BECE Past Questions & Answers – 2012 (English)
31. That is a genuine painting
A. bad
B. fake
C. damaged
D. poor
32. The soldier climbed the mountain carefully
A. descended
B. circled
C. fell off
D. looked up
PART B
LITERATURE
From the options lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers the questions or completes the sentence
33. The main idea in a novel or play is the ……………….
A. suspense
B. plot
C. gist
D. theme
34. The three main forms of literature are prose, drama and ………..
A. novel B. satire C. poetry
D. prosody
Read the following stanza and answer questions 35 and 36
Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away.
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
35. Time in the stanza is being used as …………………..
A. symbol
B. simile
C. synecdoche
D. personification
36. The rhyme scheme of the stanza is …………….
A. abba B. bbaa C. abab D. baba
37. The place and time of the action of a play or novel is its ……………
A. background
B. setting
C. scene
D. atmosphere
38. One of the following helps best to create interest in a work of art: A. rhythm
B. preface C. epilogue D. suspense
39. The main function of imagery in literature is to make readers / listeners …………….
A. appreciate the great efforts of writers
B. understand clearly what writers put across
C. admire how learned writers are
D. know literature is different from other uses of language
40. A character is a play that opposes the hero or heroine is the …………..
A. antagonist B. challenger C. opponent D. protagonist
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1
SOLUTIONS
OBJECTIVE TEST
1. C. on
2.
C.
of
3.
A.
some good advice
4.
B.
new, long, white dresses
5.
A.
one another
6.
B.
Akologo‟s
7.
A.
after
8.
C.
any
9.
C.
policemen‟s behaviour
10.
D.
was eating
11.
D.
would have died
12.
C.
take off
13.
D.
aren‟t there
14.
A.
haven‟t you
15.
A.
will be completed
16.
B.
is it
17.
B.
will
18.
C.
destroyed
19.
D.
severe
20.
B.
predicted
21. B. respected
22.
D.
border
23.
A.
feels comfortable
24.
A.
be serious and realistic
25.
B.
go straight to the point
26.
D.
revealed the secret
27.
A.
challenged Sena‟s suggestion
28.
D.
a temporary
29.
D.
pleasant
30.
C.
arrogant
31.
B.
fake
32.
A.
descended
33.
D.
theme
34.
C.
poetry
35.
D.
personification
36.
C.
abab
37.
B.
setting
38.
D.
suspense
39.
B.
understand clearly what writers put across
40.
A.
antagonist