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 891:

  Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

  The essay topic is nebulous?

  Options:
  A) vague
  B) incorrect
  C) distinct
  D) clear
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 892:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap.

  The invigilator _____ to know how long the examination _____ going on.

  Options:
  A) Wanted/ had been.
  B) Wanted/ has been.
  C) Want/had been.
  D) Wanted/have been.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 893: Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others. Options:
  A) toil
  B) rejoice
  C) enjoy
  D) log
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 894:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  His poetry is said to be inscrutable.

  Options:
  A) ludicrous
  B) unlearnable
  C) inseparable
  D) mysterious
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 895:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  I find the way she approaches her customers quite repugnant?

  Options:
  A) unpleasant
  B) attractive
  C) ungodly
  D) encouraging
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 896:

  In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:

  North Africa is _____ than Northern Europe.

  Options:
  A) hotter
  B) more hot
  C) more hotter
  D) the hottest
  E) hot
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 897:

  From the options lettered A-D, choose the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  Last Easter was an austere period.

  Options:
  A) harsh
  B) severe
  C) prosperous
  D) sour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 898:

  Farming is the most important aspect of agriculture that has attracted attention within the last few years. Agriculture has several other aspects like fishery, livestock and poultry. All these are also important in that they have to do with the production of food items which human beings consume for survival.

  In many parts of world today, farming has been regarded as the mainstay of the economy. Crops such as cocoa, rubber and cotton have been produced in such commercial quantity that they are sold to other countries. Some countries have a better comparative advantage in producing certain farm crops than other countries. In these other countries, there is the need to spend a lot of money on agriculture, particularly farming. Most farmers use outmoded tools. A lot of them have no place to store their crops, most of which are always destroyed by insects and pests before harvest time. All these have adverse effects on their productivity.

  The government can do a lot to help farmers. Farmers’ co-operative societies can be encouraged and loans can be made available to farmers through government institutions, like banks and finance corporations. Farmers can be taught how to build good storage structures for their produce. All these and a lot more can help to improve the condition of farming in these countries.

  Some countries produce more and better crops than others because the farmers in the former Options:
  A) are more educated
  B) have greater manpower
  C) have more modern equipment
  D) have more fertile land
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 899:

  This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

  KOTLmeans ___________

  Options:
  A) Kiss on the lips
  B) Kiss on the lab
  C) kiss on-top the lips
  D) Kiss on-top the legs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 900: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The manager made disparaging remarks about the retiring officer? Options:
  A) rude
  B) derogatory
  C) parochial
  D) cynical
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  The correct answer is B .