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

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• Question 3561:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.

  The severity of the harmattan helped me to complete my writing assignment in record time because I had no choice but to lock myself indoors.

  Options:
  A) warmth
  B) mildness
  C) moderation
  D) leniency
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3562:

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

  A few years ago, nobody would have believed that the economy would turn around?

  Options:
  A) change
  B) deteriorate
  C) improve
  D) stagnate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3563:

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

  Her problem was exacerbated by the loss of her father.

  Options:
  A) exaggerated
  B) solved
  C) aggravated
  D) infuriated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3564:

  This question is from the novel The Last Days at Forcados High school.

  ‘No more chains in trousers or dangling earrings for the girls. There will be an inspection of fingernails and socks during assembly. Principal’s orders’ who said this.

  Options:
  A) the senior prefect
  B) principal
  C) headboy
  D) non-teaching staff
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3565:

  In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:

  The thief we caught yesterday was _____ as an official of the company

  Options:
  A) disguised
  B) concealed
  C) masked
  D) veiled
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3566:

  Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

  The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children

  Options:
  A) the children heard the story from the traditional chief
  B) who narrated the story to the children?
  C) the children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
  D) did the chief hide the story from the children?
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3567: Identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable. Options:
  A) dismiss
  B) comment
  C) intact
  D) confuse
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3568:

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

  The crisis ended as suddenly as it began.

  Options:
  A) The crisis had suddenly begun.
  B) The crisis will not end suddenly.
  C) The crisis stopped almost immediately.
  D) The crisis will stop immediately.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3569:

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

  It was late when we decided to get _____ the train?

  Options:
  A) off
  B) down
  C) out of
  D) out from
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3570:

  In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:

  These folktales have been handed _____ from generation to generation

  Options:
  A) in
  B) over
  C) down
  D) up
  E) across
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  The correct answer is C .