Year : 
2004
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

91 - 100 of 103 Questions

# Question Ans

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.

Oil is perhaps the most sought – after of all -77- How ever, a major difficulty in its -78- is that oil -79- are very often below the sea -80-. As a result, the search for oil is very expensive, and unless oil is found there in -81- quantities the companies or governments involved are liable to lose heavily. Therefore before -82- starts, extensive surveys are carried out to see how much oil, or -83- gas the rock formation is likely to yield. If the results are favourable an oil rig is towed into position. The rig consists of a main -84- on which the men work and a derrick which supports the drill. This drill goes down thousands of feet until oil or a -85- of gas is reached. The next stage is to transport the gas or oil to the shore. In the case of gas this is normally done by laying a -86- below the sea, but oil on reaching the top of the well is more often transported in its -87- state by -88-. On shore it is -89- into different fuels or it is treated chemically to turn it into a variety of -90- materials such as polythene.
Publishing is a fast growing business and there are therefore many publishing houses all over the country. When -91- is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to -92- to know if it is actually publishable. This step is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the -93- when it is actually published. In a good publishing house, there is -94- section which is concerned with -95- the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is -96- in readiness for -97-. The printed -98- are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as -99- copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some profit, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as 100-

91.

In question numbered 88 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. tanker

B. boat

C. transporter

D. tug

A

92.

In question numbered 89 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. made

B. refined

C. produced

D. manufactured

B

93.

In question numbered 90 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. processed

B. industrial

C. artificial

D. synthetic

D

94.

In question numbered 91 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. an article

B. an essay

C. a book

D. a manuscript

D

95.

In question numbered 92 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. an assessor

B. an evaluator

C. a checker

D. an examiner

A

96.

In question numbered 93 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. market

B. audience

C. students

D. shop

A

97.

In question numbered 94 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. an error-proof

B. an editorial

C. lithographic

D. an evaluation

B

98.

In question numbered 95 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. proof-reading

B. reading over

C. scanning

D. skimming

A

99.

In question numbered 96 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. typewrittn

B. typeset

C. double-spaced

D. single-spaced

B

100.

In question numbered 97 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. photocopying

B. xeroxing

C. blinding

D. printing

D

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.

Oil is perhaps the most sought – after of all -77- How ever, a major difficulty in its -78- is that oil -79- are very often below the sea -80-. As a result, the search for oil is very expensive, and unless oil is found there in -81- quantities the companies or governments involved are liable to lose heavily. Therefore before -82- starts, extensive surveys are carried out to see how much oil, or -83- gas the rock formation is likely to yield. If the results are favourable an oil rig is towed into position. The rig consists of a main -84- on which the men work and a derrick which supports the drill. This drill goes down thousands of feet until oil or a -85- of gas is reached. The next stage is to transport the gas or oil to the shore. In the case of gas this is normally done by laying a -86- below the sea, but oil on reaching the top of the well is more often transported in its -87- state by -88-. On shore it is -89- into different fuels or it is treated chemically to turn it into a variety of -90- materials such as polythene.
Publishing is a fast growing business and there are therefore many publishing houses all over the country. When -91- is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to -92- to know if it is actually publishable. This step is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the -93- when it is actually published. In a good publishing house, there is -94- section which is concerned with -95- the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is -96- in readiness for -97-. The printed -98- are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as -99- copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some profit, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as 100-

91.

In question numbered 88 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. tanker

B. boat

C. transporter

D. tug

A

92.

In question numbered 89 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. made

B. refined

C. produced

D. manufactured

B

93.

In question numbered 90 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. processed

B. industrial

C. artificial

D. synthetic

D

94.

In question numbered 91 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. an article

B. an essay

C. a book

D. a manuscript

D

95.

In question numbered 92 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. an assessor

B. an evaluator

C. a checker

D. an examiner

A

96.

In question numbered 93 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. market

B. audience

C. students

D. shop

A

97.

In question numbered 94 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. an error-proof

B. an editorial

C. lithographic

D. an evaluation

B

98.

In question numbered 95 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. proof-reading

B. reading over

C. scanning

D. skimming

A

99.

In question numbered 96 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. typewrittn

B. typeset

C. double-spaced

D. single-spaced

B

100.

In question numbered 97 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. photocopying

B. xeroxing

C. blinding

D. printing

D