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

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• Question 1741:

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

  The police officer looks pudgy

  Options:
  A) tall and lean
  B) short and slim
  C) short and fat
  D) tall and fat
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1742: In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: His antipathy to religious ideas makes him unpopular Options:
  A) remedy
  B) conciousness
  C) hostility
  D) receptiveness
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1743:

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

  The principal said that he was pleased _____ my effort.

  Options:
  A) on
  B) of
  C) with
  D) about
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1744:

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

  Who among the following character is overconfident?

  Options:
  A) Ngozi
  B) Ada
  C) Labaran
  D) Ummi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1745:

  So far I have been speaking of science in its universality, viewed from the perspective of the world at large. For the context of our own country and our sister developing countries, many of the factors mentioned earlier are not very important. For example, pollution, deterioration of the environment and population explosion are not yet serious problems for us in this country.

  Let me now turn to a more specific area, namely the question of scientific choice for developing countries. There is no doubt that role which science s and technology have played in the upliftment of the material and economic well-being of the developed nation will, and does, influence the criteria that the Third World nations must choose in order to establish their science policies and priorities.

  But the criteria to be used by this nation do not have the same as those which have brought the developed countries to their present stage of evolution. For while human beings have the same problems, their solutions, to be meaningful will have to be sought within some relevant frame of reference, such as the available resources and expertise, social values, place and time in the historical scale.

  The main idea of this passage is that Options:
  A) there is a yawning gap between the have and the have-nots
  B) there is need to rid his countrymen from the scourges of hunger , disease, ignorance, and want
  C) there could be atmospheric pollution and population explosion
  D) the concern of science and technology are the same in all countries
  E) each nation must plan its development according to its needs and resources
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1746:

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

  Sibi _____ novels since she came home

  Options:
  A) is reading
  B) had been reading
  C) has read
  D) has been reading
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1747:

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

  He _____ by now, i can hear all the people shouting

  Options:
  A) would have arrived
  B) must have arrived
  C) has arrived
  D) should have arrived
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1748:

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

  If he _____ for admission, I am sure he would succeed?

  Options:
  A) will apply
  B) applied
  C) had applied
  D) has applied
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1749:

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

  I don't think he can _____?

  Options:
  A) can't he
  B) isn't it
  C) can he
  D) don,t I
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1750:

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

  He went up quickly and returned _____

  Options:
  A) fastest
  B) fastly
  C) as fastly
  D) as fast
  E) in fastness
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  The correct answer is D .