English past questions and answers, WAEC, 1989, part 3

English past questions and Answers, SSCE, 1989:

Please read questions 26 - 50 here

51. My uncle is an expert _____ mechanical engineering.

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

 

52. _____ is the owner of this pair of scissors?

1. Who
2. Whom
3. Which
4. Whose

 

53. My mother was pleased _____ me when she learnt of my success.

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

 

54. Musa was disappointed and decided to take it _____ Maryam.

1. with
2. at
3. in
4. out on

 

55. The students refused to appear before the _____ panel set up to look into their demands.

1. five-man’s
2. five-man
3. five-men’s
4. five-men

 

56. He played _____ than anyone else.

1. worse
2. badly
3. more worse
4. worst

 

57. She can’t sing _____ as I had thought.

1. so well
2. good
3. well
4. as well

 

58. Tayo was very obstinate; the more his mother insisted, _____ willingly would he do anything.

1. the more
2. as less
3. the less
4. so less

 

59. There was _____ enough food to go round.

1. scarcely
2. a little
3. almost
4. little

 

60. That child _____ nearly caused an accident.

1. rather
2. just
3. very
4. fairly

 

61. The students did the assignment, but not _____ the way I had expected.

1. so
2. quite
3. hardly
4. as

 

62. Osaro told members of his club that the match would kick _____ at 4:30 P.M.

1. up
2. off
3. back
4. on

 

63. Ngozi _____ comes to see us now.

1. scarcely never
2. almost never
3. never more
4. hardly ever

 

64. As the opposing parties would not agree, the peace meeting _____ in confusion.

1. broke out
2. broke through
3. broke off
4. broke up

 

65. Mallam Gana owns many _____ on his farm.

1. cattles
2. herd of cattle
3. heads of cattle
4. head of cattle

 

66. I want to know your religious _____.

1. believe
2. believing
3. beliefs
4. believes

 

67. He runs  _____.

1. rather much fast
2. quite rather fast
3. rather too fast
4. too rather fast

 

68. The previous assignment was _____ for me.

1. much too difficult
2. too much difficult
3. difficult too much
4. much difficult too

 

69. The TV set _____ was damaged last week has been taken to an electronics engineer.

1. which
2. who
3. of whom
4. of which

 

70. My _____ house is by the side of the road.

1. father-in-law’s
2. father’s-in-law
3. fathers’-in-law
4. father-in-laws’

 

71. The students were advised to look _____ difficult words in the dictionary.

1. in
2. on
3. out
4. up

 

Please read questions 1 - 25 here

Please read questions 72 - 100. Answers are present here

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