Comprehension passage. (Waec 1989) - SS1 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1

a) Give, in word or phrase, the meaning of each of the following words, as used in the passage: (i) dissenting; (ii) stamp; (iii) contemporaries. (iv) Forbearance (v) Storm. 

(b) What figure of speech is "the bright sun continued to smile?"

(b) What figure of speech is "the bright sun continued to smile?"

(b) What figure of speech is "the bright sun continued to smile?"

(c) (i) What kind of grammatical structure is "the courage to fail?"

(ii) What is its function in the sentence?

What two hardships had Andrew gone through in life?

(e) What is implied by the expression The world was at his feet?