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WAEC Sample Comprehension Questions and Answers (Part 3)
By Ralph Nyadzi / Study Guides / English, English comprehension, senior high school English / 3
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Today, you’ll have a real harvest of sample comprehension questions and answers for your studies in
readiness for the WAEC English Language paper. This post is Part 3 of a whole series of multiple English
Language comprehension passages and answers just for your benefit.
So, whether you’re a student, candidate, teacher or even a parent looking for revision materials on
WASSCE/NECO/GCE/JAMB English reading comprehension, all I must tell you is you’ve finally arrived.
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Go ahead and check out the sample answers for dozens of sample comprehension questions and
answers in this series.
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Without further ado, let’s get down to comprehension passage 20 in the series.
Table of Contents
1 Passage 20
2 Questions
3 Recommended Answers for Passage 20
4 Passage 21
5 Questions
6 Recommended Answers for Question 21
7 Passage 22
8 Questions
10 Passage 23
12 See passage 24 and a lot more …
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Passage 20
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.
Last year, a section of the judiciary held a press conference in the Appeals Court building. The aim was
to explain the Court’s decision to increase sentences and fines imposed on drivers guilty of various
motor traffic offences.
Before that conference, there had been a public outcry against the spate of accidents on our highways
and their effects on citizens. Many people felt that the sharp rise in the number of accidents could be
blamed on drivers who must be punished severely for ‘slaughtering’ passengers and pedestrians. Not
even the numerous attempts by the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit of the Police Service and other
agencies could stop the carnage.
For, while some drivers drove at great speed, engaging their vehicles in senseless overtaking, even on
hills and in curves, others drove under the influence of alcohol. Thus, while many innocent passengers
and pedestrians lost their lives in avoidable accidents, countless others suffered permanent injury. Such
accident victims had to depend on their immediate family and others for sustenance. Family members
who depended on them for survival faced severe hardship.
All this explains why the judiciary, therefore, responded positively and quickly to the public outcry.
Subsequently, heavy fines and long prison sentences were imposed on recalcitrant drivers found guilty
of road traffic offences to deter others.
However, much to the disappointment of the general public, the punishment has now been relaxed. The
reckless drivers seem to have been given the green light to continue causing havoc on the highways with
impunity. This must certainly stop. Drivers should be made to understand that reckless driving is an
offence, just as armed robbery is, and they must not be spared. They must be made to face the music
and be subjected to the full rigours of the law. That way, travelling will be pleasant and passengers will
feel safe.
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Questions
a) Why was the press conference held?
b) State two effects of accidents
c) How did the public react to the spate of accidents?
d) What did the judiciary do to stop accidents?
e) State two causes of accidents.
f) …. who must be punished severely …
i. What is the grammatical name for this expression?
ii. What is its function?
g) For each of the following words underlined in the passage, find another word or phrase that means
the same and can replace it in the passage:
i. spate, ii. carnage, iii. sustenance,
iv. severe, v. havoc
Recommended Answers for Passage 20
a) It was meant to explain the decision of the courts to increase sentences and fines for traffic offences.
b) i) They cause unnecessary deaths. ii) They cause permanent injuries.
c) The public expressed outrage.
d) It increased sentences imposed on offending drivers.
e) i) speeding and senseless overtaking ii) driving under the influence of alcohol
f) i) adjectival clause ii) it qualifies the noun, “drivers”
g) i)spate – prevalence/high incidence/ high number
ii) carnage – slaughter/killings
iii) sustenance – survival/livelihood
iv) severe – unbearable/untold/ serious
v) havoc – trouble

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WAEC Sample Comprehension Questions and Answers (Part 3)

3 Recommended Answers for Passage 20

9 Recommended Answers for Passage 22

11 Recommended Answers for Passage 23

12 See passage 24 and a lot more …

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a) Why was the press conference held?

b) State two effects of accidents

c) How did the public react to the spate of accidents?

d) What did the judiciary do to stop accidents?

e) State two causes of accidents.

f) …. who must be punished severely …

i. What is the grammatical name for this expression?

ii. What is its function?

i. spate, ii. carnage, iii. sustenance,

iv. severe, v. havoc

Recommended Answers for Passage 20

b) i) They cause unnecessary deaths. ii) They cause permanent injuries.

c) The public expressed outrage.

d) It increased sentences imposed on offending drivers.

g) i)spate – prevalence/high incidence/ high number

ii) carnage – slaughter/killings

iii) sustenance – survival/livelihood

iv) severe – unbearable/untold/ serious

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