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1999 WAEC English Objective Questions

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1. The WAEC English Language Objective paper tests the same areas every year. Each section addresses such topics as Antonyms, Synonyms, Idiomatic expression, Lexis and Structure, etc. If you master these areas you will almost be ready for the WAEC English Language exam.

2. After you have answered a few questions in a section, go back to the instructions given for that section and re-read to be sure of what you have been asked to do.

This is because some candidates, maybe due to excitement or anxiety, forget what the instruction is and start answering ‘nearest in meaning’ whereas they are being quizzed on ‘opposite in meaning’.

Practice, Practice, Practice

When you have completed the 1999 WAEC English objective questions you can also take a look at the 1998 objective test and the essay and letter writing section.

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Welcome to your 1999 WAEC English Language Objective Questions and Answers

SECTION 1: In each of the following sentences, there is one word or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word or group of words and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

To encourage productivity we must REWARD industry and ………. laziness.

I took the drug to RELIEVE my headache only for it to ........ my condition.

AN OPTIMIST wears a smile most of the time but ........... goes about with a long face.

You will make a good counselor by LISTENING to your clients rather than .......... them.

Tell Chike something CONFIDENTIAL and he makes it .......... the next minute.

You will succeed fairly well with adolescents if you COAX rather than .......... them.

While Adjoa is ATTENTIVE to her duties, Kofi is ..........

Life has become a MISERY for many due to the harsh economic conditions, but a few are still able to live in ..........

SECTION 2: From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

He is a young man of ........ character.

My parents do not ........ late night parties.

I have known him only recently so I cannot ........ for his honesty.

In some cultures, dead people are buried, but in others they are .....

The lady is a ..... beauty.

It is bad manners to regard a stranger as an .....

In some countries, it is an offence to describe a child born out of wedlock as .....

In hazy weather, air travel is .....

He had since taken over the ..... of power.

The government has promised to ..... the road construction project.

SECTION 3: After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

I am sure you didn't know that the lady is light-fingered. This means that the lady is

Unfortunately nowadays most young persons do not see eye to eye with their parents over matters of friendship and fashion. This means that parents and their children

It is alleged that the accountants doctored the accounts of the company. This means that the accountants

He has just been made the new Chief Executive so he will need some time to learn the ropes. This means that with time he will

After the investigation, many of the workers were given the marching orders. This means that the workers

In his last days in office, the ruler was behaving like a bull in a china shop. This means the ruler

Before all the election results were announced, it was clear that the leader of the opposition was home and dry. This means that the leader of the opposition

Whenever you discuss nuclear Physics, Ali is in his element. This means that Ali

I am not going to say yes or no until you come out into the open. This means that I will not give an answer until

We shall understand him better by and by. This means that we shall know him better

SECTION 4: From the 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 capitalized word as it is used in the sentence.

Her parents have ENDORSED her marriage to the widower.

I went through his work, it was all GIBBERISH.

Corporal punishment is still used in some schools as a DETERRENT to indisciplined students.

Occasionally he rises to a level of RARE excellence in his academic performance.

His contribution to the development of the hospital remains UNRIVALLED.

I have a feeling that he is doing some SHADY business outside the country.

The decision I have taken is IRREVOCABLE.

I think she ..... her mother.

Young children seldom engage in GAINFUL activities.

The bank that started operations last year is now INSOLVENT..

SECTION 5: From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

The next national league match will ..... sometime next month.

With the recent police action we expect the high incidence of crime to .....

No matter how much a bully tries to intimidate you just ..... him.

The two men ..... each other.

The intervention forces have successfully ..... the rebels' supplies.

She .... to his overtures after much delay.

He ..... not retort when I am speaking.

It is you and John who ..... wanted.

Please go on, I ...... you.

By this time next year, I ...... here for ten years.

The seeds ..... in the nursery before they were transplanted last week.

It is hoped that the new house ...... complete next year.

I can't see him anywhere so he ....

I wish Hassana ..... at the birthday party yesterday.

...... here, the case would have been settled long ago.

The clown made everybody in the market to .....

The principal is really a kind person ...... heart.

These days ...... wealth appears to be easy.

Hi lady, don't you ever get tired of dancing? .........

As things are now, I have to look for ..... tyre.

He breathed a sigh of relief when the examination came to .......

Meet Ibrahim, a special friend of .......

..... travelled together for the holiday.

..... of the players is to receive a gift of N1m.

His visit has become an ....... affair.

If I were you I ..... to the police.

My own house is just a ...... from here.

He had promised to pay me ...... later

He has not got ..... the shock of his wife's death.

The money given to ..... players is inadequate.

As I hurried to dress up for school, one of my buttons came ......

The workers ...... payment of their leave allowance.

Some people find it difficult to hold ...... a job for a long while.

Please put ..... the fire before you sleep.

The ..... of the NATO countries have been alerted about the possibility of an attack.

I prefer drinking .....

I didn't know his illness was ......... serious.

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