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

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• Question 1131: Choose the option that best complete the gap. The president said that the country was not out of the _____ yet. Options:
  A) Wood.
  B) Forest.
  C) Fog.
  D) Water.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1132:

  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 1133:

  Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :

  The head of state in his new year broadcast to the nation emphasized the need for Nigerians to regard _____ as member of the same family

  Options:
  A) themselves
  B) one another
  C) each other
  D) yourselves
  E) theirselves
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1134:

  Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.

  Options:
  A) ability
  B) registration
  C) quadruplicate
  D) revivalist
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1135:

  In 1951, the Government decided to start a Pottery Training Centre where new and more advantaged technical methods, especially glazing, could be taught. The centre was intended to serve the whole of the defunct Northern Region, and there were several reasons for choosing Abuja . The first was the excellence of the traditional pottery made in the Emirate. Secondly, firewood is plentiful; this is a most important consideration, because in the making of glazed pottery, more firewood than clay is required. Thirdly, there are good clays, and good local sources for the raw materials needed for the glazes. Fourthly, water, which is another important raw material, is plentiful. Finally, Abuja is in a central position for the whole region and is a town where learners from many different parts can find a congenial temporary home, and where the Emir and his Council are actively interested in the project.

  Nearly all the making is done by a process called throwing;, so called because the lumps of clay are thrown the potter onto a wheel-head. They are weigh out so that each pot will be roughly the same size; for example, for making pint-sized jugs, the lumps of clay will be one and a half kilogrammes. The potter sits on the saddle of the wheel and spins it by pushing a pedal with his left foot. He has a bowl of water, a loofah, a bamboo knife, a pointed stick or porcupine quill, a wooden-smoothing tool which potters call a rib, and a piece of wire-like object that is used for wedging. He makes the wheel-heal slightly damp, and throws the lumps into the middle. The first work is to force the lump to the centre, then he presses his thumb into the middle of the lump, using water to keep it slippery. When the bottom is of the right thickness, he begins to draw up the walls until they are of the right height. Then he shapes the belly and shoulder of the pot. He trims off any waste clay. In this way, a small and medium-sized pot can be made quickly and accurately.

  Adapted from Robert, J.M.E and Smith, L.E.M (1978) Testing English language, AUP

  Which of the following is true according to the passage? Options:
  A) pots can be made quickly and correclty
  B) A pot thrown on a wheel is less likely to break
  C) the potter does not have to work hard if he uses the wheel
  D) nyone, with almost no training can run pots on a wheel
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1136:

  Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

  The traffic situation in Lagos can lead to disastrous consequences; a man lost a very lucrative job because he was held up by it

  Options:
  A) confused
  B) delayed
  C) annoyed
  D) intrigued
  E) obstructed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1137:

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

  The conference is biennial?

  Options:
  A) The conference is held twice every year
  B) The conference is held twice in two years
  C) The conference is held once every other year
  D) The conference lasts for two years
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1138:

  Choose from the options the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

  Rust

  Options:
  A) loud
  B) touch
  C) bought
  D) march
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1139:

  choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

  The governor was incoherent in his speech

  Options:
  A) uncoordinated
  B) talkative
  C) confused
  D) eloquent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1140: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).I wonder what will be left of his essay when the extraneous material is deleted? Options:
  A) superfluous
  B) erroneous
  C) relevant
  D) main
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  The correct answer is A .