English Past Questions v38 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO).

English Past Questions v38 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal

A) complimentary

A) complimentary

B) unwarranted

B) unwarranted

C) lack luster

C) lack luster

D) unsavoury

D) unsavoury

#2. Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket Some men will continue to cause offences until they are given [a taste of their own medicine]

A) placated

A) placated

B) revenged on

B) revenged on

C) cured

C) cured

D) recompensed for

D) recompensed for

#3. Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket Justice is difficult to enforce because people are unwilling to accept any loss of [sovereignty]

A) positing

A) positing

B) leadership

B) leadership

C) autonomy

C) autonomy

D) kingdom

D) kingdom

#4. His many years of success in legal practise.... didn't come out without challenges

A) but

A) but

B) in spite of all

B) in spite of all

C) indeed

C) indeed

D) however

D) however

#5. Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme Thyme

A) climb

A) climb

B) bind

B) bind

C) time

C) time

D) lime

D) lime

#6. Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket There are still [virtous] women in our society today

A) devilish

A) devilish

B) clever

B) clever

C) intelligent

C) intelligent

D) upright

D) upright

#7. Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket. This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher

A) symptomatic

A) symptomatic

B) characteristics

B) characteristics

C) universal

C) universal

D) incontestable

D) incontestable

#8. Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket Orthop[ae]dic

A) elite

A) elite

B) impase

B) impase

C) cacophony

C) cacophony

D) sharp

D) sharp

#9. Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket Band[a]ge

A) kite

A) kite

B) says

B) says

C) cacophony

C) cacophony

D) cage

D) cage

#10. Bolu shall be the M.C. This means that

A) Bolu may be the M.C

A) Bolu may be the M.C

B) no one else will be the M.C

B) no one else will be the M.C

C) later in life, Bolu will become an M.C

C) later in life, Bolu will become an M.C

D) Bolu may not be the M.C

D) Bolu may not be the M.C

#11. Bridget denied that she wasn't there. This means that

A) She confessed that she wasn't there

A) She confessed that she wasn't there

B) She owned up not to be there

B) She owned up not to be there

C) She maintained she was there

C) She maintained she was there

D) She maintained she wasn't there

D) She maintained she wasn't there

#12. Hadn't it rained, it wouldn't have been so bad

A) It was so bad because it didn't rain

A) It was so bad because it didn't rain

B) it rained and so it wasn't bad

B) it rained and so it wasn't bad

C) it wasn't bad because it rained

C) it wasn't bad because it rained

D) it rained and that made it so bad

D) it rained and that made it so bad

#13. If he had spoken up, he wouldn't have been given. This means that

A) he spoke up and was given

A) he spoke up and was given

B) he wasn't given because he spoke up

B) he wasn't given because he spoke up

C) he didn't speak up and wasn't given

C) he didn't speak up and wasn't given

D) he was given because he didn't speak up

D) he was given because he didn't speak up

#14. Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined. The police officer looks pudgy

A) tall and lean

A) tall and lean

B) short and slim

B) short and slim

C) short and fat

C) short and fat

D) tall and fat

D) tall and fat

#15. Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined. After the wedding, the wife became anorexic

A) obese

A) obese

B) melancholic

B) melancholic

C) excited

C) excited

D) skinny

D) skinny

#16. Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined. Procrastination is the enemy of progress

A) acceleration

A) acceleration

B) laziness

B) laziness

C) hardwork

C) hardwork

D) tiredness

D) tiredness

#17. Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined. Chief Money-Miss-Road is a sitting duck

A) vulnerable

A) vulnerable

B) invincible

B) invincible

C) lazy

C) lazy

D) quick-witted

D) quick-witted

#18. Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined. I abhor a traitor

A) fallacious person

A) fallacious person

B) reveler of secrets

B) reveler of secrets

C) progressive element

C) progressive element

D) keeper of secrets

D) keeper of secrets

#19. Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal

A) complimentary

A) complimentary

B) unsavoury

B) unsavoury

C) unwarranted

C) unwarranted

D) lack luster

D) lack luster

#20. Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher

A) symptomatic

A) symptomatic

B) characteristic

B) characteristic

C) universal

C) universal

D) incontestable

D) incontestable

#21. It is high time we ........ seeing her

A) stop

A) stop

B) will stop

B) will stop

C) stopped

C) stopped

D) stops

D) stops

#22. You can have ........ of these two books

A) either

A) either

B) none

B) none

C) any

C) any

D) some

D) some

#23. Either Buntu or you ........ to go

A) was

A) was

B) are

B) are

C) has

C) has

D) is

D) is

#24. The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder

A) acceded/access

A) acceded/access

B) conceded/excess

B) conceded/excess

C) exceeded/extreme

C) exceeded/extreme

D) eluded/escape

D) eluded/escape

#25. Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below I know my onions

A) I know my job very well

A) I know my job very well

B) I know my rights

B) I know my rights

C) I am clever because of experience

C) I am clever because of experience

D) I am aware of my position

D) I am aware of my position

#26. Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below America is the Mecca of the world

A) America is the commercial garden of the world

A) America is the commercial garden of the world

B) America is a beautiful place in the world

B) America is a beautiful place in the world

C) America is a place where people like to visit

C) America is a place where people like to visit

D) America accepts assorted races throughout the world

D) America accepts assorted races throughout the world

#27. Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet

A) the footballers have insured feet

A) the footballers have insured feet

B) the footballers use their feet to steer

B) the footballers use their feet to steer

C) the footballers like to travel

C) the footballers like to travel

D) the footballers like play skillfully

D) the footballers like play skillfully

#28. Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below Bobrisky is a fashion victim

A) he/she likes fashionable things more than anything else

A) he/she likes fashionable things more than anything else

B) he/she dresses gorgeously without any fitting

B) he/she dresses gorgeously without any fitting

C) he/she wears low quality dresses of his/her pauperized status

C) he/she wears low quality dresses of his/her pauperized status

D) he/she likes things that are indisputably translucent

D) he/she likes things that are indisputably translucent

#29. Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below. Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac]

A) teetotaler

A) teetotaler

B) a drunkard

B) a drunkard

C) an hater of women

C) an hater of women

D) a promiscuous man

D) a promiscuous man

#30. Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below. The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous]

A) small but palatable

A) small but palatable

B) unpalatably big

B) unpalatably big

C) pleasant

C) pleasant

D) stale and smelly

D) stale and smelly

#31. Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below Neighb[our]

A) blood

A) blood

B) standard

B) standard

C) board

C) board

D) source

D) source

#32. Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below H[ei]r

A) Care

A) Care

B) Near

B) Near

C) mere

C) mere

D) weird

D) weird

#33. Choose the word that has the consonant sound as the one in bracket, from questions below. A[d]just

A) Diary

A) Diary

B) judge

B) judge

C) Dynasty

C) Dynasty

D) Anticipate

D) Anticipate

#34. Choose the word that has the consonant sound as the one in bracket, from questions below. A[n]kle

A) Tongue

A) Tongue

B) New

B) New

C) Pneumatic

C) Pneumatic

D) Photosynthesis

D) Photosynthesis

#35. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. Though my mother was convinced about the success of the business, her manager remained___________

A) Sceptical

A) Sceptical

B) serious

B) serious

C) confused

C) confused

D) concerned

D) concerned

#36. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. Judgement should always be in favour of the innocent and not the_________

A) guilty

A) guilty

B) accused

B) accused

C) weak

C) weak

D) elderly

D) elderly

#37. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. Layi is quite reliable but his sister is_________

A) unswerving

A) unswerving

B) untrustworthy

B) untrustworthy

C) deceptive

C) deceptive

D) pretentious

D) pretentious

#38. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. The gullible and not the_______usually fall prey to tricksters.

A) unfriendly

A) unfriendly

B) carefree

B) carefree

C) brave

C) brave

D) discerning

D) discerning

#39. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. Tom's humility contrasts with his brother's__________

A) haughtiness

A) haughtiness

B) stubbornness

B) stubbornness

C) gentleness

C) gentleness

D) quietness

D) quietness

#40. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. The life of man appears long but, in reality, it is_________

A) brief

A) brief

B) quick

B) quick

C) shortened

C) shortened

D) stunted

D) stunted

#41. hoose the interpretationthat is mostappropriate for each sentence. My aunt's rough driving could make one tear one's hair out. This means that her driving could make one

A) lose the hair on one's head

A) lose the hair on one's head

B) feel very sad

B) feel very sad

C) get very worried

C) get very worried

D) feel like crying

D) feel like crying

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