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JAMB and WAEC English Language questions: Lexis and structure

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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 41· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The ____ of the meeting were read and adopted.

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  2. Question 42· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word in capitals: The plan was FEASIBLE.

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  3. Question 43· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Her ___ to detail makes her an excellent editor.

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  4. Question 44· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The company's profits have risen ____ this year.

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  5. Question 45· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Our school ___ is sewn on the pocket of every blazer.

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  6. Question 46· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: If we want to win the debate, we must ___ our efforts.

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  7. Question 47· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The prize went to the most ___ student, who never missed a lesson.

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  8. Question 48· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: The doctor gave a CONCISE report.

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  9. Question 49· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: We must ____ our differences and work together.

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  10. Question 50· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the correctly spelt word.

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  11. Question 51· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The principal warned that lateness would not be ____.

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  12. Question 52· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The farmer had a poor harvest because of the ____.

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  13. Question 53· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The students were ____ to hear that the exam had been postponed.

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  14. Question 54· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Which of the following words is spelt correctly?

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  15. Question 55· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The doctor gave the patient a ____ for the medicine.

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  16. Question 56· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The doctor wrote a ______ for the patient to take to the pharmacy.

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  17. Question 57· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The ____ of the building collapsed during the storm.

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  18. Question 58· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the expression in capitals: The politician's speech was full of RED HERRINGS.

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  19. Question 59· Lexis and structure· JAMB

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Each of the boys ______ given a prize.

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  20. Question 60· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The farmer sprayed ______ to kill the weeds on his farm.

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