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

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• Question 1801:

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

  Kunle was annoyed for arriving late _____ put him out of temper?

  Options:
  A) also Kemi's insolent manner
  B) also that Kemi's insolent manner
  C) and Kemi's rather insolent manner also
  D) and Kemi's is also insolent which
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1802:

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

  I wonder how he will _____ being absent from school for a long time.

  Options:
  A) make in
  B) make up
  C) make off
  D) make out
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1803:

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

  The man rose to an important position as a result of ________ hard work

  Options:
  A) sheer
  B) cheer
  C) share
  D) shear
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1804:

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

  What was the early morning surprise Jimi get while he was still half-asleep?

  Options:
  A) Mrs Solade’s return
  B) Mr. Solade’s return
  C) Tupac Shakur’s return
  D) Wole’s return
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1805:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

  We have every need to preserve some of our national monuments for posterity.

  Options:
  A) prosperity
  B) future
  C) national pride
  D) collective gain
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1806:

  Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  He needed not to have played in the position of quarterback in volley ball.

  Options:
  A) He participated in the game in his unusual position
  B) Nobody expected him to have participated in the game
  C) He wanted to play in a position other than the one he was offered
  D) Someone did not want him to play in the position that he played
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1807:

  fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :

  We left _____ U.S.A, and crossed _____ Atlantic ocean to _____ Europe

  Options:
  A) the/the/…
  B) …/…/…
  C) …/…/the
  D) the/…/a
  E) …/an/…
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1808:

  In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:

  I _____ a lot when I was a student.

  Options:
  A) used travelling
  B) was used to travel
  C) used to travel
  D) used travel
  E) was used to travelling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1809: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.A university teacher is an _____ ? Options:
  A) academic
  B) academics
  C) academician
  D) academia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1810:

  In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :

  In _____ we, as politicians, are identified with the masses

  Options:
  A) a more deeper sense
  B) a much deeper sense
  C) a most deeper sense
  D) much more deeper sense
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  The correct answer is B .