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

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• Question 1281: Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Options:
  A) temperamental
  B) administrative
  C) circulation
  D) consideration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1282:

  Answer the following question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

  Mohammed does his work with so much ardour

  Options:
  A) discouragement
  B) knowledge
  C) indifference
  D) enthusiasm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1283:

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

  Funnily enough, the priest prayed for the robber who shot him

  Options:
  A) Timidly
  B) Unexpectedly
  C) Disappointingly
  D) Fearlessly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1284:

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

  Judge

  Options:
  A) gear
  B) spinach
  C) pleasure
  D) camouflage
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1285:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
  The abeyance of school activities last semester was a reason for concern.

  Options:
  A) continuance
  B) collapse
  C) reduction
  D) intensity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1286:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  Unoka _____ the whole house to finds his missing wristwatch.

  Options:
  A) scourged
  B) scoured
  C) scored
  D) scouted
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1287:

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

  The stadium had a capacity crowd in spite of the weather?

  Options:
  A) The weather favoured the crowd at the stadium
  B) The crowd defied the weather to fill the stadium
  C) The stadium was not filled because of the weather
  D) The crowd loved the weather at the stadium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1288: Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.To check desertification in the arid zones _____ tress should be planted? Options:
  A) drought-proof
  B) drought-resisting
  C) drought-effective
  D) drought-resistant
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1289:

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

  Salma and her roommates were _________

  Options:
  A) A students
  B) Outstanding students
  C) B students
  D) Average students
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1290:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:

  Though a brilliant student, Binta lost her tongue when she was asked to give the vote of thanks at the end of the Governor's visit to her school.

  Options:
  A) became dumb
  B) became deaf and dumb
  C) said nothing because she was shy
  D) forgot her native language
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  The correct answer is C .