Year : 
2006
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 98 Questions

# Question Ans

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

1.

Do you speak French? Only..........,I'm afraid'.

A. small

B. negiligible

C. a little

D. few

C

2.

Whatever you buy, always look for the .............bargain.

A. good

B. best

C. better

D. more

B

3.

We heard grandfather............the organ.

A. plays

B. played

C. play

D. to play

A

4.

Are you sure this is............shop?

A. John's and Elizabeth

B. John and Elizabeth's

C. John's and Elizabeth's

D. John and Elizabeth

B

5.

The driver risked....the car ahead of him

A. overtaking

B. to overtake

C. overtake

D. overtaken

A

6.

You can count on.............boys to finish the work.

A. we

B. us

C. they

D. them

B

7.

You think l'm being difficult,........?

A. am l

B. isn't it

C. aren't l

D. don't you

D

8.

It took him ages to get......his father's death.

A. through

B. past

C. over

D. by

C

9.

I have never read.............book in all my life.

A. the more frightening

B. the frightening

C. a most frightening

D. a more frightening

D

10.

Mbinki runs...........as fast as I.

A. indeed

B. pretty

C. much

D. just

Detailed Solution

We often use ''just'' with when or as to express things happening at exactly the same time: The statement would read;
Mbinki runs just as fast as I.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

1.

Do you speak French? Only..........,I'm afraid'.

A. small

B. negiligible

C. a little

D. few

C

2.

Whatever you buy, always look for the .............bargain.

A. good

B. best

C. better

D. more

B

3.

We heard grandfather............the organ.

A. plays

B. played

C. play

D. to play

A

4.

Are you sure this is............shop?

A. John's and Elizabeth

B. John and Elizabeth's

C. John's and Elizabeth's

D. John and Elizabeth

B

5.

The driver risked....the car ahead of him

A. overtaking

B. to overtake

C. overtake

D. overtaken

A

6.

You can count on.............boys to finish the work.

A. we

B. us

C. they

D. them

B

7.

You think l'm being difficult,........?

A. am l

B. isn't it

C. aren't l

D. don't you

D

8.

It took him ages to get......his father's death.

A. through

B. past

C. over

D. by

C

9.

I have never read.............book in all my life.

A. the more frightening

B. the frightening

C. a most frightening

D. a more frightening

D

10.

Mbinki runs...........as fast as I.

A. indeed

B. pretty

C. much

D. just

Detailed Solution

We often use ''just'' with when or as to express things happening at exactly the same time: The statement would read;
Mbinki runs just as fast as I.