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

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• Question 1191: Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.As election day draws near, the party looks _____ because many of its members have _____ other parties? Options:
  A) successful / decleared for
  B) vulnerable / defected to
  C) cheerful / moved to
  D) cheerless / cross-carpeted from
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1192: Choose the option that has same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.Coma Options:
  A) come
  B) comma
  C) colonel
  D) cogent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1193:

  choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

  The annual festival attracts dignitaries from both home and abroad.

  Options:
  A) spectators
  B) celebrities
  C) chieftains
  D) nonentities
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1194:

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

  She asked me whether i _____ the letter for her

  Options:
  A) minded to post
  B) mind to post
  C) minded posting
  D) minded to posting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1195:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.

  Drought is a word that invokes strong emotions. This is not surprising as the...16...[A. ideology B. phenomenon C. idea D. component] is usually accompanied by a number of unpleasant developments. These developments have ……..17…..[A. feedback B. results C. implication D. outcomes] for all citizens, starting from the peasant farmers to the state and federal governments which may be plunged into emergency and crisis situation which, if not successfully ……18…..[A. managed B. manipulated C. examined D. studied] could result in social unrest.

  The timeliness of the onset of the rains in various regions of the country and their adequate distribution thereafter have become…..19…..[A. objects B. subjects C. issues D. topics] of considerable anxiety to all people. The fact, however, is that periodic reduction in the normal…..20…..[A. amount B. supply C. size D. flood] of rainfall in the country is not new.

  Since large areas of the country are drought prone, the consequence are ……21…..[A. effective B. disastrous C. evident D. inevitable]. Dry spells could be very severe. There are two aspects of coping with drought. One has to do with emergency measures and the other with ……22…..[A. routine B. organized C. urgent D. delayed] measures. An immediate consequence of any drought would be famine. In addition, where whole populations are forced to abandon their lands or pastures in search of food, there are bound to be other lasting and…..23…..[A. longitudinal B. objective C. simultaneous D. parallel] consequences such as distress, sales of cattle by livestock owners in order to buy food.

  Government should provide farmers with agricultural inputs and ensure that they have easy access to these inputs under the relief…..24…..[A. action B. process C. scheme D. plan]. Emergency measures will be much more……25…..[A. normal B. correct C. idealistic D. effective] if a mechanism is established to ensure adequate preparedness and defence against the occurrence of drought.

  In question number 17 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) feedback
  B) results
  C) implication
  D) outcomes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1196:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap.

  I was seriously disappointed when the __________ between the two teams ended in a goalless draw.

  Options:
  A) march
  B) marsh
  C) match
  D) martch
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1197:

  Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined
  casualty

  Options:
  A) sure
  B) amateur
  C) juice
  D) aesthetic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1198: Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s)The presidential aspirant warned of the political catastrophe that would follow if the elections were rigged ? Options:
  A) problem
  B) turmoil
  C) success
  D) conflagration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1199:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  The lady was completely nonplussed when her suitor rejected her gifts?

  Options:
  A) unpuzzled
  B) surprise
  C) unconscious
  D) disappointed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1200:

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

  The police found a conclusive proof of the boy's guilt?

  Options:
  A) a corroborative
  B) a doubtful
  C) a consolatory
  D) an incriminating
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  The correct answer is B .