WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATION COUNCIL

FINAL WASSCE 2022 ORAL TEST FOR STUDENTS

GET THE AUDIO BEFORE YOU START THE TEST

TEST 1

Listen carefully. In this test there are three words to a line. l am going to read one word from each line.
Beside the word I read there is a letter .Shade this letter on your answer sheet. Here are two examples

Example 1. A. Beat B. bit C. bet

The word i read was b-e-a-t beat; so the correct answer for example 1 is A. This is recorded by shading
the answer space A against number 1.

Example. 2. A. peak B. pick C. park

The word I read was p-a-r-k park so the correct answer for example 2 is C. This is recorded by shading
the answer space C against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 1 on your answer sheet. Start at number 1.

A. B C

1. Barter Better Butter

2. Hat Heart Hut

3. Course. Curse Cares

4. Bought But Bout

5. Latter. Litter. Later

6. Fail Fill Feel

7. Look Lock Luke

8. Dawn. Done . Dong

9. Stir Steer Stair

10. Roared Rod Road

TEST 2

Listen carefully. In this test there are three words to a line. I am going to read one word from each line.
Beside the word I read there is a letter. Shade this letter on your answer sheet

Here are two examples

Example 1 A. Seats B. Seeds. C. Scenes

The word I read was s-e-e-d-s; seeds so the correct answer for example 1 is B this is recorded by shading
the answer space B against number 1.

Example 2. .A. bent. B. Bend. C. belt

The word I read was b-e-n-t ;bent so the correct answer for example 2 is A.This is recorded by shading
the answer space A against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 2 on your answer sheet Start at number 11.

A. B. C

11. Seeds. Sees. Seized

12. Bets Belts. Beds

13. Grass Glass Class

14. Leech. Leach. Lease

15. Think. Thin Thing

16. Nest. Nursed. Next

17. Bleat. Believed Bleed

18. Calm. Charm Farm

19. Test Chest Text

20. Chew. Shoe Jew

TEST 3

Listen carefully. In this test there are four words to a line. I am going to read one word from each line.
Beside the word I read there is a letter. Shade this letter on your answer sheet.

Here are two examples

Example 1. .A. witch. B wish. C. wash D. watch

The word I read was w-a-t-c-h watch. so the correct answer for example 1 is D. This is recorded by
shading the answer space D against number 1.

Example 2. A. slime. B. rhyme. D. crime. C. Cream

The word I read was s-l-i-m-e slime. so the correct answer for example 2 is A. This is recorded by shading
the answer space A against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 3 on your answer sheet. Start at number 21.

A. B. C. D

21. Camped. Canned. Can’t Kind

22. Wriggled. Bridle. Rigid Riddle

23. Thank Frank. Plank Tank

24. Spice Spite. Sparse Spouse

25. Peers. Hearse. Hers Paris

26. Judges Barges Batches Bagges

27. Ask Tusk. Axe Bask

TEST 4

Listen carefully In this test there are three sentences in each group. I am going to read one sentence
from each group. Beside the sentence I read there is a letter . Shade this letter on your answer sheet
Here are two examples

Example 1

A. He's just a short a goal

B. He's just a short a girl

C. He’s just a short a gull

The sentence I read was sentence C "he’s just short a gull .so the correct answer for example 1 is C. This
is recorded by shading the answer space C against nurnber1.

Example 2

A. This steam has power

B. This team has power

C. This theme has power

The sentence I read was sentence A "This steam has power 'so the correct answer for example 2

is A This is recorded by Shading answer space A against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 4 on your answer sheet. Start at number 28.

28. A. The fight was delayed

B. The flight was delayed

C. The kite was delayed

29. A. He said fish

B. He said feast

C. He said fist

30. A. They wouldn’t pay

B. The wouldn’t pray

C. They wouldn’t play

31. A. He sells chits

B.He sells chips

C.He sells ships

32. A. The word I spelt was lust

B. The word I spelt was lads

C. The word I spelt was last

33. A. She’s given it up

B. She’s given it art

C. She’s given it out

34. A. It’s not a border

B. It’s not a bother

C. It’s not a balder

TEST 5

In this test the word that you will hear on the tape does not appear on your word list That word only
rhymes with one of the words on the list. Example 1. Pet.. which one of the following four words in
example 1 rhymes with pet

A. Rent

B. Sketch

C. Set

D. Sent

The correct word is set. The other words do not rhyme with pet. The letter written against set is and this
is recorded by shading answer space C against number 1

Listen to this word sing. Which one of the our words in example 2 rhymes with sing?

Example 2.

A. Sinned

B. Sand

C. Wind

D. Wing

The correct word is wing. The other words do not rhyme with sing. The letter written against wing is D
and this is recorded by shading answer space D against number 2

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 5 on your answer sheet. Start at number 35.

35. A.Deny 36 A. Flash

B.Belie B. Ask

C.Delight C. Flutes

D.Ply D. Busk
37. A .Remand 38. A. Goals

B.Remind B. Gulls

C.Gunned C. Bowls

D.Mild D. Toes

39 A. Shirt 40. A. Fared

B.Died B. Cured

C.Bet C. Curd

D.Death D. Word

41. A. Mutton 42. A. Rake

B.Gotten B. Flock

C.Bottom C. Late

D. Pattern D. Rate

TEST 6

You are going to hear some questions and answers The questions will all be different and the answers
always the same you have to choose the one question which goes with the repeated answer, Here are
two examples

Example 1

Question Answers

Who borrowed your newspaper ? He borrowed my news paper

Did John borrowed your newspaper? He borrowed my news paper

Did he steal your newspaper? He borrowed my newspaper

The correct answer is C because "He borrowed my newspaper’’ answers the question Did he steal your
newspaper?". This is recorded by shading the answer space C against number 1.

Example 2.

Question

What is the capital of Britain? London is the capital of Britain

Is London a city in Britain? London is the capital of Britain

What country is London the capital of? London is the capital of Britain

The correct answer is A because London is the capital of Britain answers the question What is the capital
of Britain?. This is recorded by shading the answer space A against number 2.

In the test which follows you will hear only the answers; the questions will not be read .

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 6 on your answer sheet. Start at number 43.

43. A.Did he speak to me this week ?

B.When did he speak to me ?

C. Did he write to me this week ?

44. A.Does Jane always laugh ?

B. Does Jane always frown ?

C.Who always frowns ?

45. A. Did same often make that mistake?

B. Has sam often avoided that mistake?

C. Who has often made that mistake?

46. A. Did we meet the burglar inside the room?

B. Did we find the burglar inside the room?

C. Who found the burglar inside the room?

47. A. Has Hannah forgotten my name ?

B.Has Hannah forgotten my address?

C. Has Hannah written my address ?

48. A. Was Saturday a great day for sales?

B.Which day is a great day for sales?

C. Why is Saturday a great day for sales ?

49,. A. When did the first lady give a speech ?

B.Did the first lady give a speech ?

C.Did the first Lady write a speech ?

50. A.where did Akua go yesterday ?

B. Which beach did Akua go to ?

C.Did Akua visit tee Beach yesterday ?

51. A. Does John plan to visit Kumasi tomorrow ?

B. Does Ike plan to visit Kumasi tomorrow ?

C.Does Ike plan to visit kumasi today ?

52. A. Did the pastor teach that before ?

B.Did the teacher teach that before ?

C.What did the pastor teach before ?

TEST 7

You are now going to hear some short conversation. After the conversation, read the three statements
on your question paper and decide which one of them is correct, Shade the appropriate space on your
answer sheet. Here is an Example:

Example

MAN: He said the exercise was well done

WOMAN: That's what he said

A. The man in certain that the exercise was well done, but the woman is doubtful.

B. The man is doubtful as to whether the exercise was well done

C. Both are doubtful as to whether the exercise was well done

Both are doubtful as to whether the exercise was well done. The correct answer is therefore statement
C. This is recorded by shading answer space C.

Now get ready to answer the rest of test 7 on your answer sheet. Start at number

53. A. The man is certain, but the woman is doubtful.

B. The woman is certain, but the man is doubtful

C. Both are doubtful

54. A. The man is polite but the woman is impolite

B.Both are polite

C. The man is impolite but the woman is polite

55. A The man is certain but the woman is doubtful.

B.The woman is certain but the man is uncertain

C.Both are certain

56. A. Both are not doubtful that Akoto will win the election

B.Both are doubtful that Akoto will win the election

C.The woman is doubtful but the man is certain

You are now going to hear a shot conversation between two speakers , a man and a woman ;and a
narrative. Both the conversation and the narrative will be played to you twice. Immediately after
hearing each of them, you will be asked two questions. From your question paper, decide on the correct
answers. On you answer sheet shade the space of the appropriate letter .There are no examples for this
test. Therefore get ready to start at number 57.

According to the conversation

57. A. Telephone companies ever give the people good services.

 B. Telephone companies do not give good services to the people

C.The services of telephone companies are neither good nor bad

From the conversation we learnt that

58. A. The Nation needs taxes from private companies to develop

B. The poor services of private companies do not affect the nation in any way

C. Private telephone companies do not pay taxes for the nation’s development

NARRATIVE

According to the narrative

59 A. Many people were fortunate to own brand new cars in 1948

B. Nobody was fortunate to have to owned a brand new car in 1948

C. Few people were fortunate to own brand new cars in 1948

From the narrative we learn that

60 A. The narrator’s group members were not happy that she bought a car.

B. The narrator’s group members were not aware that she bought a car

C.The narrator was happy that she was the first person in her group to have bought

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