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

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• Question 3061:

  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 3062:

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

  If he were here, it could be more fun.

  Options:
  A) He did not show up and so the occasion lacked much fun
  B) He was expected but did not show up to liven up the occasion
  C) There was no fun because he was not present
  D) He was being expected to supply more fun
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3063:

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

  My friend and I have been quarrelling since yesterday and we haven't _____ yet?

  Options:
  A) made it out
  B) made out
  C) made it
  D) made it up
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3064:

  The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ...16... twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ...17... is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not ...18... identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more ...19... than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ...20... in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during ...21... it can be difficult to find out why this has ...22... , but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune...23... ,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage ...24... with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ...25... pregnancies such as twins.

  Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007

  Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 19 Options:
  A) painfully
  B) frequently
  C) gradually
  D) commonly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3065:

  Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme.
  laugh

  Options:
  A) life
  B) half
  C) ghost
  D) light
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3066:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:

  Because our representative is immature and biased he takes a jaundiced view of our problem

  Options:
  A) hazy
  B) unclear
  C) prejudiced
  D) bleak
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3067:

  In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :

  Our principal and chairman of the occasion _____ just arrived

  Options:
  A) has
  B) having
  C) have
  D) had
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3068:

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

  Amina lives _____ campus.

  Options:
  A) in the
  B) on
  C) at the
  D) inside
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3069:

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

  The drummers struck their drums with great efforts and the surging crowds of dancers _____ and _____ the grounds around the palace.

  Options:
  A) structed/thumped
  B) kicked/stamped
  C) thumped/licked
  D) stroked/thumped
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3070:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  As luck would have it, the weather brightened almost immediately and after six hours flight we _____ at Heathrow Airport

  Options:
  A) touched down
  B) dropped
  C) came down
  D) flew down
  E) stopped
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  The correct answer is A .