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NECO SSCE English 2010 past questions and answers

This 2010 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 2010 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE English 2010 questions

1. Neither the coach nor the players ___ ready to leave when the rain began.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

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

2. If Tola had checked the map, she ___ the wrong turn.
  1. will not take
  2. would not have taken
  3. would not take
  4. did not take

Answer: B. would not have taken

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

3. Lami said, "I am leaving now." Which is the correct reported form?
  1. Lami said that I am leaving now.
  2. Lami said that she is leaving then.
  3. Lami said that she was leaving then.
  4. Lami said that she had left now.

Answer: C. Lami said that she was leaving then.

In reported speech after a past reporting verb, am leaving usually backshifts to was leaving and now changes to then.

4. You have completed the form, ___?
  1. have you
  2. didn't you
  3. aren't you
  4. haven't you

Answer: D. haven't you

A positive statement with have as its auxiliary takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary.

5. The committee insisted ___ seeing the original receipt before approving the claim.
  1. on
  2. for
  3. at
  4. to

Answer: A. on

The verb insist is followed by the preposition on before a noun or gerund.

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