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

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• Question 1271:

  In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:

  The thief ran .. luck when the policeman running after him caught up with him and knocked him down

  Options:
  A) into
  B) with
  C) of
  D) out of
  E) off
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1272:

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

  The lady acted courageously when thieves attacked her

  Options:
  A) shyly
  B) fearlessly
  C) indiscreetly
  D) timidly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1273:

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

  The officer asked for a more temperate assessment of the matter?

  Options:
  A) extreme
  B) moderate
  C) radical
  D) humane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1274:

  Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

  The government is initiating new effective programmes to boost production?

  Options:
  A) ending / enhance
  B) rewiewing / renew
  C) rearranging / increase
  D) terminating / reduce
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1275: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).After the war, the visitors became increasingly vindictive Options:
  A) friendly
  B) vociferous
  C) arrogant
  D) treacherous
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1276:

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

  Adeola doesn't have to go to the farm today.

  Options:
  A) Adeola may go to the farm today if he so wishes.
  B) Adeola ought not to have gone to the farm today.
  C) Adeola must not go to the farm today.
  D) Adeola should not go to the farm today.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1277:

  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 1278:

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

  I have been able to observe him at close quarters

  Options:
  A) in government house nearby
  B) within a short space of time
  C) in a small family house
  D) at close range
  E) at regular intervals
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1279:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

  village

  Options:
  A) page
  B) pig
  C) made
  D) came
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1280:

  This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.

  Uke was conscripted into the military because

  Options:
  A) He was a social nuisance
  B) He loved the British soldiers
  C) His grandfather was a military man
  D) He wanted to travel to Burma
  E) He wanted to travel to
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  The correct answer is A .