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

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• Question 4031: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underline statement or word. My Headmaster is getting old. His mates have been retired. But because of his zeal for work, he has been retained. Options:
  A) my headmaster is strong
  B) my headmaster is cheerful
  C) my headmaster is friendly
  D) my headmaster is enthusiastic about his job
  E) my headmaster's activity at work is unparalleled
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4032:

  Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  All the cattle on Lamidi's farm _____ ?

  Options:
  A) is tick-free
  B) are tick-free
  C) is ticks-free
  D) are ticks-free
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4033:

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

  Olukayode _____ as a mechanic when he was young, but now he is a driver

  Options:
  A) had been working
  B) used to work
  C) would work
  D) would have worked
  E) had worked
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4034:

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

  The group never felt strong enough to act in the open _____ hostility was the hallmark of their resistance?

  Options:
  A) covert
  B) overt
  C) vicious
  D) erratic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4035:

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

  I have been able to observe him at close quarters

  Options:
  A) in government house nearby
  B) within a short space of time
  C) in a small family house
  D) at close range
  E) at regular intervals
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4036: Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Options:
  A) interpreter
  B) impossible
  C) remarkable
  D) critism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4037:

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

  The new religious leader hands out an olives branch.

  Options:
  A) sues for peace
  B) gives out branches of the olive tree
  C) challenges his opponents to a fight
  D) blesses his congregation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4038:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  A programme of good exercise may help a person fight _____ cold

  Options:
  A) out
  B) at
  C) with
  D) off
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4039:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

  His loss suddenly became redeemable?

  Options:
  A) incurable
  B) exclusive
  C) recoverable
  D) repulsive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4040:

  Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters.

  High?

  Options:
  A) what
  B) honest
  C) who
  D) vehicle
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  The correct answer is C .