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

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• Question 1531:

  complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

  He acts _____ he were a general manager

  Options:
  A) as
  B) if
  C) as if
  D) so as
  E) that
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1532:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  Men from the agency went into the market in search of unwholesome food items?

  Options:
  A) imported
  B) healthy
  C) banned
  D) uncooked
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1533:

  In the question below select the option which best express the meaning of the phrase or word underlined:

  The take home pay for many workers is such that they can hardly make both ends meet

  Options:
  A) live an honest live
  B) finish their schedule of work
  C) keep two jobs at a time
  D) live within their income
  E) live on both ends
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1534:

  Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. the stressed syllables are written in capital letters.

  Information

  Options:
  A) inFORmation
  B) INformation
  C) inforMAtion
  D) informaTION
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1535:

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

  The governor's visit is an unprecedented event in the history of the social club.

  Options:
  A) a perfect
  B) momentous
  C) an insignificant
  D) an unnecessary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1536:

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

  After months of tedious climbing, the team reached the _____ of the mountain

  Options:
  A) end
  B) summit
  C) height
  D) terminal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1537: Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others? Options:
  A) loot
  B) boot
  C) rout
  D) route
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1538:

  In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:

  Wudu will not come _____ she is asked

  Options:
  A) after
  B) provided
  C) unless
  D) because
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1539:

  Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :

  In some parts of India, people are ostracized simply because of their ancestry.

  Options:
  A) Abandoned
  B) Shut off from society
  C) Refused education
  D) Rendered unhappy
  E) Hated
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1540:

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

  Mrs. Dada has been deserted by her husband because he feels she has a heart of stone

  Options:
  A) she has a heavy heart
  B) she has little warmth of feeling
  C) she has a hard heart
  D) she is hard hearted
  E) she has a strong heart
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  The correct answer is D .