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The BECE starts on Monday, 8th July, 2024 and the first paper is English Language. Candidates are to solve the following 2024 BECE Last Hour English Language Questions and Answers.

In all there are 50 objective test questions followed by the suggested answers.

Revise The Following 2024 BECE Last Hour English Language Questions and Answers

Paper 1 has two parts: Part A and B. Part A has 43 questions on Lexis and Structure and Part B has 7 questions on Literature-in-English. Answer all questions by choosing from the alternatives lettered A to D.

PART A – LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
Answer all questions
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the word that has similar sounds to the word underlined in each sentence.
1. Which one of these sounds contains the sound /u:/ as in “shoot”?
A. A. burn
B. B. surge
C. C. blue
D. D. green

2. Which one of these words contains the sound /Ↄ:/ as in “wrought”?
A. A. cod
B. B. cord
C. C. shut
D. D. rot

3. Which one of these words does not contain the sound /Ә:/ as in “search”?
A. A. burst
B. B. hurt
C. C. shut
D. D. shirt

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

4. Every one of the students _______ to be excited about the excursion.
A. A. seems
B. B. is seeming
C. C. seem
D. D. was seeming
5. We should assist the poor, _______?
A. A. shall we
B. B. shouldn’t we
C. C. isn’t it
D. D. we shouldn’t
6. Either he or you ________ to clean up the mess.
A. A. has
B. B. was
C. C. must
D. D. have

7. If Musa had woken up earlier, he ________ breakfast.
A. A. shall have missed
B. B. ought not to miss
C. C. would not have missed
D. D. may have missed
8. He would rather appeal the decision ______ defeat.
A. A. instead of accepting
B. B. than accepting
C. C. than accept
D. D. than accepts

9. The student complained that he _______ the teacher.
A. A. could not hear
B. B. was not hearing
C. C. does not hear
D. D. is not hearing
10. My brother _______ in Lagos for the past ten years.
A. A. is living
B. B. has been living
C. C. will have lived
D. D. lived

11. I am totally disappointed _____ such poor grades.
A. A. with
B. B. from
C. C. for
D. D. on

12. He is a doctor but he dabbles _________ politics now and then.
A. A. on
B. B. through
C. C. in
D. D. into
13. _______ arrived before the manager.
A. Neither me nor him
B. Neither me nor he
C. Either I nor him
D. Neither he nor I
14. The evening was rounded ______with a dance.
A. up
B. off
C. out
D. down
15. I _______ have done the dishes but I haven’t had the time.
A. should
B. will
C. might
D. shall
16. I have heard all ________ you said.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. whatever
Use the passage below to answer 17 to 19.
(i) In the morning, I will go and pay Ambenu a visit.
(ii) After I get to his house, I will give you a call.
(iii) I will come home or you will stay back at my place.
(iv) I will give you an update.
17. Sentence (i) is an example of ….. sentence.
A. complex
B. compound
C. simple
D. simple compound

18. Sentence (ii) is an example of …… sentence.
A. complex
B. compound
C. compound complex
D. simple
19. Sentence (iii) is an example of …… sentence.
A. complex
B. compound
C. compound complex
D. simple

Use the passage below to answer questions 20 to 22
(i) What a great victory!
(ii) I will receive an international award tomorrow.
(iii) Can you celebrate with me?
(iv) I need a minute to think about it.
20. Which of these numbered sentences is an exclamatory sentence?
A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)
21. Which of these numbered sentences is a declarative sentence?
A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

22. Which of these numbered sentences is an interrogative sentence?
A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

Read the 2024 BECE Last Hour English Language Question below carefully and solve them.

In each of the following sentence, 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.
23. Can you imagine Oka behaving as if he has all the knowledge in the world? This means that Oka
A. is admired by everybody.
B. knows so much more than we think.
C. respects other people.
D. does not really know everything.
24. Akin is too full of himself. This means that Akin
A. talks too much.
B. is too proud.
C. eats too much.
D. is quite annoying.

25. She slogged her guts out for the examination. This means that
A. she failed the examination despite working hard for it.
B. passed the examination despite not working hard for it.
C. really worked hard for the examination.
D. used unfair means to face the examination

Use the short numbered passage below to answer questions 26 to 29.
(i) I didn’t know that she is the daughter of the headteacher.
(ii) I treated her as ordinary person when she came to my office.
(iii) It got to a point where I have to ask of her family details.
(iv) She is from a family who has better reputation.
(v) I later served her better because of her father.

26. The clause in sentence (iii) is an example of a/an
A. adverbial clause
B. adjectival clause
C. noun clause
D. verbless clause

27. Which word is the clause in sentence (iv) modifying?
A. She
B. Better
C. Family
D. Is

28. The underlined clause in sentence (ii) is a/an
A. adjectival clause
B. adverbial clause
C. noun clause
D. nominal clause

29. The underlined clause in sentence (i) modifies the word..
A. know
B. I
C. Didn’t
D. She

Use the passage below to answer questions 30 to 33.
(i) He doesn’t understand the Ewe language,……
(ii) He is an Nzema, ……
(iii) He is confused of what you said,…….
(iv) But he can speak Fantse as well, can’t he?…………….

30. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (i)?
A. has he?
B. does he?
C. isn’t he?
D. is he?

31. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (ii)?
A. has he?
B. does he?
C. isn’t he?
D. is he?

32. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (iii)?
A. does he?
B. doesn’t he?
C. isn’t he?
D. is he?

33. Which of these is the best answer to the sentence (iv)?
A. Yes, he can’t
B. No, he can
C. Yes, he can
D. Yes, he does

For questions 34 to 37, choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
34. He was such a brilliant footballer!
A. a skillful
B. an intelligent
C. a dazzling
D. an inspired
35. The politician is a fluent speaker.
A. insightful
B. superficial
C. eloquent
D. persuasive

36. Everyone has the urge to succeed in life.
A. desire
B. compulsion
C. need
D. courage
37. When he heard the gunshot, he ran into a thick forest.
A. tight
B. dense
C. deep
D. close

For questions 38 to 41, choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
38. Binetou’s inquisitiveness is in sharp contrast with her sister’s ________.
A. calmness
B. noisiness
C. indifference
D. dullness
39. Though at first it appeared an insignificant idea, it turned out to be quite _________.
A. remarkable
B. successful
C. outstanding
D. interesting
40. After grasping the fundamental aspects of his job, Kwasi had to cope with more ______ procedures.
A. subsidiary
B. advanced
C. academic
D. secondary

41. As erroneous as it might sound, the Headmaster’s assumption was quite ________.
A. wise
B. faulty
C. precise
D. correct
Two people are engaged in a dialogue. For questions 42 and 43, choose from the alternatives lettered A to D, the one which best represents the direct speech form of the indirect speech.
42. Yaw said that he was late for school.
A. Yaw said, “I am late for school.”
B. Yaw said, “he is late for school.”
C. Yaw said, I am late for school.
D. Yaw said “I am late for school.”

43. Tawiah said that was his food.
A. Tawiah said, that is my food.
B. Tawiah said, “This is my food.”
C. Tawiah said, “This was his food.”
D. Tawiah said, This is my food.

LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow the extract.
OLIVER TWIST : CHARLES DICKENS

“The boy is yours for five pounds!” said Mr. Bumble. Oliver gathered all his belongings which were so few in number that they all fit into a paper bag. He went with Mr. Bumble to the undertaker’s house, crying the entire way. “Stop crying!” shouted Mr. Bumble, “Be thankful that you’re going to have a home because of the undertaker. Oliver’s sobs subsided into hiccups.

44. What incident happened that led to the selling out of Oliver Twist?
A. He was so rude
B. He was too old to be adopted
C. He asked for more food from the cook.
D. He fought at the parish
45. The undertaker in the passage is who…..
A. Mr. Limbkins
B. Mr. Sowerberry
C. Mr. Gamfield
D. Mr. Brownlow
46. What is the work of an undertaker?
A. Taking notes of someone’s properties
B. He looks for children to buy.
C. He is a wrestler
D. He takes dead people and buries them

Below are the Literature questions in the 2024 BECE Last Hour English Language Questions

THE DELIMMA OF A GHOST
Speaker X: Ah well I don’t know the difference, and I don’t care neither coconut palms, palm-palms, aren’t all they same? And anyway why should I not go to see your folks?
Speaker Y: You may not be impressed

47. Who is represented as speaker X…….?
A. First woman
B. Ato
C. Monka
D. Eulalie
48. Where was the setting of the extract?
A. Africa
B. America
C. A village
D. Ato’s family house
Use the extract to answer question 49 to 50
The Dawn’s Awake
A flash of smoldering flames and fire Ignites the East. Then, higher, higher, O’er all the sky so gray, forlorn, The torch of gold is borne. The dawn of a thousand dreams and thrills. And music singing in the hills. A paean of eternal spring Voices the new awakening.
49. What is the rhyme scheme of the above stanzas of the extract?
A. Aabcdcbd
B. Ababccdd
C. Abbccadd
D. Aabbccdd

50. “The dawn of a thousand dreams and thrills”. What literary device is been used here?
A. A. Hyperbole
B. B. Oxymoron
C. C. Alliteration
D. D. Paradox

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