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NECO SSCE English 2000 past questions and answers

This 2000 NECO SSCE English set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2000 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE English 2000 questions

1. Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ aware of the change in the timetable.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, teachers, which is plural.

2. When the shopkeeper discovered that the accounts were incomplete, he said that everything was at sixes and sevens; this means that everything was ___.
  1. carefully arranged
  2. in confusion
  3. very expensive
  4. nearly finished

Answer: B. in confusion

The idiom at sixes and sevens means in a state of confusion or disorder.

3. Which word contains the same vowel sound as the vowel in seat?
  1. bread
  2. said
  3. field
  4. great

Answer: C. field

Seat and field both contain the long /iː/ vowel sound.

4. Choose the word opposite in meaning to scarce.
  1. rare
  2. limited
  3. insufficient
  4. plentiful

Answer: D. plentiful

Plentiful means available in large amounts, the opposite of scarce.

5. The mechanic was accused ___ stealing a customer's tools.
  1. of
  2. for
  3. with
  4. by

Answer: A. of

The verb accuse is conventionally followed by the preposition of.

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