English Past Questions And Answers
In the question below choose the option nearest meaning to the word or phrase underlined: If Garba had listen to advice, hewould not have had to be rushed to the hospital
- A. deliberately desired to be rushed
- B. was in a position to have prevented the need to be rushed
- C. was rushed against his wish
- D. was given a cheque, but preferred to go
Write a story to illustrate the saying: Pride goes before a fall.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2016 THEORYFrom the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.
mother
- A. smoulder
- B. other
- C. smoothen
- D. murder
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word. I cannot stand Simon. I find his attitudeoffensive?
- A. unapproachable
- B. obnoxious
- C. wicked
- D. unpardonable
After 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.
The taxi-driver smelt a rat when the policeman waved him to stop and so he sped off. This means that the taxi driver
- A. suddenly saw a big rat
- B. had killed a rat
- C. committed an offence
- D. became suspicious
From the words lettered A to D below,choose the word or groups of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The team has anarduous task ahead of it.
- A. a severe
- B. a heavy
- C. a strenuous
- D. an enjoyable
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
The reason he gave, _____, was most unconvincing.
- A. which he had no money
- B. since he had no money
- C. that he had no money
- D. for he had no money
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.
It was obvious that Modou committed the crime,but his friends were still.............
- A. unhappy
- B. doubtful
- A. unhappy C. suspicious
- D. confident
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in the meaning to the underlined word or group of words that will fill in the sentence. At first, we found life in the town very exciting but soon it became rather _______
- A. tiring
- B. disturbing
- C. burdensome
- D. boring
My younger brother looked ill last night, and was evidently .......... this morning
- A. worse
- B. worst
- C. more ill
- D. brighter