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

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• Question 921:

  For these questions, choose the option that rhyme with the given words.

  risen

  Options:
  A) prison
  B) motion
  C) portion
  D) rising
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 922: If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means Options:
  A) My father did arrive and I didn't starve
  B) I had to starve because my father didn't come
  C) my father didn't arrive and I didn't starve
  D) I should have starved but I didn't
  E) I had starved before my father arrived
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 923:

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

  Tend?

  Options:
  A) caned
  B) jeopardy
  C) turned
  D) earned
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 924:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap(s)

  We have a family mutiny_______our hands.

  Options:
  A) on
  B) for
  C) from
  D) of
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 925:

  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined below.

  Pin

  Options:
  A) Psychology
  B) Pneumonia
  C) Pseudonym
  D) Pragmatic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 926:

  Days passed fast for Ntanya and Teresa. They could hardly notice the land getting brown all over kachawanga again, since neither of them noticed any more the sun come up and go down. Ntanya would work very hard in the field hauling in the last harvest and Teresa would stay at home washing, cooking and waiting, waiting for him to come home. She would cook his meal with extra care and when there was little meat she would only give bits to the children and not even touch it herself but use only the smell to get her food down and reserve the whole chunk for her husband. When Ntanya would come home with sweat on his brows she would put the wooden tray on a stool for him and sit down by him watching him eat with great satisfaction: every bolus that went down Ntanya’s throat would also go down her own throat. When Ntanya would insist on sharing the food with her she would always say she had eaten already no matter how hungry she might be. Ntanya would then eat and drink to his satisfaction and rest a while in the sun after saying ‘Thank you mother’

  Ntanya and Teresa could hardly notice the land getting brown because Options:
  A) they were on their honeymoon
  B) they had just got married
  C) they hardly noticed the sun
  D) the sun did not come up
  E) Etanya worked very hard in the field
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 927:

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

  The president made a passionate appeal for calm

  Options:
  A) inflamed
  B) disturbing
  C) intense
  D) lively
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 928:

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

  The usually hostile crowd was captivated by the player's winsome attitude?

  Options:
  A) obnoxious
  B) friendly
  C) colourful
  D) drunken
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 929:

  Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  Just after ...1..... the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed. The pilot, from the ..2...... activated the emergency sheet to cover the improperly secured left rear ....3.... At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the airplane ....4.... north-east He called the control ....5.... to report the misshaped requested clearance for emergency ....6....The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ....7....to stop on a ....8.... ....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle and were soon perched on the ....10.... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

  to stop on a ...8.....

  Options:
  A) park
  B) field
  C) tarmac
  D) runway
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 930:

  Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  The player wasted a golden opportunity during the penalty shoot-out.

  Options:
  A) The player first hit the bar
  B) The player did not score the shot
  C) The player scored the shot that made them win the gold cup
  D) instead of a silver cup, they received the golden one
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  The correct answer is B .