English Past Questions v8 (JAMB/ WAEC, NECO)

English Past Questions v8 (JAMB/ WAEC, NECO); These English questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence: In some parts of our society, people are "ostracized" purely on the basis of their parentage

A) hated

A) hated

B) disrespected

B) disrespected

C) shut off form others

C) shut off form others

D) locked up

D) locked up

E) abandoned

E) abandoned

#2. Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence: Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a "freelance" journalist

A) a forthright

A) a forthright

B) an eloquent

B) an eloquent

C) an unattached

C) an unattached

D) a political

D) a political

E) a convincing

E) a convincing

#3. Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence: He has never been a good mediator, even in minor family disputes, because in most cases his views are always "jaundiced"

A) coloured

A) coloured

B) sick

B) sick

C) suspicious

C) suspicious

D) unscrupulous

D) unscrupulous

E) prejudiced

E) prejudiced

#4. Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence: After the wife had covered her misdeeds by prevaricating on several occasions, the poor husband accused her "point blank" of adultery

A) bluntly

A) bluntly

B) pointedly

B) pointedly

C) emphatically

C) emphatically

D) unreservedly

D) unreservedly

E) unmistakingly

E) unmistakingly

#5. Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence: The vote of thanks which was elaborately moved by the social secretary "did not ring true" particularly as the fund raising had been a big failure

A) was all lies

A) was all lies

B) was not honest

B) was not honest

C) was inaudible

C) was inaudible

D) was not genuine

D) was not genuine

E) was distorted

E) was distorted

#6. Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence: I listened with rapt attention as he never suspected that i knew he was telling me a "cock and bull story"

A) a story about a cock

A) a story about a cock

B) a story about bull

B) a story about bull

C) an incredible story

C) an incredible story

D) an interesting

D) an interesting

E) an eye witness story

E) an eye witness story

#7. _____ a lot of arguments for and against car loans in the press recently

A) There are

A) There are

B) There has been

B) There has been

C) There have been

C) There have been

D) There is

D) There is

#8. He reported to his manager that he _____ overseas.

A) had never been

A) had never been

B) never was

B) never was

C) has never been

C) has never been

D) is never

D) is never

#9. Shall we go to the union meeting? No thank you, i do not feel like _____ anywhere.

A) go

A) go

B) going

B) going

C) to go

C) to go

D) to have gone

D) to have gone

#10. Will they sign any contracts at the Fair? They will not only sign the contracts but a lot of goods _____ as well.

A) will buy

A) will buy

B) to buy

B) to buy

C) they buy

C) they buy

D) they bought

D) they bought

E) will be bought

E) will be bought

#11. I started writing this test at 8 : 00 a.m It is 10 : 00 a.m now. By 11 : 00 a.m. I _____ it for three hours.

A) shall be writing

A) shall be writing

B) have been writing

B) have been writing

C) shall have been writing

C) shall have been writing

D) am writing

D) am writing

#12. Many goods _____ tape recorders and cameras find a ready market in every country.

A) like

A) like

B) such a

B) such a

C) such as

C) such as

D) such

D) such

#13. He acts _____ he were a general manager.

A) as

A) as

B) if

B) if

C) as if

C) as if

D) so as

D) so as

#14. Could i ring him up? I'd rather you _____

A) visit him

A) visit him

B) visited him

B) visited him

C) would visit him

C) would visit him

D) visiting him

D) visiting him

#15. Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me _____ on the examination day

A) no studying

A) no studying

B) don't study

B) don't study

C) not study

C) not study

D) not to study

D) not to study

#16. I _____ to gain admission to the college for the past three years

A) have been trying

A) have been trying

B) tried

B) tried

C) am trying

C) am trying

D) was trying

D) was trying

#17. You should make an _____ to improve the situation

A) effect

A) effect

B) efficiency

B) efficiency

C) effectiveness

C) effectiveness

D) effort

D) effort

#18. Must you always _____ lies? Why don't you _____ the truth for once

A) speak

A) speak

B) say

B) say

C) talk

C) talk

D) tell

D) tell

#19. _____ listening to the news when i came in.

A) There were

A) There were

B) There was

B) There was

C) It was

C) It was

D) There are going to be

D) There are going to be

E) They were

E) They were

#20. They said that _____ about 20 candidates for the job of a shorthand typist.

A) they were

A) they were

B) it will be

B) it will be

C) there were

C) there were

D) it was

D) it was

#21. He told me to go on _____ till seven.

A) to work

A) to work

B) worked

B) worked

C) works

C) works

D) working

D) working

#22. Why does a flamingo stand on one leg? Because if it lifted the other one, it would _____.

A) go down

A) go down

B) let down

B) let down

C) fall down

C) fall down

D) come down

D) come down

#23. I am travelling by the 6:30 train tomorrow morning. Will you _____ me _____ ?

A) see/off

A) see/off

B) look/up

B) look/up

C) take/down

C) take/down

D) see/to

D) see/to

#24. I am a student and _____ Musa. I left for the university, and _____ Musa.

A) was, does

A) was, does

B) so is, so did

B) so is, so did

C) so was, so does

C) so was, so does

D) he is , he did

D) he is , he did

#25. You have been absent from classes for four months. How can you _____ for the lost time.

A) make in

A) make in

B) make up

B) make up

C) make off

C) make off

D) make out

D) make out

#26. I am afraid you cannot use this telephone; it is _____.

A) out of order

A) out of order

B) in order

B) in order

C) for order

C) for order

D) at order

D) at order

#27. Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined word: Don't eat just any "innocuous" looking mushroom you see around

A) harmful

A) harmful

B) harmless

B) harmless

C) innocent

C) innocent

D) immunized

D) immunized

#28. Colossal means............

A) a greek column

A) a greek column

B) gigantic

B) gigantic

C) something which has lost too much fluid

C) something which has lost too much fluid

D) a calamity

D) a calamity

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