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NECO SSCE English 2015 past questions and answers

This 2015 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 2015 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE English 2015 questions

1. Which word contains the same vowel sound as the vowel in 'food'?
  1. rude
  2. blood
  3. good
  4. flood

Answer: A. rude

The vowel in 'rude' is the long /u:/ sound heard in 'food'.

2. Which word ends with the same consonant sound as 'laugh'?
  1. live
  2. cough
  3. leave
  4. love

Answer: B. cough

Both 'laugh' and 'cough' end with the voiceless /f/ sound.

3. Which word is normally stressed on its second syllable?
  1. table
  2. doctor
  3. begin
  4. open

Answer: C. begin

The second syllable is stressed in beGIN, whereas the other words are stressed initially.

4. Which sentence is correctly punctuated as direct speech?
  1. Amina said "I have finished."
  2. Amina said, "I have finished".
  3. Amina said "I have finished,"
  4. Amina said, "I have finished."

Answer: D. Amina said, "I have finished."

A comma introduces the quotation and the quoted statement ends with its full stop inside the closing quotation mark.

5. Which sentence would normally have a rising intonation at the end?
  1. Are the pupils coming?
  2. The pupils are coming.
  3. What time are they coming?
  4. How quickly they came!

Answer: A. Are the pupils coming?

A yes-or-no question such as 'Are the pupils coming?' normally ends with rising intonation.

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