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

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• Question 1651:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.

  Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].

  Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.

  Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

  In question number 19 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) repecussions
  B) clouds
  C) pressure
  D) implication
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1652:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  He went abroad with a view _____ a business partner

  Options:
  A) to find
  B) to be finding
  C) to have found
  D) to finding
  E) he will find
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1653:

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

  Eze's skin now looks flabby as a result of his changed circumstances?

  Options:
  A) neat
  B) firm
  C) weak
  D) oily
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1654:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  You are just the hat on _____.

  Options:
  A) don't you
  B) isn't it
  C) arent you
  D) not so
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1655: Choose the option that best complete the gap. What is the jury's _____ the matter. Options:
  A) Verdict with.
  B) Verdict on.
  C) Verdict at.
  D) Verdict from.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1656:

  This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  The full meaning of IPO is ______

  Options:
  A) Independent Police Officer
  B) International Police Officer
  C) Investigating Police Officer
  D) Investigative Police Officer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1657: Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter.
  Southern Options:
  A) North
  B) South
  C) Earth
  D) Whether
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1658:

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

  One of the _____ selective marking of errors

  Options:
  A) school of thought suggested
  B) schools of thought suggest
  C) school of thoughts suggested
  D) schools of thought suggests
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1659:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  Florence flogged the girl reluctantly

  Options:
  A) eagerly
  B) calmy
  C) furiously
  D) laboriously
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1660:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  The uniform makes the guards look absurd.

  Options:
  A) dirty
  B) smart
  C) sensible
  D) ridiculous
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  The correct answer is D .