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

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• Question 11:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  It was _____ who fought the civil war

  Options:
  A) they
  B) them
  C) those
  D) theirs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 12:

  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 13:

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

  Her problem was exacerbated by the loss of her father.

  Options:
  A) exaggerated
  B) solved
  C) aggravated
  D) infuriated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

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

  The senior had the habit of setting the cat among the pigeon whenever matters concerning his constituency came up for debate

  Options:
  A) illuminating issues that are not clear
  B) monopolizing the discussion
  C) making frequent interruptions in the nature of points of correction
  D) introducing elements of controversy and confusion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 15:
  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.

  With the most profound respect to the members of the senate, I do not think that it is within the competence of that………16…….[A. executive B. judicial C. administrative D. legislative] body to pass a motion to……..17…….[A. enforce B. nullify C. modify D. order] the executive action of the president. The senate is……..18…….[A. a wing B. a portion C. an anchor D. an arm] of the National Assembly. But it is not by itself alone the National Assembly. One can imagine the confusion which would be created if the……..19……..[A. House of Representative B. Judiciary C. National Assembly D. Executive council] were to take a view dramatically opposed to that reflected in the senate resolution. The strongest objection to the action of the senate is passing the resolution is the fact that it constituted itself the………20…… [A. litigant B. defendant C. plaintiff D. attorney] as well as the judge of the constitutionality of the action of the president. The function of the senate is to…….21….. [A. enact B. create C. compose D. annul] laws. But the senate has no authority or…….22…..[A. might B. power C. dynamism D. strength] to control the President in the exercise of his…….23……[A. official B. authoritative C. judicial D. executive] powers. It cannot by a mere resolution or motion give any direction to the president regarding the exercise of his powers or can it undo what the president has done in the executive of those powers. The only way in which the exercise of the powers of the president can be……..24…….[A. modified B. standardized C. regulated D. ordered] is by……..25……[A. an act B. a decree C. a motion D. a bill] of the National Assembly.

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 22 in the above passage Options:
  A) might
  B) power
  C) dynamism
  D) strenght
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 16:

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

  The official had allegedly been bribes?

  Options:
  A) Some people accused the official of taking bribes
  B) The official had been taking bribes without feeling any guilt
  C) It was proved that the official had been taking bribes
  D) The official accused some people of taking bribes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 17: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What is Salma's surname?

  Options:
  A) Mohammed
  B) Muhammed
  C) Moshood
  D) Moshud
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 18:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

  Chant

  Options:
  A) cheat
  B) character
  C) chief
  D) chemistry
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 19:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap.

  I was seriously disappointed when the __________ between the two teams ended in a goalless draw.

  Options:
  A) march
  B) marsh
  C) match
  D) martch
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 20:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

  The shipping company advertised for _____ accountants

  Options:
  A) two young, but highly competent , Nigerian
  B) young, but highly competent, two Nigerian
  C) two Nigerian, young, but highly competent
  D) highly competent, but young, two Nigerian
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  The correct answer is A .