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

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• Question 461:

  Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :

  He played the piano _____ an hour or two

  Options:
  A) around
  B) in about
  C) during
  D) while
  E) for
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 462:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s):

  Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is_______.

  Options:
  A) incorrigible
  B) imperfect
  C) infallible
  D) indestructible
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 463:

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

  The company paid some money to Abu to _____him for losses he suffered during the accident.

  Options:
  A) indemnity
  B) condole with
  C) settle
  D) recompense
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 464:

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

  Because of the hard times, workers live in ___________ poverty

  Options:
  A) repulsive
  B) ridiculous
  C) abject
  D) unpardonable
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 465:

  My good people I come before you this evening as a man whose honesty and integrity have been questioned now, the usual political thing to do when charges are levelled against you is either to ignore them or to deny them without giving details, But before I answer any of your questions, let me state categorically that I have not touched a kobo of the #50,000 we contributed. Every kobo of it has been used in defraying political campaign expenses.

  Constituent in the passage means Options:
  A) a section of his constituency
  B) his entire constituency
  C) his campaigner
  D) a person having voting rights where he is living
  E) a supporter
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 466:

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

  As the wedding day approached, the bride began to develop cold feet

  Options:
  A) fall sick
  B) feel cold
  C) be reluctant
  D) become aggressive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 467:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :

  The clerk refused to answer for the mistake made by the manager and his assistants

  Options:
  A) to reply to
  B) to give an answer
  C) to explain
  D) to accept responsibility
  E) to account for
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 468:

  In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play, let us consider the problem of anxiety in play, let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in a 'destructive stage' or even has a 'destructive personality' because after building a big, big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for Daddy to see, but instead must kick it and make it collapse. The almost manic pleasure with which children watch the collapse in a second of the product of long play-labour has puzzled many, especially since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by a helpful uncle’s hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game, I should think, arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbly legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower 'stand up' enjoys causing the same tower to waver and collapse; in addition to the active mastery over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker ----and towers, unlike little sister, can't cry and call, 'Mummy!'

  What other feeling does the child derive from the fall of his tower apart from pleasure?

  Options:
  A) Strength
  B) Anxiety
  C) Pity
  D) Depression
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 469: Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter.
  Southern Options:
  A) North
  B) South
  C) Earth
  D) Whether
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 470:

  Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).

  She is immune to the flattery of young men?

  Options:
  A) resistant
  B) susceptible
  C) insensible
  D) unresponsive
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  The correct answer is B .