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 3531:

  Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

  The masses are controlled by the whims and caprices of their rulers?

  Options:
  A) wish
  B) parochialism
  C) will power
  D) level-headedness
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3532:

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

  You had better _____ what the doctor recommended this morning

  Options:
  A) done
  B) do
  C) did
  D) be doing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3533:

  choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the letter(s) underlined from the options lettered A-E

  Head

  Options:
  A) bead
  B) red
  C) rear
  D) stir
  E) heel
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3534:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  I _____ to pursue my education?

  Options:
  A) did not chance
  B) did not have the opportunity
  C) was not chanced
  D) was not opportuned
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3535:

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

  All _____ well with Peter

  Options:
  A) are not
  B) have not been
  C) were not
  D) is not
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3536: Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).shoes? Options:
  A) horse
  B) house
  C) loss
  D) reason
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3537:

  Farming is the most important aspect of agriculture that has attracted attention within the last few years. Agriculture has several other aspects like fishery, livestock and poultry. All these are also important in that they have to do with the production of food items which human beings consume for survival.

  In many parts of world today, farming has been regarded as the mainstay of the economy. Crops such as cocoa, rubber and cotton have been produced in such commercial quantity that they are sold to other countries. Some countries have a better comparative advantage in producing certain farm crops than other countries. In these other countries, there is the need to spend a lot of money on agriculture, particularly farming. Most farmers use outmoded tools. A lot of them have no place to store their crops, most of which are always destroyed by insects and pests before harvest time. All these have adverse effects on their productivity.

  The government can do a lot to help farmers. Farmers’ co-operative societies can be encouraged and loans can be made available to farmers through government institutions, like banks and finance corporations. Farmers can be taught how to build good storage structures for their produce. All these and a lot more can help to improve the condition of farming in these countries.

  In order to help improve the state of farming, the government should Options:
  A) give all farmers enough money to work with
  B) sell enoughfertilizer to all farmers
  C) find ways of financing and modernizing the farming syster
  D) help farmers with the storage of their crops
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3538:

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

  The schoolboy screamed loudly when he saw a snake …. looked terrifying.

  Options:
  A) It
  B) Who
  C) And
  D) He
  E) Which
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 3539: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What is Salma's surname?

  Options:
  A) Mohammed
  B) Muhammed
  C) Moshood
  D) Moshud
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3540:

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

  His chances in the games _____ seriously jeopardized?

  Options:
  A) have been
  B) has been
  C) have being
  D) has being
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  The correct answer is A .