BECE Past Questions & Answers – 2010 (English)
31. Suddenly the sky became dark and there was a rainstorm.
A. Continuously
B. Gradually
C. Heavily
D. Immediately
32. The athlete looked dejected at the end of the race.
A. angry B. calm C. strong
D. excited
PART B LITERATURE
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 33 to 36
„Young lady, you are like
The moon that walks beautifully across the sky, An eagle feather worn by a husband
33. The extract is an example of …………….
A. prose B. poetry C. drama
D. dialogue
34. The extract is about ……………
A. a mirror
B. an eagle feather
C. the moon
D. a beautiful young lady
35. „The moon that walks beautifully across the sky‟ is an example of
A. B. C. D. metaphor hyperbole alliteration personification
36.
„Young lady, you are like …
An eagle feather worn by a husband‟
The above extract is an example of
A. simile
B. metaphor C. alliteration D. assonance
37. The writer of a poem is called
A. a novelist
B. a poet
C. a playwright
D. an actor
38. „The potter puts the pots in the pans‟ is an example of
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. alliteration
D. personification
„Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.‟
39. The rhyme scheme of the above verse is
A. abab B. aabc C. abcc D. aabb
40. „Afua Bonsu is the apple of my eye‟.
This is an example of
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. alliteration
D. personification
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1
SOLUTIONS
OBJECTIVE TEST
1. A. had
2.
C.
enjoyed
3.
D.
between
4.
B.
well
5.
C.
practices
6.
A.
could have
7.
B.
principles
8.
A.
makes
9.
C.
Although
10.
A.
understands
11.
D.
women‟s
12.
A.
has strayed
13.
C.
quantity
14.
D.
hardly
15.
C.
would
16.
A.
fairly
17.
B.
pleasant
18.
B.
correctly
19.
D.
covered
20. A. curious
21.
B.
stays with
22.
D.
read
23.
C.
intently watching
24.
B.
without resistance
25.
C.
not to disturb him
26.
A.
courteous
27.
B.
scanty
28.
A.
subjective
29.
C.
permitted
30.
B.
victory
31.
B.
Gradually
32.
D.
excited
33.
B.
poetry
34.
D.
a beautiful young lady
35.
D.
personification
36.
A.
simile
37.
B.
a poet
38.
C.
alliteration
39.
D.
aabb
40.
A.
metaphor