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

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• Question 2281:

  Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

  Your approach to the problem is different _____ ours

  Options:
  A) as
  B) like
  C) from
  D) because of
  E) to
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2282:

  In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :

  From 7 a.m to 9 a.m, he _____ hot chocolate, often not having time for his own breakfast

  Options:
  A) is kept busy serving
  B) keeps busy to serve
  C) is busied serving
  D) kept busy to serve
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2283:

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

  Thank you for the party, we really _____

  Options:
  A) enjoyed ourselves
  B) enjoyed
  C) enjoyed very much
  D) enjoyed too much
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2284:

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

  He is really very mean. He _____ not lend me the money I wanted.

  Options:
  A) should
  B) could
  C) would
  D) won't
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2285: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:He works long hour collecting trash to make out a livelihood Options:
  A) try a living
  B) struggle for a living
  C) make a living
  D) carve out a living
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2286: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The president held forth for several minutes on the need for patriotism? Options:
  A) The president was silent for some minutes when patriotism was being discussd
  B) The president whispered a few things about patriotism
  C) The president spent time saying a few things about patriots
  D) The president gave a rather long speech on the importance of patriotism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2287:

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

  He regarded the betrayal of his friend as a stab _____ the back

  Options:
  A) on
  B) at
  C) in
  D) from
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2288:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s):

  One should be careful how _______behaves in public, shouldn't_______?

  Options:
  A) one/one
  B) he/lie
  C) she/one
  D) one/he
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2289:

  In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters . From the options lettered A to D, choose the one which the sentence is the appropriate answer.

  She WORKS at the hospital.

  Options:
  A) Who works at the hospital?
  B) Where does she work?
  C) Does she work at the hospital?
  D) What does she do at the hospital?
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2290:

  Boxing is sometimes called' the noble art of self defence'. According to some people, boxing appeals to the lowest instincts in the ...11... who have come to watch blood flow and their fellow human suffer Boxers who are medically fit appear in the ...12... The referee sometimes allows the...13... to go on for long so that one of the ...14... is reduced to a human punch bag.It may happen that the boxers are not well ...15... one being much stronger than the other, as a result of which he so much...16... his opponent that he wins ...17... Many boxers have suffered permanent brain...18... in the ...19... of punches that have been thrown at them during their ...20...

  Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled [...16...] above. Options:
  A) underrates
  B) overrates
  C) outclassess
  D) outfits
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  The correct answer is C .