English Past Questions v21 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO).

English Past Questions v21 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. The loud noise in the neighbourhood attracted people who stared _____ the thief

A) at

A) at

B) about

B) about

C) with

C) with

D) on

D) on

#2. The students unrest resulted _____ the expulsion of the ringleaders

A) to

A) to

B) in

B) in

C) from

C) from

D) with

D) with

#3. The lawyer insisted _____ the full payment of his charge

A) with

A) with

B) in

B) in

C) for

C) for

D) on

D) on

#4. Little children are usually afraid _____ thunder.

A) about

A) about

B) for

B) for

C) of

C) of

D) with

D) with

#5. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: The officer refused to be 'taken in' by the report given by the private

A) won over

A) won over

B) drawn in

B) drawn in

C) overtaken

C) overtaken

D) deceived

D) deceived

#6. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined: The principal advised the boy to 'come to grip with himself' if he wanted to do well at the end of his course.

A) criticizied himself

A) criticizied himself

B) master his difficulties

B) master his difficulties

C) learn to be obedient

C) learn to be obedient

D) behave himself

D) behave himself

#7. In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined: The judge 'came down heavily' on the accused person in his judgement

A) crashed heavily

A) crashed heavily

B) fell down headlong

B) fell down headlong

C) descended upon heavily

C) descended upon heavily

D) impose a stiff penalty

D) impose a stiff penalty

#8. In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined: Employees have been 'urged to desist from witch-hunting and character assassination'

A) commanded to stop hunting witches

A) commanded to stop hunting witches

B) ordered to stop assassinating witches

B) ordered to stop assassinating witches

C) entreated not to accuse individuals unjustly and malicious

C) entreated not to accuse individuals unjustly and malicious

D) informed to resist witch-hunters and character assassins

D) informed to resist witch-hunters and character assassins

#9. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: The government should stop 'white elephant projects'

A) projects in which white men kill elephants

A) projects in which white men kill elephants

B) projects in which white elephants are used

B) projects in which white elephants are used

C) projects for painting some elephants white

C) projects for painting some elephants white

D) high cost projects with low utility values

D) high cost projects with low utility values

#10. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: Since his father's death, Osita has not been able to 'cope with' the tasks of a family head

A) perform adequately

A) perform adequately

B) torelate

B) torelate

C) accept

C) accept

D) assess properly

D) assess properly

#11. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: My spell in the university was an 'unmitigated' disaster

A) an unavoidable

A) an unavoidable

B) a painful

B) a painful

C) a regrettable

C) a regrettable

D) an unqualified

D) an unqualified

#12. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: To be above board is to be

A) afloat

A) afloat

B) on top of a plank

B) on top of a plank

C) above suspicion

C) above suspicion

D) raised above a board

D) raised above a board

#13. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: It is sheer 'foolhardiness' for unarmed policemen to pursue armed robbers

A) nonsense

A) nonsense

B) bravery

B) bravery

C) foolishness

C) foolishness

D) stupidity

D) stupidity

E) foolish risk taking

E) foolish risk taking

#14. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: Bankole was a man 'given to' much wine

A) pushed to

A) pushed to

B) taken over by

B) taken over by

C) addicted to

C) addicted to

D) forced to

D) forced to

#15. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: Stephen was blamed for leaving his door 'ajar' during the heavy rainfall.

A) unlocked

A) unlocked

B) unbolted

B) unbolted

C) open

C) open

D) keyless

D) keyless

#16. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: If people don't want to play the game according to the rule, 'that is their business'

A) their business will suffer

A) their business will suffer

B) it is not their fault

B) it is not their fault

C) they should blame others for it

C) they should blame others for it

D) other people will take over their business

D) other people will take over their business

E) they will have themselves to blame

E) they will have themselves to blame

#17. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: Nigeria, like most other African countries is 'predominantly' agricultural

A) mainly

A) mainly

B) certainly

B) certainly

C) entirely

C) entirely

D) undoubtedly

D) undoubtedly

#18. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: Despite increasingly 'punitive' laws against hemp smoking, it is still rising at an alarming rate.

A) devastating

A) devastating

B) examplary

B) examplary

C) barbaric

C) barbaric

D) severe

D) severe

#19. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: You have been asked to change your 'laissez-faire' attitude to work

A) stupid

A) stupid

B) care-free

B) care-free

C) careful

C) careful

D) serious

D) serious

#20. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: Many states practise the ideals of 'democracy'

A) government by election

A) government by election

B) government by representative

B) government by representative

C) government by civilians

C) government by civilians

D) government by all the people

D) government by all the people

#21. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: He lost his voice 'momentarily'

A) in moment

A) in moment

B) in a split seconds

B) in a split seconds

C) for a brief period of time

C) for a brief period of time

D) without delay

D) without delay

#22. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: The corrupt official had to leave the public service 'willy-nilly'

A) unprepared

A) unprepared

B) reluctantly

B) reluctantly

C) willingly

C) willingly

D) compulsorily

D) compulsorily

#23. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: I am yet to write the 'penultimate' paragraph of my essay

A) last but one

A) last but one

B) third to the last

B) third to the last

C) second

C) second

D) concluding

D) concluding

#24. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: One 'hindrance' to an orderly economic development of the country is large scale fraud and corruption

A) difficult

A) difficult

B) disturbance

B) disturbance

C) reason

C) reason

D) obstacle

D) obstacle

#25. In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase: The ceiling of my bed-room fell in and 'knocked me out'

A) made me unconscious

A) made me unconscious

B) removed me

B) removed me

C) flattened me

C) flattened me

D) killed me

D) killed me

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