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

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• Question 1451: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The manager's knowledge of the strike is of the utmost importance? Options:
  A) standard
  B) genuine
  C) paramount
  D) basic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1452: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The rampage was organized and directed by the militant ones among the students Options:
  A) soldiers
  B) rebellious ones
  C) belligerent ones
  D) commandoes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1453:

  Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the opposite in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:

  While most of our recently elected legislators are living a life of affluence and ostentation the vast majority of those who elected them into office are unhappy

  Options:
  A) influence
  B) pleasure
  C) poverty
  D) happiness
  E) consequence
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1454:

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

  The hostess greeted her guests in a very relaxed manner

  Options:
  A) energetic
  B) athletic
  C) stiff
  D) perplexed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1455:

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

  When you are faced with an examination of this nature, endeavour to keep your mind _____ the job and not be distracted for one moment

  Options:
  A) at
  B) in
  C) for
  D) on
  E) to
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1456:

  Delinquency describes actions that would not be crimes if performed by adults. If a young person performs one of such actions then he has committed a crime. Delinquency is one of several status offences- offences that can be committed only by people in particular stations of life as determined by age, profession or a person’s role in society. For young people such offences include drinking, driving and smoking under age usually they are offences only to the extent that they help to preserve some of the good things of life for the exclusive enjoyment of the adult world. Delinquency is therefore a weapon forged in adult pride and intolerance. If the world changed overnight and the responsibility would than certainly refer only to many of the adult actions now freely committed by them.

  If the world changed overnight Options:
  A) there would be more delinquency laws
  B) delinquency would refer to all adult actions
  C) delinquency would no more be a crime
  D) delinquency would also change in meaning
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1457: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  At what age did Tallelost his father and stepmother ?

  Options:
  A) 21
  B) 20
  C) 19
  D) 18
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1458: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).Beauty queens sometimes wears outlandish dresses Options:
  A) beautiful
  B) flashy
  C) familar
  D) attractive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1459:

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

  The circular supersedes all previous correspondence on the matter.

  Options:
  A) supports
  B) displaces
  C) eliminates
  D) circumvents
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1460:

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

  Knowledge of figures of speech as well as idioms and lexical items _____ in this section

  Options:
  A) is tested
  B) have been tested
  C) are tested
  D) were tested
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  The correct answer is A .