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

English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

• Question 2821:

  As a candidate for this examination, you are being examined on one type of this paper, namely Type A, Type B, Type E and Type K.

  The reason for the popularity and acceptance of the leaves of fluted pumpkin in various parts of the country is largely well understood. Consumers of the leaves have grown owing to the claim that the leaf is a blood-boosting vegetable and a delicacy in the preparation of various dishes including local Nigerian soups. That is the much that many consumers know of this vegetable. The growing consumption has also meant that growers of the vegetable have been under increased pressure to keep up the supply. This has translated into more income for vegetable garden owners.

  Beyond the leaves lies the giant pod with scores of seeds that have proved to be a rich source of several nutrients required by the body. It is a sweet, nutty, flat, cream-coloured seed with a chewy texture. At the tender stage, the pod can be broken pen to clean the seed before boiling in water till cooked. Another option is to roast the seed that produces a pleasant flavor

  The use of pumpkin seed has increased since it has been found effective in treating prostate enlargement in men. The fact that pumpkin seeds serve as a good source of zinc makes them doubly well-suited for this role as a prostrate protector, since zinc is a mineral also used by healthcare workers to help reduce prostrate size. The healing properties of pumpkin seeds have also been recently investigated with respect to arthritis. Studies have shown that the addition pumpkin seeds to diet compares favourably with conventional drugs in reducing inflammatory symptoms. Apart from enhancing prostrate health, another reason for older men to make zinc-rich food such as pumpkin seeds a regular part of their diet is maintaining bone mineral density.

  The popularity of the leaves of fluted pumpkin is due to the fact that they are Options:
  A) Locally grown vegetable
  B) Believed to increase the blood level
  C) Inexpensive and readily available
  D) Known in many parts of the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2822:

  Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

  The rain fell for days _____ ?

  Options:
  A) on ending
  B) at ending
  C) on end
  D) at end
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2823:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  Last week the _____ at the theater was the longest i had ever seen

  Options:
  A) assembly
  B) congregation
  C) convention
  D) audience
  E) crowd
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2824:

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

  The sales were lively, the upset price in each case was fair?

  Options:
  A) price that was the highest in the sales
  B) price that upset every other buyer
  C) highest amount for a bidder to offer
  D) lowest selling price of each item
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2825:

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

  I am loath to do the assignment?

  Options:
  A) unwilling
  B) waiting
  C) dying
  D) willing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2826: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:A number or people impersonating tax-official were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate this morning Options:
  A) arranged
  B) paraded
  C) moved
  D) brought
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2827:

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

  Okoro is an amateur wrestler

  Options:
  A) skilful
  B) good
  C) professional
  D) strong
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2828:

  Complete the following with the appropriate answer to the question:

  John would you mind lifting this box?

  Options:
  A) yes, I mind
  B) no, I don't
  C) no, I do
  D) yes, I don't mind
  E) no I mind
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2829: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The village girl wore sumptuous clothes? Options:
  A) faded looking
  B) cheap
  C) expensive
  D) loose-fitting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2830:

  So far I have been speaking of science in its universality, viewed from the perspective of the world at large. For the context of our own country and our sister developing countries, many of the factors mentioned earlier are not very important. For example, pollution, deterioration of the environment and population explosion are not yet serious problems for us in this country.

  Let me now turn to a more specific area, namely the question of scientific choice for developing countries. There is no doubt that role which science s and technology have played in the upliftment of the material and economic well-being of the developed nation will, and does, influence the criteria that the Third World nations must choose in order to establish their science policies and priorities.

  But the criteria to be used by this nation do not have the same as those which have brought the developed countries to their present stage of evolution. For while human beings have the same problems, their solutions, to be meaningful will have to be sought within some relevant frame of reference, such as the available resources and expertise, social values, place and time in the historical scale.

  The writer apparently believed that through science and technology our country can achieve Options:
  A) peace and order
  B) progress and material success
  C) social value and universality
  D) wealth and economic progress
  E) military development and power
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  The correct answer is B .