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Question 1591
waec 2012

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:

Those boys will have to blame..........for not listening to advice

Aeach other
Bourselves
Cthe other
Dthemselves
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Question 1592
waec 2012

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:

Luckily, Frank arrived just..........time to catch the plane

Aby
Bwithin
Cto
Din
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Question 1593
waec 2012

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:

In Matamina no one is ..........the law

Aover
Bwithin
Cabove
Doutside
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Question 1594
waec 2012

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:

This is Kunle's handwriting; there.....be no argument about it

Acould
Bcouldnt
Ccan
Dcan't
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Question 1595
waec 2012

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 teacher had hardly turned his back...........the class became noisy

Athan
Bwhen
Cthen
Dhence
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Question 1596
waec 2012

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 was charged...........stealing from the company's safe

Aabout
Bin
Cof
Dwith
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Question 1597
waec 2012

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:
Margaret forgot to buy.................

Aa trousers
Bone trousers
Ca pair of trousers
Dplenty trousers
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Question 1598
waec 2012

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 are not bound to believe all .............He said

Awhat
Bwhich
Cthese
Dthat
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Question 1599
waec 2012

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:

Harry hates.............in suspense

Abeen kept
Bkeeping
Cbeing kept
Dhave been kept
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Question 1600
waec 2012

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 the police had not intervened quickly, the suspected thief..........by the mob.

Awould have been killed
Bwould be killed
Cwill have been killed
Dwill be killed
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Question 1601
waec 2012

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:

Kojo succeeded in passing his examination.................the odds he faced

Aregardless
Bdespite
Cmoreover
Dhowever
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Question 1602
waec 2012

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 father's seventieth birthday...........a celebration.

Ais called for
Bwill be called for
Ccalls for
Dcall for
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Question 1603
waec 2012

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:

Please, run......fifty copies of this report for me

Aoff
Bon
Cover
Dout
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Question 1604
waec 2012

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

The principal endorsed my travelling documents without delay.

Acorrected
Bchecked
Creviewed
Dapproved
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Question 1605
waec 2012

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Their father is so vigilant that it is not possible for his children to play truant

Aintelligent
Bwatchful
Crigid
Dconcerned
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Question 1606
waec 2012

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

In order to keep the peace, I had to retract my statement

Aalter
Brefine
Cwithdraw
Ddeny
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Question 1607
waec 2012

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Many parents are upset by the laxity with which children treat academic work nowadays

Arepulsed
Bconstrained
Cconfused
Dtroubled
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Question 1608
waec 2012

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Fafa has a conspicuous nose

Aprominent
Bflat
Cbattered
Dpointed
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Question 1609
waec 2012

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

The police could not apprehend all the gamblers

Acharge
Binterrogate
Carrest
Dprosecute
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Question 1610
waec 2012

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

He plays the kora with dexterity

Awisdom
Bforce
Cpride
Dskill
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