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WAEC WASSCE English 2010 past questions and answers

This 2010 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 2010 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE English 2010 questions

1. If the arrangements for the school concert are described as being at sixes and sevens, they are
  1. in a state of confusion
  2. almost complete
  3. unusually expensive
  4. carefully concealed

Answer: A. in a state of confusion

At sixes and sevens means confused or disorganized.

2. Which statement best expresses the lesson that actions speak louder than words?
  1. A promise should always be repeated.
  2. What people do is more convincing than what they say.
  3. Silence is wiser than conversation.
  4. A good speaker can solve every problem.

Answer: B. What people do is more convincing than what they say.

The proverb values demonstrable conduct over mere speech.

3. The editor was meticulous in checking every date and name; meticulous means
  1. impatient
  2. careless
  3. very careful
  4. unusually quick

Answer: C. very careful

A meticulous person pays close attention to detail.

4. Choose the correct completion: Had I known that the road was closed, I ______ another route.
  1. will take
  2. had taken
  3. would take
  4. would have taken

Answer: D. would have taken

The inverted past perfect clause expresses an unreal past condition, followed by would have plus the past participle.

5. Which syllable carries the primary stress in the noun photograph?
  1. PHO-to-graph
  2. pho-TO-graph
  3. pho-to-GRAPH
  4. All syllables are equally stressed.

Answer: A. PHO-to-graph

The noun photograph is stressed on its first syllable.

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