These WAEC questions on Concord are all from its sub-topics in the WAEC ENGLISH SYLLABUS.
We have also covered each Concord sub-topic with detailed explanation in our WAEC English lesson online.
- SEE LESSON ON BASIC CONCORD RULES NOW
WAEC Concord questions
Attempt each question before checking its correct answer and explanation.
Choose the word(s) that best completes each of the following sentences.
WAEC English 2010 (42)
1. It is sad that the rich _____ pity the poor.
A. doesn't
B. don't
C. do
D. did
SEE ANSWER ✅
“The rich” is a plural noun; (A) is singular. The sentence is in present form and needs a negative but (D) is past tense and (C) is positive.
WAEC English 2010 (45)
2. It is about time you _____ to bed.
A. go
B. have gone
C. went
D. should go
SEE ANSWER ✅
(It’s about time), (It’s high time) and (It’s time) are always followed by a SIMPLE PAST verb.
WAEC English 2010 (47)
3. One of his close friends _____ a soldier.
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. were
SEE ANSWER ✅
(One of his close friends…) is singular. So, the verb must also be singular.
WAEC English 2010 (58)
4. Three kilometres _____ quite a long distance.
A. are
B. have been
C. is
D. were
SEE ANSWER ✅
“Three kilometres” might seem plural, but it is considered a single unit measure of a distance.
WAEC English 2010 (63)
5. The teacher, as well as his students, ____ working very hard.
A. is
B. have been
C. are
D. were
SEE ANSWER ✅
When “as well as” is used to connect subjects, the verb agrees with the first subject (The teacher…) which is singular, and so is the verb.
WAEC English 2010 (66)
6. All we need _____ dedicated teacher.
A. are
B. was
C. is
D. were
SEE ANSWER ✅
(All we need…) is a singular subject, and so will be the verb. (B) is also singular but past tense which doesn’t fit the context of the sentence.
WAEC English 2011 (52)
7. Your friend and mentor, _____ his speech.
A. has finished
B. is to be finishing
C. have finished
D. was finished
SEE ANSWER ✅
(Your friend and mentor…) is singular as they both refer to ONE person, so it goes with a singular verb, not plural (C). Option (B) is future continuous and (D) is passive voice.
WAEC English 2011 (65)
8. Every man, woman and child _____ asked to contribute.
A. were
B. are
C. was
D. have
SEE ANSWER ✅
(Every man, woman and child…) is a singular subject and the main verb “asked” is past tense, so it requires a singular past auxiliary verb (was).
WAEC English 2011 (49)
9. It's about time your brother ____ some attention to his English.
A. pays
B. is paying
C. paid
D. had paid
SEE ANSWER ✅
(It’s about time), (It’s high time) and (It’s time) are always followed by a SIMPLE PAST verb.
WAEC English 2011 (54)
10. One of the window panes _____ yesterday.
A. were breaking
B. was broken
C. is to be broken
D. have broken
SEE ANSWER ✅
(One of the…) is singular and only (B) and (C) have singular auxiliary verbs, but (C) suggests a future event which does not fit the past context of “yesterday”.
Download WAEC questions on Concord PDF
Get WAEC English lesson and CBT
Did you fail many of the WAEC Concord questions above?
- TAKE LESSON ON BASIC CONCORD RULES NOW
Or would you like to practice questions on all WAEC English topics like (Word class, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, Word stress, Consonant sounds, Essay writing, etc.) in WAEC CBT format instead?
Leave a Reply