Ghana BECE 2011 ENGLISH PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1) The jury acquitted the man …………murder.

2) Ama‟s essay is superior ……………that of Adzo.

3) I cannot tell you …………

4) That troublesome friend of ………is here again.

5) I told you to leave my office, …….I?

6) Kofi travelled five days ……….

7) Kwame‟s uncle, with his three friends, ………coming home tomorrow.

8) I am afraid I cannot make you ……….

9) The plane takes ……….at noon.

10) Please, can I have ………….salt in my soup?

11) I wish I …………my friend next week.

12) By September 2007, I …………….school for nine years.

13) ……………….Aso runs short of money, what would she do?

14) Human beings will not live forever, ………………?

15) I saw Esi ……………a new pair of shoes.

16) Let us have a cup of tea, ……………?

17) The headteacher‟s arrival in the classroom was sudden.

18) It is rude to talk loudly in the presence of elderly people.

19) The pupils grumbled about the assignment.

20) The victim could not identify the thief.

21) Armed robbery is a very risky undertaking.

22) For all his brilliance, Kofi could not solve the problem. This means that Kofi failed to solve the problem

23) The manager‟s decision on the matter is cut and dried. This means that the manager‟s decision is

24) Abla made an ass of herself at the party. This means that Abla behaved

25) In spite of his boasting, Mensah proved to a chicken-hearted fellow. This means that Mensah was

26) Efua can always talk her way out of trouble. This means that Efua

27) My friends welcomed my suggestion.

28) Unlike his sister, Ackah is stingy.

29) Serwa‟s dress was decent.

30) It is compulsory for all pupils to be in school uniform for the ceremony.

31) Aminata is boastful about her beauty

32) A metaphor achieves the same effect as a/an ……………

33) One of the following gives a clue to a character‟s nature:

34) The dominant sound device used in the extract is

35) The device in the extract helps to express the

36) A good novel or play both entertains and

37) A character that develops in a play or novel in the course of the work is known as

38) Which of the following best help(s) to develop the plot of a novel or play?

39) A lyric is usually fairly short and