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Question 1061
waec 2018

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. 

I _______ have done the dishes but i haven't had the time. 

Awill
Bshould
Cmight
Dshall
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Question 1062
waec 2018

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. 

The evening was rounded _____ with a dance. 

Aoff
Bup
Cout
Ddown
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Question 1063
waec 2018

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. 

_______ arrived before the manager. 

ANeither he nor I
BNeither me nor him
CEither I nor him
DNeither me nor him
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Question 1064
waec 2018

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. 

He is a doctor but he dabbles _______ politics now and then. 

Ain
Bthrough
Con
Dinto
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Question 1065
waec 2018

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. 

I am totally disappointed _______ such poor grades. 

Afrom
Bwith
Cfor
Don
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Question 1066
waec 2018

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. 

My brother ______ in lagos for the past ten years. 

Ais living
Blived
Cwill lived
Dhas been living
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Question 1067
waec 2018

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. 

The student complained that he ______ the teacher.

Awas not hearing
Bcould not hear
Cdoes not hear
Dis not hearing
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Question 1068
waec 2018

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. 

He would rather appeal the decision _______ defeat.

Ainstead of accepting
Bthan accepting
Cthan accepts
Dthan accept
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Question 1069
waec 2018

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. 

If Musa had woken up earlier, he ______ breakfast. 

Awould not have missed
Bought not to miss.
Cshall have missed
Dmay have missed
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Question 1070
waec 2018

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. 

Either he or you ______ to clean up the mess. 

Ahas
Bhave
Cwere
Dwas
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Question 1071
waec 2018

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. 

We should assist the poor ________ ?

Ashall we
Bisn't it
Cshouldn't we
Dwe shouldn't
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Question 1072
waec 2018

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. 

Every one of the students _______ to be excited about the excursion. 

Awas seeming
Bis seeming
Cseem
Dseems
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Question 1073
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

He was directed to write the letter. 

Aadvised
Binstructed
Cpersuaded
Dforced
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Question 1074
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

There has been a marked change in her study habit. 

Asignificant
Breal
Cfull
Dcomplete
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Question 1075
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

I think that his essay is impeccable. 

Aerroneous
Bcorrect
Csatisfactory
Dfaultless
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Question 1076
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

We really have to be careful because the situation is rather tricky. 

Adeceitful
Btrivial
Cunexpected
Ddifficult
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Question 1077
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

David is not only hardworking but also scrupulous. 

Apainstaking
Bambitious
Cpleasant
Ddaring
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Question 1078
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

That was a timely intervention.

Asuitable
Baccurate
Cprompt
Dmajor
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Question 1079
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

When he heard the gunshot, he ran into a thick forest. 

Atight
Bdeep
Cdense
Dclose
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Question 1080
waec 2018

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. 

Everyone has the urge to succeed in life. 

Acompulsion
Bdesire
Cneed
Dcourage
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