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Question 21
waec 2011

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 new road was completed on schedule..............the difficulties involved.

Aalthough
Bdespite
Cbesides
Dhowever
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Question 22
waec 2011

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 referee contemplated............the players off the pitch.

Ato send
Bto sending
Csending
Dto be sending
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Question 23
waec 2011

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:

No child................have drawn that picture.

Acan
Bwill
Ccould
Dmay
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Question 24
waec 2011

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:

One of the window panes.............yesterday

Awere breaking
Bwas broken
Cis to be broken
Dhave broken
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Question 25
waec 2011

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:

...............of you does this money belong to ?

AWhom
BWhose
CWho
DWhich
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Question 26
waec 2011

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:

Your friend and mentor,.................his speech.

Ahas finished
Bis to be finishing
Chave finished
Dwas finished
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Question 27
waec 2011

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:

Olu passed his examination .............he was a determined student

Aalthough
Bbecause
Cunless
Dwhen
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Question 28
waec 2011

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 ...............toys have all been stolen.

Achildren
Bchildrens
Cchildrens'
Dchildren's
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Question 29
waec 2011

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 ________ toys have all been stolen.

 

Achildren
Bchildrens
Cchilderns'
Dchildren's
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Question 30
waec 2011

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:

Its about time your brother.............some attention to his English

Apays
Bis paying
Cpaid
Dhad paid
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Question 31
waec 2011

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 rent is too high;............,the house is not in a suitable location.

Atherefore
Bbesides
Cnevertheless
Din as much as
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Question 32
waec 2011

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 it rains, the exhibition will be cancelled,.............?

Awouldn't it
Bisn't it
Cwon't it
Dcan't it
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Question 33
waec 2011

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:

Which of the two questions is..................?

Amost difficult
Bthe much difficult
Cthe most difficult
Dmore difficult
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Question 34
waec 2011

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:

All................the president said was reported in the dailies.

Awhat
Bwhich
Cthat
Dthose
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Question 35
waec 2011

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 family..............dinner when we knocked at the door.

Ais having
Bwas having
Chad
Dhas had
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Question 36
waec 2011

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 last election resulted ..................a disaster for the Socialist Party

Ain
Bto
Cinto
Dthrough
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Question 37
waec 2011

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:

Is there...............chalk in the classroom?

Aa
Bany
Cmany
Dplenty
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Question 38
waec 2011

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 dismissed because he ............. the cheque.

Amust not issue
Bought not to issue
Cshould not have issued
Dwill have issued
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Question 39
waec 2011

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:

When I arrived, I noticed that he.............the kitchen

Ahad swept
Bhas swept
Cis sweeping
Dwill sweep
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Question 40
waec 2011

From the words or group of 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.

The fat old woman looked comical in those trousers.

Ashabby
Bridiculous
Cstrange
Dawkward
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