English Language 1995 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 16 :

• WAEC 1995

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Because of the hard times, many workers now live in a state of .....poverty.

A. Unpardonable
B. Imaginable
C. Affluent
D. Abject
E. Repulsive

Question 17 :

• WAEC 1995

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The threat that he would be expelled from school if he failed his examination again........him into seriousness.

A. Coaxed
B. Lured
C. Jolted
D. Hypnotized
E. Incensed

Question 18 :

• WAEC 1995

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
It is really a ......the more you look, the less you see.

A. Metaphor
B. Miracle
C. Hyperbole
D. Movement
E. Paradox

Question 19 :

• WAEC 1995

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The new car is strikingly attractive but I very much doubt its..........

A. Durability
B. Style
C. Harmony
D. Longevity
E. Complexity

Question 20 :

• WAEC 1995

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Bunmi should not have taken offence at Emeka's seemingly........comments

A. Innocuous
B. Notorious
C. Ridiculous
D. Ludicrous
E. Raucous