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

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• Question 881: Fill the each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.The police came early enough to _____ the bomb planted by the rioters. Options:
  A) diffuse
  B) insulate
  C) detonate
  D) defuse
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 882:

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

  I am _____ to another week's holiday this year after such a tedious job.

  Options:
  A) due
  B) qualified
  C) looking
  D) entitled
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 883:

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

  It is sheer fantasy to believe that there could never be a miscalculation by any nation that has atomic weapons. Fantasy means

  Options:
  A) dream
  B) hope
  C) nonsense
  D) joke
  E) stupidity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 884: Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided. _____ any problems, I shall travel to London tomorrow on a business trip? Options:
  A) in spite
  B) given
  C) in case of
  D) barring
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 885:

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

  _____ reached 18.7% of the U.S population.

  Options:
  A) Employed
  B) Unemployment
  C) Employers
  D) Employees
  E) Underemployment
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 886:

  The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

  Maiduguri is the CAPITAL of Borno State.

  Options:
  A) Is Maiduguri the capital of Plateau State?
  B) Which State is Maiduguri the capital of?
  C) Is Maiduguri a town in Borno State?
  D) What is the capital Borno State?
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 887: Fill the each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.A child that shows mature characteristics at an early age may be described as _____? Options:
  A) preconceived
  B) premature
  C) ingenuous
  D) precocious
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 888:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

  The culprit will surrender their loot to the Customs officials

  Options:
  A) give away
  B) give out
  C) give in
  D) give up
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 889: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What was Talleguilty of?

  Options:
  A) Kidnap and murder
  B) Extortion and Murder
  C) Extortion and Rape
  D) Kidnap and Extortion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 890: Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Members of the panel were working at cross purposes? Options:
  A) in harmony
  B) in disunity
  C) for selfish purposes
  D) for selfless purpose
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  The correct answer is B .