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

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• Question 1661:

  Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.

  This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher

  Options:
  A) symptomatic
  B) characteristics
  C) universal
  D) incontestable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1662:

  The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?

  The fire destroyed MANY lives?

  Options:
  A) Did the fire destroy the village?
  B) Did the fire destroy some houses?
  C) Did the fire destroy any lives?
  D) Did the fire spare any lives?
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1663:

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  He claimed that Mr. okoli's utterance was tantamount to defamation of character, so he sued for _____

  Options:
  A) damage
  B) some damage
  C) a damage
  D) damages
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1664:

  In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

  Criticism

  Options:
  A) cri-ti-ci-SM
  B) cri-ti-CI-sm
  C) cri-TI-ci-sm
  D) CRI-ti-ci-sm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1665:

  This question is based on S. L. Manyika's IN DEFENCE:

  According to Tayo the two major problems of Nigeria were.

  Options:
  A) tribalism and religion
  B) politics and culture
  C) bribery and corruption
  D) greed and mismanagement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1666:

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

  The video tape recorder was made obsolete by the introduction of the satellite dish?

  Options:
  A) antiquated
  B) useless
  C) fashionable
  D) functional
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1667:

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

  They boy is too indolent to do well at school.

  Options:
  A) intelligent
  B) industrious
  C) inactive
  D) slothful
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1668:

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

  By the time the rainy season ended, all the young cocoa trees _____ in size

  Options:
  A) have double
  B) had doubled
  C) were doubling
  D) doubled
  E) will double
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1669:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

  Ola thought that her father was very callous

  Options:
  A) parlous
  B) wicked
  C) compassionate
  D) cheerful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1670:

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

  If this had happened to you, what _____?

  Options:
  A) would you do
  B) have you done
  C) would you have done
  D) will you do
  E) would you be doing
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  The correct answer is C .