Year : 
1993
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 100 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 architect did not......where the lights were to be put in each room

A. construct

B. specify

C. arrange

D. inform

B

42.

Mary is a friendly sort of person, I took.....her the first time I met her

A. on

B. for

C. after

D. to

D

43.

Yisa and I asked Ahmadu to allow both of us to put.....in his house for one night

A. up

B. on

C. over

D. down

A

44.

The boy was seen hitting the girl, but the teacher merely cautioned him and let him.....

A. down

B. on

C. through

D. off

D

45.

They often quarrelled during the day but they....before night

A. set it over

B. made it up

C. passed it over

D. put it off

B

46.

The new President and members of his cabinet....on a familiarization tour of the corporations

A. are

B. are being

C. have being

D. was

A

47.

The President, with members of his cabinet...visiting our establishment this afternoon

A. are

B. was

C. were

D. is

A

48.

It is high time we...complaining about our unfortunate situation

A. stop

B. shall stop

C. should stop

D. stopped

D

49.

You had better ...it otherwise you will have yourself to blame

A. do

B. to be doing

C. to do

D. done

A

50.

Whenever the baby cried, the mother...........

A. sighs

B. will sigh

C. shall sigh

D. sighed

D

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 architect did not......where the lights were to be put in each room

A. construct

B. specify

C. arrange

D. inform

B

42.

Mary is a friendly sort of person, I took.....her the first time I met her

A. on

B. for

C. after

D. to

D

43.

Yisa and I asked Ahmadu to allow both of us to put.....in his house for one night

A. up

B. on

C. over

D. down

A

44.

The boy was seen hitting the girl, but the teacher merely cautioned him and let him.....

A. down

B. on

C. through

D. off

D

45.

They often quarrelled during the day but they....before night

A. set it over

B. made it up

C. passed it over

D. put it off

B

46.

The new President and members of his cabinet....on a familiarization tour of the corporations

A. are

B. are being

C. have being

D. was

A

47.

The President, with members of his cabinet...visiting our establishment this afternoon

A. are

B. was

C. were

D. is

A

48.

It is high time we...complaining about our unfortunate situation

A. stop

B. shall stop

C. should stop

D. stopped

D

49.

You had better ...it otherwise you will have yourself to blame

A. do

B. to be doing

C. to do

D. done

A

50.

Whenever the baby cried, the mother...........

A. sighs

B. will sigh

C. shall sigh

D. sighed

D