WAEC, English Past Questions and Answers, 1990, Part 4

WAEC, ENGLISH, 1990:

SECTION 7

Read questions 43 - 75 here

In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, five choices are offered in columns lettered A to E. For each question, Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage

PASSAGE A

For the working woman, the task of looking after the home and __76__ up to the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern __77__, there is still much __78__ to keep her __79__ cooking, cleaning, mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a __80__ help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. She buys a lot of __81__ and visits __82__regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily __83__ that they need these things to __84__ themselves up.

Thus, the responsibilities of a __85__ are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for __86__ engagements.

PASSAGE B

For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against __87__ and provide some __88__. Most firms will seek __89__ against fire, fraud and other __90__ happenings for which they pay annual __91__ to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the __92__ to be __93__. Some of these happenings may be __94__ sustained during work or __95__ business debts.

A __96__ number is given to the insured for proper __97__. If you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a __98__ policy than a __99__, for more risk covered in the former than in the __100__.

Read questions 1 - 26 here

Read questions 27 - 42 here

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Answers to these questions are present here.

ANSWERS TO WAEC ENGLISH, 1990

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

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

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

31. B   32. C   33. E   34. A   35. D   36. C   37. C   38. D   39. A   40. B

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

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

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

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

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

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