Year : 
2021
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

61 - 70 of 137 Questions

# Question Ans

Choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

61.

The children .........in the pool after school.

A. swam

B. swum

C. swimming

D. swim

A

62.

In spite of all their shortcomings, we cannot ... admire them.

A. only

B. but

C. also

D. still

B

63.

The African extended family system gives .......members.

A. his

B. her

C. its

D. their

C

64.

We all look forward to meeting the ............

A. beautiful, young, Nigerian musician

B. young, Nigerian, beautiful musician

C. Nigerian, young, beautiful musician

D. Nigerian, beautiful, young musician

A

65.

One of my . ..... is a lecturer in the university.

A. sister

B. sister's

C. sisters

D. sisters'

C

66.

Regina pleaded with her son to ........ the habit of smoking.

A. come out

B. come over

C. come off

D. come from

C

67.

Their proposal looks .......... than ours.

A. more workable a little bit

B. a little bit more workable

C. more a little bit workable

D. workable a little bit more

B

68.

You will be none ....... for it if you take the examinations in November.

A. the worst

B. Worst

C. worse

D. the worse

D

In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four options are given in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.

Money serves as a ....71..... of exchange modern world. This is perhaps the most important 72 of money. People who have money can use it to buy goods and.73......Without it, trade will be carried out on the basis of ...74.... where goods or services are exchanged as was the practice in the years gone by. This mode of trading has a number of disadvantages, as people will have to match their .....75..... With those of other people. For example, if a hunter wants to trade his ....76... for yam, he must find a ..... 77... who needs what he is trading. Another difficulty is determining the ....78..... of each item needed in the exchange. Therefore, this mode of trading is no longer commonly practised. Nowadays, people pay money for goods and services rendered both locally and internationally. International trade boosts the....79...of a nation. The ...80..... frequently used in international trade is the US Dollar.

69.

..71..

A. value

B. medium

C. type

D. form

B

70.

..72..

A. aspect

B. duty

C. function

D. feature

C

Choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

61.

The children .........in the pool after school.

A. swam

B. swum

C. swimming

D. swim

A

62.

In spite of all their shortcomings, we cannot ... admire them.

A. only

B. but

C. also

D. still

B

63.

The African extended family system gives .......members.

A. his

B. her

C. its

D. their

C

64.

We all look forward to meeting the ............

A. beautiful, young, Nigerian musician

B. young, Nigerian, beautiful musician

C. Nigerian, young, beautiful musician

D. Nigerian, beautiful, young musician

A

65.

One of my . ..... is a lecturer in the university.

A. sister

B. sister's

C. sisters

D. sisters'

C

66.

Regina pleaded with her son to ........ the habit of smoking.

A. come out

B. come over

C. come off

D. come from

C

67.

Their proposal looks .......... than ours.

A. more workable a little bit

B. a little bit more workable

C. more a little bit workable

D. workable a little bit more

B

68.

You will be none ....... for it if you take the examinations in November.

A. the worst

B. Worst

C. worse

D. the worse

D

In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four options are given in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.

Money serves as a ....71..... of exchange modern world. This is perhaps the most important 72 of money. People who have money can use it to buy goods and.73......Without it, trade will be carried out on the basis of ...74.... where goods or services are exchanged as was the practice in the years gone by. This mode of trading has a number of disadvantages, as people will have to match their .....75..... With those of other people. For example, if a hunter wants to trade his ....76... for yam, he must find a ..... 77... who needs what he is trading. Another difficulty is determining the ....78..... of each item needed in the exchange. Therefore, this mode of trading is no longer commonly practised. Nowadays, people pay money for goods and services rendered both locally and internationally. International trade boosts the....79...of a nation. The ...80..... frequently used in international trade is the US Dollar.

69.

..71..

A. value

B. medium

C. type

D. form

B

70.

..72..

A. aspect

B. duty

C. function

D. feature

C