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

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• Question 1161:

  In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phase in italics.
  The accident victim received a superficial wound from the crash.

  Options:
  A) a serious
  B) a painless
  C) an internal
  D) an external
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1162:

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

  He ______ the picture on the table?

  Options:
  A) laid
  B) lay
  C) lied
  D) lain
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1163:

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

  Their high _____ was an advantage

  Options:
  A) moral
  B) morality
  C) morale
  D) morals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1164:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

  Olu, Akpan and Ovbiagele's _____ make people to believe that they belong to same school of thought

  Options:
  A) philosophy
  B) philosophys
  C) philosophies
  D) philosophy's
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1165:

  In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:

  Kaka is _____ to acquire knowledge, but also eager to display it

  Options:
  A) not only anxious
  B) anxious not only
  C) not only that she is anxious
  D) anxious
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1166:

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

  A cool bath in a hot weather can be truly invigorating?

  Options:
  A) debillitating
  B) devastating
  C) disgusting
  D) unpalatable
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1167: We have to iron out our difference at once? Options:
  A) We must clear up without delay our misunderstanding
  B) We must ensure that our problems are eminated at all cost
  C) We have to settle our disagreement once and for all
  D) We have to solve some of our problems for now
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1168:

  From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

  Mrs. Okoro _____ in this school since 1975.

  Options:
  A) taught
  B) is teaching
  C) was teaching
  D) teaches
  E) has been teaching
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1169:

  The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

  Maiduguri is the CAPITAL of Borno State.

  Options:
  A) Is Maiduguri the capital of Plateau State?
  B) Which State is Maiduguri the capital of?
  C) Is Maiduguri a town in Borno State?
  D) What is the capital Borno State?
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1170:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined.

  As a Journalist, Bola has always had a nose for stories.

  Options:
  A) an instinct
  B) a command
  C) soft comment
  D) cynical statement
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  The correct answer is A .