BECE 2018 English Language Past Question Paper One
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence
Salifu was ……..surprised that he could not talk.
- A: enough
- B: so
- C: what
- D: which
This amount is all ………I have on me.
- A: that
- B: this
- C: what
- D: which
I am told the boy is a friend of ……….
- A: he
- B: him
- C: his
- D: he’s
Rice and beans ……a good meal for children.
- A: are
- B: have been
- C: is
- D: is being
Yaw is …….clever to be cheated.
- A: quite
- B: so
- C: too
- D: very
The two rivals are fond of insulting ………
- A: each other
- B: one another
- C: one and the other
- D: themselves
Of all the pupils in the class, Ekua is ……..
- A: prettier
- B: prettiest
- C: the prettier
- D: the prettiest
It is high time Adzo …… home.
- A: came
- B: comes
- C: has come
- D: will come
You should be ……..more careful about what you say.
- A: less
- B: least
- C: little
- D: a little
Atsu is looking forward to ……..his friends at the party.
- A: see
- B: seeing
- C: be seeing
- D: have seen
The harder you study, ……..your chance of success.
- A: greater
- B: greatest
- C: the great
- D: the greater
If you had asked me, I ………you.
- A: will help
- B: would help
- C: will have helped
- D: would have helped
I don’t really know what you want, ………I?
- A: am
- B: aren’t
- C: do
- D: did
I will not walk to school with ………. of the boys.
- A: each
- B: either
- C: everyone
- D: neither
Jane fell ill ………..measles.
- A: at
- B: by
- C: of
- D: with
SECTION B
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence
Aminu’s bushy eyebrows gave him a very severe look.
- A: bad
- B: deadly
- C: serious
- D: unpleasant
My father had the benefit of good education.
- A: luck
- B: advantage
- C: quality
- D: value
Kwame was too scared to be left alone in the house.
- A: afraid
- B: anxious
- C: uneasy
- D: unhappy
The new school is ideal for Mr. Mensah’s children.
- A: good
- B: perfect
- C: satisfactory
- D: suitable
The internet is of enormous benefit to education.
- A: enviable
- B: great
- C: much
- D: suitable
SECTION C
In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one that best explains the underlined group of words.
Afua celebrates her birthday today but I cannot make it. This means that the speaker
- A: does not want to be there
- B: feels it is not necessary to attend
- C: has no birthday gift for her friend
- D: will not be able to attend
The interview was conducted to separate the sheep from the goats. This means that the interview aimed at
- A: finding people who could rear sheep
- B: keeping the sheep in a different pen
- C: selecting only the humble candidates
- D: selecting the best candidates
Being the eldest child of the family, Joojo claimed the lion’s share of the father’s property. This means that Joojo had
- A: all the property
- B: half of the property
- C: the best part
- D: the largest part
The students were all ears during the presentation. This means that the students
- A: did not enjoy the presentation
- B: had big ears
- C: listened attentively
- D: were very happy
Dallies is the pick of the bunch. This means that Dallies
- A: is a farmer
- B: is an athlete
- C: is preferred to all the others
- D: works on a banana plantation
SECTION D
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence
26. The headteacher asked the pupils to disperse
- A: assemble
- B: come
- C: meet
- D: stay
The current is slow downhill.
- A: abrupt
- B: fresh
- C: running
- D: swift
The bread is stale.
- A: burnt
- B: delicious
- C: fresh
- D: mouldy
Akos has nothing to be boastful of.
- A: afraid
- B: anxious
- C: ashamed
- D: nervous
The pupils are confident of passing the examination.
- A: determined
- B: doubtless
- C: uncertain
- D: uneasy
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