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

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• Question 2631:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  Do this job while I am away, but take your time?

  Options:
  A) be careful
  B) be through
  C) be fast
  D) don't be in a hurry
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2632:

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

  His many years of success in legal practice, _______didn't come without challenges.

  Options:
  A) indeed
  B) but
  C) inspite of it all
  D) however
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2633: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).The high cost of living these days calls for a lot of frugality? Options:
  A) extravagance
  B) economy
  C) recklessness
  D) prudence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2634: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Options:
  A) original
  B) deplorable
  C) ability
  D) revolution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2635:

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

    Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ……..16……..[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ……..17……..[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ……18…..[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is …….19……[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with……..20……[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is ………21…….[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for …….22…..[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].

    The printed ……..23……[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ……..24……[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ……..25……[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 24 in the above passage Options:
  A) complementory
  B) complimentary
  C) acknowlegdement
  D) sample
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2636: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.Tade became timorous when she was asked to give the valedictory speech? Options:
  A) excited
  B) nervous
  C) aggressive
  D) happy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2637:

  Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

  I am travelling by the 6:30 train tomorrow morning. Will you _____ me _____ ?

  Options:
  A) see/off
  B) look/up
  C) take/down
  D) see/to
  E) put/up
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2638:

  For this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the question.

  The retired army officer did a yeoman's service to the nation.

  Options:
  A) His activity brought disrepute to the nation
  B) His service to the nation was not exemplary
  C) He was showered with the responsibilty of the yeoman
  D) He was very loyal to the nation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2639:

  The coach has asked the Bright Rangers to be paid their --6-- salaries and --7-- so as to --8-- them to victory against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Saturday'sall-importantCAF Champions League Match. Bright Rangers are the third in group B with four points --9-- many matches and need to --10-- defeat at second-placed Al - Ahly to stay in the --11-- for a place in the semi-final of Africa's most prestigious club competition. The Coach told MTN Football.com that the team would be better motivated if they at leastreceive their August salaries before the Al-Ahly --12--. We have to make sure that they are paid their salaries --13-- so that they can play the game of their lives. The government has done very well, but it will be a big morale --14-- to get paid for them to go out there and play. The Coach informed MTN Football.com that the Bright Rangers plan to employ the counter --15-- to get a result in Cario.

  --7--

  Options:
  A) match wages
  B) match fees
  C) match bonuses
  D) match payments
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2640:

  After so many trials, the experiment __________

  Options:
  A) paid up
  B) paid for
  C) paid out
  D) paid off
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  The correct answer is D .