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The WASSCE (May/June) is the West African Examinations Council's final exam for secondary school students. Each subject has an objective (multiple-choice) paper and a theory or essay paper.
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Choose the correct question tag: The dog is ready for the test, ___
Answer: D. A positive statement takes a negative tag using the same auxiliary and a pronoun for the subject: "The dog is ready for the test, isn't it?"
What does the expression "to call a spade a spade" mean?
Answer: B. "to call a spade a spade" means to speak plainly and frankly.
Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Either Ada or her sisters ___ going to the market.
Answer: B. With "either … or", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "sisters".
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: The engineers said the plan was FEASIBLE.
Answer: B. "Feasible" means possible or practicable.
Which word contains the sound /ʃ/ (as in "shoe")?
Answer: D. The "ch" in "machine" is pronounced /ʃ/.
Choose the correctly spelt word to fill the gap: Check the ___ of new words in a dictionary.
Answer: C. The correct spelling is "pronunciation".
If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
Answer: C. Imaginary conditions use "were" for all subjects: "If I were you".
"The classroom was a zoo." This is an example of
Answer: A. A metaphor states that one thing is another without "like" or "as".
Choose the correct reported speech: She said, "I am tired."
Answer: C. In reported speech, "I am" becomes "she was" after a past reporting verb.
The idiom "to beat about the bush" means to
Answer: B. To beat about the bush is to avoid talking directly about something.
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| Vocabulary | 254 |
| Question tags | 64 |
| Idioms | 50 |
| Spelling | 49 |
| Prepositions | 40 |
| Concord | 39 |
| Plurals | 34 |
| Oral English | 9 |
| Grammar | 7 |