English Past Questions And Answers
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). The principal gave his speechoffhand at the sports meeting?
- A. calmly
- B. beautifully
- C. unconcerned
- D. unprepared
I would rather you ____ with the principal tomorrow
- A. speak
- B. spoke
- C. speaks
- D. spoken
In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: Whether the villages head should identify himself with the activities of religious demonstrations has remained aburning question
- A. a subject of discord
- B. a perennial issue
- C. a matter of serious controversy
- D. a sensitive matter
From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Members of the party agreed that some seriousthinking is required before a final decision can be taken.
- A. meeting
- B. consultation
- C. consideration
- D. appraisal
Your father insists that you must study medicine at the University, but you have an entirely different course in mind. Write a letter to him explaining why you prefer this other course and why he should allow you make your own choice.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2004 THEORYAfter each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Audu was certainly born with a silver spoon in his mouth.This means that
- A. he was born into a rich family
- B. his parents gave him a silver spoon when he was born
- C. he was born in the age of miracle
- D. his parents could not help him
Only one group of five letters below can be re-arranged to spell out a five-letter word in the English language. Identify the word.
- A. ANOIP
- B. TNIEC
- C. HEOLC
- D. LEVUR
The unintentional killing of a person is called ____
- A. suicide
- B. homicide
- C. murder
- D. manslaughter
Mr. Adams is a ________?
- (A) tall handsome young gap-toothed yoruba man
- (B) gap-toothed young tall yoruba handsome man
- (C) young yoruba handsome tall gap-toothed man
- (D) handsome tall young gap-toothed yoruba man
Choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol
/η/
- A. reign
- B. sink
- C. hinge
- D. thin