BECE English Language Past Questions 2014
36 objective questions · Paper 1 · Ghana BECE
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Question 1
A genre is ________
- A. any kind of poetry
- B. another name of prose
- C. a subdivision of drama
- D. any of the three forms of literature
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Question 2
The device used in "Sleep comes gently and strong" is ________
- A. irony
- B. hyperbole
- C. euphemism
- D. personification
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Question 3
The students were hostile ________ the lazy teacher.
- A. on
- B. to
- C. from
- D. with
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Question 4
The ________ met at the mess.
- A. commander-in-chief
- B. commander-in-chiefs
- C. commanders-in-chief
- D. commanders-in-chiefs
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Question 5
The workers are demonstrating ________ management.
- A. at
- B. on
- C. upon
- D. against
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Question 6
________ failed the examination, Doris was dismissed from the school.
- A. Having
- B. In having
- C. On having
- D. To having
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Question 7
The building he bought ________ millions of cedis.
- A. cost
- B. costs
- C. coated
- D. costing
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Question 8
The dresses are ________
- A. you
- B. your's
- C. our's
- D. ours
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Question 9
We shall invite him when he ________ from America.
- A. will return
- B. had returned
- C. returns
- D. returned
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Question 10
The students were congratulated ________ their brilliant performance.
- A. by
- B. on
- C. with
- D. about
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Question 11
By this time next year I ________ school.
- A. will leave
- B. would leave
- C. might leave
- D. will have left
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Question 12
Isn't that girl ________ old to play with toys?
- A. as
- B. so
- C. too
- D. very
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Question 13
You usually come to school early, ________
- A. can you
- B. will you
- C. aren't you
- D. don't you
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Question 14
I am ________ faithfully.
- A. your
- B. yours'
- C. yours
- D. your's
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Question 15
No sooner had we arrived ________ he came back from work.
- A. than
- B. then
- C. when
- D. before
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Question 16
Kofi and Ama love ________
- A. another.
- B. their selves.
- C. each other.
- D. one another.
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Question 17
It's no good ________ to him.
- A. to be talking
- B. talked
- C. talking
- D. about talking
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Question 18
Since our last meeting, I ________ ill.
- A. am
- B. was
- C. had been
- D. have been
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Question 19
I was ________ tired that I couldn't go any further.
- A. so
- B. too
- C. much
- D. very
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Question 20
The elders were advised not to meddle in chieftaincy affairs.
- A. indulge
- B. intrude
- C. interfere
- D. intervene
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Question 21
The accountant corrected all the mistakes made by the Chief Executive.
- A. refused
- B. erased
- C. nullified
- D. rectified
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Question 22
Elorm's decision was superb.
- A. right
- B. good
- C. excellent
- D. wonderful
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Question 23
The students complained that the rules were too rigid.
- A. strong
- B. hard
- C. strict
- D. bad
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Question 24
The new headmaster met the staff and made his maiden speech.
- A. first
- B. fresh
- C. official
- D. original
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Question 25
We knew it was a cock and bull story. This means that the story was ________
- A. difficult to believe.
- B. about a cock and a bull.
- C. real.
- D. false.
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Question 26
The thieves were armed to the teeth when they entered the house. This means that the thieves were ________
- A. well trained.
- B. experienced.
- C. fully armed.
- D. violent.
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Question 27
Mr. Abban instructed his wife to keep an eye on their daughter. This means that their daughter should be ________
- A. pampered.
- B. discipline.
- C. controlled properly.
- D. watch closely.
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Question 28
The president hit the nail on the head when he complained that most of the ministers were corrupt. This means that the president spoke ________
- A. the exact truth.
- B. in detail.
- C. harshly.
- D. clearly.
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Question 29
The man was disgraced in public.
- A. respected
- B. honoured
- C. welcomed
- D. accepted
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Question 30
Akosua accepted the offer.
- A. dislike
- B. declined
- C. withdrew
- D. ignored
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Question 31
Food is abundant in the rural areas.
- A. scarce
- B. less
- C. few
- D. cheap
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Question 32
Doctors have withdrawn their services.
- A. hidden
- B. registered
- C. offered
- D. displayed
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Question 33
By our constitution, it is obligatory to vote.
- A. good
- B. necessary
- C. optional
- D. right
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Question 34
Which of the following is not an example of oral literature?
- A. Myth
- B. Folktale
- C. Proverb
- D. Melodrama
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Question 35
The dominant idea in a literary work constitutes its ________
- A. plot
- B. theme
- C. diction
- D. structure
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Question 36
The expression "The world is a stage" is an example of ________
- A. metonymy
- B. simile
- C. personification
- D. metaphor
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