Year :
2010
Title :
English Language
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
41 - 50 of 77 Questions
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences: |
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It is sad that the rich...............pity the poor A. doesn't B. don't C. do D. did Detailed SolutionIt is sad that the rich don't pity the poor |
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| 42. |
It is sad that the rich...............pity the poor A. doesn't B. don't C. do D. did Detailed SolutionIt is sad that the rich don't pity the poor. |
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| 43. |
The motorcycle nearly hit Jane and.............. A. me B. I C. myself D. mine Detailed SolutionThe motorcycle nearly hit Jane and meThe subject or the doer of the action is 'the motorcycle'. The receiver of the action is 'Jane and me'. 'Me' is the object form of the pronoun 'i' as 'mine' is the possessive form of 'i' |
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| 44. |
I found my friends sitting..............the beach. A. in B. at C. under D. on Detailed SolutionI found my friends sitting at the beach.If you say "at'' the beach, it might be in the water, or at a shop near the beach buying ice cream, or even on vacation in a beach town. |
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| 45. |
It is about time you..............to bed. A. go B. have gone C. went D. should go Detailed SolutionIt is about time you went to bed.Tense is the form of a verb which represents the time it takes for something to happen. It is of three types: "Past, present and future". Past refers something that already happened, present refers to thing that is happening right now and future indicates to the things that are yet to happen. The above given sentence is changed into past tense by changing the verb into past form. |
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| 46. |
It is about time you..............to bed. A. go B. have gone C. went D. should go Detailed SolutionIt is about time you went to bed.The grammar is past but meaning is NOW |
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| 47. |
One of his close friends...............a soldier A. is B. are C. have been D. were Detailed SolutionOne of his close friends is a soldierWhen deciding whether to use is or are, look at whether the noun is plural or singular. The noun ''soldier'' is singular |
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| 48. |
Does Omar...........in the city? A. lived B. lives C. live D. living Detailed SolutionDoes Omar live in the city?Live; reside, one's residence |
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| 49. |
The meeting of the.................will come later today. A. secretaries general B. secretary generals C. secretary generals' D. secartary general's Detailed SolutionThe meeting of the secretaries general will come later today.secretaries general is the plural form of secretary general |
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| 50. |
His father has a ............. A. round wooden beautiful table B. wooden round beautiful table C. beautiful table D. beautiful round wooden table Detailed SolutionHis father has a beautiful round wooden table |
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences: |
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| 41. |
It is sad that the rich...............pity the poor A. doesn't B. don't C. do D. did Detailed SolutionIt is sad that the rich don't pity the poor |
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| 42. |
It is sad that the rich...............pity the poor A. doesn't B. don't C. do D. did Detailed SolutionIt is sad that the rich don't pity the poor. |
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| 43. |
The motorcycle nearly hit Jane and.............. A. me B. I C. myself D. mine Detailed SolutionThe motorcycle nearly hit Jane and meThe subject or the doer of the action is 'the motorcycle'. The receiver of the action is 'Jane and me'. 'Me' is the object form of the pronoun 'i' as 'mine' is the possessive form of 'i' |
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| 44. |
I found my friends sitting..............the beach. A. in B. at C. under D. on Detailed SolutionI found my friends sitting at the beach.If you say "at'' the beach, it might be in the water, or at a shop near the beach buying ice cream, or even on vacation in a beach town. |
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| 45. |
It is about time you..............to bed. A. go B. have gone C. went D. should go Detailed SolutionIt is about time you went to bed.Tense is the form of a verb which represents the time it takes for something to happen. It is of three types: "Past, present and future". Past refers something that already happened, present refers to thing that is happening right now and future indicates to the things that are yet to happen. The above given sentence is changed into past tense by changing the verb into past form. |
| 46. |
It is about time you..............to bed. A. go B. have gone C. went D. should go Detailed SolutionIt is about time you went to bed.The grammar is past but meaning is NOW |
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| 47. |
One of his close friends...............a soldier A. is B. are C. have been D. were Detailed SolutionOne of his close friends is a soldierWhen deciding whether to use is or are, look at whether the noun is plural or singular. The noun ''soldier'' is singular |
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| 48. |
Does Omar...........in the city? A. lived B. lives C. live D. living Detailed SolutionDoes Omar live in the city?Live; reside, one's residence |
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| 49. |
The meeting of the.................will come later today. A. secretaries general B. secretary generals C. secretary generals' D. secartary general's Detailed SolutionThe meeting of the secretaries general will come later today.secretaries general is the plural form of secretary general |
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| 50. |
His father has a ............. A. round wooden beautiful table B. wooden round beautiful table C. beautiful table D. beautiful round wooden table Detailed SolutionHis father has a beautiful round wooden table |