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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 1641:

  Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter[s] underlined.

  naked

  Options:
  A) friend
  B) bead
  C) fed
  D) bid
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1642: Choose the option that best complete the gap. A bike must have found the very interesting movies quite _____. Options:
  A) Perverting.
  B) Absolving.
  C) Absorbing.
  D) Nauseating.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1643:

  Boxing is sometimes called' the noble art of self defence'. According to some people, boxing appeals to the lowest instincts in the ...11... who have come to watch blood flow and their fellow human suffer Boxers who are medically fit appear in the ...12... The referee sometimes allows the...13... to go on for long so that one of the ...14... is reduced to a human punch bag.It may happen that the boxers are not well ...15... one being much stronger than the other, as a result of which he so much...16... his opponent that he wins ...17... Many boxers have suffered permanent brain...18... in the ...19... of punches that have been thrown at them during their ...20...

  Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled [...14...] above.

  Options:
  A) assailants
  B) disputants
  C) contestants
  D) brawlers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1644: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Ummi's husband always wanted to study?

  Options:
  A) accounting
  B) pharmacy
  C) Linguistics
  D) Law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1645: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The Governor told the chief that he was only on a routine tour? Options:
  A) normal and regular visit
  B) unplanned encounter
  C) surprise and imprompt check
  D) working visit and homage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1646:

  From the options, choose the word(s) that best fill(s) the gap.

  It was a funny episode, I _____.

  Options:
  A) Can’t help to laugh
  B) Couldn’t help laugh
  C) couldn’t help laughing
  D) couldn’t help to laugh
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1647:

  Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the the underlined letter(s).

  blue?

  Options:
  A) book
  B) root
  C) foot
  D) look
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1648:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).

  The Federal Government approved a new salary structure as an incentive for the Nigerian workers?

  Options:
  A) a reward
  B) an encouragement
  C) a package
  D) an advance
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1649: Fill the each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.Modern dancing has become rather scientific and so requires _____? Options:
  A) bizzarre costuming
  B) some choreographic skill
  C) immmense instrumentation
  D) a rapping voice
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1650: Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).I sit true that Okoro _____. when the gates were closed? Options:
  A) had return
  B) wolud return
  C) should return
  D) would return
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  The correct answer is A .