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JAMB and WAEC English Language questions: Lexis and structure

60 questions with answers and explanations. Tap an option to check yourself.

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All topicsClauses and sentence structure · 37Cloze passages · 50Comprehension and summary · 50Concord (subject-verb agreement) · 51Consonant sounds · 39Emphatic stress and intonation · 30Idioms and figurative expressions · 59Lexis and structure · 60Oral forms · 6Prepositions and phrasal verbs · 48Pronouns and reference · 36Question tags · 32Rhymes · 22Sentence interpretation · 56Summary · 7Tenses and verb forms · 51Vowel sounds · 47Word classes · 33Word stress · 38Words nearest in meaning · 85Words opposite in meaning · 85

  1. Question 21· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The injured man was taken to the ______ theatre for surgery.

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  2. Question 22· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Several villages were ___ by floods last rainy season.

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  3. Question 23· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Ike was ___ from school for two weeks for fighting.

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  4. Question 24· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: The committee reached a UNANIMOUS decision.

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  5. Question 25· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The athlete was disqualified for using ____ drugs.

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  6. Question 26· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The bank charges ______ on every loan it gives.

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  7. Question 27· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: The town was in a state of TURMOIL after the flood.

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  8. Question 28· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The book, ______ cover is torn, belongs to Ada.

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  9. Question 29· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The doctor ____ some tablets for the patient's headache.

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  10. Question 30· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: She politely ____ the invitation to the party.

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  11. Question 31· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The ____ of the hall was so poor that the speakers could hardly be heard.

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  12. Question 32· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word in capitals: His explanation was very LUCID.

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  13. Question 33· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The principal ___ the prefects for their honesty.

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  14. Question 34· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The principal, together with the teachers, ______ arrived.

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  15. Question 35· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The governor performed the ___ of the new general hospital.

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  16. Question 36· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the expression in capitals: The new manager decided to TURN OVER A NEW LEAF.

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  17. Question 37· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The students were asked to ___ their essays before handing them in.

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  18. Question 38· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Neither the teacher nor the students ______ present.

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  19. Question 39· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: The witness was reluctant to CORROBORATE the story.

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  20. Question 40· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The ______ of the new bridge was delayed by heavy rains.

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