The following are some of the WAEC past questions confusing the candidates in English Grammar. You can read more similar posts on our examinations page of the site.
1. My _______ to you, students, is to be good.
(a) advice
(b) advise
(c) adverse
(d) advance
2. You are not allowed to carry _______ on this flight.
(a) much luggage
(b) many luggages
(c)pieces of luggage
(d) more luggages.
3. It is no longer easy for graduates to secure __________
(a) many employments
(b) employments
(c) employment
(d) an employment
4. The boy needs a broad piece of paper and __________ to practice his drawing.
(a) crayon
(b) crayons
(c) some crayon
(d) much crayons
5. The policeman has gathered ______ to complete the investigation.
(a) many informations
(b) information
(c) a few informations
(d) an information
6. The principal has already summoned all the _______ on the matter.
(a) head of the department
(b) heads of departments
(c) head of departments
(d) heads of department
7. In my country, there are good standard _______ for sports.
(a) stadiums
(b) stadias
(c) staid
(d) stadia
8. I want to know your religious ___________
(a) beliefs
(b) believe
(c) believing
(d) believes
9. Mallam Gana owns many _________ on his form.
(a) herds of cattle
(b) head of cattle
(c) heads of cattles
(d) cattles
10. A _________ of robbers came to our area yesterday
(a) team
(b) group
(c) bandit
(d) swarm
11. Mr Ade teaches at the ___________
(a) ebenezer baptist high school
(b) ebenezer Baptist high school
(c) Ebenezer Baptist High School
(d) Ebenezer Baptist high school
12. My heart thrills with ________
(a) a joy
(b) joy
(c) the joy
(d) some joys
13. Bola cooks food very well. So, she is ________
(a) a cooker
(b) a cook
(c) cooker
(d) the cooks
14. __________ all the contestants, the judges then announced the winner.
(a) to see
(b) seen
(c) having seen
(d) seeing
15. _______ breakfast is not good for children.
(a) to have skipped
(b) skip
(c) skipping
(d) to have been skipping
16. The dog wags _________ tail.
(a) its
(b) it’s
(c) theirs
(d) their
17. The girl ________ parents have left for England and won a prize.
(a) whose
(b) which
(c) who
(d) whom
18. This is the man _______ stole my bicycle
(a) which
(b) who
(c) what
(d) when
18. I don’t know what to do with these children. They are always fighting
(a) themselves
(b) myself
(c) one another
(d) each other
20. Ranti: This is not my key Ayo, then _________ is it?
(a) of which
(b) who’s
(c) whose
(d) whom
21. Adams is a very good friend on __________I can rely
(A) who
(b) whose
(c) which
(d) whom
22. _________ is the owner of this pair of scissors?
(a) whom
(b) which
(c) whose
(d) who
23. _________ are my books.
(a) That
(b) This
(c) These
(d) Their
24. They wrote _________ note yesterday
(a) that
(b) their
(c) there
(d) then
25. The chairman _________ did not come to the meeting.
(a) himself
(b) themselves
(c) itself
(d) myself
26. Do you notice John and Comfort glancing at _________?
(a) the other
(b) each other
(c) theirselves
(d) themselves
27. They were warned, so they have _______ to blame for the problems they are now facing.
(a) ourselves
(b) yourselves
(c) themselves
(d) their ownselves
28. The two cats are so similar that I cannot tell whether that one is __________
(a) yourself or myself
(b) my or you
(c) your’s or my
(d) yours or mine
29. __________ were sent to the library by the English teacher.
(a) Udoh and I
(b) Udoh and me
(c) myself and Udoh
(d) I and Udoh
30. Tunji divided the money between David and ________
(a) he
(b) himself
(c) themselves
(d) him
31. He acts as if he _________ a general manager.
(a) were
(b) has been
(c) is being
(d) is been
32. Mr Nwokolo had _______ her breakfast before her friend came in
(a) had
(b) has
(c) have
(d) been had
33. By 11 a.m., I _______ writing for 2 hours.
(a) will have been
(b) have been
(c) will be
(d) am
34. Having worked all day, it is about time we ________ back home
(a) go
(b) went
(c) goes
(d) gone
35. Eze has not heard from his Sister Ada since she ________ to the United Kingdom
(a) has gone
(b) went
(c) had gone
(d) had been going
36. The suspect ________ when I entered the office.
(a) has been questioned
(b) was being questioned
(c) have been questioned
(d) is being questioned
37. The president’s speech __________ at 7 p.m. yesterday
(a) is broadcasted
(b) has been broadcast
(c) was broadcast
(d) was broadcasted
38. Ameh _____ to school nowadays
(a) walk
(b) walked
(c) walks
(d) walking
39. He _________ say it to my face that I did that
(a) dares not
(b) not dare
(c) dare not
(d) dared not
40. ________ to bring a letter of authority before he can collect the money?
(a) needs he
(b) he needs
(c) does he need
(d) need he
41. Surely, he _______ come in person if he doesn’t want to!
(a) does not need
(b) did not need
(c) need to
(d) need not
42. The messenger _________ home until his boss leaves.
(a) dare not went
(b) dare not to go
(c) dare not going
(d) dare not go
43. Have you any objection _________ him to launch?
(a) to invited
(b) with inviting
(c) for inviting
(d) to inviting
44. Dupe ___________ to have spoken so rudely to her mother.
(a) daren’t
(b) shouldn’t
(c) oughtn’t
(d) wouldn’t
45. Perhaps what Ade told us __________ true after all.
(a) must not be
(b) shall not be (
c) may not be
(d) should not be
46. Ogugua has always ________ me as a good-mannered child.
(a) strike
(b) struck
(c) striken
(d) striking
47. She doesn’t not remember ever _________ a tiger
(a) to see
(b) seeing
(c) to have seen
(d) having to use
48. I am accustomed ___________ on an empty stomach.
(a) for sleeping
(b) to sleeping
(c) to have slept
(d) to sleep
49. The maid denied __________ her mistress money.
(a) stealing
(b) to stealing
(c) stolen
(d) have to stolen
50. Yesterday, I ___________ on the beach for half an hour.
(a) lay
(b) lie
(c) lain
(d) lied
51. I have __________ waiting.
(a) to be kept
(b) been kept
(c) being kept
(d) to have been kept
52. I have never _______ humiliated in my life
(a) so being
(b) been so
(c) being so
(d) so been
53. I look forward to ____________ you next week
(a) see
(b) saw
(c) be seeing
(d) seeing
54. I saw him ___________ the fence
(a) jump
(b) to jump
(c) to have jumped
(d) to be jumping
55. Bisi makes me _________ my money lavishly.
(a) spend
(b) to be speaking
(c) to spend
(d) spent
Answers
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C 21. D 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. C 40. D 41. D 42. D 43. D 44. C 45. C 46. B 47. B 48. B 49. A 50. A 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. A 55. A
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