Waec English language 2021 Past Questions and Answers

Question 66:

• WAEC 2021

Regina pleaded with her son to ____________ the habit of smoking.

A. Come out
B. Come over
C. Come off
D. Come from

Question 67:

• WAEC 2021

Their proposal looks ____________ than ours.

A. More workable a little bit
B. A little bit more workable
C. More a little bit workable
D. Workable a little bit more

Question 68:

• WAEC 2021

You will be none ____________ for it if you take the examinations in November.

A. The worst
B. Worst
C. Worse
D. The worse

Question 69:

• WAEC 2021

In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four options are given in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.
Money serves as a ....71..... of exchange modern world. This is perhaps the most important 72 of money. People who have money can use it to buy goods and.73......Without it, trade will be carried out on the basis of ...74.... where goods or services are exchanged as was the practice in the years gone by. This mode of trading has a number of disadvantages, as people will have to match their .....75..... With those of other people. For example, if a hunter wants to trade his ....76... for yam, he must find a ..... 77... who needs what he is trading. Another difficulty is determining the ....78..... of each item needed in the exchange. Therefore, this mode of trading is no longer commonly practised. Nowadays, people pay money for goods and services rendered both locally and internationally. International trade boosts the....79...of a nation. The ...80..... frequently used in international trade is the US Dollar.


Money serves as a ....71..... of exchange modern world.

A. Value
B. Medium
C. Type
D. Form

Question 70:

• WAEC 2021

In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four options are given in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.
Money serves as a ....71..... of exchange modern world. This is perhaps the most important 72 of money. People who have money can use it to buy goods and.73......Without it, trade will be carried out on the basis of ...74.... where goods or services are exchanged as was the practice in the years gone by. This mode of trading has a number of disadvantages, as people will have to match their .....75..... With those of other people. For example, if a hunter wants to trade his ....76... for yam, he must find a ..... 77... who needs what he is trading. Another difficulty is determining the ....78..... of each item needed in the exchange. Therefore, this mode of trading is no longer commonly practised. Nowadays, people pay money for goods and services rendered both locally and internationally. International trade boosts the....79...of a nation. The ...80..... frequently used in international trade is the US Dollar.


This is perhaps the most important..... 72....... of money.

A. Aspect
B. Duty
C. Function
D. Feature