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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

ENGLISH 1993

Essay and Objective

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OBJECTIVE TEST

PART I
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

SECTION A

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

1.
According to the passage, Garba taught Bako to ......

A. B.
use a matchet. fell trees.

C. D.
read and write. gossip and laugh.

E.
read and fell trees.

ANSWER: C

2.
Bako got additional income by ......

A. B.
cutting down trees. going to the hospital.

C. D.
meeting his friends on Monday. working as a letter-writer and reader.

E.
felling trees and reading letters.
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ANSWER: D

3.
The people trusted Bako because he ......

A. B.
kept what he knew about them secretly. wrote and read their letters.

C. D.
gossiped and laughed with them. was hardworking and clever.

E.
earned extra income.

ANSWER: A

4.
How did the accident affect Bako?

A. B.
He lost his senses and job He could not read and write again

C. D.
He became weak and jobless His face was stitched

E.
His friends left him

ANSWER: C

5.
Bako liked Mondays because ......

A. B.
Monday started the week He met all his friends again

C. D.
He received his pay He wrote and read letters

E.
He heard news from other villages

ANSWER: E

6.
He fell unconscious means he ......

A. B.
fell asleep became mad

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C. D.
lost his confidence lost awareness of his surroundings

E.
fell down and died

ANSWER: D

7.
Why did the writer think his job would be difficult?

A. B.
The other members were final year students He had to control his closest friends

C. D.
He was inexperienced He had to work with new officers

E.
Some of his friends stopped talking to him

ANSWER: B

8.
Which of the following words best describes the behaviour of the writer's friends?

A. B.
Uncooperative Jealous

C. D.
Insulting Funny

E.
Talkative

ANSWER: A

9.
According to the passage which of the following statements is true? The writer

A. B.
settled the misunderstanding between him and his stopped talking to his friends.
friends.

C. D.
lost all his closest friends. appointed only his friends as officers.

E.
did not listen to the advice of his friends.

ANSWER: A

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10.
The word disputes means ......

A. B.
misgiving. debates.

C. D.
insults. wars.

E.
differences.

ANSWER: E

11.
The Manager was dismissed for gross inefficiency.

A. B.
laziness dishonesty

C. D.
incompetence misconduct

E.
disrespect

ANSWER: C

12.
Prices of goods have been fairly controlled.

A. B.
kept down kept away

C. D.
kept off kept out

E.
kept hanging

ANSWER: A

13.
Remember to look over your work when you finish.

A. B.
watch look on

C. D.
oversee read through

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E.
overlook

ANSWER: D

14.
Although the labourers agreed to do the work, they did it reluctantly.

A. B.
leisurely nervously

C. D.
unwillingly sparingly

E.
angrily

ANSWER: C

15.
The thief was humiliated when he was caught.

A. B.
sentenced cautioned

C. D.
beaten up discouraged

E.
mocked at

ANSWER: E

16.
I don't like Ben. He is always pulling my legs. This means Ben is always ......

A. B.
pulling me down gossiping about me

C. D.
abusing me borrowing my shoes

E.
teasing me

ANSWER: E

17.
The judge turned a deaf ear to what the murderer said. This means the judge ......

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A. B.
was partially deaf ignored what the murderer said

C. D.
favoured the murderer when he heard his story pretended that he was listening to the murderer's
story

E.
was asleep when the murderer gave his evidence

ANSWER: B

SECTION B

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

18.
If you don't want to regret, cut your coat according to your cloth. This means ......

A. B.
live within your means. use the coat cut from your cloth.

C. D.
sew your own coat. put on your cloth and coat.

E.
do not worry about the problems of others.

ANSWER: A

19.
Were it not for the policemen the workers would have gone on strike. From this we know the policemen
......

A. B.
didn't go on strike. saw the workers on strike.

C. D.
forced the workers to go on strike. and the workers were on strike.

E.
prevented the workers from going on strike.

ANSWER: E

20.
Razak has been in a bad way for several days. This means Razak has been ......

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A. B.
badly treated unable to eat for many days

C. D.
misbehaving quite ill

E.
very unfriendly towards everyone

ANSWER: D

21.
Our school is now famous throughout the district.

A. B.
popular anonymous

C. D.
unknown irrelevant

E.
hidden

ANSWER: C

22.
Our new pastor is very modest in his ways.

A. B.
friendly kind

C. D.
particular boastful

E.
fashionable

ANSWER: D

SECTION C

In each of the following sentences 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.
Issa was very rude to his teacher.

A. B.
respectful polite

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C. D.
obedient truthful

E.
gentle

ANSWER: B

24.
We walked on the smooth side of the pavement.

A. B.
hard rough

C. D.
coarse slippery

E.
narrow

ANSWER: B

25.
The president was denounced by his subjects.

A. B.
elected welcomed

C. D.
supported advised

E.
hailed

ANSWER: E

26.
Our ancestors ...... to us a lot of knowledge about our culture.

A. B.
handed in passed out

C. D.
passed through handed down

ANSWER: D

27.
The government has set ...... a committee on education.

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A. B.
apart up

C. D.
in by

ANSWER: B

SECTION D

From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word
underlined in each sentence.

28.
None of the suspects ...... his guilt.

A. B.
admit admits

C. D.
are admitting have admitted

ANSWER: B
SOLUTION

Usage experts acknowledge that none is sometimes singular and sometimes plural. They mostly recommend
that you treat it as singular when it means not one, or no amount, and plural when it means not any.

29.
Amidu promised to be patient until his toy ...... repaired.

A. B.
has been will be

C. D.
was can be

ANSWER: C

30.
The Headmaster, with his assistant ...... inspecting the new school library.

A. B.
will have been are

C. D.
have been is

ANSWER: D
SOLUTION
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The headmaster is the one being referred to here hence the verb must be singular (is).

31.
I would have told you about the wedding if I ......

A. B.
have known know

C. D.
had known have been knowing

ANSWER: C

32.
His writing is so bad that I can't make it ......

A. B.
on out

C. D.
down in

ANSWER: B

PART II
LITERATURE

From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers each question or completes the
sentence.

33.
You will be ill if you ...... too much.

A. B.
are eating eat

C. D.
had eaten ate

ANSWER: B

34.
If it ...... necessary, I shall see you again at six o'clock.

A. B.
is had been

C. D.
is being was

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ANSWER: A

35.
If we had not closed down the market, the traders ...... there.

A. B.
shall still be will still be

C. D.
are still going would have still been

ANSWER: D

36.
Mr. Adu has never been pleased with his children's performance, ......?

A. B.
hasn't he didn't he

C. D.
has he did he

ANSWER: C
SOLUTION

Has never is in the negative form hence the question must be in the positive form, has he.

37.
You prefer playing soccer to volley ball, ......?

A. B.
do you will you

C. D.
won't you don't you?

ANSWER: D
SOLUTION

You (do) prefer playing is in the positive form hence the question must be in the negative form, don't you?

38.
The cashier was rude to his boss, ......?

A. B.
was he wasn't he

C. D.
did he didn't he

ANSWER: B
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SOLUTION

was is in the positive form hence the question must be in the negative form, wasn't.

39.
These days students are not very interested ...... improving their English.

A. B.
on about

C. D.
of in

ANSWER: D

40.
Kofi ate ...... food than anyone else.

A. B.
more most

C. D.
much too much

ANSWER: A

THEORY QUESTIONS

1.
Write a letter to a friend who wants to visit your school giving him directions to your school and telling him
about two interesting things he will see on his visit.

SOLUTION

This is an informal letter and the following features are required:

(1) Writer’s address (without name)
(2) Date
(3) Salutation (Dear Atswei, Kofi, Adjei, Ama, Borley, Adzovi, Mawuli)
(4) Body
(5) Subscription - Yours sincerely, Yours, Yours ever
(6) First name
2.
As the Senior Prefect of your school write a letter to your District Chief Executive telling him about three
problems which worry the pupils of your school.

SOLUTION

The letter is a formal letter and must contain the features below:
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i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Recipient's address
iv. Salutation - Dear + Sir/Madam,
v. Heading/Title of the letter in block letters and underlined
vi. Body
vii. Subscription - Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, etc.
viii. Signature
ix. Your full name (in brackets)
The language should be formal with no room for slang or colloquialism and there should be politeness of
expression. A good blend of varied sentence patterns and a good use of vivid idiomatic expressions.
Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.
You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.
Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the
pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.
3.
Describe a festival which was celebrated recently in your area.

SOLUTION

This is a descriptive essay.

Your essay must have the following features:
1. Title (E.g Homowo Festival)
2. Introduction
Mention the festival which was recently celebrated
3. Body (Describe the preparation towards the celebration and how it was celebrated)
4. Conclusion
4.
Describe a dream you will never forget.

SOLUTION

This is a descriptive essay.

You are to write the series of actions flowing forward to the end.
You should also be mindful of your tenses. This essay is in the past and so your tenses must be in the past.
Your essay must have the following features:
i. Title/heading
ii. Introduction
iii. Body
iv. Conclusion
Possible Points
1. Some dreams either happy or sad leave a lifelong impression on our minds.
2. The dream I will never forget in my life was the dream I had concerning me leaving the city where I was
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born.
3. In the dream, my father/mother was transferred to a different city.
4. I was very sad on that day to leave my house.
5. The last goodbye to my friends was very painful.
6. I missed everyone very much along the way.
7. The feeling of seeing this surrounding for the last time made me sad.
8. I didn't even take lunch that day.
9. I cried very much and asked my parents not to leave the place.
10.I woke up with tears still on my cheeks

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