English past questions and answers, WAEC, 1988, part 4

English past questions and answer, WAEC, 1988:

Please read questions 49 - 75 here

76. People are always afraid to visit Mr. Ade because he is _____.

1. an army
2. a soldier
3. an army man
4. a military

77. I want the spoon washed. I can still see _____ on it.

1. oiliness
2. greases
3. some oil
4. greasiness

78. Everybody has to do _____ homework.

1. his
2. them
3. theirs
4. their

79. Having worked all day, it is about time we _____ back home.

1. go
2. goes
3. went
4. gone

80. At eighteen, Bose is _____ to take good care of her sisters.

1. enough old
2. too old
3. older enough
4. old enough

81. Obi is _____ troublesome than I had imagined.

1. much less
2. the least
3. more less
4. very less

82. This is not _____ house in the street but it is certainly bigger than yours.

1. a big
2. the big
3. the biggest
4. the bigger

83. I find it _____ comfortable to travel by air than by road.

1. quite very much
2. much more
3. quite much
4. very much

84. _____ sacrifice was it that people talked about it for years.

1. Much great
2. How great a
3. As great as
4. So great a

85. The press must cater for the needs of the _____ public.

1. readers
2. readable
3. reading
4. reader

86. I hate that habit _____.

1. of nagging
2. by nagging
3. to nag
4. having nagged

87. After he had tried for some time, he realized that all his efforts were going to be _____.

1. festive
2. futile
3. fragrant
4. fitful

88. Mr. Dauda’s two labourers’ work on _____ days.

1. alternative
2. optional
3. alternate
4. current

89. If she takes _____ her mother, you can be sure of her efficiency.

1. up
2. on
3. with
4. after

90. Please look _____ my answers for me.

1. over
2. across
3. after
4. on

91. Ali said that going _____ an operation is not a pleasant experience.

1. through
2. over
3. in
4. by

92. If pupils will abide _____ school rules, the tone of discipline will improve.

1. on
2. with
3. in
4. by

93. _____, inform her that I called.

1. When she comes back
2. After she phoned
3. As she was coming back
4. When she arrived

94. He knew _____.

1. that they wanted
2. what they wanted
3. if they wanted
4. at where they wanted

95. The house _____ is the most beautiful in that area.

1. after Femi built
2. in which Femi built
3. whose Femi built
4. which Femi built

96. _____, we shall go together.

1. If you had come early
2. If you came early
3. If you come early
4. Although you come early

97. He said he forgot _____.

1. what you said
2. that you said
3. why you said
4. when you said

98. I don’t like my mathematics teacher; well, he doesn’t like me _____.

1. too
2. also
3. quite
4. either

99. Eze has not heard from his sister Ada since she _____ to the United Kingdom.

1. has gone
2. had gone
3. had been gone
4. went

100. Ada has special love _____ children, so she is going to be a teacher.

1. in
2. with
3. of
4. for

Please read questions 1 - 30 here

Please read questions 31 - 48 here

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Answers to English WAEC, 1988

.1. B   2. E   3. A   4. D   5. C   6. A   7. B   8. E   9. D   10. C

11. B   12. A   13. A   14. E   15. D   16. B   17. D   18. A   19. E   20. C

21. B   22. E   23. A   24. A   25. B   26. C   27. B   28. D   29. B   30. E

31. C   32. A   33. C   34. C   35. C   36. C   27. D   38. B   39. E   40. B

41. B   42. C   43. C   44. C   45. B   46. D   47. D   48. E   49. C   50. C

51. A   52. B   53. B   54. A   55. C   56. A   57. C   58. A   59. A   60. C

61. C   62. C   63. A   64. A   65. B   66. D   67. C   68. C   69. C   70. C

71. A   72. B   73. D   74. C   75. A   76. B   77. C   78. A   79. C   80. D

81. A   82. C   83. B   84. D   85. C   86. A   87. B   88. C   89. D   90. A

91. A   92. D   93. A   94. B   95. D   96. C   97. A   98. D   99. D   100. D