Year : 
1997
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 99 Questions

# Question Ans

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

11.

The committee set up to investigate the cause of the riot has called for.....from the public

A. witnesses

B. agenda

C. reports

D. memoranda

E. confessions

A

12.

The Satellite maintains a constant..........around the earth

A. path

B. orbit

C. circle

D. route

E. chart

B

13.

The chairman called him to.........when his comments were getting off the point

A. order

B. command

C. rule

D. stop

E. question

A

14.

His ...came through only a few days before he was to be executed

A. excuse

B. remission

C. clearance

D. discharge

E. pardon

B

15.

The power failure ........normal services for days

A. activated

B. energized

C. paralyzed

D. deadened

E. frozened

C

16.

The interest of the students should be of.......importance to any school administrator

A. paramount

B. super

C. superior

D. dominant

E. pre-eminent

A

17.

My father wanted to buy a car but the prices of those available were not within his...........

A. limit

B. target

C. scope

D. range

E. reach

E

18.

The robbers.....all the rooms, looking for jewels.

A. raked

B. ransacked

C. explored

D. sought

E. sacked

B

19.

The players would expect some form of ....... after working hard to win the cup.

A. compensation

B. gain

C. reward

D. premium

E. fees

C

20.

The surgeons ...........the operation successfully

A. transplanted

B. executed

C. diagnosed

D. transation

E. performed

E

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

11.

The committee set up to investigate the cause of the riot has called for.....from the public

A. witnesses

B. agenda

C. reports

D. memoranda

E. confessions

A

12.

The Satellite maintains a constant..........around the earth

A. path

B. orbit

C. circle

D. route

E. chart

B

13.

The chairman called him to.........when his comments were getting off the point

A. order

B. command

C. rule

D. stop

E. question

A

14.

His ...came through only a few days before he was to be executed

A. excuse

B. remission

C. clearance

D. discharge

E. pardon

B

15.

The power failure ........normal services for days

A. activated

B. energized

C. paralyzed

D. deadened

E. frozened

C

16.

The interest of the students should be of.......importance to any school administrator

A. paramount

B. super

C. superior

D. dominant

E. pre-eminent

A

17.

My father wanted to buy a car but the prices of those available were not within his...........

A. limit

B. target

C. scope

D. range

E. reach

E

18.

The robbers.....all the rooms, looking for jewels.

A. raked

B. ransacked

C. explored

D. sought

E. sacked

B

19.

The players would expect some form of ....... after working hard to win the cup.

A. compensation

B. gain

C. reward

D. premium

E. fees

C

20.

The surgeons ...........the operation successfully

A. transplanted

B. executed

C. diagnosed

D. transation

E. performed

E