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

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• Question 1391:

  Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  As regards the matter, we have crossed the rubicon.

  Options:
  A) We are completely at loss
  B) We are irrevocably committed
  C) We are already qualified
  D) We are perfectly committed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1392:

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

  Their strength is their staggering capacity to reproduce?

  Options:
  A) unstable multiplying power
  B) unreliable attacking power
  C) qualitative multiplying power
  D) overwhelming multiplying power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1393:

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

  He was _____ by the trickster

  Options:
  A) assisted
  B) duped
  C) cajoled
  D) encouraged
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1394:

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

  After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel _____ before sentence was passed.

  Options:
  A) begged for mercy
  B) made a plea for mitigation
  C) made anovation
  D) made a plea for litigation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1395:

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

  The poor little kid has been down _____ fever these few days

  Options:
  A) with
  B) from
  C) in
  D) for
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1396:

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

  The traveller had to run _____ in order to _____ the train.

  Options:
  A) first/catch
  B) fast/cash
  C) fast/catch
  D) first/cash
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1397:

  Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

  America is the Mecca of the world

  Options:
  A) America is the commercial garden of the world
  B) America is a beautiful place in the world
  C) America is a place where people like to visit
  D) America accepts assorted races throughout the world
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1398: Mr Solade sent Jimi to Ibadan for the holidays in order to Options:
  A) save Jimi from Wole's bad influence
  B) heed Jimi's request to stay with his friends
  C) allow Jimi spend some time with his friends
  D) allow Jimi to know more about Ibadan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1399:

  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.

  Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].

  Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.

  Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

  In question number 17 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) knowledge of
  B) attitude to
  C) commitment to
  D) opinion of
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1400: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Talle works as a ______?

  Options:
  A) driver
  B) gateman
  C) cleaner
  D) government officer
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  The correct answer is A .