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

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• Question 541:

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

  Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].

  Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.

  Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

  In question number 24 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) structure
  B) paints
  C) emulsion
  D) emissions
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 542: The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.Your mother CAN cook the meal. Options:
  A) Who will cook the meal?
  B) Can my father cook the meal?
  C) Isn''t my mother able to cook the meal?
  D) What can my mother do?
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 543:

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

  Musa will not do the job well because he has an itching palm.

  Options:
  A) He has rashes in his palm
  B) He is always looking for something to touch
  C) He is always ready to accept bribe
  D) He is tapping people on the back
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 544:

  Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket.

  Smoo[th]

  Options:
  A) worth
  B) dress
  C) brother
  D) wealthy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 545:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:

  The Universities has offered temporary accommodation for staff

  Options:
  A) popular
  B) permanent
  C) recognized
  D) regular
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 546:

  From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

  The hotel _____ is at Wurno Road.

  Options:
  A) which i am staying
  B) in where i am staying
  C) that i am staying
  D) at which i am staying
  E) i stay
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 547:

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

  It is bad to take _______ property without permission?

  Options:
  A) someone else
  B) someone else's
  C) someone's else
  D) someone's else's
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 548:

  In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

  A number of students _____ missed the opportunity to re-register

  Options:
  A) is
  B) has
  C) have
  D) do
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 549: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. All the researchers were asked to gather information on the new viral infection. Options:
  A) Give.
  B) Collect.
  C) Disseminate.
  D) Distort.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 550:

  Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

  Cement?

  Options:
  A) perfect (adjective)
  B) include
  C) interest
  D) employ (noun)
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  The correct answer is B .