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

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• Question 3761:

  Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

  When the man was caught by police he presented a bold front

  Options:
  A) he attacked the policemen boldly
  B) he walked up to the policemen
  C) he faced the situation with apparent boldness
  D) he bravely attempted to give them a present
  E) he frowned at them in a defiant manner
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3762:

  From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

  Wherever the leader went people struggled to catch a _____ of him

  Options:
  A) look
  B) view
  C) glimpse
  D) portrait
  E) picture
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3763:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  The judge took issue with the counsel who complained of double standards?

  Options:
  A) agreed with
  B) argued with
  C) criticized
  D) supported
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3764: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).Some equatorial areas have a sultry climate? Options:
  A) a hot
  B) an inclement
  C) a temperate
  D) a stable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3765:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.

  Cause

  Options:
  A) course
  B) pause
  C) course
  D) purse
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3766:

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

  Although i am watching television. I _____ what you are saying.

  Options:
  A) am hearing
  B) can hear
  C) have heard
  D) was hearing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3767:

  Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

  xenophobia?

  Options:
  A) XEnophobia
  B) xeNOphobia
  C) xenoPHObia
  D) xenophoBIA
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3768:

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

  It is advisable to administer the test in the morning when students are fresh

  Options:
  A) perform
  B) set
  C) undertake
  D) give
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3769: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The class was tired of the new boy jawing away all the times? Options:
  A) He bit off people's jaws
  B) He was always chewing in the class
  C) He was always making trouble for the class
  D) He talked continuously in the class
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3770:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.

  The severity of the harmattan helped me to complete my writing assignment in record time because I had no choice but to lock myself indoors.

  Options:
  A) warmth
  B) mildness
  C) moderation
  D) leniency
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  The correct answer is B .