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Get verified past or practice questions all in one place without searching separately for each one, see what past questions can and cannot do for you, and how to study them well enough to raise your score.
Key summary
- All past questions here has free copies, no payment required.
- Past questions show you the format and repeated topics.
- They are NOT expo questions.
- Past questions and practice questions do different jobs.
Checklist before you download
Confirm your qualification category or subject combination to avoid the wrong materials.
Ensure you download questions for the current exam session, not an outdated one.
Check the exam syllabus to confirm that the questions match what will actually be tested.
TRCN past questions
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) exam covers five areas:
- Pedagogy
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- ICT
- Safeguarding
Our TRCN questions are organised by these topics, so you can study where you’re struggling.
NMCN past questions
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria: NMCN exam spans 29 subjects.
Our NMCN past questions cover the full subject list, so you can focus your revision by subject instead of working through unrelated material.
WAEC past questions
WAEC past questions are organised by subject.
This includes both core and elective, whether you’re sitting WASSCE as a school candidate or the GCE as a private candidate.
JAMB past questions
JAMB past questions cover all UTME subject combinations, with a focus on the subjects tested most often.
Exam at a glance
| Exam | What is covered |
|---|---|
| TRCN | Pedagogy, Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and Safeguarding |
| NMCN | 29 professional subjects |
| WAEC | Core and elective subjects, WASSCE and GCE |
| JAMB | All UTME subject combinations |
What past questions are
Past questions are questions drawn from earlier exam sessions or built to match them closely.
They give you a picture of the exam you’re preparing for.
Used well, they show you four things:
- The format. How questions are worded, how many options you get, and how answers are expected.
- The style. Whether questions test recall, application or judgement, which differs a lot between professional and a O’level exams.
- The difficulty. What a typical question demands, so you can pitch your revision at the right level.
- The repeated topics. Areas that keep appearing across sessions, which tells you where to spend more time.
For a TRCN candidate, that means seeing how the five categories are tested.
For an NMCN candidate, it means seeing how each of the 29 subjects is approached.
For WAEC and JAMB candidates, it means learning how your specific subjects are examined year after year.
What past questions are not
Past questions are powerful, but they have limits.
Many candidates have been disappointed by expecting too much from past questions.
1. They are NOT expo
Exam bodies set new questions.
So the same ones will not necessarily appear in your exam, at least not word-for-word.
2. They’re NOT a substitute for the syllabus
The syllabus defines what can be tested. Past questions only show you part of it.
3. They are NOT always current.
A set from several sessions ago may reflect an older syllabus, older clinical practice or older rules.
4. They’re NOT a shortcut to understanding
Cramming answers without learning why they’re right will not help you when the same question is asked in another way.
5. They are NOT official material
We are not affiliated with TRCN, NMCN, WAEC or JAMB, so these materials are study aids, not papers released by the exam bodies.
Treat past questions as a diagnostic tool first and a content source second.
Past questions vs practice questions
These terms are often used as if they mean the same thing, but they do different jobs.
Past questions come from, or closely mirror real exams.
Their value is in the real-ness.
They show you what the exam has actually looked like and which topics keep returning.
While practice questions are written to give you repetition on a topic or skill.
Their value is coverage and drilling.
They fill gaps that past questions leave, such as a new topic added to the syllabus or a minor subject area.
| Question type | Best use |
|---|---|
| Past questions | Learning the exam format, style and repeated topics |
| Practice questions | Drilling a weak topic and covering syllabus gaps |
Start with past questions to find out how the exam behaves and where you’re weak.
Then use practice questions to strengthen those areas before using to past questions again to test if you’ve improved.
How to study past questions
This decides whether the your study of past questions improves your result or not.
- Start from the syllabus. Open the syllabus for your exam first, so you know what is tested before you test yourself.
- Do a first pass untimed. Answer honestly, without looking anything up, so your score shows where you actually stand.
- Review every wrong answer. Do not stop at the correct option. Work out why yours was wrong, because the cause decides the fix:
- A careless mistake means you need to slow down in practice.
- A knowledge gap means you need to return to that topic in the syllabus.
- A misreading means you need more practice with the exam question style.
- Group weak areas by topic. Treat repeated misses as a pattern, not as isolated errors. If you keep losing marks in one topic, give it focused revision before you start the next one.
- Check your revision against the syllabus. Confirm you’re covering what is tested, not what you assume.
- Repeat the set after revising. A second attempt shows whether the gap has closed.
- Add timed practice as the exam gets closer. Untimed practice teaches content. Timed practice teaches speed, and time is where many candidates lose marks even when they know the material.
- Keep a score log. Record your score by topic after each practice, so you can see progress and adjust your plan.
Other helpful recommendations
Past questions work best alongside other resources.
And a balanced study plan often includes:
- Official syllabus for what will be tested.
- Study packs and e-notes for topic breakdown behind the questions.
- Recommended textbooks
- CBT practice on a screen under timed conditions.
- How-To-Pass guides for strategy.
- Study groups and community.
Are these past questions free?
Yes. Every set of past questions linked on this page is free to download, with no payment or survey required.
We keep them free to remove friction from your exam preparation, because the last thing you need is another obstacle between you and the material you came for.
But free does not mean low quality.
Each set goes through review to check that the questions match the format and scope of the exam.
Past questions are most useful when they’re accurate.
If you download any and notice an error, outdated question or a broken link, please CONTACT US so we can fix it fast.
How current are these past questions?
Each set is reviewed and updated to reflect the current exam session, but “current” depends on the exam.
TRCN reviews the syllabus periodically.
When TRCN updates its categories, topics or format, we check that the questions reflect what will be tested.
For example, TRCN questions from before 2025 followed the older structure of 23 topics, but the exam uses just 5 topics now.
Same with NMCN.
Nursing and midwifery education is updated to reflect current clinical standards.
So older past questions can include content that no longer matches current best practice.
WAEC and JAMB both set new questions every year.
Their syllabuses are more stable, but subject combinations and admission requirements can shift.
Whenever you download a set, check the syllabus again to confirm nothing has changed since your last visit.
Conclusion
Choose the right set, confirm it matches the current syllabus, and use your results to decide what to study next.
Past questions cheat for you in the exam, but they’ll show you how the exam is and where your preparation is weak, which is the most useful information a candidate can have.
Start with the exam you’re sitting soonest, then use the guides to cover registration, syllabus and exam day.
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