Waec English language 2006 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• WAEC 2006

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.
Ebrima's stepmothers keeps his nose to the grindstone. This means that Ebrima's stepmother

A. Makes Ebrima grind things all the time
B. Makes Ebrima work all the time
C. Keeps her hand on his nose
D. Forces him to grind stones

Question 47:

• WAEC 2006

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.
Most people usually steer a middle course in all they do. This means that most people

A. Travel quite slowly
B. Work very hard
C. Live and do things moderately
D. Do not driver very fast

Question 48:

• WAEC 2006

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.
She delivered her speech without turning a hair. This means that she delivered her speech without

A. Any emotion
B. Combing her hair
C. Nodding
D. Looking up

Question 49:

• WAEC 2006

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.
Although wrestling is popular, it is not my cup of tea. This means that wrestling

A. Is rough
B. Is a primitive game
C. Does not interest me
D. Is not lucrative

Question 50:

• WAEC 2006

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
The marathon is a gruelling race

A. Powerful
B. Exhausting
C. Interesting
D. Distant