Welcome to your Basic Education Certificate Examination: English Language 2020 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. Seth has bought and ............ a loaf of bread.
2. My mum and............ visited Joseph.
3. The tiger............ in wait for its prey.
4. It's about time we......... studying hard.
5. Ben now wishes he............ his studies early.
6. This is exactly............ our mum tried to make you understand.
7. Would you rather we........... tomorrow?
8. She is my........... sister.
9. We cannot make tea because we have........... sugar left.
11. The leader........... suffer alone.
12. The flower pot is made.......... clay.
13. Let's go out and play,..........?
14. Sarah would have passed her examination........... she studied hard.
15. The four brothers haven't seen........... since June last year.
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. Celia shook with fright.
18. Trading is a lucrative economic activity.
19. The scarcity of doctors is a matter of public concern.
20. My twin brother is very inquisitive.
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. I'm going to make you eat your words. That means that you will........
22. Those children were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. This means that the children were born.............
23. The driver passed out soon after the accident occurred. This means that the driver..........
24. Susan was on edge after that incident. This means that she was.............
25. We were taken to the police station like a lamb to the slaughter. This means that we were taken there.............
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. These simple rules were infringed.
27. His expressions are rather colloquial.
28. The visitor's timidity surprised us.
29. Opaque ballot boxes are no longer used in elections.
30. Dave walked briskly to the meeting.
