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

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• Question 3541:

  In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:

  'To put something aside' is to

  Options:
  A) put it by ones side
  B) put it in a side pocket for future use
  C) keep something for some special purpose
  D) keep in safety
  E) protect it
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3542:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

  Curiously, he escape unhurt.

  Options:
  A) interestingly
  B) unsurprisingly
  C) annoyingly
  D) unusually
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3543:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks .

  One of the most difficult and confusing aspect of English language is its spelling system. There is often ….16…. [A. discrepancy B. discord C. a similarity D. concord] between the punctuation of a word and its spelling. One cannot always tell how to spell a word ….17…. [A. throughout B. by C. as to D. as from] its pronunciation.

  In order to understand the peculiarity of English spelling ….18….[A. difficulty B. confusion C. system D. code], it is good to know something about the history of the language. First, it is helpful to realize that English was originally spoken by people who could neither read nor write. While the ….19…. [A. middle-class B. educated C. less enlightened D. uneducated] people spoke English, the literate upper classes spoke French and wrote in Latin, later when English became a ….20…. [A. literary B. romantic C. written D. coded] language, there was no system for spelling its words. Moreover, the first writers of English were French speaking ….21… [A. newscasters B. scribes C. orators D. interpreters] who knew English only slightly: therefore, they carried many French spelling ….22…. [A. habits B. attitudes C. idiosyncrasies D. mannerisms] into English. In addition, these first writers of English, who were used to writing in Latin, often ….23…. [A. inserted B. interjected C. interpolated D. juxtaposed] letters into words even when they were not pronounced because the ….24…. [A. antecedent B. opposing C. corresponding D. synonymous] word in Latin was spelled that way. Finally, the confusion increased when the ….25…. [A. diction B.morphology C. orthography D. pronunciation] of certain words changed while the spelling remained the same.

  In question number 21 choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap Options:
  A) newscasters
  B) scribes
  C) orators
  D) interpreters
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3544:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :

  The crux of the matter is that the president has just become aware of the mismanagement

  Options:
  A) The part of the problem that has just surfaced
  B) The result of the matter
  C) The most important aspect of the problem
  D) The ways to solved the problem
  E) The moment of crisis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3545:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
  During the maths test, some students got an approximate score of 20.

  Options:
  A) a frank
  B) a measured
  C) a precise
  D) an inaccurate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3546: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).He is notorious for his drunkenness? Options:
  A) popular
  B) unknown
  C) well known
  D) renowned
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3547: Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).The Lion's of Cameroun is really an indomitable team? Options:
  A) a powerful
  B) a prominent
  C) a weak
  D) a cowardly
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3548: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the unerlined word(s).The teacher recounted two events that were analogous with each other? Options:
  A) similar with
  B) distant from
  C) advantageous to
  D) different from
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3549: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The village girl wore sumptuous clothes? Options:
  A) faded looking
  B) cheap
  C) expensive
  D) loose-fitting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3550:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

  The move to expel the chairman was sanctioned by members of the party?

  Options:
  A) unleashed
  B) opposed
  C) supported
  D) initiated
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  The correct answer is C .