Waec English
Waec English
ENGLISH Objective
Past questions
SSCE / GCE
Years:
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WAEC 2010 ENGLISH OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 A. neglect
B. ignorance
In each of the following C. poverty
sentences, there is one D. obscurity
underlined word and one gap.
From the list of words lettered 3. The media houses should
A to D, choose the one that is employ both novice and the ...
most nearly opposite in journalists.
meaning to the underlined
word and that will at the same A. apprentice
time correctly fill the gap in the B. probationer
sentence. C. newcomer
D. veteran
The handsome profit from her
The fish business made Mrs. Uba stop. 4. While the registrar considers the
complaining about her husband's matter insignificant, his deputy
…. salary. sees it as ….
A. ugly A. minute
B. meager B. crucial
C. modest C. compulsory
D. lowly D. marvellous
Chief Osa prefers fame in the 5. It pays to be firm rather than ...
village to …. in the city. in a case like this.
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A. flexible D. acquitted
B. frank
C. irresponsible 9. Instead of reconciling her
D. careless parents, Roxanne worked hard at
…. them
Usually, Joseph is articulate in
his speech, but today he sounds …. A. dividing
B. destroying
A. clear C. separating
B. turgid D. isolating
C. timid
D. incoherent 10. We thought that Uncle Sam's
health had improved but it had
The man's first wife is loyal. rather ….
while his second is ....
A. persisted
A. unfaithful B. deteriorated
B. unkind C. deepened
C. selfish D. decreased
D. hostile
SECTION 2
8. Rather than convict him, the
impartial judge …. him From the words lettered A to D
choose the word that best
A. blamed completes each of the following
B. dismissed sentences
C. upheld
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11. One very important aspect of A. distraction
Human relationship is ... trust. B. commotion
C. confusion
A. communal D. rivalry
B. individual
C. mutual 15. Our teaching was not speaking
D. personal …. when he said that the bursar
was under a cloud.
12. The two tasks were performed
… and we were able to finish early A. literally
B. simply
A. alternatively C. frankly
B. simultaneously D. directly
C. consecutively
D. separately 16. The signature on the document
lacked …. so it was rejected
13. The committee is charged with
finding a ….. solution to the crisis A. clarity
B. authenticity
A. lengthy C. formality
B. current D. simplicity
C. lasting
D. strong 17. Everyone could tell that Binta
was happy from the …. on her face.
14. We are worried by the .... that
exists between the two factions of A. picture
the party B. appearance
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C. expression SECTION 3
D. sight
After each of the following
18. His novel was…. by his visit to sentences, a list of possible
the prison interpretations is given. Choose
the interpretation that you
A. inspired consider most appropriate for
B. generated each sentence
C. conceived
D. revealed 21. James and Henry were at
daggers drawn when I knew them.
19. As a result of the power cut,
production at the paint factory A. were always angry with each other
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23. Musa does not believe that B. about their jobs
there is poverty in Africa, he is a C. all the time
dyed-in-the-wool capitalist. This D. about taking me to the shop
means that
His decision to reconcile with
A. a kind capitalist his former agent paid off. This
B. a thoughtful capitalist means that the reconciliation
C. an old capitalist
D. an unbending capitalist A. yielded positive result
B. cost him a lot of money
24. Whenever my cousin comes to C. was unsuccessful
realize that I'm telling the truth, D. caused him some trouble
she will eat humble pie. This
means that 27. The beauty of Bimpe's garden
shows that she has a talent for gardening.
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A. father's ill health would have SECTION 4
made me visit you
B. father's ill health prevented me From the words lettered A to D
from visiting you below each of the following
C. father threatened to fall ill if I sentences, choose the word or
visited you group of words that is nearest in
D. father did not fall ill, so I meaning to the underlined
couldn't visit you word as it is used in the
sentence.
29. Her husband's death has forced
her to tighten her belt. This means 31. The provocation has had an
that instantaneous effect on him
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A. ignores B. accommodating
B. denies C. responsible
C. snubs D. interesting
D. rejects
37. What do you intend to do with
34. Our club encourages these inanimate objects.
benevolence
A. lively
A. affluence B. fascinating
B. sincerity C. precious
C. charity D. lifeless
D. association
38. Everybody noticed that the
35. Such utterances are inimical to chairman's excuse was lame
the peaceful coexistence of the two
communities A. verbose
B. precise
A. unhelpful C. unsatisfactory
B. unimportant D. unconditional
C. harmful
D. useless 39. The president appointed
staunch supporters of his policies
36. The chairman observed that as advisers
Andrew was the most qualified
candidate for the job. A. trusted
B. critical
A. suitable C. affluent
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D. strong 42. It is sad that the rich .... pity
the poor
40. The little boy gave his candid
opinion of the incident A. doesn't
B. don't
A. quick C. do
B. brief D. did
C. frank
D. hurried The motorcycle nearly hit Jane
and ...
SECTION 5
A. me
From the word or group of B. I
words lettered A to D, choose C. myself
the word or group of words D. mine
that best completes each of the
following sentences 44. I found my friend sitting on the
bench
41. Why are you always jealous ....
other people? A. in
B. at
A. of C. under
B. at D. on
C. about
D. with 45. It is about time you went to bed.
A. go
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B. have gone 49. The meeting of the .... will
C. went come later today
D. should go
A. secretaries general
46. We shall not …. WASSCE next B. secretary generals
May C. secretaries generals
D. secretary generals'
A. sit in
B. sit at 50. His father has a ….
C. sit for
D. sit to A round wooden beautiful table
B. wooden round beautiful table
47. One of his close friends .... a C. beautiful wooden round table
soldier D. beautiful round wooden table
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C. again 56. The cook should have … the
D. always pepper and the tomatoes together
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59. The principal advised all the A. are
students to be of help to …. B. have been
C. is
A. one other D. were
B. themselves
C. the other 63. If they had known us, they ...
D. one another
A. will not treat us like that
60. Mr. Akon needed help to B. would not treat us like that
succeed in his business C. will not have treated us like that
D. would not have treated us like
A. a little that
B. a few
C. little 64. The teacher made us …. five
D. few poems each
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C. are having 69. My mother remarked that it
D. have it was high time we prepared the
supper.
66. The teacher needs .... to write
the note on the chalkboard A. were starting
B. had started
A. chalks C. started
B. a chalk D. should start
C. some chalk
D. many chalks 70. All we need is dedicated.
teacher
67. Madam Abike turned .... 13
bags of maize at the first harvest A. are
B. was
A. on C. is
B. out D. were
C. up
D. in 71. Though Yusuf is a much
younger lawyer, you cannot
68. The teacher, as well as his compare his eloquence …. his
students, …. working very hard master's
A. is A. by
B. have been B. with
C. are C. from
D. were D. for
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The students wondered why 75. No sooner had the war started
the sun constantly rises in the east ... the soldiers deserted the village
A. in A. that
B. by B. when
C. from C. as
D. within D. than
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organization and coordination of all D. necessary
sorts of …80… activities, such as
games, society, clubs, or dealing 77.
with some minor cases of ...81..., A. movement
taking responsibility for students' B. ruling
welfare, …82… of learning after C. construction
school hours, arranging advisory D. administration
services for junior students and
checking …83…. Properly …84…, 78.
the prefectoral system helps to ... A. delegated
85… the work of the administrator B. promised
and set a good …86… for the C. allowed
school. D. scheduled
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81. C. decrease
A. association D. minimize
B. indiscipline
C. relationship 86.
D. behaviour A. feeling
B. sign
82. C. tone
A. supervision D. design
B. assignment
C. administering 87.
D. planning A. records
B. courses
83. C. deeds
A. evaluation D. functions
B. attendance
C. diligence 88.
D. studies A. implement
B. feature
84. C. tool
A. operated D. device
B. ruled
C. manipulated 89.
D. evolved A. union
B. village
85. C. community
A. limit D. group
B. duplicated
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PASSAGE B D. set
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96. C. loading
A. tone D. applying
B. phone
C. sound ANSWERS TO WAEC 2010
D. call ENGLISH QUESTIONS
97. 1.B2.D3.D4.B5.A6.D7.A
A. on 8.D9.C10.B11.C12.B13.C
B. in 14.D15.A16.B17.C18.A19.
C. through C20.C21.A22.A23.D24.A
D. out 25.B26.A27.B28.B29.A30.
B31.B32.B33.D34.C35.C
98. 36.A37.D38.C39.C40.C41.
A. application A42.B43.A44.A45.C46.A
B. recharge A
C. calling
D. dialing 51.A 52.B 53.D 54.B 55.A 56.
A57.B58.C59.D60.A61.B
99. 62.C63.D64.A65.A66.C67.
A. make B68.A69.C70.C71.B72.C
B. try 73.A74.B75.D76.B77.D78.
C. receive A79.C80.C81.B82.A83.B
D. register 84.A85.D86.C87.D88.C89.
C90.B91.D92.B93.C94.A
100. 95.A96.D97.C98.B99.A
A. billing 100.C
B. fixing
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WAEC 2011 ENGLISH OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 C. unknown
D. unpopular
In each of the following
sentences, there is one 3. My grandfather, rather than
underlined word and one gap. being ... was often quite prejudiced
From the list of words lettered in his opinions
A to D, choose the one that is
most nearly opposite in A. subjective
meaning to the underlined B. discriminating
word and that will at the same C. impartial
time correctly fill the gap in the D. strict
sentence.
A. suspended A. realistic
B. licensed B. emphatic
C. unaccepted C. explicit
D. prohibited D. pessimistic
A. scanty A. constantly
B. illegible B. feebly
C. inaccurate C. roughly
D. coherent D. hurriedly
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completes each of the following 14. In spite of the vicissitudes of
sentences. life, she never deviated from her plan.
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A. inmates C. durability
B. occupants D. longevity
C. residents
D. tenants SECTION 3
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battle over the last financial report. 24. His chances of passing are very
This means that they have had slim. This means that he
23. Unless you don't want to A. knew what people said about
become a teacher, there is no him so we refused to obey him
reason for not accepting the B. trusted him but did not need his
sponsorship. This means that you advice
should C. followed his advice because we
didn't know him
A. do not refuse the sponsorship if you D. trusted him but did not take his
want to become a teacher advice
B. refuse the sponsorship if you
want to become a teacher All the handsome men left her
C. do not refuse the sponsorship if you cold. This means that
don't want to become a teacher
D. review the sponsorship whether A. she needed to wear warm
do you want to become a teacher or clothes
not B. the men took notice of her
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C. she was not impressed by A. wants to build castles
D. she felt sad and lonely B. thinks of impracticable things
C. is a designer of castles
27. Sulaiman can't help shouting at D. has made a lot of money
the members of his team. This
means that he 30. Considering his huge salary,
the Director ought to have built a
A. cannot help them without house by now. This means that the
shouting at them Director
B. can't help them and can't stop
shouting A. is not satisfied with his salary
C. can't control his emotions and B. has not built a house yet
keep shouting C. earns a lot but his house is still
D. helps them by cheering them not ready
D. does not have enough money to
Out of the blue came his letter build a house
inviting me to stay with him. This
means that the letter came SECTION 4
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31. Nowadays, children are given A. timidity
much more latitude than before B. indifference
C. rudeness
A. advise D. cheating
B. freedom
C. luxury 35. The book is the abridged
D. variety version of the original
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D. simultaneously SECTION 5
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A. a D. those
B. any
C. may 47. Which of the two questions is
D. plenty …?
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50. It's about time your brother ... B. is to be finishing
some attention to his English C. have finished
D. was finished
A. pays
B. is paying 54. ... does this money belong to?
C. paid
D. had paid A. Whom
B. Whose
The … toys have all been stolen C. Who
D. Which
A. children
B. children 55. One of the window panes …
C. children's yesterday
D. children's
A. were breaking
52. Olu passed his examination ... B. was broken
he was a determined student C. is to be broken
D. have broken
A. although
B. because 56. No child could have drawn that
C. unless picture
D. when
A. can
53. Your friend and mentor, … his B. will
speech C. could
D. may
A. has finished
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57. The referee contemplated ... A. although
the players off the pitch B. despite
C. besides
A. to send D. however
B. to sending
C. sending 61.… of his evidence made no
D. to be sending sense
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C. themselves 67. My friend asked me if I would
D. one to the other like to go to Las Palmas for a
holiday and I said I ...
64. The robe is … long for the short
minister A. will
B. could
A. rather C. would
B. much D. like
C. very
D. quite 68. Ali dropped the pot accidentally.
and it ...
65. The professor said that Ade
was ... A. was breaking
B. broke
A. a great student of potential C. breaks
B. a student of great potential D. had broken
C. a great potential student
C. of potential a great student 69. Every man, woman and child ...
asked to contribute
66. His father saw … that Andrew
got all the answers wrong A. were
B. are
A. in a glance C. was
B. by a glance D. have
C. with a glance
D. at a glance 70. That sack is too heavy for us to
lift
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A. very 74. As they …, the thieves broke
B. so into the house
C. too
D. quite A. had slept
B. are sleeping
71. If the school had been C. have been sleeping
destroyed, we … home D. were sleeping
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A. Nevertheless fanning the charcoal into bright red
B. However .82.... There was no difference
C. Although between the red-hot coal and the
D. Despite metal.
PASSAGE A 78.
A. travel
This year, the annual school ... B. journey
... was to a workshop in a nearby C. festival
village. Although it was well before D. excursion
midday, the blacksmith was
already sweating from the …79… 79.
from the small …80…. He had an A. heat
an energetic person B. fire
pumping the ...81... that was C. warmth
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D. energy A. board
B. table
80. C. anvil
A. generator D. slate
B. oven
C. furnace 85.
D. incinerator A. rod
B. hammer
81. C. club
A. valves D. stone
B. bellows
C. blowers 86.
D. bags A. fragments
B. chips
82. C. rays
A. ashes D. sparks
B. faggots
C. embers 87.
D. lights A. bowl
B. trough
83. C. jug
A. pincers D. pot
B. tongs
C. scissors PASSAGE B
D. hooks
Man's destruction of his …88…
84. began to show a very long time ago
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vast area of forest were cleared for live in a ...100... where one cares
use as farmland. Recently, only about oneself.
however, serious attempts have
been made to control the …89… 88.
to land and protect the …90… of A. area
plants and animals from dying out. B. habitat
National ...91... and ...92... were C. space
established. D. location
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92. C. tourists
A. recreational D. bystanders
B. game
C. cattle 97.
D. hunting A. provoke
B. destroy
93. C. anger
A. prey D. excite
B. destroyers
C. victims 98.
D. predators A. plants
B. gardens
94. C. grains
A. line D. forests
B. check
C. size 99.
D. control A. pets
B. birds
95. C. parrots
A. thirst D. swans
B. starvation
C. malnutrition 100.
D. disease A. situation
B. world
96. C. state
A. viewers D. place
B. guests
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ANSWERS TO WAEC ENGLISH
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 2011
1.D2.C3.C4.D5.B6.A7.C
8.C9.B10.A11.D12.C13.B
14.C15.B16.C17.A18.B19.
D20.C21.D22.B23.A24.C
25.C
C
B32.C33.C34.C35.C36.D
37.D 38.D 39.C 40.B 41.A 42.
C43.B44.A45.B46.C47.D
48.C49.D50.C
C57.C58.A59.C60.B61.C
62.C63.A64.A65.B66.D67.
C68.B69.C70.C71.B72.B
A
76.B77.C78.D79.A80.C81.
A82.C83.A84.C85.B86.D
87.A88.B89.A90.C91.D92.
B93.D94.B95.C96.C97.B
98.B99.A100.B
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WAEC 2012 ENGLISH OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 A. demolish
B. abandon
In each of the following C. damage
sentences, there is one D. relocate
underlined word and one gap.
From the list of words lettered Five years ago, the economy of
A to D, choose the one that is our country was buoyant but
most nearly opposite in nowadays it has become ...
meaning to the underlined
word and that will, at the same A. profitable
time, correctly fill the gap in B. distressed
the sentence. C. unbeatable
D. low
Although the atmosphere was
hostile, the meeting ended on ... 4. We enjoy real stories not those
terms that are ...
A. gentle A. imaginary
B. unacceptable B. practical
C. suspicion C. vague
D. amicable D. undefined
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A. lateness D. outright
B. capability
C. incompetence 9. In those societies, the … and the
D. laziness cultured lived together
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A. refute C. study
B. rebuke D. examine
C. recall
D. refine 15. Harry cannot do without his ...
of short stories because he loves
One should … the land very reading
Well, if one expects a bumper
harvest A. file
B. library
A. water C. collection
B. dig D. dictionary
C. cultivate
D. clear 16. Can you ... the result of
tomorrow's match?
His lecture was … and so the
students did not understand it A. conclude
B. predict
A. indefinite C. order
B. illegible D. certify
C. unintelligent
D. unimpressive 17. The river flows across the plain.
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18. Since the army was no longer SECTION 3
needed, it was ...
After each of the following
A. demolished sentences, a list of possible
B. dismantled interpretations is given. Choose
C. disbanded the interpretation that you
D. fired consider most appropriate for
each sentence
19. It is most likely that the company
spent five million Naira on that The boy went scot-free even
fragile fence though he insulted his teacher.
This means that the boy was
A. outstanding
B. wonderful A. not punished
C. remarkable B. free to move about
D. astonishing C. expelled from school
D. cautioned seriously
20. Matters that are confidential
must not be made ... 22. The driver escaped death by a narrow margin.
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I am given a free hand to run D. partly true
this business. This means that I
26. Moses won the contest hands down.
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D. was unwilling to learn meaning to the underlined
word as used in the sentence.
29. Our teacher advised us not to
go with the crowd. This means that 31. John bled profusely as a result
he advised us not to of the accident
30. Although the men were 32. What you are suggesting is not
foreigners, they were given feasible
preferential treatments. This
means that the men were treated A. capable
B. practicable
A. better than others C. attractive
B. with caution D. easy
C. with respect
D. very quickly 33. Pa Bakery augmented his
income by selling firewood
SECTION 4
A. saved
From the word lettered A to D B. preserved
below the following sentences, C. increased
choose the word or group of D. economized
words that are closest in
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34. He plays the Kora with A. repulsive
dexterity B. constrained
C. confused
A. wisdom D. troubled
B. force
C. pride 38. In order to keep the peace, I
D. skill had to retract my statement
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SECTION 5 A. regardless
B. despite
From the word or group of C. moreover
words lettered A to D, choose D. however
the word or group of words
that best completes each of the If the police had not intervened
following sentences. quickly, the suspected thief ...
the mob
41. Please, run fifty copies of
this report for me A. would have been killed
B. would be killed
A. off C. will have been killed
B. on D. will be killed
C. over
D. out Harry hates suspense.
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D. that 50. The hardened criminal was
convicted … breaking into Danzo's
47. Margaret forgot to buy .... house
A. trousers A. with
B. one trousers B. in
a pair of trousers C. of
D. plenty trousers D. for
A. about A. could
B. in B. couldn't
C. of C. can
D. with D. can't
49. The teacher had hardly turned 52. In Matamina, no one is ... the
his back … the class became noisy law
A. than A. over
B. when B. within
C. then C. above
D. hence D. outside
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A. by 57. I asked Penda to stand ...
B. dentro me since I could not attend the
C. to meeting
D. in
A. on
54. Those boys will have to blame B. aside
... for not listening to advice C. in
D. by
each other
B. ourselves 58. Femi, Tom is Aka's son, isn't he?
C. the other
D. themselves A. is he
B. he is
55. This is not your book, it is .... C. isn't it
D. isn't he
A. Andrew
B. Andrew's 59. You will help me lift this box,
C. Andrews ….?
D. Andrews'
A. won't you
56. John said he had never ... B. would you
insulted in his life C. can you
D. could you
A. so been
B. been so 60. Sally assisted me in buying my
C. being so ... yesterday
D. so being
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A very first party dress D. however hard
B. first very party dress
C. party very first dress 64. The friendly match will kick off ...
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Some people find it difficult not 70. Anyone who wants to succeed
to give in to temptation in any endeavor should ... his laziness
habits
A. away
B. over A. shake off
C. in B. shake down
D. of C. shake out
D. shake in
68. If your argument is not strong
enough, you … your claim to your 71. No sooner had they arrived ...
father's property we left the hall
69. While he was in prison, he had Any good newspaper will cater
... time to read a lot of books for the needs of ... public
A. ample A. reader
B. real B. readers
C. few C. reading
D. most D. readable
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A. against 76… of newspapers, magazines
B. by and journals on sale.
C. with
D. over Fred's habit is to quickly note from
the …77… the papers that had
SECTION 6 arrived. Next, he glances at the …
78… of the leading stories and
From the following passages, then the …79… that are printed
the numbered gaps indicate underneath the pictures on the
missing words. Against each front and back pages. Thereafter,
number in the list below each he decides on which of to read. He
passage, four options are has his favourite ...80... and he
offered in columns lettered A to especially loves to read the …81…
D. Choose the word that is the which are usually written by
most suitable to fill the gaps in editors. He also enjoys the …82…
the passages. sent in by the …83… journalists
because he believes that they write
PASSAGE A objectively.
Fred loves the weekends because The …84… sadden him that life is
they afford him the opportunity to transient. However, whatever
visit the popular …74… where his the gloominess these bring about is
friend, the ...75... always allows quickly wiped away by the
him to go through the newspapers excitement from the …85…
at no cost to him. There are pages. These pages keep him
usually many daily and weekly … informed of his favourite clubs,
players and match fixtures.
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74. C. headlines
A. newsagent D. layouts
B. newsstand
C. newsletter 79.
D. newscast A. copies
B. subscripts
75. C. documents
A. vendor D. caption
B. hawker
C. trader 80.
D. merchant A. extracts
B. columns
76. C. corners
A. reprints D. sections
B. impressions
C. units 81.
D. editions A. features
B. publications
77. C. editorials
A. mastheads D. serials
B. names
C. index 82.
D. title A. articles
B. works
78. C. entries
A. topics D. writings
B. timelines
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83. to give the child the prescribed
A. amateur drugs and to keep out the flies that
B. lay ...89... the disease.
C. freelance
D. carefree He told Mrs. Coker that the disease
was in its early ...90... and that
84. the obvious symptoms were the ...
A. obituaries 91… of the eye membrane. This
B. dirges was caused by Trachoma virus,
C. pictures which could not be seen under a ...
D. entries 92... because it is smaller than
bacterial …93…. He made her
85. realize that trachoma could cause
A. football blindness. Therefore, Mrs. Coker
B. games should protect her family from this
C. recreation ...94... disease. She should
Last week, Mrs. Coker took her sick The doctor wrote out a …97… of
daughter to the hospital. After antibiotic drugs and tablets, which
examining her, the doctor said that should be obtained from a …98….
the child didn't have much ... He assured Mrs. Coker that the
to the parasite, which the treatment he had prescribed would
laboratory ...87... discovered in ...99... the child to good ...100...
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86. C. steps
A. resistance D. stages
B. reaction
C. opposition 91.
D. energy A. itching
B. enlargement
87. C. inflammation
A. operator D. growth
B. technician
C. nurse 92.
D. aide A. telescope
B. endoscope
88. C. stethoscope
A. sample D. microscope
B. type
C. group 93.
D. portion A. organisms
B. fungi
89. C. vermin
A. maintain D. pests
B. give
C. carry 94.
D. deliver A. pervasive
B. contagious
90. C. dreadful
A. circumstances D. potent
B. positions
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95. C. repair
A. hygiene D. cure
B. maintenance
C. living 100.
D. health A. standard
B. state
96. C. health
A. sterilizing D. position
B. washing
C. cooking ANSWERS TO WAEC ENGLISH
D. drying OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 2012
97. 1.D2.A3.B4.A5.C6.A7.D
A. concoction 8.B9.C10.A11.A12.C13.C
B. recommendation 14.C15.C16.B17.B18.C19.
C. description D20.A21.A22.D23.A24.D
D. prescription 25.D
98. 26.B27.B28.B29.D30.A31.
A. pharmacist B32.B33.C34.D35.C36.A
B. scientist D
C. practitioner C43.B44.A45.C46.D47.C
D. nurse 48.D49.B50.D
99. 51.C52.C53.D54.D55.B56.
A. revive B57.C58.D59.A60.A61.A
B. restore 62.D63.D64.D65.B66.C67.
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C68.C69.A70.C71.A72.C
73.C74.B75.A
76.D77.D78.C79.D80.B81.
C82.A83.C84.A85.D86.A
87.B88.A89.C90.D91.C92.
D93.A94.C95.A96.B97.D
98.A99.A100.C
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WAEC 2013 ENGLISH OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 C. fashion
D. custody
In each of the following
sentences, there is one 3. Mary's explanation was explicit
underlined word and one gap. but mine was ....
From the list of words lettered
A to D, choose the one that is A. long
most nearly opposite in B. winding
meaning to the underlined C. vague
word, and that will at the same D. irrelevant
time, correctly fill the gap in
the sentence. 4. The major demanded an
unalloyed, and not a ... loyalty from
Tom is refined but his brother is unrefined. his soldiers.
rather ….
A. strict
A. arrogant B. wavering
B. crude C. clumsy
C. unskillful D. alterable
D. foolish
5. The brevity of the President's
Lions are in extinction in The speech contrasts with the ... of the
Gambia but monkeys are still in …. Secretary's
A. action A. accuracy
B. existence B. vagueness
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C. clarity D. sentenced
D. verbosity
Houses built with bricks are
6. I can vouch that he broke the sturdy while those built with glass
glass accidentally and not .... are ....
A. forcefully A. temporary
B. directly B. fragile
C. carefully C. beautiful
D. deliberately D. cozy
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11. The brutal killing of members 14. Although we pleaded for long
of the opposition provoked strong with our father, he remained ...
…. that we should not go to the
stadium
A. condemnation
B. accusation A. callous
C. molestation B. curious
D. denial C. adamant
D. indifferent
The doctor … my illness as
malaria 15. Since hard drugs are
destroying our youths our
A. discovered government has placed an … on
B. diagnosed them
C. prescribed
D. announced A. injunction
B. infringement
Since we should not disclose C. order
our identity, our letter to the D. embargo
principal must be ....
Oseli's… teacher teaches
A. unclear English, Physics, Economics and
B. anonymous Technical Drawing
C. ambiguous
D. candid A. efficient
B. jovial
C. kind
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D. versatile 20. Koffi is too ...; he wants to
know about everybody's business
17. Some political leaders love ...
who always praise their A. inquisitive
government B. friendly
C. concerned
A. sycophants D. busy
B. parasites
C. allies SECTION 3
D. favourites
After each of the following
18. The … of the new king will take sentences, a list of possible
place next week interpretations is given. Choose
the interpretation that you
A. reelection consider the most appropriate
B. demotion for each sentence
C. coronation
D. readmission Ali does not let grass grow
under his feet. This means that Ali
19. The match was a … for Brazil
because their team was stronger A. does not waste time in doing
than the opposing team things
B. is very wicked
A. profit C. always cuts the grass in the field
B. giveaway D. is very selfish
C. walkover
D. defeat
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22. The dishonest trader always Every student attended school.
palms off faulty goods on her regularly
customers. This means that the B. punctuality was the order of the
trader always day
C. many students boycotted class
A. handles bad goods D. there was noise and confusion
B. refunds money to her customers in school
C. tricks her customers into
accepting bad products 25. The amount Ivan donated was
D. pays the penalty for selling his widow's mite. This means that
faulty goods Ivan
Ojo's learning has gone to his A. gave all the widow had
head. This means that Ojo B. was miserly
C. gave all that he had
A. has become proud because of D. could have given more
his learning
B. has learnt too much 26. Fatou's awkward behaviour
C. has been made mad by his shows that she is a beginner. This
learning means that Fatou is
D. feels that only learning is
important A. arrogant
B. inexperienced
24. When the vice principal left the C. inattentive
school, it became a bedlam. This D. cautious
means that
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27. To secure more votes, the C. hopes to achieve two aims with
politician played to the gallery. This one action
means that the politician D. intends to do two things at the
same time
A. became overconfident
B. attempted to win cheaply 30. People hardly show their true
popularity colour. This means that people
C. was selfish rarely show
D. went to the gallery
A. their abilities
Those who think that all is well B. how colourful they can be
in Cascadia are living in a fool's C. their real character
paradise. This means that D. how noble they are
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A. idle D. unyielding
B. quiet
C. lonely 35. Maxwell usually make
D. harsh obnoxious remarks
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38. The two tasks should be SECTION 5
undertaken concurrently
From the words or group of
A. consecutively words lettered A to D, choose
B. alternatively the word or group of words
C. immediately that best completes each of the
D. simultaneously following sentences.
A. courage A. broke up
B. energy B.broke down
C. determination C. broke through
D. ability D. broke out
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A. for C. down
B. on D. of
C. with
D. in 47. … in his right senses will
swallow live coal
44. If I had heard the news earlier,
I stayed at home A. Anyone
B. No one
A. would have C. Everyone
B. will have D. Each one
C. will not have
D. would not have 48. One of the clever pupils … able
to solve the problem
45. The order is that everyone must
be … bed by midnight A. can
B. was
A. on C. were
B. inside D. are
C. in
D. within He has stopped being foolish.
….?
46. To succeed in any business,
one must be prepared to shake … A. doesn't he
one's lazy habit B. does he
C. hasn't he
off D. isn't it
B. over
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50. I maintain that the property in A. left
The question is... B. leave
C. had left
A. mine D. have left
B. our
C. my 54. Since you have lost your birth
D. their certificate, you have to go … an
affidavit
51. Although Sylvester and John
promised to be here, … has turned A. for
up B. in
C. on
A. both D. to
B. all
C. neither The musicians have not arrived.
D. either from Sierra Leone, ….?
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D. mad one-legged young man 60. Our kind teacher only
cautioned the bully and let him ...
People living in villages have a
passion … animals A. off
B. by
A. to C. over
B. with D. away
C. for
D. of 61. My … house is on the next
street
58. Kebba and Kwame are very
selfish; they care about only .... father-in-law's
B. fathers-in-law
A. themselves C. fathers-in-law
B. one another father-in-laws'
C. each other
D. himself 62. The mathematics teacher made
uscommit the formula … memory
You had better … your
assignment now A. on
B. to
A. did C. into
B. done D. by
C. doing
D. do 63. Momodu has been ill for three
weeks now
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A. since 67. How did you arrive at ...
B. for wonderful conclusion?
C. through
D. before A. a such
B. that a
64. They kept quiet all the .... C. that such
D. such a
A. where
B. period 68. The government cannot … the
C. while decision any longer
D. interval
put on
65. … caused the havoc, he B. postpone
sneaked off C. put up
D. put back
A. On
B. After 69. The teachers … our poor
C. Since performance in the examination
D. Having
A. are discussing on
66. The point on … we disagreed B. were discussing about
was trivial C. had discussed on
D. were discussing
A. which
B. whom 70. The wise thing to do is not to
C. what give in to the temptation
D. whose
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A. in C. nevertheless
B. on D. moreover
C. for
D. with 74. The citizens welcomed all the
African ...
71. My sister told me all ... said in
the meeting A. heads of states
B. heads of state
A. that C. heads of state
B. what D. head of state
C. which
D. who 75. Mother said she saw Alfred, didn't she?
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most suitable to fill the declares. This is usually paid
numbered gaps in the according to the number of …83…
passages. the investor holds.
profit from investing in stocks and the stock market can be very ...
shares. The process is quite easy; ... and occasionally there are ...
a person either buys the shares …
directly during a public …77… or
does so through professional 76.
institutions or experts known as A. trading
stock ...78.... Thereafter, the B. operations
buyer is issued with a share …79 C. methods
... to show that he owns shares in a D. transactions
company. Investing in stocks or
shares can be for a long or short 77.
term. A long term investor does A. offer
do not hurry to sell shares at a slight B. lottery
increase in price but instead is C. action
satisfied with the ...80... which the D. sale
company sends to him and others ...
81… annually from the …82… it
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78. C. value
A. traders D. units
B. clients
C. brokers 83.
D. marketers A. items
B. papers
79. C. shares
A. warrant D. receipts
B. identification
C. notice 84.
D. certificate A. unsure
B. independence
80. C. elusive
A. dividend D. unstable
B. reward
C. money 85.
D. payment A. falls
B. crashes
81. C. slips
A. buyers D. drops
B. people
C. creditors PASSAGE B
D. shareholders
One of the world's oldest …86… is
82. teaching. There must have been ...
A. amount 87… who are respected because
B. profit they were able to guide and …88
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... children towards the ...89... of A. tasks
the desired goal of their B. activities
communities. The …90… C. professions
ceremonies of young adults D. duties
common to many cultures are part
of the …91… education process of 87.
those cultures. There are also A. societies
many informal ways of educating B. clubs
the young ones. When a young girl C. groups
helps her mother in preparing the D. individuals
family …92…, she is learning
culinary skill in an informal setting. 88.
One's group has a great to compel or force someone to do something
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D. initiation A. hierarchy
B. step
91. C. method
A. formal D. grade
B. special
C. exclusive 96.
D. privilege A. supervisors
B. officers
92. C. pupils
A. diet D. prefects
B. dishes
C. menu 97.
D. meal A. timetable
B. set-up
93. C. curriculum
A. friendly D. calendar
B. school
C. peer 98.
D. sex A. reviewing
B. shaping
94. C. creating
A. fixed D. repairing
B. formed
C. organized 99.
D. shaped A. behavior
B. success
95. C. learning
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D. objective D68.C69.D70.A71.A72.B
73.C74.B75.D
100.
A. home 76.B77.A78.C79.D80.A81.
B. area A82.B83.C84.D85.A86.C
C. place 87.D88.B89.A90.D91.A92.
D. society D93.C94.C95.A96.D97.C
98.B99.A100.D
ANSWERS TO WAEC ENGLISH
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 2013 Do you want more?
1.B2.B3.C4.B5.D6.D7.D
8.A9.B10.B11.A12.B13.B
14.C15.D16.D17.A18.C19.
C20.A21.A22.C23.A24.D
25.C
26.B27.B28.C29.C30.C31.
C32.A33.D34.D35.B36.B
37.C 38.D 39.A 40.B 41.D 42.
A43.D44.A45.C46.A47.B
48.B49.C50.A
51.C52.A53.A54.A55.D56.
C57.C58.A59.A60.D61.A
62.B63.B64.C65.D66.A67.
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WAEC 2014 English Objective Questions
SECTION 1 A. inactive
B. dishonest
In each of the following C. inactive
sentences, there is one D. sluggish
underlined word and one gap.
From the list of words lettered 3. While some people ... jollof rice,
A to D, choose the word that is others enjoy it
most nearly opposite in
meaning to the underlined A. rebuff
word, and that will at the same B. abhor
time, correctly fill the gap in C. ignore
the sentence. D. condemn
Many parents wrongly assume 4. The haughty and not the ...
that their children are ignorant usually unpopular
whereas they are ....
A. friendly
A. enthusiastic B. carefree
B. hardworking C. timid
C. brilliant D. humble
D. knowledgeable
5. Rather than heed the advice, the
Industrious workers should be children … it
promoter and … ones should be
dismissed A. defied
B. countered
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C. ignored 9. Rather than accept the blame,
D. spurned the manager denied the accusation
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B. promote 15. The unionists ... the meeting
C. produce with the management
D. wreck
A. rejected
12. The librarian has not entered B. hindered
the new books in the …. C. boycotted
D. banned
A. list
B. directory The company failed to pay up
C. catalogue the loan because it had become ….
D. roster
A. corrupt
13. The judge … the case B. bankrupt
C. inefficient
A. cancelled D. unreliable
B. dismissed
C. rejected 17. The newly elected chairman
D. withdrew has been … into office
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A. transformation consider the most appropriate
B. transfer for each sentence.
C. transmission
D. transfusion 21. We had that Bada has served
time. This means that Bada has
19. Many slaves were … in the 19th
century A. siempre ha sido puntual
B. been the timekeeper
A. released C. been to prison
B. empowered D. been a faithful servant
C. emancipated
D. relieved 22. Mary and I have never seen
eye to eye on politics. This means
20. The proprietor has promised to that we have never
... the dilapidated classroom blocks
A. agreed on politics
A. erect B. engaged in politics
B. renovate C. discussed politics
C. patch D. benefitted from politics
D. fabricate
23. Helen has always been a wet
SECTION 3 blanket. This means that Helen
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D. stops others from enjoying D. not been dismissed
themselves
He is at the crossroads of his
24. The new policy has come under life. This means that it is time for
fire. This means that the policy is him to
25. Please, don't let them get 28. We shall understand her better
under your skin. This means that by and by. This means that we
you should not let them shall know her better
26. We were surprised to learn that 29. The student's story did not ring true.
Tom has been let off the hook. true. This means that the student's
means that Tom had the story was
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D. quite thrilling C. vital and dependable
D. plump and curvy
30. Mathematics is a closed book
to me. This means that I The new law was meant to
mitigate the people's suffering.
A. do not have to study
Mathematics A. retrain
B. do not understand Mathematics B. moderate
C. has never passed Mathematics C. stop
D. cannot avoid studying D. alleviate
Mathematics
The judge is incorruptible.
SECTION 4
A. consistent
From the words lettered A to D B. honest
below each the following C. responsible
sentences, choose the word or D. outspoken
group of words that is nearest
in meaning to the underlined 34. Whatever my boss decodes is
word as it is used in the irrevocable
sentence.
A. final
I think children are more B. true
more robust than adults. C. necessary
D. enforced
A. healthy and strong
B. pleasant and cheerful
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35. The printer took a cursory look B. attractive
at the document C. flourishing
D. supportive
A. quick
B. long 39. It is not safe to engage in
C. puzzled clandestine deals
D. careful
A. secret
36. This morning, Audu arrived at B. exclusive
the school looking disheveled C. unimportant
D. doubtful
A. worried
B. terrified Bola vehemently denied
C. untidy stealing the money
D. confused
A. strongly
Corporal punishment is meant B. fearlessly
to be a deterrent to indiscipline C. openly
D. strictly
A. remedy
B. measure SECTION 5
discouragement
D. prevention From the words or group of
words lettered A to D, choose
The new bank is thriving the words or group of words
that best completes each of the
A. evolving following sentences.
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41. It's been smooth so far, hasn't it? B. in exchange for
C. in exchange for
A. hadn't it D. on exchange with
B. wasn't it
C. isn't it 45. The man tried to cash in ___
D. hasn't it the boy's ignorance
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D. then 51. My sister prides herself on her
cooking
48. I could not distinguish the
original ___ the fake A. on
B. for
A. from C. over
B. to D. in
C. by
D. with 52. I suppose it's high time we ___
attention to our studies
49. When I came home, my
mother asked me if I ___ A. pay
B. are paying
A. ate C. paid
B. was eating D. should pay
C. have eaten
D. had eaten 53. We were expecting them in the
evening but they arrived at dawn
50. Uncle Richard invited Naza and
___ to his house A. on
B. at
A. me C. in
B. I D. for
C. myself
D. she 54. Children often try to live up
___ their parents' expectations
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A. in C. across
B. by D. over
C. to
D. on 58. When will the strike be over?
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61. I just couldn't understand what he was. A. with
saying B. on
C. at
A. make do D. up
B. make out
C. make up 65. Each of the winners ___ to
D. make by receive five thousand dollars
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C. off SECTION 6
D. from
In the following passage, the
68. I ___ a song when I got my numbered gaps indicate
letter of promotion missing words. Against each
number in the list below the
A. broke into passage, four options are given
B. broke out in column lettered A to D.
C. broke for Choose the word that is the
D. broke in most suitable to fill the
numbered gaps in the passage
69. Our tour of the tower came to
an end all ___ soon Let us discuss briefly one of the
common means of modern
A. much transportation - the motor car. The
B. rather A car is a vehicle on four wheels. It is
C. too powered by the …71… that runs
D. more on petrol, although there are a few
that run on diesel or gas. Most cars
70. The ___ of the various dailies can attain speeds of 120 kilometers
attended the conference an hour, though you don't have to
move your car that fast, especially
A. Editors-in-Chiefs if you are …72… on minor …73…
B. Editors-in-Chief
C. Editors-in-Chief A car is manned by a driver who
D. Editor's-in-Chief sits in front next to a passenger and
up to three persons can sit at the
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rear. To determine where the car 72.
turns, the driver turns the steering A. cruising
...74... to the left or the right. To B. speeding
move the car forward, the driver C. driving
engages the …75… and presses D. racing
the …76… which some people
also call the throttle. The harder 73.
the more you press this, the faster the car A. tracks
moves. B. channels
C. roads
In manually operated cars, to D. paths
change the …77… of acceleration,
you have to change the gear by 74.
first pressing the …78… and A. bar
shifting the gear ...79... from the B. wheel
first to the second, then to the C. gear
third and then the fourth. All these D. rod
requires a lot of ...80... and
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C. aerator ANSWERS TO WAEC ENGLISH
D. accelerator OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 2014
77. 1.D2.A3.B4.D5.A6.C7.D
A. pace 8.B9.D10.D11.A12.C13.B
B. flow 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.D 19.
C. speed C20.B
D. rate
21.C22.A23.D24.B25.D26.
78. A27.A28.D29.B30.C31.D
A. throttle 32.C33.B34.A35.A36.A37.
B. clutch C38.C39.A40.A
C. brake
D. axle 41.D42.C43.D44.B45.C46.
A47.A48.A49.D50.A51.D
79. 52.C53.B54.C55.A56.B57.
A. switch D58.A59.A60.C
B. box
C. handle 61.B62.C63.B64.D65.B66.
D. lever D67.A68.A69.C70.C71.D
72.C73.C74.B75.A76.D77.
80. D78.B79.C80.A
A. training
B. thinking
C. coaching
D. tuition
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WAEC 2015 ENGLISH OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
A. questioned A. ability
B. praised B. instability
C. decorated C. activity
D. guided D. credibility
A. withdrawn A. humility
B. confirmed B. honesty
C. rejected C. affection
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D. tendency D. starvation
A. scarcity A. expose
B. thrift B. appease
C. waste C. punish
D. poverty D. exonerate
7. While some workers felt that the 10. Some teachers dissuade
terms were amicable, others students from studying
thought that they were ___ mathematics, but others ___ them.
A. strange A. motivate
B. disagreeable B. lure
C. bad C. instruct
D. hostile D. reward
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11. After assuring the authorities A. adjournment
that he would not escape, the B. injunction
prisoner was released on ___ C. indictment
D. adjudication
A. suspension
B. record 15. He was given a certificate of
C. parole ___ in English.
D. probation
A. efficacy
12. A judge is required to ___ B. efficiency
justice fairly. C. proficiency
D. sufficiency
A. defer
B. dispense 16. The ___ years of a child’s life
C. define mould his character.
D. dispel
A. restrained
13. The disease was ___ by the B. constructive
doctors as pneumonia. C. conflicting
D. formative
A. diagnosed
B. prescribed 17. He bore his troubles with ___
C. construed
D. decided A. leniency
B. preference
14. The court granted an ___ C. discretion
against the eviction of the tenant. D. patience
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Public money should be used interpretations is given. Choose
only for ___ purposes the interpretation that you
consider most appropriate for
A. legitimate each sentence.
B. discreet
C. legal 21. On hearing the news, he flew
D. executive off the handle. This means that he
___
19. The truth of the evidence is
___ A. changed his decision
B. ran away
A. irreversible C. felt very disappointed
B. irrefutable D. became very angry
C. irreparable
D. irretrievable 22. John’s money was barely
enough to keep the wolf from the door
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A. offered a pair of boots rebels. This means that the
B. promoted government troops
C. sacked
D. sent to buy boots A. had reached a critical stage
B. killed a lot of rebels
Since he left home, he has C. were ready for peace
been trying to find his feet. This D. defended their territory bravely
means that he ___
At the last minute, he had a cold.
A. has been suffering a lot feet. This means that ___
B. lost his pair of shoes
C. has forgotten about his relatives A. suddenly fell ill
D. has been trying to get used to B. became nervous
his new situation C. lost his imagination
D. rejected the offer
25. He finds it difficult to put up
with her behaviour. This means He was advised to pull himself together.
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29. He was sad to learn that his 31. Modou is endowed with great
friend had gone round the bend. potential
This means that his friend had ___
A. enlightened
A. gone overseas B. provided
B. gone mad C. gifted
C. lost his job D. inspired
D. been very ill
32. Collaboration is essential to the
30. The young man quickly paid his success of the team.
debt to save his face. This means
that the young man ___ A. desired
B. indispensable
A. wanted to avoid disgrace C. effective
B. did not want to be slapped D. appropriate
C. wanted to preserve his looks
D. did not want to be a debtor 33. I really wish to assure you that
We now have a reliable leader.
SECTION 4
A. dependable
From the words lettered A to D B. realistic
below each of the following C. sensible
sentence, choose the word or D. resolute
group of words that is nearest
in meaning to the underlined This is a chance of a lifetime.
word as it is used in the
sentence. A. an advantage
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B. a privilege 38. Hindering justice may earn you
C. an opportunity a fine.
D. a possibility
A. Impeding
35. Children often behave badly B. Retarding
out of ignorance. C. Stopping
D. Delaying
A. illiteracy
B. inexperience 39. The professor’s explanation of
C. unfamiliarity the point was very lucid.
D. simplicity
A. long
She lived a virtuous life. B. clear
C. prompt
A. modest D. complicated
B. brave
C. normal 40. The luminous hands of the
D. righteous The clock attracted the baby.
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SECTION 5 A. in
B. up
From the word or group of C. on
words lettered A to D, choose D. to
the word or group of words
that best completes each of the 44. In trying to escape, the thief
following sentences. ran from the police.
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D. hold 50. The authorities have shown no
signs of giving ___ to their
47. The coach urged him to have demands.
scored the goal
A. off
A. was expecting B. away
B. expected C. over
C. had expected D. in
D. has expected
51. We must hurry now for there is
48. After eating all the mangoes, not ___ time left.
he shouldn’t complain of stomach
ache, ___? A. some
B. much
A.isn’t it C. plenty
B. would he D. any
C. should he
D. should it 52. Those properties are for sale.
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A. to 57. Neither Jack nor Jill was there
B. than yesterday.
C. from
D. for A. are
B. were
54. Give it to Aminata, it is ___ C. is
D. was
A. her
B. their 58. I have already completed the task.
C. yours
D. hers A. more and less
B. more or less
55. Please, don’t speak evil ___ C. more than less
the dead. D. more but less
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B. at 64. The task is ___ for us to
C. on undertake.
D. up
A. much too difficult
61. The standard of education has B. too much difficult
gone ___ C. more too difficult
D. quite too difficult
A. out
B. down 65. I will always stand by him.
C. off
D. by A. by
B. with
62. The council appointed a ___ C. to
committee to look into the matter. D. for
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B. can't he SECTION 6
C. does he
D. doesn’t he In the following passage, the
numbered gaps indicate
68. The president’s speech___ missing words. Against each
yesterday at 8.00pm number in the list below the
passage, four options are given
A. is broadcast in columns lettered A to D.
B. is being broadcast Choose the word that is the
C. has been broadcast most suitable to fill the
D. was broadcast numbered gaps in the passage.
69. It is such a bad place ___ I will The life of a professional sportsman
never dream of going there again. is always hectic. Consider his
typical day. As soon as he wakes
A. thus up in the morning, he jumps out of
B. therefore bed hurriedly and wears his shoes.
C. that Promptly, he goes out for an
D. then hour or so, covering a few miles.
However, on some other days, he
70. We will leave when you are might choose to practice with the
ready. skipping _73_ at home.
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to his specialty. If he’s a boxer, he high risk taken into account, one
goes into _75_ to deal with the would realize that a star is worth
punching bag and later with a the millions he earns.
sparring partner, usually under the
watchful _76_ of his coach. 71.
A. jumpsuit
If he's a sprinter, he engages in B. tracksuit
continuous practice, _77_ his C. swimsuit
performance with a stopwatch. If D. shell suit
he's in football, netball, volleyball
or lawn tennis, he can best practice 72.
with other while the coach A. trot
watches, calling attention to B. skip
specific skills and 78 not well C. jog
mastered. D. jump
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75. C. won
A. stadium D. lifted
B. sports club
C. sports centre 80.
D. gymnasium A. struggles
B. pains
76. C. hurts
A. supervision D. rigours
B. custody
C. command ANSWERS TO WAEC ENGLISH
D. charge OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 2015
77. 1.B2.A3.C4.B5.A6.D7.B
A. calculating 8.B9.D10.A11.D12.B13.A
B. gauging 14.B 15.C 16.D 17.D 18.A 19.
C. timing B20.B
D. assessing
21.D22.C23.C24.D25.A26.
78. C27.B28.C29.B30.A31.C
A. techniques 32.B33.A34.C35.B36.D37.
B. systems B38.A39.B40.A
C. methods
D. procedures 41.C42.A43.B44.C45.D46.
C47.B48.C49.A50.D51.B
79. 52.A53.A54.D55.B56.C57.
A. achieved D58.B59.C60.C
B. secured
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61.B62.C63.D64.A65.A66.
D67.B68.D69.C70.B71.B
72.C73.B74.B75.A76.A77.
C78.A79.C80.B
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