English Language JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

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Choose the option that best complete the gap (s)

All farmers were encouraged ……carry out fumigation on their farms

  • A. in
  • B. with
  • C. to
  • D. from
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23

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It was very easy for the two political parties to form a …….Government

  • A. collusion
  • B. coalition
  • C. co-operative
  • D. colonial
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24

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The police described the boy as being…..hand

  • A. over at
  • B. out of
  • C. on by
  • D. up to
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25

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The continuous rain has really …….the soil.

  • A. satiated
  • B. saturated
  • C. melted up
  • D. mopped up
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26

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Do you mind……another hour or two?

  • A. wait
  • B. waiting
  • C. to wait
  • D. to have waited
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27

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The students had a …..On Independence Day.

  • A. march pass
  • B. match past
  • C. march past
  • D. match pass
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28

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Tinu likes apples……she does not like oranges

  • A. so
  • B. but
  • C. or
  • D. do
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29

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The philanthropist devoted himself……the poor

  • A. by helping
  • B. to be helping
  • C. to helping
  • D. in helping
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30

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Our teacher defined ……in his introductory lesson

  • A. onomatopoeia
  • B. onomatopieoa
  • C. onomatopiea
  • D. Onomatopoia
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31

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The girl says she is averse…..what others admire

  • A. to
  • B. with
  • C. for
  • D. from
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32

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

As a journalist, Bala has always had a nose for stories

  • A. an instinct
  • B. a command
  • C. soft comment
  • D. cynical statement
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33

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The exhibition was an eye opener to all

  • A. style
  • B. examination
  • C. dispatch
  • D. display
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34

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The actress screamed when she noticed an object behind her

  • A. weded in
  • B. stormed out
  • C. wailed
  • D. protested
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35

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

I am tired of your eternal argument

  • A. constant
  • B. useless
  • C. open
  • D. strong
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36

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The lamb is a feeble little animal

  • A. loving
  • B. weak
  • C. fat
  • D. quiet
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37

Answer the following question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined

Nwankwo was on the verge of signing a two year contract with the club

  • A. brink
  • B. summit
  • C. height
  • D. shore
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38

Answer the following question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined

The athlete is proud to be in the vanguard of sports development

  • A. leading position
  • B. destructive position
  • C. emerging position
  • D. unforgettable position
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39

Answer the following question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined

Mohammed does his work with so much ardour

  • A. discouragement
  • B. knowledge
  • C. indifference
  • D. enthusiasm
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40

Answer the following question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The scholar’s epitaph was demolished

  • A. embodiment
  • B. farmland
  • C. book
  • D. monument
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41

Answer the following question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined

Ayodeji is an ardent support of education for the girl child

  • A. a cogent
  • B. a passionate
  • C. an lgnorant
  • D. an optimistic
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42

In each of this question choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined

The soldiers tried in their dogged defence of the city

  • A. strong
  • B. indestructible
  • C. classical
  • D. indifferent
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