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English (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Neco English (Use of English) Questions

Question 21:
Choose from the options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.

Its high time we ____________ discriminating against one another
  • A Are stopping
  • B Are to stop
  • C Had stopped
  • D Stopped
  • E Stops
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Question 22:
Choose from the options A to E the one that is MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word.

The recent policy of the Central Bank about introducing higher denominations of the Naira has NOT allayed our fears about inflation; it has them as we had expected.
  • A Aggravated
  • B Assuaged
  • C Mitigated
  • D Nullified
  • E Provoked
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Question 23:
Choose from the options A to E one that complete this statement..

The driver inadvertently killed a man in an auto crash and was consequently convicted of ____________
  • A Assassination
  • B Executive
  • C Manslaughter
  • D Murder
  • E Suicide
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Question 24:
Choose from the options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.

The Hausa language ____________ in many parts of Africa
  • A Had been spoken
  • B Has been spoken
  • C Is speaking
  • D Is spoken
  • E Was being spoken
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Question 25:
Choose from the options A to E one that complete this statement..

I have never seen such a ____________ dog always in the mood to attack
  • A Carnivorous
  • B Irritant
  • C Vexatious
  • D Vicious
  • E Voracious
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