WASSCE · English Language
Grammar, Lexis and Comprehension
12 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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Random questions from this topic, one at a time. You see the answer and the explanation straight after each one.
All 12 questions
- From the options lettered A to D, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word:
The diplomat spoke with great circumspection during the press briefing. - Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
His frugal lifestyle enabled him to save enough money for university tuition. - Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
The teacher insisted _____ our submitting the term papers before Friday noon. - Choose the option that best completes the sentence:
Scarcely had the keynote speaker stepped onto the stage _____ the lights went out. - Select the correct tag question:
You hardly ever visit the central library these days, _____? - Choose the option that best replaces the underlined idiomatic expression:
After years of dispute, the two communities decided to bury the hatchet. - According to the passage, how do mangrove root systems protect coastal settlements?
- The word attenuate in the passage is closest in meaning to:
- Why are coastal mangroves described as critical nurseries for commercial fish?
- Which two anthropogenic factors are cited as causes of mangrove degradation?
- The word paramountcy in the passage is closest in meaning to:
- It can be inferred from the passage that destruction of Gulf of Guinea mangroves would likely: