BECE Past Questions & Answers – 2014 (English)

June 2014
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 students were hostile ……….the lazy teacher.
A. on
B. to
C. from
D. with

2. The ………….met at the mess.
A. commander-in-chief
B. commander-in-chiefs
C. commanders-in-chief
D. commanders-in-chiefs

3. The workers are demonstrating ……………..management.
A. at
B. on
C. upon
D. against

4. …………….failed the examination, Doris was dismissed from the school.
A. Having
B. In having
C. On having
D. To having

5. The building he bought ……………..millions of cedis.
A. cost
B. costs
C. costed
D. costing

6. The dresses are …………..
A. you
B. your’s
C. our’s
D. ours

7. We shall invite him when he ……………..from America.
A. will return
B. had returned
C. returns
D. returned

8. The students were congratulated ……………..their brilliant performance.
A. by
B. on
C. with
D. about

9. By this time next year, I ……………..school.
A. will leave
B. would leave
C. might leave
D. will have left

10. Isn’t that girl ……………..old to play with toys?
A. as
B. so
C. too
D. very