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NECO SSCE English 2001 past questions and answers

This 2001 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 2001 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE English 2001 questions

1. The council took an unprecedented step by opening the library at night. What does unprecedented mean?
  1. Never done before
  2. Widely criticised
  3. Carefully planned
  4. Repeated several times

Answer: A. Never done before

Unprecedented describes something that has never happened or been done before.

2. Neither the musicians nor the conductor ___ ready to begin the performance.
  1. are
  2. is
  3. were
  4. have been

Answer: B. is

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer singular subject, conductor.

3. Which word begins with the same consonant sound as the first sound in shoe?
  1. chair
  2. thin
  3. sugar
  4. zebra

Answer: C. sugar

Shoe and sugar both begin with the /ʃ/ sound.

4. If a witness spills the beans, what does the witness do?
  1. Causes a minor accident
  2. Refuses to cooperate
  3. Makes a foolish mistake
  4. Reveals a secret

Answer: D. Reveals a secret

To spill the beans means to disclose secret information.

5. By the time we reached the station, the train ___.
  1. had left
  2. has left
  3. will leave
  4. is leaving

Answer: A. had left

The past perfect marks the train's departure as completed before the later past event.

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