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WAEC WASSCE English 2025 past questions and answers

This 2025 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 2025 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE English 2025 questions

1. The head teacher put off the meeting until Monday. What does 'put off' mean in this sentence?
  1. Postponed it
  2. Cancelled it permanently
  3. Announced it publicly
  4. Attended it briefly

Answer: A. Postponed it

To put off an event means to postpone it to a later time.

2. The new treasurer was asked to ___ responsibility for the missing funds.
  1. do
  2. take
  3. make
  4. hold

Answer: B. take

The standard collocation is 'take responsibility'.

3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'scarce' as used in 'Clean water became scarce during the dry season.'
  1. limited
  2. rare
  3. abundant
  4. costly

Answer: C. abundant

'Abundant' means plentiful, which is the opposite of 'scarce'.

4. When Sade let the cat out of the bag, she ___ .
  1. frightened an animal
  2. made a careless mistake
  3. escaped from danger
  4. revealed a secret

Answer: D. revealed a secret

The idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' means to reveal a secret.

5. The meticulous clerk checked every figure twice before submitting the report; meticulous means ___.
  1. very careful
  2. unusually quick
  3. easily distracted
  4. openly impatient

Answer: A. very careful

A meticulous person pays careful attention to details.

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