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

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• Question 2971:

  From the options, choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word:

  He is quite an outspoken young man but his father is ________.

  Options:
  A) humorous
  B) sober
  C) taciturn
  D) silent
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2972:

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

  ______ he switches on the light, the shadow disappears?

  Options:
  A) Whenever
  B) Expect
  C) Since
  D) Until
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2973:

  Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).

  We saw you earlier but we could not stop you because we did not know __________.

  Options:
  A) Where you were going.
  B) Where you are going
  C) Where are you going.
  D) Where were you going.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2974:

  Choose the the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

  The girl DANCED in the village square.

  Options:
  A) Who danced in the village square?
  B) Is this the billage square where the girl dance?
  C) Did the girl dance inthe village square
  D) Did the the girl sing in the village square
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2975:

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

  He is bound to expose himself by his nefarious activities?

  Options:
  A) kind
  B) disreputable
  C) despicable
  D) nocturnal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2976: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.Adamu's father a key figure in that ministry? Options:
  A) The ministry trusts Adamu's fatheras a central figure
  B) Adamu's father as a figurehead in the ministry
  C) Adamu's father's position is essential in the ministry
  D) Adamu's father keeps the key to the minstry
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2977:

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

  The principal said that he was pleased _____ my effort.

  Options:
  A) on
  B) of
  C) with
  D) about
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2978:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).

  They have tried circumvent the restriction on the importation of the commodities?

  Options:
  A) bypass
  B) confront
  C) oppose
  D) challenge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2979:
  The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  It is business of the scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it and to find if he is able, common……11…..[A. experiment B. instruments C. approaches D. factors] which underlie and account for the facts that he knows. He chooses when he can, the method of the controlled…….12…..[A. respondent B. experiment C. system D. data]. If he wants to find out the effect of light on growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible. Some he stand in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark, all the time keeping all other (temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by keeping other variables……..14……[A. constant B. good C. dark D. natural] and by varying the light only, the effect of light on plants can be clearly seen. This …….15…..[A. research B. method C. tool D. rationale] of using ‘controls’ can be applied to a variety of situation and can be used to find the answers to questions as widely different as ‘must moisture be present if…….16….[A. an alloy B. gold C. bar D. iron] is to rust?’ and which variety of beans give the greatest yield in one……17…..[A. climate B. period C. season D. weather]?

  In the course of his……18…..[A. finding B. queries C. experiment D. inquiries], the scientist may find what he thinks is one common explanation for an increasing number of facts the explanation, if it seems consistently to fit the various facts, is called…….19……[A. an antithesis B. a principle C. a thesis D. a hypothesis]. If this continues to stand the test of numerous experiments and remains unshaken, it becomes a……20…..[A. deduction B. law C. notion D. thesis].

  In question number 12 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) respondent
  B) experiment
  C) system
  D) data
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2980:

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

  Mr and Mrs Akoka were sad and disappointed _____ the performance of their son

  Options:
  A) about
  B) for
  C) at
  D) over
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  The correct answer is C .