BECE Past Questions & Answers – 1990 (English)

11. The tide turned as used in the passage means ………
A. the situation changed
B. it became windy
C. the weather became more violent
D. the fight became more violent

E. spectators changed their minds

SECTION B

From the list of words lettered A to E, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence

12. The traders agreed to pay extra money to the council.
A. tried
B. struggled
C. refused
D. remembered
E. wanted

13. The boxer displayed a high degree of bravery in the fight.
A. speed
B. cowardice
C. alertness
D. competence
E. skill

14. It is a fact that Zaibu often gives accurate answers to questions.
A. long
B. silly
C. interesting
D. quick
E. wrong

15. The students rejected the prefect chosen by the staff.
A. admired B. advised C. relied on D. accepted
E. helped

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 words

16. At the end of the investigations the police said the hands of the accused were clean. This means ……..

A. police praised the accused for his neatness
B. accused was blameless
C. accused had washed his hands
D. police saw the accused‟s fingerprints.
E. police said the accused told the truth

17. „It‟s only 2 o‟clock, Martin. You needn‟t go yet . This means that Martin ………
A. doesn‟t go out
B. can‟t go yet
C. doesn‟t have to go yet
D. isn‟t going yet
E. doesn‟t want to go

18. He feared that his father would ask where he had been. This means that …….
A. he was afraid when his father asked him where he had been. B. he would be afraid if his father asked him where he had been.
C. he was afraid of his father so he did not tell him where he had been.
D. he was afraid that his father would want to know where he had been. E. he was frightened by the way his father asked him where he had been.

19. I don‟t like people who blow their own trumpet. This means I dislike people who ………..
A. are noisy
B. are selfish
C. blow trumpets D. are quarrelsome E. are boastful

20. If Mantey had passed the examination his father would have bought him a present. This means Mantey …
A. failed the examination so he had no present
B. did not usually do well in examination
C. would be given a present for being successful in the examination
D. usually received presents from his father after examinations
E. knew that his father would buy him a present to help pass examination.