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English Language Past Questions and Answers

Waec English Language Questions

Question 871:
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Although Etiebet had earlier insisted that he was right, he later ate his words. This means that he later
  • A Denied saying so
  • B Admitted that he was wrong
  • C Apologized for being so rude
  • D Realized that he was more correct than he taught
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Question 872:
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The young girl swept the board at the recent competitions. This means that the young girl
  • A Came last in the competition
  • B Cleaned the score-board very well
  • C Won som of the competition
  • D Won everything that could be won
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Question 873:
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The listeners were swept off their feet by the politician's arguments. This means that the politician
  • A Failed to impress the people
  • B Completely impressed everbody
  • C Confused all the people
  • D Told them things they didn't expect
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Question 874:
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
I was struck by the broad sweep of her argument. This means that her argument
  • A Covered all parts of the subject
  • B Focused only on a specific aspect of the subject
  • C Was well presented and in good lauguage
  • D Was poorly presented and not well focused.
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Question 875:
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The party was really going with a swing when somebody called me out. This means that when I was called out the party was
  • A Just starting
  • B Almost ended
  • C About mid-way
  • D Very enjoyable
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