Year : 
2000
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

61 - 70 of 102 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.

61.

Neither Obi nor Jumoke..........present at the meeting

A. was

B. were

C. have been

D. are

A

62.

Hardly had the journey started..........the car engine developed a fault

A. that

B. when

C. than

D. soon

B

63.

At the end of the year, grandmother ..........with us for seven years

A. is living

B. has lived

C. will have lived

D. has been living

C

64.

One of the robbers who snatched the car........been arrested by the police.

A. have

B. was

C. is

D. has

D

65.

A student at the back of the class complained that he.......the teacher

A. was not hearing

B. could not hear

C. does not hear

D. is not hearing

B

66.

The little boy could not move the heavy stone........he tried.

A. as much as

B. how much

C. no matter that

D. however hard

D

67.

The two girls have not been speaking.............since their quarrel

A. one to the other

B. to themselves

C. to each another

D. to each other

D

68.

We received........that the workers would soon go on strike

A. an information

B. informations

C. those information

D. information

D

69.

He dabbles..........politics from time to time

A. in

B. with

C. through

D. into

A

70.

The government has set up a ....panel to investigate that fire incident

A. five-men

B. five men

C. five-man

D. five man

C

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.

61.

Neither Obi nor Jumoke..........present at the meeting

A. was

B. were

C. have been

D. are

A

62.

Hardly had the journey started..........the car engine developed a fault

A. that

B. when

C. than

D. soon

B

63.

At the end of the year, grandmother ..........with us for seven years

A. is living

B. has lived

C. will have lived

D. has been living

C

64.

One of the robbers who snatched the car........been arrested by the police.

A. have

B. was

C. is

D. has

D

65.

A student at the back of the class complained that he.......the teacher

A. was not hearing

B. could not hear

C. does not hear

D. is not hearing

B

66.

The little boy could not move the heavy stone........he tried.

A. as much as

B. how much

C. no matter that

D. however hard

D

67.

The two girls have not been speaking.............since their quarrel

A. one to the other

B. to themselves

C. to each another

D. to each other

D

68.

We received........that the workers would soon go on strike

A. an information

B. informations

C. those information

D. information

D

69.

He dabbles..........politics from time to time

A. in

B. with

C. through

D. into

A

70.

The government has set up a ....panel to investigate that fire incident

A. five-men

B. five men

C. five-man

D. five man

C