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

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• Question 1751:

  This question is from the novel The Last Days at Forcados High school.

  What is the name of Efua’s Aunt?

  Options:
  A) funmi
  B) Moni
  C) Mrs solade
  D) Nene ekpo
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1752:

  Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

  In the novel, we learnt that

  Options:
  A) it pays to be diligent and hardworking
  B) beauty without character is nothing
  C) love and companionship are a no-go-area for teenagers
  D) one should follow the propagation of the media
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1753:

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

  They hated the police and, by implication, me.

  Options:
  A) extension
  B) inference
  C) examination
  D) application
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1754:

  Choose the option that has the same consonant as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined:

  clash

  Options:
  A) sharp
  B) cheap
  C) leisure
  D) school
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1755:

  Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:

  Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a freelance journalist

  Options:
  A) a forthright
  B) an eloquent
  C) an unattached
  D) a political
  E) a convincing
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1756: Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined. cool. Options:
  A) Should.
  B) Full.
  C) Luke.
  D) Look.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1757:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

  book

  Options:
  A) cool
  B) cook
  C) fool
  D) tool
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1758:

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

  A number of doctors are not so all well disposed to _____ in government hospitals these days _____ they?

  Options:
  A) working/do
  B) work/are
  C) working/are
  D) work/aren't
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1759:

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

  The beggar's takings snow-belled every hour.

  Options:
  A) grew
  B) turned white
  C) grew into a ball
  D) turned into snow
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1760:

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

  The crowd in the hall is intimidating?

  Options:
  A) The crowd is frightening
  B) The crowd is angry
  C) The crowd is overwhelming
  D) The crowd is riotous
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  The correct answer is A .