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

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• Question 2901:

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

  _____ to help him, being the only person in the vicinity.

  Options:
  A) it was not possible
  B) There was no one
  C) He had no nobody
  D) No person was around
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2902:

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

  He looked _____ everyone in authority as an enemy

  Options:
  A) on
  B) at
  C) in
  D) about
  E) against
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2903:

  Fill in the gap with the option that best completes the sentence.

  It was _____ who killed the goat.

  Options:
  A) his
  B) him
  C) he
  D) us
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2904:

  This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.

  If you have not behold your chi in his stark nakedness, be prepared to do so as soon as you set foot in that man's house. Form the except above, whose house we being referred to ?

  Options:
  A) Teacher Zaccheus
  B) Mazi Okeke
  C) Mazi Laza
  D) Mazi Nwokike
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2905:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  The man would not withdraw what he had said?

  Options:
  A) take back
  B) take out
  C) take away
  D) take from
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2906: Fill in the gaps with the appropriate option(s)The judge did not grant the request that the witness should_____________ Options:
  A) be present in person
  B) be represented by a counsel
  C) not appear at all
  D) answer questions by phone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2907:

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

  'Be that as _____ we are determined to get to the root of the matter!' shouted the officer

  Options:
  A) you like
  B) it may
  C) it would
  D) it might
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2908:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  Kaltume crouched over the papers on her desk.

  Options:
  A) wrote on
  B) stood on
  C) walked over
  D) bent over
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2909:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  Sola's car is badly damaged; he has to look for an expert mechanic to fix it.

  Options:
  A) uneducated
  B) amateurish
  C) awkward
  D) unscientific
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2910:

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

  Aggrieved persons are free to seek _____ in the court of law?

  Options:
  A) reparation
  B) redress
  C) consolation
  D) acquittal
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  The correct answer is B .