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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

ENGLISH 2019

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

One of the balls............ from the herd.

Question 2

I saw the dog.......... out of the house.

Question 3

Habib goes to school............ train.

Question 4

This phone is not mine; it is............

Question 5

Their sister wore a............ dress to the party.

Question 6

I wish I............ my friend next week.

Question 7

Aba took............ her mother to many ways.

Question 8

That girl is allergic............ dust.

Question 9

My brother, with his children, ............ travelling to Salaga next week.

Question 10

It is high time we............ for the meeting.

Question 11

The accused person refused to appear before the............ pane.

Question 12

The stories her children told her made her............

Question 13

They have not bought............ of the two prescribed books.

Question 14

The boy found the assignment............ to do.

Question 15

The oxen lay on bare floor,............?

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

The officials made a sudden visit to the school.

Question 17

Some of the students grumbled about the assignment.

Question 18

It is impolite to talk loudly in the presence of the elderly.

Question 19

She is fond of talking about trivial matters.

Question 20

The curious child likes to ask a lot of questions.

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 21

Araba's visit was a bolt from the blue. This means that the was..........

Question 22

My uncle loves to cast his bread upon waters. This means that my uncle..........

Question 23

When he lost his job, Yaro was left to sink or swim. That means that Yaro..........

Question 24

I was informed at the eleventh hour about his decision to leave. This means that I heard about his decision...........

Question 25

John had to eat his words when our team won the match. This means that John..........

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 26

The girl intentionally tore her dress.

Question 27

We initiated several projects last year.

Question 28

Most of the rules were observed.

Question 29

The results will be released very soon.

Question 30

No one enjoyed the old man's humourless stories.