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

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• Question 1221:

  For these questions, choose the option that best complete the gap(s):

  The doctor listened to my heartbeat with a _______.

  Options:
  A) cardiograph
  B) stethoscope
  C) chromometer
  D) microscope
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1222:

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

  When we got to the president's house, we were told that he _____ two days earlier

  Options:
  A) may have left
  B) left
  C) had left
  D) has left
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1223: Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.Our culture does not allow one to _____. when an elderly person is speaking? Options:
  A) cut of
  B) cut off
  C) cut in
  D) cut on
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1224:

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

  The driver of that lorry _____ lost his life during the collision

  Options:
  A) barely
  B) hardly
  C) nearly
  D) closely
  E) narrowly
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1225:

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

  If the armed robbers _____ caught, they would have been lynched.

  Options:
  A) would be
  B) have been
  C) are
  D) were
  E) had been
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1226:

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

  Ebun Ojo _____ international fame as an actress

  Options:
  A) aquired
  B) acquired
  C) acquared
  D) aqcuried
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1227:

  Fill in the gap:

  The press will no longer be free when the new government starts to _____ newspapers.

  Options:
  A) censure
  B) edit
  C) publish
  D) censor
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1228:

  This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Who among the following character is overconfident?

  Options:
  A) Ngozi
  B) Ada
  C) Labaran
  D) Ummi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1229: Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter.
  Hope Options:
  A) Pasture
  B) Hall
  C) Brooch
  D) Cot
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1230: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).In his naivety he believed all the stories his friend told him? Options:
  A) artlessness
  B) stupidity
  C) friendliness
  D) incredulity
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  The correct answer is D .