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

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• Question 111: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words : As he was a gullible leader his followers took advantage of him Options:
  A) He was weak and unable to enforce his authority
  B) He was partial and unfair in dispensing justice
  C) He was simple minded to a fault
  D) He was slow to act
  E) He was lacking in education and experience in everyday affair
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 112:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.

  The witness averred that she had seen Dosun at the scene of the crime.

  Options:
  A) argued
  B) confirmed
  C) denied
  D) affirmed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 113:

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

  I did not enjoy the party. If you had invited Tariere, it _____ better organized

  Options:
  A) had been
  B) would have been
  C) would be
  D) could be
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 114:

  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 115:

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

  The state government appointed a commission of inquiry to go into the community's complaints carefully and without prejudice

  Options:
  A) investigate
  B) search
  C) look for
  D) account for
  E) ascertain
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 116:

  Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  Just after ...1..... the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed. The pilot, from the ..2...... activated the emergency sheet to cover the improperly secured left rear ....3.... At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the airplane ....4.... north-east He called the control ....5.... to report the misshaped requested clearance for emergency ....6....The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ....7....to stop on a ....8.... ....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle and were soon perched on the ....10.... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

  At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the aeroplane ....4.... north-east

  Options:
  A) faced
  B) moved
  C) switched
  D) veered
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117:

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

  Options:
  A) sure
  B) amateur
  C) juice
  D) aesthetic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 118:

  Whatever may be its wider implications, the explosion of hydrogen bomb is, for the meteorologist, simply another atmospheric disturbance. It should therefore be classed with certain rare natural...such as volcanic ...12... But there are certain features of a man-made disturbance that requires special examination. As with all events on this ...13...It is impossible to describe what happens in details. However we can be reasonably sure of the main effects, and most impressive of these arises from ...14...The immediate result of the ...15... is that the air surrounding the bomb is raised very rapidly to an enormously high...16... The hot gases expand violently as great....17...compressing the air around them into what is called...18... or blast wave that is responsible for much of terrible destructive power of the weapon.

  Another kind of wave arises because of the weight of the air. The force of the explosion lifts the ...19...waves. Waves of this type are normally felt by human beings and they have their effect on the weather.

  Adapted from Ayoola K.(2007) University for All Students, Lagos, Nigeria: Olive Free Venture

  Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 13 Options:
  A) skate
  B) snow
  C) scale
  D) scanner
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 119: The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.They FLEW to Abuja? Options:
  A) Did they go Abuja by road?
  B) Did they fly to jos?
  C) How will they get to Abuja?
  D) Where did they fly to?
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  I find the way she approaches her customers quite repugnant?

  Options:
  A) unpleasant
  B) attractive
  C) ungodly
  D) encouraging
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  The correct answer is A .