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

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• Question 1131:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  Adekunle is prepared for a _____ with his opponent following his defeat last season

  Options:
  A) show-off
  B) show-down
  C) show-out
  D) show up
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1132:

  Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:

  The angry woman shouted and cursed in language _____ shocking for words

  Options:
  A) very
  B) far
  C) so
  D) quite
  E) too
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1133:

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

  The manager paid us in hard currency?

  Options:
  A) We were paid in a strong and stable currency
  B) We were paid in dollars and pound sterling
  C) We were paid in new notes
  D) We paid in foreign currency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1134:

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

  Nigeria is gradually experiencing economic recession?

  Options:
  A) birth
  B) discovery
  C) recovery
  D) destruction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1135:

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

  Ndem was suspended from work because he showed no _____ in dealing with the customers?

  Options:
  A) love
  B) iterest
  C) character
  D) finesse
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1136:

  In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  Though he is our elected representative, he often takes a rather jaundiced view of our problems.

  Options:
  A) He takes a rather hazy view of our problems
  B) He takes an unfavourable position concerning our problems
  C) He takes a rather forceful view of our problems
  D) He takes a sickly view of our problems
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1137:

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

  The young lovers first met _____ the university of Ibadan havana Night dance

  Options:
  A) in
  B) at
  C) in course of
  D) on
  E) inside
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1138:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

  They come here on bootless errand.

  Options:
  A) worthwhile
  B) vain
  C) delusive
  D) intended
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1139:

  In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:

  The dull students took correspondence course as a means _____ his standard in the class

  Options:
  A) to improve
  B) for improving
  C) of improving
  D) by improving
  E) to improving
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1140:

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

  The salesman tried to pull the wool over by the eye. This implies that the salesman tried to

  Options:
  A) force me to buy his goods
  B) offer me cotton wool
  C) make me by his wool
  D) dupe me
  E) cover my eyes with wool
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  The correct answer is D .