WASSCE English Language · Paper 1 style

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Which word is most formal?

Akids
Bguys
Cfolks
Dchildren

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Answer: D

Children.

Trap A Accepts an informal or local usage as standard: WASSCE marks standard British English. When an option 'sounds normal' in speech, check it against the formal rule before choosing it.

Trap B Ignores register and collocation: Learn fixed collocations: 'heavy rain', 'make a decision', 'pay attention', 'commit a crime'; choose the register (formal/informal) that fits the sentence.

Trap C Picks a near neighbour of the right form: Name the exact category the stem needs (third conditional; /əʊ/; 'call off' = cancel; clause of concession) and check each option against that name, not against how close it looks.

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Accepts an informal or local usage as standard
WASSCE marks standard British English. When an option 'sounds normal' in speech, check it against the formal rule before choosing it.
Ignores register and collocation
Learn fixed collocations: 'heavy rain', 'make a decision', 'pay attention', 'commit a crime'; choose the register (formal/informal) that fits the sentence.
Picks a near neighbour of the right form
Name the exact category the stem needs (third conditional; /əʊ/; 'call off' = cancel; clause of concession) and check each option against that name, not against how close it looks.

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