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

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• Question 941:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  Mutual love is what Kabi and Musa have in common and nothing else?

  Options:
  A) insincere
  B) unhappy
  C) one-side
  D) disrespectful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 942:

  Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

  The fact that Aliya wanted to be a pilot, then a musician, a songwriter, doctor and later a lawyer points to the

  Options:
  A) need for parents to choose a befitting career for their children
  B) reason that only passion can define one's career
  C) indecision that comes with choosing a career at a tender age
  D) need for schools to make their syllabus career based
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 943: In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The explosive growth of world population has not been caused by a sudden increase in human fertility Options:
  A) fantastic
  B) gradual
  C) combustible
  D) dangerous
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 944:

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

  The college was worried about Tunji;s garrulous tendency

  Options:
  A) reticent
  B) loqacious
  C) quarrelsome
  D) outspoken
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 945:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:

  Chidi is naturally taciturn

  Options:
  A) friendly
  B) cheerful
  C) dumb
  D) lively
  E) garrulous
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 946:

  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 23 in the above passage Options:
  A) items
  B) bulletin
  C) copies
  D) specimen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 947: Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :The candidate looked _____ after finishing the examination Options:
  A) unhappily
  B) lazily
  C) wonderfully
  D) angrily
  E) unhappy
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 948: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What is Habib's Political title?

  Options:
  A) Governor
  B) Speaker of the house
  C) Minister of finance
  D) Minister of Education
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 949: Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Options:
  A) cigarette
  B) European
  C) evacuee
  D) expedite
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 950:

  Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :

  The world bank team which visited the land-lock country _____ a bleak economic future for it

  Options:
  A) forecast
  B) thought of
  C) discovered
  D) prophesied
  E) projected
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  The correct answer is A .