BECE English Language 2018 Paper 1 Past Questions

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Question 1
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A - E (Nos. 1-10)
PASSAGE 1
I can understand why some schools insist that only students with high grades should be allowed to take part in sports. Sports are time consuming and cut into study time. But, I think that less competent students shhould not be deprived the benefits of sports participation.
The argument that students should keep up their grades if they want to participate in sports is a good one. After all, the purpose of going to school is to get an education and sports practice and games do take a lot of time. The grades of a few students might suffer from sports participation but I think
more students will work harder and will learn to manage time better if they are allowed to take part in sports. Learning to organize time is also an important lesson to be gained from school. Happy people tend to try to meet expectations, and less capable students may even do better in school to provr that being in
sports did not do them any harm.
Equally good is the argument that everyone must succeed at something. If a poor student can excel at sports, he will develop self-esteem. Once that student feels good about himself or herself, the student may transfer the confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds
success applies here.
While the attitude that school work comes first is a good point, I thunk that permitting a student to participate in sports and to develop a self-image is more important. The school should give extra help to the less competent students, especially in learning time management. aiat should let the students contribute to school
spirit on the playing field as well as in the classroom.According to the passage, some schools allow only students with good grades to take part in sports because
  • A.academics is more important than sports
  • B.sports are meant for good students only
  • C.sports will help them to maintain their grades.
  • D.weak students are not good at sports
  • E.weak students need more time to concentrate on their studies.
Objective
Question 2
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A - E (Nos. 1-10)
PASSAGE 1
I can understand why some schools insist that only students with high grades should be allowed to take part in sports. Sports are time consuming and cut into study time. But, I think that less competent students shhould not be deprived the benefits of sports participation.
The argument that students should keep up their grades if they want to participate in sports is a good one. After all, the purpose of going to school is to get an education and sports practice and games do take a lot of time. The grades of a few students might suffer from sports participation but I think
more students will work harder and will learn to manage time better if they are allowed to take part in sports. Learning to organize time is also an important lesson to be gained from school. Happy people tend to try to meet expectations, and less capable students may even do better in school to provr that being in
sports did not do them any harm.
Equally good is the argument that everyone must succeed at something. If a poor student can excel at sports, he will develop self-esteem. Once that student feels good about himself or herself, the student may transfer the confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds
success applies here.
While the attitude that school work comes first is a good point, I thunk that permitting a student to participate in sports and to develop a self-image is more important. The school should give extra help to the less competent students, especially in learning time management. aiat should let the students contribute to school
spirit on the playing field as well as in the classroom.Which of the following statements is not true?
  • A.Less competent students should not be allowed to take part in sports
  • B.Sports build confidence in students
  • C.Sports help students to develop self-esteem.
  • D.Sports help to train students in time managementE. Sports make students happy.
Objective
Question 3
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A - E (Nos. 1-10)
PASSAGE 1
I can understand why some schools insist that only students with high grades should be allowed to take part in sports. Sports are time consuming and cut into study time. But, I think that less competent students shhould not be deprived the benefits of sports participation.
The argument that students should keep up their grades if they want to participate in sports is a good one. After all, the purpose of going to school is to get an education and sports practice and games do take a lot of time. The grades of a few students might suffer from sports participation but I think
more students will work harder and will learn to manage time better if they are allowed to take part in sports. Learning to organize time is also an important lesson to be gained from school. Happy people tend to try to meet expectations, and less capable students may even do better in school to provr that being in
sports did not do them any harm.
Equally good is the argument that everyone must succeed at something. If a poor student can excel at sports, he will develop self-esteem. Once that student feels good about himself or herself, the student may transfer the confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds
success applies here.
While the attitude that school work comes first is a good point, I thunk that permitting a student to participate in sports and to develop a self-image is more important. The school should give extra help to the less competent students, especially in learning time management. aiat should let the students contribute to school
spirit on the playing field as well as in the classroom.Which of the following is not a condition for attaining academic success?
  • A.Effective time management
  • B.Happiness
  • C.Hard work
  • D.Meeting expectations
  • E.Self-esteem
Objective
Question 4
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A - E (Nos. 1-10)
PASSAGE 1
I can understand why some schools insist that only students with high grades should be allowed to take part in sports. Sports are time consuming and cut into study time. But, I think that less competent students shhould not be deprived the benefits of sports participation.
The argument that students should keep up their grades if they want to participate in sports is a good one. After all, the purpose of going to school is to get an education and sports practice and games do take a lot of time. The grades of a few students might suffer from sports participation but I think
more students will work harder and will learn to manage time better if they are allowed to take part in sports. Learning to organize time is also an important lesson to be gained from school. Happy people tend to try to meet expectations, and less capable students may even do better in school to provr that being in
sports did not do them any harm.
Equally good is the argument that everyone must succeed at something. If a poor student can excel at sports, he will develop self-esteem. Once that student feels good about himself or herself, the student may transfer the confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds
success applies here.
While the attitude that school work comes first is a good point, I thunk that permitting a student to participate in sports and to develop a self-image is more important. The school should give extra help to the less competent students, especially in learning time management. aiat should let the students contribute to school
spirit on the playing field as well as in the classroom.According to the writer, weak students can improve by .......
  • A.building self confidence through sports
  • B.exempting themselves from sports
  • C.separating themselves from the good ones
  • D.taking part in sporting activities only
  • E.trying to meet their expectations
Objective
Question 5
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A - E (Nos. 1-10)
PASSAGE 1
I can understand why some schools insist that only students with high grades should be allowed to take part in sports. Sports are time consuming and cut into study time. But, I think that less competent students shhould not be deprived the benefits of sports participation.
The argument that students should keep up their grades if they want to participate in sports is a good one. After all, the purpose of going to school is to get an education and sports practice and games do take a lot of time. The grades of a few students might suffer from sports participation but I think
more students will work harder and will learn to manage time better if they are allowed to take part in sports. Learning to organize time is also an important lesson to be gained from school. Happy people tend to try to meet expectations, and less capable students may even do better in school to provr that being in
sports did not do them any harm.
Equally good is the argument that everyone must succeed at something. If a poor student can excel at sports, he will develop self-esteem. Once that student feels good about himself or herself, the student may transfer the confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds
success applies here.
While the attitude that school work comes first is a good point, I thunk that permitting a student to participate in sports and to develop a self-image is more important. The school should give extra help to the less competent students, especially in learning time management. aiat should let the students contribute to school
spirit on the playing field as well as in the classroom.The passage is ....... in nature.
  • A.argumentative
  • B.descriptive
  • C.dramatic
  • D.expository
  • E.narrative
Objective
Question 6
PASSAGE II
Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communiction can be done through the electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines qnd newspapers. Each of these performs three main functions namely: to inform, to entertain and to educate the audience.
The media can only render services with the appropriate equipment and engineers. The engineers operate the equipment to give the audience clear reception. Also, producers and broadcasters are needed to make, transmit or broadcast programmes from their studios to viewers to viewers and listeners. In order to attract more audience, recorded video tapes or interesting local programmes and feature films may be bought or borrowed from other broadcasting authorities.
Similarly, the print media require skilled journalists and production staff. The editor must be educated to be able to choose the most important stories sent in by reporters all over, edit and write editorials. He equally responds to comments from readers. The sub-editor on the other hand, is to prepare the edited stories for printing. Columnists may
be employed to analyze events on topical issues for increased readership.
However, to survive, both the electronic and print medi depend on paid adverts. Advertisement generate a lot of profit for various media houses. The main two types of media according to the passage are
  • A.broadcasting and reporting
  • B.electronic and print
  • C.information and entaertainment
  • D.newspaper and magazines
  • E.radio and television
Objective
Question 7
PASSAGE II
Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communiction can be done through the electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines qnd newspapers. Each of these performs three main functions namely: to inform, to entertain and to educate the audience.
The media can only render services with the appropriate equipment and engineers. The engineers operate the equipment to give the audience clear reception. Also, producers and broadcasters are needed to make, transmit or broadcast programmes from their studios to viewers to viewers and listeners. In order to attract more audience, recorded video tapes or interesting local programmes and feature films may be bought or borrowed from other broadcasting authorities.
Similarly, the print media require skilled journalists and production staff. The editor must be educated to be able to choose the most important stories sent in by reporters all over, edit and write editorials. He equally responds to comments from readers. The sub-editor on the other hand, is to prepare the edited stories for printing. Columnists may
be employed to analyze events on topical issues for increased readership.
However, to survive, both the electronic and print medi depend on paid adverts. Advertisement generate a lot of profit for various media houses. The person who writes editorials in a newspaper is the .......
  • A.columnist
  • B.editor
  • C.journalist
  • D.reporter
  • E.sub-editor
Objective
Question 8
PASSAGE II
Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communiction can be done through the electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines qnd newspapers. Each of these performs three main functions namely: to inform, to entertain and to educate the audience.
The media can only render services with the appropriate equipment and engineers. The engineers operate the equipment to give the audience clear reception. Also, producers and broadcasters are needed to make, transmit or broadcast programmes from their studios to viewers to viewers and listeners. In order to attract more audience, recorded video tapes or interesting local programmes and feature films may be bought or borrowed from other broadcasting authorities.
Similarly, the print media require skilled journalists and production staff. The editor must be educated to be able to choose the most important stories sent in by reporters all over, edit and write editorials. He equally responds to comments from readers. The sub-editor on the other hand, is to prepare the edited stories for printing. Columnists may
be employed to analyze events on topical issues for increased readership.
However, to survive, both the electronic and print medi depend on paid adverts. Advertisement generate a lot of profit for various media houses. The person responsible for the clear pictures we see on televison is the .......
  • A.broadcaster
  • B.editor
  • C.engineer
  • D.receptionist
  • E.reporter
Objective
Question 9
PASSAGE II
Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communiction can be done through the electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines qnd newspapers. Each of these performs three main functions namely: to inform, to entertain and to educate the audience.
The media can only render services with the appropriate equipment and engineers. The engineers operate the equipment to give the audience clear reception. Also, producers and broadcasters are needed to make, transmit or broadcast programmes from their studios to viewers to viewers and listeners. In order to attract more audience, recorded video tapes or interesting local programmes and feature films may be bought or borrowed from other broadcasting authorities.
Similarly, the print media require skilled journalists and production staff. The editor must be educated to be able to choose the most important stories sent in by reporters all over, edit and write editorials. He equally responds to comments from readers. The sub-editor on the other hand, is to prepare the edited stories for printing. Columnists may
be employed to analyze events on topical issues for increased readership.
However, to survive, both the electronic and print medi depend on paid adverts. Advertisement generate a lot of profit for various media houses. According to the passage,, ....... is the main source of income for the mass media.
  • A.advertisement
  • B.broadcasting
  • C.engineering
  • D.programming
  • E.reporting
Objective
Question 26
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ...26..., it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.boiled
  • B.cooled
  • C.frozen
  • D.heated
  • E.warmed
Objective
Question 27
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...27... called ...... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.gas
  • B.ice
  • C.liquid
  • D.smoke
  • E.solid
Objective
Question 28
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...28... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ..5... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.dew
  • B.fug
  • C.haze
  • D.mist
  • E.vapour
Objective
Question 29
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...29... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.escapes
  • B.flies
  • C.misses
  • D.rises
  • E.run
Objective
Question 30
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...... into the ...30... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.atmosphere
  • B.hemisphere
  • C.hydrosphere
  • D.lithosphere
  • E.mesosphere
Objective
Question 31
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...31... is ...... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.condensation
  • B.distillation
  • C.evapouration
  • D.filteration
  • E.vapourization
Objective
Question 32
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...32... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.an act
  • B.an idea
  • C.a system
  • D.a method
  • E.a process a system
Objective
Question 33
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...33... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.a fluid
  • B.a liquid
  • C.a mineral
  • D.a stuff
  • E.an ice
Objective
Question 34
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...33... substance gradually changing into its ...34... form. ...... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.breezy
  • B.gaseous
  • C.light
  • D.lofty
  • E.windy
Objective
Question 35
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos 26-35)
When water is ......, it gradually turns into ...... called ...... and ...... into the ...... When this happens, say water evapourates. Therefore, ...... is ...... of ...... substance gradually changing into its ...... form. ...35... in its gaseous form is called vapour.
  • A.Fuid
  • B.Fuel
  • C.Oil
  • D.Rain
  • E.Water
Objective