1996 WAEC SSCE English Language Past Questions

1996

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. Of all the banes confronting the economies of developing nations, not in the least in seriousness is inconsistency in policy. Apart from the quite ob…

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. What is efficient reading? Basically, it involves the ability to read through a passage fairly quickly and the ability to understand what has been re…

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. We are today faced with a great ecological problem for which we are largely responsible. The planet Earth, the only home of man is bathed in a steady…

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Write an article for publication in a national newspaper discussing the causes and consequences of the excessive desire for material wealth among Nigerians.

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You were among a group of students from your school who went on an excursion to places of interest in your country. Narrate to your classmates who did not go what you saw in at least two of the places visited and how you…

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You had a quarrel with a very good friend of yours some time ago and since then both of you have not been on speaking terms. Write a letter to him or her expressing your regret at the break in your relationship and your…

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A foreign magazine has requested articles on some traditional ceremonies of your people. Write your contribution describing any one ceremony such as marriage, funeral or child-naming.

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The performance of your country in a recent international sports competition has generated a lot of comments. Write a letter to the editor of one of your national newspapers discussing the, factors responsible for the le…

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You are the chief speaker in a debate on the topic: 'Female children are more beneficial than male children to their parents'. Write out your speech for or against the motion.

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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the sa…

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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the sa…

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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the sa…

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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the sa…

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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the sa…

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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the sa…

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In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the sa…

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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.The judge restrained the landlord from _____ the tenant

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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.There was a ten-minute _____during the stage-performance of the play

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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.Since there was no further comments the chairman called for the _____ of the minutes of the last meeting.

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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.He was sent to the Remand Home in the hope that the place would _____ him

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