2024 WAEC (WASSCE) English Language Past Questions

In the diagram above, PQ is a tangent at T to the circle ABT. ABC is a straight line and TC bisects ∠BTO. Find x.

1. A.20o
2. B.30o✓ Correct
3. C.35o
4. D.40o
5. E.50o

The proscription of the political parties was one of the steps taken by the military.

1. A.launching
2. B.expulsion✓ Correct
3. C.banning
4. D.removal

In question number 80 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

1. A.willing✓ Correct
2. B.fraternal
3. C.matrimonial
4. D.residential
5. E.domestic

The magnitude of the force experienced by a charge of 1.6 x 10$^{-8}$C in a uniform electric field of intensity 5 x 10$^5$NC$^{-1}$  is

1. A.3.2 x 10$^{-14}$N✓ Correct
2. B.8.0 x 10$^{-13}$N
3. C.8.0 x 10$^{-3}$N
4. D.3.1 x 10$^{13}$ N

When NH4Cl(s) is dissolved in water, the container feels cold to touch. This implies

1. A.The process is endothermic✓ Correct
2. B.The process is exothermic
3. C.NH4Cl forms a saturated solution
4. D.NH4Cl is highly soluble in water

The farming technique which can be adopted as a method of soil conservation is?

1. A.bush fallowing
2. B.monoculture
3. C.shifting cultivation
4. D.cover cropping✓ Correct

Which of the following pairs illustrates isotopy?

1. A.But-l-ene and but -2-ene
2. B.Ortho-hydrogen and parahydrogen✓ Correct
3. C.Oxygen and ozone
4. D.Hydrogen and deuterium
5. E.Alpha-particle and beta-particle

If $P = \sqrt{QR\left(1+\frac{3t}{R}\right)}$, make R the subject of the formula.

1. A.$R = \frac{3Qt}{P^2 - Q}$✓ Correct
2. B.$R = \frac{P^2 – 3t}{Q+1}$
3. C.$R = \frac{P^2 + 3t}{Q - 1}$
4. D.$R = \frac{P^2-3Qt}{Q}$

Graphite and Diamond are similar in that they

1. A.have octahedral shape
2. B.have same density
3. C.form carbon(IV) oxide on combustion✓ Correct
4. D.conduct electricity

A boy measured the length and breath of a rectangular lawn as 59.6m and 40.3m respectively instead of 60m and 40m. What is the percentage error in his calculation of the perimeter of the lawn?

1. A.10%
2. B.1.4%
3. C.7%✓ Correct
4. D.0.2%
5. E.0.1%