Yoruba WAEC exam past questions and answers

Yoruba WAEC exam past questions and answers

Here are 20 Yoruba waec exam questions with options and answers:

What is the Yoruba word for "hello"?

a) Olá

b) Nibo

c) Bawo ni

d) E kaaro

Answer: d) E kaaro

In Yoruba, what does "Ile" mean?

a) Food

b) House

c) Water

d) Sun

Answer: b) House

Which of the following is a Yoruba proverb?

a) Oya ka ma ro

b) Jollof rice ti wa online

c) Naira marley je kini abe

d) Yoruba lo ni London

Answer: a) Oya ka ma ro

What is the Yoruba word for "father"?

a) Iya

b) Baba

c) Omo

d) Olorun

Answer: b) Baba

In Yoruba culture, what is the name for a traditional Yoruba religious leader or priest?

a) Babalawo

b) Alakowe

c) Iyawo

d) Alajo

Answer: a) Babalawo

What is the Yoruba word for "thank you"?

a) E ku ise

b) Mo ni fe e

c) E se

d) Bawo ni

Answer: c) E se

Which Yoruba festival celebrates the Yoruba New Year?

a) Osun Festival

b) Sango Festival

c) Odunde Festival

d) Odun Olojo Festival

Answer: d) Odun Olojo Festival

What is the Yoruba name for the supreme deity or God in Yoruba religion?

a) Ogun

b) Sango

c) Olorun

d) Yemoja

Answer: c) Olorun

What is the Yoruba word for "mother"?

a) Baba

b) Iya

c) Aya

d) Omo

Answer: b) Iya

Which Yoruba deity is associated with thunder and lightning?

a) Ogun

b) Oya

c) Orunmila

d) Sango

Answer: d) Sango

What is the traditional Yoruba religion called?

a) Ifa

b) Yorubaism

c) Orisha

d) Ifaism

Answer: c) Orisha

In Yoruba culture, what is the name for a traditional storyteller and historian?

a) Griot

b) Babalawo

c) Olori

d) Iyalode

Answer: a) Griot

What is the Yoruba word for "goodbye"?

a) E kaaro

b) Oruko re nko?

c) Odabo

d) Eku ile

Answer: c) Odabo

Which Yoruba deity is associated with the river and fertility?

a) Oshun

b) Yemoja

c) Oya

d) Obatala

Answer: b) Yemoja

What is the Yoruba word for "friend"?

a) Iya

b) Arike

c) Ologbon

d) Omo

Answer: b) Arike

What is the Yoruba word for "water"?

a) Omi

b) Iya

c) Oruko

d) Ile

Answer: a) Omi

Which Yoruba deity is associated with iron and metalworking?

a) Oshun

b) Ogun

c) Sango

d) Yemoja

Answer: b) Ogun

What is the Yoruba word for "child"?

a) Ayo

b) Omo

c) Iya

d) Ogun

Answer: b) Omo

In Yoruba, what does "Oju" mean?

a) Ear

b) Eye

c) Nose

d) Mouth

Answer: b) Eye

Which Yoruba festival is known for the display of colorful masquerades and traditional dance?

a) Egungun Festival

b) Eyo Festival

c) Osun Festival

d) Ileya Festival

Answer: a) Egungun Festival