066:

  Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below

  B[oo]k

  Options:
  A) shoe
  B) group
  C) blue
  D) full
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1067:

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

  Musa will not do the job well because he has an itching palm.

  Options:
  A) He has rashes in his palm
  B) He is always looking for something to touch
  C) He is always ready to accept bribe
  D) He is tapping people on the back
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1068:

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

  The Director left his secret file to the Secretary in good faith

  Options:
  A) with proof
  B) in anxiety
  C) in anticipation
  D) in trust
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1069:

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

  Aduke: Ngozi, let's visit the market. Ngozi: if you insist, Ngozi

  Options:
  A) is very willing to accompany Aduke
  B) must accompany Aduke
  C) is not keen on going with Aduke
  D) is pretending not to be interested in going with Aduke
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1070:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap.

  Mrs. Okoro __________ in this school since 1975.

  Options:
  A) taught
  B) has been teaching
  C) was teaching
  D) is teaching
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  The correct answer is B .