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SECTION 1

In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

1. The management has neither _____ nor denied the rumor that it was going to lay off some workers

A. pronounced

B. confirmed

C. rejected

D. advertised

2. Instead of ______________ the issue, the speaker digressed to unimportant matters.

A. summarizing

B. describing

C. revealing

D. addressing

3. The telephone booths were all _______ and I had to wait for more than ten minutes for one to become vacant

A. locked

B. busy

C. occupied

D. ringing

4. While the first battalion halted its match at nightfall, the second _______ to the barracks

A. returned

B. set out

C. proceeded

D. turned up

5. His father is an _____________ driver but he is only a novice

A. enlightened

B. aged

C. excellent

D. experienced

ANSWERS

6. The arrival of the police at the scene _______________ rather than mitigated tension

A. provoked

B. heightened

C. created

D. prolonged

7. Roses are common in May but ___________ in November

A. dead

B. strange

C. rare

D. extinct

8. A bank clerk should be able to tell easily the difference between _______ notes and counterfeit one

A. crisp

B. good

C. correct

D. genuine

9. Last night, uncle Joe was blind drunk but this morning he is as __________ as a judge

A. alert

B. saintly

C. strong

D. sober

10. What I have is only a ______ of the famous painting, the original is in the National Museum

A. duplicate

B. model

C. fake

D. drawing

ANSWERS

SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the words that best completes each of the following sentences.

11. If the jury’s verdict is “not guilty” the defendant will be _____________

A acquainted

B. indicted

C. pardoned

D. forgiven

12. When all the items on the agenda had been discussed, the meeting was ____________

A. adjourned

B. dismissed

C. postponed

D. dissolved

13. Because the new venture was __________ many businessmen and women went into it

A. rich

B. manageable

C. lucrative

D. satisfying

14. We saw a ________ of lions at the game reserve

A. pride

B. family

C. bank

D. group

15. Many educationists feel that __________ punishment should still be retained in schools

A. capital

B. corporal

C. corporate

D. physical

ANSWERS

16. Freedom of movement is a_______ right of every citizen

A fundamental

B. negotiated

C. privileged

D. respected

17. The river _______ towards the sea

A. meandered

B. rolled

C. ran

D. trickled

18. I _____________ that our team will win the match tomorrow.

A. certify

B. conclude

C. announce

D. predict

19. If found guilty, he will _____________ all the wealth he has amassed illegally

A. forgo

B. abandon

C. repay

D. forfeit

20. At a _______ of 200 kilometers an hour, the hurricane swept away everything in its path

A. movement

B. flow

C. velocity

D. drive

ANSWERS

SECTION 3

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentences.

21. Ladies and gentlemen, the worst may be over, but we are not out of the woods yet. This means that we are

A. still in the forest

B. not yet ready to celebrate our success.

C. likely to encounter more difficulties

D. dangers not over yet

22. When I leave this country it will be for good. This means that I will

A. never come back

B. leave for better conditions elsewhere

C. become an adventurer

D. improve my ways

23. When she confronted her husband, he hung his head and didn’t answer her questions. This means that he was

A. defiant

B. ashamed and embarrassed

C. caught unawares

D. angry with her

24. All our plans fell through at the last moment. This means that we

A. were exposed

B. delayed

C. were abandoned

D. failed

25. The police, knew that the suspect was not being straight with them. This means that the suspect was

A. not telling the truth

B. not friendly

C. afraid

D. timid

ANSWERS

26. After his prison experience, Etim decided to go straight. This means that he decided to

A. hold his head up and walk with defiance

B. change his religion

C. live an honest life

D. stop using drugs

27. The teacher spoke with his tongue in his cheek when he said that lazy Ade was the best pupil. This means that the teacher

A. did not mean what he said

B. was disappointed

C. was angry

D. tried to encourage Ade.

28. They did not know what to expect and so decided to play it by ear. This means that they decided to

A. listen attentively to everyone

B. act according to circumstance

C. pretend to be deaf

D. prepare for the worst

29. Ojo decided that the best course of action was to play along with the for the time being. This means that he

A. join their team temporarily

B. entertain them for a while

C. pretend to agree with them

D. be playful with them.

30. The conference was attended by people from all walks of life. This means that the conference was attended by people

A. of all races

B. who had traveled widely

C. from all professions

D. from different parts of the word.

ANSWERS

SECTION 4

From the words lettered A to D, below each the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

31. Amina is the one who initiated the quarrel, not Nike!

A. started

B. stopped

C. settled

D. fueled

32. She was reprimanded by her boss for negligence

A. sacked

B. rebuked

C. punished

D. surcharged

33. Why should I retract my statement when it is nothing but the truth?

A. alter

B. deny

C. withdraw

D. condemn

34. The doctor diagnosed the tumor as malignant

A. deadly

B. painful

C. infectious

D. minor

35. In tropical Africa, mosquitoes are ubiquitous

A. dangerous

B. harmful

C. troublesome

D. everywhere

ANSWERS

36. It soon became obvious that a confrontation was inevitable

A. disastrous

B. unavoidable

C. desirable

D. imminent

37. They insisted that the omission of my name had been inadvertent

A. unintentional

B. unconditional

C. improper

D. unfortunate

38. The police announced that they were yet to apprehend the criminals

A. interrogate

B. charge

C. persecute

D. arrest

39. He is easily recognizable because of a conspicuous birthmark on his face

A. dark

B. beautiful

C. prominent

D. natural

40. The fishing boat was imperiled by high winds, but it managed to reach port safely

A. pushed

B. endangered

C. disturbed

D. blown.

ANSWERS

SECTION 5

From the words or group of words, lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completed each of the following sentences

41. Surprisingly, Musa turned _______ the job

A. away

B. in

C. out

D. down

42. We have no choice _____ to do what they demand

A. except

B. than

C. unless

D. but

43. The committee has submitted its report ______ the students’ riot

A. in

B. for

C. about

D. on

44. The chairman told member that he was open _______ suggestions

A. in

B. for

C. about

D. on

45. The placemen shot the escaping robber _____ the leg

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. into

ANSWERS

46. For the management, your remarks amount to a slap ________ the face

A. on

B. upon

C. at

D. in

47. She does not remember __________ to anyone at the part

A. to talk

B. to be talking

C. talking

D. to have talked

48. This portion is to be shared between ____________

A. us and them

B. we and them

C. us and they

D. we and they

49. Joel is one of those fanatical sports fans __¬¬¬¬_______ about nothing else,

A. who talks

B. who talked

C. who talk

D. who is talking

50. I will see you ________________ tomorrow

A. when I return

B. after I have returned

C. after I might have returned

D. when I have returned.

ANSWERS

51. But for the night guard’s vigilance, the factory _________ burgled

A. would be

B. will be

C. would have been

D. will have been

52. No sooner __________ it started to rain

A. did he arrive home when

B. had he arrived home than

C. than he arrived home

D. when he arrive home

53. Hardly a day goes by _____________ he doesn’t think of her

A. that

B. when

C. while

D. without

54. Scarcely had I opened the door __________ the dog came running in

A. as

B. before

C. than

D. when

55. Several __________ attended the two-day summit

A. head of state

B. heads of states

C. heads of state

D. head of states

ANSWERS

56. You haven’t seen this men before _____?

A. isn’t it so

B. have you

C. is it so

D. isn’t it

57. I saw him again _____________ last week

A. sometime

B. sometimes

C. one time

D. sometime

58. She bought a ____________ handbag

A. red beautiful leather

B. beautiful leather red

C. beautiful red leader

D. leather beautiful red

59. It was the head boy that took the book away _______________?

A. didn’t he

B. wasn’t he

C. wasn’t it

D. isn’t it

60. ___________, my father took me to England

A. at the age of ten

B. being ten years old

C. when I was ten

D. at ten years old

ANSWERS

61. The teacher wanted to know if all our homework submitted

A. have been

B. has been

C. had been

D. is being

62. The man denied _______________ the company’s property

A. stolen

B. to have stolen

C. to be stealing

D. stealing

63. The day I won a visa lottery was the _________ day of m y life

A. happy

B. very happy

C. happiest

D. happier

64. Ebiere invited _____________ to her birthday party

A. Bola and I

B. myself and Bola

C. Bola and me

D. Bola and myself

65. The company employs only experienced ___________ mature workers

A. and

B. but

C. well

D. very

ANSWERS

66. Adamu looked at his watch and said “It’s high time we _________ home”

A. must go

B. went

C. should go

D. go

67. She claims ____________ a ghost last night

A. seeing

B. to be seeing

C. to have see

D. having seen

68. We had better __________ now, or we’ll miss the train

A. left

B. leave

C. be leaving

D. to leave

69. She __________ the sleeping baby on the bed

A. lay

B. lies

C. lied

D. laid

70. “___________ we rather go home” he asked

A. shouldn’t

B. can’t

C won’t

D. mustn’t

ANSWERS

71. I know that song very well we __________ it every day when I was in primary school

A. sang

B. had sung

C. have sung

D. sing

72. They ______ the competition when we arrived

A. begun

B. have begun

C. had begun

D. begin

73. If you ______________ early, you will get there before nightfall

A. left

B. are leaving

C. had left

D. leave

74. The test was so difficult that _________ students passed

A. some few

B. a few

C. few

D. fewest

75. Please can you __________________ money?

A. lend me little

B. borrow me a little

C. lend me some

D. borrow me some

ANSWERS

76. __________ at 5 o’clock every morning was one of the regulations he detested most at school

A. to be waking up

B. waking up

C. having to be waking up

D. to be waking

77. If you had waited five minutes longer, you ____________ her,

A. would be above to see

B. will be able to see

C. would have been able to see

D. will have seen

78. She asked the driver to ___________ at the school gate.

A. drop her

B drop her down

C. drop her out

D. drop her in

79. she told me that she always _______ the television before going to bed,

A. switch off

B. off

C. switched off

D. switches off

80. “I _________ the new principal,” Obi said

A. look forward to meet

B. look forward to having met

C. am looking forward to meeting

D. am looking forward to meet.

ANSWERS

SECTION 6

In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.

PASSAGE A

Birds are instantly recognizable – 81 - , perhaps because of their ability to – 82 – Some people might consider their shape the most distinguishing – 83 – Everyone, however, agrees on the characteristics that a bird possesses: two 84 – feather, two legs, a toothless – 85 – warm blood, and the ability to – 86 – eggs. The modern system of – 87 – birds is like a pyramid, with the base formed by 8,514 different – 88 – A convenient – 89 – of this system recognizes a g group of birds which does not normally – 90 – with other groups.

ANSWERS

81. A. Begins B. Creatures C. Things D. Mammals

82. A. Soar B. Dive C. Glide D. Fly

83. A. Possession B. Mark C. Feature D. Sign

84. A. Arms B. Flaps C. Forearms D. Wings

85. A. Mouth B. Flip C. Break D. Gum

86. A. Produce B. Provide C. Lay D. Give

87. A. Classifying B. Arranging C. Ordering D. Numbering

88. A. Species B. Birds C. Types D. Varieties

89. A. Judgment B. Explanation C. Statement D. Name

90. A. Agree B. Mate C. Fly D. Go

ANSWERS

PASSAGE B

One of the most precious gifts human kind has been given is the power to – 91 – with it, w pass vital – 92 – to one another either – 93 – or by non-vocal methods, such as – 94 – Freedom of – 95 – is, I n fact, a widely contested issue throughout the world. Some have therefore, assumed that communication is the – 96 – of only humans. Yet, research shows that animals – 97 – information in intricate ways that often baffle humans. Yet, they “speak”, not with words, but through visual signals such as – 98 – tails, twitching ears, or – 99 – wings. Other forms of animal communication may involve the use of voice, such as a bark, a roar, a snarl, or – 100 – Some of the “languages” are obvious to humans, while others require much scientific study to detect.

ANSWERS

91. A. Communicate B. Inform C. Tell D. Say

92. A. News B. Words C. Things D. Information

93. A. Quickly B. Verbally C. Secretly D. Symbolically

94. A. Smiling B. Nodding C. Gestures D. Winking

95. A. Speaking B. Speech C. Saying D. Expressing

96. A. Preserve B. Belonging C. Properly D. Policy

97. A. Give B. Receive C. Handle D. Exchange

98. A. Shaking B. Moving C. Wagging D. Showing

99. A. Rotating B. Flapping C. Raising D. Feathering

100. A. Noise B. Music C. Whistling D. Song

WASSCE JUNE 2005 ENGLISH LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.D 10.A 11.A 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.B 16.A 17.A 18.D 19.D 20.C 21.C 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.A 28.B 29.C 30.D 31.A 32.B 33.C 34.A 35.D 36.B 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.B 41.D 42.B 43.D 44.A 45.A 46.A 47.C 48.A 49.A 50.A 51.C 52.B 53.B 54.D 55.B 56.B 57.D 58.C 59.C 60.A 61.C 62.D 63.C 64.C 65.A 66.B 67.C 68.B 69.B 70.A 71.A 72.B 73.D 74.C 75.C 76.C 77.C 78.A 79.A 80.C 81.B 82.D 83.C 84.D 85.C 86.C 87.A 88.A 89.B 90.B 91.A 92.D 93.B 94.C 95.B 96.B 97.D 98.C 99.B 100.C

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