2023 Neco English Objective Questions
In this post, you will read the 2023 neco English objective questions, with its relevant Answers.
1. The dealer presented genuine papers for the car.
A. Authentic
B. fake
C. original
D. photocopied
E. valid.
2. The report submitted by the committee was repudiated by the President.
A. accepted
B. implemented
C. reconsidered
D. refused
E. rejected.
3. The famous king autographed the book of records.
A. celebrated
B. popular
C. unknown
D. unlucky
E. wicked.
4. The baby's skin looked sallow
A. good
B. healthy
C. rough
D. shiny
E. tender.
5. Many people revolted against action of the Governor.
A. appreciated
B. criticised
C. protested
D. refused
E. supported.
6.The hospital has been rehabil
A. commissioned
B. demolished
C. rebuilt
D. removed
E. renovated.
7.He gave a distorted account happened.
A. a brief
B. a recent
C. a twisted
D. an abridged
E. an accurate.
8. The obnoxious law was fina abolished in Nigeria.
A. accepted
B. amended
C. enacted
D. repealed
E. stopped.
9. The chef mixed different ingredients for the meal.
A. arranged
B. chopped
C. combined
D. fried
E. separated.
10. The accused was convicted.
A. acquitted
B. arraigned
C. bailed
D. condemned
E. jailed.
11. She made______with minced meat arranged between slices of bread.
A. buns
B. pies
C. pudding
D. sandwiches
E. tarts.
12. The book I bought from the shop is of poems.
A. a compendium
B. an analogy
C. an anthology
D. an epistle
E. an epitome.
13. We learnt that the earth_____the sun
A. bends
B. circulates
C. moves
D. revolves
E. wavers.
14. The bridal_____arrived the recept venue very late.
company
B. escort
C. group
D. train
E. troupe.
15. After the death of his parents,the received help from a benefactor
A. guardian
B. orphan
C. patron
D. widow
E. widower.
16. The Road Safety Marshal the driver for exeessive speeding
A. booked
B. delayed
C. detained
D.insured
E. protected.
17. One of the athletes____before the gun went off
A. kicked up
B. picked up
C. set off
D. took off
E. took up.
18. Some rebels were granted after
the war.
A. amity
B. amnesty
C. bail
D. counsel
E. leave.
19. The ___ was asked to state the facts of the case.
A. accuser
B. arbiter
D. plaintiff
E. registrar.
20. The train bound for Kano _____ thirty minutes after leaving the station.
A. capsized
B. crashed
C. defected
D. derailed
E. slipped.
21. He did the screening exercise time and time again. This means that he did it
A. directly.
B. meticulously.
C. occasionally.
D. repeatedly.
E. systematically.
22. It is difficult for us to oppose the hand.This means that the principal has
A. a hand that is good for whipping.
B. control over us.
C. disciplinary qualities.
D. intolerable behaviour.
E. whips that are used on stubborn students.
23. The President operates a carrot-and-stick administration.This means that his administration is
A. democratic and liberal.
B. offensive and flexible.
C. proactive and unreceptive.
D. rewarding and punishing.
E. tyrannical and rigid.
24.The judge called for a re-run of the election as the two candidates were running neck and neck. This means that the candidates
A. engaged in irregularities.
B. had equal number of votes.
C. had their necks broken.
D. had uneven votes.
E. were disqualified.
25. The police handled the criminal with kid gloves. This means that the police
A. caught the criminal with kid gloves.
B. prosecuted the criminal.
C. punished hm severely.
D. used gloves to handle him.
E. were lenient with him.
26. The coach_____advisedhisplayers not to go have wire because of an unjust penalty. that he advised the players not to be
A. disappointed.
B. discouraged.
C. excited.
D. jubilant.
E. violent.
27. The architectural design of the house was not approved. So,we are back to square one.This means that we are
A. adding a new style to the already existing one.
B. adding one square design to it.
C. projecting the beauty of the design to be attractive.
D. re-designing some of the key areas of the house.
E. returning to the beginning of the project.
28. The Nigerian national team defeated their opporents at the eleventh hour yesterday. This means that they defeated their opponents at
A. about eleven o'clock.
B. the beginning of the game.
C. the eleventh encounter.
D. the first eleven minutes.
E. the last moment.
29. It is not always easy to strike a balance between one's family and one's career. This means that it is not easy to
A. choose a career.
B. give equal attention to family and career.
C. manage a family.
D. settle debt if one has a family.
E. sustain family with earnings from one's career.
30. I was completely at sea throughout the duration of his lecture. This means that I was ____ what he taught.
A. bored with
B. confused about
C. interested in
D. motivated by
E. surprised at.
31. Uche failed in his attempt at securing a job with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
A. courage
B. desire
C. determination
D. effort
E. plan.
32. The contractor wes advised to expedite action on the buliding project
A. Complete
B. Lsten
C. increase
D. perfect
E. stop.
33. The ground quated with the banth exploded.
A. moved
B. opened
C. scattered
D. shifted
E. shook.
34. You should heed your father's advice.
acknowledge
B. concur to
C. focus on
D. ignore
E. listen to.
35.The commissioner called for a concerted effort in solving the problems of the school.
A. concrete
B. deliberate
C. dramatic
D. haphazard
joint.
36. The lawyer sustained his argument during the proceedings.
denied
gathered
C. lost
D. maintained
E. wavered.
37. The methods of conveying messages in the 13th century were primitive
A. ancient
B. colonial
C. crude
D. distant
E. scientific.
38. The chairman refuted the allegations levelled against him.
A. accepted
B. denied
C. ignored
D. justified
E. manipulated.
39. The athletes were all agog when they arrived London for the Olympic games.
A. calm
B. disturbed
C. excited
D. prepared
E. weary.
40. The President aborted his journey in order to attend to urgent state matters.
A. cancelled
B. continued
C. delayed
D. postponed
E. rescheduled.
41. The man____ duped our staff has been arrested.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. who's
E. whose.
42. I three hundred Naira in my pocket right now.
A. am having
B. had
C. has
D. have
E. was having.
43. Direct Speech:"Akila travelled last week,"said Adama. Indirect Speech: Adama said that Akila
A. did travel last week.
B. had travelled the previous week.
C. travelled last week.
D. will travel this week.
E. would travel later this week.
44. Direct Speech:"Can you drive a car?" the man asked him.
Indirect Speech:The man asked him if____ a car.
A. he could drive
B. he can drive
C. I could drive
D. they would drive
E. we can drive.
45. Yesterday,I had a meal in a before coming to the office.
A. restaurant
B. resuarent
C. resturant
D. restaurance
E. restorerant.
46. Everyone____ gone to welcome th diplomat.
A. are
B. has
C. have
D. Is
E. was.
47. Bauchi State is a place in Nigeria natural tourist attraction abounds.
A. were
B. what
C. where
D. which
E. whose.
48. She _______ on the run ever since she stole her mother's jewellery.
A. has been
B. have been
C. is
D. is being
E. was.
49. I_have finished this work by next week.
A. could
B. ought to
C. shall
D. should
E. would
50. The bus belongs to us it is
A. His
B. mnine
C
D. ours
E. yours
51. He lefl the hall______ the lecture was still on.
A. and
B. Ours
C. however
D. while
E. yet.
52. The students came out ____ to welcome the new principal
A en masse
B. in association
C. in crowd
D. in group
E. in number.
53. In his book,he made a comparison Nigeria and Ghana.
A. about
B. among
C. between
D. on
E. over.
54. It is exactly five years____ her father died.
A. before
B. now
C. since
D. then
E. when.
55. Their car is bigger and____ comfortable than ours.
A. least
B. less
C. more
D. most
E. much.
56. John was walking through the forest the bear attacked him.
A. after
B. however
C. until
D. when
E. while.
57. He was arrested for driving_____the influence of alcohol.
A. by
B. in
C. on
D. under
E. with.
58. The children were frightened when they saw a____of lions at the games reserve.
A. gang.
B. group
C. herd
D. pride
E. troop.
59. The girl as well as her mother preparing the food.
A. are
B. has being
C. have been
D. was
E. were.
60. The senator was congratulated
A. by
B. for
C. in
D. of
E. on.
61. The,___'__lady won the beauty pageant.
A. fair-skinned young tall
B. tall fair-skinned young
C. tall young fair-skinned
D. young fair-skinned tall
E. young tall fair-skinned.
62. Which of the following words can be used with the prefix 'il-' to form a new word?
A. Legal
B. Prepare
C. Responsible
D. Revocable
E. Treat.
63. The bricklayer was advised to add cement to the sand.
A. a bit
B. few
C. less
D. many
E. much.
64. Neither Musa nor his father___ convicted last year.
A. are
B. is being
C. was
D. were
E. were being.
65. The accident victim died of internal
A. haemorrhage.
B. hamorhage.
C. hemorrhage.
D. hommorage.
E. hommorrhage.
66. By the end of next month,she have received her three months salary arrears.
A. might
B. must
C. should
D. will
E. would.
67. The suffix____will combine with the word 'settle' to form a new word.
A. -er
B. -ing
C. -less
D. -ly
E. -ment
68. The customer wants to buy ten yards of____cloth.
A. blue light cotton
B. cotton blue light
C. cotton light blue
D.light blue cotton
E. light cotton blue.
69. We should be concerned about the security of our country,we?
A. must
B. Lmustn't
C..shall
D. should
E. shouldn't.
70. He did not accept our request, he?
A. did
B. didn't
C. don't
D. must
E. would.
2023 NECO ENGLISH THEORY QUESTIONS
SECTION 6 PASSAGE A
In the following passages,the numbered gaps indicate missing words.Against each number in numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos.71-100).
PASSAGE A
Drug abuse has become a matter of constant discussion on radio,television and in daily
newspaper recently. The-71-of drug abuse in our country has reached every sector of our
-72-. Drugs,which are made from medicinal substances formulated by-73- for people's
ailments,are used-74-and abused by people across the social-75-. A lot of people just walk
to a nearby chemist to buy drugs which are not-76-for them by a medical doctor,thus -77-
the drugs.
There are lots of dangers in drug abuse. In fact, many families have endangered the lives of their members through self-78-. There are cases of children who lost their lives simply because their parents,out of ignorance,purchased drugs from-79 - in the common markets without doctor's prescription and-80-such drugs on their children.
Nowadays, in our society, it is common to see children with one-81--or the other. This is sO
because many-82-mothers abuse drugs. They simply buy drugs and use them without
doctor's prescription during pregnancy.The-83-effect of this ignorant act is that most babies are born with one deformity or the other.
Drug abuse also leads to several-84-cases we have around in the country. Several youths take drugs such as heroine,cocaine,Indian hemp which affect their-85-. They take these drugs ostensibly because they want to be in fashion and they want to be daring and bold.
PASSAGE B
Airports are transportation centres for the-86-and taking off of aircrafts. They provide-87-not only for people but also for-88-such as mail, perishable foods and other important items. An airport is composed of several areas and structures that are designed to serve the needs of both aircraft and-89-. Runways are the long narrow areas whereairplanes-90-and land. -91-are paths that aircrafts follow from the runways to the terminal building where passengers-92-and exit aircraft. The terminals contain ticket and baggage counters. The control-93-is located near the terminal and it is used for air traffic control, co-ordination of aircrafts movement both in the air and on the ground. Maintenance and refuelling facilities for aircrafts are located near the runways or in nearby hangers.
When-94-an aircraft,the-95-navigates and steers it first by compass or by an indication from a ground radio navigation system and then checks this by a glance at his search-96-. When the aeroplane has reached a sufficiently high altitude,the pilot moves on smoothly through the clouds while using the instruments that have direct contact with the ground control.
If there are dark and heavy clouds,the pilot often moves the aircraft to a higher altitude in order to give room for clear-97-. Similarly,when a storm occurs, the aircraft goes higher to avoid it. But if a pilot suddenly runs into a stormy weather and has poor visibility such that the chances of trouble are increased or if there is any mechanical fault or shortage of fuel in the aircraft,he will have to attempt-98-landing which may result into-99 -. When this occurs, a small aircraft or-100-may be used in rescuing survivors.
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