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

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• Question 2831:

  Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questionsAlice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

   

  No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

  Options:
  A) Denies
  B) Claims
  C) Rejects
  D) Imagines
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2832:

  In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:

  Had she known he was a highway robber she would not have married him. This means

  Options:
  A) she married him before she knew he was a robber
  B) she knew he was a robber when she married him
  C) she did not marry him because she was a robber
  D) she refused to marry the man when she knew he was a robbers
  E) she was a robber marrying a highway robber
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2833: In this question, choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined.
  She said boxing is in fact her pet aversion Options:
  A) something she likes very much
  B) something she dislikes very much
  C) a hobby she loves to pursue
  D) one thing she can't miss
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2834:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined?

  The shortage of petrol was a perennial problem?

  Options:
  A) a recurring
  B) a seasonal
  C) an annual
  D) an incurable
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2835:

  In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

  Jide says he read in the papers that our uncle has been declared a persona non grata by the French government

  Options:
  A) unwelcome guest
  B) impersonator
  C) ungrateful person
  D) unofficial guest
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2836: _______your parents frown_______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore. Options:
  A) because/over
  B) since/at
  C) although/at
  D) as/upon
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2837:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:

  Little Ugochi has a bicycle which is in marvellous condition

  Options:
  A) need of a tune
  B) excellent
  C) questionable
  D) unstable
  E) working
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2838: Choose from the options opposite in meaning to the word underlined.When the driver applied the brakes, they acted up? Options:
  A) failed
  B) responded well
  C) were sluggish
  D) jammed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2839:

  Pick out the option with a different rhyme

  Options:
  A) Roar
  B) Four
  C) Growl
  D) Bore
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2840:

  Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

  When the man was caught by police he presented a bold front

  Options:
  A) he attacked the policemen boldly
  B) he walked up to the policemen
  C) he faced the situation with apparent boldness
  D) he bravely attempted to give them a present
  E) he frowned at them in a defiant manner
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  The correct answer is C .