Welcome to your Basic Education Certificate Examination: English Language 2022 Past Objective Questions
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. If the family house had been maintained properly, it ....... collapsed.
2. She bakes bread as a means ........ making an extra income.
3. Deon said he heard the parrot .....
4. People who live in unhygienic environments easily ... Cholera.
5. There is ... water in the fridge.
6. Remy looks forward to .... Jane at the party.
7. The students did not give any reason ...... being late
8. What ..... Kwadwo and Adwoa doing when you left the shop?
9. Selfish people always consider .... first.
10. Enyonam asked her friend to ..... her a pen.
11. The accident occurred ...... the driver's mistakes.
12. I know you are ......, Esi.
13. Akesi's mother was not satisfied ... his explanation.
14. I have been in this country ....... three years.
15. Their gardener was ..... old to work.
SECTION B
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
16. Her ambition is to own a private jet.
17. Have you enough money to buy a house?
18. Mr Nunyah slaughtered some of his bulls.
19. Soraya is very lively today.
20. The welfare of their students should be the concern of teachers.
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.
21. Paul shed crocodile tears when his friend failed the exam. This means that Paul
22. When the old woman heard the sound of the gun-shots, her hair stood on end. This means that the old woman
23. That tailor always takes pains over his sewing. This means that the tailor
24. These herbs grow here in leaps and bounds. This means that the herbs grow
25. Kim is full of himself. This means that Kim is
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.
26. Evans wakes up early because he does not sleep much.
27. Dora was exhausted after the exercise.
28. The demolition of the bridge surprised everyone.
29. They said the film was ancient but I found it
30. The animal will perish under this condition.
