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Question 11
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

My friends would not believe me If I............ them this story

Atell
Btold
Cam telling
Dwill tell
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Question 12
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The cook should have.............the pepper and the tomatoes together

Aground
Bgrind
Cgrinds
Dgrounded
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Question 13
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The robbers were subjected..............a thorough beating by the irate mob.

Ato
Bby
Cwith
Dfor
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Question 14
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

She wondered if the water was not..............hot for drinking

Avery
Btoo
Cso
Dmuch
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Question 15
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Can you tell us how the accident came...............?

Aup
Bby
Cout
Dabout
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Question 16
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

We are no...........friends

Amore
Blonger
Cagain
Dalways
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Question 17
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The teachers don't teach us............?

Ado they
Bdon't they
Cdidn't they
Disn't it
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Question 18
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
His father has a .............

Around wooden beautiful table
Bwooden round beautiful table
Cbeautiful table
Dbeautiful round wooden table
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Question 19
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The meeting of the.................will come later today.

Asecretaries general
Bsecretary generals
Csecretary generals'
Dsecartary general's
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Question 20
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Does Omar...........in the city?

Alived
Blives
Clive
Dliving
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Question 21
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

One of his close friends...............a soldier

Ais
Bare
Chave been
Dwere
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Question 22
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

It is about time you..............to bed.

Ago
Bhave gone
Cwent
Dshould go
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Question 23
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
It is about time you..............to bed.

Ago
Bhave gone
Cwent
Dshould go
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Question 24
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

I found my friends sitting..............the beach.

Ain
Bat
Cunder
Don
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Question 25
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The motorcycle nearly hit Jane and..............

Ame
BI
Cmyself
Dmine
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Question 26
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

It is sad that the rich...............pity the poor

Adoesn't
Bdon't
Cdo
Ddid
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Question 27
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
It is sad that the rich...............pity the poor

Adoesn't
Bdon't
Cdo
Ddid
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Question 28
waec 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Why are you always jealous.............other people?

Aof
Bat
Cabout
Dwith
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Question 29
waec 2010

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 little boy gave his candid opinion of the incident.

Aquick
Bbrief
Cfrank
Dhurried
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Question 30
waec 2010

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 president appointed staunch supporters of his policies as advisers.

Atrusted
Bcritical
Caffluent
Dstrong
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