Year :
2016
Title :
English Language
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Code :
SC 3022
Paper 1 | Objectives
Time :
1 Hour 45 mins
1 - 10 of 140 Questions
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In each of the following sentence, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning in the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. |
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The road which used to be wide now appears.......because of the new drainage. A. Widing B. Limited C. Narrow D. Reduced Detailed Solutionwide; of great or more than average width.Narrow; of small width in relation to length. |
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In the past, anybody who angered the gods was made to.....them. A. Appease B. Reward C. Settle D. Beg Detailed Solutionangered; fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.Appease; pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands. |
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Rather than being sensitive to the plight of the workers, the manager remained...... A. Disdainful B. Curious C. Negligent D. Indifferent Detailed Solutionsensitive ; quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.Indifferent; having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned. |
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A keen student makes progress but the....one hardly does well. A. Inactive B. Lowly C. Nervous D. Reluctant Detailed Solutionkeen; having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.Reluctant; unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. |
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Unlike you, i thought the message was quite....not ambiguous. A. Reasonable B. Clear C. Apt D. Persuasive Detailed Solutionambiguous; not clear or decided.Clear; easy to perceive, understand, or interpret. |
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Good qualities alleviate poverty whereas bad ones...it. A. Prolong B. Activate C. aggravate D. Provoke Detailed SolutionAlleviate; make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.aggravate; make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious. |
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One expects books kept in the library to be well....not jumbled A. Numbered B. Documented C. Arranged D. Listed Detailed Solutionjumbled; mix up in a confused or untidy way.Arranged; to put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order. |
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Despite everything, i chose to keep rather than....the secret. A. Rennounce B. Show C. Reveal D. Display Detailed SolutionIn this context keep means cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.Reveal; make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others. |
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Though the teachers....the idea, the principal was averse to it. A. welcomed B. recognised C. admitted D. greeted Detailed Solutionaverse; having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.welcomed; react with pleasure or approval to (an event or development). |
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It is only natural to feel nervous when you first take the stage but you soon become..... A. balanced B. peaceful C. normal D. composed Detailed Solutionnervous; easily agitated or alarmed.composed; having one's feelings and expression under control; calm. |
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In each of the following sentence, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning in the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. |
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| 1. |
The road which used to be wide now appears.......because of the new drainage. A. Widing B. Limited C. Narrow D. Reduced Detailed Solutionwide; of great or more than average width.Narrow; of small width in relation to length. |
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| 2. |
In the past, anybody who angered the gods was made to.....them. A. Appease B. Reward C. Settle D. Beg Detailed Solutionangered; fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.Appease; pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands. |
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| 3. |
Rather than being sensitive to the plight of the workers, the manager remained...... A. Disdainful B. Curious C. Negligent D. Indifferent Detailed Solutionsensitive ; quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.Indifferent; having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned. |
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| 4. |
A keen student makes progress but the....one hardly does well. A. Inactive B. Lowly C. Nervous D. Reluctant Detailed Solutionkeen; having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.Reluctant; unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. |
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Unlike you, i thought the message was quite....not ambiguous. A. Reasonable B. Clear C. Apt D. Persuasive Detailed Solutionambiguous; not clear or decided.Clear; easy to perceive, understand, or interpret. |
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Good qualities alleviate poverty whereas bad ones...it. A. Prolong B. Activate C. aggravate D. Provoke Detailed SolutionAlleviate; make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.aggravate; make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious. |
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One expects books kept in the library to be well....not jumbled A. Numbered B. Documented C. Arranged D. Listed Detailed Solutionjumbled; mix up in a confused or untidy way.Arranged; to put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order. |
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Despite everything, i chose to keep rather than....the secret. A. Rennounce B. Show C. Reveal D. Display Detailed SolutionIn this context keep means cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.Reveal; make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others. |
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Though the teachers....the idea, the principal was averse to it. A. welcomed B. recognised C. admitted D. greeted Detailed Solutionaverse; having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.welcomed; react with pleasure or approval to (an event or development). |
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It is only natural to feel nervous when you first take the stage but you soon become..... A. balanced B. peaceful C. normal D. composed Detailed Solutionnervous; easily agitated or alarmed.composed; having one's feelings and expression under control; calm. |