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

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• Question 1381:

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

  If joy hadn't been tripped up halfway through the race, she would have come first.

  Options:
  A) discouraged
  B) disqualified
  C) interrupted
  D) exhausted
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1382:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  The _____ part of a new book is often written by a more experienced writer than the author.

  Options:
  A) foreward
  B) foreword
  C) forward
  D) forword
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1383:

  Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

  Measures were taken to authenticate the number of the booklets received?

  Options:
  A) reaffirm
  B) discredit
  C) discountenance
  D) count
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1384: Efua's guarded and hostile attitude towards boys could be traced to Options:
  A) the teachings she had from her cleric
  B) stories she had heard from her aunt
  C) the experience she had with her stepfather
  D) her innate sense of justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1385:

  Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

  Why does a flamingo stand on one leg? Because if it lifted the other one, it would _____

  Options:
  A) go down
  B) let down
  C) fall down
  D) come down
  E) get down
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1386:

  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 1387:

  Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s):

  Her mother brought her some_______.

  Options:
  A) clothes
  B) yards
  C) cloth
  D) clothing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1388:

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

  If you don't want to _____ your car to robbers, then don't travel in the night

  Options:
  A) loose
  B) loss
  C) lose
  D) llost
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1389:

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

  The hostess greeted her guests in a very relaxed manner

  Options:
  A) energetic
  B) athletic
  C) stiff
  D) perplexed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1390:

  The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ...16... twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ...17... is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not ...18... identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more ...19... than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ...20... in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during ...21... it can be difficult to find out why this has ...22... , but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune...23... ,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage ...24... with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ...25... pregnancies such as twins.

  Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007

  Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 21 Options:
  A) pregnancy
  B) incubation
  C) mating
  D) fertilization
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  The correct answer is D .