Waec English language 2010 Past Questions and Answers

Question 76:

• WAEC 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Until I heard him myself, I ................imagined that he said that

A. Did not
B. Could not have
C. Should not have
D. Will not have

Question 77:

• WAEC 2010

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
No sooner had war started..............the soldiers deserted the village

A. That
B. When
C. As
D. Than

Question 78:

• WAEC 2010

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
The prefect oral system is one of the most -76- ways of involving students directly in the -77- of the school. In the system, the students are -78- certain -79- connected with the day –t0-day life of the school: for instance, the organization and co-ordination of all sorts of -80- activities, such as games, societies, clubs or dealing with some minor cases of -81-, taking responsibility for students welfare’, -82- of learning after school hours, arranging advisory services for junior students and checking -83-. Properly -84-, the perfect oral system helps to -85- the work of the administrator and set a good -86- for the school. The operation of the system and the exact -87- performed by perfects differ from institution to institution; the important thing is to adapt the system in such a way as to make it a useful -88- of the day to-day administration of your -89-.
Mrs. Agu decided to -90- her friend, She picked up her -91- and -92- her friends -93-, there was no response. However, after a few trails she discovered from the -94- that she was not in -95- and so, the -96- could not go -97-, That was surprising because she had bought some -98- cards the previous day did not -99- any call. However, she could not remember -100- them into her phone.


In question numbered 96 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. Tone
B. Phone
C. Sound
D. Call

Question 79:

• WAEC 2010

You have recently moved into a new neighbourhood with your parents. Write a letter to your sister who is studying overseas giving, at least, three reasons for disliking the new place.

Question 80:

• WAEC 2010

Write an article for publication in a national newspaper on the topic: Vocational Training is the answer to unemployment among the youths.