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WAEC Sentence Interpretation questions
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Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
WAEC English 2010 (28)
1. I would have visited you but for my father's ill health. This means that my _____
A. father's ill health would have made me to visit you
B. father's ill health prevented me from visiting you
C. father threatened to fall ill if I visited you
D. father did not fall ill, so I couldn't visit you
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“…but for…” means “if it were not for…” which shows his reason for not visiting.
WAEC English 2011 (21)
Had it been possible to leave the country then, I would have done so. This means that _____
A. I have not left the country and nothing can make me leave
B. I wanted to leave the country and I did
C. I will definitely leave the country one day
D. I would have liked to leave the country but I wasn't able to
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The sentence indicates a desire to leave that was not fulfilled due to circumstances that prevented it.
WAEC English 2011 (23)
3. Unless you don't want to become a teacher, there is no reason for not accepting the sponsorship. This means that you should _____
A. not refuse the sponsorship if you want to become a teacher
B. refuse the sponsorship if you want to become a teacher
C. not refuse the sponsorship if you don't want to become a teacher
D. refuse the sponsorship whether you want to become a teacher or not
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The sentence emphasizes that accepting the sponsorship is beneficial or necessary for becoming a teacher.
WAEC English 2011 (25)
4. We would never have followed his advice if we had known his reputation. This means that we _____
A. knew what people said about him so we refused to obey him
B. trusted him but did not need his advice
C. followed his advice because we didn't know him
D. trusted him but did not take his advice
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The sentence implies that their lack of knowledge about his reputation made them follow his advice.
WAEC English 2011 (27)
5. Sulaiman can't help shouting at the members of his team. This means that he _____
A. cannot help them without shouting at them
B. can't help them and can't stop shouting
C. can't control his emotions and keep shouting
D. helps them by cheering them
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The sentence indicates an inability to control the impulse or urge to shout at his team.
WAEC English 2011 (30)
6. Considering his huge salary, the Director ought to have built a house by now. This means that the Director _____
A. is not satisfied with his salary
B. has not built a house yet
C. earns a lot but his house is still not ready
D. does not have enough money to build a house
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Not that the house is being built and not yet finished. The sentence implies that the “building” hasn’t even started at all, despite enough money available.
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