English BECE June 2020 Paper 1 Objective Test Questions 1-20

June 2020
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1

Objective Test
PART A
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

SECTION A

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

1. Seth has bought and ……… a loaf of bread.

A. ate
B. eats
C. eaten
D. eating

2. My mum and …….. visited Joseph.

A. I
B. myself
C. me
D. ourselves

3. The tiger ………in wait for its prey.

A. lie
B. lain
C. laid
D. lay

4. It’s about time we ……….studying hard.

A. start
B. should start
C. started
D. are starting

5. Ben now wishes he ………his studies early.

A. began
B. begun
C. begins
D. has begun

6. This exactly ………our mum tried to make you understand.

A. all what
B. all that
C. something that
D. something which

7. Would you rather we ……….tomorrow?

A. should leave
B. are leaving
C. leave
D. left

8. She is my ……….sister.

A. senior
B. elder
C. older
D. matured

9. We cannot make tea because we have ………sugar left.

A. a little
B. very little
C. a few
D. very few

10. You should not tell ………about our plans.

A. no other
B. nobody
C. any other
D. anyone else

11. The leader ………suffer alone.

A. needs not
B. need not
C. needs not to
D. need not to

12. This flower pot is made ………clay.

A. with
B. by
C. of
D. in

13. Let’s go out and play, ………?

A. will you
B. shall we
C. can you
D. would we

14. Sarah would have passed her examination ………she studied hard.

A. should
B. had
C. has
D. could

15. The four brothers haven’t seen ………since June last year.

A. theirself
B. each another
C. themselves
D. each other

SECTION B
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.

16. Celia shook with fright.

A. excitement
B. cheerfulness
C. hope
D. fear

17. The radio is a potent medium of communication.

A. fast
B. necessary
C. powerful
D. sound

18. Trading is a lucrative economic activity.

A. profitable
B. legitimate
C. desirable
D. cherished

19. The scarcity of doctors is a matter of public concern.

A. weakness
B. shortage
C. suffering
D. indiscipline

20. My twin brother is very inquisitive.

A. curious
B. brilliant
C. friendly
D. talkative