2024 WAEC GCE FIRST SERIES (JANUARY) ENGLISH: 2024 WAEC GCE First Series English language questions and ANSWERS (5729)

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Peace is a fundamental component of community development, personal growth, and survival of our planet. At the heart of every faith community, and culture, lies a need to advance peaceful co-existence to enhance productive, meaningful lives and sustainable societies. Peace underlies our quality of life and the fabric of our communities; and as our weaponry becomes ever more powerful, our very survival as people on this planet depends on it.

The modern world is becoming highly fragmented, less peaceful and unsafe for both present and future generations. The world today is engulfed by an environment of tension, violence, declining values, injustices, reduced tolerance and respect for human rights, threatening the future of the youth who deserve a peaceful and better quality of life.

Today, the world faces different types of conflicts and the worst form is terrorism, which has resulted in catastrophic loss of property and human life, ultimately hindering peace between communities, nations and religions. The core issue driving these conflicts and extremist actions is intolerant thought processes, violent narratives, and society’s attitudes, which have provided an enabling environment for terrorism to spread rapidly. Violent extremism is an emerging challenge being witnessed in the society.

Gaps in social, political, and civic engagement are grievances, which create opportunities for extremist groups to manipulate 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' youth into engaging in violent extremist activities. Violent extremists take advantage of increased unemployment especially among youth who are economically vulnerable, out of school, idle, and socially frustrated without having any public platforms to express themselves. The violent extremist narratives come in the form of ideological messages which are carefully crafted to target young and impressionable minds, particularly those who are willing to join their ‘struggle’ – often misrepresented as ‘Jihad’ by the violent extremist groups. The youth end up getting radicalized in the process, and as a result, begin to harbor extreme and violent views. This has enabled the extremists to sale the rhetoric of a better life when one migrates to their turf. Conflict often severs young people’s ties with community, creating a sense of loss and lack of belonging.

The increased level of religious intolerance, various gaps and violence in society today, increases the need for genuine interfaith dialogue, tolerance and harmony that will lead to a deeper understanding of, and relationship building with other faiths and beliefs.

Providing opportunity and safe spaces for the youth to come together to build understanding, reduce misconceptions and develop healthy relationship through social activities, exposure visits, interfaith dialogue, sports gathering, community service initiatives and mentorship programs, promote peaceful coexistence and 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' builds relationship in the community. In return, the community develops intellectually, socially and politically. Such strides are imperative for the well-being of our future generations. Interfaith interactions and dialogues act as a tool to engage youth of different faiths and cultures with the aim of building understanding, good will and a sense of community service among youth.

Youths are an essential part of advancing the culture of peace. Given tools and the opportunity, the youth can change the world while still young. Let us open our minds and horizons, share ideas, interests and values, and build cooperative relations to build a new culture of peace for the welfare of our future generations.

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Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

Two wrongs don’t make a right … or do they? It all started when I was in the woods with my friends, we were so bored I can’t even describe it to you. I was so bored I thought my head was going to blast off into planet boredom.

So I came up with an idea. “Hey why don’t we go to that creepy village deep into the Woods?”

“What village?” My best friend Emma asked with a confused face.

“Yeah what village?” my other friend Jake asked with a confused tone.

“You know the one that our mums always said not to go to, the one where we cannot go past the old tree house.”

“Oh” They both say seaming to understand it now.

“I don’t think we should go there” Emma whispers as if someone was watching.

“Come on were so bored sitting here” I groan.

“Well OK.” Jake mumbles.

So that’s how our journey started off we went to start one unforgettable adventure.

As we passed the tree house what seemed to be a lovely, bright and colourful woods suddenly turned into a dark scary and unfamiliar place.

“Where are we?” Emma whispers clenching my shoulder.

“It looks like were in the freaky village” I whisper back

We walk in closer all frightened linking arms as we get closer to this one 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' house. It was dark and covered in cobwebs it was the scariest house I've ever seen. O knock on the door all frozen no one answered. Suddenly the door swung open revealing nothing but a voice.

“Get out you should of never come here you will regret this!

We ran as fast as we could all the way to my house. At my house we ran straight to my room cuddling up to my stuffed toys.

I'm never doing that again says Emma pulling the tiger closer.

“Me neither that was scary” Jake agreed

“No I'm going back I'm with or without you I don’t care what you guys think. I stamped my foot.

“Why, you know what the guy said you will regret coming back. Jake questioned.

“There is always a reason why people do things and I'm going to find out his. I leave with no questions asked.

That night I leave with a couple supplies. As I knock on the door it swings open again. I warned you, he yelled.

I-I now but before you do anything to me, I just wanted to tell you that I bray you some gifts.

Gifts? He questions

“Yes I wanted to know what was going on.”

‘What do mean?” he questions yet again

“well you know people do things for a reason, so I want to know why you scared me and my friends”.

“Well I only scared you and your friends off like that 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' because I never really get visitors’ he answered

“I get it now” I whisper

So the mystery was solved and we became best friends

(6a)

Singapore is a small country which is speculated to be not so great as other big countries

(6b)

When they are properly managed and being processed into finished goods, they can generate lots of income for the citizens.

(6c)

The writer considers knowledge as the most vital consideration for a nation to be great

(6d)

Good governance helps in provision of tranquil environment that enhances development of a nation.

(6e)

[Pick any Two]

(i) Presence of natural resources

(ii) Existence of finished products from the natural resources

(iii) Good governance

(6f)

To explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited.

(6g)

(i) Adverbial clause of condition

(ii) It modifies the verb "might"

(6h)

(i) Perpetually - continually

(ii) Determine - decide

(iii) Know-how - knowledge

(iv) Unalloyed - unreserved

(v) Conventional - regular

(vi) Limitless - boundless