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

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• Question 4021: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.After addressing the court for two hours, the defence counsel rested her case? Options:
  A) The defence counsel's was tried after speaking for two hours, so she took a break
  B) The judge adjourned the defence counsel's case after listening for two hours
  C) The defence counsel concluded her defence after speaking for two hours
  D) The judge advised the defence counsel to rest after two hours of address
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4022:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap (s):

  Local governments are authorized to pass _______.

  Options:
  A) bye laws
  B) byes-laws
  C) bye's law
  D) bye-law
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4023:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  My mother had _______ the fire wood before it began to rain.

  Options:
  A) split
  B) splited
  C) splitted
  D) splitting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4024:

  Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

  bushes

  Options:
  A) shapes
  B) shoes
  C) rapes
  D) rakes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4025:

  Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

  If you are really keen on immediate results, you just have to adopt his pragmatic approach?

  Options:
  A) practical
  B) unrealistic
  C) opportunistic
  D) sensible
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4026:

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

  One of the ladies who _____ in the premises _____ been asked to withdraw.

  Options:
  A) sells/have
  B) sell/have
  C) sells/has
  D) sell/has
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4027:

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

  Let's have a cup of coffee, _____

  Options:
  A) shall we?
  B) will we?
  C) should we?
  D) could we?
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4028:

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

  The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families

  Options:
  A) division
  B) resourcefulness
  C) harmony
  D) suffering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4029:

  Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:

  Shade is to come home tomorrow

  Options:
  A) Shade is planning to come home tomorrow
  B) Shade may come home tomorrow
  C) Shade wants to come home tomorrow
  D) Shade is expected to come home tomorrow
  E) Shade wish to come home tomorrow
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4030:

  Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.

  I abhor a traitor

  Options:
  A) fallacious person
  B) reveler of secrets
  C) progressive element
  D) keeper of secrets
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  The correct answer is D .