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

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• Question 851:

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

  The witness said he had no axe to grind with his brothers.

  Options:
  A) He had no hatred for the brothers
  B) He had no axe and therefore stole the matchet
  C) He had no axe and therefore borrowed their matchet
  D) He had no vested interest in the brothers.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 852:

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

  He needed not to have played in the position of quarterback in volley ball.

  Options:
  A) He participated in the game in his unusual position
  B) Nobody expected him to have participated in the game
  C) He wanted to play in a position other than the one he was offered
  D) Someone did not want him to play in the position that he played
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 853:

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

  The teacher's face broke into an incredulous smile when he heard Adamu's reason for coming late

  Options:
  A) irritating
  B) artificial
  C) unbelievable
  D) irresponsible
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 854:

  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 18 in the above passage Options:
  A) market
  B) audience
  C) students
  D) shops
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 855:

  Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

  Concrete?

  Options:
  A) anxious
  B) concern
  C) consider
  D) attend
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 856:

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

  The lawyer gave evasive answers to all the questions?

  Options:
  A) unintelligent
  B) ineffective
  C) unreliable
  D) equivocal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 857:

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

  The clubs were not _____ on a solid ethical base?

  Options:
  A) funded
  B) found
  C) created
  D) founded
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 858:

  For these questions, choose the option that best complete the gap(s):

  It is impossible to say whether_______Ola and her sister will be offered jobs by the firm.

  Options:
  A) both
  B) either
  C) each
  D) neither
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 859:

  This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel.

  Ada and Ngozi were from the Imo state and Benue state, while Salma and Tomiwa were from______ and ______.

  Options:
  A) East and North
  B) South and North
  C) North and West
  D) West and South
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 860:

  Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  When we visited him, he offered us a variety of _____ drinks such as whisky and brandy?

  Options:
  A) hot
  B) local
  C) hard
  D) soft
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  The correct answer is C .