Questions and Answers | Objective and Essay Exam Guide
Set by the Examiner — Original Model Practice Paper
Prepare confidently for the 2026 WAEC GCE Igbo examination with this original practice guide. This exam guide contains 60 carefully written objective questions covering Igbo vocabulary, grammar (parts of speech), proverbs (ilu), idioms (akpaalaokwu), comprehension, and culture and greetings, alongside 4 detailed essay questions covering composition, translation, comprehension, and oral literature, each with fully worked model answers and a complete marking guide. Designed as an original revision resource in the general style of the WAEC GCE Igbo syllabus, this practice paper is not an actual past or leaked WAEC question paper.
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Instructions to Candidates (Ntụziaka Ndị Na-eme Ule)
1. This paper consists of two sections: Section A (Objective) and Section B (Essay).
2. Section A contains 60 objective questions. Answer ALL questions in this section.
3. Section B contains 4 essay questions covering composition, translation, comprehension and oral literature. Answer as instructed by your teacher or invigilator.
4. Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes (practice paper — adjust to your own revision schedule).
5. This is an original practice examination created strictly for revision purposes in the general style of the WAEC GCE Igbo syllabus. It does not reproduce, predict, or represent any actual WAEC question paper.
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TEST (60 Questions)
1. Kedu okwu Igbo maka “one” (1) n’ọnụọgụgụ?
(A) Abụọ
(B) Otu
(C) Atọ
(D) Anọ
2. Kedu okwu Igbo maka “five” (5)?
(A) Isii
(B) Asaa
(C) Ise
(D) Itoolu
3. Aha Igbo maka “father” bụ
(A) Nne
(B) Nna
(C) Nwanne
(D) Nwa
4. Aha Igbo maka “mother” bụ
(A) Nna
(B) Nne
(C) Nwa
(D) Nna nna
5. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “water”?
(A) Mmiri
(B) Ọkụ
(C) Ala
(D) Ikuku
6. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “house”?
(A) Ụlọ
(B) Ụzọ
(C) Ụgbọala
(D) Ahịa
7. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “child”?
(A) Nna
(B) Nwa
(C) Nne
(D) Nwoke
8. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “market”?
(B) Ụlọ akwụkwọ
(C) Ụzọ
(D) Obodo
9. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “school”?
(A) Ụlọ akwụkwọ
(B) Ụlọ ọgwụ
(C) Ụlọ ụka
(D) Ahịa
10. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “friend”?
(A) Enyi
(B) Onye iro
(C) Nwanne
(D) Onye ozi
11. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “sun”?
(A) Ọnwa
(B) Anyanwụ
(C) Kpakpando
(D) Igwe
12. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “moon”?
(A) Ọnwa
(B) Anyanwụ
(C) Mmiri ozuzo
(D) Ala
13. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “today”?
(A) Ụnyaahụ
(B) Echi
(C) Taa
(D) Ugbu a
14. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “tomorrow”?
(A) Echi
(B) Taa
(C) Ụnyaahụ
(D) Ọnwa
15. Kedu okwu Igbo pụtara “yesterday”?
(A) Echi
(B) Taa
(C) Ụnyaahụ
(D) Ugbu a
16. N’asụsụ Igbo, “aha” bụ okwu na-akọwa
(A) ihe ma ọ bụ onye
(B) omume
(C) otu esi eme ihe
(D) ebe
17. “Ngwaa” n’asụsụ Igbo bụ okwu na-egosi
(A) ihe
(B) omume ma ọ bụ ihe a na-eme
(C) onye
(D) ebe
18. “Nnọchi aha” bụ okwu na-anọchi anya
(A) ngwaa
(B) aha
(C) nkeji okwu
(D) ajụjụ
19. Kedu n’ime ndị a bụ nnọchi aha?
(A) Ya
(B) Bịa
(C) Ụlọ
(D) Nwoke
20. Kedu n’ime ndị a bụ ngwaa?
(A) Osisi
(B) Ejiri
(C) Bịa
(D) Nwaanyị
21. “Nkọwa aha” bụ okwu na-akọwa
(A) aha
(B) ngwaa
(C) nnọchi aha
(D) njikọ
22. Kedu n’ime ndị a bụ nkọwa aha?
(A) Ọma
(B) Bịa
(C) Gaa
(D) Ya
23. “Njikọ” n’asụsụ Igbo na-arụ ọrụ
(A) ijikọ ahịrị okwu ma ọ bụ okwu abụọ
(B) ịkọwa aha
(C) ịnọchi anya aha
(D) igosi omume
24. Kedu n’ime okwu ndị a bụ njikọ?
(A) Na
(B) Nwoke
(C) Bịa
(D) Ọma
25. Aha bụ okwu na-akpọ
(A) mmadụ, anụmanụ, ihe ma ọ bụ ebe
(B) naanị omume
(C) naanị ọnọdụ
(D) naanị ajụjụ
26. Kedu ụdị aha nke a bụ “Enugwu”?
(A) Aha nkịtị
(B) Aha nkeonwe (Aha ọkacha)
(C) Nnọchi aha
(D) Ngwaa
27. Ajụjụ “Ònye” na-ajụ maka
(A) mmadụ
(B) ihe
(C) ebe
(D) oge
28. Ajụjụ “Olee mgbe” na-ajụ maka
(A) mmadụ
(B) oge
(C) ebe
(D) ihe
29. Ajụjụ “Ebee” na-ajụ maka
(A) ebe
(B) mmadụ
(C) oge
(D) ọnụọgụgụ
30. N’asụsụ Igbo, mkpụrụokwu “na-eri” gosiri omume dị n’oge
(A) gara aga
(B) ugbu a (na-aga n’ihu)
(C) n’ọdịnihu
(D) gafeworo agafe
31. Ilu bụ
(A) okwu ndị okenye ji akọwa echiche site n’ụzọ dị mkpirikpi ma bara uru
(B) aha nkịtị
(C) ngwaa dị mfe
(D) akara ojii
32. Ilu a, “Onye ajụjụ adịghị efu ụzọ,” na-akọwa na
(A) ịjụ ajụjụ na-eduba n’ihe ọma
(B) ajụjụ bụ ihe ọjọọ
(C) ọ dịghị mma ịjụ ajụjụ
(D) ọ bụ naanị ụmụaka na-ajụ ajụjụ
33. Ilu a, “Egbe bere, ugo bere, nke si ibe ya ebela nku kwaa ya,” na-akụzi
(A) ibi ndụ nwayọọ na ịkwado ka ndị ọzọ na-aga nke ọma
(B) ọgụ na esemokwu
(C) inyefe onwe ha n’aka mmụọ ọjọọ
(D) ịchọ naanị uru nke onwe
34. Akpaalaokwu bụ
(A) okwu e ji akọwa ihe n’ụzọ na-abụghị nke ọnụ ya kpọmkwem
(B) aha ihe
(C) otu ụdị ngwaa
(D) ajụjụ dị mfe
35. “Aka aja aja na-ebute onu mmanụ mmanụ” pụtara na
(A) ịrụsi ọrụ ike na-eweta ọganihu
(B) olulu bụ ihe ọma
(C) ịnọ jụụ na-eweta ego
(D) ịzụ ahịa dị mfe
36. Ihe kpatara e ji na-akọ ilu bụ
(A) iji akọwa echiche site n’ụzọ dị nkọ na ịtụ uche
(B) iji tọgbọ mmadụ n’iru
(C) iji na-akparị mmadụ
(D) iji gbaa mmadụ ọsọ
37. “Ọ bịara jiri agba ya” bụ akpaalaokwu pụtara
(A) ọ bịara jiri obi ike ma ọ bụ oke mmasị
(B) ọ bịara na-agba egwu
(C) ọ bịara na-akụ ọsọ
(D) ọ bịara jiri ihe oriri
38. Ilu na akpaalaokwu bụ akụkụ dị mkpa nke
(A) omenala na asụsụ Igbo
(B) mgbagwoju anya naanị
(C) asụsụ Bekee
(D) ihe ọmụmụ mgbakwunye
39. Ndị na-akọkarị ilu n’obodo Igbo bụ
(A) ụmụaka naanị
(B) ndị okenye
(C) ndị mbịarambịa
(D) ndị nchọpụta
40. Ọ dị mkpa ịmata ilu n’asụsụ Igbo maka
(A) ịghọta echiche omenala na ntụziaka dị n’okwu
(B) ịgbanwe asụsụ
(C) ịkpachapụ ilu
(D) ime ka asụsụ sie ike ịmụta
41. Gụọ maka: “N’ụbọchị izu ahịa, Ada na nne ya gara ahịa Eke ịzụta ihe oriri. Ha zụtara akpụ, anụ na mkpụrụ osisi maka nri ezinụlọ ha.” Ònye gara ahịa?
(A) Nna
(B) Ada na nne ya
(C) Nna na Ada
(D) Ndị agbata obi
42. N’ihe e ji gụọ n’ajụjụ 41, kedu ahịa ha gara?
(A) Ahịa Orie
(B) Ahịa Eke
(C) Ahịa Nkwọ
(D) Ahịa Afọ
43. Gịnị ka Ada na nne ya zụtara n’ahịa?
(A) Akpụ, anụ na mkpụrụ osisi
(B) Akwụkwọ na kalamu
(C) Uwe na akpụkpọ ụkwụ
(D) Osisi na mmiri
44. N’ihe e ji gụọ n’ajụjụ 41, gịnị ka a chọrọ eji ihe ha zụtara mee?
(A) Ire n’ahịa ọzọ
(B) Nri ezinụlọ
(C) Nye ndị agbata obi
(D) Ọ dịghị nzaghachi zuru oke
45. N’okwu “Ha zụtara akpụ,” “akpụ” bụ ụdị okwu ole?
(A) Ngwaa
(B) Aha
(C) Nnọchi aha
(D) Njikọ
46. Kedu ihe kacha mkpa a na-achọ mgbe a na-agụ ihe ọgụgụ?
(A) Ịghọta isi okwu na nkọwa ya
(B) Ịgụ ọsọ ọsọ naanị
(C) Ịmata ọnụọgụgụ mkpụrụ okwu
(D) Ịchọpụta mgbe e dere ya
47. Ihe kacha mkpa mgbe a na-aza ajụjụ nghọta bụ
(A) ịza dabere n’ihe e dere n’ihe ọgụgụ
(B) iji echiche onwe aza ajụjụ
(C) ịchọ mkpụrụokwu ndị dị egwu
(D) ide ihe ọgụgụ ọzọ
48. Ngalaba ihe ọgụgụ na-enye onye na-agụ ya ohere ị
(A) mata ozi na ntụziaka dị n’ime ya
(B) chefuo ihe niile ọ gụrụ
(C) wepụ isi okwu n’ihe ọgụgụ
(D) jụ ajụjụ na-enweghị nzaghachi
49. Isi ihe ọgụgụ bụ
(A) nkịtịrị okwu na-enweghị isi
(B) isi echiche jikọtara ihe ọgụgụ ahụ
(C) aha onye dere ya naanị
(D) ọnụọgụgụ paragraf ya
50. Ị ga-eji gị onwe gị aza ajụjụ nghọta mana ị ga-
(A) gbadoro ụkwụ n’ihe e dere n’ihe ọgụgụ
(B) chefuo ihe ọgụgụ ahụ kpamkpam
(C) detu ihe ọ bụla n’echiche gị
(D) jụ ka onye ọzọ zaa
51. Otu n’ime ụbọchị anọ n’izu ndị Igbo bụ
(A) Mọnde
(B) Eke
(C) Fraịde
(D) Sọndee
52. Kedu ụbọchị anọ dị n’izu ndị Igbo?
(A) Eke, Orie, Afọ, Nkwọ
(B) Mọnde, Tuzdee, Wenezdee, Tọsdee
(C) Sọndee, Mọnde, Fraịde, Satọdee
(D) Otu, Abụọ, Atọ, Anọ
53. Otu n’ime ekele Igbo a na-asụ n’ụtụtụ bụ
(A) Ị bọọla chi
(B) Daalụ
(C) Nnọọ
(D) Jisie ike
54. “Daalụ” bụ okwu Igbo e ji
(A) kelee onye rụchara ọrụ
(B) gwa onye ọ na-ala
(C) jụọ ajụjụ
(D) kwuo aha onye
55. “Nnọọ” bụ okwu e ji
(A) nabata onye ọbịa
(B) chụọ onye ọ pụọ
(C) kwuo aha ọ bụla
(D) gọzie ihe oriri
56. Ihe omume dị mkpa n’omenala Igbo bụ
(A) Ịwa ji
(B) Ịzụ ụgbọala ọhụrụ
(C) Ịgba egwu Bekee naanị
(D) Ịkpọ ekwe na-enweghị ihe kpatara ya
57. Iwa ji bụ emume e ji na-
(A) kelee mmalite owuwe ihe ubi ji
(B) ma ọ bụ naanị egwuregwu ụmụaka
(C) gbaa aka ma ọ bụ akpụkpọ
(D) chụọ ndị ọbịa
58. N’omenala ndị Igbo, oji na-anọchi anya
(A) ọma nabata na nsọpụrụ
(B) iwe na esemokwu
(C) nrịba akwa
(D) ọrịa
59. Nkwụsị nke a na-akpọ “Igba nkwụ” bụ
(A) emume alụmdi na nwunye
(B) emume ọmụmụ nwa
(C) emume ọzụzụ
(D) emume ọzụzụ ọsọ
60. Ọ dị mkpa ịmụta asụsụ na omenala Igbo n’ihi na ha
(A) na-agbaso na ịkọwapụta onye Igbo bụ n’ezie
(B) abaghị uru n’oge a
(C) bụ naanị maka ndị okenye
(D) ekwesighị ịmụ ha n’ụlọ akwụkwọ
SECTION A: ANSWER KEY
| Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans |
| 1 | B | 11 | B | 21 | A | 31 | A | 41 | B | 51 | B |
| 2 | C | 12 | A | 22 | A | 32 | A | 42 | B | 52 | A |
| 3 | B | 13 | C | 23 | A | 33 | A | 43 | A | 53 | A |
| 4 | B | 14 | A | 24 | A | 34 | A | 44 | B | 54 | A |
| 5 | A | 15 | C | 25 | A | 35 | A | 45 | B | 55 | A |
| 6 | A | 16 | A | 26 | B | 36 | A | 46 | A | 56 | A |
| 7 | B | 17 | B | 27 | A | 37 | A | 47 | A | 57 | A |
| 8 | A | 18 | B | 28 | B | 38 | A | 48 | A | 58 | A |
| 9 | A | 19 | A | 29 | A | 39 | B | 49 | B | 59 | A |
| 10 | A | 20 | C | 30 | B | 40 | A | 50 | A | 60 | A |
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS AND MODEL ANSWERS
Ajụjụ 1 (Question 1): Edemede (Composition)
Dee edemede gbasara isiokwu a: “Otu Ụbọchị Na Ahịa” (A Day at the Market). Edemede gị kwesịrị ịdị ihe dịka mkpụrụokwu 250 rue 300. (20 mkpọ)
Ọsịsa Ọkọwa / Ntụziaka Igbe Akara (Model Answer / Marking Guide):
Nchịkọta edemede kwesịrị inwe: mmalite (isiokwu na ntinye), etiti (nkọwa zuru ezu gbasara ihe merenụ n’ahịa, ndị a hụrụ, ihe e zụtara, na ihe atụ), na njedebe (mmechi kwesịrị ekwesị).
- Mmalite: Kọwaa mgbe na ebe ihe omume ahụ malitere, dịka “N’ụtụtụ ụbọchị Eke gara aga…”
- Etiti: Kọwaa ndị ị gara ahịa ahụ na ha, ihe ndị e gburu na ahịa, ọnụahịa ụfọdụ ihe, na mmetụta gị n’oge ị nọ n’ahịa.
- Njedebe: Kwụsị site n’ikwu mmasị gị maka njem ahụ ma ọ bụ ihe ị mụtara.
Ntụziaka igbe akara: Nhazi na usoro echiche zuru oke (6 mkpọ); iji ụtọasụsụ Igbo ziri ezi (6 mkpọ); ịba ụba n’ọtụtụ okwu na akpaalaokwu dabara adaba (4 mkpọ); nkwụsị dị irè na ntinye edemede (4 mkpọ).
Ajụjụ 2 (Question 2): Nsụgharị (Translation)
Sụgharịa ahịrịokwu ndị a site na Bekee gaa n’Igbo: “The children went to the farm with their mother to harvest yam.” (10 mkpọ)
Sụgharịakwa ahịrịokwu a site n’Igbo gaa na Bekee: “Nwoke ahụ rịrị ọrụ n’ubi ya kwa ụbọchị.” (10 mkpọ)
Ọsịsa Ọkọwa / Ntụziaka Igbe Akara (Model Answer / Marking Guide):
Nsụgharị mbụ (Bekee gaa n’Igbo): “Ụmụaka ahụ na nne ha gakwuru ubi iwe ji.”
Nsụgharị nke abụọ (Igbo gaa na Bekee): “That man works on his farm every day.”
Ntụziaka igbe akara: Nhazi ọma na izi ezi nke okwu ọ bụla (5 mkpọ maka nsụgharị ọ bụla ruo mkpọ zuru ezu 10); ndenye kwesịrị iburu isi echiche izugbe n’agbanyeghị na ọ gaghị abụ okwu kwụsịrị okwu.
Ajụjụ 3 (Question 3): Nghọta Ihe Ọgụgụ (Comprehension)
Gụọ ihe odide a nke ọma ma zaa ajụjụ ndị dị n’okpuru ya.
“Obiageli bụ nwatakịrị na-agụ akwụkwọ na klaasị nke isii. Ọ na-enwe mmasị ịgụ akwụkwọ ma na-enyere nne ya aka n’ọrụ ụlọ mgbe ọ lọtara site n’ụlọ akwụkwọ. N’izu ọ bụla, Obiageli na nne ya na-aga ọgbakọ nzuzo dị nso n’obodo ha.”
(a) Kedu klaasị Obiageli na-agụ? (5 mkpọ)
(b) Gịnị ka Obiageli na-enwe mmasị ime? (5 mkpọ)
(c) Kedu ihe Obiageli na-eme mgbe ọ lọtara site n’ụlọ akwụkwọ? (5 mkpọ)
(d) Kedu onye Obiageli na-aga ọgbakọ nzuzo? (5 mkpọ)
Ọsịsa Ọkọwa / Ntụziaka Igbe Akara (Model Answer / Marking Guide):
(a) Obiageli na-agụ akwụkwọ na klaasị nke isii.
(b) Obiageli na-enwe mmasị ịgụ akwụkwọ.
(c) Mgbe ọ lọtara site n’ụlọ akwụkwọ, ọ na-enyere nne ya aka n’ọrụ ụlọ.
(d) Obiageli na-aga ọgbakọ nzuzo ya na nne ya.
Ntụziaka igbe akara: Nzaghachi ọ bụla kwesịrị ịdaba n’ihe e dere n’ihe ọgụgụ na iji ụtọasụsụ ziri ezi (5 mkpọ nzaghachi ọ bụla).
Ajụjụ 4 (Question 4): Agụmagụ Ọnụ (Oral Literature — Use of Proverbs)
Kọwaa uru ilu bara n’agụmagụ ọnụ ndị Igbo. Werekwa ilu abụọ gosi otu e si eji ha mee ihe n’ikwu okwu kwa ụbọchị. (20 mkpọ)
Ọsịsa Ọkọwa / Ntụziaka Igbe Akara (Model Answer / Marking Guide):
Ilu bụ akụkụ dị oke mkpa n’agụmagụ ọnụ ndị Igbo n’ihi na ọ na-eme ka okwu dị mkpirikpi ma bara uru, na-egosikwa amamihe ndị okenye ji akọwa echiche siri ike n’ụzọ dị mfe ịghọta. Ilu na-enyekwa aka ịkwalite ụtọasụsụ na icheta echiche ndị bụ isi n’omenala.
Ọmụmaatụ nke mbụ: “Onye ajụjụ adịghị efu ụzọ” na-eme ka mmadụ mata na ọ bụ mma ịjụ ndị ọzọ ajụjụ mgbe ị na-amaghị ụzọ ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla, kama ijide onwe gị n’aka.
Ọmụmaatụ nke abụọ: “Egbe bere, ugo bere, nke si ibe ya ebela nku kwaa ya” na-akụzi mmadụ ibi n’udo na ndị ọzọ, na-akwado ka onye ọ bụla nweta ohere ịba ụba n’agbanyeghị ọdịiche dị n’etiti ha.
Ntụziaka igbe akara: Nkọwa ezi uru ilu bara (10 mkpọ); ilu abụọ ziri ezi na nkọwa ha nke ọma (5 mkpọ ilu ọ bụla).
OVERALL MARKING GUIDE SUMMARY
| Ngalaba (Section) | Ọdịnaya (Content) | Mkpọ (Marks) |
| Ngalaba A (Section A) | Ajụjụ 60 dị mkpirikpi (Objective) — otu mkpọ n’ajụjụ ọ bụla | 60 |
| Ngalaba B (Section B) | Ajụjụ 4 ndị mgbakwunye edemede (Essay) — 20 mkpọ n’ajụjụ ọ bụla | 80 (ọnụọgụgụ kachasị elu ọ bụrụ na ajụjụ niile ejupụta) |
| Ngụkọta (Total) | Nlekọta ọnụ ọgụgụ na edemede | 100 (ọnụọgụgụ a na-ahụkarị) |
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