English BECE 2019 Paper 2 Comprehension Answer Guide

JUNE 2019
ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Paper 2

PART B
COMPREHENSION
[10 MARKS]

ANSWER GUIDE

Qu.4

NOTE:
The candidate:

• must ensure that there are no grammatical / expression errors, otherwise, he/she may lose marks.
• must provide only one answer to any given question. If he/she provides two answers and one of
  them is wrong, he/she loses all the marks for that question.
• must ensure that words/expressions given to replace words/expression in the passage fit in perfectly, otherwise no mark is awarded.
• must ensure that all spellings are correct
• may decide not to answer in complete sentences.

(a) (i) Sate one thing which helps people to be close.

People’s ability to communicate/speak freely among themselves (helps them to be close)/ being each other’s keeper.

(ii) How can friendships get destroyed?
(Friendship get destroyed) by friends being suspicious of each other (or: due to lack of trust).

(b) Give two reasons why people to school.

(i) People go to school to acquire knowledge/ skills to have bright future.
(ii) People go to school to make friends.
(iii) To be polished (in their manners).
(iv) To become useful citizens.

(c) (i) Why did people avoid Tono’s company?

Because of Tono’s/ his bad/ unruly/ uncouth behaviour
OR
(Because) Tono/ he was violent at times/
OR
(Because) Tono/ he was undisciplined/
OR
(Because) Tono/ he refused to do his assignment and was a habitual late comer.

(ii) State Tono’s reason for visiting his former school.
To collect his certificate.
OR
Tono/ He went there to collect his certificate.
OR
Tono/ He visited the school (his former) to collect his certificate.

Note: To collect certificate is not accepted

(d) Why could the writer not recognize Tono?

(Because) The writer/ He had not seen Tono for a long time
OR
(Because) The writer/ He and Tono (they) had not seen each other for a long time
OR
(Because) Time had wiped off all memories of school life.

(e) Explain, in your own words, the following expressions as used in the passage;

(i) was not in the good books of teachers –
Tono/ He was disliked (not liked) by teachers;
OR
The teachers were displeased with Tono/ him.
OR
The teachers were not happy about Tono’s/his behaviour.

(ii) with the passage of time –

as time went on,
OR
as time passed,
OR
in due course,
OR
in the course of time,
OR
later on,
OR
much later,
OR
as the years rolled/ passed by,
OR
years later,

(iii) by leaps and bounds –

greatly,
OR
very much,
OR
highly,
OR
more and more,
OR
a lot,
OR
tremendously,
OR
significantly,
OR
immensely;
OR
rapidly;
OR
at a fast pace;
OR
very quickly.

(f) For each of the following words, give another word or phrase that means the same, and can fit into the passage:

(i) intimate – (very) close OR very good OR bosom OR tight OR best.

(ii) adage – proverb OR (wise) saying OR maxim OR axiom.

(iii) acquire – get OR obtain OR receive OR gain
(iv) polished – cultured OR civilized OR refined OR well-mannered
OR Well-behaved OR well-trained OR well-bred
(v) Initially – at first OR in the beginning OR at the outset
OR from the outset OR from the onset

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