1991 WAEC SSCE English Language Past Questions

1991

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. It is now fashionable to hear discussions centering on the disproportionate representation of males and females in the population. it is indeed not unc…

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. With some ten hours' journey before them, the professor and his men at first thought of heeding Pa Chukwuka's advice that they should stay till Monday…

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. It has been found by researchers in education that the odds are stacked high against the learner from a deprived socio-economic background. A learner,…

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You have just ended your tenure as the president of the youth club in your community. Write a speech which will be delivered at the last general meeting before you leave office, recounting your achievements and expressin…

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Tell a story that ends with the words: It was a bitter experience, but I learnt my lesson.

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The transistor radio you bought from a department store with a two-year guarantee developed a fault after six months. You took it to the technical section of the store where the foreman refused to accept it, alleging tha…

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Write an article suitable for publication in a foreign magazine on the traditional marriage system of your people.

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There was a terrible storm in your town during which houses were destroyed. Your family house was among those affected. Write a letter to your uncle working overseas describing the disaster and requesting for his help in…

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A youth club in your country is organizing an essay competition for final year Senior Secondary School students on the topic: The lingua franca question: problems and prospects. Write your entry.

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.Bola was vocal in protesting against the high-handedness of the police unlike Sola who was _____

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Instruction. Choose the word most suitable for the sentence.The _____of the few rich in our society contrasts with the poverty of the masses.

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.I thought that the comments made by the secretary were quite innocuous but the chairman considered them _____

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.The measures that were introduced to accelerate the process of national development have in actual fact _____ it

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.Rather than show remorse for his offense, he remained _____

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.At the end of the crisis, the leaders declared that there was neither victor nor _____

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.The young man was advised to be _____ and not rigid on critical Issues if he wanted to make a good career in politics.

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.Ibrahim's flamboyant lifestyle contrasts sharply with Aminu's _____ attitude.

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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.The rather insignificant effort he made yielded _____ results

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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.It is a _____ that the more you look, the less you see.

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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.The shrill voice of the actor _____ across the hall.

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