English Language Past Questions

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Question 21
waec 2000

Hardly had the journey started..........the car engine developed a fault.

Instructions for this question

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.

Athat
Bwhen
Cthan
Dsoon
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Question 22
waec 2000

Neither Obi nor Jumoke .......... present at the meeting.

Instructions for this question

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.

Awas
Bwere
Chave been
Dare
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Question 23
waec 2000

With his reading glasses on, he could see the words...............

Instructions for this question

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.

Amuch more clearly
Bclearly much more
Cmuch clearly more
Dmuch more clearer
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Question 24
waec 2000

The day that Musa's uncle died was the.....day of his life.

Instructions for this question

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.

Amore sadder
Bsodder
Csaddest
Dmost saddest
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Question 25
waec 2000

He never seemed to get it right..........

Instructions for this question

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.

Ahowever he tried
Bhe tried hard however
Che however tried hard
Dhowever hard he tried
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Question 26
waec 2000

Luck..........the robbers on that fateful day.

Instructions for this question

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.

Acame down on
Bran out on
Cended up with
Dmade away with
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Question 27
waec 2000

.......home, his dead uncle's burial had already taken place.

Instructions for this question

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.

AGetting
BAs he gets
COn getting
DWhen he got
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Question 28
waec 2000

Those who owe the company were urged to .......their debts.

Instructions for this question

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.

Amake good
Brun in
Cpay out
Dpay for
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Question 29
waec 2000

He would rather resign ... part in such a dishonest deal.

Instructions for this question

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.

Ainstead of taking
Bthan taking
Cthan takes
Dthan take
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Question 30
waec 2000

''It is high time you....crying,'' the woman told her daughter gently.

Instructions for this question

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.

Astop
Bshould stop
Cstopped
Dmust stop
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Question 31
waec 2000

The man asked me ......

Instructions for this question

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.

Awho am I?
Bthat who are you?
Cwho I am
Dwho I was
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Question 32
waec 2000

Unfortunately, his plans to go abroad fell.........

Instructions for this question

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.

Aoff
Bdown
Cunder
Dthrough
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Question 33
waec 2000

Because it had been raining heavily all morning...........people turned out to welcome the August visitor.

Instructions for this question

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.

Afew
Bquite a few
Conly fewer
Da few
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Question 34
waec 2000

Mother could not prepare the dish because there was....oil available.

Instructions for this question

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.

Asmall
Blittle
Ca little
Dsome
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Question 35
waec 2000

The hunter, with his dogs,......... going into the forest.

Instructions for this question

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.

Awas seen
Bare being seen
Chave been seen
Dwere seen
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Question 36
waec 2000

You're not too tired to continue, .........?

Instructions for this question

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.

Aare you
Bisn't it
Ccan't you
Dis it
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Question 37
waec 2000

The quarrel between the two men soon resulted .... a fight.

Instructions for this question

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.

Ato
Bin
Ctowards
Dinto
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Question 38
waec 2000

The teachers ............ politics when I entered the staff room.

Instructions for this question

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.

Aare discussing
Bwere discussing about
Care discussing on
Dwere discussing
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Question 39
waec 2000

......... were sent to the library by the English teacher.

Instructions for this question

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.

AI and Udoh
BUdoh and me
CUdoh and I
Dmyself and Udoh
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Question 40
waec 2000

Ada is .....to do that kind of thing.

Instructions for this question

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.

Atoo intelligent much
Btoo much intelligent
Cmuch too intelligent
Dintelligent to much
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