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

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• Question 1791:

  Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A - E:

  The catering manageress saw to it that the morning meal _____ by 07.00 hours everyday

  Options:
  A) is prepared
  B) used to prepare
  C) has been prepared
  D) was prepared
  E) used to be prepared
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1792:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  Tosin refused to be _____ though he has written the same examination three times

  Options:
  A) sad
  B) placated
  C) frustrated
  D) indifferent
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1793: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The first round of the tournament was a doddle. Options:
  A) Exasperating.
  B) Easy.
  C) Balanced.
  D) Dodgy.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1794:

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

  His father is a shrewd businessman?

  Options:
  A) gullible
  B) oderly
  C) reliable
  D) resourceful
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1795:

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

  Some motorist _____ Sokoto and Kano?

  Options:
  A) shuttle along
  B) shuttle from
  C) shuttle to
  D) shuttle between
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1796:

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

  His attempts were nipped in the bud

  Options:
  A) unsuccessful
  B) cut short
  C) frustrated
  D) disqualified
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1797: Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence?When I visited James I only gave him a congratulatory card on account of his promotion? Options:
  A) The only person I visited was James and nobody else
  B) It was only James that I gave a congratulatory card to
  C) All I gave James when I visited him was a congratulatory card
  D) All I did when I visited James was given him a congratulatory card
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1798:

  There are one or two things this country can teach others, one of them is the art of writing obituaries. One suspects that the reason why some of our newspapers still manage to break even is because of the great amount of revenue they derive from obituaries. It is not unusual for about one quarter of the volume of an average daily to be constituted of obituaries and in in memorial alone. One possible explanation for this, it has been argued, is that Nigerians value their dead greatly. And there is a saying amongst us that you do not say evil things against the dead. This is obviously the philosophy behind the large dose of encomiums with which our dead are bestowed. From evidences of these obituaries and in memorial, every dead Nigerian must have been something of a saint while alive. This would explain why the death of most Nigerians is attributed to the evil Machinations of the wicked. Only very few people in our country die natural death, and even when they do, the obituaries, etc always give the impression that such deaths constitute the saddest loss to befall the deceased family. And that is why writers of these obituaries and their allied advertisements are experts on ‘mortuary stylistics’. This ‘mortuary stylistics’ the study in the art of eulogizing the dead and making their loss sound so heart breaking, is one of the commodities we can export to other countries.

  One suspects that the reason why some of our newspaper still manage to break even _____suggests that some Nigerian newspapers Options:
  A) would be runnung at a loss but for obituaries
  B) are patronized only because they specialize in obituaries
  C) derive all their revenue from obituaries
  D) invest huge revenue in obituaries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1799:

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

  He can recall the important dates in the nation's history, it is interesting to listen as he rattles _____.

  Options:
  A) off
  B) over
  C) up
  D) out
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1800: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The president held forth for several minutes on the need for patriotism? Options:
  A) The president was silent for some minutes when patriotism was being discussd
  B) The president whispered a few things about patriotism
  C) The president spent time saying a few things about patriots
  D) The president gave a rather long speech on the importance of patriotism
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  The correct answer is D .