BECE Past Questions & Answers – 2013 (English)
31. The flag was hoisted during the golden jubilee celebration.
A. sunk
B. dipped C. lowered D. dropped
32. Transparent ballot boxes are used in elections.
A. dark
B. opaque
C. coated
D. painted
PART B
LITERATURE
From the options lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers each question or completes the sentence
33. The sequence of events in a play is the
A. theme
B. plot
C. conflict
D. resolution
34. An address directed at oneself is known as
A. monologue
B. dialogue
C. apostrophe
D. soliloquy
Read the following extract carefully and answer questions 35 to 37
“O incomprehensible God!
Shall my pilot be
My inborn stars to that
Final call to thee”?
35. The poem is a kind of
A. sermon
B. apostrophe
C. dirge
D. sonnet
36. The theme of the above extract is
A. life
B. neglect
C. war
D. death
38. The main character in a play or a novel is called
A. hero
B. villain
C. dramatist
D. antagonist
39. The conversation between two characters is known as
A. a dialogue
B. a monologue
C. an aside
D. a soliloquy
40. Miming refers to
A. the use of song in drama
B. acting without the use of words
C. imitation of a character
D. the use of dialogue in acting
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1
SOLUTIONS
OBJECTIVE TEST
1. C. lay
2.
C.
would
3.
C.
moved
4.
B.
that
5.
D.
the greater
6.
A.
did
7.
B.
out
8.
C.
seeing
9.
C.
elder
10.
B.
little
11.
B.
any other
12.
B.
of
13.
C.
to
14.
D.
wasn‟t she
15.
B.
will
16.
D.
would have passed
17.
C.
pretty little brown
18.
B.
powerful
19.
B.
hardworking
20.
B.
profitable
21. C. carelessness
22.
C.
scarcity
23.
B.
resembles her
24.
A.
every member receives five Ghana Cedis
25.
A.
interfere
26.
D.
was absent-minded
27.
C.
did not know what to do next
28.
D.
friendliness
29.
A.
boldly
30.
D.
dishonest
31.
C.
lowered
32.
B.
opaque
33.
B.
plot
34.
D.
soliloquy
35.
B.
apostrophe
36.
D.
death
37.
C.
„Final call‟
38.
A.
hero
39.
A.
a dialogue
40.
B.
acting without the use of words