BECE Past Questions & Answers – 2011 (English)

11. Please, can I have ………….salt in my soup?
A. little more B. a few more C. a little more D. few more

12. I wish I …………my friend next week.
A. can visit
B. am visiting
C. shall visit

D. could visit

13. By September 2007, I …………….school for nine years.
A. had attended
B. have attended
C. have been attending
D. shall have attended

14. ……………….Aso runs short of money, what would she do?
A. If
B. In case C. Should D. Were

15. Human beings will not live forever, ………………?
A. will they
B. isn‟t it
C. does it
D. shall they

16. I saw Esi ……………a new pair of shoes.
A. bought
B. buy C. buys D. to buy

17. Let us have a cup of tea, ……………?
A. do we
B. shall we
C. should we
D. would we

SECTION B

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

18. The headteacher‟s arrival in the classroom was sudden.
A. quick
B. strange
C. unexpected
D. unusual

19. It is rude to talk loudly in the presence of elderly people.
A. impolite B. incorrect C. improper D. unwise

20. The pupils grumbled about the assignment.
A. bothered
B. complained
C. talked
D. questioned