English Past Questions And Answers
Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence?
Though he is our elected representative he often takes a rather jaundiced view of our problems?
- A. He takes a rather hazy view of our problems
- B. He takes an unfavourable position concerning our problems
- C. He takes a rather forceful view of our problems
- D. He takes a sickly view of our problems
choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
It isabsurd that people find it difficult to be honest
- A. strange
- B. abnormal
- C. alarming
- D. interesting
Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for each sentence.
The newly employed workers were remunerated handsomely. This means that
- A. both old and new workers were paid
- B. only newly employed workers were paid
- C. the salaries of the new workers were attractive
- D. the salaries of the new workers were paid promptly
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The workers suddenly becamerestive?
- A. fidgety
- B. disorderly
- C. submissive
- D. calm
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence: The lawyer insisted .... the full payment of his charge
- A. with
- B. in
- C. for
- D. on
As a concerned student, write a letter to the principal of your school, informing him of recent acts of bullying by senior students and suggesting ways of arresting the situation.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2009 THEORYIn 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.
His suggestion on how to deal with the thief wasinvaluable, but the police considered it................
- A. useless
- B. impossible
- C. necessary
- D. timely
Choose the option that best complete the gap (s) The continuous rain has really .......the soil.
- A. satiated
- B. saturated
- C. melted up
- D. mopped up
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
Ali was honest and quite as a schoolboy, but too much drinking has now changed his ..... and ..... his tongue?
- A. temperature / injured
- B. character / tightened
- C. temperament / loosened
- D. innocence / worsened
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
Two young boys have been caught with parts of the stolen machine but....... admitted stealing it?
- A. neither of them has
- B. neither of them have
- C. none of them has
- D. none of them have