Year : 
2005
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

51 - 60 of 99 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.

51.

But for the night guard's vigilance, the factory.........burgled

A. would be

B. will be

C. would have been

D. will have been

C

52.

No sooner............it started to rain

A. did he arrive home when

B. had he arrived home than

C. than he arrived home

D. when he arrive home

B

53.

Hardly a day goes by........he doesn't think of her

A. that

B. when

C. while

D. without

A

54.

Scarcely had I opened the door...........the dog came running in

A. as

B. before

C. than

D. when

D

55.

Several.............attended the two-day summit

A. head of state

B. heads of states

C. heads of state

D. head of states

B

56.

You haven't seen this man before........?

A. isn't it so

B. have you

C. is it so

D. isn't it

B

57.

I saw him again........last week

A. some time

B. sometimes

C. one time

D. sometime

D

58.

She bought a ....handbag

A. red beautiful leather

B. beautiful leather red

C. beautiful red leather

D. leather beautiful red

C

59.

It was the headboy that took the book away............?

A. didn't he

B. wasn't he

C. wasn't it

D. isn't it

B

60.

................, my father took me to England.

A. At the age of ten

B. Being ten years old

C. When I was ten

D. At ten years old

A

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.

51.

But for the night guard's vigilance, the factory.........burgled

A. would be

B. will be

C. would have been

D. will have been

C

52.

No sooner............it started to rain

A. did he arrive home when

B. had he arrived home than

C. than he arrived home

D. when he arrive home

B

53.

Hardly a day goes by........he doesn't think of her

A. that

B. when

C. while

D. without

A

54.

Scarcely had I opened the door...........the dog came running in

A. as

B. before

C. than

D. when

D

55.

Several.............attended the two-day summit

A. head of state

B. heads of states

C. heads of state

D. head of states

B

56.

You haven't seen this man before........?

A. isn't it so

B. have you

C. is it so

D. isn't it

B

57.

I saw him again........last week

A. some time

B. sometimes

C. one time

D. sometime

D

58.

She bought a ....handbag

A. red beautiful leather

B. beautiful leather red

C. beautiful red leather

D. leather beautiful red

C

59.

It was the headboy that took the book away............?

A. didn't he

B. wasn't he

C. wasn't it

D. isn't it

B

60.

................, my father took me to England.

A. At the age of ten

B. Being ten years old

C. When I was ten

D. At ten years old

A