WAEC English Language: practice questions.

Question 1 · Comprehension: Cyber Security/Online Safety

Which of the following practices best protects a student's online bank account?

1. A.Using the same easy password for every account so it is not forgotten
2. B.Giving your BVN to a caller who says he is from the bank
3. C.Clicking the link in a text message that says your account will be blocked
4. D.Using a strong, unique password and never sharing a one-time password (OTP) with anyone

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Question 2 · Antonyms and Synonyms

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. When the police in Ibadan questioned the suspect, his answers were EVASIVE.

1. A.elusive
2. B.nervous
3. C.rude
4. D.direct

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Question 3 · Forms and Functions of Tense

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: If I ____ the governor of Lagos State, I would clear the drainage channels first.

1. A.shall be
2. B.were
3. C.will be
4. D.have been

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Question 4 · Dynamic Verbs, Stative Verbs and Present Progressive Tense

Which of the following sentences is correct?

1. A.I am knowing the answer to the question.
2. B.She is owning two shops in Aba.
3. C.I know the answer to the question.
4. D.We are believing the story you told us.

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Question 5 · Dynamic Verbs, Stative Verbs and Present Progressive Tense

In which sentence does the present progressive tense show a temporary situation?

1. A.Ada is staying with her aunt in Kaduna this month.
2. B.Ada stays with her aunt in Kaduna every holiday.
3. C.Ada has stayed with her aunt in Kaduna before.
4. D.Ada stayed with her aunt in Kaduna last year.

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Question 6 · Subject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Bread and beans ____ my favourite breakfast on Saturdays.

1. A.are
2. B.were
3. C.have been
4. D.is

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Question 7 · Dynamic Verbs, Stative Verbs and Present Progressive Tense

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: This egusi soup ____ delicious.

1. A.is tasting
2. B.are tasting
3. C.do taste
4. D.tastes

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Question 8 · Comprehension: Reading to Identify the Writer's Mood, Tone and Purpose

Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows. When Funmilayo Adeyemi moved to Yaba to begin her first year at a college of education, she was surprised by the heaps of plastic bottles that blocked the drains near her hostel. Every rainy season, the street flooded, and traders lost goods worth thousands of naira. Most residents blamed the government, but Funmilayo believed that ordinary people could do something about it. She persuaded six of her classmates to join her, and together they placed large sacks beside the hostel gate with a hand-painted sign: 'Drop your bottles here.' At first, few people paid attention. Some students even laughed at the group, calling them 'the bottle collectors'. Undeterred, Funmilayo visited a recycling company in Ikeja and learnt that it paid for clean plastic by the kilogram. This discovery changed everything. Once the hostel residents realised that their empty bottles could be turned into money, the sacks filled up within days. By the end of the session, the club had sold more than two tonnes of plastic and used part of the income to buy textbooks for a nearby primary school. The drains on the street were clearer than they had been for years, and the flooding, though not completely gone, was far less severe. Funmilayo now speaks at secondary schools across Lagos. 'People do not change because you shout at them,' she tells students. 'They change when they see that the new way benefits them.' Question: As used in the passage, the word 'Undeterred' means

1. A.very angry
2. B.deeply ashamed
3. C.greatly amused
4. D.not discouraged

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Question 9 · Forms and Functions of Tense

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Listen! The church choir ____ the national anthem.

1. A.sings
2. B.sang
3. C.has sung
4. D.is singing

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Question 10 · Formal Letter Writing

A formal letter that begins "Dear Sir" should end with

1. A.Yours sincerely,
2. B.Your loving son,
3. C.Yours faithfully,
4. D.Best regards, your friend,

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Question 11 · Registers (Houses and Homes, Family Relations, Medicine, Banking, Law)

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. Ngozi went to the bank to ___ money into her savings account.

1. A.lend
2. B.deposit
3. C.withdraw
4. D.overdraw

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Question 12 · Adjuncts (Adverbs)

In "The traders gathered at the motor park early in the morning", the expression "early in the morning" is an adjunct of

1. A.place
2. B.manner
3. C.time
4. D.reason

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