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

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• Question 1591:

  Choose the option that best fills the gap.

  Whilst the thief was _____ the passengers kept apologizing for the inconveniences he was causing them.

  Options:
  A) rabbing
  B) rubbing
  C) robbing
  D) rubbying
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1592:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  The union officials suddenly became restive?

  Options:
  A) unruly
  B) impatient
  C) calm
  D) submissive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1593:

  In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

  When Uche wouldn't come to quickly enough, the principal rushed him to the hospital

  Options:
  A) revive
  B) pass out
  C) arrive
  D) come up
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1594:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  New companies in the country always put up classified advertisement in the dailies?

  Options:
  A) secret
  B) small
  C) outrageous
  D) expensive
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1595: Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined. Palm. Options:
  A) Plait.
  B) Ranch.
  C) Florid.
  D) Launch.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1596: In the book "Independence" Wearing woolens, lamb cardigans, extra socks, gloves and Balliol scarf signified that Tayo was _____. Options:
  A) Cold
  B) Going to a party
  C) sick
  D) walking in the rain
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1597:

  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

  Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?? Options:
  A) Suspicion often stimulates inquisitiveness
  B) Every human conduct often gives rise to curiosity
  C) Our environment always inhibits curiosity
  D) Curiosity is effective where there is no room for it
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1598: Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. Tax. Options:
  A) Ask.
  B) Box.
  C) Lacks.
  D) Back.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1599:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  The principal advised the students to bear with him in their present situation since every cloud has a silver lining?

  Options:
  A) every school has its problem
  B) every bad situation has something good
  C) good things always bring problems
  D) difficulties often bring good things
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1600: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.Many workers are not happy because they live a hand-to-mouth life. Options:
  A) They work hard with their hands.
  B) They are voracious and avaricious.
  C) They are barely surviving.
  D) They have rejected the use of spoons.
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  The correct answer is C .