BECE Past Questions & Answers – 1990 (English)

31. At these words, the students …………laughter.
A. burst with B. burst into C. burst for D. burst in

32. My uncle will go on a short course before he …………his new job.
A. takes to B. takes up C. takes out D. takes in

33. The prefect made the boy …………the assembly hall.
A. swept B. sweeps C. to sweep D. sweep

SECTION E

Choose from the alternatives lettered A to E the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words as they are used in the sentence

34. It is not always good to believe all newspaper accounts.
A. cartoons B. headlines C. reports
D. jokes
E. columns

35. Everybody should have a goal in life.

A. a choice
B. a skill
C. an opinion
D. an aim
E. a result

36. Mr. Mensah was worn out after walking up the hill.
A. tired
B. sweating C. hungry D. worried E. sleepy

37. Elephants are becoming rare in some parts of Africa.
A. unimportant B. uncommon C. unknown
D. exposed
E. destructive

38. On the doctor‟s advice, Mr Smith cut out smoking altogether.
A. stopped
B. dismissed C. postponed D. interrupted E. decreased

39. The old man told us a tall story about a soldier who fought a war with a spoon.
A. a sad story
B. an adventurous C. a funny story D. a long story
E. an incredible story

40. All my clothes are outmoded.
A. worn out
B. old-fashioned
C. handmade
D. ready-made
E. specially made

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1. B. did not understand the lesson

2.
B.
to search for those who had stolen his pawpaw

3.
C.
They were happy

4.
D.
The pupils‟ hands smelt of pawpaw

5.
A.
appeared at the entrance

6.
E.
speak to you

7.
A.
becomes both attracted and frightened

8.
D.
pushed Sandy to the ground

9.
C.
held his throat

10.
D.
remained undisturbed

11.
A.
the situation changed

12.
C.
refused

13.
B.
cowardice

14.
E.
wrong

15.
D.
accepted

16.
B.
accused was blameless

17.
C.
doesn‟t have to go yet

18.
D.
he was afraid that his father would want to know where he had been

19.
E.
are boastful

20.
A.
failed the examination so he had no present

21.
A.
to keep the money until he really needs it

22. D. isn‟t he

23.
C.
should you

24.
A.
won‟t you

25.
B.
are you

26.
D.
have finished

27.
A.
put up with

28.
C.
would speak

29.
C.
wouldn‟t have punished

30.
D.
sit up

31.
B.
burst into

32.
B.
takes up

33.
D.
sweep

34.
C.
reports

35.
D.
an aim

36.
A.
tired

37. B.uncommon

38. A.stopped

39. E.an incredible story

40. B.old-fashioned *********************************************