English Language 1993 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 16 :

• WAEC 1993

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The meeting was held under the..........of the social club.

A. Jurisdiction
B. Arbitration
C. Agreement
D. Influence
E. Auspices

Question 17 :

• WAEC 1993

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Don't be so .......as to push your nose into other people's affairs

A. Concerened
B. Inqusitive
C. Intolerant
D. Disrespectful
E. Overbearing

Question 18 :

• WAEC 1993

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The wife insisted that she should also be a .....to the family's joint savings account

A. Signature
B. Withdrawer
C. Payee
D. Signatory
E. Guarantor

Question 19 :

• WAEC 1993

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
When asked to state her side of the story Bunmi started by beating about the bush. This means that Bunmi

A. Went striaght to the point
B. Was lost in great thought
C. Followed a bush path
D. Approached the subject without coming to the point

Question 20 :

• WAEC 1993

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The amount he donated was small. He said it was his widows' mite. This means that

A. He was a widow
B. He was miserly
C. It was all he could honestly afford
D. He could have given more