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English Language 2001 WAEC Past Questions

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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

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It is cold comfort to tell a hungry man that starvation improves health. This means that telling a hungry man this is

  • A. frightening
  • B. consoling
  • C. unhelpful
  • D. hypocritical
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22

Audu was certainly born with a silver spoon in his mouth. This means that

  • A. he was born into a rich family
  • B. his parents gave him a silver spoon when he was born
  • C. he was born in the age of miracle
  • D. his parents could not help him
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23

Nonso's father gave him a free hand to run the family business.This means that his father

  • A. assisted him freely
  • B. allowed him to make his own decisions
  • C. made him sole owner of the business
  • D. allowed him freedom of movement in the premises
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24

You must be speaking with your tongue in your cheek. This means that you

  • A. must be very serious
  • B. must be thinking of something else
  • C. have food in your mouth
  • D. don't mean what you are saying
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25

The manager hit the roof when he was presented with a huge estimate for the new project. This means that the manager

  • A. became very suspicious
  • B. threw an object at the roof
  • C. became very angry
  • D. ordered the project to be started at once
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