Year :
2012
Title :
English Language
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
11 - 20 of 102 Questions
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences: |
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One should ...........the land very well if one expects a bumper harvest A. water B. dig C. cultivate D. clear Detailed Solutioncultivate; prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening.One should cultivate the land very well if one expects a bumper harvest |
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| 12. |
His lecture was.............and so the students did not understand it. A. indefinite B. illegible C. unintelligible D. unimpressive Detailed SolutionIndefinite; lasting for an unknown or unstated length of timeHis lecture was indefinite and so the students did not understand it. |
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| 13. |
In Botany, one is bound to........flowers A. read B. know C. study D. examine Detailed SolutionIn Botany, one is bound to study flowers |
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Harry cannot do without his...........of short stories because he loves reading. A. file B. library C. collection D. dictionary Detailed Solutioncollection; a group of things or people.Harry cannot do without his collection of short stories because he loves reading. |
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Can you............the result of tomorrow's match? A. conclude B. predict C. order D. cerify Detailed Solutionpredict; is a guess, sometimes based on facts or evidence, but not always.Can you predict the result of tomorrow's match? |
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The river..........across the plain A. rolled B. meandered C. trickled D. passed Detailed SolutionMeandered; (of a river or road) follow a winding course.The river meandered across the plain |
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Since the army was no longer needed, it was ............... A. demolished B. dismantled C. disbanded D. fired Detailed SolutionDisbanded; to dissolve or cause to part waysSince the army was no longer needed, it was disbanded |
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| 18. |
It is most...........that the company spent five million naira on that fragile fence A. outstanding B. wonderful C. remarkable D. astonishing Detailed SolutionAstonishing; extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.It is most astonishing that the company spent five million naira on that fragile fence |
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Matters that are confidential must not be made.......... A. public B. popular C. unreasonable D. uncertain Detailed SolutionMatters that are confidential must not be made public |
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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. |
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The boy went scot-free even though he insulted his teacher. This means that the boy was A. not punished B. free to move about C. expelled from school D. cautioned seriously Detailed SolutionTo escape from a situation without receiving the punishment you deserve |
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences: |
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| 11. |
One should ...........the land very well if one expects a bumper harvest A. water B. dig C. cultivate D. clear Detailed Solutioncultivate; prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening.One should cultivate the land very well if one expects a bumper harvest |
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His lecture was.............and so the students did not understand it. A. indefinite B. illegible C. unintelligible D. unimpressive Detailed SolutionIndefinite; lasting for an unknown or unstated length of timeHis lecture was indefinite and so the students did not understand it. |
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| 13. |
In Botany, one is bound to........flowers A. read B. know C. study D. examine Detailed SolutionIn Botany, one is bound to study flowers |
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| 14. |
Harry cannot do without his...........of short stories because he loves reading. A. file B. library C. collection D. dictionary Detailed Solutioncollection; a group of things or people.Harry cannot do without his collection of short stories because he loves reading. |
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| 15. |
Can you............the result of tomorrow's match? A. conclude B. predict C. order D. cerify Detailed Solutionpredict; is a guess, sometimes based on facts or evidence, but not always.Can you predict the result of tomorrow's match? |
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The river..........across the plain A. rolled B. meandered C. trickled D. passed Detailed SolutionMeandered; (of a river or road) follow a winding course.The river meandered across the plain |
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Since the army was no longer needed, it was ............... A. demolished B. dismantled C. disbanded D. fired Detailed SolutionDisbanded; to dissolve or cause to part waysSince the army was no longer needed, it was disbanded |
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It is most...........that the company spent five million naira on that fragile fence A. outstanding B. wonderful C. remarkable D. astonishing Detailed SolutionAstonishing; extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.It is most astonishing that the company spent five million naira on that fragile fence |
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Matters that are confidential must not be made.......... A. public B. popular C. unreasonable D. uncertain Detailed SolutionMatters that are confidential must not be made public |
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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. |
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The boy went scot-free even though he insulted his teacher. This means that the boy was A. not punished B. free to move about C. expelled from school D. cautioned seriously Detailed SolutionTo escape from a situation without receiving the punishment you deserve |