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

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• Question 721:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

  The girl is very intelligent, but her jokes are rather outrageous

  Options:
  A) offensive
  B) courageous
  C) pleasant
  D) unwholesome
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 722:

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

  He has a big heart, but he is inept at following a witty conversation

  Options:
  A) large
  B) huge
  C) warm
  D) fragile
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 723:

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

  We saw him _____ over a wall as the police approached

  Options:
  A) leaped
  B) leap
  C) leapt
  D) leaping
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 724: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Why did Salma sought for Habib's help?

  Options:
  A) Habib was her only saviour
  B) Habib was her boyfriend
  C) He was influential
  D) He was a philanthropist
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 725: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).There has been a downturn in the affairs of the company Options:
  A) a massive increase
  B) a turn-around
  C) little progress
  D) a decline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 726:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :

  Good citizens should take the part of a good government when it is being attacked by the foreign press

  Options:
  A) speak in support
  B) explained the part played
  C) act like a representative of
  D) emphasize the progress made by
  E) outline the virtues of
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 727:

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

  A student's natural ability should be a _____ factor in his choosing a course of study at the university.

  Options:
  A) determined
  B) determining
  C) determinant
  D) determinate
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 728:

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

  As regards the matter, we have crossed the rubicon.

  Options:
  A) We are completely at loss
  B) We are irrevocably committed
  C) We are already qualified
  D) We are perfectly committed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 729:

  The young are not listening to their elders, and perhaps they never have. But now it happens that, with many of them, the reason may be medical. The young aren’t listening because they can’t hear. Just as nagging parents have long suspected, otologists (hearing specialist) now report that youngsters are going deaf as a result of blasting their eardrums with electronically amplified rock ‘n’ roll.

  The hearing specialists used to worry about loud noise as a cause of deafness only in industrial and military situations. They knew that eight hours of daily exposure, year in and year out, to the din of the proverbial boiler factory, would eventually result in permanent hearing loss. Riveters were particularly susceptible. Then they learned that the same thing happened to aviators. After the advent of jets, the hazard applied to the ground crews at airport and flight-deck personnel aboard aircrafts – hence the introduction of insulated noise absorbing plastic earmuffs.

  In discotheques and rock ‘n’ roll joints, the trouble is not so much in the instrument themselves, or the close quarters. The blame goes to the electronic amplifiers. An old-fashion military ban, playing a march in Ramat Park, generated as much sound. But the sound was not amplified and was dissipated in the open air. A trombonist sitting in front of a tuba player might be a bit deaf for an hour or so after a concert, and then his hearing returns to normal. A microphone hooked up to a public address system did not appreciably increase the hearing hazard. What he did was multiple microphones and speakers, and the installation of internal microphones in such instruments as guitars and bouzoukis.

  What is the result of being subjected to the din of the proverbial boiler factory for a long length of time? Options:
  A) A loss of hearing which will never improve
  B) Total deafness eight hours a day
  C) Temporary deafness
  D) Hearing loss which can be corrected by medical treatment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 730: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The potential resources of the university should be fully exploited Options:
  A) important
  B) latent
  C) effective
  D) abundant
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  The correct answer is B .