English Past Questions v12 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO)

English Past Questions v12 (JAMB/ WAEC/ NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences: My mother has refused to come to live in Lagos because she prefers the 'tranquil' life in the village to the hurly burly of the city.

A) free

A) free

B) properous

B) properous

C) peaceful

C) peaceful

D) decent

D) decent

E) happy

E) happy

#2. Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences: Most of the time my Boss tells 'cock and bull' stories

A) costly

A) costly

B) unreasonable

B) unreasonable

C) clever

C) clever

D) untrue

D) untrue

E) funny

E) funny

#3. Choose the word or phrase from the options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: 'Ekwensi's account with the Naira bank is in the red'. His account

A) was written in red ink

A) was written in red ink

B) is overdrawn

B) is overdrawn

C) is in danger

C) is in danger

D) is special

D) is special

E) is heavy

E) is heavy

#4. Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: 'He is traveling tomorrow.'

A) He may travel tomorrow

A) He may travel tomorrow

B) He will travel tomorrow

B) He will travel tomorrow

C) He has to travel tomorrow

C) He has to travel tomorrow

D) He should travel tomorrow

D) He should travel tomorrow

E) He can travel tomorrow

E) He can travel tomorrow

#5. Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: 'He should be able to do it alone.'

A) He would be able to do it alone

A) He would be able to do it alone

B) He ought to be able to do it alone

B) He ought to be able to do it alone

C) He may be able to do it alone

C) He may be able to do it alone

D) He has to be able to do it alone

D) He has to be able to do it alone

E) He will do it alone

E) He will do it alone

#6. Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: 'He will smoke continuously when he is depressed'

A) He smokes continuously whenever he is depressed

A) He smokes continuously whenever he is depressed

B) He intends to smoke continuously whenever he is depressed

B) He intends to smoke continuously whenever he is depressed

C) He wishes to smoke continuously when he is depressed

C) He wishes to smoke continuously when he is depressed

D) He may smoke continuously when he is depressed

D) He may smoke continuously when he is depressed

E) He can smoke continuously when he is depressed

E) He can smoke continuously when he is depressed

#7. Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences: 'Shade is to come home tomorrow'

A) Shade is planning to come home tomorrow

A) Shade is planning to come home tomorrow

B) Shade may come home tomorrow

B) Shade may come home tomorrow

C) Shade wants to come home tomorrow

C) Shade wants to come home tomorrow

D) Shade is expected to come home tomorrow

D) Shade is expected to come home tomorrow

E) Shade wish to come home tomorrow

E) Shade wish to come home tomorrow

#8. It _____ so hard that all the cars have stopped moving.

A) rains

A) rains

B) will rain

B) will rain

C) is raining

C) is raining

D) was raining

D) was raining

#9. When next i come to see you, you _____ in your new home.

A) are already living

A) are already living

B) will already be living

B) will already be living

C) will already live

C) will already live

D) will have lived

D) will have lived

#10. _____ to your birthday party in September?

A) May i come

A) May i come

B) Will i come

B) Will i come

C) Would i come

C) Would i come

D) Might i come

D) Might i come

#11. Choose the word or phrase from the option A-E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: The minister 'hit on a plan' to retain his post after many months of lobbying

A) beat a plan

A) beat a plan

B) drew up a plan

B) drew up a plan

C) discovered a plan

C) discovered a plan

D) selected a plan

D) selected a plan

E) designed a plan

E) designed a plan

#12. Choose the word or phrase from the options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: The students 'decided to go without breakfast' in order to save money for the needy. They decided to

A) travel and leave their breakfast at home

A) travel and leave their breakfast at home

B) go outside for breakfast

B) go outside for breakfast

C) go for launch rather than breakfast

C) go for launch rather than breakfast

D) forgo breakfast

D) forgo breakfast

E) reject breakfast

E) reject breakfast

#13. There was a loud bang _____ we thought it was the television, but it wasn't.

A) at last

A) at last

B) at first

B) at first

C) at least

C) at least

D) at the moment

D) at the moment

#14. Plans for a rise in production _____ through when a strike started

A) went

A) went

B) came

B) came

C) set

C) set

D) carried

D) carried

E) fell

E) fell

#15. She used to be very untidy but she has grown _____ it now

A) out of

A) out of

B) from

B) from

C) without

C) without

D) away with

D) away with

#16. In the past 20 years, many patients _____ by the doctors in the specialist hospital.

A) are treated

A) are treated

B) were loved to treated

B) were loved to treated

C) have been treated

C) have been treated

D) treated

D) treated

#17. The catering manageress saw to it that the morning meal _____ by 07.00 hours everyday.

A) is prepared

A) is prepared

B) used to prepare

B) used to prepare

C) has been prepared

C) has been prepared

D) was prepared

D) was prepared

#18. Can you buy African souvenirs in any other shops? OR _____ can you buy African souvenirs?

A) What place

A) What place

B) Which place

B) Which place

C) Where

C) Where

D) Where else

D) Where else

#19. Put _____ your watch, it is half an hour fast.

A) away

A) away

B) up

B) up

C) on

C) on

D) back

D) back

#20. You look very tired, a cup of tea will _____ you some good!

A) make

A) make

B) do

B) do

C) give

C) give

D) set

D) set

#21. When he was knocked on the head, he fell to the ground _____

A) collapsed

A) collapsed

B) fainted

B) fainted

C) unconscious

C) unconscious

D) conscious

D) conscious

#22. I am not used to _____ on the left

A) drive

A) drive

B) having driven

B) having driven

C) driving

C) driving

D) have driven

D) have driven

#23. What made you _____ that?

A) have said

A) have said

B) to say

B) to say

C) saying

C) saying

D) say

D) say

#24. Radium _____ Maria Sklodowska Curie.

A) discovered

A) discovered

B) is discovering

B) is discovering

C) has discovered

C) has discovered

D) was discovered by

D) was discovered by

#25. His English was so good that he _____ for an Englishman

A) took

A) took

B) is taken

B) is taken

C) was taken

C) was taken

D) has taken

D) has taken

#26. If you _____ me that you had run out of petrol, i would have given you some.

A) were to tell

A) were to tell

B) tell

B) tell

C) have told

C) have told

D) had told

D) had told

#27. Do come tonight, but don't expect me to speak to you because i _____ an interesting programme on television when you arrive

A) am watching

A) am watching

B) watch

B) watch

C) watched

C) watched

D) shall be watching

D) shall be watching

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