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

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• Question 2171:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  Yesterday in the hall, Ola said that _____ his watch?

  Options:
  A) he had mislaid
  B) he had forgot
  C) he has misplaced
  D) he have lost
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2172:

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

  He went through fire before he qualified as a doctor

  Options:
  A) had a fire accident
  B) made a lot of fire
  C) suffered a lot
  D) underwent some purification
  E) required a lot of fire
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2173:

  Choose the option that has the same consonant sounds as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

  Froze

  Options:
  A) Seizure
  B) Mansion
  C) Based
  D) Houses
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2174:

  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 2175:

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

  Funnily enough, the priest prayed for the robber who shot him

  Options:
  A) Timidly
  B) Unexpectedly
  C) Disappointingly
  D) Fearlessly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2176:

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

  The tennis player surreptitiously swapped rackets after the first set?

  Options:
  A) openly retained
  B) overtly exchanged
  C) quietly surrendered
  D) voilently swung
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2177:

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

  She realized that she was up against stiff competition when a new large department store was opened next to her small provision store

  Options:
  A) next to
  B) standing next
  C) opposed to
  D) faced with
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2178:

  In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  If he were here, it could be more fun.

  Options:
  A) He did not show up and so the occasion lacked much fun
  B) He was expected but did not show up to liven up the occasion
  C) There was no fun because he was not present
  D) He was being expected to supply more fun
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2179:

  Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  Just after ...1..... the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed. The pilot, from the ..2...... activated the emergency sheet to cover the improperly secured left rear ....3.... At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the airplane ....4.... north-east He called the control ....5.... to report the misshaped requested clearance for emergency ....6....The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ....7....to stop on a ....8.... ....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle and were soon perched on the ....10.... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

  to stop on a ...8.....

  Options:
  A) park
  B) field
  C) tarmac
  D) runway
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2180:

  choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D

  Conventional

  Options:
  A) conVENtional
  B) CONventional
  C) convenTIOnal
  D) conventioNAL
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  The correct answer is A .