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

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• Question 1581:

  The endeavor to maintain proper standard of fairness in journalism must be pursued. It is fatally easy for the journalist to deviate from the straight path. There is his natural desire to ‘make a story’ and insidious temptation to twist facts to square with his paper’s policy. Both are as indefensible as the framing of misleading headlines for the sake of effect. The conscientious journalist must check any tendency to bias, and guard against the dangers inherent in personal antipathies or friendships, and in traditional oppositions between rival schools of thought. When a political opponent, whose stupidity habitually provokes attack, makes an effective speech, honesty requires that he be given credit for it. Where personal relationships might make it easier and more congenial to keep silent than to criticize, the journalist must never forget his duty to the public and the supreme importance of recording the truth

  The duty of the journalist to the public entails Options:
  A) giving credit to his political enemies
  B) keeping quiet when necessary
  C) trying to 'make a story'
  D) telling the truth
  E) defending the weak
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1582: Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.jurisprudence? Options:
  A) jUsprudence
  B) juRIsprudence
  C) jurisPRUdence
  D) jurispruDENCE
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1583:

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

  We all have both good and bad characteristics. Either is, however, easily manifested in time of crises.

  Options:
  A) Demanded
  B) Highlighted
  C) Submerged
  D) Demonstrated
  E) Ridiculed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1584:

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

  The sudden death of the king put paid to the ambition of the Minister

  Options:
  A) encourage
  B) rewarded
  C) benefitted
  D) terminated
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1585:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the italicized words or expressions.

  The rapist claimed that the woman’s voluptuous hips attracted him.

  Options:
  A) Strong
  B) Generous
  C) Round
  D) Sexy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1586: Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the other. Options:
  A) rafity
  B) famous
  C) result
  D) taxi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1587:

  Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

  Curiosity is as clear and definite as any of our urges. We wonder what is in a sealed telegram or in a letter which someone else is absorbed or what is being said in the telephone booth or in low conversation. This inquisitiveness is vastly stimulated by jealousy. Suspicion or any hint that we ourselves are directly or indirectly involved in. But there appears to be a fair amount of personal interest in other people's affairs even when they do not concern us except as a mystery to be unravelled or a tale to be told. The reports of a divorce suit will have news 'value' for many weeks, They constitute a story like a novel, a play or a moving picture. This is not an example of pure curiosity. However, since we readily identify ourselves with others' their joys and despair then become our own concern.

  Adapted from Harris, W. and L.G Wilson (1963) The University Handbook,New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston

  From the passage, it can be deduced that curiosity thrives? Options:
  A) through conducts that are inimical to our activities
  B) if we are able to probe into what others are thinking
  C) only if we become suspicious of people's motives
  D) if the subject of discussion is of interest to us
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1588: Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.loose Options:
  A) close
  B) rouse
  C) sell
  D) fuse
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1589:

  In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phase in italics.
  The boxer fizzled out just in the sixth round.

  Options:
  A) knocked out his opponent
  B) showed off his talents
  C) became tired but fought on spiritedly
  D) surrendered rather disappointingly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1590:

  In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phase in italics.
  The accident victim received a superficial wound from the crash.

  Options:
  A) a serious
  B) a painless
  C) an internal
  D) an external
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  The correct answer is D .