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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 11:

  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.

  I am quite outspoken but my brother is __________

  Options:
  A) dumb
  B) indolent
  C) taciturn
  D) modest
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 12:

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

  I am disappointed …. the ways you conducted yourself at the party.

  Options:
  A) By
  B) For
  C) Due to
  D) At
  E) According to
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 13:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  The rain fell for days _____ ?

  Options:
  A) on ending
  B) at ending
  C) on end
  D) at end
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 14: Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). His supporters railed round him in moments of _____. ? Options:
  A) critism
  B) crisis
  C) acrimony
  D) disilusionment
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 15:

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

  I wanted to avail myself _____ the opportunity of listening to the lecture, but the lecturer failed to turn up

  Options:
  A) with
  B) for
  C) of
  D) at
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 16:

  Nigeria is currently faced with two major problems which necessitate the use of the broadcast media to satisfy the ever-increasing demand for qualitative education in the country. These are population explosion and debilitating mass poverty. Population explosion in the country has greatly increased the need for more schools so much that demand now far outstrips provision of education opportunities, particularly at the post-secondary level. In addition, the Nigerian society is currently handicapped by a crippling economic crisis which has forced many people out of school as a result of growing inability to meet the cost of training, like tuition fees and board charges.

  A way out of these problems lies in the provision of educational opportunities through the use of radio and television broadcast. Only when radio and television are fully utilized for teaching and learning can the foundation be laid for mass education in the country. Besides, using radio and television to transmit educational programmes can cut the cost of education as boarding and tuition will become unnecessary for most beneficiaries. At the moment, many Nigerians are unable to enrol to stay on in school because of the high cost of education and because government is unable to provide the staggering amount needed to finance mass education via the traditional school system.

  Also of importance is the fact that radio and television will offer good opportunities for the standardization of education in the country. At the moment, the best school in terms of facilities and qualified teachers are concentrated in the urban centres to the detriment of the rural areas. This has given rise to imbalance and uneven distribution of qualitative education in the country, so much so that experienced and qualified teachers often reject posting to rural schools, while over-concentration leads to under-utilization of capable hands in urban schools. Since educational broadcasting involves the best brains producing and broadcasting educational materials from one central location and reaching out simultaneously to scattered audience in the rural and urban areas, the quality of educational provision will be made even throughout the country.

  The usual argument against the use of radio and television for teaching is the absence of immediate feedback which is thought to be essential for learning. But this handicap is more than compensated for by the listener’s or watcher’s ability to record and play back as often as he or she likes, any part of the lesson he or she may find confusing or difficult to understand. Besides, support facilities like telephone and postal services may be used to clarify difficulties or answer students’ questions. In addition, since Nigeria is still largely an ornate society, using radio and television for direct teaching will not pose a serious communication problem. A beginning must therefore be made to promote aggressive school broadcast in the country.

  According to the passage, the major advantages of educational broadcasts may be summarized as Options:
  A) mass outreach, reduced costs and equal educational opportunities
  B) mass education, reduced poverty level and qualitative education
  C) mass access to qualitative education and reduction of the cripple economic crisis
  D) increased number of schools, reduced cost of schooling and enhanced mass education
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 17:

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

  The leader has the unstinting support of his party?

  Options:
  A) cautious
  B) uninspiring
  C) unsparing
  D) laudable
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 18: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).After fifty years, he could not find anyone who was contemporary with him at college. Options:
  A) strange to
  B) belonged to
  C) friendly with
  D) contested against
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 19:

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

  John arrived at the airport on time but he could not get _____ the plane

  Options:
  A) into
  B) on
  C) in
  D) to enter
  E) to
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 20:

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

  Sociologists are concerned with the problem of man in _____

  Options:
  A) a society
  B) the society
  C) society
  D) some society
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  The correct answer is B .