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In question numbered 5 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap
Read the passage below
Probably the motorist saw the - 1 - lorry too - 2 - to be able to - 3 - disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the - 4 -, a probably - 5 - head on - 6 - would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply - 7 - the road into the ditch by the - 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal - 9 -, the - 10 - escaped with a few minor - 11 - and bruises, while the only - 12 - to his car was a bent mudguard. By - 13 - into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a - 14 - accident at the - 15 - of a few - 16 - to himself and the slight damage to his car.
Aslight
Bfatalistic
Cfatal
Dmild
Ecoalition
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Question 42
waec1988
In question numbered 4 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap
Read the passage below
Probably the motorist saw the - 1 - lorry too - 2 - to be able to - 3 - disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the - 4 -, a probably - 5 - head on - 6 - would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply - 7 - the road into the ditch by the - 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal - 9 -, the - 10 - escaped with a few minor - 11 - and bruises, while the only - 12 - to his car was a bent mudguard. By - 13 - into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a - 14 - accident at the - 15 - of a few - 16 - to himself and the slight damage to his car.
Aroad - side
Btraffic
Cway
Droad
Elevel-crossing
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Question 43
waec1988
In question numbered 3 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap
Read the passage below
Probably the motorist saw the - 1 - lorry too - 2 - to be able to - 3 - disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the - 4 -, a probably - 5 - head on - 6 - would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply - 7 - the road into the ditch by the - 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal - 9 -, the - 10 - escaped with a few minor - 11 - and bruises, while the only - 12 - to his car was a bent mudguard. By - 13 - into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a - 14 - accident at the - 15 - of a few - 16 - to himself and the slight damage to his car.
Aavert
Brevert
Cconvert
Daverse
Ereverse
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Question 44
waec1988
In question numbered 2 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap
Read the passage below
Probably the motorist saw the - 1 - lorry too - 2 - to be able to - 3 - disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the - 4 -, a probably - 5 - head on - 6 - would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply - 7 - the road into the ditch by the - 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal - 9 -, the - 10 - escaped with a few minor - 11 - and bruises, while the only - 12 - to his car was a bent mudguard. By - 13 - into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a - 14 - accident at the - 15 - of a few - 16 - to himself and the slight damage to his car.
Amuch
Bearly
Csoon
Doften
Elate
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Question 45
waec1988
In question numbered 1 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap
Read the passage below
Probably the motorist saw the - 1 - lorry too - 2 - to be able to - 3 - disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the - 4 -, a probably - 5 - head on - 6 - would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply - 7 - the road into the ditch by the - 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal - 9 -, the - 10 - escaped with a few minor - 11 - and bruises, while the only - 12 - to his car was a bent mudguard. By - 13 - into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a - 14 - accident at the - 15 - of a few - 16 - to himself and the slight damage to his car.
Aincoming
Boncoming
Cdowncoming
Doffcoming
Eoutcoming
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Question 46
jamb1988
Which of the following groups of items may be found foe sale in the market?
Amotor-car tyres, eggs and gold trinkets
Beggs, sandals and gold trinkles
Ccountry cloth, gold trinkets and sandals
Dcountry cloth, copper trinkles and eggs
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Question 47
jamb1988
Which of the following statements BEST illustrates the impression the writer has created about the market?
Aan old, timeless and scantily populated place
Ba place people come to for business or pleasure
Can old, crowed and discarded place
Da place for all types of wares and laughter
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Question 48
jamb1988
Which of the following titles BEST reflects the content of the passage?
Aa market scene
Btrading in the market
Can African market scene
Dan African shopping centre
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Question 49
jamb1988
'An old goldsmith worked on his dying art' means that the
Agoldsmith's trade was no longer popular
Bgoldsmiyh was old and might soon die
Cgoldsmith knew well the art of dying
Dgoldsmith now used copper filings
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Question 50
jamb1988
According to the passage, the woman with half a dozen of egg in the market
Ais doing earnest business
Bcomes purposely to enjoy herself
Cis like other traders in the market
Ddoes not like her husband at home
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Question 51
jamb1988
What other feeling does the child derive from the fall of his tower apart from pleasure?
Astrength
Banxiety
Cpity
Ddepression
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Question 52
jamb1988
How does the author try to explain this 'destructive stage'?
Ait is the last stage in child development
Bthe child wants to displease his parents
Cit grows out of the child's recent experience of sudden falls
Dthe child is just going through a destructive stage
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Question 53
jamb1988
How does the author try to explain this 'destructive stage'?
Ait is the last stage in child development
Bthe child wants to displease his parents
Cit grows out of the child's recent experience of sudden falls
Dthe child is just going through a destructive stage
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Question 54
jamb1988
According to this passage, it gives the child great pleasure
Afor daddy to see the tower he has built
Bto destroy the tower himself
Cto see his tower accidentally destroyed
Dto be helped to destroy the tower
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Question 55
jamb1988
The expression 'must kick it and make it collapse' in this context means
Ais forced to kick it and demolish
Bis obliged to kick it and demolish it
Ccannot resist the urgue to demolish it
Dought to kick it and make it collapse
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Question 56
jamb1988
In the passage 'manic pleasure' means
Awicked pleasure
Bchildish pleasure
Cunlimited pleasure
Dhuman pleasure
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Question 57
jamb1988
The most likely source of difficulty for the student working with English as a medium of instruction is
Athe newness of the subject matter in the texts being read
Bunknown items of grammar and vocabulary in the texts
Cthe student's slow reading rate in his own subject
Dthe tiring nature of working in a foriegn language
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Question 58
jamb1988
The statement 'instead of the student being in control of the language,the language seems now to be in control of the student' implies that the
Awriter is not serious;he is only being humorous
Blanguages can make the student behave like an Englishman
Clanguage can make the student behave rather badly
Dstudent should stop using the language so as not to be controlled by it
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Question 59
jamb1988
The expression 'his language often betrays him into dullness,coldness,or worst of all, rudeness' means that
Ahis English language lets him down and he becomes dull,cold and rude
Bthe way he uses the language gives one the impression that he is dull,cold or rude
Che betrays his bad manners by using English badly
Dhis dullness,coldness or rudeness
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Question 60
jamb1988
The student begins experiencing difficulties with English when
