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

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• Question 31: Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.The new ruler is big-hearted in his dealing with people? Options:
  A) generous
  B) cruel
  C) soft
  D) proud
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 32:

  Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  Measles _____ no longer impossible to manage these days

  Options:
  A) is
  B) are
  C) were
  D) was
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 33:

  IF economists were a bit more modest, they would admit that no one knows exactly how many Nigerians there are. The National population Bureau estimated that there would be 116 million in 1986, but this figure was derived from projections based on the much disputed figures of the 1963 census, using an annual population growth rate that was at best a guess work. Notwithstanding that the margin of error could be as large as a plus 20 million; economists have still felt confident to speak of Nigeria’s per capita income, birth and mortality rates literacy rate and so on, as if they were quoting precise figures.

  So much Nigerians is determined on the basis of the population that the lack of accurate figures has a significantly adverse effect on policies. One obviously affected area is development planning, which for the lack of reliable data, frequently looks like an exercise in futility. An example of what happens is the country’s Universal Primary Education (UPE) scheme launched in 1976. Policy makers had expected, on the basis of the 1975/76 primary school enrolment of just fewer than 5 million, that they would not have to cope with much more than 6 million school children in the first year. But the enrolment in 1976/77 turned out to be 8.4 million rising to 10.1 million the following year. The unanticipated cost of catering for the large number was the main cause of the collapse of that worth scheme after only four years.

  Population also plays an important role in revenue allocation, specifically in the sharing of the states’ portion of the Federation Account, some percentage of which is based on population or population-related factors. Because of the contentious nature of the subject, the compromise has been to estimate based on the 1963 census figures, even when such a move produces ridiculous situations. It is for all these reasons that the Babangida Administration’s effort to ascertain the nation’s population is such a worthwhile venture.

  The reference to ‘Universal Primary Education’ in this passage is significant because it shows Options:
  A) Why the census figures were disputed
  B) The failure and collapse of the programme
  C) The misleading effect of unreliable information
  D) How a worthy scheme could be made worthless by poor planning strategies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 34:

  The coach has asked the Bright Rangers to be paid their --6-- salaries and --7-- so as to --8-- them to victory against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Saturday'sall-importantCAF Champions League Match. Bright Rangers are the third in group B with four points --9-- many matches and need to --10-- defeat at second-placed Al - Ahly to stay in the --11-- for a place in the semi-final of Africa's most prestigious club competition. The Coach told MTN Football.com that the team would be better motivated if they at leastreceive their August salaries before the Al-Ahly --12--. We have to make sure that they are paid their salaries --13-- so that they can play the game of their lives. The government has done very well, but it will be a big morale --14-- to get paid for them to go out there and play. The Coach informed MTN Football.com that the Bright Rangers plan to employ the counter --15-- to get a result in Cario.

  --8--

  Options:
  A) push
  B) spur
  C) move
  D) instigate
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 35:

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

  The boy who stole the mango was given _____ by an eye witness

  Options:
  A) out
  B) in
  C) away
  D) up
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 36:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).

  The Federal Government approved a new salary structure as an incentive for the Nigerian workers?

  Options:
  A) a reward
  B) an encouragement
  C) a package
  D) an advance
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 37:

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

  As the wedding day approached, the bride began to develop cold feet

  Options:
  A) fall sick
  B) feel cold
  C) be reluctant
  D) become aggressive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 38:

  In each of this question choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

  The soldiers tried in their dogged defence of the city.

  Options:
  A) strong
  B) indestructible
  C) classical
  D) indifferent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 39:

  This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.

  Uke was conscripted into the military because

  Options:
  A) He was a social nuisance
  B) He loved the British soldiers
  C) His grandfather was a military man
  D) He wanted to travel to Burma
  E) He wanted to travel to
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 40: Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
  By the end of the football match today, we _____ the best player? Options:
  A) could have known
  B) might have known
  C) will have known
  D) would have known
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  The correct answer is C .