English Past Questions And Answers

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Choose the most appropriate optionopposite in meaning of the underlined word.

The leader called forconcerted efforts in order to get over the problem

  • A. combined
  • B. definite
  • C. disparte
  • D. isolated
View or Post an Explanation 1553 (0)JAMB 1995
22

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

Please include.........sites for our excursions

  • A. all the interesting, many, historical
  • B. the man, all interesting, historical
  • C. the all historical, many, interesting
  • D. all the many interesting historical
View or Post an Explanation 16642 (0)WAEC 2006 OBJ
23

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The corpse has been taken to the ...................

  • A. dispensary
  • B. mortuary
  • C. theatre
  • D. ward
View or Post an Explanation 16833 (0)WAEC 2011 OBJ
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In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined: The president has sent hisregrets. He is unable to attend the meeting

  • A. explanations
  • B. anxieties
  • C. unhappiness
  • D. apologies
View or Post an Explanation 1143 (0)JAMB 1991
25

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

The new teacher urged the lazy students to turn over a new leaf. This means that the teacher urged the students to

  • A. improve their behaviour
  • B. turn to the next page of their book
  • C. sir the leaves in the compost pit
  • D. strike a balance between play and hardwork
View or Post an Explanation 16394 (0)WAEC 2000 OBJ
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Within the last quarter of the twentieth century, medical experts have been laying emphasis on ___71___ rather than ___72___ measures. Through primary health care programmes, people have been taught about these. When an individual ___73___ a disease, he has to see a doctor for ___74___. At times, the doctor finds it difficult to ___75___ the disease during the initial examination of the patient because many diseases have similar ___76___. When this happens, the patient is either asked to go to the ___77___ for one test or the other or he would have ___78___ taken to help the doctor find out what is happening internally. it is after all these, and sometimes more, that the doctor can ___79___ some drugs for the individual and perhaps give him some ___80___. To save yourself and everyone else from this headache, it is advisable to pay heed to public health programmes.

In the following passage, the numbered gap 73 indicates a missing word.Four options are given in columns lettered A, to D. Choose the word that is themost suitableto fill the gap in the passage.

  • A. acquires
  • B. contracts
  • C. contacts
  • D. develops
View or Post an Explanation 22365 (0)WAEC 2022 OBJ
27

Fill in the gap with the option that best completes the sentence.

It was _____ who killed the goat.

  • A. his
  • B. him
  • C. he
  • D. us
View or Post an Explanation 20663 (0)JAMB 2022
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From the words lettered A to D below each of the. following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence

Morgan Pharmacy is thesole distributor of the antiviral drug.

  • A. only
  • B. major
  • C. creditable
  • D. first
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After the wife had covered her misdeeds by prevaricating on several occasions, the poor husband accused her point-blank of adultery

  • A. bluntly
  • B. Pointedly
  • C. Emphatically
  • D. unmistakingly
View or Post an Explanation 144 (0)JAMB 1980
30

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

The chair man refused to shake ........ with the secretary.

  • A. hand
  • B. his hand
  • C. hands
  • D. his hands
View or Post an Explanation 5029 (0)JAMB 2004