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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 821:

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

  The type of response is typical of a lazy teacher.

  Options:
  A) symptomatic
  B) characteristic
  C) universal
  D) incontestable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 822: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. My eldest son, who is in Lagos, studying English. Options:
  A) only my son is in Lagos studying English
  B) my only son is in Lagos studying English
  C) one of my sons is in Lagos studying English
  D) my sons are in Lagos but, only one is studying English
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 823:

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

  The hostess greeted her guests in a very relaxed manner

  Options:
  A) energetic
  B) athletic
  C) stiff
  D) perplexed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 824:

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

  We look forward to _______ from you very soon.

  Options:
  A) have heard
  B) hear
  C) hearing
  D) heard
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 825:

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

  The painting in the museum was beautifully faked?

  Options:
  A) The painting was a good deceptive replica
  B) The painting was well-framed and displayed
  C) The painting was deceptively decorated in the museum
  D) The painting was carefully hung in the museum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 826:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  In order to carry out necessary examination the dead body was _____

  Options:
  A) extracted
  B) extradited
  C) exiled
  D) expelled
  E) exhumed
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 827: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word Underlined: The headmaster decided to make good his promise to the students Options:
  A) fulfil
  B) improve
  C) complete
  D) realize
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 828:

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

  By the end of this year i _____ twenty books

  Options:
  A) read
  B) would have read
  C) will read
  D) have read
  E) am reading
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 829:

  In the past, learning English as a separate subject seemed relatively easy. The textbook selected and graded items of language which were put into context and then practiced intensively. New items were carefully controlled do that the student could cope quite easily. Now that English used as a medium of instruction, however, all this has changed. Unknown items of grammar and vocabulary appear in texts which attempt to explain new and often difficult information. Difficulties with the language interact with difficulties as regards the subject matter. The student’s reading in his own subject slows down and his comprehension becomes less secure. He expresses himself slowly and often fails to convey his ideas exactly. He is disappointed to find that under pressure he makes a lot of unnecessary mistakes in area where he knows the correct language forms. His social relation are difficult as he cannot find the right phrase quickly enough to keep a conversation going; so his language often betrays him into dullness, coldness, or worst of all rudeness. Instead of the students being in control of the language, the language seems now to be in control of the student.

  All of this can be very depressing and the student can start to feel very anxious. Working in a foreign language is also very tiring, and the concentration and self-discipline required to correct one’s mistakes is very great indeed.

  The expression 'his language often betrays him into dullness,coldness,or worst of all, rudeness' means that Options:
  A) his English language lets him down and he becomes dull,cold and rude
  B) the way he uses the language gives one the impression that he is dull,cold or rude
  C) he betrays his bad manners by using English badly
  D) his dullness,coldness or rudeness
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 830: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.A university teacher is an _____ ? Options:
  A) academic
  B) academics
  C) academician
  D) academia
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  The correct answer is C .