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WAEC WASSCE English 2005 past questions and answers

This 2005 WAEC WASSCE English set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2005 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE English 2005 questions

1. In the sentence 'The chairperson said she would look into the complaint,' the expression 'look into' means
  1. ignore
  2. investigate
  3. withdraw
  4. repeat

Answer: B. investigate

To look into a complaint is to investigate it.

2. The school put off the debate because the hall was unavailable; 'put off' means
  1. cancelled permanently
  2. postponed
  3. started
  4. announced

Answer: B. postponed

To put off an event is to postpone it.

3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'scarce'.
  1. abundant
  2. limited
  3. rare
  4. insufficient

Answer: A. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, which is the opposite of scarce.

4. The doctor wrote a ______ for the patient to take to the pharmacy.
  1. receipt
  2. prescription
  3. catalogue
  4. invoice

Answer: B. prescription

A prescription is a doctor's written instruction for medicine.

5. Neither the captain nor the players ______ ready when the referee arrived.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject, players.

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