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

1660

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.

and were soon perched on the …10….. of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

  • A. apex
  • B. nose
  • C. tip
  • D. front
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1661

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.

….9…. in oilskin ran in the light drizzle

  • A. workers
  • B. engineers
  • C. fitters
  • D. repairers
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1662

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…..

  • A. park
  • B. field
  • C. tarmac
  • D. runway
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1663

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.

The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft …7…..
 

  • A. ran
  • B. eased
  • C. taxied
  • D. skied
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1664

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.

and requested clearance for emergency …6…..

  • A. return
  • B. landing
  • C. stopping
  • D. arrival
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1665

He called the control ….5…. to report the mishap

  • A. office
  • B. Department
  • C. Building
  • D. Tower
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1666

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.

At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the aeroplane ….4…. north-east

  • A. faced
  • B. moved
  • C. switched
  • D. veered
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1667

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 cover the improperly secured left rear ….3….

  • A. hatch
  • B. door
  • C. entrance
  • D. gate
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1668

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.

The pilot, from the …..2… activated the emergency sheet

  • A. cabin
  • B. cubicle
  • C. cockpit
  • D. cab
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1669

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.

Just after …1….. the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed.
 

  • A. Departure
  • B. take off
  • C. leaving
  • D. flying
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1670

READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

With its radiant color and plant-like shape, the sea anemone looks more like a flower than animal. More specifically, the sea anemone is formed quite like a flower for which is named, with body like a stem and tentacles like petals in brilliant shades; blue, pink, green and red. Its diameters vary from about six millimeters in some species to more than ninety centimeters in the giant verities of Australia. Like corals, hydras and jelly fish, sea anemones are coelenterates. They can move slowly, but more often they attach the lower part of their cylindrical bodies to rocks, shells or wharf pilings.
The upper and end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles which the animal uses to capture its food. Stinging cells in the tentacles throw out tiny poison threads that paralyze other small sea animals. The tentacles then drag this prey into the sea anemone’s mouth.The food is digested in the large inner body cavity. When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its lump on a rock. Anemones may reproduce by forming eggs. dividing in half or developing buds that grow and break off as independent animals.

The word ‘capture’ as used in the passage means

  • A. cover
  • B. catch
  • C. clean
  • D. control
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1671

READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

With its radiant color and plant-like shape, the sea anemone looks more like a flower than animal. More specifically, the sea anemone is formed quite like a flower for which is named, with body like a stem and tentacles like petals in brilliant shades; blue, pink, green and red. Its diameters vary from about six millimeters in some species to more than ninety centimeters in the giant verities of Australia. Like corals, hydras and jelly fish, sea anemones are coelenterates. They can move slowly, but more often they attach the lower part of their cylindrical bodies to rocks, shells or wharf pilings.
The upper and end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles which the animal uses to capture its food. Stinging cells in the tentacles throw out tiny poison threads that paralyze other small sea animals. The tentacles then drag this prey into the sea anemone’s mouth.The food is digested in the large inner body cavity. When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its lump on a rock. Anemones may reproduce by forming eggs. dividing in half or developing buds that grow and break off as independent animals.

It can be inferred from the passage that sea anemones are

  • A. attached to stationary surfaces
  • B. hidden inside cylindrical objects
  • C. searching for food
  • D. floating among underwater flowers
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1672

READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

With its radiant color and plant-like shape, the sea anemone looks more like a flower than animal. More specifically, the sea anemone is formed quite like a flower for which is named, with body like a stem and tentacles like petals in brilliant shades; blue, pink, green and red. Its diameters vary from about six millimeters in some species to more than ninety centimeters in the giant verities of Australia. Like corals, hydras and jelly fish, sea anemones are coelenterates. They can move slowly, but more often they attach the lower part of their cylindrical bodies to rocks, shells or wharf pilings.
The upper and end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles which the animal uses to capture its food. Stinging cells in the tentacles throw out tiny poison threads that paralyze other small sea animals. The tentacles then drag this prey into the sea anemone’s mouth.The food is digested in the large inner body cavity. When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its lump on a rock. Anemones may reproduce by forming eggs. dividing in half or developing buds that grow and break off as independent animals.

The author compares sea anemone’s tentacles to a flower’s

  • A. Stem
  • B. Petals
  • C. Leaves
  • D. roots
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1673

READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

With its radiant color and plant-like shape, the sea anemone looks more like a flower than animal. More specifically, the sea anemone is formed quite like a flower for which is named, with body like a stem and tentacles like petals in brilliant shades; blue, pink, green and red. Its diameters vary from about six millimeters in some species to more than ninety centimeters in the giant verities of Australia. Like corals, hydras and jelly fish, sea anemones are coelenterates. They can move slowly, but more often they attach the lower part of their cylindrical bodies to rocks, shells or wharf pilings.
The upper and end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles which the animal uses to capture its food. Stinging cells in the tentacles throw out tiny poison threads that paralyze other small sea animals. The tentacles then drag this prey into the sea anemone’s mouth.The food is digested in the large inner body cavity. When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its lump on a rock. Anemones may reproduce by forming eggs. dividing in half or developing buds that grow and break off as independent animals.

The word ‘shapes’ in line 1 is closest meaning to

  • A. Nature
  • B. Length
  • C. Form
  • D. Grace
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1674

READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

With its radiant color and plant-like shape, the sea anemone looks more like a flower than animal. More specifically, the sea anemone is formed quite like a flower for which is named, with body like a stem and tentacles like petals in brilliant shades; blue, pink, green and red. Its diameters vary from about six millimeters in some species to more than ninety centimeters in the giant verities of Australia. Like corals, hydras and jelly fish, sea anemones are coelenterates. They can move slowly, but more often they attach the lower part of their cylindrical bodies to rocks, shells or wharf pilings.
The upper and end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles which the animal uses to capture its food. Stinging cells in the tentacles throw out tiny poison threads that paralyze other small sea animals. The tentacles then drag this prey into the sea anemone’s mouth.The food is digested in the large inner body cavity. When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its lump on a rock. Anemones may reproduce by forming eggs. dividing in half or developing buds that grow and break off as independent animals.

Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
 

  • A. The characteristics of sea anemones
  • B. The variation of sea life
  • C. The defense of coelenterates
  • D. A comparison of land and sea animals
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1675

In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The cat DEVOURED the rat

  • A. did the rat devour the cat
  • B. what devoured the rat
  • C. did the cat pet the rat
  • D. is this rat that the cat devoured
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1676

In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers july salary in september

  • A. when were the workers paid
  • B. did the cashier pay the workers salary in september
  • C. workers received their july salary in september
  • D. the september salary was paid in july
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1677

In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children

  • A. the children heard the story from the traditional chief
  • B. who narrated the story to the children
  • C. the children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
  • D. did the chief hide the story from the children
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1678

Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme.

Dice

  • A. mint
  • B. rice
  • C. fried
  • D. case
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1679

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

  • A. incinerator
  • B. indicate
  • C. increase
  • D. euphemism
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1680

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

  • A. enlighten
  • B. unwanted
  • C. agitate
  • D. Informal
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