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 2411: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Teachers of music believes in its therap.eutic effect? Options:
  A) healing
  B) sound
  C) lyrical
  D) rhythmic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2412: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The boxer fizzled out just in the sixth round? Options:
  A) knocked out his opponent
  B) showed off his talents
  C) became tired out fought on sppiritedly
  D) surrendered rather disappointingly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2413:

  Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

  When the man was caught by police he presented a bold front

  Options:
  A) he attacked the policemen boldly
  B) he walked up to the policemen
  C) he faced the situation with apparent boldness
  D) he bravely attempted to give them a present
  E) he frowned at them in a defiant manner
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2414:

  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 .

  One of the most difficult and confusing aspect of English language is its spelling system. There is often ….16…. [A. discrepancy B. discord C. a similarity D. concord] between the punctuation of a word and its spelling. One cannot always tell how to spell a word ….17…. [A. throughout B. by C. as to D. as from] its pronunciation.

  In order to understand the peculiarity of English spelling ….18….[A. difficulty B. confusion C. system D. code], it is good to know something about the history of the language. First, it is helpful to realize that English was originally spoken by people who could neither read nor write. While the ….19…. [A. middle-class B. educated C. less enlightened D. uneducated] people spoke English, the literate upper classes spoke French and wrote in Latin, later when English became a ….20…. [A. literary B. romantic C. written D. coded] language, there was no system for spelling its words. Moreover, the first writers of English were French speaking ….21… [A. newscasters B. scribes C. orators D. interpreters] who knew English only slightly: therefore, they carried many French spelling ….22…. [A. habits B. attitudes C. idiosyncrasies D. mannerisms] into English. In addition, these first writers of English, who were used to writing in Latin, often ….23…. [A. inserted B. interjected C. interpolated D. juxtaposed] letters into words even when they were not pronounced because the ….24…. [A. antecedent B. opposing C. corresponding D. synonymous] word in Latin was spelled that way. Finally, the confusion increased when the ….25…. [A. diction B.morphology C. orthography D. pronunciation] of certain words changed while the spelling remained the same.

  In question number 23 choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap Options:
  A) inserted
  B) interjected
  C) interpolated
  D) juxtaposed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2415:

  This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel.

  In Lafayette, before a stranger is hosted or accommodated, permission must be requested and granted by_______

  Options:
  A) the Hakimi
  B) the high priest
  C) the governor
  D) community oracle
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2416:

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

  I think i'll like to reiterate the points earlier made.

  Options:
  A) withdraw
  B) change
  C) challenge
  D) repeat
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2417: In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The demonstrators have refused to call off their action Options:
  A) consolidate
  B) start
  C) resume
  D) end
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2418:

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

  My mother had _______ the fire wood before it began to rain.

  Options:
  A) split
  B) splited
  C) splitted
  D) splitting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2419:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters or letters underlined.

  Purse

  Options:
  A) journey
  B) pays
  C) heart
  D) course
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2420:

  Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :

  The president of our club has sent his regrets. He may be unable to attend the next meeting.

  Options:
  A) Confusion
  B) Explanations
  C) Anxieties
  D) Unhappiness
  E) Apologies
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  The correct answer is E .