Waec English language 1994 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• WAEC 1994

From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
He was kept in solitary confinement

A. Quite
B. Inimical
C. Harsh
D. Lonely
E. Idel

Question 32:

• WAEC 1994

From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Nelson Mandela surmounted all the oppressive measures to break his will

A. Overcame
B. Fought
C. Renounced
D. Accepted
E. Embraced

Question 33:

• WAEC 1994

From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
The guest speaker was described as a man of very alluring personality

A. Tempestuous
B. Mercurial
C. Charming
D. Voluble
E. Intricate

Question 34:

• WAEC 1994

From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
The comments of the host further incensed the angry man

A. Calmed
B. Incised
C. Pacified
D. Challenged
E. Infuriated

Question 35:

• WAEC 1994

From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Corruption is inimical to the progress of any nation.

A. Harmful
B. Predominant
C. Unavoidable
D. Inevitable
E. Necessary