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

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• Question 1981:

  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.

  Owl

  Options:
  A) bowl
  B) tow
  C) howl
  D) route
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1982: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The Governor parried all the questions put to him by the journalist? Options:
  A) The governor answered all the questions brilliantly
  B) The Governor evaded all the questions
  C) The Governor failed all the questions
  D) The Governor mastered all the questions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1983: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Who often says " what you teach a child is like writing on a rock and when dried, it would be difficult to erase"

  Options:
  A) Ummi
  B) Omar
  C) Ummi's Grandmother
  D) Salma's grandmother
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1984:

  Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

  In the match against the uplanders team, the sub mariners turned out to be the dark horse

  Options:
  A) played most brilliantly
  B) played below their usual form
  C) won unexpectedly
  D) lost as expected
  E) won as expected
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1985:

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

  You can go on; I …. what you are saying.

  Options:
  A) Am understanding
  B) May be understanding
  C) Was understanding
  D) Will be understanding
  E) Understand
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1986:

  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.

  Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].

  Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.

  Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

  In question number 18 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) customs
  B) companies
  C) trade-zones
  D) variations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1987: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Which of the following course doesSalma find very difficult?

  Options:
  A) Moral Philosophy
  B) Use of English
  C) Special education
  D) Philosophy and Logic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1988:

  Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket

  Band[a]ge

  Options:
  A) kite
  B) says
  C) cacophony
  D) cage
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1989: Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.The team Manger told us that the race could only be won by the _____? Options:
  A) flat-footed
  B) bare-footed
  C) switf-footed
  D) fore-footed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1990:

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

  General Murtala Mohammed excelled in deeds of prowess

  Options:
  A) warfare
  B) politics
  C) courage
  D) eloquence
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  The correct answer is C .