THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

ENGLISH 1995

Essay and Objective

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OBJECTIVE TEST

PART I
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

SECTION A

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

1.

According to the passage, members of the chorus can sing without any difficulty because they ......

A.

have to sing.

B.

easily learn to sing.

C.

have good songs.

D.

are born good singers.

2.

The male songbirds sing to ......

A.

encourage others.

B.

attract the females

C.

entertain others.

D.

praise nature.

3.

The most interesting songs are produced ......

A.

during competitions.

B.

in the morning.

C.

during mating periods.

D.

in the evening.

4.

Unique in the passage means

A.

suitable.

B.

similar.

C.

exciting.

D.

special.

5.

According to the passage which of the following is true? Birds ......

A.

are impressive.

B.

are awesome.

C.

make too much noise.

D.

are ridiculous.

6.

Most of the village people were excited about the coming of the locusts because they ......

A.

were moving slowly.

B.

had come in a swarm.

C.

were not common.

D.

had covered the sky.

7.

Why was it easier to catch the locusts in the night? Because the locusts ......

A.

could not fly.

B.

were settling down.

C.

did not like darkness.

D.

were feeling sleepy.

8.

According to the passage, the locust were ......

A.

brown.

B.

black.

C.

blind.

D.

bold.

9.

Turned out in the passage means

A.

played outside.

B.

slept out.

C.

cried aloud.

D.

came out.

10.

Which of the following expressions from the passage indicates that there were a lot of locusts?

A.

amazing sight

B.

fairly small swarm

C.

unfamiliar sight

D.

slow-moving mass

11.

According to the passage, which of the following is not true?

A.

Locusts are delicious

B.

Only the aged knew about the locusts

C.

The locusts come only in the dry season

D.

The locusts created a beautiful sight

12.

The government has banned the use of hard drugs in the country.

A.

destroyed

B.

forbidden

C.

controlled

D.

reduced

13.

Our Headmaster invited many prominent citizens to our speech day.

A.

known

B.

popular

C.

distinguished

D.

good

14.

The dry season is imminent.

A.

very close

B.

partly over

C.

severe

D.

gone

15.

The meeting was postponed to another date.

A.

cancelled

B.

removed

C.

called

D.

shifted

16.

The man was furious when his son failed the examination.

A.

angry

B.

anxious

C.

shocked

D.

frightened

17.

By the end of the lesson, we were completely at sea. This means that we were ......

A.

fast asleep

B.

totally confused

C.

quite disturbed

D.

very inspired

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.

She did her best to keep on the right side of her teacher. This means she did her best not to ...... her teacher.

A.

interrupt

B.

mislead

C.

misunderstand

D.

offend

19.

You shouldn't have hit Kuuku so hard; it was rather unkind of you. From this we know that Kuuku was ......

A.

being naughty.

B.

hurt.

C.

kind.

D.

hit.

20.

If we hadn't gone to the beach so early, we would have met our visitor. This means that ......

A.

we went to the beach late.

B.

we did not meet our visitor.

C.

our visitor waited for us.

D.

we met our visitor at the beach.

21.

There are guards on our border because the government wants to eliminate smuggling.

A.

notice

B.

manage with

C.

encourage

D.

investigate

22.

The candidate worked the problem with a great deal of precision.

A.

sense

B.

energy

C.

inaccuracy

D.

detail

SECTION C

In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one that best explains the underlined group of words.

23.

My grandmother likes old fashioned clothes.

A.

special

B.

decorated

C.

modern

D.

stylish

24.

I am going to arrange the books in the cupboard.

A.

display

B.

scatter

C.

list

D.

spill

25.

Most of the men were sacked by the company.

A.

used

B.

punished

C.

warned employed

D.

employed

26.

It's a pity I have hardly ...... food to give you.

A.

a little

B.

too much

C.

some

D.

any

27.

I was given ...... money than you were given.

A.

much more

B.

many

C.

much

D.

many more

SECTION D

From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence.

28.

The book you gave me was not ...... than the one I had before.

A.

any better

B.

much better

C.

any good

D.

very better

29.

Are you sure ...... shirts on that table were the ones I gave you?

A.

that

B.

these

C.

those

D.

some

30.

Give me the book ...... I lent you yesterday.

A.

whom

B.

what

C.

whose

D.

which

31.

Of the three girls, Awo is the ......

A.

shorter

B.

more shortest

C.

most short

D.

shortest

32.

The soldier was promoted because he was the ...... among the lot.

A.

most courageous

B.

courageous

C.

more courageous

D.

much courageous

PART II
LITERATURE

From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers each question or completes the sentence.

33.

Your nephew could not pass the interview because he was not ...... before the panel members.

A.

confident much

B.

confident quite

C.

confident enough

D.

confident somehow

34.

Mr. Amakye has been robbed ...... his property.

A.

from

B.

for

C.

by

D.

of

35.

The patient went ...... a lot of body exercises

A.

in out

B.

out

C.

through

D.

ahead

36.

Can I have a chat ...... you?

A.

to

B.

with

C.

by

D.

on

37.

Kwesi learnt harder so he ...... the examination

A.

passed

B.

would have passed

C.

can pass

D.

passes

38.

Let's go out and play,......?

A.

will we

B.

do we

C.

would we

D.

shall we

39.

Can I come to your house on Saturday,......?

A.

all right

B.

of course

C.

certainly

D.

please

40.

You aren't hungry, are you?

A.

No, you aren't

B.

Yes, I am not

C.

No, I am not

D.

No, I am

THEORY QUESTIONS

1.

You do not want to go to a boarding school. Write a letter to your sister who is in another town giving her three reasons why you will like to go to a day school.

2.

As the Head Prefect of your school, write a letter to the Chairman of your Parent-Teacher Association telling him about two problems in the school which you want the Association to help solve.

3.

Describe how your favorite game is played. Give two reasons why you like it.

4.

Describe a day you will never forget in your life.