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

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• Question 41:

  Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

  The poor man was pleased to find _____ tyre?

  Options:
  A) a rubber old discarded
  B) an old discarded rubber
  C) a discarded rubber old
  D) an old rubber discarded
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 42:

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

  I am looking forward to _____ you

  Options:
  A) seeing
  B) see
  C) have seen
  D) will see
  E) be see
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 43:

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

  Kola visits us on occasions, and I don't like that.

  Options:
  A) I do not like Kola because he visits us only when an event is being celebrated
  B) I hate the fact that Kola only visits us when something is being celebrated
  C) That Kola does not visit us often is something I object to
  D) Kola seldom visits us and that is because he is a fair-weather friend
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 44:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap.

  Mrs. Okoro __________ in this school since 1975.

  Options:
  A) taught
  B) has been teaching
  C) was teaching
  D) is teaching
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 45:

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

  My wife and i were to celebrate our silver wedding anniversary last Sunday. Unfortunately on that _____ day, my father-in-law died mysteriously

  Options:
  A) fruitless
  B) faithful
  C) futile
  D) fateful
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 46: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:She showed an affected interest in the game. Options:
  A) real
  B) pretended
  C) concerned
  D) slight
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 47:

  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 .

  One of the most difficult and confusing aspect of English language is its spelling system. There is often ….16…. [A. discrepancy B. discord C. a similarity D. concord] between the punctuation of a word and its spelling. One cannot always tell how to spell a word ….17…. [A. throughout B. by C. as to D. as from] its pronunciation.

  In order to understand the peculiarity of English spelling ….18….[A. difficulty B. confusion C. system D. code], it is good to know something about the history of the language. First, it is helpful to realize that English was originally spoken by people who could neither read nor write. While the ….19…. [A. middle-class B. educated C. less enlightened D. uneducated] people spoke English, the literate upper classes spoke French and wrote in Latin, later when English became a ….20…. [A. literary B. romantic C. written D. coded] language, there was no system for spelling its words. Moreover, the first writers of English were French speaking ….21… [A. newscasters B. scribes C. orators D. interpreters] who knew English only slightly: therefore, they carried many French spelling ….22…. [A. habits B. attitudes C. idiosyncrasies D. mannerisms] into English. In addition, these first writers of English, who were used to writing in Latin, often ….23…. [A. inserted B. interjected C. interpolated D. juxtaposed] letters into words even when they were not pronounced because the ….24…. [A. antecedent B. opposing C. corresponding D. synonymous] word in Latin was spelled that way. Finally, the confusion increased when the ….25…. [A. diction B.morphology C. orthography D. pronunciation] of certain words changed while the spelling remained the same.

  In question number 16 choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap Options:
  A) a descrepancy
  B) discord
  C) a similarity
  D) concord
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 48:

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

  He passed so well _____ he was awarded a scholarship

  Options:
  A) since
  B) because
  C) that
  D) while
  E) thus
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 49:

  Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme as the word below:
  Day

  Options:
  A) Dare
  B) Anime
  C) Flight
  D) Ball
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 50:

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

  A policeman stopped me and I ….to the police station.

  Options:
  A) Was taken
  B) Took
  C) Am taken
  D) Will be taken
  E) Walk
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  The correct answer is A .