English Past Questions v20 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO).

English Past Questions v20 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: He is loved for his ALTRUISM.

A) benevolence

A) benevolence

B) sincerity

B) sincerity

C) selfishness

C) selfishness

D) selflessness

D) selflessness

#2. The court ordered the lorry driver to pay for the _____ to my car

A) damages

A) damages

B) heavy damages

B) heavy damages

C) destruction

C) destruction

D) many damages

D) many damages

#3. Journalists always collect and publish _____

A) informations

A) informations

B) an information

B) an information

C) some information

C) some information

D) information

D) information

#4. He received a pat _____ the back for his brilliant success in the examination

A) by

A) by

B) at

B) at

C) in

C) in

D) on

D) on

#5. The plane overshot the _____ in a minor accident.

A) railway

A) railway

B) hanger

B) hanger

C) tarmac

C) tarmac

D) run way

D) run way

#6. The single _____ was enough to spoil a whole lifetime of good living

A) occurence

A) occurence

B) ocurence

B) ocurence

C) occurrence

C) occurrence

D) occurrense

D) occurrense

#7. The thief ran ____ luck when the policeman running after him caught up with him and knocked him down

A) into

A) into

B) with

B) with

C) of

C) of

D) out of

D) out of

#8. Whilst the thief was _____ the passengers, he kept apologizing for the inconvenience he was causing them

A) robbing

A) robbing

B) rubbing

B) rubbing

C) robing

C) robing

D) rubing

D) rubing

#9. Your brigade would be better for it, if you desisted _____ rumour - mongering, observed the Chief of Staff

A) from

A) from

B) away

B) away

C) into

C) into

D) away from

D) away from

#10. The dull students took correspondence course as a means _____ his standard in the class

A) to improve

A) to improve

B) for improving

B) for improving

C) of improving

C) of improving

D) by improving

D) by improving

#11. The boy thought that driving a car was not _____ dangerous than riding a bicycle

A) so very

A) so very

B) particularly

B) particularly

C) very

C) very

D) any more

D) any more

#12. I don't want _____ from such a friend as Jimoh

A) any more advice

A) any more advice

B) no more advice

B) no more advice

C) any advices

C) any advices

D)any advice

D)any advice

#13. Very few students have satisfactory _____ these days because the student population has increased tremedously

A) acommondation

A) acommondation

B) accomodation

B) accomodation

C) accommodation

C) accommodation

D) acommoddation

D) acommoddation

#14. The old politicians were discredited because they tried to _____ the people's ignorance

A) cash in on

A) cash in on

B) catch in with

B) catch in with

C) catch in on

C) catch in on

D) cash in with

D) cash in with

#15. Samuel: would you please come here. John? John: No I'm busy _____ in my farm

A) i am working

A) i am working

B) I'm working

B) I'm working

C) I am to work

C) I am to work

D) I shall have worked

D) I shall have worked

#16. My colleagues _____ before i arrived

A) started writing

A) started writing

B) wrote

B) wrote

C) had started writing

C) had started writing

D) have written

D) have written

#17. After the team had concede two goals, their enthusiasm _____

A) was beginning to wane

A) was beginning to wane

B) was waning

B) was waning

C) began to wane

C) began to wane

D) had begun to wane

D) had begun to wane

#18. The Government _____ the initial value of the hotel complex at ten million naira

A) costed

A) costed

B) had cost

B) had cost

C) had valued

C) had valued

D) had constructed

D) had constructed

#19. James _____ reminding that not all that glitters is gold.

A) needs

A) needs

B) need

B) need

C) needing

C) needing

D) need's

D) need's

#20. On the orders of the steward, the cook rushed _____ the market

A) to

A) to

B) at

B) at

C) for

C) for

D) in

D) in

#21. The principal advised that we pursue this case cautiously, otherwise we are bound to be taken _____ by Ada's lies

A) away

A) away

B) out

B) out

C) in

C) in

D) off

D) off

#22. I am very sorry _____ to attend the meeting yesterday

A) for failure

A) for failure

B) in failing

B) in failing

C) to have failed

C) to have failed

D) for failing

D) for failing

#23. When you are faced with an examination of this nature, endeavour to keep your mind _____ the job and not be distracted for one moment

A) at

A) at

B) in

B) in

C) for

C) for

D) on

D) on

#24. It all depended on what _____

A) does he want

A) does he want

B) he wants

B) he wants

C) he does want

C) he does want

D) he wanted

D) he wanted

#25. Mary goes to school _____ bus

A) in

A) in

B) on

B) on

C) with

C) with

D) through

D) through

E) by

E) by

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