Year :
2005
Title :
English Language
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
1 - 10 of 99 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
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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 - D, 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 management has neither ............nor denied the rumour that it was going to lay off some workers A. pronounced B. confirmed C. rejected D. advertised |
B |
| 2. |
Instead of .........the issue, the speaker digressed to unimportant matters. A. summarizing B. describing C. revealing D. addressing |
D |
| 3. |
The telephone booths were all........and I had to wait for more than ten minutes for one to become vacant A. locked B. busy C. occupied D. ringing |
C |
| 4. |
While the first battalion halted its march at nightfall, the second ..........to the barracks A. returned B. set out C. proceeded D. turned up |
C |
| 5. |
His father is an............driver but he is only a novice A. enlightened B. aged C. excellent D. experienced |
D |
| 6. |
The arrival of the police at the scene...........rather than mitigated tension A. provoked B. heightened C. created D. prolonged |
B |
| 7. |
Roses are common in May but.............in November A. dead B. strange C. rare D. extinct |
C |
| 8. |
A bank clerk should be able to tell easily the difference between.........notes and counterfeit one A. crisp B. good C. correct D. genuine |
D |
| 9. |
Last night, Uncle Joe was blind drunk but this morning he is as.......as a judge A. alert B. saintly C. strong D. sober |
D |
| 10. |
What I have is only a .............of the famous painting; the original is in the National Museum A. duplicate B. model C. fake D. drawing |
A |
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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 - D, 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 management has neither ............nor denied the rumour that it was going to lay off some workers A. pronounced B. confirmed C. rejected D. advertised |
B |
| 2. |
Instead of .........the issue, the speaker digressed to unimportant matters. A. summarizing B. describing C. revealing D. addressing |
D |
| 3. |
The telephone booths were all........and I had to wait for more than ten minutes for one to become vacant A. locked B. busy C. occupied D. ringing |
C |
| 4. |
While the first battalion halted its march at nightfall, the second ..........to the barracks A. returned B. set out C. proceeded D. turned up |
C |
| 5. |
His father is an............driver but he is only a novice A. enlightened B. aged C. excellent D. experienced |
D |
| 6. |
The arrival of the police at the scene...........rather than mitigated tension A. provoked B. heightened C. created D. prolonged |
B |
| 7. |
Roses are common in May but.............in November A. dead B. strange C. rare D. extinct |
C |
| 8. |
A bank clerk should be able to tell easily the difference between.........notes and counterfeit one A. crisp B. good C. correct D. genuine |
D |
| 9. |
Last night, Uncle Joe was blind drunk but this morning he is as.......as a judge A. alert B. saintly C. strong D. sober |
D |
| 10. |
What I have is only a .............of the famous painting; the original is in the National Museum A. duplicate B. model C. fake D. drawing |
A |