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

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• Question 1831:

  Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five option:

  By the end of the next semester he _____ his University education

  Options:
  A) would have completed
  B) will be completing
  C) shall have completed
  D) was completing
  E) must complete
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1832:

  Those who are familiar with it will tell you that Ludo, like human life itself, is a game both of chance and skill. You need skill in deciding how to make the most advantageous use of the figures that turn up on the die when you cast it. Since each player has at least four alternative ways of using his figures, two players with equal luck may fare differently, depending on how cleverly each one uses his figures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however. For no matter how skilful a player may be in using the figures he gets on the die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures. While a combination of ones and twos may be useful in checking the advance of one’s opponents, it will not take one home fast enough to win. On the other hand: consistent throws of sixes and fives with the very minimum of skill, will help a player to home all his four counters before any of the three other players, unless, of course, he has no idea of the game at all.

  It is implied in the passage that two players may fare equally if they Options:
  A) have equal luck
  B) apply similar skill to figures
  C) apply similar skill to similar figures
  D) have equal skill
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1833: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Obi's dog is old but still lively? Options:
  A) attractive
  B) howling
  C) barking
  D) frisky
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1834:

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

  My little daughter has _____ sights; hence she now wears glasses

  Options:
  A) diminutive
  B) blurred
  C) painful
  D) defective
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1835:

  From the options lettered A-D, choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  Bankole is upset as his wife does not understand his predicament .

  Options:
  A) sadness
  B) dilemma
  C) deadlock
  D) happiness
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1836:

  Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

  The engineers have been urged to make a prototype of the long-awaited Nigerian car.

  Options:
  A) specimen
  B) original
  C) copy
  D) drawing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1837:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters or letters underlined.

  granite

  Options:
  A) lean
  B) sit
  C) contrite
  D) light
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1838:

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

  During the examination, a student _____ more answer sheets?

  Options:
  A) requested
  B) requested for
  C) requests for
  D) request
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1839:

  In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

  We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry

  Options:
  A) useful
  B) indispensable
  C) useless
  D) dispensable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1840:

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

  Go straight down the hill and take the third _______ on the left. you can't miss it?

  Options:
  A) bend
  B) branch
  C) junction
  D) turning
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  The correct answer is A .