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

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• Question 3581: Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.The officer described the comments as _____. because it was very amusing? Options:
  A) ludicrous
  B) dangerous
  C) sad
  D) libellous
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3582:

  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 .
• Question 3583:

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

  The dispute over land acquisition has come to a head?

  Options:
  A) The problem has reached crisis proportions
  B) The problem has been referred to the headquarters
  C) Because of the dispute, land acquisition has now been halted
  D) The problem has now been solved
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3584:

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

  This conference is designed to enable delegates _____ their personal interest with specialist in various fields

  Options:
  A) to discuss about
  B) discussing
  C) to discuss
  D) for discussing
  E) by discussing
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3585:

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

  One of the guarantors shall sign here

  Options:
  A) It is desirable that on e of the guarantor signs here
  B) It is reasonable that one of the guarantors signs here
  C) It is obligatory that one of the guarantors signs here
  D) It is advisable that one of the guarantors sign here
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3586:

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

  Our teacher seldom comes late to school

  Options:
  A) very often
  B) always
  C) frequently
  D) hardly ever
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3587:

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

  My father cannot bear the _____ of the concoction that emanates from my mothers soup pot

  Options:
  A) sweet
  B) savouring
  C) aroma
  D) smell
  E) scent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3588:

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

  James _____ reminding that not all that glitters is gold.

  Options:
  A) needs
  B) need
  C) needing
  D) need's
  E) need to
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3589:

  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.

   

  After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live.

  Options:
  A) Intensive
  B) Healthy
  C) Safe
  D) Heavy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3590: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.Kunana is like a bear in the sore head. Options:
  A) He is a bully.
  B) He is grumpy.
  C) He is ugly.
  D) He is quiet.
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  The correct answer is B .