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

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• Question 1791:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?

  The police demanded a factual account of the accident?

  Options:
  A) a supportive
  B) an uncorroborated
  C) an admissible
  D) an undisguised
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1792:

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

  By twelve midnight, we will be _____ en route for Britain?

  Options:
  A) airbourned
  B) airborned
  C) air borned
  D) air burne
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1793:

  Boxing is sometimes called' the noble art of self defence'. According to some people, boxing appeals to the lowest instincts in the ...11... who have come to watch blood flow and their fellow human suffer Boxers who are medically fit appear in the ...12... The referee sometimes allows the...13... to go on for long so that one of the ...14... is reduced to a human punch bag.It may happen that the boxers are not well ...15... one being much stronger than the other, as a result of which he so much...16... his opponent that he wins ...17... Many boxers have suffered permanent brain...18... in the ...19... of punches that have been thrown at them during their ...20...

  Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled [...18...] above. Options:
  A) drain
  B) fatigue
  C) damage
  D) sprain
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1794:

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

  I would have been surprised if you _____ the orange

  Options:
  A) plucked
  B) have plucked
  C) had plucked
  D) did pluck
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1795:

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

  Aisha seems to feel ambivalent about her future.

  Options:
  A) decisive
  B) anxious
  C) ambitious
  D) inconsiderate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1796:

  Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.

  He is _____ Kaduna ______ an official assignment?

  Options:
  A) in / on
  B) at / in
  C) at / for
  D) for / in
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1797:

  Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:

  Always remember to ….. the lights before leaving the room.

  Options:
  A) Put off
  B) Blow off
  C) Off
  D) Put out
  E) Switch off
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1798:

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

  A book on style without abundant example seems to me as ineffectual as a book on biology without abundant illustration

  Options:
  A) useless
  B) difficult
  C) interesting
  D) satisfactory
  E) attractive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1799:

  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.

  Business executives selling industrial and high price-tag customer goods have come to the……16…..[A. realization B. conclusion C. level D. point] that there should be a better approach to buyer-seller……17……[A. relationship B. existence C. agreement D. friendship]. In Nigeria, a new brand of salesmanship is emerging. Today, such……18….[A. concepts B. words C. clauses D. definitions] as consultative selling, relationship marketing and value-added selling have become common catchphrases with professional salespeople. Salespeople are now….19….[A. emerging B. reversing C. dangling D. shifting] from pushy, hard selling to consultations, playing business advisory and problem-solving roles for their customers. Customers ….20….[A. interest B. awareness C. view D. service] has assumed a higher dimension. Salespeople and their companies are beginning to realize that the only want to stay in business and possibly be ahead of….21….[A. distribution B. competition C. consumption D. production] is to give adequate attention to the needs of customers. Salespeople and business executive beginning to understand that customer….22….[A. respect B. dignity C. loyalty D. obedience] is what ensures a robust bottom line. The only way to do this is to give special attention to the needs of customers. First time purchase is the beginning of a relationship. We now have a very…..23…..[A. tangible B. rowdy C. sensitive D. desirable] marketplace in which people feel a need for personal intimacy and excellent service. In fact, some customers want to be pampered. They want customized service. They want a salesperson who comes to them with a…..24….[A. prior B. full C. biased D. simple] knowledge of their needs and has ready-made solution to their problems. The ability to….25….[A. analyse B. present C. organize D. discuss] the needs of the customer and provide adequate information that helps the customer to make informed purchase decision are attributes that the modern customer respects and appreciates a good professional salespeople.

  In question number 17 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) relationship
  B) existence
  C) agreement
  D) friendship
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1800: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:Tom's aberrant behaviour attracted attention. Options:
  A) rascally
  B) selfish
  C) heady
  D) abnormal
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  The correct answer is D .