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

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• Question 1:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

  Curiously, he escape unhurt.

  Options:
  A) interestingly
  B) unsurprisingly
  C) annoyingly
  D) unusually
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  Choose the word that has the same CONSONANT SOUND as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
  wash

  Options:
  A) treasure
  B) occasion
  C) nation
  D) equation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.Most of us will attend the conference _____at Ibadan later this year? Options:
  A) holding
  B) held
  C) being held
  D) to hold
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

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

  On getting to the seashore, _____

  Options:
  A) it was empty
  B) nobody was there
  C) people had deserted the place
  D) he found nobody there
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

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

  The Board has been having _____ series of meeting lately

  Options:
  A) some
  B) a
  C) a lot of
  D) many
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

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

  As it relates to sex education, Aliya's father advised that

  Options:
  A) she should abstain totally from sex as this is the worst sin ever in the history of human civilisation
  B) she should wisely decide before letting go of her body
  C) she should be mindful of her company of friends and the media's influence on sexual affairs
  D) sexual affair is no longer a hidden issue and she should wisely make her choices
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7:

  This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel.

  What were Ummi's children waiting for when Bint narrates her encounter with Mr. Salihu?

  Options:
  A) Their father
  B) Lesson Teacher
  C) Dinner
  D) Arabic Teacher
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  In the question below select the word opposite in meaning to the underlined:

  The long straight trunk of the tree is ideal for roundwood used like railway sleepers, refters and fence posts

  Options:
  A) best
  B) perfect
  C) most unsuitable
  D) satisfactory
  E) poor
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  He did not like _____ leaving the class early

  Options:
  A) we
  B) us
  C) our
  D) ourselves
  E) our selves
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10: Fill the each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.The company Director showed the contractor a _____ of the proposed office complex? Options:
  A) prototype
  B) photograph
  C) microfilm
  D) photocopy
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  The correct answer is A .