English Past Questions v25 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO).

English Past Questions v25 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.The officer described the comments as _____. because it was very amusing?

A) ludicrous

A) ludicrous

B) dangerous

B) dangerous

C) sad

C) sad

D) libellous

D) libellous

#2. Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.You are free to solicit _____ support from the board?

A) by financial

A) by financial

B) for financial

B) for financial

C) financial

C) financial

D) a financial

D) a financial

#3. Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.The highly appreciative audience clapped _____. hands and showered ______ on the lecturer?

A) their /encomiums

A) their /encomiums

B) its / encomiums

B) its / encomiums

C) their / invectives

C) their / invectives

D) its / invectives

D) its / invectives

#4. Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.The operations of the bank _____. not _____ cottage and small-scale industries?

A) does /covered

A) does /covered

B) does / cover

B) does / cover

C) did / covered

C) did / covered

D) do /cover

D) do /cover

#5. Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.The members of the team agree _____. all the members of the contract?

A) by

A) by

B) to

B) to

C) on

C) on

D) with

D) with

#6. The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence. The king RAN to the palace?

A) Where did the king run to?

A) Where did the king run to?

B) Did the king walk to the palace?

B) Did the king walk to the palace?

C) Did the queen run to the palace?

C) Did the queen run to the palace?

D) Who ran to the palace?

D) Who ran to the palace?

#7. The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.The man BOUGHT the newspaper.

A) Is this the newspaper which the man bought?

A) Is this the newspaper which the man bought?

B) Did the man read the newspaper?

B) Did the man read the newspaper?

C) Who bought the newspaper?

C) Who bought the newspaper?

D) What did the man buy?

D) What did the man buy?

#8. Identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable.

A) dismiss

A) dismiss

B) comment

B) comment

C) intact

C) intact

D) confuse

D) confuse

#9. Choose the option that has a different vowel sound from the others?

A) rough

A) rough

B) dog

B) dog

C) cough

C) cough

D) rot

D) rot

#10. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).They are considered to be legal luminaries

A) directors

A) directors

B) power

B) power

C) experts

C) experts

D) practioners

D) practioners

#11. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The Executive Secretary has just assumed office?

A) resumed work

A) resumed work

B) started work

B) started work

C) returned

C) returned

D) been sworn in

D) been sworn in

#12. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).The warming tribes have told been told to parley with each other?

A) observe a truce

A) observe a truce

B) hold talks

B) hold talks

C) sign a treaty

C) sign a treaty

D) suspend hostilities

D) suspend hostilities

#13. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Let us not indulge in recrimination?

A) indictment

A) indictment

B) accusation

B) accusation

C) counter-accusation

C) counter-accusation

D) unfounded allegation

D) unfounded allegation

#14. Identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable.

A) export (noun)

A) export (noun)

B) commute

B) commute

C) intend

C) intend

D) import (verb)

D) import (verb)

#15. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Teachers of music believes in its therap.eutic effect?

A) healing

A) healing

B) sound

B) sound

C) lyrical

C) lyrical

D) rhythmic

D) rhythmic

#16. Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).The chairman's conduct redounds to the image of the company?

A) assists in

A) assists in

B) reflects on

B) reflects on

C) contributes

C) contributes

D) detracts from

D) detracts from

#17. Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).Her phlegmatic temperament endears her to her friends?

A) stoic

A) stoic

B) irritable

B) irritable

C) lively

C) lively

D) cold

D) cold

#18. Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).The witness averred that had seen Dosun at the scene of the crime?

A) argued

A) argued

B) confirmed

B) confirmed

C) denied

C) denied

D) affirmed

D) affirmed

#19. Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).The high cost of living these days calls for a lot of frugality?

A) extravagance

A) extravagance

B) economy

B) economy

C) recklessness

C) recklessness

D) prudence

D) prudence

#20. Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).Tunde's reaction underscores the point I was making?

A) justifies

A) justifies

B) emphasizes

B) emphasizes

C) summarizes

C) summarizes

D) contradicts

D) contradicts

#21. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: _____of the two girls sang sweetly

A) every one

A) every one

B) each

B) each

C) some

C) some

D) all

D) all

#22. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: I heard the news _____ the radio

A) from

A) from

B) by

B) by

C) on

C) on

D) through

D) through

#23. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: The invigilator had hardly turned her back _____ the candidate was caught cheating

A) than

A) than

B) when

B) when

C) hence

C) hence

D) that

D) that

#24. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: Of the three girls. Yetunde is the _____

A) tallest

A) tallest

B) taller

B) taller

C) most tall

C) most tall

D) tall

D) tall

#25. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: It was Peter that I saw, _____?

A) wasn't it

A) wasn't it

B) didn't I

B) didn't I

C) isn't it

C) isn't it

D) wasn't he

D) wasn't he

#26. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: They finally broke ______after years of being together

A) up

A) up

B) away

B) away

C) out

C) out

D) in

D) in

#27. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: Whenever you travel buy me _____ please

A) a trouser

A) a trouser

B) one trouser

B) one trouser

C) a pair of trousers

C) a pair of trousers

D) trouser

D) trouser

#28. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: The housemaster asked Ekene whether he had ever _____the marathon

A) run

A) run

B) ran

B) ran

C) running

C) running

D) runs

D) runs

#29. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: The maid denied _____ her mistress' money

A) to stealing

A) to stealing

B) stolen

B) stolen

C) to have stolen

C) to have stolen

D) stealing

D) stealing

#30. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: One of the victims _____rushed to the nearest hospital

A) was

A) was

B) have been

B) have been

C) were

C) were

D) were being

D) were being

#31. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: Bachelors find it convenient to buy ______pepper

A) grind

A) grind

B) grinding

B) grinding

C) ground

C) ground

D) grounded

D) grounded

#32. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: I hate ______waiting,

A) to be keeping

A) to be keeping

B) have been kept

B) have been kept

C) being kept

C) being kept

D) to have been kept

D) to have been kept

#33. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: You had better _____the examination

A) written

A) written

B) write

B) write

C) wrote

C) wrote

D) be writing

D) be writing

#34. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: The policeman tried to cash in _____ the drivers ignorance

A) under

A) under

B) against

B) against

C) on

C) on

D) with

D) with

#35. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: Yesterday, I _____ on the beach for half an hour.

A) lain

A) lain

B) lay

B) lay

C) lie

C) lie

D) lied

D) lied

#36. From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: We were told to mind our business during the examination and not _____

A) somebody's else

A) somebody's else

B) somebody else's

B) somebody else's

C) somebody's else's

C) somebody's else's

D) somebody else

D) somebody else

#37. Choose from the options labelled A to E, the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represent the underlined letter(s)

A) draught

A) draught

B) flame

B) flame

C) nought

C) nought

D) plate

D) plate

#38. Choose from the options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCENo sooner had the President entered the hall _____.the programme started.

A) And

A) And

B) but

B) but

C) so

C) so

D) than

D) than

E) when

E) when

#39. Choose from the options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCEThe Registrar discovered to his surprise that even as at 9.00 a.m. _____ Officers were in the office.

A) a few

A) a few

B) a little

B) a little

C) few

C) few

D) little

D) little

E) some

E) some

#40. Choose from the options labelled A to E, the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represent the underlined letter(s)grease

A) aisle

A) aisle

B) respond

B) respond

C) cry

C) cry

D) razor

D) razor

E) short

E) short

#41. Choose from the options labelled A to E, the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represent the underlined letter(s) chalet

A) change

A) change

B) chrome

B) chrome

C) city

C) city

D) house

D) house

E) shoot

E) shoot

#42. Choose from the options labelled A to E, the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represent the underlined letter(s)moth

A) murder

A) murder

B) that

B) that

C) thigh

C) thigh

D) thither

D) thither

E) train

E) train

#43. Choose from the options labelled A to E, the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represent the underlined letter(s). fact

A) acid

A) acid

B) church

B) church

C) face

C) face

D) knee

D) knee

E) sick

E) sick

#44. Choose from the options A to E the one that is the NEAREST IN MEANING T0 THE UNDERLINED WORD.We obviously require capacious hall for our numerous guests.

A) Comfortable

A) Comfortable

B) decent

B) decent

C) roomy

C) roomy

D) secure

D) secure

E) separate

E) separate

#45. Choose from the options A to E one that complete this statement..The air in our compound is _____ with the smell of flower perfume.

A) Decorated

A) Decorated

B) flavoured

B) flavoured

C) laden

C) laden

D) ornamented

D) ornamented

E) redolent

E) redolent

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