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Quiz 33 of 33

2021 WAEC English Language Test of Orals Past Questions

Section 1 (1 – 15)

From the options, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below.

Example: seat

A. sit
B. cite
C. set
D. key

The correct answer is D because only key contains the same sound as the one underlined in seat. Therefore answer space D would be shade.

[A] [B] [C] [D]

SECTION 2 (16 – 30)

From the options, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below.

Example: ten

A. depot

B. attack

C. listen

D. cloth

The correct answer is B because only attack has the same consonant sound as the one underlined in ten. Therefore, answer space B would be shaded.

[A] [B] [C] [D]

SECTION 3 (31 – 35)

From the options, choose the word that rhymes with the given word. An example is given below.

Example: sweet

A. suite

B. quit

C. sword

D. white

The correct answer is A because only suite rhymes with sweet. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded.

[A] [B] [C] [D]

SECTION 4 (35 – 40)

In each of the following questions, the main/primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on, it occurs in capital letters.

From the options, choose the one that is the correct stress. An example is given below.

Example: exhibition

A. Ex-hi-bi-tion

B. ex-HI-bi-tion

C. ex-hi-BI-tion

D. ex-hi-bi-TION

The correct answer is C because the main/primary stress of the word exhibition is on the third syllable. Therefore, answer space C  would be shaded.

[A] [B] [C] [D] 

SECTION 5 (40 – 45)

In the following options, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Identify the one with the different stress pattern and shade your answer in the usual way. An example is given below.

Example:

A. Dessert

B. colour

C. instinct

D. risky

Options B, C, D are all stressed on the first syllable while option A is the one stressed on the second syllable. So, A is the correct answer. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded.

SECTION 6 (45 – 50)

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters.  From the options choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. An example is given below.

Example: Ngozi loves POUNDED yam.

A. Does Ngozi loves boiled yam?

B. Does Jane love pounded yam?

C. Does Ngozi hate pounded yam?

D. Does Ngozi love pounded plantain?

The correct answer is A because Ngozi loves POUNDED yam answers the question, Does Ngozi love boiled yam? Therefore, answer space A would be shaded.

[A] [B] [C] [D]

SECTION 7 (51 – 60)

From the words options choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. An example is given below.

Example /θ/

A. bother

B. without

C. path

D. bathe

The correct answer is C because only path contains the sound represented by the given symbol. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded.

[A] [B] [C] [D]

NOTE:

For questions 46 to 50 of section 6, attention should be given to the word that receives the emphatic stress in the question. The word that receives the emphatic stress is always written in capital letters. This word determines the choice of correct answers, as the option that contradicts the word emphasized in the question is always the correct option.

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