English Past Questions And Answers
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
I............that our team will the match tomorrow.
- A. certify
- B. conclude
- C. announce
- D. predict
Three quarters of the hostel ____ been completed and the three quarters of the students ____ moved in
- (A) has/has
- (B) has/have
- (C) have/have
- (D) have/has
In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined: He iscredulous
- A. credible
- B. creditable
- C. gullible
- D. fallible
You are the chief speaker in a school debate the topic of which is Public secondary schools are better than the private ones. Write your speech for or against the topic.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORYFrom the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
There is novacancy, so the company no longer recruits staff.
- From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. There is no vacancy, so the company no longer recruits staff. A. position
- B. opening
- C. room
- D. place
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap. Some motorist ..... Sokoto and Kano?
- A. shuttle along
- B. shuttle from
- C. shuttle to
- D. shuttle between
choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined
Insecurity hasescalated since the present government came into power.
- A. abated
- B. increased
- C. proliferated
- D. metamorphosed
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The president said that he found himself between a rock and a hard place when the press said that he has resigned.
- A. Hard places are dangerous for the president.
- B. He dreamt that he was abandoned.
- C. He thought that hard places were unsafe.
- D. He had a hard decision to make.
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
pressure
- A. sour
- B. beige
- C. wash
- D. measure
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
Many people find cod liver oildisgusting but soldiers find it...............
- A. refreshing
- B. medicinal
- C. pleasant
- D. bitter