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

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• Question 2151: Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence.The politician was pilloried by the press for his inflammatory remarks? Options:
  A) The politician was snubbed by the press for his remarks
  B) The politician was criticized by the press for his remarks
  C) The politician was closely questioned by the press for his remarks
  D) The politician was ridiculed by the press for his remarks
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2152:

  In 1968 Nigeria was the world biggest producer of groundnuts (averaging 712,600 tonnes a year), the second producer of cocoa (203, 600 tonnes) after Ghana, the fourth producer of tin (13,264 tonnes) and the biggest producer of columbite. Oil palm, growing wild and in plantation in the south, supplied half the world’s export of palm kernels (407, 200 tonnes) and seventy per cent of the world’s export of palm oil (152, 700tonnes). Nigeria forests covered some 310, 800 square kilometres and produced about 1.132 million cubic metres of timber a year, for export as logs, sawn timber or plywood sheets. Rubber was grown by peasant farmers and, increasingly in plantation; and was partially processed in local factories. The ancient livestock industry of the north still supplies the whole country. About a million cattle are slaughtered annually, and the trade is now being modernized and expanded. As a by-product of the type of skin inaccurately called ‘Moroccan leather’ comes from Nigeria.

  Select the statement supported by the passage Options:
  A) Ghana produced more cocoa than Nigeria
  B) oil palm and timber were Nigeria's most important export
  C) the most important industry in Nigeria was the livestock industry
  D) Nigerian forests covered 310, 800 square kilometres and produced about 1.132 million cubic metres of timber a year
  E) oil palm and rubber trees are always grown in plantations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2153:

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

  The situation has deteriorated sharply and relations between the two countries may soon be _____

  Options:
  A) removed
  B) broken
  C) withdrawn
  D) eliminated
  E) deferred
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2154:

  Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).

  We saw you earlier but we could not stop you because we did not know __________.

  Options:
  A) Where you were going.
  B) Where you are going
  C) Where are you going.
  D) Where were you going.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2155:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  Instead of _____, she lied?

  Options:
  A) pleading
  B) her to plead
  C) her pleading
  D) plead
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2156:

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

  I have not seen my housemaster _____ the beginning of this session

  Options:
  A) from
  B) in
  C) for
  D) at
  E) since
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2157:

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

  The agency has sworn to deal with all the apostles of confederation?

  Options:
  A) opponents
  B) apostates
  C) proponents
  D) protagonists
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2158: Choose the option that best complete the gap. The woman refused to testify ______ her husband. Options:
  A) From.
  B) In.
  C) At.
  D) Against.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2159:

  Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s):

  The delegates were given _____ .

  Options:
  A) a two hour break
  B) a two-hour break
  C) a two-hours break
  D) a two hours break
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2160:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap.

  I'll find time for my _________ when I get _________with this difficult assignment.

  Options:
  A) past-time/over
  B) pass-time/over
  C) passtime/through
  D) pastime/through
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  The correct answer is D .