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

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• Question 1951:

  In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:

  The principal remarked that it was the high standard of discipline that was instrumental _____ the high percentage of passes in the school

  Options:
  A) upon
  B) to
  C) with
  D) on
  E) in
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1952:

  Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow it.

  It was summer, early afternoon. Jim ran into the station. The 4.30 train was about to leave. As he ran along the platform he saw a girl just ahead of him. She was young-about his age. He followed her into a carriage and set down opposite her. She took out a magazine and was reading it. He took out a book and pretended to do the same. After a minute he looked up and smiled at her. She didn’t smile back but gave him an encouraging look. Both returned to their reading but this time she was pretending too.

  He found her attractive and wanted to see her again. But how to arrange it? _____ He had an idea. He took an old envelope out of his pocket and wrote the following wrote the following words: ‘Hello! My number is 123-4567 and my name is Jim. I would very much like to see you again. Ring me at nine.

  The train arrived at the terminal. Without looking at the girl, he handed her the envelope or rather threw it at her and jumped off the train.

  When he got home he made himself a cup of coffee and wondered …perhaps she was one those naturally friendly people who smile at everybody. He was listening to the radio when the telephone rang……..it was only Umaru. Nine o’clock arrived, then 9.30- and no telephone call from the girl. Feeling miserable he went to bed early.

  It was a foggy morning. ‘Hello, is that Jim? This is Joan. You……it was two minutes past nine

  He wanted to see the girl again because Options:
  A) it was summer
  B) she was attractive
  C) he wanted to read her magazine
  D) she smiled at him
  E) they had agreed to meet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1953: Choose the option that has a different stress on the first syllable. Options:
  A) intact
  B) integral
  C) negotiate
  D) about
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1954:

  Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:

  If he had left home earlier, he _____ late

  Options:
  A) would not be
  B) would have not be
  C) would not been
  D) would have been not
  E) would not have been
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1955: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).Manu is hard to convince because he is an opinionated person? Options:
  A) an objective
  B) an imperative
  C) a subjective
  D) a discursive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1956:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  He says he _____ find me a job, but will accommodate me?

  Options:
  A) could not
  B) was not able to
  C) is not able to
  D) cannot be able to
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1957:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:

  If people don't want to play the game according to the rule, that is their business

  Options:
  A) their business will suffer
  B) it is not their fault
  C) they should blame others for it
  D) other people will take over their business
  E) they will have themselves to blame
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1958:

  In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:

  The president of club said that he would cross the bridge on getting there

  Options:
  A) He was waiting for an opportunity to take a decision
  B) When he got to the river he would build a bridge across it
  C) He would take a decision at the appropriate time
  D) When he got to the river he would cross at the bridge
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1959:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 – 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  When a mother is afraid that her child would die when it has only a pimple or a slight headache, we speak of anxiety. But if she is afraid when the child has a serious illness, we call her reaction ….16…. [A. hysteria B. xenophobia C. fear D. foolish]. If someone is afraid whenever he stands on a height or when he has to discuss ….17…. [A. workshop B. a seminar C. a topic D. an exercise] he knows well, we call his reaction ….18…. [A. incompetence B. anxiety C. anger D. immaturity]; if someone is afraid when he loses his way high up the mountain during a heavy thunderstorm, we would seek of ….19…. [A trepidation B. ignorance C. depression D. apprehension]. Thus far, we have a simple and near distinction between the two, namely, one is a reaction that is proportionate to the danger one has to face whereas the other is ….20…. [A. an unrelated B. a dissimilar C. an equal D. an unparalleled] reaction to danger or even a reaction to ….21…. [A. imaginary B. unrealistic C. ominous D. unusual] danger. This distinction has one ….22…. [A. direction B. flavor C. flaw D. meaning], however, which is that the decision ….23…. [A as to B. as from C. as in D. as of] whether the reaction is proportionate depends on the average knowledge existing in the particular ….24…. [A. medium B. culture C. feature D. institution]. But, even if that knowledge proclaims a certain attitude to be unfounded, a neurotic will find no difficulty in giving his action a ….25…. [A. rational B. reactional C. proactive D. radical] foundation.

  In question number 21 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the ga.

  Options:
  A) imaginary
  B) unrealistic
  C) ominous
  D) unusual
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1960: Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.Audu fought with his _____. brother? Options:
  A) senior
  B) older
  C) bigger
  D) elder
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  The correct answer is D .