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

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• Question 1231:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  As luck would have it, the weather brightened almost immediately and after six hours flight we _____ at Heathrow Airport

  Options:
  A) touched down
  B) dropped
  C) came down
  D) flew down
  E) stopped
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1232:

  In this question, choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

  In this question, choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

  It is inconceivable that the cat devoured the cat.

  Options:
  A) unimaginable
  B) contestable
  C) incomprehensible
  D) credible
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1233:

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

  After the war, the victors became increasingly vindictive?

  Options:
  A) Vengeful attacks were incessantly carried out on those who lost war
  B) Friendly measures were taken to heal the wounds
  C) Repreesive measures were taken against those who lost the war
  D) Those who won the war became treacherous
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1234:

  Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined word:

  The bible's prodigal son became quite wealth eventually

  Options:
  A) prestigious
  B) phlegmatic
  C) errant
  D) pecuniary
  E) extravagant
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1235:

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

  The manager was angry with Dauda for _____ seeds of discord among the workers

  Options:
  A) planting
  B) sewing
  C) cultivating
  D) sowing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1236:

  Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).

  The pastor asked the women to _________ their hearts to God in prayers.

  Options:
  A) Bare
  B) Bear
  C) Bar
  D) Barrr
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1237:

  Boxing is sometimes called' the noble art of self defence'. According to some people, boxing appeals to the lowest instincts in the ...11... who have come to watch blood flow and their fellow human suffer Boxers who are medically fit appear in the ...12... The referee sometimes allows the...13... to go on for long so that one of the ...14... is reduced to a human punch bag.It may happen that the boxers are not well ...15... one being much stronger than the other, as a result of which he so much...16... his opponent that he wins ...17... Many boxers have suffered permanent brain...18... in the ...19... of punches that have been thrown at them during their ...20...

  Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled [...12...] above. Options:
  A) stage
  B) circle
  C) track
  D) ring
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1238:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

  The party men revelled all night when the election results were announced?

  Options:
  A) celebrated
  B) mourned
  C) fought
  D) discussed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1239:

  Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined word:

  Don't eat just any innocuous looking mushroom you see around

  Options:
  A) harmful
  B) harmless
  C) innocent
  D) immunized
  E) conspicuous
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1240: Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence?If he were here it could be more fun? Options:
  A) He did not show upand so the occasion lacked much fun
  B) He was being expected to supply more fun
  C) There was not fun because he was not present
  D) He was expected but did not show up to liven up the occasion
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  The correct answer is A .