Waec English Language Past Questions For Year 2017
Question 21
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
I had to put up my house as _______ for bank loan,
- A. pledge
- B. agreement
- C. collateral
- D. surety
Question 22
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The felling of trees contributes to environmental _______
- A. pollution
- B. damage
- C. degradation
- D. destruction
Question 23
After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretaion that is most appropriate for the sentence.
When Victor's father gave him a new car, he was lost for words. This means that victor
- A. did not like the car
- B. forgot to show gratitude
- C. was overwhelmed
- D. was not grateful
Question 24
After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretaion that is most appropriate for the sentence.
Peter and Paul get along like a house on fire. This means that they
- A. have a very good relationship
- B. are not on speaking terms
- C. avoid each other always
- D. pretend to like each other
Question 25
After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretaion that is most appropriate for the sentence.
Many of us escaped with the skin of our teet during the crisis. This means that we
- A. lost some of our teeth
- B. narrowly escaped
- C. quickly escaped
- D. had marks on our skin
