Ghana BECE 2010 ENGLISH PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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

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

3) Ama‟s father asked her to choose …………John and William.

4) Willie has malaria and is not ………..enough to go to school.

5) The school band …………two days a week.

6) Philomena ………passed the examination if she had tried harder.

7) The law was passed according to strict legal ………….

8) The book, as well as several others, ………..interesting reading.

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

10) Neither Kojo nor his friend ……… the issue clearly.

11) The ………..centre is located on the hill.

12) One of the cows …………from the herd.

13) At the party, the guests placed an order for a large…………of drinks.

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

15) If I were a manager, I …………satisfy my customers.

16) Florence performs creditably in all examinations.

17) The choir sang some melodious songs at the function.

18) Jane is always immaculately dressed.

19) The village was enveloped in a thick fog.

20) The inquisitive stranger asked many questions.

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

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

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.

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

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

26) Some of the guests at the party were rude.

27) The lawyer supported his argument with copious evidence.

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

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

30) The surest way to avoid defeat is to strive for …….

31) Suddenly the sky became dark and there was a rainstorm.

32) The athlete looked dejected at the end of the race.

33) The extract is an example of …………….

34) The extract is about ……………

35) „The moon that walks beautifully across the sky‟ is an example of

36) The above extract is an example of

37) The writer of a poem is called

38) „The potter puts the pots in the pans‟ is an example of

39) The rhyme scheme of the above verse is

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