English Past Questions v30 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO).

English Past Questions v30 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). The politician _____ the family of the deceased?

A) greeted

A) greeted

B) condoled

B) condoled

C) wept over

C) wept over

D) commiserated with

D) commiserated with

#2. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). Making a phone call instead of paying a visit represents a _______trend?

A) sudden new major social

A) sudden new major social

B) new social sudden major

B) new social sudden major

C) new sudden major social

C) new sudden major social

D) sudden social new major

D) sudden social new major

#3. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). Our soldiers are starting to zero _____ the enemy?

A) at

A) at

B) in on

B) in on

C) unto

C) unto

D) on it

D) on it

#4. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). My father has been away on a journey but my mother says she _____ he _____ this Friday?

A) expects / would arrive

A) expects / would arrive

B) expected / will arrive

B) expected / will arrive

C) expects / will arrive

C) expects / will arrive

D) expected / would arrive

D) expected / would arrive

#5. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). Yesterday in the hall, Ola said that _____ his watch?

A) he had mislaid

A) he had mislaid

B) he had forgot

B) he had forgot

C) he has misplaced

C) he has misplaced

D) he have lost

D) he have lost

#6. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). Government should invest more in _____ training?

A) teacher's

A) teacher's

B) teacher

B) teacher

C) teachers

C) teachers

D) teachers'

D) teachers'

#7. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). The team has benefited from the coach's _____ of experience?

A) minefield

A) minefield

B) reservoir

B) reservoir

C) wealth

C) wealth

D) world

D) world

#8. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). There was _____ any traffic as he drove home?

A) hardly

A) hardly

B) normally

B) normally

C) usually

C) usually

D) no

D) no

#9. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). I look forward to _____ you next week?

A) seen

A) seen

B) seeing

B) seeing

C) be seeing

C) be seeing

D) see

D) see

#10. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). He says he _____ find me a job, but will accommodate me?

A) could not

A) could not

B) was not able to

B) was not able to

C) is not able to

C) is not able to

D) cannot be able to

D) cannot be able to

#11. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). _______ went to the stadium to watch a football match?

A) Amadi and me

A) Amadi and me

B) Amadi and I

B) Amadi and I

C) Me and Amadi

C) Me and Amadi

D) Amadi and myself

D) Amadi and myself

#12. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). If he arrived late, everyone _______ him?

A) would have blamed

A) would have blamed

B) will blame

B) will blame

C) would blame

C) would blame

D) must blame

D) must blame

#13. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). When they examined his body, they found that he _____

A) had been dead

A) had been dead

B) had been dying

B) had been dying

C) died

C) died

D) was dead

D) was dead

#14. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). The rain fell for days _____ ?

A) on ending

A) on ending

B) at ending

B) at ending

C) on end

C) on end

D) at end

D) at end

#15. Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others

A) education

A) education

B) individual

B) individual

C) agriculture

C) agriculture

D) cinderella

D) cinderella

#16. Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.

A) cigarette

A) cigarette

B) European

B) European

C) evacuee

C) evacuee

D) expedite

D) expedite

#17. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). Because of his _______ nature Ayo was tricked out of his wristwatch?

A) kind

A) kind

B) pliable

B) pliable

C) uncompromising

C) uncompromising

D) uncalculating

D) uncalculating

#18. Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. He says he _____ find me a job, but will accommodate me?

A) could not

A) could not

B) was not able to

B) was not able to

C) is not able to

C) is not able to

D) cannot be able to

D) cannot be able to

#19. Choose the option that complete the gap(s). The idle steward could not see _____ on the wall, and he lost his job?

A) the writting

A) the writting

B) what will be written

B) what will be written

C) the handwritting

C) the handwritting

D) what is written

D) what is written

#20. Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters. advertisement?

A) adVERtisement

A) adVERtisement

B) advertiseMENT

B) advertiseMENT

C) adverTISEment

C) adverTISEment

D) ADvertisement

D) ADvertisement

#21. Choose the option that has a different stress on the first syllable.

A) intact

A) intact

B) integral

B) integral

C) negotiate

C) negotiate

D) about

D) about

#22. Choose the option that has a different stress on the first syllable.

A) conduce

A) conduce

B) renewal

B) renewal

C) calendar

C) calendar

D) reproduce

D) reproduce

#23. Choose the option that has a different stress on the first syllable.

A) understand

A) understand

B) address

B) address

C) afternoon

C) afternoon

D) taxi

D) taxi

#24. Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others

A) supperior

A) supperior

B) surcharge

B) surcharge

C) slaughter

C) slaughter

D) about

D) about

#25. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The man advised his wife to steer a middle course in the argument between her and her employers?

A) be recalcitrant

A) be recalcitrant

B) be compromising

B) be compromising

C) be unrepentant

C) be unrepentant

D) be relenting

D) be relenting

#26. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined. Do not be discouraged by failure in life.

A) overjoyed

A) overjoyed

B) dissuaded

B) dissuaded

C) actuated

C) actuated

D) disoriented

D) disoriented

#27. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? Otokpa took after his late father who was a teetotaler?

A) a drunk

A) a drunk

B) careless

B) careless

C) a discipinarian

C) a discipinarian

D) sober

D) sober

#28. Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters. association?

A) aSSociation

A) aSSociation

B) associaTION

B) associaTION

C) associAtion

C) associAtion

D) Association

D) Association

#29. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The stadium was seething with people when we entered?

A) filled

A) filled

B) crowded

B) crowded

C) empty

C) empty

D) noisy

D) noisy

#30. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The vice-Chancellor relinquished power at the end of his term?

A) abandoned

A) abandoned

B) weided

B) weided

C) gave up

C) gave up

D) clung on to

D) clung on to

#31. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The students were undeterred by the noisy lecture environment?

A) frustrated

A) frustrated

B) encouraged

B) encouraged

C) discouraged

C) discouraged

D) chanllenged

D) chanllenged

#32. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? For anything to do with academic work, he has a great aversion?

A) conversion

A) conversion

B) attention

B) attention

C) contempt

C) contempt

D) predilection

D) predilection

#33. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The study he carried out of the problem was quite comprehensive?

A) detailed

A) detailed

B) sketchy

B) sketchy

C) inscrutable

C) inscrutable

D) complete

D) complete

#34. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? Lami and her husband are simply munificent?

A) wealthy

A) wealthy

B) angry

B) angry

C) happy

C) happy

D) niggardly

D) niggardly

#35. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? 'Is it necessary for us to go? she asked in her shrill voice?

A) angry

A) angry

B) quiet

B) quiet

C) indistinct

C) indistinct

D) aggressive

D) aggressive

#36. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The police demanded a factual account of the accident?

A) a supportive

A) a supportive

B) an uncorroborated

B) an uncorroborated

C) an admissible

C) an admissible

D) an undisguised

D) an undisguised

#37. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The suggestions he made were very unobtrusive?

A) forceful

A) forceful

B) helpful

B) helpful

C) sincere

C) sincere

D) reasonable

D) reasonable

#38. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? Mr. Adeyemo is quite a conceited young man?

A) a resourceful

A) a resourceful

B) an experience

B) an experience

C) a practical

C) a practical

D) an unassuming

D) an unassuming

#39. Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the the underlined letter(s).potable

A) paw

A) paw

B) pot

B) pot

C) port

C) port

D) post

D) post

#40. Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the the underlined letter(s). blue?

A) book

A) book

B) root

B) root

C) foot

C) foot

D) look

D) look

#41. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The refugees were received at the transit camp?

A) passage

A) passage

B) permanent

B) permanent

C) temporary

C) temporary

D) nearby

D) nearby

#42. Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined? The man paid a large sum to redeem his mortgage property?

A) ransom

A) ransom

B) acquire

B) acquire

C) pawn

C) pawn

D) recover

D) recover

#43. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word? The noise across the road downed the sound of the keyboard in my room?

A) neutralized

A) neutralized

B) overshadowed

B) overshadowed

C) balanced

C) balanced

D) equalized

D) equalized

#44. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word? Things may change soon, but at the moment our economic situation is precarious?

A) redeemable

A) redeemable

B) buoyant

B) buoyant

C) uncertain

C) uncertain

D) unattractive

D) unattractive

#45. Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).shoes?

A) horse

A) horse

B) house

B) house

C) loss

C) loss

D) reason

D) reason

#46. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined word. He holds on firmly to his hackneyed view of life.

A) wayward

A) wayward

B) principled

B) principled

C) obsolete

C) obsolete

D) positive

D) positive

#47. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined? I visited Amina umpteen times in her college, but she never came to me?

A) often

A) often

B) seldom

B) seldom

C) twice

C) twice

D) occasionally

D) occasionally

#48. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined? The debt the company incurred became rather intolerable?

A) inevitable

A) inevitable

B) unprecedented

B) unprecedented

C) insupportable

C) insupportable

D) dangerous

D) dangerous

#49. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined? The tax rebate was a concession given to the civil servants?

A) a donation

A) a donation

B) an allowance

B) an allowance

C) an incentive

C) an incentive

D) an emolument

D) an emolument

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