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

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The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday.

  • A. When did my mother buy a bicycle?
  • B. What did my mother buy yesterday?
  • C. Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday?
  • D. Did my mother steal a bicycle yesterday?
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23

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the option.

Conspiracy.

  • A. CONspiracy.
  • B. conspiRAcy.
  • C. conspiraCY
  • D. conSPI racy.
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24

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the option.

Congratulation.

  • A. conGRAtulation.
  • B. congraTUlation.
  • C. congratuLAtion.
  • D. CONgratulation.
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25

choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options.

Valedictory.

  • A. vaLEdictory.
  • B. valeDICtory.
  • C. valedicTOry.
  • D. VALedictory.
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26

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Tax.

  • A. Ask.
  • B. Box.
  • C. Lacks.
  • D. Back.
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27

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Keep.

  • A. Dead.
  • B. Reap.
  • C. Seethe.
  • D. Threat.
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28

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Ever.

  • A. Heavier.
  • B. Favour.
  • C. Fever.
  • D. Never.
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29

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined. Epitaph.

  • A. Pneumonia.
  • B. Pseudo.
  • C. Fan.
  • D. Paper.
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30

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined. Gnash.

  • A. Ring.
  • B. Forge.
  • C. New.
  • D. King.
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31

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined. Vision.

  • A. Enclosure.
  • B. Instruction.
  • C. Mansion.
  • D. Nation.
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32

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined. Palm.

  • A. Plait.
  • B. Ranch.
  • C. Florid.
  • D. Launch.
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33

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

Odour.

  • A. Floor.
  • B. Flow.
  • C. Sugar.
  • D. Hold.
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34

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

Cool.

  • A. Should.
  • B. Full.
  • C. Luke.
  • D. Look.
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35

Choose the option that best complete the gap.

She traced her family history _____ matrilineal.

  • A. At.
  • B. In.
  • C. By.
  • D. With.
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36

Choose the option that best complete the gap.

The laughter _____ his face for a moment.

  • A. Remade.
  • B. Improved.
  • C. Controlled.
  • D. Animated.
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37

Choose the option that best complete the gap.

The unconscious man was _____ after receiving first aid.

  • A. Revived.
  • B. Reawakened.
  • C. Reformed.
  • D. Restored.
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38

Choose the option that best complete the gap. What is the jury’s _____ the matter.

  • A. Verdict with.
  • B. Verdict on.
  • C. Verdict at.
  • D. Verdict from.
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39

Choose the option that best complete the gap.

The clock _____ 12 o’clock two hours ago.

  • A. Striking.
  • B. Strikes.
  • C. Strike.
  • D. Struck.
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40

Choose the option that best complete the gap.

The chairman is too much _____ an idealist for coming late.

  • A. With.
  • B. From.
  • C. About.`
  • D. Of.
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41

Choose the option that best complete the gap.

My mother was _____ annoyed with me for coming late.

  • A. Just.
  • B. Very.
  • C. Neither.
  • D. Hotly.
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42

Choose the option that best complete the gap.

when the strike is over, there will probably be an increase in wages and a _____ increase in prices.

  • A. Chronic.
  • B. Sporadic.
  • C. Concordant.
  • D. Concurrent.
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