Waec English language Past Questions and Answers

Question 661:

• 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 662:

• 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 663:

• 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 664:

• 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 665:

• 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