WAEC - English Language (2000)

  • 1
    "Hello Musa" is a ........... opening for a friendly letter, but it is inappropriate for a formal letter
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    (D)
    suitable
  • 2
    We blamed Obi for breaking the door, but when Ade confessed that he did it, Obi was...........
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    (B)
    exonerated
  • 3
    Parking on this street is ........on weekdays, but permitted at weekends.
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    (D)
    prohibited
  • 4
    The children expected to be praised for putting out the fire, but they were..........for taking such a risk.
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    (A)
    rebuked
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    They had to ........ the old buildings to construct the five-star hotel.
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    (C)
    demolish
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    If we can commence the meeting on time, we should be able to ............ by 4.00 p.m.
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    (D)
    adjourn
  • 7
    A child got stuck trying to squeeze through an iron fence, but some adults managed to ......... him.
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    (D)
    extricate
  • 8
    They ended the discussion on amicable terms though they were........to each other at the beginning.
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    (B)
    hostile
  • 9
    The class prefect's ............of the quarrel is different from yours.
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    (B)
    account
  • 10
    I refused to ...........my statement because it was true.
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    (A)
    retract
  • 11
    But for the timely.........of the police, there would have been a riot.
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    (C)
    intervention
  • 12
    The boys were about to trade blows, but I managed to hold one of them back while my friend..............the other
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    (A)
    restrained
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    We are waiting to hear the weather.......for tomorrow. 
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    (D)
    forecast
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    I will tell you the secret if you promise not to .......it.
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    (A)
    divulge
  • 15
    The hilltop was a hundred meters above sea level and from that......the whole town could be seen beautifully laid out.
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    (B)
    altitude
  • 16
    Until now, Etim has always started the fights, but this time Adamu is clearly the ..........
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    (C)
    aggressor
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    If found guilty, a person may appeal to a higher court in the hope that it will......the verdict.
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    (D)
    reverse
  • 18
    The visit of the patron of the club ...... the morale of the players.
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    (D)
    boosted
  • 19
    Although Aliyu was acquitted by the court for want of evidence, the police still kept a tab on him. This means that they
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    (A)
    kept him under close observation
  • 20
    When it came to the question of an increase in allowances, the striking workers spoke with one voice. This means that the workers
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    (D)
    were unanimous in their position
  • 21
    The restaurant owner offered Olu a drink on the house. This means that
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    (C)
    the drink was free of charge
  • 22
    When the Choir Master introduced Jane as a brilliant singer, everyone knew that he was speaking with his tongue in his cheek. This means that he
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    (B)
    did not intend to be taken seriously
  • 23
    When the accountant made those remarks he knew that he was putting his job on the line. This means that the accountant was
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    (A)
    risking losing his job
  • 24
    The newly acquired air-bus plane is a white elephant. This means that the plane is
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    (A)
    very costly but worthless
  • 25
    Despite the measures taken by the government, the economy of the country is still in the doldrums. This means that
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    (D)
    the economy is not making any progress
  • 26
    The new teacher urged the lazy students to turn over a new leaf. This means that the teacher urged the students to
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    (A)
    improve their behaviour
  • 27
    Amina always flies off at a tangent when a serious matter is discussed. This means that Amina
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    (B)
    keeps digressing
  • 28
    You should take what he tells you with a pinch of salt. This means that you should
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    (C)
    doubt what he says
  • 29
    The bride was praised by her mother-in-law for her impeccable behaviour.
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    (D)
    faultless
  • 30
    Ogene was not the least cowed by the bully's threats.
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    (A)
    intimidated
  • 31
    The dissidents held several clandestine meetings before the attack.
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    (A)
    secret
  • 32
    The Principal warned the final-year students about the consequences of procrastination.
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    (B)
    delay
  • 33
    The incessant chatter of the pupils irritated the teacher.
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    (C)
    unceasing
  • 34
    With his cogent argument in favour of the proposal, he was able to check further opposition.
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    (C)
    convincing
  • 35
    The professor's explanation of that point was quite lucid.
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    (C)
    clear
  • 36
    The foreman believed that with the augmented workforce, the construction job would take one more month to complete.
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    (B)
    enlarged
  • 37
    The children were warned not to be unduly inquisitive​​​​​​.
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    (D)
    curious
  • 38
    The accused vehemently denied the charges against him.
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    (D)
    strongly
  • 39
    The man advised his children not to give.....to the temptations of the city.
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    (C)
    in
  • 40
    Ebiere turned........... all the advances made by the men.
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    (D)
    down
  • 41
    Ada is .....to do that kind of thing.
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    (C)
    much too intelligent
  • 42
    ......... were sent to the library by the English teacher.
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    (C)
    Udoh and I
  • 43
    The teachers ............ politics when I entered the staff room.
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    (D)
    were discussing
  • 44
    The quarrel between the two men soon resulted .... a fight.
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    (B)
    in
  • 45
    You're not too tired to continue, .........?
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    (A)
    are you
  • 46
    The hunter, with his dogs,......... going into the forest.
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    (A)
    was seen
  • 47
    Mother could not prepare the dish because there was....oil available.
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    (B)
    little
  • 48
    Because it had been raining heavily all morning...........people turned out to welcome the August visitor.
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    (A)
    few
  • 49
    Unfortunately, his plans to go abroad fell.........
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    (D)
    through
  • 50
    The man asked me ......
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    (D)
    who I was
  • 51
    ''It is high time you....crying,'' the woman told her daughter gently.
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    (C)
    stopped
  • 52
    He would rather resign ... part in such a dishonest deal.
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    (D)
    than take
  • 53
    Those who owe the company were urged to .......their debts.
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    (C)
    pay out
  • 54
    .......home, his dead uncle's burial had already taken place.
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    (D)
    When he got
  • 55
    Luck..........the robbers on that fateful day.
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    (B)
    ran out on
  • 56
    He never seemed to get it right..........
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    (D)
    however hard he tried
  • 57
    The day that Musa's uncle died was the.....day of his life.
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    (C)
    saddest
  • 58
    With his reading glasses on, he could see the words...............
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    (A)
    much more clearly
  • 59
    Neither Obi nor Jumoke .......... present at the meeting.
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    (A)
    was
  • 60
    Hardly had the journey started..........the car engine developed a fault.
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    (B)
    when
  • 61
    At the end of the year, Grandmother ..........with us for seven years.
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    (C)
    will have lived
  • 62
    One of the robbers who snatched the car........been arrested by the police.
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    (D)
    has
  • 63
    A student at the back of the class complained that he.......the teacher.
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    (B)
    could not hear
  • 64
    The little boy could not move the heavy stone........he tried.
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    (D)
    however hard
  • 65
    The two girls have not been speaking.............since their quarrel.
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    (D)
    to each other
  • 66
    We received........that the workers would soon go on strike.
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    (D)
    information
  • 67
    He dabbles..........politics from time to time
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    (A)
    in
  • 68
    The government has set up a ....panel to investigate that fire incident
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    (C)
    five-man
  • 69
    The Students Week was rounded...with a dance
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    (B)
    up
  • 70
    After a while, we noticed that the unconscious accident victim was coming.........
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    (A)
    around
  • 71
    The factory workers refused to take the matter of their sacked colleagues lying............
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    (C)
    down
  • 72
    Seun accepted the conditions we gave him........for my liking.
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    (C)
    much too quickly
  • 73
    The careless manager has caused his bank to .....millions of naira.
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    (C)
    lose
  • 74
    Both questions are alternatives; you answer......one.......the other.
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    (D)
    either, or
  • 75
    The sick man.........in bed for three months.
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    (A)
    lay
  • 76
    Ogugua has always.........me as a good-mannered child.
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    (B)
    struck
  • 77
    In question numbered 77 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (A)
    development
  • 78
    In question numbered 78 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (C)
    make
  • 79
    In question numbered 79 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (B)
    soil
  • 80
    In question numbered 80 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (A)
    methods
  • 81
    In question numbered 81 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (D)
    failure
  • 82
    In question numbered 82 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (C)
    mild
  • 83
    In question numbered 83 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (A)
    common
  • 84
    In question numbered 84 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (B)
    fatal
  • 85
    In question numbered 85 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (A)
    medication
  • 86
    In question numbered 86 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (C)
    reproduce
  • 87
    In question numbered 87 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (C)
    pace
  • 88
    In question numbered 88 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (D)
    mortality
  • 89
    In question numbered 89 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (A)
    birth-rate
  • 90
    In question numbered 90 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (C)
    check
  • 91
    In question numbered 91 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (B)
    explosion
  • 92
    In question numbered 92 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (B)
    open
  • 93
    In question numbered 93 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (A)
    branches
  • 94
    In question numbered 94 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (D)
    forms
  • 95
    In question numbered 95 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
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    (C)
    manager