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

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• Question 2451:

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

  Snakes and ladders always _____ me happy these days.

  Options:
  A) makes
  B) make
  C) made
  D) making
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2452:
  Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

  The 2002 World Cup Competition, also called Korea/Japan 2002, kicked off with a match between the defending champions, France, and the Senegalese nation team from African. Nobody had given the Senegalese any chance against the star-studded defending champions but the 1-0 score line in favour of Senegal showed that African football can no longer be taken for granted. .

  This shocking defeat of France had raised Africa’s hopes of going beyond the first round of the tournament. So when the Super Eagles of Nigeria filed out against Argentina on the morning of Sunday, June the second, 2002, many Nigeria football enthusiasts delayed attending church service to watch the match live on television. As expected, the Super Eagles put up strong resistance to the Argentinian challenge and the day would not have ended on a sombre note for Nigerians if the momentum had been sustained throughout the match. .

  The hope of going beyond the first round, though precarious, was very much alive as the Eagles were expected to defeat their next opponents, Sweden and Eagles. But some shortcomings in the Nigerian national team needed to be rectified to brighten their chances against their next opponents. .

  First, the defence needed to be strengthened to prevent the opponents from incessantly terrorizing the goalkeeper. Then the strikers also needed to improve on their lacklustre performance against Argentina, since every Nigerian expected them to overwhelm their next opponents in the opening rounds. Lastly, rather that gamble with unfit players, a more creative use of the reserves would be necessary to smooth the way to the next round. .

  If World Cup debutants, Senegal, could nurse the hope of playing in the knock-out stages of the tournament, then the Eagles should soar instead of being intimidated by big names, for no team is invincible.

  Which of the following captures the writer's suggestion on how the Eagles could improve? Options:
  A) Good coaching, more strikers and more defenders
  B) Better goalkeeping, a better attack and a stronger midfield
  C) Fair officiating, good goalkeeping and fast players
  D) Replacement of injured players, stronger attackers and a rugged defence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2453:

  Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

  Bobrisky is a fashion victim

  Options:
  A) he/she likes fashionable things more than anything else
  B) he/she dresses gorgeously without any fitting
  C) he/she wears low quality dresses of his/her pauperized status
  D) he/she likes things that are indisputably translucent
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2454:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

  The move to expel the chairman was sanctioned by members of the party?

  Options:
  A) unleashed
  B) opposed
  C) supported
  D) initiated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2455: Fill the each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.Modern dancing has become rather scientific and so requires _____? Options:
  A) bizzarre costuming
  B) some choreographic skill
  C) immmense instrumentation
  D) a rapping voice
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2456:

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

  The first graduation ceremony of the university was attended by men from all ______ of life.

  Options:
  A) Works
  B) Areas
  C) Walks
  D) Parts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2457:

  Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

  Obi: Let’s go to the Sport Club Cafeteria. One naira
  per meal is a privilege in this country.
  And God knows that I am too broke to afford
  anything More

  Olu: Got a membership identity card? Don’t forget
  the place is for bona fide members
  only.

  Obi: Forget it. There are other types of
  identity cards, remember. Just flash
  something before the eyes of those men at the
  gate, provided it looks like an identity card.

  Olu: Ee…eh, I see. That is why the place is
  always congested. I don’t think it
  is even worth the trouble. I can’t stand a
  queue.

  Obi: That shouldn’t bother you. You don’t have to
  join the queue. Just walk
  straight to the serving point without fear
  and be sure you shout your
  order.

  Olu: But only V.I.Ps have the right to break
  queues.

  Obi: Sure, but V.I Ps don’t wear badges on their
  faces. Post man, pose. After
  all this is Nigeria

  Olu: You mean there are many impostors here?

  Obi: Certainly, and many people with privileges
  too. If you want to get
  along, you must pose, and to get along
  means getting what you want
  if you choose to term it ‘privileges, it
  suits me. It is all a question of
  semantics.

  The conversation about identity cards suggests that Options:
  A) without an identity card, no one can be allowed to eat in the Sports Club Cafeteria
  B) without an identity card, no one can be allowed into the Sports Club
  C) there is thorough checking of identity cards at the Sports Club gate
  D) bona fidemembers of the Club do not have to carry identity cards
  E) a club member can afford to forget his membership card
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2458:

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

  Whenever I travel abroad, I always bring, on my return, photographs, postcards, and other small items as souvenirs

  Options:
  A) Mementoes
  B) Remembrance
  C) Memorials
  D) Memorables
  E) Property
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2459:

  Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A - E:

  When next i come to see you, you _____ in your new home.

  Options:
  A) are already living
  B) will already be living
  C) will already live
  D) will have lived
  E) have already been living
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2460:

  LEXIS, STRUCTURE AND ORAL FORMS

  In each of this question select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  Usman needs to get his act together if he wants to pass the examination.

  Options:
  A) He needs to organized himself
  B) He needs to be fast when writing the examination
  C) He needs to put on his stage costume
  D) Heneeds to pull all points down in the examination
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  The correct answer is A .