Year : 
2018
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

Time : 
1 Hour 45 mins

121 - 130 of 134 Questions

# Question Ans

In the following sentence, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letter. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.

121.

AYO asked Mary to come today.

A. Did Chike ask Mary to come?

B. Did Ayo order Mary to come today?

C. Did Ayo ask Dad to come today?

D. Did Ayo ask Mary to come today?

A

122.

Wood is cheap in the South THIS year.

A. Is cassava cheap in the south?

B. Is wood expensive in the south this year?

C. Is wood cheap in the north this year?

D. Is wood cheap in the south every year?

D

123.

NEW students should pay tuition fees.

A. Should new students pay tuition fees?

B. Should old students pay tuition fees?

C. Should new students pay hostel fees?

D. Can new students pay tuition fees?

B

124.

Dad requested the DRIVER to open the door.

A. Did mum request the driver to open the door?

B. Did dad order the driver to open the door?

C. Did dad request the gardener to open the door?

D. Did dad request the driver to shut the door?

C

125.

Ade's BICYCLE is made of steel.

A. Is Bola's bicycle made of steel?

B. Is Ade's car made of steel?

C. Was Ade's bicycle made of steel?

D. I Ade's bicycle made of plastic?

B

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

126.

/ ÊŠ /

A. choose

B. tool

C. book

D. scoop

Detailed Solution

choose: [ tʃuːz ]
tool: [ tuːl ]
book: [ bÊŠk ]
scoop: [ skuːp ]

127.

/ c /

A. beer

B. says

C. isle

D. raid

B

128.

/ ɔː /

A. coy

B. law

C. cot

D. plow

Detailed Solution

coy: [ kɔɪ ]
law: [ lɔː ]
cot: [ kÉ’t ]
plow: [ plaÊŠ ]
129.

/ b /

A. bugle

B. doubt

C. subtle

D. lamb

Detailed Solution

bugle: [ ˈbjuː.ɡl̩ ]
doubt: [ daÊŠt ]
subtle: [ ˈsʌt.əl ]
lamb: [ læm ]
130.

/ ei /

A. alone

B. greet

C. height

D. neigh

Detailed Solution

alone: [ əˈləʊn ]
greet: [ ɡriːt ]
height: [ haɪt ]
neigh: [ neɪ ]

In the following sentence, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letter. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.

121.

AYO asked Mary to come today.

A. Did Chike ask Mary to come?

B. Did Ayo order Mary to come today?

C. Did Ayo ask Dad to come today?

D. Did Ayo ask Mary to come today?

A

122.

Wood is cheap in the South THIS year.

A. Is cassava cheap in the south?

B. Is wood expensive in the south this year?

C. Is wood cheap in the north this year?

D. Is wood cheap in the south every year?

D

123.

NEW students should pay tuition fees.

A. Should new students pay tuition fees?

B. Should old students pay tuition fees?

C. Should new students pay hostel fees?

D. Can new students pay tuition fees?

B

124.

Dad requested the DRIVER to open the door.

A. Did mum request the driver to open the door?

B. Did dad order the driver to open the door?

C. Did dad request the gardener to open the door?

D. Did dad request the driver to shut the door?

C

125.

Ade's BICYCLE is made of steel.

A. Is Bola's bicycle made of steel?

B. Is Ade's car made of steel?

C. Was Ade's bicycle made of steel?

D. I Ade's bicycle made of plastic?

B

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

126.

/ ÊŠ /

A. choose

B. tool

C. book

D. scoop

Detailed Solution

choose: [ tʃuːz ]
tool: [ tuːl ]
book: [ bÊŠk ]
scoop: [ skuːp ]

127.

/ c /

A. beer

B. says

C. isle

D. raid

B

128.

/ ɔː /

A. coy

B. law

C. cot

D. plow

Detailed Solution

coy: [ kɔɪ ]
law: [ lɔː ]
cot: [ kÉ’t ]
plow: [ plaÊŠ ]
129.

/ b /

A. bugle

B. doubt

C. subtle

D. lamb

Detailed Solution

bugle: [ ˈbjuː.ɡl̩ ]
doubt: [ daÊŠt ]
subtle: [ ˈsʌt.əl ]
lamb: [ læm ]
130.

/ ei /

A. alone

B. greet

C. height

D. neigh

Detailed Solution

alone: [ əˈləʊn ]
greet: [ ɡriːt ]
height: [ haɪt ]
neigh: [ neɪ ]