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

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• Question 1181:

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

  I would have been off to see Biola at Festac Town by the time you _____ tomorrow

  Options:
  A) returned
  B) return
  C) are returning
  D) would return
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1182: Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Options:
  A) impound
  B) subject (verb)
  C) canoe
  D) knowledge
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1183:

  Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

  All in all, Aliya has ...

  Options:
  A) the inheritance of her parents both in knowledge and assets
  B) been challenged to be exceptional in all her endeavors
  C) the responsibility to pass on the lessons of her father to her own children
  D) been portrayed as the definition of beauty and character
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1184:

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

  The _____ discouraged me from reading it

  Options:
  A) story's lengths
  B) length of the story
  C) story length
  D) stories length
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1185:

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

  The police officer looks pudgy

  Options:
  A) tall and lean
  B) short and slim
  C) short and fat
  D) tall and fat
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1186:

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

  After listening to the statement from two students, the headmaster realized that it was a trivial argument that _____ a serious quarrel between them

  Options:
  A) touched in
  B) drew up
  C) touched off
  D) brought up
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1187: Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.Uche could not travel last December because of the severity of the harmattan? Options:
  A) cold
  B) mildness
  C) warmth
  D) moderation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1188:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined.

  The essay topic is nebulous.

  Options:
  A) distinct
  B) incorrect
  C) vague
  D) clear
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1189:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.

    Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ……..16……..[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ……..17……..[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ……18…..[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is …….19……[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with……..20……[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is ………21…….[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for …….22…..[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].

    The printed ……..23……[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ……..24……[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ……..25……[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 25 in the above passage Options:
  A) royalty
  B) honorarium
  C) dividend
  D) interest
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1190:

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

  We must observe that most of the support by other states _____ only marginal returns

  Options:
  A) have yielded
  B) yield
  C) has yielded
  D) have yield
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  The correct answer is A .