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English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
On my way home, I saw a ........
A
one-legged young mad man
B
young one-legged mad man
C
one-legged mad young man
D
mad one-legged young man
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33298)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
People living in villages have a passion ...... animals.
A
to
B
with
C
for
D
of
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
People living in villages have a passion for animals.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33300)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
Kebba and Kwame are very selfish; they care about only .....
A
themselves
B
one another
C
each other
D
himself
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Themselves; used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a group of people or things previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33301)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
You had better ...... your assignment now.
A
did
B
done
C
doing
D
do
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
someone had better something used for saying that someone should do something.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33302)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
Our kind teacher only cautioned the bully and let him.....
A
off
B
by
C
over
D
away
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
If you get off with a particular punishment, or if someone gets you off, it means that the punishment could have been much more severe
Our kind teacher only cautioned the bully and let him.off
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33303)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
My .....house is on the next street
A
father-in-law's
B
father's-in-law
C
fathers' in-law
D
father-in-laws'
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
My father-in-law's house is on the next street
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33305)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
The Mathematics teacher made us commit the formula ...... memory.
A
on
B
to
C
into
D
by
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The Mathematics teacher made us commit the formula to memory.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33306)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
Momodou has been ill ......three weeks now.
A
since
B
for
C
through
D
before
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
'' for'' is used to specify a period of time.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33308)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
They kept quiet all the .......
A
where
B
period
C
while
D
interval
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
You use all the while in order to say that something happens continually or that it happens throughout the time when something else is happening.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33309)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
....... caused the havoc, he sneaked off.
A
On
B
After
C
Since
D
Having
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Having is used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33310)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
The point on ....... we disagreed was trivial.
A
which
B
whom
C
what
D
whose
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
which is used in referring to something previously mentioned when introducing a clause giving further information.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33311)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Clauses, Phrases, Voice & Reported Speech
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
How did you arrive at ..... wonderful conclusion?
A
a such
B
that a
C
that such
D
such a
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Such means of the type or thing previously mentioned.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33313)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Clauses, Phrases, Voice & Reported Speech
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
How did you arrive at ....... wonderful conclusion?
A
a such
B
that a
C
that such
D
such a
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Such means of the type or thing previously mentioned.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33326)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
The government cannot ....... the decision any longer.
A
put on
B
put off
C
put up
D
put back
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The phrasal verb “put off” means to postpone or delay. The sentence implies that the decision has already been delayed and can no longer be postponed.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33330)
English Language
WAEC / WASSCE 2013
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence below.
The teachers ...... our poor performance in the examinations.
A
are discussing on
B
were discussing about
C
had discussed on
D
were discussing
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they).
“Discussing” means “talking about (something or someone) with another person or group of people. As a result, if you say, “discussing about” you are being redundant. As a result, the correct sentence would be “They were discussing you.”
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #33334)