English past Questions v18 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO)

English Past Questions v18 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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• NECO
• WAEC GCE
• NECO GCE
• NABTEB
• NABTEB GCE

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#1. The Governor has _____ to the people on many occasions

A) broadcast

A) broadcast

B) been broadcast

B) been broadcast

C) broadcasted

C) broadcasted

D) being broadcast

D) being broadcast

#2. Olu: How do you want the money in cash or in traveller's cheques? Ali: Beg your pardon? Olu: I was asking you how _____ the money?

A) do you want

A) do you want

B) you want

B) you want

C) you wanted

C) you wanted

D) you are wanting

D) you are wanting

#3. The young man looked carefully at the long document, but he couldn't make _____ what it meant.

A) up

A) up

B) out

B) out

C) off

C) off

D) through

D) through

#4. Give me a minute to think i can't remember the answer _____

A) out of hand

A) out of hand

B) ahead

B) ahead

C) off hand

C) off hand

D) to hand

D) to hand

#5. The government suffered a _____ when they lost two by-elections.

A) check

A) check

B) set-back

B) set-back

C) hindrance

C) hindrance

D) disturbance

D) disturbance

#6. Our Literature Master said that he would show us a film on Macbeth. The film will _____

A) worth seeing

A) worth seeing

B) worth seeing it

B) worth seeing it

C) be worth to see

C) be worth to see

D) be worth seeing

D) be worth seeing

#7. _____ the main points of the lectures given by the Director of the institute

A) Those were

A) Those were

B) That was

B) That was

C) There were

C) There were

D) This was

D) This was

#8. I am sure that my mother will not find out. She is so _____ that she will accept anything i tell her

A) credible

A) credible

B) credulous

B) credulous

C) creditable

C) creditable

D) incredible

D) incredible

#9. The boys are very naughty. They have started fighting again _____

A) haven't they?

A) haven't they?

B) isn't it?

B) isn't it?

C) not so?

C) not so?

D) have they?

D) have they?

#10. If only i _____ insured! But i wasn't. Now i have to pay a lot of money

A) am

A) am

B) have been

B) have been

C) had been

C) had been

D) would be

D) would be

#11. Do you mind if i wait for the reply? I'd rather you _____ again tomorrow

A) called

A) called

B) will call

B) will call

C) can call

C) can call

D) call

D) call

#12. 'Have you given the patient his medicine?' The doctor asked the nurse _____

A) if you had given the patient his medicine?

A) if you had given the patient his medicine?

B) had you given the patient the his medicine?

B) had you given the patient the his medicine?

C) have you given the patient his medicine?

C) have you given the patient his medicine?

D) if she had given the patient his medicine

D) if she had given the patient his medicine

#13. I was seriously disappointed when the _____ between the two teams ended in a goalless draw.

A) march

A) march

B) marsch

B) marsch

C) match

C) match

D) mash

D) mash

#14. Children's clothes have to be strong to stand _____ rough use

A) with

A) with

B) in through

B) in through

C) in for

C) in for

D) up to

D) up to

#15. Shall i make the cheque _____ you or to your firm?

A) in for

A) in for

B) up with

B) up with

C) in with

C) in with

D)out to

D)out to

#16. The hotel _____ is at Wurno Road.

A) which i am staying

A) which i am staying

B) in where i am staying

B) in where i am staying

C) that i am staying

C) that i am staying

D) at which i am staying

D) at which i am staying

#17. She wounded the man _____ the back with her knitting needle

A) on

A) on

B) in

B) in

C) at

C) at

D) by

D) by

#18. It took the father many days to get _____ the untimely death if his son

A) off

A) off

B) over

B) over

C) by

C) by

D) through

D) through

#19. While the worshippers closed their eyes in prayer, a thief made _____ the collection

A) out

A) out

B) away

B) away

C) up

C) up

D) by

D) by

#20. There is not doubt that every lady takes great pride _____ her appearance.

A) with

A) with

B) in

B) in

C) at

C) at

D) on

D) on

#21. If you keep playing with this door handle, it will get _____

A) loose

A) loose

B) lose

B) lose

C) lost

C) lost

D) lossing

D) lossing

#22. The young lovers first met _____ the university of Ibadan havana Night dance

A) in

A) in

B) at

B) at

C) in course of

C) in course of

D) on

D) on

#23. I have not seen my housemaster _____ the beginning of this session

A) from

A) from

B) in

B) in

C) for

C) for

D) since

D) since

#24. The chairman of the state school board has advised students to desist _____ blackmailing college authorities

A) from

A) from

B) in

B) in

C) on

C) on

D) against

D) against

#25. The most stupid boy in the class passed the examination contrary _____ the expectation of others

A) upon

A) upon

B) from

B) from

C) on

C) on

D) to

D) to

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