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

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• Question 2111: Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as given word.EDUCATION? Options:
  A) duplicity
  B) economics
  C) elaborate
  D) conjectural
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2112:

  This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  How much did Tomiwa give her roommates?

  Options:
  A) Five thousand naira
  B) Ten thousand Naira
  C) Fifteen thousand Naira
  D) Twenty thousand naira
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2113:

  Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:

  For all he cared, his parent might have been dead for years

  Options:
  A) although concern about his parent,he had been unable to find out if they were alive
  B) He cared for no one except his parents, and it was possible that they had died long before
  C) he did not care whether his parents were alive or had died long before
  D) He was concerned about everyone not just his parents, who might have died long before
  E) He cared very much for his parents even though they were dead
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2114:

  In 1951, the Government decided to start a Pottery Training Centre where new and more advantaged technical methods, especially glazing, could be taught. The centre was intended to serve the whole of the defunct Northern Region, and there were several reasons for choosing Abuja . The first was the excellence of the traditional pottery made in the Emirate. Secondly, firewood is plentiful; this is a most important consideration, because in the making of glazed pottery, more firewood than clay is required. Thirdly, there are good clays, and good local sources for the raw materials needed for the glazes. Fourthly, water, which is another important raw material, is plentiful. Finally, Abuja is in a central position for the whole region and is a town where learners from many different parts can find a congenial temporary home, and where the Emir and his Council are actively interested in the project.

  Nearly all the making is done by a process called throwing;, so called because the lumps of clay are thrown the potter onto a wheel-head. They are weigh out so that each pot will be roughly the same size; for example, for making pint-sized jugs, the lumps of clay will be one and a half kilogrammes. The potter sits on the saddle of the wheel and spins it by pushing a pedal with his left foot. He has a bowl of water, a loofah, a bamboo knife, a pointed stick or porcupine quill, a wooden-smoothing tool which potters call a rib, and a piece of wire-like object that is used for wedging. He makes the wheel-heal slightly damp, and throws the lumps into the middle. The first work is to force the lump to the centre, then he presses his thumb into the middle of the lump, using water to keep it slippery. When the bottom is of the right thickness, he begins to draw up the walls until they are of the right height. Then he shapes the belly and shoulder of the pot. He trims off any waste clay. In this way, a small and medium-sized pot can be made quickly and accurately.

  Adapted from Robert, J.M.E and Smith, L.E.M (1978) Testing English language, AUP

  The words congenial, as used in the passage, means Options:
  A) precise
  B) similar
  C) nice
  D) congested
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2115:

  Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :

  Had he known he _____ away

  Options:
  A) will go
  B) will be going
  C) would have gone
  D) may be going
  E) is going
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2116:

  Fill in the gap with the option that best completes the sentence.

  I have always found that it is helpful to have a few wise and trusted people to ________ you can turn for information and advice.

  Options:
  A) whom
  B) who
  C) whose
  D) that
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2117:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  I am surprised to learn that Badmus is an agnostic?

  Options:
  A) someone that believes in God
  B) some one who antagonizes God
  C) someone who is nonchalant about the existence of God
  D) someone who does not believe in the existence of God
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2118: Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the the underlined letter(s).potable Options:
  A) paw
  B) pot
  C) port
  D) post
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2119:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  His horrible high-pitched laugh _____ on my nerves

  Options:
  A) jags
  B) jabs
  C) jams
  D) jars
  E) jeers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2120:

  Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  One _____ be too careful these days; times are uncertain and walls have ears?

  Options:
  A) can't
  B) shoudn't
  C) need not
  D) dares not
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  The correct answer is A .