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

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• Question 2001:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  Capitalism is an economic system which is founded on the principle of free enterprise and the private ownership of the means of production and distribution. The - 11 – [A. protagonists B. antagonists C. determiners D. attorneys] of capitalism claim that its essential characteristic is economic - 12- [A. exploitation B. manipulation C. manoeuvring D. freedom]. The producer is free to produce whatever goods he – 13 - [A. sells B. buys C. fancies D. manufactures]. but the - 14 – [ A. customer B. consumer C. controller D. marketer]. is equally free to buy what he wants. There is a market mechanism under this system, which brings the producer and consumer together and tends to equate the supplies of the one to the demands of the other, and -15 – [A. neutralize B. harmonize C. settle D. decide] the whims and caprice of both. It is this same - 16 – [A. market B. controlling C. operational D. production] mechanism which determines what prices the consumers pay to the producers, as what share of the total - 17- [ A. dividends B. interest C. output D. profit], in cash or kind, goes to each of the four recognized -18 – [ A. managers B. agents C. methods D. factors] of production – land, labour capital and organization. It is further claimed for this system that every person is capable of watching his or her own interest, and that whatever injustice is done by the - 19 – [A. pricing B. operations C. managers D. buyers and sellers] of the market mechanism, this mechanism tends to bring about a state of - 20 – [ A. conflict B. equidistance C. equilibrium D. opprobrium] between the producers and the consumers.

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  In the gap numbered 19 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) pricing
  B) operations
  C) managers
  D) buyers and sellers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2002:

  Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

  call

  Options:
  A) dull
  B) slate
  C) wall
  D) quail
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2003:

  Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.

  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 C .
• Question 2004:

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

  The discussion became animated

  Options:
  A) specialized
  B) lively
  C) intellectual
  D) unruly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2005:

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

  Chike, who plays in the first eleven, is an expert …. dribbling

  Options:
  A) For
  B) By
  C) At
  D) With
  E) On
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2006:

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

  Many a man _____ done without milk in _____ tea these days

  Options:
  A) had/their
  B) has/his
  C) have/their
  D) had/his
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2007: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).It is inconceivable that the rat devoured the cat? Options:
  A) contestable
  B) incomprehensible
  C) credible
  D) unimaginable
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2008:

  Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

  Will they sign any contracts at the Fair? They will not only sign the contracts but a lot of goods _____ as well

  Options:
  A) will buy
  B) to buy
  C) they buy
  D) they bought
  E) will be bought
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2009:

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

  They attacked all regulations designed to emasculate student militancy?

  Options:
  A) condone
  B) isolate
  C) punish
  D) strenghten
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2010:

  In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:

  He was _____ he had no time to eat

  Options:
  A) so busy that
  B) very busy
  C) very busy that
  D) too busy that
  E) busy that
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  The correct answer is A .