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 921:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word below.

  great

  Options:
  A) heat
  B) freight
  C) boast
  D) greet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 922:

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

  His hair needs _____

  Options:
  A) to cut
  B) to have cut
  C) being cut
  D) to be cutting
  E) cutting
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 923:

  In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:

  Otokpa is not very bold. He's not _____ a rough life

  Options:
  A) cut up for
  B) cut for
  C) cut off for
  D) cut out for
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 924: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.Mr. Okon has been described as an eagle-eyed editor? Options:
  A) a short-sighted
  B) a clear-sighted
  C) a long-sighted
  D) a quick-sighted
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 925:

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

  The reformists say elections cannot be free and fair unless a number of constitutional changes are effected?

  Options:
  A) Reformation depends on constitutional changes
  B) Free and fair elections deend on law reforms
  C) free and fair and elections are the primary concerne of the reformists
  D) Effecting consitutional changes is dependent on electoral reforms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 926:

  It is normal in Nigeria to use proficiency in the use of English language as a barometer for evaluating the height of any person's educational attainment. Today, many teachers resort quite often to the use of vernacular in the teaching of their subjects. One is often dismayed at the incompetence of many teachers, even graduates in the use of English language. Throughout the colonial period, up to 1960, Nigerian formal education was patterned after the English system. The "accent" was on English and an educated Nigerian was one who was only African in colour but English in thought and culture. The ability to speak English fluently and if possible with an Oxford accent was the hallmark ofexcellence even if the speaker was empty of thought and ideas. In those days it was a serious offence for a secondary school boy or girl to "laugh in the vernacular". But we now swung to the other extreme. Nigeria would say they are not English people, some would say they did not specialise in English in the university. But thecountry has adopted the English language as its official, the language of instruction at schools, parliamentary proceedings, conduct of official business and indeed the lingua franca. If the language is to continue to be used, then it is imperative that we all agree on the pattern of correctness in the language so that communication can be effective.

  Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

  Options:
  A) the competence level in the use of English has fallen greatly
  B) what used to be in the past could be considered extreme
  C) the writer is advocating for the use of indigenous language for teaching and learning
  D) English language is the official language in Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 927:

  Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

  He must be a good student because he is a _____ reader

  Options:
  A) romanesque
  B) veracious
  C) voracious
  D) mendacious
  E) sarcastic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 928:

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

  The small girl is _____ than her elder sister

  Options:
  A) more cleverer
  B) very clever
  C) much cleverer
  D) much more cleverer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 929:

  This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  It might be said that there is some kind of sibling rivalry between

  Options:
  A) Teemah and Bint
  B) Teemah and Omar
  C) Jamila and Omar
  D) Jamila and Teemah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 930: Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The young man who distributed political pamphlets on campus was promptly repudiated? Options:
  A) disowned
  B) arrested
  C) warned
  D) killed
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  The correct answer is A .