BECE Past Questions & Answers – 2013 (English)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1

Objective Test
45 minutes

PART A
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

SECTION A

From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence

1. The lion ……… under the tree waiting for its prey
A. lie B. lain C. lay D. laid

2. I wish Ato ……..come to see us tomorrow
A. will
B. is to
C. would
D. may

3. It‟s high time we ………..the items out.
A. move
B. are moving
C. moved
D. were moving

4. This amount is all ………I have on me.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. this

5. The harder you study, ……..your chance of success.
A. the great
B. greater

C. greatest
D. the greater

6. Please, I would rather you ……….not disturb me
A. did B. will C. may D. do

7. That pair of trousers is worn …………
A. in B. out C. into D. on

8. Atsu is looking forward to ……….his friends at the party.
A. see
B. be seeing
C. seeing
D. have seen

9. The minister is my ……….brother.
A. senior B. older C. elder D. junior

10. We have ………sugar, so we cannot have breakfast
A. a few B. little C. few
D. a little