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

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• Question 501:

  In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:

  The story has to be taken with a grain of salt. This means that

  Options:
  A) you need some salt to listen to the story
  B) there is not salt in the story
  C) the story is questionable
  D) the story is true
  E) you have too much salt in story
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 502: Choose the option that best complete the gap. The guard spent all the night pacing _____. Options:
  A) To and fro.
  B) From and to.
  C) Fro and to.
  D) To and from.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 503:

  Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  He had hardly spoken when the bell rang?

  Options:
  A) He found it difficult to speak, and then the bell rang
  B) When the bell rang, he was still speaking
  C) The bell rang very soon after he spoke
  D) He spoke in a harsh manner and the bell rang
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 504:

  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 20 in the above passage Options:
  A) proof-reading
  B) reading over
  C) scanning over
  D) skimming over
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 505:

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

  The elderly often fulminate against the apparent indolence of the young generation?

  Options:
  A) protest bitterly about
  B) complain seriously about
  C) promote vigorously
  D) commend warmely
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 506: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What was OmarJAMB score?

  Options:
  A) 300
  B) 250
  C) 200
  D) 230
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 507:

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

  Only those who are gullible fall victim to his trickery?

  Options:
  A) astute
  B) courteous
  C) saucy
  D) devastated
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 508:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

  Justice is difficult to enforce because people are unwilling to accept any loss sovereignty

  Options:
  A) autonomy
  B) position
  C) leadership
  D) kingdom
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 509:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined words.

  He is bound to expose himself by his nefarious activities?

  Options:
  A) kind
  B) disreputable
  C) despicable
  D) nocturnal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 510:

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

  Immediately I entered the house, I could _______the smell of gas from the kitchen?

  Options:
  A) feel
  B) hear
  C) detect
  D) smell
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  The correct answer is C .