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

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• Question 2251:

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

  He boasts so much about his high scores and he _____ at the efforts of others?

  Options:
  A) scorns
  B) sneers
  C) grins
  D) smilies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2252:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):

  If had been told of the matter earlier, i _____ there so late

  Options:
  A) would not go
  B) should not go
  C) will not have gone
  D) would not have gone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2253:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.

  Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].

  Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.

  Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

  In question number 18 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) customs
  B) companies
  C) trade-zones
  D) variations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2254: Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).You may not have heard the last word on the matter _____ ? Options:
  A) may you have
  B) haven't you
  C) have you
  D) mayn't have you
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2255:

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

  Our school prefect is too officious and we all hate him because of his behaviour.

  Options:
  A) efficient
  B) efficacious
  C) over-zealous
  D) active
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2256:

  Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  'Agoshito is a callow youth', said the teacher.

  Options:
  A) an ignorant
  B) an experienced
  C) an idel
  D) an organized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2257: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.I shall work hard so that i can _____ a distinction in English? Options:
  A) secure
  B) make
  C) receive
  D) grab
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2258:

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

  After the war, the victors became increasingly vindictive?

  Options:
  A) Vengeful attacks were incessantly carried out on those who lost war
  B) Friendly measures were taken to heal the wounds
  C) Repreesive measures were taken against those who lost the war
  D) Those who won the war became treacherous
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2259: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).The noise of the fans unnerved the star player? Options:
  A) refreshed
  B) confused
  C) helped
  D) calmed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2260:

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

  When the cashier told him to join the queue, he considered it _____ his dignity?

  Options:
  A) a drawback to
  B) an affront on
  C) withdrawal from
  D) a strain on
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  The correct answer is B .