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

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• Question 1431:

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

  A range of options _____ available to the political parties during the recently concluded elections

  Options:
  A) were made
  B) is made
  C) are made
  D) was made
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1432:

  Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :

  The giant hydro-electric project is among the _____ colonial rule in Southern Africa.

  Options:
  A) inheritance
  B) remnants
  C) legacies
  D) evidence
  E) trappings
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1433:

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

  The bill has to wait as we are now insolvent

  Options:
  A) overworked
  B) bankrupt
  C) unsettled
  D) insoluble
  E) affluent
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1434:

  Choose the word that has the same CONSONANT SOUND as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
  marks

  Options:
  A) exhaust
  B) axe
  C) mosque
  D) exist
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1435:

  Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

  All in all, Aliya has ...

  Options:
  A) the inheritance of her parents both in knowledge and assets
  B) been challenged to be exceptional in all her endeavors
  C) the responsibility to pass on the lessons of her father to her own children
  D) been portrayed as the definition of beauty and character
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1436: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:He works long hour collecting trash to make out a livelihood Options:
  A) try a living
  B) struggle for a living
  C) make a living
  D) carve out a living
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1437:

  From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

  By the end of this year i _____ twenty books

  Options:
  A) read
  B) would have read
  C) will read
  D) have read
  E) am reading
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1438:

  Whatever may be its wider implications, the explosion of hydrogen bomb is, for the meteorologist, simply another atmospheric disturbance. It should therefore be classed with certain rare natural...such as volcanic ...12... But there are certain features of a man-made disturbance that requires special examination. As with all events on this ...13...It is impossible to describe what happens in details. However we can be reasonably sure of the main effects, and most impressive of these arises from ...14...The immediate result of the ...15... is that the air surrounding the bomb is raised very rapidly to an enormously high...16... The hot gases expand violently as great....17...compressing the air around them into what is called...18... or blast wave that is responsible for much of terrible destructive power of the weapon.

  Another kind of wave arises because of the weight of the air. The force of the explosion lifts the ...19...waves. Waves of this type are normally felt by human beings and they have their effect on the weather.

  Adapted from Ayoola K.(2007) University for All Students, Lagos, Nigeria: Olive Free Venture

  Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 11 Options:
  A) Occurrences
  B) Resources
  C) Laws
  D) Programmes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1439:

  This question is from the novel 'The Last Days at Forcados High school'.

  ‘Jims, we have a perfect meeting with Mr Mallum now’ who made this statement.

  Options:
  A) Seyi Lawal
  B) Mr Mallum
  C) Mrs. Solade
  D) Femi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1440:

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

  I can quickly recite the National Anthem _____ now.

  Options:
  A) off head
  B) off by heart
  C) at hand
  D) off hand
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  The correct answer is D .