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

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• Question 311:

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

  The doctor tried to alleviate his patients pain

  Options:
  A) relieve
  B) worsen
  C) kill
  D) cure
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 312:

  Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

  Government should prevent smugglers _____ their contraband

  Options:
  A) to sell
  B) to be selling
  C) from selling
  D) having sold
  E) to selling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 313:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

  My father _______ on the floor

  Options:
  A) has lied
  B) have lied
  C) have laid
  D) has lain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 314:

  From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

  Mrs. Okoro _____ in this school since 1975.

  Options:
  A) taught
  B) is teaching
  C) was teaching
  D) teaches
  E) has been teaching
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 315:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  The girl is very intelligent, but her jokes are rather outrageous

  Options:
  A) offensive
  B) courageous
  C) pleasant
  D) unwholesome
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 316:

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

  A number of suspects were paraded _____ the victim of the robbery

  Options:
  A) in front
  B) before
  C) for
  D) to
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 317:

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

  The unification of the country has brought about great technological advancement.

  Options:
  A) restoration
  B) agreement
  C) cohension
  D) stabilty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 318: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The investigators stated clearly that they had reached a dead end in their scrutiny of suspects in the murder case? Options:
  A) the investigator did not know what to do with the suspects' murder
  B) the investigators had evidence to sentence the suspects to death in the end
  C) There was no further progress inthe investigation of the murder suspects
  D) the end had come for the suspects in the murder case
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 319:

  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 21 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) popularity
  B) energy
  C) ingenuity
  D) incapability
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 320:

  From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

  Do you mind if i wait for the reply? I'd rather you _____ again tomorrow

  Options:
  A) called
  B) will call
  C) can call
  D) call
  E) were calling
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  The correct answer is A .