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

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• Question 3481:

  The words in capital letters has emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the sentence relates.

  The President SPOKE to the press.

  Options:
  A) Did the president write to the press?
  B) Did the President speak to the press ?
  C) Who spoke to the press?
  D) Are these the pressmen that the President spoke to?
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3482:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

  The boss made a clean sweep of all old hands in the office

  Options:
  A) completely got rid
  B) cleanly swept the office
  C) made a quick change
  D) made an adjustment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3483:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :

  He heard the loud noise of the huge air-raid siren

  Options:
  A) buzz
  B) crack
  C) rumble
  D) whistle
  E) wail
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 3484:

  In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

  Ator led a dog's life for twenty years he stayed in the United Kingdom

  Options:
  A) lived a dirty life
  B) was promiscuous
  C) was domesticated
  D) led an unhappy and troubled life
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3485:

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

  It was a blind alley. I could not walk any _____

  Options:
  A) Far
  B) Farthest
  C) Furthest
  D) Farther
  E) Further
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 3486: fill in the blank space in the following sentence making use of the best of the five options: I am not attending ...is my wife. Options:
  A) whereas
  B) neither
  C) either
  D) but
  E) since
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3487:

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

  Garba acquiesced _____ their decision.

  Options:
  A) for
  B) on
  C) in
  D) by
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3488:

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

  My mother has refused to come to live in Lagos because she prefers the tranquil life in the village to the hurly burly of the city.

  Options:
  A) free
  B) properous
  C) peaceful
  D) decent
  E) happy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3489:

  The passage below has gas numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options re provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  Ofala is a festival that is celebrated in virtually every Igbo community in Nigeria. It is the king’s own festival during which he shows himself to his people, many of whom have probably not ….16…. [A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid] eyes on him for a long time. The morning of the Ofala sees large crowds ….17…. [A. were gathered B. gather C. to be gathering D. gathers] in the palace arena. Suddenly a cannon ….18…. [A. booms B. shoots C. knocks D. bangs] repeatedly. Rich …. 19 …. [A vibration B gyration C explosion D percussion] from the royal musicians fills the air. The Igwe emerges like the rising sun ….20…. [A royally B resplendent C dazzled D surrounded] in white –bordered gold and black robes. The Igwe then begins the….21…. [A traditional B social C royal D cultural] dance with his wife. Followed by his entourage, he dances round the arena ….22…. [A from the cheers B at the cheer C with the cheers D to the cheers] and praises of the crowd. Finally, the Igwe takes his seat and his person begins to ….23…. [A pay their respects B Spray him with gifts C observe his steps D pay their tolls]. ‘Igweee! You will live long ….24…. [A t the throne B on the throne C by the throne D in the throne],’ they declare, bowing respectfully before him. The Igwe….25…. [A answers B responds C acknowledges D replies] their homage by touching their backs with the royal fly whisk. Exhausted, the Igwe rises. ‘Igweeee,’ the crowd hails. He waves his fly whisk for the last time and heads straight back to the palace with his entourage.

  In question number 17 above choose the best option from letters A - D that best complete the gap Options:
  A) were gathered
  B) gather
  C) to be gathering
  D) gathers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3490:

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

  I have been trying to locate you _____

  Options:
  A) since five days
  B) five days now
  C) since five days now
  D) for five days
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  The correct answer is D .