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WAEC WASSCE English 2024 past questions and answers

This 2024 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 2024 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE English 2024 questions

1. The committee decided to _____ the meeting until a later date.
  1. abolish
  2. postpone
  3. announce
  4. attend

Answer: B. postpone

To postpone a meeting is to arrange for it to take place later.

2. The principal's warning was intended to _____ further misconduct.
  1. encourage
  2. permit
  3. reward
  4. deter

Answer: D. deter

To deter misconduct is to discourage or prevent it.

3. If the witness had spoken earlier, the confusion _____ avoided.
  1. would have been
  2. will be
  3. would be
  4. had been

Answer: A. would have been

A past unreal condition takes would have plus a past participle in its result clause.

4. Neither the coach nor the players _____ willing to cancel the match.
  1. was
  2. is
  3. were
  4. has been

Answer: C. were

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

5. The new policy will take _____ at the start of next term.
  1. effect
  2. affect
  3. affection
  4. effective

Answer: A. effect

The fixed expression is take effect, meaning to become operative.

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