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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 3511:

  Developments in electronic science have transformed the art of record keeping to the modern age. Traditionally, records of events were kept only in people’s minds. It depends very much on the retentive power of the human memory. This was extremely dangerous as people either forgot events wholly or in part or deliberately falsified details to suit their various interests. Interminable arguments were thus order of the day. Even writing which replaced mental recording was not entirely free from these shortcomings as untruths could be written as true either willingly or inadvertently. With the advent of the electronic memory, however these dangers have been largely overcome. Recording on audio and video cassettes now show not what happened, but also who did or said what including how and when

  How many stages of development did the writer mention while discussing the art of record keeping? Options:
  A) two
  B) three
  C) four
  D) five
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3512:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  Men from the agency went into the market in search of unwholesome food items?

  Options:
  A) imported
  B) healthy
  C) banned
  D) uncooked
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3513:

  Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  The protesters, unable to pull down the statue, _____ it form its fixtures?

  Options:
  A) wrenched
  B) pushed
  C) towed
  D) burnt
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3514:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  _____ him around, i would have informed you

  Options:
  A) Had i seen
  B) Have i seen
  C) Should i see
  D) If i saw
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3515:

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

  How i wish i _____ my mother's advice

  Options:
  A) had heeded
  B) have heeded
  C) heed
  D) will heed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3516:

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

  Knowledge of figures of speech as well as of idiom and lexical items ____________ in this section.

  Options:
  A) is tested
  B) have been tested
  C) are tested
  D) were tested
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3517:

  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 3518:

  In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:

  Whilst the thief was _____ the passengers, he kept apologizing for the inconvenience he was causing them

  Options:
  A) robbing
  B) rubbing
  C) robing
  D) rubing
  E) robbed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3519: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.Inspite of her grim situation, the young widow smiled dutifully at the visitor's pleasantries? Options:
  A) unkind comments
  B) sad stories
  C) condolence messages
  D) jocular remarks
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3520:

  Choose from the options the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined?

  Thought?

  Options:
  A) theatre
  B) taught
  C) weather
  D) fate
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  The correct answer is A .