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

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• Question 1881:

  These two factors the altitude and the weather, tend separately and together to defeat the climber. The height weakens, slows him down; it forces him to spend days and nights in the courses of his assault on the summit; the weather, besides adding to the demand of his energy and moral fortitude, conspires to deny him the time he needs to complete his mission. Whereas in lower mountains and on easy ground the weather may be no more than a handicap, in the high Himalayas it is decisive, regardless of terrain.

  The deduction to be drawn from these two factors is was clear enough. We must either so fortify ourselves that we could continue, without detriment, to live and have our being above the limit of natural acclimatization, or, better still, we must solve the problem of speed. It was desirable; in fact, that we must meet both these requirements and thus give to those chosen to attempt the summit and to their supporting teams some measures of insurance against the vagaries of the weather, for safety in mountain climbing is as much a matter of swiftness as of sureness of foot. Either or both could be achieved only by the administration of oxygen in sufficient quantities to make up for the deficiency in the air, and for the duration of the upward journey above the limit of successful acclimatization

  Which ONE of the following was NOT a reason for using oxygen? Options:
  A) it gave them psychologicl encouragement
  B) it fortified them to live above the limit of natural acclimatization
  C) it protects them against the unexpected changes of the weather
  D) it quickens their journey to the summit
  E) it helps them to survive the worst effects of the weather
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1882:

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

  Aisha seems to feel ambivalent about her future.

  Options:
  A) decisive
  B) anxious
  C) ambitious
  D) inconsiderate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1883:

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

  Last Easter was an austere period.

  Options:
  A) harsh
  B) severe
  C) prosperous
  D) sour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1884:

  The preparation which a study of the humanities can provide stems from three observations about education in our world of accelerating social and technological change. First, with the rate of change, we cannot hope to train our student for specific technologies. That kind of vocational education is obsolescent. By the time the specific training will have been completed, the world will have moved on.

  If our education consists of narrow training, we will not be prepared to change. Second and paradoxically, what our student desire from their education is preparation for specific careers – business, engineering, medicine, computer programming and the like, but we will not be able to train them for a life-long career. Their confronting the depressed job market gives our students a certain anxiety, but the solution they seek in vocational training is not sufficient. Third, we sense in our students a narrow materialism, with the good life defined in terms of material comforts. Education then means learning to do a job which will make money. I see in this definition a limiting sense of what education and thus life offer, a definition which excludes joy and meaning. Our narrow approach to the study of the humanities responds to these three related problems. In our changing, yet narrow world, the teaching of the humanities finds one powerful justification – it teaches student how to think.

  What is the major weakness of training students for specific technologies? Options:
  A) It trains students for only one type of career
  B) It helps students to acquire money later when they are employed
  C) It makes them anxious for a job in the market
  D) It cannot help students to cope with the rapid changes in the world
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1885:

  Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

  I am afraid you cannot use this telephone; it is _____

  Options:
  A) out of order
  B) in order
  C) for order
  D) at order
  E) with order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1886:

  Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  The events of last Friday show that there is no love lost between the Principal and the Vice-principal.

  Options:
  A) They like each other
  B) They work independently
  C) They couldn't part company
  D) They dislike each other
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1887:

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

  Our neighbour was attracted by the _____ from my mother's cooking?

  Options:
  A) flavour
  B) strench
  C) scent
  D) aroma
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1888:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

  
  After interrogation, the police ______ the information from the suspect.

  Options:
  A) exposed
  B) wrung
  C) received
  D) obtained
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1889:

  Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :

  The world bank team which visited the land-lock country _____ a bleak economic future for it

  Options:
  A) forecast
  B) thought of
  C) discovered
  D) prophesied
  E) projected
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1890:

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

  Here is Mr. Odumusu who teaches English _____ in our school?

  Options:
  A) pronuntiation
  B) pronounciation
  C) pronunciation
  D) pronountiation
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  The correct answer is C .