2022 WAEC Test of Orals Questions for download

2022 West African Examinations Council Test of Orals Questions 

SECTION 1

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

1.             Lynch

(a)          flee

(b)         dye

(c)          you

(d)         lick

2.             Said

(a)          paid

(b)         maid

(c)          many

(d)         ham

3.             Dance

(a)          Dunce

(b)         Aunt

(c)          Friend

(d)         Mace

4.             Core

(a)          Pole

(b)         Cot

(c)          Loud

(d)         Saw

5.             Nook

(a)          Noon

(b)         Poor

(c)          Good

(d)         Food

6.             Doubt

(a)          Nought

(b)         Round

(c)          Rough

(d)         Drove

7.             Hut

(a)          Knob

(b)         Rot

(c)          Bought

(d)         Tonne

8.             Alert

(a)          Pearl

(b)         Percent

(c)          Heart

(d)         Check

9.             Believe

(a)          Lie

(b)         Quay

(c)          Lettuce

(d)         Kick

10.         Beauty

(a)          Good

(b)         Courier

(c)          Put

(d)         Few

11.         White

(a)          Pair

(b)         Hit

(c)          Bye

(d)         Writ

12.         Here

(a)          Chair

(b)         Weird

(c)          Care

(d)         Pair

13.         Soul

(a)          How

(b)         Plough

(c)          Boat

(d)         Buoy

14.         Boot

(a)          Louse

(b)         Bull

(c)          Cook

(d)         Ruse

15.         Fall

(a)          Power

(b)         Dole

(c)          Dawn

(d)         Pull

 

SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

16.         Order

(a)          Another

(b)         Made

(c)          Wedge

(d)         Flunked

17.         Joy

(a)          Ahoy

(b)         Huge

(c)          You

(d)         Bagged

18.         Chunk

(a)          Choir

(b)         Chemise

(c)          Matches

(d)         Show

19.         Pressure

(a)          Sour

(b)         Beige

(c)          Wash

(d)         Measure

20.         Easy

(a)          Loss

(b)         Phase

(c)          Curse

(d)         Last

21.         Method

(a)          Brother

(b)         Bath

(c)          Though

(d)         Breathe

22.         Reverse

(a)          Aisle

(b)         Debris

(c)          Cast

(d)         Boys

23.         Gang

(a)          Gene

(b)         Gist

(c)          Tag

(d)         Merge

24.         Supper

(a)          Psychic

(b)         Elephant

(c)          Trip

(d)         Psalm

25.         Beige

(a)          Gag

(b)         Genre

(c)          Gem

(d)         Lough

26.         Long

(a)          Plunge

(b)         Chunk

(c)          Binge

(d)         Dawn

27.         Bask

(a)          Slacks

(b)         Basque

(c)          Lacks

(d)         Axed

28.         Then

(a)          Month

(b)         Three

(c)          Thunder

(d)         Thus

29.         Split

(a)          Sprint

(b)         Spilt

(c)          Splendor

(d)         Spill

30.         Black

(a)          Knead

(b)         Know

(c)          Scene

(d)         Echo

 

SECTION 3

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.

31.         Hatch

(a)          Stash

(b)         Match

(c)          Chain

(d)         Chat

32.         Roam

(a)          Come

(b)         Done

(c)          Home

(d)         From

33.         Callow

(a)          Colour

(b)         Brow

(c)          Allow

(d)         Shallow

34.         Fasted

(a)          Instead

(b)         Lasted

(c)          Harvest

(d)         Practiced  

35.         Lose

(a)          Shoes

(b)         Loose

(c)          Dose

(d)         Mouse

 

SECTION 4

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

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress.

36.         Institution

(a)          IN-sti-tu-tion

(b)         In-STI-tu-tion

(c)          In-sti-TU-tion

(d)         In-sti-tu-TION

37.         Spectacular

(a)          SPEC-tac-u-lar

(b)         spec-TAC-u-lar

(c)          spec-tac-U-lar

(d)         spec-tac-u-LAR 

38.         Parochial

(a)          PA-ro-chi-al

(b)         pa-RO-chi-al

(c)          pa-ro-CHI-al

(d)         pa-ro-chi-AL

39.         Curriculum

(a)          CUR-ric-u-lum

(b)         cur-RIC-u-lum

(c)          cur-ric-U-lum

(d)         cur-ric-u-LUM

40.         Affidavit

(a)          AFF-i-da-vit

(b)         aff-I-da-vit

(c)          aff-i-DA-vit

(d)         aff-i-da-VIT

 

SECTION 5

In the following options lettered A to D, 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.

41.         (a) public (b) concern (c) centre (d) people

42.         (a) standard (b) beauty (c) statement (d) regain

43.         (a) discomfort (b) aggressive (c) quality (d) depended

44.         (a) confess (b) festive (c) justice (d) haughty

45.         (a) foster (b) manner (c) cadet (d) guardian

 

SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.

46.         HE is the press photographer.

(a)          Is she the press photographer?

(b)         Was he the press photographer?

(c)          Is he the museum photographer?

(d)         Is he the press editor?

47.         His cousin is usually HOSPITABLE to strangers.

(a)          Is his mother usually hospitable to strangers?

(b)         Is his cousin usually hostile to strangers?

(c)          Is his cousin seldom hospitable to strangers?

(d)         Is his cousin usually hospitable to foes? 

48.         The FRENCH village is located in Badagry.

(a)          Is the German village located in Badagry?

(b)         Is the French embassy located in Badagry?

(c)          Is the French village located in Ikoyi?

(d)         Was the French village located in Badagry?

49.         John’s father was PROMOTED yesterday.

(a)          Was peter’s father promoted yesterday?

(b)         Was john’s mother promoted yesterday?

(c)          Was john’s father sacked yesterday?

(d)         Was john’s father promoted last year?

50.         The principal punished the students for being DISHONEST.

(a)          Did the teacher punish the students for being dishonest?

(b)         Did the principal praise the students for being dishonest?

(c)          Did the principal punish the students for being sincere?

(d)         Did the principal punish the teachers for being dishonest?

 

SECTION 7

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

51.         /a:/

(a)          Pat

(b)         Angry

(c)          Lark

(d)         Prank

52.         /Ʌ/

(a)          Sport

(b)         Coat

(c)          Could

(d)         Flood

53.         /au/

(a)          Fraught

(b)         Plough

(c)          Fracas

(d)         Bat  

54.         /w/

(a)          Wrought

(b)         Wire

(c)          Awe

(d)         Know

55.         /ʧ/

(a)          Shock

(b)         Botched

(c)          Machine

(d)         Chagrin 

56.         /k/

(a)          Champagne

(b)         Knife

(c)          Knit

(d)         Chorus

57.         /iә/

(a)          Pair

(b)         Lure

(c)          Lower

(d)         Peer

58.         /ð/

(a)          Thought

(b)         Den

(c)          Their

(d)         Thank

59.         /z/

(a)          Insist

(b)         Persist

(c)          Consist

(d)         Resist

60.         /I/

(a)          Key

(b)         Brief

(c)          Guilt

(d)         Seize