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

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• Question 2151:

  Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:

  The hill behind the town was so steep _____

  Options:
  A) that no man could find a foot-hold on
  B) that any man could find a foot-hold on it
  C) for no man to find a foot-hold on
  D) that no man could find a foot-hold on it
  E) for any man to find a foot-hold on
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2152:

  Days passed fast for Ntanya and Teresa. They could hardly notice the land getting brown all over kachawanga again, since neither of them noticed any more the sun come up and go down. Ntanya would work very hard in the field hauling in the last harvest and Teresa would stay at home washing, cooking and waiting, waiting for him to come home. She would cook his meal with extra care and when there was little meat she would only give bits to the children and not even touch it herself but use only the smell to get her food down and reserve the whole chunk for her husband. When Ntanya would come home with sweat on his brows she would put the wooden tray on a stool for him and sit down by him watching him eat with great satisfaction: every bolus that went down Ntanya’s throat would also go down her own throat. When Ntanya would insist on sharing the food with her she would always say she had eaten already no matter how hungry she might be. Ntanya would then eat and drink to his satisfaction and rest a while in the sun after saying ‘Thank you mother’

  Ntanya and Teresa could hardly notice the land getting brown because Options:
  A) they were on their honeymoon
  B) they had just got married
  C) they hardly noticed the sun
  D) the sun did not come up
  E) Etanya worked very hard in the field
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2153:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  Our government is making determined efforts to eradicate illiteracy

  Options:
  A) compulsory
  B) ineffective
  C) innocent
  D) unreliable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2154:

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

  My shoes are worn out; I must see my _____ ?

  Options:
  A) grocer
  B) tanner
  C) cobbler
  D) hosier
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2155:

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

  His cruelty to his mother defies logical explanation?

  Options:
  A) demands
  B) offers
  C) projects
  D) precludes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2156:

  Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

  America is the Mecca of the world

  Options:
  A) America is the commercial garden of the world
  B) America is a beautiful place in the world
  C) America is a place where people like to visit
  D) America accepts assorted races throughout the world
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2157: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: Your reaction underscores the point i was making Options:
  A) reveals
  B) proves wrong
  C) emphasizes
  D) justifies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2158: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.Soyinka's masterful _____of the atmosphere of his childhood helped to make his book, Ake, an ought success? Options:
  A) envocation
  B) invocation
  C) convocation
  D) revocation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2159:

  The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

  Adamu is leaving a CAR behind?

  Options:
  A) who is leaving a car behind?
  B) where is Adamu leaving a car?
  C) what is Adamu leaving behind?
  D) is Adamu drivng the car in front?
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2160:

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

  The prosecutor was accused of obstructing justice?

  Options:
  A) hindering
  B) retarding
  C) impeding
  D) interrupting
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  The correct answer is A .