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WAEC WASSCE 2024

WAEC English Language 2024 past questions

7 objective questions from the 2024 WAEC English Language paper. Answer each one, then reveal the answer and explanation.

All WAEC English Language past questions

  1. Question 1

    Concord

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: None of the food ___ left.

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

    Answer: B, was

    "None" with an uncountable noun is singular.

  2. Question 2

    Idioms

    What is the meaning of the idiom "to hit the nail on the head"?

    1. Option A: to build a house
    2. Option B: to hurt oneself
    3. Option C: to say exactly the right thing
    4. Option D: to make a mistake
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: C, to say exactly the right thing

    "To hit the nail on the head" means to say exactly the right thing.

  3. Question 3

    Synonyms

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

    1. Option A: brief
    2. Option B: silent
    3. Option C: wordy
    4. Option D: clear
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: C, wordy

    VERBOSE means wordy.

  4. Question 4

    Oral English

    Which word has the same vowel sound as 'caught'?

    1. Option A: cot
    2. Option B: port
    3. Option C: coat
    4. Option D: cut
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: B, port

    'Caught' and 'port' share the vowel /ɔː/.

  5. Question 5

    Lexis and structure

    Fill the gap with the most appropriate option: She is the ___ of the two sisters.

    1. Option A: taller
    2. Option B: tallest
    3. Option C: more tall
    4. Option D: most tall
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: A, taller

    Comparing two people uses the comparative.

  6. Question 6

    Antonyms

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

    1. Option A: thick
    2. Option B: crowded
    3. Option C: heavy
    4. Option D: sparse
    Show the answer to question 6

    Answer: D, sparse

    DENSE is the opposite of sparse.

  7. Question 7

    Antonyms

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

    1. Option A: hide
    2. Option B: cover
    3. Option C: reveal
    4. Option D: keep
    Show the answer to question 7

    Answer: C, reveal

    CONCEAL is the opposite of reveal.

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