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

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• Question 1151:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.

  Crate

  Options:
  A) Great
  B) Mint
  C) Creek
  D) Treat
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1152:

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

  They attacked all regulations designed to emasculate student militancy?

  Options:
  A) condone
  B) isolate
  C) punish
  D) strenghten
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1153:

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

  The events of last Friday show that there is no love lost between the Principal.

  Options:
  A) they like each other
  B) they work independently
  C) they couldn't part company
  D) they dislike each other
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1154:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap (s):

  Do you mind _______another hour or two?

  Options:
  A) wait
  B) waiting
  C) to wait
  D) to have waited
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1155: Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).The first prize was _____ tray? Options:
  A) a carved wooden attractive
  B) a wooden attractive carved
  C) an attractive carved wooden
  D) a carved attractive wooden
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1156:

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

  The boss told the man to let sleeping dogs lie

  Options:
  A) not to look for trouble
  B) not to disturb other people
  C) let the dogs sleep well
  D) let the trouble begin
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1157:

  Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

  Grace must be allergic _____ smoke because any time she sits by someone who is smoking, she sneezes

  Options:
  A) to
  B) from
  C) for
  D) with
  E) by
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1158:

  Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

  Hurt?

  Options:
  A) hut
  B) girl
  C) hate
  D) hot
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1159:

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

  The town looked deserted but we moved in with trepidation

  Options:
  A) confidence
  B) surprise
  C) hesitation
  D) fear
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1160:

  Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  Measles _____ no longer impossible to manage these days

  Options:
  A) is
  B) are
  C) were
  D) was
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  The correct answer is A .