Year :
1997
Title :
English Language
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
1 - 10 of 99 Questions
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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences. |
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| 1. |
The minister was accused of making utterances that could increase rather than...........anxiety among the citizen A. modify B. diminish C. intensify D. remove E. inculcate |
B |
| 2. |
At the end of the crisis, the leader declared that there was no victor and no............ A. winner B. rebel C. patriot D. opponent E. vanquished |
E |
| 3. |
He is a famous artist but has a .........drinking habit. A. remarkable B. admirable C. notorious D. wicked E. hostile |
C |
| 4. |
He is a famous artist but has a...........drinking habit A. remarkable B. admirable C. notorious D. wicked E. hostile |
C |
| 5. |
The first twin is so vain and the second so..........that one would think they were not brothers A. proud B. complacent C. selfish D. humble E. harmless |
D |
| 6. |
Mary: '' I wonder why armed robbers are so hard-hearted'' John: '' The fact is that to be an armed robber you cannot be ..........'' A. considerate B. intolerant C. revengeful D. softspoken E. grateful |
A |
| 7. |
To ascend this steep hill is the problem, to.....is quite easy A. depart B. decline C. drop D. descend E. disengage Detailed SolutionAscend means to go up or climb.The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning is option D ''descend''. To descend means to move or fall downwards. |
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| 8. |
Working in the field is easy when your machete is sharp and not when it is........... A. jagged B. coarse C. sound D. keen E. blunt |
E |
| 9. |
The gradual process of transition to civil rule came to an .....end A. unnecessary B. anticipated C. invidious D. unhappy E. abrupt |
E |
| 10. |
The exterior and the.......parts of the fruit remain very hard even after it is ripe A. inward B. inner C. intrinsic D. peripheral E. extraneous |
B |
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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences. |
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| 1. |
The minister was accused of making utterances that could increase rather than...........anxiety among the citizen A. modify B. diminish C. intensify D. remove E. inculcate |
B |
| 2. |
At the end of the crisis, the leader declared that there was no victor and no............ A. winner B. rebel C. patriot D. opponent E. vanquished |
E |
| 3. |
He is a famous artist but has a .........drinking habit. A. remarkable B. admirable C. notorious D. wicked E. hostile |
C |
| 4. |
He is a famous artist but has a...........drinking habit A. remarkable B. admirable C. notorious D. wicked E. hostile |
C |
| 5. |
The first twin is so vain and the second so..........that one would think they were not brothers A. proud B. complacent C. selfish D. humble E. harmless |
D |
| 6. |
Mary: '' I wonder why armed robbers are so hard-hearted'' John: '' The fact is that to be an armed robber you cannot be ..........'' A. considerate B. intolerant C. revengeful D. softspoken E. grateful |
A |
| 7. |
To ascend this steep hill is the problem, to.....is quite easy A. depart B. decline C. drop D. descend E. disengage Detailed SolutionAscend means to go up or climb.The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning is option D ''descend''. To descend means to move or fall downwards. |
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| 8. |
Working in the field is easy when your machete is sharp and not when it is........... A. jagged B. coarse C. sound D. keen E. blunt |
E |
| 9. |
The gradual process of transition to civil rule came to an .....end A. unnecessary B. anticipated C. invidious D. unhappy E. abrupt |
E |
| 10. |
The exterior and the.......parts of the fruit remain very hard even after it is ripe A. inward B. inner C. intrinsic D. peripheral E. extraneous |
B |