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WAEC WASSCE 2019

WAEC English Language 2019 past questions

8 objective questions from the 2019 WAEC English Language paper. Answer each one, then reveal the answer and explanation.

All WAEC English Language past questions

  1. Question 1

    Synonyms

    Choose the word nearest in meaning to "candid": The manager was very candid about the problems.

    1. Option A: frank
    2. Option B: secretive
    3. Option C: angry
    4. Option D: careless
    Show the answer to question 1

    Answer: A, frank

    Candid means open and honest, which is frank.

  2. Question 2

    Oral English

    Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable?

    1. Option A: water
    2. Option B: happy
    3. Option C: begin
    4. Option D: mother
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: C, begin

    be-GIN; the others are stressed on the first syllable.

  3. Question 3

    Idioms

    What is the meaning of the idiom "to beat about the bush"?

    1. Option A: to avoid the main point
    2. Option B: to clear a farm
    3. Option C: to hunt animals
    4. Option D: to speak directly
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: A, to avoid the main point

    "To beat about the bush" means to avoid the main point.

  4. Question 4

    Synonyms

    From the words lettered A to D, choose the one nearest in meaning to MITIGATE.

    1. Option A: worsen
    2. Option B: ignore
    3. Option C: lessen
    4. Option D: cause
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: C, lessen

    MITIGATE means lessen.

  5. Question 5

    Synonyms

    From the words lettered A to D, choose the one nearest in meaning to JUBILANT.

    1. Option A: sorrowful
    2. Option B: angry
    3. Option C: tired
    4. Option D: joyful
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: D, joyful

    JUBILANT means joyful.

  6. Question 6

    Concord

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Bread and butter ___ his usual breakfast.

    1. Option A: is
    2. Option B: are
    3. Option C: were
    4. Option D: have been
    Show the answer to question 6

    Answer: A, is

    "Bread and butter" names one dish, so it takes a singular verb.

  7. Question 7

    Lexis and structure

    Fill the gap with the most appropriate option: She is good ___ Mathematics.

    1. Option A: at
    2. Option B: in
    3. Option C: on
    4. Option D: with
    Show the answer to question 7

    Answer: A, at

    We are good at a subject or skill.

  8. Question 8

    Antonyms

    From the words lettered A to D, choose the one most nearly opposite in meaning to PERMANENT.

    1. Option A: lasting
    2. Option B: durable
    3. Option C: temporary
    4. Option D: stable
    Show the answer to question 8

    Answer: C, temporary

    PERMANENT is the opposite of temporary.

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