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JAMB and WAEC English Language questions: Prepositions and phrasal verbs

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  1. Question 21· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The boy apologised ______ his teacher.

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  2. Question 22· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The teacher was angry ______ the noisy students.

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  3. Question 23· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: He has been suffering ______ malaria for a week.

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  4. Question 24· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The plane took ______ at noon.

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  5. Question 25· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: He has been ill ____ two weeks.

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  6. Question 26· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The fire was finally put ____ by the firemen.

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  7. Question 27· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The manager will look ___ the complaint tomorrow.

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  8. Question 28· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The two brothers take ______ their father.

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  9. Question 29· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The car ran ______ of petrol on the way.

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  10. Question 30· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The students were asked to look ____ the difficult words in a dictionary.

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  11. Question 31· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The girls are fond ___ singing.

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  12. Question 32· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The children take ____ their father in looks.

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  13. Question 33· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Amaka is married ____ a doctor.

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  14. Question 34· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The inter-house sports has been called ______ because of the rain.

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  15. Question 35· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The police will look ______ the matter.

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  16. Question 36· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Tunde takes ___ his father; they look exactly alike.

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  17. Question 37· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: We must look ______ our parents in their old age.

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  18. Question 38· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The new policy is different ____ the old one.

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  19. Question 39· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The driver was held responsible ______ the accident.

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  20. Question 40· Prepositions and phrasal verbs· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The company decided to ___ fifty workers because sales were poor.

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