Waec English language Past Questions and Answers

Question 276:

• WAEC 1990

From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Please, let me ...you in your car to the Railway Station

A. Go with
B. Move with
C. Follow
D. Ride

Question 277:

• WAEC 1990

From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
The...came here last week

A. Handsome tall young man
B. Young tall handsome man
C. Tall handsome young man
D. Young handsome tall man

Question 278:

• WAEC 1990

From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
The activities marking the golden jubilee celebrations of the club were...with a party.

A. Rounded off
B. Rounded over
C. Rounded through
D. Rounded up

Question 279:

• WAEC 1990

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy.Although the every modern -77- there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing . If she is lucky to have a -80- help her task is made somehow easier.
The working women spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.
Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.
For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will very according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car,it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99- for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-


In question number 76 Above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best complete the gap.

A. Taking
B. Pulling
C. Getting
D. Pushing
E. Bringing

Question 280:

• WAEC 1990

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy.Although the every modern -77- there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing . If she is lucky to have a -80- help her task is made somehow easier.
The working women spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.
Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.
For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will very according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car,it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99- for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-


In question number 76 Above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best complete the gap.

A. Convenience
B. Necessity
C. Assistance
D. Convention
E. Auxiliary