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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 1321:

  Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket

  Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal

  Options:
  A) complimentary
  B) unwarranted
  C) lack luster
  D) unsavoury
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1322:

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

  All his plans fell through

  Options:
  A) failed
  B) were accomplished
  C) had to be reviewed
  D) were rejected
  E) fell
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1323:

  Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

  The fact that Olu able to guess correctly some of the questions that were asked, made him _____ the other candidates?

  Options:
  A) have the edge on
  B) obtain a edge over
  C) have an edge over
  D) obtain the edge with
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1324:

  Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :

  In 1966, the Military _____ because of the tragic failure of the civilian politicians

  Options:
  A) took to power
  B) undertook power
  C) marched into power
  D) came to power
  E) arrived to power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1325:

  In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

  Expenditure

  Options:
  A) EX-pen-di-ture
  B) ex-PEN-di-ture
  C) ex-pen-DI-ture
  D) ex-pen-di-TURE
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1326:

  In 1951, the Government decided to start a Pottery Training Centre where new and more advantaged technical methods, especially glazing, could be taught. The centre was intended to serve the whole of the defunct Northern Region, and there were several reasons for choosing Abuja . The first was the excellence of the traditional pottery made in the Emirate. Secondly, firewood is plentiful; this is a most important consideration, because in the making of glazed pottery, more firewood than clay is required. Thirdly, there are good clays, and good local sources for the raw materials needed for the glazes. Fourthly, water, which is another important raw material, is plentiful. Finally, Abuja is in a central position for the whole region and is a town where learners from many different parts can find a congenial temporary home, and where the Emir and his Council are actively interested in the project.

  Nearly all the making is done by a process called throwing;, so called because the lumps of clay are thrown the potter onto a wheel-head. They are weigh out so that each pot will be roughly the same size; for example, for making pint-sized jugs, the lumps of clay will be one and a half kilogrammes. The potter sits on the saddle of the wheel and spins it by pushing a pedal with his left foot. He has a bowl of water, a loofah, a bamboo knife, a pointed stick or porcupine quill, a wooden-smoothing tool which potters call a rib, and a piece of wire-like object that is used for wedging. He makes the wheel-heal slightly damp, and throws the lumps into the middle. The first work is to force the lump to the centre, then he presses his thumb into the middle of the lump, using water to keep it slippery. When the bottom is of the right thickness, he begins to draw up the walls until they are of the right height. Then he shapes the belly and shoulder of the pot. He trims off any waste clay. In this way, a small and medium-sized pot can be made quickly and accurately.

  Adapted from Robert, J.M.E and Smith, L.E.M (1978) Testing English language, AUP

  The phrase trims off any waste clay to the passage, means to Options:
  A) force the clay to the different colours
  B) cut the clay
  C) there are different colour in the clay
  D) cut away unnecessary parts
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1327:

  Choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s)
  When night fell, we had to hasten to the motor park.

  Options:
  A) disperse
  B) averse
  C) hurry
  D) return
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1328: Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).A nursery rhyme is used to teach pupils how to spell the word _____ ? Options:
  A) hipoppotemus
  B) hippoppotemus
  C) hipoppotamus
  D) hippopotamus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1329: Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided. _____ a motor cycle can be harmful _____ your health. Options:
  A) riding / for
  B) riding / to
  C) to ride / for
  D) to ride / with
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1330:

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

  He commands the confidence and respect of all his subordinates.

  Options:
  A) request
  B) enjoins
  C) enforces
  D) conjures
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  The correct answer is B .