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

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• Question 3871:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:

  The military Governor upheld the decision of his cabinet

  Options:
  A) held up
  B) undercut
  C) maintained
  D) abolished
  E) reversed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3872: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The man outran his wife when they heard the eerie sound? Options:
  A) scary
  B) hissing
  C) harsh
  D) loud
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3873:

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

  The first graduation ceremony of the university was attended by men from all _____ of life

  Options:
  A) works
  B) areas
  C) walks
  D) parts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3874:

  Delinquency describes actions that would not be crimes if performed by adults. If a young person performs one of such actions then he has committed a crime. Delinquency is one of several status offences- offences that can be committed only by people in particular stations of life as determined by age, profession or a person’s role in society. For young people such offences include drinking, driving and smoking under age usually they are offences only to the extent that they help to preserve some of the good things of life for the exclusive enjoyment of the adult world. Delinquency is therefore a weapon forged in adult pride and intolerance. If the world changed overnight and the responsibility would than certainly refer only to many of the adult actions now freely committed by them.

  When young people make and enforce laws Options:
  A) the responsibility will be too heavy on their shoulders
  B) they would retaliate. against the adults
  C) their laws will be very juvenile
  D) the world will be turned upside down
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3875: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  According to the novel, what delicacy is considered to be students' favourite?

  Options:
  A) Danwake
  B) Snail
  C) Spaghetti
  D) Indomie jollof
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3876:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  The essence of governance is to seek the good and well-being of the majority of the people?

  Options:
  A) characteristics
  B) importance
  C) secret
  D) goal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3877:

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

  Little did Tunde realize that his frequent unwarranted reports about me were working _____ my advantages

  Options:
  A) in
  B) to
  C) for
  D) against
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3878:

  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 3879:

  In the question below select the option which best express the meaning of the phrase or word underlined:

  The president stood his ground because the committee member would not be persuaded to arrive at a compromised on the issue being debated

  Options:
  A) yield his position
  B) shifted his position
  C) maintained his position
  D) defended his position
  E) resisted his position
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3880:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  Our teacher described Agbo's story as a phantom?

  Options:
  A) scary
  B) realistic
  C) fanciful
  D) interesting
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  The correct answer is C .