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

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• Question 421:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

  It is you that __________ to write the letter

  Options:
  A) is suppose
  B) is supposed
  C) are suppose
  D) are supposed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 422:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  Our government is making determined efforts to eradicate illiteracy

  Options:
  A) compulsory
  B) ineffective
  C) innocent
  D) unreliable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 423:

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

    Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ……..16……..[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ……..17……..[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ……18…..[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is …….19……[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with……..20……[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is ………21…….[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for …….22…..[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].

    The printed ……..23……[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ……..24……[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ……..25……[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 23 in the above passage Options:
  A) items
  B) bulletin
  C) copies
  D) specimen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 424:

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

  Idubor has gone to see his mechanic because his car engine needs to be turned

  Options:
  A) in
  B) off
  C) up
  D) on
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 425:

  Fill in the gap in the sentencebelow with the appropriate option:
  Peter and Jane love each other ...... the difficulties they face.

  Options:
  A) therefore
  B) despite
  C) however
  D) besides
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 426:

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

  Those men helped Duped and _____ ?

  Options:
  A) myself
  B) I
  C) me
  D) we
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 427:

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

  The investigation Commission has treated all the _____ submitted to it by the warning factions?

  Options:
  A) protests
  B) pettions
  C) applications
  D) enquires
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 428:

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

  I would have been off to see Biola at Festac Town by the time you _____ tomorrow

  Options:
  A) returned
  B) return
  C) are returning
  D) would return
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 429:

  Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.

  The [prodigious] building was razed to the carpet level yesterday

  Options:
  A) ramshackle
  B) modern
  C) colossal
  D) mini-sized
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 430: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.Funmi is just being facetious about her marrying a soldier? Options:
  A) unserious
  B) crazy
  C) serious
  D) unfaithful
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  The correct answer is A .