Year : 
1991
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

71 - 80 of 92 Questions

# Question Ans

In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.

Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

71.

In question numbered 73 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.

A. adrenalin

B. sugar

C. gluose

D. nectar

E. glycerine

D

From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.

72.

Splash

A. measure

B. buzz

C. boss

D. bash

C

73.

Charisma

A. chores

B. caricature

C. machine

D. cinema

B

74.

Mate

A. at

B. art

C. eight

D. hat

C

75.

Work

A. girl

B. wear

C. wealk

D. dough

A

76.

Those

A. do

B. this

C. think

D. dough

B

77.

Child

A. chilly

B. children

C. cheek

D. buy

D

78.

Gear

A. jeer

B. give

C. gentle

D. judge

B

79.

Gnash

A. glutton

B. jury

C. nap

D. glory

C

80.

Dog

A. don

B. dawn

C. dam

D. done

Detailed Solution

don\ˈdän\, Dog däg\, done\ˈdən\, dam \ˈdam\, Dawn\ˈdȯn\.

In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.

Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

71.

In question numbered 73 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.

A. adrenalin

B. sugar

C. gluose

D. nectar

E. glycerine

D

From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.

72.

Splash

A. measure

B. buzz

C. boss

D. bash

C

73.

Charisma

A. chores

B. caricature

C. machine

D. cinema

B

74.

Mate

A. at

B. art

C. eight

D. hat

C

75.

Work

A. girl

B. wear

C. wealk

D. dough

A

76.

Those

A. do

B. this

C. think

D. dough

B

77.

Child

A. chilly

B. children

C. cheek

D. buy

D

78.

Gear

A. jeer

B. give

C. gentle

D. judge

B

79.

Gnash

A. glutton

B. jury

C. nap

D. glory

C

80.

Dog

A. don

B. dawn

C. dam

D. done

Detailed Solution

don\ˈdän\, Dog däg\, done\ˈdən\, dam \ˈdam\, Dawn\ˈdȯn\.