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

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• Question 721:

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

  Measures were taken to authenticate the number of the booklets received?

  Options:
  A) reaffirm
  B) discredit
  C) discountenance
  D) count
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 722:

  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 723:

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

  Before the bill could be settled, Chuwang _____ all the money

  Options:
  A) has spent
  B) will have spent
  C) had spent
  D) will have spent
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 724:

  One fact that we have to complement is that, in our unconscious mind, we cannot distinguish between a wish and a deed. We are all aware of some of our illogical dreams in which two completely opposite statements can exist side by side – very acceptable in our dreams but unthinkable and illogical in our waking state. Just as our unconscious mind cannot differentiate between the wish to kill somebody in anger and the act of having done so, the young child is unable to make this distinction. The child who angrily wishes his mother to drop dead for not having gratified his needs will traumatized greatly by the actual death of his mother – even if this event is not linked closely in the time with his destructive wishes. He will always take part of or the whole of the blames for the loss of his mother. He will always say to himself - rarely to others - I did it. I am responsible. I was bad, therefore mummy left me. ‘It is well to remember that the child will react in the same manner if he loses a parent by divorce, separation or desertion.

  Death is often seen by a child as an impermanent thing and has therefore little distinction from a divorce which he may have an opportunity to see the parent again.

  'Traumatized' as used in the passage means Options:
  A) angered
  B) made happy and satisfied
  C) made sad and dejected
  D) made to feel guilty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 725:

  Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:

  X: How do you want to be paid _____ in cash or by cheque? Y: They asked him _____ in cash or by cheque

  Options:
  A) how he wanted to be paid
  B) whether he wanted to be paid
  C) how he wants the money
  D) how to pay
  E) how did he want to be paid
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 726:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  Some aspect of their culture are out of date?

  Options:
  A) genuine
  B) pragatic
  C) fashionable
  D) fake
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 727:

  Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  The vice chancellor is riding the crest of the last quarter of his administration.

  Options:
  A) The vice chancellor enjoys the acknowledgment of the success of his administration
  B) the vice chancellor does not enjoy the people's criticism of his administration
  C) the vice chancellor hopes to overcome soon the poor comments on the adinistration
  D) the vice chancellor does not talk of his success in office
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 728:

  Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

  The policeman pointed out a _____ between Mr. Ogene's two accounts of the incident?

  Options:
  A) discrepancy
  B) discord
  C) distinction
  D) disagreement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 729:

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

  I wish I …. to swim when I was younger.

  Options:
  A) Had learnt
  B) Learn
  C) Learnt
  D) Was learning
  E) Have learnt.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 730:

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

  Chinedu took his umbrella with him in case it _____

  Options:
  A) rain
  B) rained
  C) would rain
  D) is raining
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  The correct answer is B .