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NECO Igbo Theory and Objective Questions
In Nigeria, the examination body is called the National Examinations Council, or NECO.
In June/July and December/January, respectively, they administer the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the General Certificate in Education.To assist you with your preparations, we have put together a selection of previous questions and their responses.
The Nigerian government established the National Examinations Council (NECO) in April 1999 in response to the increasing need for a national examination organization.
Here are the past NECO Igbo questions and answers;
Question 1
AGH?TAAZAA
G?? ederede ?b?la na nd? a, zaa aj?j? niile sitere na ha.
Ederede II
Nkechi b? nwata nwaagb?gho bit?r? mma aka, too ma kw?r? chim. Eze d? ya n’ ?n? na-enwu ka anyanw? ?t?t?.
Nne na nna ya h?r? ya n’anya nke ukwu n’ ihi na o b? ?tu mkp?r? anya ji isi ?gw?.
Mgbe Nkechi ruru afo iri na asaa, isi bidoro nwube ya ?k?.
O nwekwaghi onye ? na-at? egwu. ? mechara banye mahadum d? na Ns?kka b? ebe ? na-amu etu ? ga-esi b?r? onyeokaiwu.
O bidoro na-epioghar?. Ihe kachas? nj? b? na Nkechi na-eso ?m?nwoke nd?
L?r?la nwaany?. ? nakwaghi an? n’?l?akw?kw? ma ya f?d? ?g? akw?kw?.
E mechara ch?? ya n’ ?l?akw?kw? maka na ? dara ule ihe-?m?m? niile o mere n’af? nke ab?? ya.
Otu mgbe ah?kwa ka nne na nna ya nw?r? n’ihe mgberede okporo?zo. Mma Nkechi r?r? mgbe ? t??r? ime ?kwa.
O mechara buru af? ime a gbafuo. Nkechi eriela Ihe oji maka ya m?r? anya, ura eburu ya.
Site n’ihe ? g?r? n’ederede a, agwa ?j??
Options
A). d? mma
B). na-enye ugwu
C). na-ebute ?gh?m
D). na-enye aha ?ma
Answer: C
Question 2
AGH?TAAZAA
G?? ederede ?b?la na nd? a, zaa aj?j? niile sitere na ha.
Ederede II
Nkechi b? nwata nwaagb?gho bit?r? mma aka, too ma kw?r? chim. Eze d? ya n’ ?n? na-enwu ka anyanw? ?t?t?.
Nne na nna ya h?r? ya n’anya nke ukwu n’ ihi na o b? ?tu mkp?r? anya ji isi ?gw?.
Mgbe Nkechi ruru afo iri na asaa, isi bidoro nwube ya ?k?.
O nwekwaghi onye ? na-at? egwu. ? mechara banye mahadum d? na Ns?kka b? ebe ? na-amu etu ? ga-esi b?r? onyeokaiwu.
O bidoro na-epioghar?. Ihe kachas? nj? b? na Nkechi na-eso ?m?nwoke nd?
L?r?la nwaany?. ? nakwaghi an? n’?l?akw?kw? ma ya f?d? ?g? akw?kw?.
E mechara ch?? ya n’ ?l?akw?kw? maka na ? dara ule ihe-?m?m? niile o mere n’af? nke ab?? ya.
Otu mgbe ah?kwa ka nne na nna ya nw?r? n’ihe mgberede okporo?zo.
Mma Nkechi r?r? mgbe ? t??r? ime ?kwa. O mechara buru af? ime a gbafuo.
Nkechi eriela Ihe oji maka ya m?r? anya, ura eburu ya.
Otu mkp?r? anya ji isi ?gw? p?tara
Options
A). otu mkp?r? anya
B). otu isi
C). otu nwaany?
D). otu nwa
Question 3
AGH?TAAZAA
G?? ederede ?b?la na nd? a, zaa aj?j? niile sitere na ha.
Ederede II
Nkechi b? nwata nwaagb?gho bit?r? mma aka, too ma kw?r? chim. Eze d? ya n’ ?n? na-enwu ka anyanw? ?t?t?.
Nne na nna ya h?r? ya n’anya nke ukwu n’ ihi na o b? ?tu mkp?r? anya ji isi ?gw?.
Mgbe Nkechi ruru afo iri na asaa, isi bidoro nwube ya ?k?. O nwekwaghi onye ? na-at? egwu.
? mechara banye mahadum d? na Ns?kka b? ebe ? na-amu etu ? ga-esi b?r? onyeokaiwu.
O bidoro na-epioghar?. Ihe kachas? nj? b? na Nkechi na-eso ?m?nwoke nd?
L?r?la nwaany?. ? nakwaghi an? n’?l?akw?kw? ma ya f?d? ?g? akw?kw?.
E mechara ch?? ya n’ ?l?akw?kw? maka na ? dara ule ihe-?m?m? niile o mere n’af? nke ab?? ya. Otu mgbe ah?kwa ka nne na nna ya nw?r? n’ihe mgberede okporo?zo.
Mma Nkechi r?r? mgbe ? t??r? ime ?kwa. O mechara buru af? ime a gbafuo.
Nkechi eriela Ihe oji maka ya m?r? anya, ura eburu ya.
Nke Nkechi na-am? na mahadum b?
Options
A). Dib?a bekee
B). nkuzi
C). nkan??z?
D). ?kaiwu
Answer: D
Question 4
AGH?TAAZAA
G?? ederede ?b?la na nd? a, zaa aj?j? niile sitere na ha.
Ederede II
Nkechi b? nwata nwaagb?gho bit?r? mma aka, too ma kw?r? chim. Eze d? ya n’ ?n? na-enwu ka anyanw? ?t?t?.
Nne na nna ya h?r? ya n’anya nke ukwu n’ ihi na o b? ?tu mkp?r? anya ji isi ?gw?.
Mgbe Nkechi ruru afo iri na asaa, isi bidoro nwube ya ?k?. O nwekwaghi onye ? na-at? egwu.
? mechara banye mahadum d? na Ns?kka b? ebe ? na-amu etu ? ga-esi b?r? onyeokaiwu.
O bidoro na-epioghar?. Ihe kachas? nj? b? na Nkechi na-eso ?m?nwoke nd?
L?r?la nwaany?. ? nakwaghi an? n’?l?akw?kw? ma ya f?d? ?g? akw?kw?.
E mechara ch?? ya n’ ?l?akw?kw? maka na ? dara ule ihe-?m?m? niile o mere n’af? nke ab?? ya.
Otu mgbe ah?kwa ka nne na nna ya nw?r? n’ihe mgberede okporo?zo.
Mma Nkechi r?r? mgbe ? t??r? ime ?kwa. O mechara buru af? ime a gbafuo. Nkechi eriela Ihe oji maka ya m?r? anya, ura eburu ya.
A ch?r? Nkechi na mahadum maka na ? dara ule
Options
A). ihe?m?m? ya
B). otu ihe?m?m?
C). ihe?m?m? ya niile n’af? nke mb?
D). ihe?m?m? ya niile n’af? nke ab??
Answer: D
Question 5
AGH?TAAZAA
G?? ederede ?b?la na nd? a, zaa aj?j? niile sitere na ha.
Ederede III
Ije?ma bit?r? mma aka. ? b?gh? naan? nke a, ? na-an?r? nd? m?r? ya ihe ma na-aga ozi nke ?ma.
Na Klaas? ha, o nwere nd? enyi ab?? nt? fere az?. Ha b? Ijeego na ?b?araeri.
Ha ji ?kw? ebi okazi. Ha si n’otu obodo ha efere n’?z? ebe ha na ?m?nwoke na-eri ma na-a??.
Anya anagh? ah? ha n’?l?akw?kw? n’ihi na mgbe niile ha n? na njem.
?m?agb?gh? nd? a amagh? na ihe na-at? ?t? na-elukwa ilu.
N’otu oge, ha natara ozi n’ekwent? nke toro ha nnukwu otito maka mma ha ma gwakwa ha b?awa Warr? ebe mkpori nd? juru.
Ndi kp?r? ha b? ?m?okorob?a ab?? nd? na-aza Okondo na Otondo n’otu n’otu.
Ihe eji mara ha bu isogbhari ?m?nwaanyi n’azu. Ijeego na enyi ya nwaany? binyeere ?m?nwoke nd? a ?zu?ka ab??, n’agbanyegh? na ha b? ?m?akw?kw?.
Ka izu asaa gachara, ?m?agb?gh? nd? a adaa ?r?a.
Ka e mechara nnyocha ?r?a ha n’ul??gw?, e kwuru na ha na-ar?a ?r?a mm?nw?, ?r?a obirinaja?cha a nagh? agw?ta agw?ta.
Ugbua, eke na ihe o loro atogb?r?la.
Akparamagwa Ije?ma nwere nke nd? enyi ya enwegh? b?
Options
A). iji nt? n? ihe
B). ?ga ngaghari
C). ?ch? mma
D). ?ga ozi
Answer: A
Question 6
AGH?TAAZAA
G?? ederede ?b?la na nd? a, zaa aj?j? niile sitere na ha.
Ederede III
Ije?ma bit?r? mma aka. ? b?gh? naan? nke a, ? na-an?r? nd? m?r? ya ihe ma na-aga ozi nke ?ma.
Na Klaas? ha, o nwere nd? enyi ab?? nt? fere az?. Ha b? Ijeego na ?b?araeri.
Ha ji ?kw? ebi okazi. Ha si n’otu obodo ha efere n’?z? ebe ha na ?m?nwoke na-eri ma na-a??.
Anya anagh? ah? ha n’?l?akw?kw? n’ihi na mgbe niile ha n? na njem. ?m?agb?gh? nd? a amagh? na ihe na-at? ?t? na-elukwa ilu.
N’otu oge, ha natara ozi n’ekwent? nke toro ha nnukwu otito maka mma ha ma gwakwa ha b?awa Warr? ebe mkpori nd? juru.
Ndi kp?r? ha b? ?m?okorob?a ab?? nd? na-aza Okondo na Otondo n’otu n’otu.
Ihe eji mara ha bu isogbhari ?m?nwaanyi n’azu. Ijeego na enyi ya nwaany? binyeere ?m?nwoke nd? a ?zu?ka ab??, n’agbanyegh? na ha b? ?m?akw?kw?.
Ka izu asaa gachara, ?m?agb?gh? nd? a adaa ?r?a.
Ka e mechara nnyocha ?r?a ha n’ul??gw?, e kwuru na ha na-ar?a ?r?a mm?nw?, ?r?a obirinaja?cha a nagh? agw?ta agw?ta. Ugbua, eke na ihe o loro atogb?r?la.
‘Ije?ma bit?r? mma aka’ na-ak?wa na Ijeoma
Options
A). na-ach? mma
B). met?r? mma aka
C). mara mma
D). b? onye ?ma
Answer: C
Question 7
AGH?TAAZAA
G?? ederede ?b?la na nd? a, zaa aj?j? niile sitere na ha.
Ederede II
Nkechi b? nwata nwaagb?gho bit?r? mma aka, too ma kw?r? chim. Eze d? ya n’ ?n? na-enwu ka anyanw? ?t?t?.
Nne na nna ya h?r? ya n’anya nke ukwu n’ ihi na o b? ?tu mkp?r? anya ji isi ?gw?.
Mgbe Nkechi ruru afo iri na asaa, isi bidoro nwube ya ?k?. O nwekwaghi onye ? na-at? egwu.
? mechara banye mahadum d? na Ns?kka b? ebe ? na-amu etu ? ga-esi b?r? onyeokaiwu.
O bidoro na-epioghar?. Ihe kachas? nj? b? na Nkechi na-eso ?m?nwoke nd?
L?r?la nwaany?. ? nakwaghi an? n’?l?akw?kw? ma ya f?d? ?g? akw?kw?.
E mechara ch?? ya n’ ?l?akw?kw? maka na ? dara ule ihe-?m?m? niile o mere n’af? nke ab?? ya.
Otu mgbe ah?kwa ka nne na nna ya nw?r? n’ihe mgberede okporo?zo.
Mma Nkechi r?r? mgbe ? t??r? ime ?kwa. O mechara buru af? ime a gbafuo.
Nkechi eriela Ihe oji maka ya m?r? anya, ura eburu ya.
Site n’ihe ? g?r? n’ederede a, agwa ?j??
Options
A). d? mma
B). na-enye ugwu
C). na-ebute ?gh?m
D). na-enye aha ?ma
Answer: C
NECO Igbo Theory Questions and Answers
Question 1
This is a question on phonology. Candidates were asked to give two differences between the phonemes ‘m’ and ‘n’ as consonants and as semi-vowels in;
(a); explain when they can be tone marked in (b) and tone mark some listed words in (c).
The points expected were:
(a) -Mgbe ‘m’ na ‘n’ na-ar? ?r? ka mgbochiume, ha anagh? enwe ?daolu.
-?daume ga-esor?r? ha.
-Mgbe ‘m’ na ‘n’ na-ar? ?r? ka myiri?daume, ha na-enwe ?daolu.
-Ha na-ab? nkejiokwu.
-Mgbe ?f?d?, mgbochiume na-eso ha.
(b) A na-akanye akara?daolu n’elu ‘m’ na ‘n’ mgbe ha na-ar? ?r? d? ka myiri?daume/mgbe ha b? nkejiokwu.
(c) (i) mkp?
(ii) mma
(iii) nn?n?
(iv) mma
(v) my?
(vi) anyanw?
(vii) nkenke
(viii) nt?
Question 2
This is a question on vowel assimilation, its definition, types, and examples.
Candidates performed very well in the definition but mixed up assimilation with elision in the examples.
The points expected were:
(a) – Olilo ?daume b? mgbanwe d? n’?da ?daume n?ketere onwe ha nso mgbe a na-ekwu okwu ?s??s?.
? b? mgbanwe ?daume n?debere onwe ha n’okwu na-enwe, ebe otu ?da na-ewere ?d?d? ?da n?debere ya.
Nke a b? mgbanwe na-ad? na ?daume mgbe a na-akp?k?ta ha ?n? ?s??s? na mkp?r?okwu, nkebiokwu ma?b? nkebi ah?r?okwu.
(b) (i) Olilo ihu: Nke a b? ebe ?daume d? n’aka ekpe na-agbanwe ?da ?daume d? n’aka nri ma mee ka o yie ya/daa ka ya.
– ?daume d? n’az? na-agbanwe ?da ?daume d? n’ihu ma mee ka ? d? ka ya/daa ka ya.
(ii) Olilo az?: Nke a b? ebe ?daume d? n’aka nri na-agbanwe ?da ?daume d? n’aka
akpe ma mee ka o yie ya/daa ka ya.
– ?daume d? n’ihu na-agbanwe ?da ?daume d? n’az? ma mee ka ? d? ka ya/daa ka ya.
(c) (i) akpa + ose = akpoose
(ii) ike + aka = ikaaka
(ii) Nwa + osu = Nwoosu
(iv) ?na + egbu = Uneegbu
(v) Nwa + igwe = Nwiigwe
(vi) oke + osisi = okoosisi
(vii) ?z? + amaka = ?zaamaka
(viii) ije +?ma = ij??ma
Question 3
Candidates were requested to define ‘?daike ndap?ta’, ‘?dach?’, and ‘?daway??’ and give examples of each.
The following points were expected:
(a) (i) ?daike ndap?ta: Nke ab? ?da nd? a na-enweta mgbe ?da na-esi n’?n? ap?ta n’ike.
?da a na-enweta mgbe njiakp? gbochiri ikuku sin a ng? ma meghep? n’ike.
Nke a b? ?da a na-akp?p?ta mgbe ikuku sin a ng? ji ike gafere na mgbochi njiakp? e nwere n’?wa ?n?.
(ii) ?dach??: Nke a b? ?da a na-akp?p?ta mgbe e nwere mkpachi njiakp? nke na-eji nway?? akpaghe ikuku sin a ng? e were nway?? gafere.
Nke a b? ?d? ?da a na-akp?p?ta mgbe ikuku si na ng? na-agafere na njiakp? na-akpachi d? ka n’?da ike ma were nway?? meghee.
(iii) ?daway??: Na mkp?p?ta ?da a, ?n? na-emeghe nke ?ma ka ikuku si na ng? gafee n’enwegh? mgbochi ?b?la.
(b) ?daike: p, b,t, d, k, g, kw, gw
?dach??: ch, j, ts, d3
?daway??: w, y
t, d, r, n, s, z
Question 4
Candidates were asked to define ‘Olund?’ and ‘Igbo Izugbe’, list their characteristics, and translate some words from ‘Olund?’ to ‘Igbo Izugbe’
The following points were expected:
(a) i. Olund? b? olu d? icheiche a na-as? na mpaghara d? icheiche n’as? otu as?s?.
ii. Igbo Izugbe b? olu as?s? ah? a nabatara nke nwa af? Igbo ?b?la na-agh?ta nke e ji ede, ag? ma ak?zi ihe.
? b? olu Igbo a nabatara iji s?? ma dee Igbo.
? b? ?d? Igbo a nabatara ka e jiri na-enwe mmek?r?ta, na-as?, na-ede ma na-ak?zi ihe.
? b? olu Igbo jik?tara Igbo niile ?n? maka ?s?s?, odide na nk?zi Igbo.
(b) i. Njirimara olund?
– o nwere mba a maara nwe ya
– o zugh? Igbo niile ?n?
– ?t?t? mpaghara mba nd? ?z? anagh? agh?tacha ya
– e jigh? ya ekwu okwu n’?ha
– ? b? nd? nwe ya na-as?kar? ya
– e jigh? ya ak?zi ihe n’?ha/ ?gbak?
– a nagh? ejikar? y aede akw?kw?
(ii) Njirimara Igbo Izugbe
mkp?r? ab?d?? ya zuru ezu
o nwegh? mba nwe ya
? b? olu nwaaf? igbo ?b?la na-agh?ta
? b? ?d? Igbo e ji edekar? akw?kw? igbo
a nagh? enwe ihe mgbanwe n’ime ya site n’obodo ruo n’obodo
o zuru Igbo niile ?n?
e ji ya ekwu okwu / akpa nkata n’?ha/?gbak?
e ji ya ak?zi ihe.
? na-aga were were n’?n?.
(c) i. ash?boko (groundnut) – ah?ekere
ii. af?a (market) – ah?a
iii. av?v? (hardship) – ah?h?
iv. ishi (head) – isi
v. ile (tongue) – ire
This page contains questions that are not authentic NECO Igbo questions.
Rather, it appears that these are just instances that have been utilized again and over again to acquaint candidates with the structure of the test.
Make sure you consider each of the questions that are presented here.
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