Year : 
2020
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

Time : 
1 Hour 45 mins

41 - 50 of 140 Questions

# Question Ans

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.

41.

The soldiers lay_______the town to arrest the terrorists.

A. siege on

B. siege to

C. siege with

D. siege by

B

42.

Power has not been restored_________many parts of the town.

A. to

B. in

C. of

D. with

A

43.

We got to the hall after the płay________started.

A. is

B. have

C. had

D. was

C

44.

The woman said the maid should________all the plates before going to bed.

A. wash out

B. wash up

C. wash off

D. wash away

C

45.

John, would you mind lifting the box?_______

A. yes, i do

B. No, i wouldn't

C. Yes, i wouldn't

D. No, i don't

B

46.

It was a long poem, but Rasheed learnt it________

A. from memory

B. to memory

C. by heart

D. to heart

C

47.

Let's begin all over again,_________

A. may we

B. shall we

C. can we

D. must we

B

48.

Something must be wrong with the school driver, he is _________today.

A. rather driving carelessly

B. carelessly driving rather

C. driving rather carelessly

D. rather carelessly driving

C

49.

What I admire about our football team is that they love________

A. themselves

B. one another

C. the other

D. ourselves

A

50.

This is the teacher_______told me the answer.

A. whom i said

B. who i said

C. who i said he

D. i said that he

B

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.

41.

The soldiers lay_______the town to arrest the terrorists.

A. siege on

B. siege to

C. siege with

D. siege by

B

42.

Power has not been restored_________many parts of the town.

A. to

B. in

C. of

D. with

A

43.

We got to the hall after the płay________started.

A. is

B. have

C. had

D. was

C

44.

The woman said the maid should________all the plates before going to bed.

A. wash out

B. wash up

C. wash off

D. wash away

C

45.

John, would you mind lifting the box?_______

A. yes, i do

B. No, i wouldn't

C. Yes, i wouldn't

D. No, i don't

B

46.

It was a long poem, but Rasheed learnt it________

A. from memory

B. to memory

C. by heart

D. to heart

C

47.

Let's begin all over again,_________

A. may we

B. shall we

C. can we

D. must we

B

48.

Something must be wrong with the school driver, he is _________today.

A. rather driving carelessly

B. carelessly driving rather

C. driving rather carelessly

D. rather carelessly driving

C

49.

What I admire about our football team is that they love________

A. themselves

B. one another

C. the other

D. ourselves

A

50.

This is the teacher_______told me the answer.

A. whom i said

B. who i said

C. who i said he

D. i said that he

B