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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

ENGLISH 2010

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.

Question 1

Our teacher was late for school because he............ a flat tyre.





Question 2

We had dinner at a Chinese restaurant where I............ fried chicken.





Question 3

Ama's father asked her to choose............ John and William.





Question 4

Willie has malaria and is not............ enough to go to school.





Question 5

The school band............ two days a week.





Question 6

Philomina............ passed the examination if she had tried harder.





Question 7

The law was passed according to strict legal.............





Question 8

The book, as well as several others,............. interesting reading.





Question 9

............ Joe scored the first goal, he was injured in the process.





Question 10

Neither Kojo nor his friend............ the issue clearly.





Question 11

The............ centre is located in the hill.





Question 12

One of the cows............ from the herd.





Question 13

At the party, the guest placed an order for a large............ of drinks.





Question 14

The hall was so small that it could............ contain all of us.





Question 15

If I were a manager, I............ satisfy my customers.





SECTION B

Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D, the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.

Question 16

Florence performs creditably in all examinations.





Question 17

The choir sang some melodious songs at the function.





Question 18

Jane is always immaculately dressed.





Question 19

The village was enveloped in a thick fog.





Question 20

The inquisitive stranger asked many questions.





Question 21

Whenever Kweku goes to Kumasi, he puts up with his uncle. This means that Kweku............ his uncle.





Question 22

I glanced over the papers as I walked home. This means that I quickly............ the papers.





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.

Question 23

The woman entered the room to find her daughter with her eyes glued to the television. This means that her daughter was............ the television.





Question 24

Kojo was dragged to the farm like a lamb to the slaughter. This means that Kojo was dragged............





Question 25

The bully was ordered to leave his younger brother alone. This means that the bully was told............





Question 26

Some of the guests at the party were rude.





Question 27

The lawyer supported his argument with copious evidence.





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.

Question 28

If you want to be believed, you must be objective.





Question 29

In all boarding schools, going out in the night is prohibited.





Question 30

The surest way to avoid defeat is to strive for............





Question 31

Suddenly the sky became dark and there was a rainstorm.





Question 32

The athlete looked dejected at the end of the race.





PART II
LITERATURE

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

Question 33

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions below.

'Young lady, yu are like
The moon that walks beautifully across the sky,
An eagle feather worn by a husband.'

Question:

The extract is an example of............





Question 34

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions below.

'Young lady, yu are like
The moon that walks beautifully across the sky,
An eagle feather worn by a husband.'

Question:

The extract is about............





Question 35

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions below.

'Young lady, yu are like
The moon that walks beautifully across the sky,
An eagle feather worn by a husband.'

Question:

'The moon that walks beautifully across the sky' is an example of............





Question 36

'Young lady, you are like..............
An eagle feather worn by a husband'

Question:

The above extract is an example of............





Question 37

The writer of a poem is called............





Question 38

'The potter puts the puts in the pans' is an example of............





Question 39

'Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.'

Question:

The rhyme scheme of the above verse is............





Question 40

'Afua Bonsu is the apple of my eye'. This is an example of............






Theory