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

1135

choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

The annual festival attracts dignitaries from both home and abroad.

  • A. spectators
  • B. celebrities
  • C. chieftains
  • D. nonentities
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1136

choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

One hundred and forty kilometres per hour is a reasonable speed limit. 

 

  • A. acceptable
  • B. unbelievable
  • C. outrageous
  • D. detestable
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1137

choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

The lady has devised a means of tackling her current challenges.

 

  • A. attacking
  • B. avoiding
  • C. handling
  • D. suspending
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1138

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

The governor was incoherent in his speech

  • A. uncoordinated
  • B. talkative
  • C. confused
  • D. eloquent
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1139

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

Many people believed that such an action is unbecoming of a leader

 

  • A. forthcoming
  • B. not befitting
  • C. unwanted
  • D. not necessary
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1140

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

His grandfather was one of the few patriotic Nigerians who ever lived.

  • A. obedient
  • B. lover of Nigeria
  • C. calculative
  • D. careless
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1141

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

Barely six months after his father’s demise, he has nothing left again of his patrimony

 

  • A. inheritance
  • B. property
  • C. reputation
  • D. valuables
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1142

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.
Almost everyone she had worked with took advantage of her meekness

  • A. gentleness
  • B. weakness
  • C. steadfastness
  • D. generosity
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1143

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

The office assistant was dismissed for pilfering

  • A. fighting
  • B. incompetence
  • C. stealing
  • D. mismanagement
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1144

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. 

He was underrated at the preliminary stage of the competition

  • A. advance
  • B. initial
  • C. selection
  • D. crucial
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1145

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

The matter was considered a private concern of the chairman to handle

  • A. personal
  • B. known
  • C. public
  • D. open
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1146

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

The emphasis placed on good moral conduct by the society in the past seems to have been relaxed

  • A. avoided
  • B. improved
  • C. weakened
  • D. outdated
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1147

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

He maintained that Nigerians need a leader with an iron fist

  • A. fist made of iron
  • B. severe in treatment
  • C. difiicult to please
  • D. strong as iron
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1148

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 20 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. former
  • B. latter
  • C. earlier
  • D. bee
  • E. princess
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1149

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 19 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. laid
  • B. born
  • C. delivered
  • D. produced
  • E. donated
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1150

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 18 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. mate
  • B. sleep
  • C. romance
  • D. protect
  • E. lead
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1151

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 17 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. alpha
  • B. adult
  • C. drone
  • D. chief
  • E. leader
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1152

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 16 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. born
  • B. hatched
  • C. transformed
  • D. raised
  • E. weaned
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1153

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 15 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. filtered
  • B. converted
  • C. refined
  • D. cooked
  • E. baked
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1154

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 14 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. fruits
  • B. seed
  • C. pollen
  • D. grains
  • E. leaves
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1155

In the passage below, the numbered gaps (11-20) indicate missing words. From the options lettered A- E the most appropriate option.

The head of the -11- is called the queen bee. She is -12-than the rest of the bees. Her main task in the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are the -13- bees. These bees collect nectar and -14- from flowers. The nectar that is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then -15- into honey. The worker bees also help to look after the young bees. As soon as they are -16-, the worker bees feed the young bees with pollen and nectar. The third type of bee found in the colony is the -17- or male bee. The main task of such a bee is to -18- with a new queen. The queen bee has a life span of about three years. During this period, she would have -19- more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen will eventually take over the duties of the old queen when the -20- dies.

In question number 13 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

  • A. servant
  • B. maid
  • C. workers
  • D. errand
  • E. worker
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