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

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• Question 3881:

  This question is from the novel The Last Days at Forcados High school.

  _____ had been expelled from two different schools and kicked out of the university.

  Options:
  A) jolly
  B) Jimi
  C) nene ekpo
  D) wole
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3882: Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined. Epitaph. Options:
  A) Pneumonia.
  B) Pseudo.
  C) Fan.
  D) Paper.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3883:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).

  It was a spending spree for all of us when daddy hit the jackpot?

  Options:
  A) cashed his cheque
  B) received his salary
  C) found money in a pot
  D) won a lot of money
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3884:

  In the question below, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  The man puts his foot down whenever he is convinced of his action.

  Options:
  A) He desires to assert his will in the situation.
  B) He makes his mark wherever he goes.
  C) His attitude demonstrates someone who likes to oppress others around him.
  D) He demonstrates firmness of character.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3885: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.I shall work hard so that i can _____ a distinction in English? Options:
  A) secure
  B) make
  C) receive
  D) grab
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3886: The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.The student BOUGHT the book. Options:
  A) Who bought the book?
  B) Did the student steal the book ?
  C) What did the student buy?
  D) How will the student get the book?
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3887:

  From the list of words or group of wordslettered A to D, choose the one that is mostnearest opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words and that will, at the same time correctly fill in the gap in the sentence.

  The Major demanded an unalloyed and not a __________ loyalty from his soldiers

  Options:
  A) strict
  B) wavering
  C) clumsy
  D) alterable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3888:

  In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:

  Some of the food _____ spoilt

  Options:
  A) is
  B) are
  C) were
  D) have
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3889:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  The man was happy that his son confessed his guilt and so the others were _____.

  Options:
  A) implicated
  B) accused
  C) punished
  D) exonerated
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3890:

  Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

  He was _____ weak _____ he could now boast of more _____?

  Options:
  A) so / that
  B) too / that
  C) very / that
  D) so / when
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  The correct answer is A .