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Question 551
waec 2018

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

At the end of the _______. the National Anthem is played on our radio station.

Aprogramming
Bproduction
Ctransition
Dtransmission
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Question 552
waec 2018

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

The Mayor gave a glowing ________ at the funeral of the city's only curator. 

Acitation
Bstatement
Ctribute
Dcommendation
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Question 553
waec 2018

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

Not all activists champion ________ causes. 

Aworthy
Breal
Cconcrete
Dfavourable
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Question 554
waec 2018

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

The exposed milk in the container has turned _______

Asour
Bputrid
Cmouldy
Dstale
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Question 555
waec 2018

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

At Christmas, employees of the Sugar Factory receive huge ________

Abenefits
Bdividends
Cbonuses
Dsalaries
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Question 556
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

Mrs. Agide is unassuming whereas her twin sister is ________ 

Acheerful
Bboastful
Cloud
Drude
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Question 557
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

Algebra seems complicated, but with practice it becomes ________ 

Asolved
Bsimple
Caccessible
Dachievable
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Question 558
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

A few days after Musa's _______, his sister longed for his departure. 

Acoming
Bentrance
Carrival
Dwelcome
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Question 559
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

We all know that Bola is insolent whereas Ade is ________ 

Acowardly
Brespectful
Chumble
Dmodest
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Question 560
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

Halima likes to dwell on trivial, rather than _______ matters. 

Astrong
Bpopular
Cweighty
Dheavy
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Question 561
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

As erroneous as it might sound, the Headmaster's assumption was quite _______

Awise
Bcorrect
Cprecise
Dfaulty
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Question 562
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

The youth prefer discussing contemporary issues to ______ ones. 

Aarchaic
Buninteresting
Cstale
Dpolitical
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Question 563
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

After grasping the fundamental aspects of his job, Kwesi had to cope with more ________ procedures.

Aadvanced
Bacademic
Csubsidiary
Dsecondary
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Question 564
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

Though at first it appeared an insignificant idea, it turned out to be quite _________

Aoutstanding
Bsuccessful
Cremarkable
Dinteresting
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Question 565
waec 2018

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 

Binetou's inquisitiveness is in sharp contrast with her sister's 

Aindifference
Bnoisiness
Ccalmness
Ddullness
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Question 566
waec 2017

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/eə/

Astir
Bspare
Cfear
Dleer
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Question 567
waec 2017

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/ai/ 

Aice
Bface
Cdrain
Dplane
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Question 568
waec 2017

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/θ/

Ateeth
Btough
Cnorthern
Dworthy
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Question 569
waec 2017

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/f/

Abough
Btough
Cpatent
Dbrave
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Question 570
waec 2017

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/n/

Athing
Bsolemn
Csank
Dstudent
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