BECE Past Questions & Answers – 2001 (English)

11. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. People in Accra are strange
B. People in Accra are classmates. C. There are thieves in Accra.
D. Workers in Accra return home in the evening.

Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in
each sentence

12. The director was humiliated when the theft was detected in his ministry.
A. angered
B. cautioned
C. discouraged
D. disgraced

13. Nortey was industrious so he was duly rewarded.
A. intelligent
B. hardworking

C. careful
D. courageous

14. Born and bred in an affluent home, he never experienced any hardships in life.
A. respectable
B. religious
C. happy
D. rich

15. Dazzled by the bright headlights of the approaching vehicle, our driver drove into the bush.
A. Disturbed B. Worried C. Blinded
D. Discouraged

16. He gave a precise definition of the word.
A. learned
B. hasty
C. accurate
D. short

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.

17. After serving ten years in prison he returned home under a cloud.
A. in dull weather B. very depressed C. in disgrace
D. very secretly

18. His father‟s death, which was a bolt from the blue, greatly affected his education.
A. a disastrous event B. a complete surprise C. a mournful affair
D. a blessing in disguise

19. Kofi Mensah found it difficult to do away with his bad habits.
This means that Kofi Mensah could not ………….his bad habits.
A. continue
B. hide
C. stop
D. talk about

20. Many people dislike Abugri because he enjoys blowing his own trumpet.
This means that Abugri is
A. boastful
B. greedy
C. disrespectful
D. shameless