WAEC GCE 2025 ENGLISH ANSWER


For the ENGLISH Obj;
Pls kindly trace it from your system. The options are being reshuffled. You might see number 1 as any number, so trace and be fast. You might also see option A as option C, B or D. Just use the answers in words and and trace properly. Kindly Trace it carefully to avoid errors!!!!


1. The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'obvious' is 'cautious'.
Answer: B

2. The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'daring' is 'timid'.
Answer: C

3. The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'laborious' is 'easy'.
Answer: B

4. The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'cynical' is 'trusting'.
Answer: A

5. The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'opulent' is 'desolate'.
Answer: A

6. The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'precise' is 'vague'.
Answer: B

10. The passengers to the plane attended to ___ of bloom.
The correct answer is: A. raise

11. There was a large student ___ at the sports.
The correct answer is: C. contingent

12. She displays strong ___ to achieve remarkable lives.
The correct answer is: A. potential

18. The Senate holds its ___ every fortnight to consider new bills.
The correct answer is: C. meeting

19. The king ___ the throne owing to old age.
The correct answer is: B. descended

20. The first ___ of applicants is being interviewed.
The correct answer is: B. troop

21. D. was acquitted
22. D. punished
23. D. very hospitable
24. C. exhilarated
25. B. is sympathetic
26. B. became agitated
27. C. always seen by others
28. B. be optimistic
29. C. found it impossible to say that Lola had arrived
30. A. those supporting changes and those against them
31. C. frank
32. A. extra-agent

44. The correct answer is C. been beaten.
45. The correct answer is C. months.

46. My wife hated that shoes I bought.
The correct answer is: A. fashionable leather

47. My father works in the morning than in the evening.
The correct answer is: A. more easily

48. We wanted to visit some interesting tourist centres.
The correct answer is: C. despite

49. We have won the cup for two years.
The correct answer is: A. running for two years

50. The committee invited my brother and to the conference.
The correct answer is: A. myself

51. Betaji should be through with his work now.
The correct answer is: A. can't be

52. Does the man know books you like so much?
The correct answer is: C. whatever

53. Football in the sun can be firing.
The correct answer is: A. Playing

54. The place was quite neat except for the floor.
The correct answer is: C. dirt

55. I spoke to Jane and Joan on the issue but of them took my advice.
The correct answer is: D. both

56. Modou was up by his aunt.
The correct answer is: D. taken

57. Hardly a day passes by his thinking of her.
The correct answer is: C. without

58. Not only did the bully punch Ali, spat on him.
The correct answer is: B. but he also

59. You had better the problem, otherwise it will remain unsolved.
The correct answer is: C. face

71. A diagnose
72. C thermometer
73. B gauge
74. A throbbing
75. B patients
76. A symptoms
77. B scrutiny
78. D illness
79. C to help nourish your body
80. A deterioration








(1)
[Your Address]
Lagos, Nigeria
December 3, 2025

Dear Aisha,

I am writing to you because I am in a situation that has been weighing heavily on my mind, and I really need your help. A misunderstanding has developed between Tunde and me, and it has been upsetting me more than I can say. As you know, Tunde has been one of my closest friends for years. We have shared so many memories, laughter, and even our fears with each other, so it is heartbreaking to feel this distance growing between us. I am turning to you because you know both of us well, and I believe you can help us resolve this before it becomes something more serious.

The misunderstanding started last week during a conversation about Tunde’s school project. I made a comment that was meant as a friendly suggestion, but he misunderstood it as criticism. I tried to explain what I really meant, but it seems my words only made him feel hurt and distant. I feel terrible because I never intended to upset him. Our friendship has always been very important to me, and it hurts to see him so cold and quiet when I know we have always supported each other through everything.

I have tried reaching out, but Tunde does not seem ready to listen. Every attempt I made to clarify has only created more tension, and I feel frustrated and helpless. That is why I am asking for your help. You understand both of us and how we communicate, and I trust that you can explain my intentions to Tunde in a way that will help him see that I meant no harm. I hope you can also encourage him to talk with me so that we can sort this out before it affects our friendship permanently.

I am kindly requesting that you intervene on my behalf. Perhaps you could speak to Tunde privately and tell him how important our friendship is to me, or arrange a time when the three of us can sit together and speak openly. I am willing to apologise if my words or actions caused him pain, and I truly hope he will understand that my only wish is to restore the bond we have cherished for years.

Thank you for always being someone I can trust and rely on. Your support in this situation means a great deal to me, and I am hopeful that with your help, Tunde and I can reconcile. I really want our friendship to return to what it used to be, full of laughter, trust, and shared memories.

Please let me know if you are able to help. I would be forever grateful for your intervention.

Your friend always,
Chike

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15, Adeyemi Crescent,
Oke-Ado, Ibadan,
Oyo State.
6th December, 2025.

My dear Friend Chinedu,

How are you and your family? I believe everything is going smoothly for you. It has been a while since we last spoke, and I sincerely miss our usual lively conversations. I am writing this letter with a heavy heart because something unpleasant has happened between Kemi and me, and since you are close to both of us, I humbly seek your help and intervention.

You know very well how strong the bond of friendship between Kemi and I has always been. From our secondary school days to this very moment, we have shared secrets, supported each other in challenges, and stood side by side like sisters. However, a misunderstanding arose last week that has created a painful distance between us.

It all began on Monday after school. I had promised to help Kemi with her assignment, but that same afternoon, my mother suddenly fell ill. I rushed her to the hospital, turned off my phone to focus on her and stayed there till late in the night. By the time I got home, I was too exhausted to call or send a message. Unknown to me, Kemi had been waiting at her house, believing I intentionally ignored her. The following morning at school, she barely responded to my greeting. When I tried to explain, she walked away angrily, thinking I abandoned her when she needed me most.

Since then, she has refused to talk to me no matter how many times I tried calling or texting. She even returned the novel I borrowed her without a note. Chinedu, this silence hurts me deeply because I value our friendship more than anything. I would never intentionally disappoint her. If I had known she was expecting me urgently, I would have found a way to inform her even from the hospital. Truly, everything happened so quickly that evening, and I did not think clearly enough to contact her.

I know Kemi listens to you and respects your opinion. That is why I am reaching out to you. Please help me explain the situation to her and let her know that I meant no harm. I want peace, understanding and restoration of the bond we once shared. Kindly speak to her and encourage her to hear me out. All I ask for is one sincere conversation where I can apologize properly and tell her everything myself.

I sincerely hope that with your help, this bitterness will melt away and we will laugh together again like we used to. Thank you, my dear friend, for taking the time to read this letter. I await your response with hope.

Warm regards,
Amina.

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(1)
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION

When the dry season came earlier than expected that year, the little farming community of Irele faced a problem it had never known before. The stream that threaded past the village — the same stream that had watered farms, filled the clay jars at the market and been the children’s playground for generations — reduced to a shallow trickle. Crops began to wither, goats grew thin, and mothers queued for hours to fetch a few buckets of water. Everyone sighed the same tired sigh: “What shall we do?”

I am Tunde, and my father is a cassava farmer. I watched helplessly as the cassava leaves curled and the garden soil hardened like old bread. My younger sister, Sade, complained of tummy pains from drinking unsafe water bought at inflated prices from passing traders. The schoolteacher warned that children might miss exams if the water shortage continued. Fear and worry clung to the village like the dust.

One evening, as we sat under the baobab tree and discussed ways to borrow or buy water, Old Musa — a retired mechanic who fixed bicycles and radios — tapped his pipe thoughtfully and said, “If only we could bring the water from the brook upstream without carrying jerrycans all day.” He rubbed his chin and added, “But how? There is no petrol to run a pump, and we cannot afford one.”

The problem nagged me at night. I could not sleep, thinking of Sade and the long queues. Necessity had become a loud drum in my head; it would not let me rest. The next morning, I went to Musa’s workshop and asked if I could learn to use his tools. He chuckled but agreed. Over the following weeks, I spent every spare hour beside him, peeling the secrets of gears, belts and bearing from broken bicycles and old car batteries.

One rainy afternoon, when a loud thunderstorm had forced everyone indoors, an idea struck me. We could lift the water with a simple mechanical contraption driven by a bicycle! If someone pedalled, the turning wheels could pull a rope from the stream to a large container at the top of the bank. The trick was to make the rope wind smoothly and to provide a simple filter so the water would be clean.

With Musa’s help we scavenged parts: a bicycle frame, a drum from an old generator, some pulleys and pieces of rubber hose. We fastened the drum to the rear wheel, wound the strong rope on the drum and attached the other end to a hollowed-out barrel used as a bucket. For filtration, we layered sand, gravel and charcoal in a perforated drum before the water reached the container. On the first test, the contraption groaned, coughed, and with the combined strength of two men pedalling, the barrel rose from the stream full of water. Sade took a sip and smiled — no more bitter taste, no diarrhea.

Word spread quickly. The council gave permission to set up the machine near the market. A group of youths took turns pedalling early in the morning and late into the night. Crops were watered on time, babies drank clean water, and the girls returned to school instead of spending hours fetching water. Musa and I were given honourary cups of garri by grateful mothers, but the real reward was seeing Sade run and play again.

Our invention was crude by city standards, but it solved a pressing need. Later, a visiting agricultural student from the state college improved our design by adding a simple flywheel and gearing, making the machine easier to pedal. The village council pooled funds to build two more units for neighbouring hamlets.

That experience taught me a lesson I now carry like a lamp: when people face urgent problems, their minds become inventive. Necessity wakes imagination, forces hands to work, and turns simple ideas into practical tools. The people of Irele had not waited for outsiders; they used what they had and changed their fate. Indeed, necessity is the mother of invention.

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Necessity Is the Mother of Invention

In the small riverside village of Umudike, life was simple but tough. The villagers depended mainly on fishing for survival. Every morning, men paddled their wooden canoes into the river, while women waited on the banks to smoke and sell the fish. Among these fishermen was a poor but intelligent young boy named Chinedu, who had lost his father at a tender age. He lived with his widowed mother and two younger sisters.

One rainy season, disaster struck the village. The river overflowed its banks after days of heavy rainfall. Canoes were swept away, fishing nets were destroyed, and many homes close to the river collapsed. Chinedu’s family lost everything they had. With no canoe and no net, survival became very difficult. Hunger stared them in the face.

Day after day, Chinedu watched his younger sisters cry from hunger, and his mother grow weaker. He tried borrowing fishing tools from neighbors, but everyone was struggling too. One evening, as he walked sadly along the riverbank, he noticed how plastic waste floated freely on the water and often trapped small fish. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind.

That night, Chinedu gathered empty plastic kegs, old ropes, wires, and broken nets from the refuse dump. He worked tirelessly for days, joining the materials together. Though people laughed at him and called his effort useless, he did not give up. Finally, he created a floating fishing trap that could stay on the river and automatically collect fish as water passed through it.

Early one morning, he placed the invention in the river. By evening, he returned and was shocked to see that the trap was filled with fish. For the first time in weeks, his family ate well. The next day, he sold some fish at the market and earned enough money to buy food and other necessities.

Within two weeks, the news of Chinedu’s invention spread through the village. Other fishermen came to learn from him. Soon, many families began using the same fishing trap. Hunger was reduced, and the village slowly returned to life. Chinedu was later invited by a local organization that supported young innovators, and he was given a scholarship to further his education.

Looking back, Chinedu realized that if poverty and hunger had not pushed him to think deeply, he might never have discovered his hidden talent. What seemed like misfortune became a blessing in disguise.

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(6a)
According to the writer, people are indifferent to nature because they are more interested in transforming their environment and are preoccupied with technological advancement and urbanization. They are so focused on modernization and technology that they fail to see and appreciate the beauty of nature.

(6b)
(i)It can calm people down when they are troubled or stressed, acting as a therapy for frayed nerves.
(ii)Trees protect cities from the effects of harsh weather and help reduce pollution.

(6c)
According to the writer, nature is best experienced not just by seeing and hearing it, but by observing it, listening to it, and feeling it. This implies a deeper engagement with nature, going beyond superficial observation to a more profound sensory and emotional connection.

(6d)
If nature is not protected, the soil, the waters, and the trees will soon cease to exist, leading to a barren and desolate place devoid of color.

(6e)
This expression means that technological advancement and urbanization have caused significant and damaging harm to nature.

(6f)
Rhetorical question.

(6g)
The writer's attitude to nature is one of deep appreciation and concern. They value its beauty and benefits and are worried about the negative impact of modernization and technology on the natural world.

(6hi)
Subordinate clause.

(6hii)
Its function is to introduce a contrasting idea or a condition that does not prevent the main clause from being true. It acknowledges that people often fail to observe nature, but despite this failure, nature still exists and has value.

(6i)
(i) enchanting: captivating
(ii) worries: anxieties
(iii) therapies: remedies
(iv) surfing: browsing
(v) detrimental: harmful

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(6a)
According to the writer, people are indifferent to nature because they are preoccupied with technological advancement, urbanization, and modernization, leaving them little time to appreciate it.

(6b)
(i) Nature calms and soothes troubled or stressed people.
(ii) Nature protects cities from harsh weather and helps reduce pollution.

(6c)
Nature is best experienced by observing it closely, listening to its sounds, feeling the breeze, walking in gardens or parks, and enjoying the chirping of birds or the rustling of trees.

(6d)
If nature is not protected, the soil, waters, and trees will cease to exist, creating a barren and desolate environment harmful to human health and happiness.

(6e)
The expression “have dealt a severe blow to nature” means that modernization and urbanization have seriously damaged or harmed nature.

(6f)
Rhetorical question.

(6g)
The writer’s attitude to nature is one of admiration and concern, emphasizing its beauty, therapeutic value, and importance to human well-being.

(6h)
(i) Subordinate clause
(ii) Its function is to indicate contrast, showing that nature exists and has value even if people do not notice it.

(6i)
(i) enchanting – charming
(ii) worries – troubles
(iii) therapies – treatments
(iv) surfing – browsing
(v) detrimental – harmful

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(7)
Many financially independent women no longer feel pressured to marry quickly.

News of domestic violence discourages people from committing to marriage.

The search for a perfectly compatible partner often leads to serial relationships and eventual single parenthood.

The high cost of weddings, especially 'society weddings,' deters many from even attempting to marry.

Unemployment and the need for daily survival take precedence over marriage for those lacking financial stability.

The desire for a spouse with a steady and substantial income and the fading stigma of singleness contribute to a lack of urgency in getting married.