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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 2361:

  For these questions, choose the option that have same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter (s) underlined:

  Door

  Options:
  A) food
  B) cough
  C) sure
  D) board
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2362:

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

  The patient was _____ by a group of surgeons last week?

  Options:
  A) operated on
  B) operated
  C) operated for
  D) operated with
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2363:

  In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:

  After the team had concede two goals, their enthusiasm _____

  Options:
  A) was beginning to wane
  B) was waning
  C) began to wane
  D) had begun to wane
  E) had ben waning
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2364: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The men were lardy in offering help? Options:
  A) brave
  B) generous
  C) slow
  D) quick
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2365:

  In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:

  If you keep playing with this door handle, it will get _____

  Options:
  A) loose
  B) lose
  C) lost
  D) lossing
  E) loosed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2366:

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

  You don't like Mathematics, _____ you?

  Options:
  A) do
  B) don't
  C) can't
  D) can
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2367: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Which of the following character dies while giving birth to her son?

  Options:
  A) Salma
  B) Talle's mother
  C) Ada
  D) Tomiwa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2368:

  As a candidate for this examination, you are being examined on one type of this paper, namely Type A, Type B, Type E and Type K.

  The reason for the popularity and acceptance of the leaves of fluted pumpkin in various parts of the country is largely well understood. Consumers of the leaves have grown owing to the claim that the leaf is a blood-boosting vegetable and a delicacy in the preparation of various dishes including local Nigerian soups. That is the much that many consumers know of this vegetable. The growing consumption has also meant that growers of the vegetable have been under increased pressure to keep up the supply. This has translated into more income for vegetable garden owners.

  Beyond the leaves lies the giant pod with scores of seeds that have proved to be a rich source of several nutrients required by the body. It is a sweet, nutty, flat, cream-coloured seed with a chewy texture. At the tender stage, the pod can be broken pen to clean the seed before boiling in water till cooked. Another option is to roast the seed that produces a pleasant flavor

  The use of pumpkin seed has increased since it has been found effective in treating prostate enlargement in men. The fact that pumpkin seeds serve as a good source of zinc makes them doubly well-suited for this role as a prostrate protector, since zinc is a mineral also used by healthcare workers to help reduce prostrate size. The healing properties of pumpkin seeds have also been recently investigated with respect to arthritis. Studies have shown that the addition pumpkin seeds to diet compares favourably with conventional drugs in reducing inflammatory symptoms. Apart from enhancing prostrate health, another reason for older men to make zinc-rich food such as pumpkin seeds a regular part of their diet is maintaining bone mineral density.

  the expression The addition of pumpkin seed to diet compares favourably with conventional drugs in reducing inflammatory symptoms implies that they Options:
  A) Are as good as conventional drugs
  B) Are better than conventional drugs
  C) Are more favoured than conventional drugs
  D) Taste better than conventional drugs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2369:

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

  Aisha impelled to the party.

  Options:
  A) compelled
  B) accompained
  C) authority
  D) finance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2370:

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

  The chairman's daughter's laughter was with no _____ to ridicule the applicant

  Options:
  A) intention
  B) intend
  C) intendment
  D) intent
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  The correct answer is D .