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

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• Question 581:

  Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

  As Obande does not know anyone in this city, he hopes that some kind _______ will put him up for the night?

  Options:
  A) man
  B) men
  C) inhabitants
  D) individuals
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 582: In the book "Independence" Wearing woolens, lamb cardigans, extra socks, gloves and Balliol scarf signified that Tayo was _____. Options:
  A) Cold
  B) Going to a party
  C) sick
  D) walking in the rain
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 583:

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

  The man drew a sword as people congregated round him?

  Options:
  A) praised
  B) gathered round
  C) mobbed
  D) fled from
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 584:

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

  I have decided to _____ drinking alcohol for health reasons?

  Options:
  A) abandon
  B) give up
  C) discard
  D) jettison
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 585:

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

  My mother has refused to come to live in Lagos because she prefers the tranquil life in the village to the hurly burly of the city.

  Options:
  A) free
  B) properous
  C) peaceful
  D) decent
  E) happy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 586:

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

  who

  Options:
  A) vehicle
  B) khaki
  C) rhyme
  D) hammer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 587:

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

  Before announcing his retirement, Ochima resolved to settle an account with the bank?

  Options:
  A) get back at
  B) pay back all he owes
  C) close his account with
  D) retire his loans from
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 588:

  Whatever may be its wider implications, the explosion of hydrogen bomb is, for the meteorologist, simply another atmospheric disturbance. It should therefore be classed with certain rare natural...such as volcanic ...12... But there are certain features of a man-made disturbance that requires special examination. As with all events on this ...13...It is impossible to describe what happens in details. However we can be reasonably sure of the main effects, and most impressive of these arises from ...14...The immediate result of the ...15... is that the air surrounding the bomb is raised very rapidly to an enormously high...16... The hot gases expand violently as great....17...compressing the air around them into what is called...18... or blast wave that is responsible for much of terrible destructive power of the weapon.

  Another kind of wave arises because of the weight of the air. The force of the explosion lifts the ...19...waves. Waves of this type are normally felt by human beings and they have their effect on the weather.

  Adapted from Ayoola K.(2007) University for All Students, Lagos, Nigeria: Olive Free Venture

  Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 17 Options:
  A) fireballs
  B) fireworks
  C) firesmokes
  D) firearms
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 589:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  The lady was completely nonplussed when her suitor rejected her gifts?

  Options:
  A) unpuzzled
  B) surprise
  C) unconscious
  D) disappointed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 590:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:

  The lady acted courageously when thieves attacked her

  Options:
  A) shyly
  B) fearlessly
  C) indiscreetly
  D) timidly
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  The correct answer is D .