BECE English Language 2019 Paper 1 Past Questions

PASSAGE I
Father came back after about an hour and told us we could go and see mother in hospital the next day; her operation had been successful.
The next day we could hardly contain curselves unblthe evening when we could go to the hospital. We kept asking Okhen if it wasn't time to go yet, and she kept saying, 'Very soon,' When we did go, we found mother in a private room.
I had never been inside a hospital before and I was overawed by the spick-and-span cleanliness of the room. Our house in the mission compound was aIways well-kept but at the same time it looked lived-in: a toy on a chair, a book on a stool, a sewing basket on the floor, that sort of thing. But the room in which mother was lying was sparsely furnished. The bed was made of iron and painted white. Beside the bed was a wooden locker painted white also. On the other side was an upright chair that was all, except for the mosquito net over the bed.
Mother must have been missing us as much as we missed her, for she drew our heads onto her chest and gave us each a hug before stretching her arms for the baby.
Father pulled up the upright chair to face mother and sat down. They began to talk, and my brother and I went to the window to look at the scene outside. There were many people coning in through the hospital gate because it was visiting time. We spent the time watching them. After some time, a rniddle-aged nurse came in to take mother's temperature. I liked her uniform very much and I asked my mother, 'Can I have a dress like that when we get back?'
She smiled and told me it was a uniform and you had to be a nurse to wear it.

Why were the children eager to go to the hospital?

Lapinni becomes ____ after invoking his daughter's spirit

PASSAGE I
Father came back after about an hour and told us we could go and see mother in hospital the next day; her operation had been successful.
The next day we could hardly contain curselves unblthe evening when we could go to the hospital. We kept asking Okhen if it wasn't time to go yet, and she kept saying, 'Very soon,' When we did go, we found mother in a private room.
I had never been inside a hospital before and I was overawed by the spick-and-span cleanliness of the room. Our house in the mission compound was aIways well-kept but at the same time it looked lived-in: a toy on a chair, a book on a stool, a sewing basket on the floor, that sort of thing. But the room in which mother was lying was sparsely furnished. The bed was made of iron and painted white. Beside the bed was a wooden locker painted white also. On the other side was an upright chair that was all, except for the mosquito net over the bed.
Mother must have been missing us as much as we missed her, for she drew our heads onto her chest and gave us each a hug before stretching her arms for the baby.
Father pulled up the upright chair to face mother and sat down. They began to talk, and my brother and I went to the window to look at the scene outside. There were many people coning in through the hospital gate because it was visiting time. We spent the time watching them. After some time, a rniddle-aged nurse came in to take mother's temperature. I liked her uniform very much and I asked my mother, 'Can I have a dress like that when we get back?'
She smiled and told me it was a uniform and you had to be a nurse to wear it.

According to the writer, one thing the hospital room had in common with their house was _______________

PASSAGE I
Father came back after about an hour and told us we could go and see mother in hospital the next day; her operation had been successful.
The next day we could hardly contain curselves unblthe evening when we could go to the hospital. We kept asking Okhen if it wasn't time to go yet, and she kept saying, 'Very soon,' When we did go, we found mother in a private room.
I had never been inside a hospital before and I was overawed by the spick-and-span cleanliness of the room. Our house in the mission compound was aIways well-kept but at the same time it looked lived-in: a toy on a chair, a book on a stool, a sewing basket on the floor, that sort of thing. But the room in which mother was lying was sparsely furnished. The bed was made of iron and painted white. Beside the bed was a wooden locker painted white also. On the other side was an upright chair that was all, except for the mosquito net over the bed.
Mother must have been missing us as much as we missed her, for she drew our heads onto her chest and gave us each a hug before stretching her arms for the baby.
Father pulled up the upright chair to face mother and sat down. They began to talk, and my brother and I went to the window to look at the scene outside. There were many people coning in through the hospital gate because it was visiting time. We spent the time watching them. After some time, a rniddle-aged nurse came in to take mother's temperature. I liked her uniform very much and I asked my mother, 'Can I have a dress like that when we get back?'
She smiled and told me it was a uniform and you had to be a nurse to wear it.

The children were ________ while their parents were discussing.

PASSAGE I
Father came back after about an hour and told us we could go and see mother in hospital the next day; her operation had been successful.
The next day we could hardly contain curselves unblthe evening when we could go to the hospital. We kept asking Okhen if it wasn't time to go yet, and she kept saying, 'Very soon,' When we did go, we found mother in a private room.
I had never been inside a hospital before and I was overawed by the spick-and-span cleanliness of the room. Our house in the mission compound was aIways well-kept but at the same time it looked lived-in: a toy on a chair, a book on a stool, a sewing basket on the floor, that sort of thing. But the room in which mother was lying was sparsely furnished. The bed was made of iron and painted white. Beside the bed was a wooden locker painted white also. On the other side was an upright chair that was all, except for the mosquito net over the bed.
Mother must have been missing us as much as we missed her, for she drew our heads onto her chest and gave us each a hug before stretching her arms for the baby.
Father pulled up the upright chair to face mother and sat down. They began to talk, and my brother and I went to the window to look at the scene outside. There were many people coning in through the hospital gate because it was visiting time. We spent the time watching them. After some time, a rniddle-aged nurse came in to take mother's temperature. I liked her uniform very much and I asked my mother, 'Can I have a dress like that when we get back?'
She smiled and told me it was a uniform and you had to be a nurse to wear it.

What proof is there in the passage to show that the mother missed the children? She ______

PASSAGE I
Father came back after about an hour and told us we could go and see mother in hospital the next day; her operation had been successful.
The next day we could hardly contain curselves unblthe evening when we could go to the hospital. We kept asking Okhen if it wasn't time to go yet, and she kept saying, 'Very soon,' When we did go, we found mother in a private room.
I had never been inside a hospital before and I was overawed by the spick-and-span cleanliness of the room. Our house in the mission compound was aIways well-kept but at the same time it looked lived-in: a toy on a chair, a book on a stool, a sewing basket on the floor, that sort of thing. But the room in which mother was lying was sparsely furnished. The bed was made of iron and painted white. Beside the bed was a wooden locker painted white also. On the other side was an upright chair that was all, except for the mosquito net over the bed.
Mother must have been missing us as much as we missed her, for she drew our heads onto her chest and gave us each a hug before stretching her arms for the baby.
Father pulled up the upright chair to face mother and sat down. They began to talk, and my brother and I went to the window to look at the scene outside. There were many people coning in through the hospital gate because it was visiting time. We spent the time watching them. After some time, a rniddle-aged nurse came in to take mother's temperature. I liked her uniform very much and I asked my mother, 'Can I have a dress like that when we get back?'
She smiled and told me it was a uniform and you had to be a nurse to wear it.

Which of these statements is true according to the passage

PASSAGE II
We used to have our 'outings' and they were occasions of delight for the children in the village. The elderly people, men and women, shared in the fun too. Sometimes our outings were in the daytime: at other times in the night.
When we had our daytime outings, we usually led out our masquerade. The masquerade was dressed in a funny way. We sewed up rags to make socks and gloves and made one of us wear them on his feets and hands. We made a long cap to cover the head up to the neck and bore holes to allow the eyes to peep out and the nose to breathe. From the neck to the knees he was covered with a coat of drooping palm leaves. The masquerade always carried a long whip in one hand and the horn of a he-goat in the other.
The whip was never used on anyone. We followed the masquerade about beating the drupes and singing songs. We danced and the masquerade danced too. We visited each house in the village. At each house the masquerade spent some minutes blessing the people and dancing.
Whenever we had our night outings, we were less peaceful. Each of us carried a whip and used it. We used the whip on girls who offended us in the daytime or on anyone against whom we had a grudge. We did not use our whips on grown up men or anyone who was stronger than us. We covered ourselves with try banana leaves and ran about the village, shouting to mothers to keep hold of their daughters and little children or else they would thrashed. We are daring, and we would sometimes go to open doors and the back of houses looking for someone to beat. We did not spare girls and little children who sat on mats spread on the bare ground in front of their houses and in company of their mothers and aunts. On such occasions, the mothers and aunts would throw anything at us.
Culled from Comprehension Course for Junior Secondary Schools by Oladele Taiwo

The main reason for the daytime outings was to __________

PASSAGE II
We used to have our 'outings' and they were occasions of delight for the children in the village. The elderly people, men and women, shared in the fun too. Sometimes our outings were in the daytime: at other times in the night.
When we had our daytime outings, we usually led out our masquerade. The masquerade was dressed in a funny way. We sewed up rags to make socks and gloves and made one of us wear them on his feets and hands. We made a long cap to cover the head up to the neck and bore holes to allow the eyes to peep out and the nose to breathe. From the neck to the knees he was covered with a coat of drooping palm leaves. The masquerade always carried a long whip in one hand and the horn of a he-goat in the other.
The whip was never used on anyone. We followed the masquerade about beating the drupes and singing songs. We danced and the masquerade danced too. We visited each house in the village. At each house the masquerade spent some minutes blessing the people and dancing.
Whenever we had our night outings, we were less peaceful. Each of us carried a whip and used it. We used the whip on girls who offended us in the daytime or on anyone against whom we had a grudge. We did not use our whips on grown up men or anyone who was stronger than us. We covered ourselves with try banana leaves and ran about the village, shouting to mothers to keep hold of their daughters and little children or else they would thrashed. We are daring, and we would sometimes go to open doors and the back of houses looking for someone to beat. We did not spare girls and little children who sat on mats spread on the bare ground in front of their houses and in company of their mothers and aunts. On such occasions, the mothers and aunts would throw anything at us.
Culled from Comprehension Course for Junior Secondary Schools by Oladele Taiwo

According to the passage, the masquerade was _________

PASSAGE II
We used to have our 'outings' and they were occasions of delight for the children in the village. The elderly people, men and women, shared in the fun too. Sometimes our outings were in the daytime: at other times in the night.
When we had our daytime outings, we usually led out our masquerade. The masquerade was dressed in a funny way. We sewed up rags to make socks and gloves and made one of us wear them on his feets and hands. We made a long cap to cover the head up to the neck and bore holes to allow the eyes to peep out and the nose to breathe. From the neck to the knees he was covered with a coat of drooping palm leaves. The masquerade always carried a long whip in one hand and the horn of a he-goat in the other.
The whip was never used on anyone. We followed the masquerade about beating the drupes and singing songs. We danced and the masquerade danced too. We visited each house in the village. At each house the masquerade spent some minutes blessing the people and dancing.
Whenever we had our night outings, we were less peaceful. Each of us carried a whip and used it. We used the whip on girls who offended us in the daytime or on anyone against whom we had a grudge. We did not use our whips on grown up men or anyone who was stronger than us. We covered ourselves with try banana leaves and ran about the village, shouting to mothers to keep hold of their daughters and little children or else they would thrashed. We are daring, and we would sometimes go to open doors and the back of houses looking for someone to beat. We did not spare girls and little children who sat on mats spread on the bare ground in front of their houses and in company of their mothers and aunts. On such occasions, the mothers and aunts would throw anything at us.
Culled from Comprehension Course for Junior Secondary Schools by Oladele Taiwo

Which of these statements is true according to the passage?

PASSAGE II
We used to have our 'outings' and they were occasions of delight for the children in the village. The elderly people, men and women, shared in the fun too. Sometimes our outings were in the daytime: at other times in the night.
When we had our daytime outings, we usually led out our masquerade. The masquerade was dressed in a funny way. We sewed up rags to make socks and gloves and made one of us wear them on his feets and hands. We made a long cap to cover the head up to the neck and bore holes to allow the eyes to peep out and the nose to breathe. From the neck to the knees he was covered with a coat of drooping palm leaves. The masquerade always carried a long whip in one hand and the horn of a he-goat in the other.
The whip was never used on anyone. We followed the masquerade about beating the drupes and singing songs. We danced and the masquerade danced too. We visited each house in the village. At each house the masquerade spent some minutes blessing the people and dancing.
Whenever we had our night outings, we were less peaceful. Each of us carried a whip and used it. We used the whip on girls who offended us in the daytime or on anyone against whom we had a grudge. We did not use our whips on grown up men or anyone who was stronger than us. We covered ourselves with try banana leaves and ran about the village, shouting to mothers to keep hold of their daughters and little children or else they would thrashed. We are daring, and we would sometimes go to open doors and the back of houses looking for someone to beat. We did not spare girls and little children who sat on mats spread on the bare ground in front of their houses and in company of their mothers and aunts. On such occasions, the mothers and aunts would throw anything at us.
Culled from Comprehension Course for Junior Secondary Schools by Oladele Taiwo

The boys were rather peaceful during the daytime's outing because _______________

PASSAGE II
We used to have our 'outings' and they were occasions of delight for the children in the village. The elderly people, men and women, shared in the fun too. Sometimes our outings were in the daytime: at other times in the night.
When we had our daytime outings, we usually led out our masquerade. The masquerade was dressed in a funny way. We sewed up rags to make socks and gloves and made one of us wear them on his feets and hands. We made a long cap to cover the head up to the neck and bore holes to allow the eyes to peep out and the nose to breathe. From the neck to the knees he was covered with a coat of drooping palm leaves. The masquerade always carried a long whip in one hand and the horn of a he-goat in the other.
The whip was never used on anyone. We followed the masquerade about beating the drupes and singing songs. We danced and the masquerade danced too. We visited each house in the village. At each house the masquerade spent some minutes blessing the people and dancing.
Whenever we had our night outings, we were less peaceful. Each of us carried a whip and used it. We used the whip on girls who offended us in the daytime or on anyone against whom we had a grudge. We did not use our whips on grown up men or anyone who was stronger than us. We covered ourselves with try banana leaves and ran about the village, shouting to mothers to keep hold of their daughters and little children or else they would thrashed. We are daring, and we would sometimes go to open doors and the back of houses looking for someone to beat. We did not spare girls and little children who sat on mats spread on the bare ground in front of their houses and in company of their mothers and aunts. On such occasions, the mothers and aunts would throw anything at us.
Culled from Comprehension Course for Junior Secondary Schools by Oladele Taiwo

Which of these words can replace 'daring' as used in the passage?

The __________ had several training sessions with the team at the stadium.

After the death of her husband, the _____________ received her rightful inheritance without delay.

Mr. Timmy was _________ the general Manager of the company in August last year.

Bola visited a _____________ when she had a toothache.

The kidnappers demanded a huge __________ before they set free their captive

The customer entered the banking hall when the ATM could not ______ cash

There was an _________ of yellow fever in the community

Lawrence __________ his wife ten years ago

Ali was seriously injured in the accident and was immediately rushed to the _________ Unit of the hospital

The driver paid a __________ for violating a traffic law

The secretary read the _________ of the previous meeting.

The party's _________ was presented to the electorate.

The _________ gave my father a receipt after paying the school fees

The meteorologist _____________ a heavy downpour across the nation

My ___________ the son of my sister, is coming home for Christmas

Environmental - 26 - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - 27 - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- 28 - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - 29 - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - 30 - your house and - - property -- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - 31 - property -- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -32- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -- your -33- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -- your -- through covered trash - 34 - or disposable waste bags rather than --.

Environmental - - refers to activities aimed at improving and - - the standard of basic environmental conditions affecting the- - of people.
You can achieve a - - environment by regularly cleaning and - - your house and - - property -- your -- through covered trash - - or disposable waste bags rather than -35-.

A ___________ of cattle was grazing in the field.

I found __________ money in my brothers pocket

Olu had slept ___________ his wife finished cooking

Dayo is good ___________ singing

The girls remained cold indoors because it was _________ cold

_________ did you ask for the missing book?

The President flew to London yesterday, __________ he?

A large group of people __________ the occasion

I will ask ___________ Stella or Mary to give me the documents.

The matron instructed the students on table _____________

John and Peter do not like Mathematics, ____________ they?

The suffix ____________ will combine with 'soft' to form a new word.

Direct Speech: 'We will visit our uncle tomorrow', said Juliet.
Indirect Speech: Juliet said that ___________

The prefix ______ can be added to the word 'normal' to form a new word.