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

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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

__________ packages should always be handled with care

  • A. Insecure
  • B. Fragile
  • C. Weak
  • D. Boxed
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23

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Many countries no longer have _______ punishment as the penalty for murder

  • A. mortal
  • B. corporal
  • C. capital
  • D. fatal
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24

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Mr Cham will never tell you everything, he is very ________

  • A. secretive
  • B. quiet
  • C. reserved
  • D. realistic
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25

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

After interrogation, the police ______ the information from the suspect.

  • A. exposed
  • B. wrung
  • C. received
  • D. obtained
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26

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

The soldiers pledge their ________ loyalty to the new government

  • A. enduring
  • B. tireless
  • C. complete
  • D. questionable
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27

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

What a ________! the more you look, the less you see

  • A. wonder
  • B. miracle
  • C. challenge
  • D. paradox
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28

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

All the ________ were stolen by the thieves

  • A. arm and ammunition
  • B. arms and ammunition
  • C. arm and ammunitions
  • D. arms and ammunitions
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29

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

All the people in the bus died in that _________  accident

  • A. serious
  • B. reckless
  • C. fatal
  • D. dangerous
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30

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

You need to __________your points

  • A. expanciate
  • B. expaciate
  • C. expatiate
  • D. expantiate
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31

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

My brother graduated from university last year; he will soon_________

  • A. convocate
  • B. convoke
  • C. convoce
  • D. matriculate
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32

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Thank you for the __________ of presenting my paper.

  • A. privelege
  • B. priviledge
  • C. privilege
  • D. preveledge
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33

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

The soldier _________ his gun on the wall after the armed robber______

  • A. hang/has been hung
  • B. hung/had been hanged
  • C. hanged/has been hanged
  • D. hung/ has been hunged
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34

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Before I arrived, the choir _______ the hymn

  • A. have sing
  • B. has sing
  • C. had sung
  • D. have sang
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35

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

This class __________students and teachers

  • A. comprise
  • B. comprises
  • C. comprise of
  • D. comprises of
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36

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

My father _______ on the floor

  • A. has lied
  • B. have lied
  • C. have laid
  • D. has lain
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37

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

It is you that __________ to write the letter

  • A. is suppose
  • B. is supposed
  • C. are suppose
  • D. are supposed
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38

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Many a ____________ to understand me

  • A. man fail
  • B. man fails
  • C. men fail
  • D. men fails
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39

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

The man, as well as the woman ________ arrested

  • A. have been
  • B. has been
  • C. is been
  • D. are being
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40

In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

 

Expenditure

  • A. EX-pen-di-ture
  • B. ex-PEN-di-ture
  • C. ex-pen-DI-ture
  • D. ex-pen-di-TURE
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41

In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

 

Criticism

  • A. cri-ti-ci-SM
  • B. cri-ti-CI-sm
  • C. cri-TI-ci-sm
  • D. CRI-ti-ci-sm
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42

In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress
 

Calculator

  • A. CAL-cu-la-tor
  • B. cal-CU-la-tor
  • C. cal-cu-LA-tor
  • D. cal-cu-la-TOR
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