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

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• Question 941:

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

  He is so credulous _____ my story about the ghost?

  Options:
  A) to believe
  B) that he believes
  C) in order to believe
  D) since he believes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 942:

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

  When i was in the secondary school, my parents were active members of the _____

  Options:
  A) Parents - Teachers Association
  B) Parents - Teachers' Association
  C) Parents - Teacher Association
  D) Parents - Teacher's Association
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 943:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined.

  Do not be discouraged by failure in life.

  Options:
  A) overjoyed
  B) dissuaded
  C) actuated
  D) disoriented
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 944:

  complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

  _____ listening to the news when i came in

  Options:
  A) There were
  B) There was
  C) It was
  D) There are going to be
  E) They were
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 945:

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

  _____ to help him, being the only person in the vicinity.

  Options:
  A) it was not possible
  B) There was no one
  C) He had no nobody
  D) No person was around
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 946:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined?

  The debt the company incurred became rather intolerable?

  Options:
  A) inevitable
  B) unprecedented
  C) insupportable
  D) dangerous
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 947:

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

  We have to identify the protagonists of the new movement

  Options:
  A) enemies
  B) leading figures
  C) oponents
  D) believers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 948:

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

  Taiwo SAILED to London.

  Options:
  A) Did Taiwo fly to London?
  B) Did Taiwo sail to Brazil?
  C) Did Taiwo sail to London
  D) Where did Taiwo sail to?
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 949:

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

  The way that big boy bullied his sister with relish make me think he could be a _____

  Options:
  A) bully
  B) sadist
  C) pugilist
  D) tyrant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 950:

  In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the options lettered A to D, choosethe appropriate answer.

  John's watch is made of GOLD.

  Options:
  A) Whose watch is made of gold?
  B) What is made of gold?
  C) Is John's watch made of silver?
  D) Is John's necklace made of gold?
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  The correct answer is C .