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

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• Question 141:

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

  Okon's company took a hit last year.

  Options:
  A) His company improved last year
  B) His company made a huge success last year
  C) His company was badly damaged last year
  D) His company was established last year
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 142:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap (s):

  The girl says she is averse_______what others admire.

  Options:
  A) to
  B) with
  C) for
  D) from
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 143:

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

  I have been trying to locate you _____

  Options:
  A) since five days
  B) five days now
  C) since five days now
  D) for five days
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 144:

  Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow it

  The approach to the university is being restricted to ease the flow of traffic, give better security and provide appropriate introduction to a set of higher learning. The Works and Services Complex is also under construction and we intend to move into the complete |(major) part of it within the next few weeks. All these projects are being executed with an eye to aesthetics, for we recognize the important influence of a beautiful and healthy environment on its inhabitants and feel that a cluster of buildings on a small space such as we have should be so well designed as to have a beneficial psychological and sociological effect on all members of the community.

  I have gone to this length to itemize these examples of current development for two main reasons. Firstly, to advise you that the road diversions and other physical inconveniences, currently being experienced will be on the increase because of intense development activity. We therefore appeal to you to bear with us in full knowledge and consolation that such inconveniences are temporary and will soon yield final tangible results. Secondly, to demonstrate our capacity for executing approved projects with dispatch, and to assure Government that we are up to the task. Indeed, I can assure Government that its ability to disburse funds to us will be more than matched by our capacity to collect and expend them on executing various worthy projects in record time.

  Which of these is NOT among the reasons given by the author for enumerating the examples of the current development ? Options:
  A) to show that we are capable of executing approved projects
  B) to convince the government that we can be trusted with the task
  C) the incoveniences currently being experienced will go on indefinitely
  D) we are fully aware of the incoveniences being caused but we do not want you to complain
  E) we have the capacity to complete worthy projects within the scheduled time
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 145: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: Ngozi spoke to her father quite candidly on her proposed marriage Options:
  A) rudely
  B) faithfully
  C) frankly
  D) respectfully
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 146:

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

  I don't want _____ from such a friend as Jimoh

  Options:
  A) any more advice
  B) no more advice
  C) any advices
  D) no advice
  E) any advice
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 147:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phase in italics.

  The journalist said he was working freelance.

  Options:
  A) tireless
  B) without pay
  C) satisfactorily
  D) dependently
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 148:

  Developments in electronic science have transformed the art of record keeping to the modern age. Traditionally, records of events were kept only in people’s minds. It depends very much on the retentive power of the human memory. This was extremely dangerous as people either forgot events wholly or in part or deliberately falsified details to suit their various interests. Interminable arguments were thus order of the day. Even writing which replaced mental recording was not entirely free from these shortcomings as untruths could be written as true either willingly or inadvertently. With the advent of the electronic memory, however these dangers have been largely overcome. Recording on audio and video cassettes now show not what happened, but also who did or said what including how and when

  From the passage, we gather that writings were almost Options:
  A) as unreliable as human memory
  B) as reliable as electronic memory
  C) more reliable than electronic recording
  D) not to be compared to any recording system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 149:

  For this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

  Mr. Ojo has a fickle character.

  Options:
  A) a genuine
  B) a stable
  C) an imperfect
  D) an unpredictable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 150:

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

  The armed robbers who raided passengers on the Expressway came to grief when they had a shoot out with the police today

  Options:
  A) came to bad end
  B) became grieved
  C) encountered grief
  D) came to dead end
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  The correct answer is A .