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

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• Question 1261:

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

  Their new house was roofed with corrugated sheets.

  Options:
  A) folded
  B) iron
  C) aluminium
  D) corrupted
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1262:

  Pick out the option with a different rhyme

  Options:
  A) Roar
  B) Four
  C) Growl
  D) Bore
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1263:

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

  There was a glut of oil on the market?

  Options:
  A) an abundance of
  B) an increase in
  C) a variety of
  D) an accumulation of
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1264:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s):

  _______a good leader must have two characteristics.

  Options:
  A) first and formost
  B) first and formust
  C) first and farmost
  D) first and foremost
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1265:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

  The children received gifts from doting parents.

  Options:
  A) nagging
  B) loving
  C) humble
  D) Docile
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1266: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Ummi's husband always wanted to study?

  Options:
  A) accounting
  B) pharmacy
  C) Linguistics
  D) Law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1267:

  Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  I hereby declare and _____ that, to the best of my knowledge, this statement is true in all respects?

  Options:
  A) inform
  B) confirm
  C) affirm
  D) conform
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1268:

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

  Young people have a penchant for fast cars.

  Options:
  A) likeness
  B) passion
  C) madness
  D) dislike
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1269: Choose the option that has a different vowel sound from the others. Options:
  A) cost
  B) won't
  C) hope
  D) coast
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1270:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined:

  Ogedebge was an Intrepid fighter for human freedom and dignity

  Options:
  A) timid
  B) half-hearted
  C) fearless
  D) undaunted
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  The correct answer is A .