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

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• Question 1941: In this question, choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined.
  When the chips are down, will know those who have the courage to stand Options:
  A) when we get to a crisis point
  B) in the final analysis
  C) when the blocks are lowered
  D) when we get to the end of the road
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1942:

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

  Until he lost the election, agbo _____ to be Student Union president?

  Options:
  A) had been hoping
  B) has been hoping
  C) would have hoped
  D) has hoped
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1943:

  From the list of words in A to D, choose one that best describes the sentence.
  James and Henry were at daggers drawn when I knew them. This means that they

  Options:
  A) were always angry with each other
  B) always wore daggers
  C) were good at drawing daggers
  D) were fighting everybody
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1944:

  From the list of words or group of wordslettered A to D, choose the one that is mostnearest opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words and that will, at the same time correctly fill in the gap in the sentence.

  The exotic bird looked resplendent; its bright plumage contrasted with the rather _________ undergrowth

  Options:
  A) immobile
  B) foreign
  C) bright
  D) drab
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1945:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  Many people believe that nuclear power will solve our energy problems _____ , this has not been proved to be true

  Options:
  A) Indeed
  B) But
  C) However
  D) On the contrary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1946:

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

  The armed robbers stabbed the driver …. the back

  Options:
  A) In
  B) On
  C) At
  D) Inside
  E) By
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1947:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.

  Phone

  Options:
  A) frown
  B) grown
  C) gown
  D) brown
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1948:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  Because of his _______ nature Ayo was tricked out of his wristwatch?

  Options:
  A) kind
  B) pliable
  C) uncompromising
  D) uncalculating
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1949:

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

  Measles _____ no longer impossible to manage these days

  Options:
  A) is
  B) are
  C) were
  D) was
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1950:

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

  The perfect reeled off the names of all the students who broke the library?

  Options:
  A) The perfect gave a disjointed list of the students in the law library
  B) The perfect omitted the names of the students who broke into the law library
  C) The perfect submitted a complete list of the students who stole library books
  D) The perfect gave an accurate list of the students who disobeyed library regulations
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  The correct answer is C .