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NECO SSCE English 2002 past questions and answers

This 2002 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 2002 set with instant marking.

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1. If a trader visits a remote village once in a blue moon, she visits it ___.
  1. very rarely
  2. at night
  3. without warning
  4. every week

Answer: A. very rarely

Once in a blue moon means very rarely.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to meticulous in: The meticulous clerk checked every figure twice.
  1. careless
  2. thorough
  3. impatient
  4. forgetful

Answer: B. thorough

Meticulous describes someone who is very careful and thorough.

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

Answer: C. plentiful

Plentiful is the opposite of scarce because it means available in abundance.

4. If the team had practised regularly, it ___ the final.
  1. wins
  2. would win
  3. will win
  4. would have won

Answer: D. would have won

A past unreal condition takes would have + past participle in its result clause.

5. Which word begins with the same consonant sound as think?
  1. thin
  2. then
  3. these
  4. those

Answer: A. thin

Think and thin both begin with the voiceless /θ/ sound.

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