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

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• Question 1891:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :

  I didn't think she could be so easily taken in by his pretences

  Options:
  A) flattered
  B) deceived
  C) enamoured
  D) overcome
  E) blackmailed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1892: 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 1893:

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

  The man preaches egalitarianism without matching it up with action?

  Options:
  A) salvation
  B) dedication
  C) kindness
  D) equality
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1894: Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.The army officer said that more _____ would be needed to prosecute the war? Options:
  A) guerrilas
  B) guerrillas
  C) geurrilas
  D) geurrillas
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1895:

  This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  How many girls were allocated to a room in the hostel?

  Options:
  A) five
  B) four
  C) three
  D) two
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1896: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. As a student, Isa tied communal living for a few years. Options:
  A) Private.
  B) Collective.
  C) General.
  D) Shared.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1897:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  Many mines protested against the order to march into the coal pits

  Options:
  A) strut
  B) amble
  C) trudge
  D) ramble
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1898:

  Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence.

  Hundreds of used items will go under the hammer during the weekend?

  Options:
  A) Unserviceable goods will be publicly destroyed at the weekend
  B) Impounded household items will be sold to the public before the weekend
  C) Damage items will be sold next weekend
  D) Many old items will be auctioned this weekend
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1899:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks .

  One of the most difficult and confusing aspect of English language is its spelling system. There is often ….16…. [A. discrepancy B. discord C. a similarity D. concord] between the punctuation of a word and its spelling. One cannot always tell how to spell a word ….17…. [A. throughout B. by C. as to D. as from] its pronunciation.

  In order to understand the peculiarity of English spelling ….18….[A. difficulty B. confusion C. system D. code], it is good to know something about the history of the language. First, it is helpful to realize that English was originally spoken by people who could neither read nor write. While the ….19…. [A. middle-class B. educated C. less enlightened D. uneducated] people spoke English, the literate upper classes spoke French and wrote in Latin, later when English became a ….20…. [A. literary B. romantic C. written D. coded] language, there was no system for spelling its words. Moreover, the first writers of English were French speaking ….21… [A. newscasters B. scribes C. orators D. interpreters] who knew English only slightly: therefore, they carried many French spelling ….22…. [A. habits B. attitudes C. idiosyncrasies D. mannerisms] into English. In addition, these first writers of English, who were used to writing in Latin, often ….23…. [A. inserted B. interjected C. interpolated D. juxtaposed] letters into words even when they were not pronounced because the ….24…. [A. antecedent B. opposing C. corresponding D. synonymous] word in Latin was spelled that way. Finally, the confusion increased when the ….25…. [A. diction B.morphology C. orthography D. pronunciation] of certain words changed while the spelling remained the same.

  In question number 25 choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap Options:
  A) diction
  B) morphology
  C) orthography
  D) pronounciation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1900:

  In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phase in italics.
  The accident victim received a superficial wound from the crash.

  Options:
  A) a serious
  B) a painless
  C) an internal
  D) an external
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  The correct answer is D .