Year :
2003
Title :
English Language
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
31 - 40 of 101 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence. |
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| 31. |
The scholarship committee has endorsed the student's bursary. A. reduced B. increased C. approved D. revised |
C |
| 32. |
All my efforts to settle the quarrel between the two friends were futile A. fruitful B. clumsy C. baseless D. unproductive |
D |
| 33. |
My uncle made the right choice of career as a detective because he is a very observant man A. watchful B. sensitive C. cautious D. intelligent |
B |
| 34. |
I cannot continue the argument because you are biased A. stupid B. convinced C. prejudiced D. worried |
C |
| 35. |
Guidance counsellors should regard all the information given by students as confidential A. secret B. reliable C. authentic D. malicious |
A |
| 36. |
It is advisable to buy durable clothes nowadays. A. expensive B. lasting C. skills D. factors |
B |
| 37. |
To drive on through the red light is an infringement of the law A. a trespass B. an offence C. a breach D. an invasion Detailed SolutionOption C, a breach; meaning ' failing to observe a law' is nearest in meaning to the phrase 'an infringement' |
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| 38. |
There are various options open to you on this matter A. doors B. choices C. skills D. factors |
B |
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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: |
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| 39. |
Kate..........tears of joy when she heard about her success A. broke into B. broke out C. broke up in D. broke with |
A |
| 40. |
The worker's strike was...........as a result of the Director's intervention A. called back B. called in C. called off D. called out |
C |
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence. |
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| 31. |
The scholarship committee has endorsed the student's bursary. A. reduced B. increased C. approved D. revised |
C |
| 32. |
All my efforts to settle the quarrel between the two friends were futile A. fruitful B. clumsy C. baseless D. unproductive |
D |
| 33. |
My uncle made the right choice of career as a detective because he is a very observant man A. watchful B. sensitive C. cautious D. intelligent |
B |
| 34. |
I cannot continue the argument because you are biased A. stupid B. convinced C. prejudiced D. worried |
C |
| 35. |
Guidance counsellors should regard all the information given by students as confidential A. secret B. reliable C. authentic D. malicious |
A |
| 36. |
It is advisable to buy durable clothes nowadays. A. expensive B. lasting C. skills D. factors |
B |
| 37. |
To drive on through the red light is an infringement of the law A. a trespass B. an offence C. a breach D. an invasion Detailed SolutionOption C, a breach; meaning ' failing to observe a law' is nearest in meaning to the phrase 'an infringement' |
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| 38. |
There are various options open to you on this matter A. doors B. choices C. skills D. factors |
B |
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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: |
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| 39. |
Kate..........tears of joy when she heard about her success A. broke into B. broke out C. broke up in D. broke with |
A |
| 40. |
The worker's strike was...........as a result of the Director's intervention A. called back B. called in C. called off D. called out |
C |