English Language 2024 - BECE

BECE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SECTION A Instructions

Choose from the options A to D, the one which most suitably completes each sentence.

Question 1

If Azameti had won gold, Ghanaians ......

Question 2

We were served a ...... meal at that cozy restaurant.

Question 3

Ali's parents have not bought ...... of the two recommended books.

Question 4

Adwoa's daughter is allergic ...... dust.

Question 5

Dauda saw the thief ...... out of the shop.

Question 6

Konlaan suggested that it was time they ...... for the meeting

Question 7

Last Wednesday, it rained heavily ...... the match was played.

Question 8

You haven't met each other before, ...... you?

Question 9

At my last interview, I faced ...... panel.

Question 10

Which of the ...... fragrance(s) is milder?

Question 11

Last month, there was ......

Question 12

Among the participants for the competition, Eugenia got here ...... early.

Question 13

Afida's aunt, ...... lives in Tamale spoke to us very courteously.

Question 14

"I will keep my word", promised Kende. The correct reported speech for the sentence above is

Question 15

For winning the first position in the Essay Competition, the school gave Linda a laptop. The correct passive form of the sentence above is For winning the first position in the Essay Competition, Linda ...... given a laptop by the school.

SECTION B Instructions

Choose from the options A to D, the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.

Question 16

Little Asabea <u>wondered</u> why her grandfather walked so slowly.

Question 17

We're so excited because Amuzu's <u>proposal</u> has been accepted.

Question 18

Mama said, "You can only fight off bullies if you are <u>assertive</u>".

Question 19

The <u>rampant</u> destruction of property must be checked.

Question 20

The <u>salient</u> points of the topic have been thoroughly discussed.

SECTION C Instructions

In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the options A to D, the one that best explains the underlined group of words.

Question 21

The chief advised his subjects not to allow anger to <u>get the better of them</u>. This means that they should not let anger ...... them.

Question 22

"Do not be such <u>a wet blanket</u>, Afua. Your brother needs all the support you can give him", Auntie Araba chided her daughter. This means that Afua ...... her brother.

Question 23

Asua had to <u>eat his words</u> when Asante Kotoko lost to Tano Bofoakwa FC. This means that Asuo ......

Question 24

The fraudster was <u>paid back in his own coins</u> This means that he was ......

Question 25

Yaaba <u>hit the nail on the head</u> when she told us that we could only succeed through hardworking. This means that Yaaba ......

SECTION D Instructions

Choose from the options A to D, the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.

Question 26

Due to ongoing road construction, our shops have been <u>temporarily</u> closed down.

Question 27

Some exercises may seem easy in <u>theoretical</u> terms but can be really difficult in ...... aspects

Question 28

It is good to get a <u>cure</u> for a disease, but it is better to ...... the disease.

Question 29

It is hard to tell when this <u>began</u> or where it will ......

Question 30

Regions with <u>abundant</u> rainfall are different from those having ...... moisture.

SECTION E Instructions

In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose from the options A to D, the word that is most suitable.

Question 31

Then one member complained that after checking the ---31--- list, he realised that his name had been wrongly spelt.

Question 32

Two ---32--- were proposed and voted on.

Question 33

At the end of the discussion, the Chairman asked a member to ---33--- for the closure of the meeting.

Question 34

Tetteh Oko did and he was ---34--- by Adjoa Mansa.

Question 35

The meeting was then ---35--- to a new date.

UNIT I Instructions

Choose from the options A to D, the one which has the same consonant sound as the word underlined in the sentences below.

Question 36

Those two are <u>arch</u> rivals.

Question 37

Prosper is the new <u>chef</u>.

Question 38

Lariba <u>sprang</u> to her feet.

UNIT II Instructions

Choose from the options A to D, the one which has the same vowel sound as the word underlined in the sentences below.

Question 39

<u>Whole</u> grains are healthier than polished ones.

Question 40

The <u>heir</u> to the British throne was the Duke of Cornwall.