English Past Questions v17 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO)

English Past Questions v17 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. After we have taken our share we shall give____to them

A) their

A) their

B) their's

B) their's

C) theirs

C) theirs

D) there's

D) there's

#2. The principal went to buy some____or the physics laboratory.

A) equipment

A) equipment

B) pieces of equipments

B) pieces of equipments

C) equipments

C) equipments

D) items of equipments

D) items of equipments

#3. The_____should make ____for them as soon as possible.

A) committee/accommodation

A) committee/accommodation

B) committe/accomodation

B) committe/accomodation

C) committee/accomodation

C) committee/accomodation

D) committee/accmodation

D) committee/accmodation

#4. It was a funny episode, so I _____

A) can't help to laugh

A) can't help to laugh

B) couldn't help laughing

B) couldn't help laughing

C) couldn't help laugh

C) couldn't help laugh

D) couldn't help to laugh

D) couldn't help to laugh

#5. The politicians are responsible for the _____ events have taken in this country

A) course

A) course

B) curse

B) curse

C) coarse

C) coarse

D) cause

D) cause

#6. Had he known that it would rain, he _____ his umbrella with him.

A) would have taking

A) would have taking

B) was going to take

B) was going to take

C) would be taking

C) would be taking

D) would have taken

D) would have taken

#7. Omeime was taking his dog for a walk when the dog suddenly _____ from its chain and escaped

A) broke through

A) broke through

B) broke lose

B) broke lose

C) broke even

C) broke even

D) broke loose

D) broke loose

#8. I was still sleeping when the national news _____ this morning

A) were broadcast

A) were broadcast

B) were broadcasted

B) were broadcasted

C) was broadcast

C) was broadcast

D) was broadcasted

D) was broadcasted

#9. Each of the contestants _____ a chance to win.

A) has

A) has

B) have

B) have

C) get

C) get

D) gets

D) gets

#10. I gave the book to the library attendant _____ I think works in the evenings

A) whom

A) whom

B) whose

B) whose

C) which

C) which

D) who

D) who

#11. The present wanton display of riches _____ morality of our society

A) will be affecting

A) will be affecting

B) are affecting

B) are affecting

C) is affecting

C) is affecting

D) was affecting

D) was affecting

#12. The market women _____ profit ranges from thirty fifty percent are making _____ difficult for the ordinary people

A) for who/ to live

A) for who/ to live

B) for whom/ lives

B) for whom/ lives

C) by whose/ living

C) by whose/ living

D) whose/ life

D) whose/ life

#13. Town authorities have put up a railing in front of the exit _____ people _____ out of the stadium and straight across the road

A) prevent rush/ dashing

A) prevent rush/ dashing

B) preventing/ rushing to dash

B) preventing/ rushing to dash

C) to prevent/ rushing dashing

C) to prevent/ rushing dashing

D) to prevent/ rush dash

D) to prevent/ rush dash

#14. Someone _____ the radio cassette since 6 p.m. I wish he _____ turn it off

A) has been playing/ would

A) has been playing/ would

B) is playing/ would

B) is playing/ would

C) played/ will

C) played/ will

D) has played/ should

D) has played/ should

#15. If the armed robbers _____ caught, they would have been lynched.

A) would be

A) would be

B) have been

B) have been

C) are

C) are

D)had been

D)had been

#16. Paulina arrived late, she _____ the right route

A) cannot have taken ld not had taken

A) cannot have taken ld not had taken

B) could not have taking

B) could not have taking

C) cannot take

C) cannot take

D)could not have taken

D)could not have taken

#17. _____ the medicine, he asked his daughter to take it according to the doctor's prescription.

A) Having to buy

A) Having to buy

B) Having bought

B) Having bought

C) Having been bought

C) Having been bought

D) Having being bought

D) Having being bought

#18. By the end of this year i _____ twenty books

A) read

A) read

B) would have read

B) would have read

C) will read

C) will read

D) have read

D) have read

#19. Leonard: We went to a hotel and had a very good dinner for N1.00. Geoffrey: You _____ a very good dinner if you paid N1.00

A) must had had

A) must had had

B) needn't have had

B) needn't have had

C) couldn't have had

C) couldn't have had

D) had to have

D) had to have

#20. Evelyn: I've submitted eight copies. Joseph: You _____ eight. Three would have been enough

A) can't have submitted

A) can't have submitted

B) couldn't have submitted

B) couldn't have submitted

C) didn't need to submit

C) didn't need to submit

D) needn't have submitted

D) needn't have submitted

#21. The driver of that lorry _____ lost his life during the collision

A) barely

A) barely

B) hardly

B) hardly

C) nearly

C) nearly

D) closely

D) closely

#22. Wherever the leader went people struggled to catch a _____ of him

A) look

A) look

B) view

B) view

C) glimpse

C) glimpse

D) portrait

D) portrait

#23. I meant _____ a pencil but there was no one _____ there.

A) buying/selling

A) buying/selling

B) to buy/to sell

B) to buy/to sell

C) buying/to sell

C) buying/to sell

D) to buy/selling

D) to buy/selling

#24. Mrs. Okoro _____ in this school since 1975.

A) taught

A) taught

B) is teaching

B) is teaching

C) was teaching

C) was teaching

D) has been teaching

D) has been teaching

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