Waec English language Past Questions and Answers

Question 176:

• WAEC 1989

In Nigeria, the idea of taking a vacation cannot be said to have -72-. This is not -73- that Nigerians are not -74- of travelling. The people travel so -75- that the frequency of the travelling could provide useful -76- for a -77- census. The -78- of the year -79- matters -80- Nigerians are -81-student, it will be -82- that they move across the -83- of the country at an -84- high rate. such movements reach a -85- with the -86- of festivals. All such times, Nigerians troop out despite the -87- charges imposed by the transport owners.
When you desire to erect a building, you must -88- a plan that is -89- both from the point of view of -90- and that of -91-. The -92- must be -93- cleared. Having decided -94- the building materials to be -95- the foundation is then -96-. The builder then -97- to erect the building. He -98- that the bricks are of the -99- recommended by -100- builders.


In question numbered 80 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap

A. Where
B. Why
C. If
D. Because
E. When

Question 177:

• WAEC 1989

In Nigeria, the idea of taking a vacation cannot be said to have -72-. This is not -73- that Nigerians are not -74- of travelling. The people travel so -75- that the frequency of the travelling could provide useful -76- for a -77- census. The -78- of the year -79- matters -80- Nigerians are -81-student, it will be -82- that they move across the -83- of the country at an -84- high rate. such movements reach a -85- with the -86- of festivals. All such times, Nigerians troop out despite the -87- charges imposed by the transport owners.
When you desire to erect a building, you must -88- a plan that is -89- both from the point of view of -90- and that of -91-. The -92- must be -93- cleared. Having decided -94- the building materials to be -95- the foundation is then -96-. The builder then -97- to erect the building. He -98- that the bricks are of the -99- recommended by -100- builders.


In question numbered 81 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap

A. Really
B. Nicely
C. Quickly
D. Scientifically
E. Closely

Question 178:

• WAEC 1989

In Nigeria, the idea of taking a vacation cannot be said to have -72-. This is not -73- that Nigerians are not -74- of travelling. The people travel so -75- that the frequency of the travelling could provide useful -76- for a -77- census. The -78- of the year -79- matters -80- Nigerians are -81-student, it will be -82- that they move across the -83- of the country at an -84- high rate. such movements reach a -85- with the -86- of festivals. All such times, Nigerians troop out despite the -87- charges imposed by the transport owners.
When you desire to erect a building, you must -88- a plan that is -89- both from the point of view of -90- and that of -91-. The -92- must be -93- cleared. Having decided -94- the building materials to be -95- the foundation is then -96-. The builder then -97- to erect the building. He -98- that the bricks are of the -99- recommended by -100- builders.


In question numbered 82 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap

A. Known
B. Discovered
C. Uncovered
D. Arrived
E. Concluded

Question 179:

• WAEC 1989

In Nigeria, the idea of taking a vacation cannot be said to have -72-. This is not -73- that Nigerians are not -74- of travelling. The people travel so -75- that the frequency of the travelling could provide useful -76- for a -77- census. The -78- of the year -79- matters -80- Nigerians are -81-student, it will be -82- that they move across the -83- of the country at an -84- high rate. such movements reach a -85- with the -86- of festivals. All such times, Nigerians troop out despite the -87- charges imposed by the transport owners.
When you desire to erect a building, you must -88- a plan that is -89- both from the point of view of -90- and that of -91-. The -92- must be -93- cleared. Having decided -94- the building materials to be -95- the foundation is then -96-. The builder then -97- to erect the building. He -98- that the bricks are of the -99- recommended by -100- builders.


In question numbered 83 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap

A. Length and size
B. Length and depth
C. Length and breadth
D. Length and corner
E. Breadth and size

Question 180:

• WAEC 1989

In Nigeria, the idea of taking a vacation cannot be said to have -72-. This is not -73- that Nigerians are not -74- of travelling. The people travel so -75- that the frequency of the travelling could provide useful -76- for a -77- census. The -78- of the year -79- matters -80- Nigerians are -81-student, it will be -82- that they move across the -83- of the country at an -84- high rate. such movements reach a -85- with the -86- of festivals. All such times, Nigerians troop out despite the -87- charges imposed by the transport owners.
When you desire to erect a building, you must -88- a plan that is -89- both from the point of view of -90- and that of -91-. The -92- must be -93- cleared. Having decided -94- the building materials to be -95- the foundation is then -96-. The builder then -97- to erect the building. He -98- that the bricks are of the -99- recommended by -100- builders.


In question numbered 84 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap

A. Amazingly
B. Amusingly
C. Arguably
D. Indelibly
E. Intolerably