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English Language Past Questions and Answers

Waec English Language Questions

Question 1191:
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 Aliyu was acquitted by the court for want of evidence, the police still kept a tab on him. This means that they
  • A Kept him under close observation
  • B Set a trap to catch him again
  • C Attached a tag to his clothes
  • D Kept him behind bars.
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Question 1192:
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.
When it came to the question of an increase in allowances, the striking workers spoke with one voice. This means that the workers
  • A Became frightened
  • B Appointed one of them as their spokesman
  • C Repeated their demand in a chorus
  • D Were unanimous in their position
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Question 1193:
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 restaurant owner offered Olu a drink on the house. This means that
  • A The drink was taken to Olu's house
  • B Olu was invited to the owner's house
  • C The drink was free of charge
  • D Olu was served inside the restaurant
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Question 1194:
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.
When the Choir Master introduced Jane as a brilliant singer, everyone knew that he was speaking with his tongue in his cheek. This means that he
  • A Was ignorant of the quality of Jane's singing
  • B Did not intend to be taken seriously
  • C Wanted to deceive Jane
  • D Wanted to deceive everyone but failed
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Question 1195:
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 newly acquired air-bus plane is a white elephant. This means that the plane is
  • A Very costly but worthless
  • B Very useful
  • C As big as an elephant
  • D The biggest plane on the fleet
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