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WAEC WASSCE English 2018 past questions and answers

This 2018 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 2018 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE English 2018 questions

1. Which word begins with the same consonant sound as judge?
  1. goat
  2. yacht
  3. giant
  4. choir

Answer: C. giant

Giant begins with the /dʒ/ sound heard at the beginning of judge.

2. The committee decided to ___ the meeting until Friday.
  1. put off
  2. put across
  3. put up
  4. put through

Answer: A. put off

Put off means to postpone an event.

3. A heavy rainstorm damaged the footbridge to a village clinic, so the nurses carried essential medicines across the shallow stream by hand. What can be inferred about the nurses?
  1. They had decided to close the clinic permanently.
  2. They were waiting for the stream to dry completely.
  3. They had run out of all their medicines.
  4. They were determined to deliver the medicines despite the damage.

Answer: D. They were determined to deliver the medicines despite the damage.

Carrying the medicines across the stream shows that the nurses persisted despite the damaged bridge.

4. She has been teaching ___ this school since 2021.
  1. on
  2. at
  3. to
  4. by

Answer: B. at

At is the appropriate preposition for describing employment at a school.

5. Neither the captain nor the players ___ willing to abandon the match.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

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

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