Part 1
Objective Test

Year : 
1990
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
BECE - School

Paper 1 | Objectives

Time : 
45 mins
Instructions:
Answer all questions by circling the correct option

21 - 30 of 40 Questions

# Question Ans

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 words

21.

'Put this money aside against a rainy day' Kwesi. Kwesi is being told _________________

A. to keep the money until he really needs it

B. to keep the money until it rains

C. not to waste money when it rains

D. to put all his money in the bank

E. give out money on the day it rains

A

SECTION D

From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.

22.

Eshun is a good singer, _____________?

A. isn't it

B. wasn't he

C. is he

D. isn't he

D

23.

You shouldn't work so late, ____________?

A. won't you

B. do you

C. should you

D. don't you

C

24.

You'll travel by train to Kumasi, _____________?

A. won't you

B. can't you

C. shouldn't you

D. wouldn't you

A

25.

You are not afraid of snakes, ___________?

A. aren't you

B. are you

C. do you

D. won't you

B

26.

I can go to bed now because I _____________ my assignment.

A. am finishing

B. will finished

C. finished

D. have finished

D

27.

No one can be expected to __________ such bad behaviour.

A. put up with

B. put in for

C. put across to

D. put down against

A

28.

I can't hear him; I wish he ____________ louder.

A. will speak

B. is speaking

C. would speak

D. had spoken

C

29.

If Sampson had spoken the truth the teacher ______________ him.

A. shouldn't have punished

B. won't have punished

C. wouldn't have punished

D. wouldn't punish

C

30.

The head teacher advised the students to _______________ if they wanted to do well in their examination.

A. sit back

B. sit by

C. sit on

D. sit up

D

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 words

21.

'Put this money aside against a rainy day' Kwesi. Kwesi is being told _________________

A. to keep the money until he really needs it

B. to keep the money until it rains

C. not to waste money when it rains

D. to put all his money in the bank

E. give out money on the day it rains

A

SECTION D

From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.

22.

Eshun is a good singer, _____________?

A. isn't it

B. wasn't he

C. is he

D. isn't he

D

23.

You shouldn't work so late, ____________?

A. won't you

B. do you

C. should you

D. don't you

C

24.

You'll travel by train to Kumasi, _____________?

A. won't you

B. can't you

C. shouldn't you

D. wouldn't you

A

25.

You are not afraid of snakes, ___________?

A. aren't you

B. are you

C. do you

D. won't you

B

26.

I can go to bed now because I _____________ my assignment.

A. am finishing

B. will finished

C. finished

D. have finished

D

27.

No one can be expected to __________ such bad behaviour.

A. put up with

B. put in for

C. put across to

D. put down against

A

28.

I can't hear him; I wish he ____________ louder.

A. will speak

B. is speaking

C. would speak

D. had spoken

C

29.

If Sampson had spoken the truth the teacher ______________ him.

A. shouldn't have punished

B. won't have punished

C. wouldn't have punished

D. wouldn't punish

C

30.

The head teacher advised the students to _______________ if they wanted to do well in their examination.

A. sit back

B. sit by

C. sit on

D. sit up

D