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

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• Question 1601:

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

  The young man's behavior showed that he was at the top of the tree?

  Options:
  A) at the highest position in his profession
  B) confused
  C) at a point of preparedness to show good example
  D) arrogant
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1602:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

  His comment was not printable.

  Options:
  A) punishable
  B) suitable
  C) offensive
  D) unfair
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1603:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

  The chairman is parsimonious.

  Options:
  A) Avaricious
  B) thrifty
  C) generous
  D) accustomed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1604:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.

  Phone

  Options:
  A) frown
  B) grown
  C) gown
  D) brown
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1605:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

  Aisha impelled to the party.

  Options:
  A) compelled
  B) accompained
  C) authority
  D) finance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1606:

  This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel.

  Salma was looking more stunning on the last day of her exams because_______

  Options:
  A) her classmates had planned to go to the beach after the exam
  B) her classmates had organized a mini picnic to wrap up the good work
  C) All of the above
  D) her classmates had planned a photo shoot with some lecturers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1607:

  Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

  Had he known in advanced, he _____

  Options:
  A) should prepare for the interview
  B) was going to prepare for the interview
  C) would have prepared for the interview
  D) will have been preparing for the interview
  E) may be preparing for the interview
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1608:

  There are one or two things this country can teach others, one of them is the art of writing obituaries. One suspects that the reason why some of our newspapers still manage to break even is because of the great amount of revenue they derive from obituaries. It is not unusual for about one quarter of the volume of an average daily to be constituted of obituaries and in in memorial alone. One possible explanation for this, it has been argued, is that Nigerians value their dead greatly. And there is a saying amongst us that you do not say evil things against the dead. This is obviously the philosophy behind the large dose of encomiums with which our dead are bestowed. From evidences of these obituaries and in memorial, every dead Nigerian must have been something of a saint while alive. This would explain why the death of most Nigerians is attributed to the evil Machinations of the wicked. Only very few people in our country die natural death, and even when they do, the obituaries, etc always give the impression that such deaths constitute the saddest loss to befall the deceased family. And that is why writers of these obituaries and their allied advertisements are experts on ‘mortuary stylistics’. This ‘mortuary stylistics’ the study in the art of eulogizing the dead and making their loss sound so heart breaking, is one of the commodities we can export to other countries.

  'Mortuary stylistics' as used in the passage refers to the Options:
  A) art of writing obtuaries
  B) text of obtuaries
  C) study of obtuaries
  D) art of eulogizing the dead
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1609:

  Choose the option to which the given sentence relates:

  My Boss has an amiable DISPOSITION.

  Options:
  A) Does your boss have an amiable disposition
  B) Does my boss have an unfriendly disposition
  C) Does my colleague have an amiable disposition?
  D) Does my boss have an amiable complexion?
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1610:

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

  One of the surest ways to ensure good health is to have a wholesome and adequate diet.

  Options:
  A) Palatable
  B) Mixed
  C) Hygienic
  D) Delicious
  E) Health - giving
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  The correct answer is E .