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 1691:

  Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  Grandma told the boys a story that cheered them up.

  Options:
  A) The story made them cry.
  B) The story made them scared.
  C) The story made them delighted.
  D) The story made them uninterested
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1692:

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

  We should discourage further investments in existing factories?

  Options:
  A) productive
  B) prosperous
  C) prospective
  D) precious
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1693:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):

  Ore _____ so if she had thought it necessary

  Options:
  A) would have said
  B) would say
  C) may have said
  D) could say
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1694:

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

  Procrastination is the enemy of progress

  Options:
  A) acceleration
  B) laziness
  C) hardwork
  D) tiredness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1695: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What was Talleguilty of?

  Options:
  A) Kidnap and murder
  B) Extortion and Murder
  C) Extortion and Rape
  D) Kidnap and Extortion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1696:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap (s):

  Local governments are authorized to pass _______.

  Options:
  A) bye laws
  B) byes-laws
  C) bye's law
  D) bye-law
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1697:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:

  The preacher has made good his promise to visit some of his converts today

  Options:
  A) fulfilled
  B) abide to
  C) seen to
  D) accepted
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1698:

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

  By the end of the next semester he _____ his University education

  Options:
  A) would have completed
  B) will be completing
  C) shall have completed
  D) was completing
  E) must complete
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1699:

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

  The decision we have taken is irrevocable

  Options:
  A) responsible
  B) irresponsible
  C) reversible
  D) irreversible
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1700:

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

    Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ……..16……..[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ……..17……..[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ……18…..[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is …….19……[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with……..20……[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is ………21…….[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for …….22…..[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].

    The printed ……..23……[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ……..24……[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ……..25……[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 20 in the above passage Options:
  A) proof-reading
  B) reading over
  C) scanning over
  D) skimming over
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  The correct answer is A .