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

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• Question 1771:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  The _____ was filled _____ the Ilorin Magistrate Court

  Options:
  A) suit/in
  B) case/in
  C) suit/at
  D) case/at
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1772:

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

  Ours _____ based venture

  Options:
  A) are a resource
  B) is a resource
  C) are resources
  D) is a resourced
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1773:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  When they examined his body, they found that he _____ ?

  Options:
  A) had been dead
  B) had been dying
  C) died
  D) was dead
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1774: Choose the option that has a different vowel sound from the others? Options:
  A) rough
  B) dog
  C) cough
  D) rot
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1775:

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

  He is well known for his inordinate ambition?

  Options:
  A) passionate
  B) sound
  C) excessive
  D) moderate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1776:

  Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:

  David can only become more mature through _____ to life outside his home

  Options:
  A) posting
  B) exposure
  C) exposition
  D) exposing
  E) positioning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1777:

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

  hair

  Options:
  A) heir
  B) hour
  C) honest
  D) house
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1778:

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

  Many candidates now apply to read Law because it is a lucrative profession.

  Options:
  A) brings plenty of profit
  B) brings high prestige
  C) bring quick money
  D) bring plenty of knowledge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1779:

  This passage sums up the problems peculiar to the book trade make it different from any other trade-the problem of selection and the problem of sticking. How is the bookseller to tell what, in an enormous output, will prove sale-able before the full weight of unsold items affects the balance of his business and how is he at the same time to hold a stock large enough to enable the public to choose freely? He may seek to escape from this dilemma by becoming the passive sales representative of large publishing houses or distribution networks but he is then no longer a book seller. He may take refuge in the sale of items to a restricted circle of customers but he thereby cuts himself of from all that is vital in his trade and dooms himself to mediocrity and stagnation. On the other hand, he may protect his business from the danger of idle stock by speculating on the latest publication but this is a dangerous game in that it implies a constantly changing clientele: readers remain faithful to their own discoveries and failure to follow up a book an author or a type of literature means dismissing the public responsible for their success.

  This brings us back to the fact that books are indefinable. The story is told of a certain country with a great many generals where it was decided to present a rare and valuable edition of an old book to a general about to retire. The old soldier looked at the volume and remarked, ‘A book? What’s the point? I’ve already got one!’

  The problem of selection in the book trade involves Options:
  A) holding a stock large enough for the public to choose from
  B) determing which books will sell fast
  C) being a sales representative of large publishing houses
  D) being able to review the lastest publications
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1780:

  In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:

  The principal remarked that it was the high standard of discipline that was instrumental _____ the high percentage of passes in the school

  Options:
  A) upon
  B) to
  C) with
  D) on
  E) in
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  The correct answer is B .