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

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• Question 181:

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

  The villages looked _____ their leader for good examples.

  Options:
  A) up to
  B) on to
  C) up at
  D) forward to
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 182:

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

  You can never find Ugo, he is a very ____ person

  Options:
  A) Delusive
  B) Elusive
  C) Illusive
  D) Aversive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 183:

  Choose the option that has the same consonant as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined:

  who

  Options:
  A) vehicle
  B) khaki
  C) rhyme
  D) hammer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 184:

  In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:

  The dull students took correspondence course as a means _____ his standard in the class

  Options:
  A) to improve
  B) for improving
  C) of improving
  D) by improving
  E) to improving
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 185: Choose the option nearest n meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
  Accountability is certainly a desirable quality in a politician. Options:
  A) respectability
  B) courage
  C) responsibility
  D) diligence
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 186:

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

  The manager said that the new loaf was the last word in bakery?

  Options:
  A) The loaf was the best ever baked
  B) The loaf was the last to be baked
  C) The loaf was the worst to have been baked
  D) The loaf was the last in the baker's directory
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 187:

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

  Agbo could not travel as he had come _____ influenza?

  Options:
  A) over with
  B) down with
  C) in from
  D) on to
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188:

  In the question below, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  If I visited England, I might go to Manchester City.

  Options:
  A) When I go to England, I could go to Manchester City.
  B) Whenever I visit England, I must go to Manchester City.
  C) I did not go to England and could not go to Manchester City.
  D) I could not visit Manchester City because I did not want to go to England.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 189:

  For this question, choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

  His book was one of those that galvanized democracy.

  Options:
  A) stimulated
  B) encouraged
  C) dissauded
  D) promoted
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 190:

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

  The judge took issue with the counsel who complained of double standards?

  Options:
  A) agreed with
  B) argued with
  C) criticized
  D) supported
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  The correct answer is B .