WAEC English

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. We believed that the teacher would not be home that weekend. My father had strictly warned us not to go out at night since recent happenings had shown that it was unsafe. However, the thought of those mouth-watering fruits in…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. The mansion by the roadside in my village reminds me of a similar sight in the state capital, three decades ago. Standing conspicuously by the highway in the heart of the city, the mansion posed a bold challenge to road…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. The case of Dr. David Akide drives home the point that nobody should be written off as a failure as long as he has not died. As far as I can recall, he was one of the weakest in class…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. When the principal introduced Mr. Njobe as our new Mathematics teacher, we did not think much of him. He did not look very likeable nor did he appear to be an achiever. Nothing was spectacular about him apart from the…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it Mr. Ogun it was that wooed me for school. That was decades ago. I had resisted vehemently; I even ran away to hibernate with my maternal grandmother. I had told Granny that I wanted to spend a few days with…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it Part of my one-year study programme in Britain involved visiting several places of historical importance, especially those related to precolonial African history on which I was researching. One was the home of William Wilberforce, the 19th century anti-slave trade statesman.…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. When Bademosi heard that he had some visitors from Ireti, his hometown, he concluded immediately that they must be the usual seekers of financial assistance, or jobs. He decided that this time, he would give them the rough edge of…