Year : 
2002
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

71 - 80 of 104 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:

71.

Of the three girls. Yetunde is the...........

A. tallest

B. taller

C. most tall

D. tall

A

72.

It was Peter that I saw,...........?

A. wasn't it

B. didn't I

C. isn't it

D. wasn't he

D

73.

They finally broke.............after years of being together

A. up

B. away

C. out

D. in

A

74.

When I was in school, boarders..........very early every morning

A. are rising

B. have risen

C. had to rise

D. have to rise

C

75.

...............of the two girls sang sweetly

A. every one

B. each

C. some

D. all

B

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.

Last month our school marked her diamond jubilee with a double celebration: an inter house sports competition in the morning and football match later in the afternoon. The former was exciting as many -74- were broken and several new ones were set. The most exciting were the -75- events, especially the 100 meters -76-, the 200 meters hurdles and the -77- races. The -78- did not seem particularly interested in the -79-events.
Expectedly, the football match drew a very large crowd because of the reputation of the two contesting teams. The -80- was taken by the State Administrator who was the special -81-. Our team played excellent soccer; the -82- were accurate and our players displayed such -83- that the spectators were not surprised when, by the end of the -84- they had scored three goals to nil. In the second half, one of our players was shown a -85- for a rough -86-. Although our opponents were awarded a -87-, our -88- was so smart that he did not concede a goal.
The airport had a big tarmac and a wide -89- Departure time of our flight was announced and all the passengers -90- to -91- the plane. Soon the aircraft began to -92- for -93- and in a few moments, we were -94- in no time,we were lost in the -95-. A beautiful young -96- was meanwhile standing in the -97-, close to the cockpit demonstrating security -98- in the event of an emergency. All along, the engines of the plane -99- and provided a background of sinister -100-.

76.

In question numbered 74 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. records

B. trophics

C. titles

D. events

A

77.

In question numbered 75 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. path

B. track

C. road

D. race

B

78.

In question numbered 76 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. run

B. lap

C. dash

D. finish

C

79.

In question numbered 77 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. fast

B. lap

C. group

D. relay

D

80.

In question numbered 78 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. audience

B. single

C. spectators

D. mob

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:

71.

Of the three girls. Yetunde is the...........

A. tallest

B. taller

C. most tall

D. tall

A

72.

It was Peter that I saw,...........?

A. wasn't it

B. didn't I

C. isn't it

D. wasn't he

D

73.

They finally broke.............after years of being together

A. up

B. away

C. out

D. in

A

74.

When I was in school, boarders..........very early every morning

A. are rising

B. have risen

C. had to rise

D. have to rise

C

75.

...............of the two girls sang sweetly

A. every one

B. each

C. some

D. all

B

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.

Last month our school marked her diamond jubilee with a double celebration: an inter house sports competition in the morning and football match later in the afternoon. The former was exciting as many -74- were broken and several new ones were set. The most exciting were the -75- events, especially the 100 meters -76-, the 200 meters hurdles and the -77- races. The -78- did not seem particularly interested in the -79-events.
Expectedly, the football match drew a very large crowd because of the reputation of the two contesting teams. The -80- was taken by the State Administrator who was the special -81-. Our team played excellent soccer; the -82- were accurate and our players displayed such -83- that the spectators were not surprised when, by the end of the -84- they had scored three goals to nil. In the second half, one of our players was shown a -85- for a rough -86-. Although our opponents were awarded a -87-, our -88- was so smart that he did not concede a goal.
The airport had a big tarmac and a wide -89- Departure time of our flight was announced and all the passengers -90- to -91- the plane. Soon the aircraft began to -92- for -93- and in a few moments, we were -94- in no time,we were lost in the -95-. A beautiful young -96- was meanwhile standing in the -97-, close to the cockpit demonstrating security -98- in the event of an emergency. All along, the engines of the plane -99- and provided a background of sinister -100-.

76.

In question numbered 74 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. records

B. trophics

C. titles

D. events

A

77.

In question numbered 75 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. path

B. track

C. road

D. race

B

78.

In question numbered 76 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. run

B. lap

C. dash

D. finish

C

79.

In question numbered 77 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. fast

B. lap

C. group

D. relay

D

80.

In question numbered 78 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. audience

B. single

C. spectators

D. mob

C