English Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following is wrong?
- A. Plane crash
- B. boat sink
- C. Car accident
- D. ship wreck
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The hilltop was a hundred meters above sea level and from that......the whole town could be seen beautifully laid out
- A. magnitude
- B. altitude
- C. latitude
- D. longitude
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence; Hestared at her
- A. glanced
- B. peeped
- C. looked
- D. gazed
After the sentence below, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for the sentence.
Please don't let them get under your skin. This means that you should not let them
- A. infect you
- B. defeat you
- C. bully you
- D. annoy you
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
The management has neither ............nordenied the rumour that it was going to lay off some workers
- A. pronounced
- B. confirmed
- C. rejected
- D. advertised
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
When you...........someone's point of view, you should do so politely.
- A. refute
- B. rebuke
- C. recall
- D. refuse
The driver was short of petrol, so he ........ down the road with the engine switched off
- A. glided
- B. coasted
- C. wheeled
- D. taxied
From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words as it is used in the sentence
He simply dislikes he's wife's inordinate demands for money.
- A. frequent
- B. excessive
- C. repeated
- D. indecent
This question is from the novel The Last Days at Forcados High school. In chapter two, after the national anthem and assembly prayers, who gave a brief talk welcoming everyone?
- A. Seyi Lawal
- B. Jimi
- C. Mrs Solade
- D. The principal
choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
Even amediocre student can pass that test.
- A. dull
- B. fresh
- C. average
- D. lazy

