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Waec English Language Questions

Question 1911:
In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
The problem of unemployment is very great in many African countries. The -79- of labour is always far greater than the number of -80 provided. Consequently, there are armies of job seekers roaming the streets. It is the responsibility of the government to create jobs and organize -81- programmes in order to achieve greater employment. -82- can be sunk into these -83- which can absorb more -84-. A man with a regular job will be able to feed himself and save a little in the bank which will earn him some -85-. The government could raise money through a rational economic -86-, whereby under consumption of luxury and foreign goods is discouraged. The country's -87- structure can also be planned so that nationals are encouraged to work harder for adequate incentives. The government can also protect -88-.
My country is considered to be an industrialized nation. Out of its 25 million -89- only about a million are employed in -90-. Avery large portion of its surface consists of -91- areas. The rest of the land is used for the -92- of food. In the north there is wide open land to which owners of -93- have grazing -94-. The . The greater part of this area consists of -95- land ploughed up for crops of grain, roots or just grass fields used for permanent -96-. Our agriculture does not follow any uniform pattern. There are different types of -97-. About a third of them -98- the farms which they occupy. The rest are tenant farmers who have -99- their farms from big-100-


In question numbered 85 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
  • A Increment
  • B Interest
  • C Credit
  • D Surplus
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Question 1912:
In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
The problem of unemployment is very great in many African countries. The -79- of labour is always far greater than the number of -80 provided. Consequently, there are armies of job seekers roaming the streets. It is the responsibility of the government to create jobs and organize -81- programmes in order to achieve greater employment. -82- can be sunk into these -83- which can absorb more -84-. A man with a regular job will be able to feed himself and save a little in the bank which will earn him some -85-. The government could raise money through a rational economic -86-, whereby under consumption of luxury and foreign goods is discouraged. The country's -87- structure can also be planned so that nationals are encouraged to work harder for adequate incentives. The government can also protect -88-.
My country is considered to be an industrialized nation. Out of its 25 million -89- only about a million are employed in -90-. Avery large portion of its surface consists of -91- areas. The rest of the land is used for the -92- of food. In the north there is wide open land to which owners of -93- have grazing -94-. The . The greater part of this area consists of -95- land ploughed up for crops of grain, roots or just grass fields used for permanent -96-. Our agriculture does not follow any uniform pattern. There are different types of -97-. About a third of them -98- the farms which they occupy. The rest are tenant farmers who have -99- their farms from big-100-


In question numbered 86 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
  • A Objective
  • B Goal
  • C Policy
  • D Solution
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Question 1913:
In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
The problem of unemployment is very great in many African countries. The -79- of labour is always far greater than the number of -80 provided. Consequently, there are armies of job seekers roaming the streets. It is the responsibility of the government to create jobs and organize -81- programmes in order to achieve greater employment. -82- can be sunk into these -83- which can absorb more -84-. A man with a regular job will be able to feed himself and save a little in the bank which will earn him some -85-. The government could raise money through a rational economic -86-, whereby under consumption of luxury and foreign goods is discouraged. The country's -87- structure can also be planned so that nationals are encouraged to work harder for adequate incentives. The government can also protect -88-.
My country is considered to be an industrialized nation. Out of its 25 million -89- only about a million are employed in -90-. Avery large portion of its surface consists of -91- areas. The rest of the land is used for the -92- of food. In the north there is wide open land to which owners of -93- have grazing -94-. The . The greater part of this area consists of -95- land ploughed up for crops of grain, roots or just grass fields used for permanent -96-. Our agriculture does not follow any uniform pattern. There are different types of -97-. About a third of them -98- the farms which they occupy. The rest are tenant farmers who have -99- their farms from big-100-


In question numbered 80 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.salary
  • A Salary
  • B Tariff
  • C Insurance
  • D Family
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Question 1914:
In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
The problem of unemployment is very great in many African countries. The -79- of labour is always far greater than the number of -80 provided. Consequently, there are armies of job seekers roaming the streets. It is the responsibility of the government to create jobs and organize -81- programmes in order to achieve greater employment. -82- can be sunk into these -83- which can absorb more -84-. A man with a regular job will be able to feed himself and save a little in the bank which will earn him some -85-. The government could raise money through a rational economic -86-, whereby under consumption of luxury and foreign goods is discouraged. The country's -87- structure can also be planned so that nationals are encouraged to work harder for adequate incentives. The government can also protect -88-.
My country is considered to be an industrialized nation. Out of its 25 million -89- only about a million are employed in -90-. Avery large portion of its surface consists of -91- areas. The rest of the land is used for the -92- of food. In the north there is wide open land to which owners of -93- have grazing -94-. The . The greater part of this area consists of -95- land ploughed up for crops of grain, roots or just grass fields used for permanent -96-. Our agriculture does not follow any uniform pattern. There are different types of -97-. About a third of them -98- the farms which they occupy. The rest are tenant farmers who have -99- their farms from big-100-


In question numbered 88 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
  • A Poor
  • B Infant`
  • C Competing
  • D Complementary
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Question 1915:
In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
The problem of unemployment is very great in many African countries. The -79- of labour is always far greater than the number of -80 provided. Consequently, there are armies of job seekers roaming the streets. It is the responsibility of the government to create jobs and organize -81- programmes in order to achieve greater employment. -82- can be sunk into these -83- which can absorb more -84-. A man with a regular job will be able to feed himself and save a little in the bank which will earn him some -85-. The government could raise money through a rational economic -86-, whereby under consumption of luxury and foreign goods is discouraged. The country's -87- structure can also be planned so that nationals are encouraged to work harder for adequate incentives. The government can also protect -88-.
My country is considered to be an industrialized nation. Out of its 25 million -89- only about a million are employed in -90-. Avery large portion of its surface consists of -91- areas. The rest of the land is used for the -92- of food. In the north there is wide open land to which owners of -93- have grazing -94-. The . The greater part of this area consists of -95- land ploughed up for crops of grain, roots or just grass fields used for permanent -96-. Our agriculture does not follow any uniform pattern. There are different types of -97-. About a third of them -98- the farms which they occupy. The rest are tenant farmers who have -99- their farms from big-100-


In question numbered 89 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
  • A Citizens
  • B Townsmen
  • C Occupants
  • D Squatters
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