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

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• Question 2241:

  The Save the Children Fund (SCF) was first started in London on 19th May, 1919 by an English woman named Miss Jebb. It is now a worldwide organization, dedicated to helping needy children everywhere. The SCF of Malawi was formed in 1953, under the patronage of His Excellency the Life President Ngawazi Dr. H. Kamuzi Banda. “Our job in Malawi is to give those unfortunate children the rights that are deprived of through no fault of theirs. These are internationally recognized as the ten rights of children and includes protection, care, food and accommodation, and relief, a spokesman for the Fund explained.

  One of those who benefited from the help of the Fund is Samuel Mpetechula, a graduate of Chancellor. His sponsorship started in 1967. The SCF of Malawi found him sponsors. They were Mr. and Mrs. Sutton of Australia who paid is school fees and continued to help him financially throughout his University education. Mr. Mpetechula said, ‘They even built a house for me at home and looked after my family while I was a student. They were really helpful to me, and the thought that there were these sponsors caring, for me from thousands of kilometres away from here was an encouragement for me to work hard at college.

  Another important function of the work of the SCF is in the field of nutrition. With the help of the Australian Government, the SCF established two nutrition rehabilitation centres for children; one at Mpemba and another in Mulanje’. The object of the Centre’s, explained Mr. Petre Chimbe, the Executive Secretary of the Fund, ‘is to combat malnutrition in children, by giving them the proper food’ .

  In Malawi, the 'Save the Children Fund' was formed Options:
  A) by an English woman named Miss Jebb in 1919
  B) in 1919 under the patronage of His Excellency the Life President Ngawazi Dr. H. Kamuzi Banda
  C) under the patronage of His Excellency the Life President Ngawazi Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda in 1953
  D) in 1953 by a group od social workers headed by Dr. Mbagunda E.
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2242:

  Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  I was one of those who actively believe in his development programmes?

  Options:
  A) I was part of those who renounced the programmes
  B) I was the originator of the programmes
  C) I was one of the people who embraced the programmes
  D) I was one of the great number who developed his programmes actively
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2243: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. My niece has an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories. Options:
  A) An inextinguishable.
  B) A spurious.
  C) An illegitimate.
  D) A reduced.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2244:

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

  My friend is well off nowadays.

  Options:
  A) My friend is financially sound
  B) My friend is well known to people
  C) My fiend is now well
  D) My friend has lost focus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2245:

  Identify the option with a different stress pattern

  Options:
  A) reservoir
  B) contribute
  C) importance
  D) deposit
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2246:

  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 .
• Question 2247:

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

  Bankole was a man given to much wine

  Options:
  A) pushed to
  B) taken over by
  C) addicted to
  D) forced to
  E) afflicted by
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2248:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined below.

  Pin

  Options:
  A) Psychology
  B) Pneumonia
  C) Pseudonym
  D) Pragmatic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2249:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

  The students received a mild reproof from the teacher.

  Options:
  A) exhortation
  B) opposition
  C) commendation
  D) appropriation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2250:

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

  Despite all preparations, the wedding did not _____ ?

  Options:
  A) come along
  B) come by
  C) come on
  D) come off
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  The correct answer is D .