Year : 
1988
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

51 - 60 of 85 Questions

# Question Ans

From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

51.

There were no meat in the market .. Shade bought some fish

A. so

B. unless

C. since

D. whereas

A

52.

The police vehicles raced .. full speed with their sirens blaring.

A. on

B. with

C. at

D. in

C

53.

Tutu liked to read detective novels to take his mind ... his worries

A. off

B. away

C. out of

D. from

A

54.

I don't know what to do with these children. They are always fighting ..

A. themselves

B. myself

C. one another

D. each of them

C

55.

Wale couldn't have said a thing like that ...

A. could he?

B. wasn't it?

C. wouldn't it?

D. couldn't she?

A

56.

If she had known, she wouldn't have come ....

A. would she?

B. did he?

C. can he?

D. wasn't it?

A

57.

Salary cuts could be the ... of the worker's protest.

A. course

B. curse

C. cause

D. coarse

C

58.

Neither John nor Mary felt happy ... the incident

A. for

B. in

C. about

D. by

C

59.

Any parent would be pleased ... such impressive performance

A. at

B. from

C. with

D. for

A

60.

Stella wanted to show ... with her necklace.

A. off

B. on

C. over

D. back

A

From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

51.

There were no meat in the market .. Shade bought some fish

A. so

B. unless

C. since

D. whereas

A

52.

The police vehicles raced .. full speed with their sirens blaring.

A. on

B. with

C. at

D. in

C

53.

Tutu liked to read detective novels to take his mind ... his worries

A. off

B. away

C. out of

D. from

A

54.

I don't know what to do with these children. They are always fighting ..

A. themselves

B. myself

C. one another

D. each of them

C

55.

Wale couldn't have said a thing like that ...

A. could he?

B. wasn't it?

C. wouldn't it?

D. couldn't she?

A

56.

If she had known, she wouldn't have come ....

A. would she?

B. did he?

C. can he?

D. wasn't it?

A

57.

Salary cuts could be the ... of the worker's protest.

A. course

B. curse

C. cause

D. coarse

C

58.

Neither John nor Mary felt happy ... the incident

A. for

B. in

C. about

D. by

C

59.

Any parent would be pleased ... such impressive performance

A. at

B. from

C. with

D. for

A

60.

Stella wanted to show ... with her necklace.

A. off

B. on

C. over

D. back

A