Paper 1 – CBT Mode | 2018 BECE English Studies Objective

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

 PASSAGE I

     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 should not be deprived of 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 prove 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 that confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds success applies here.

     While the attitude that schoolwork comes first is a good point, I think 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. It 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?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

 PASSAGE I

     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 should not be deprived of 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 prove 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 that confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds success applies here.

     While the attitude that schoolwork comes first is a good point, I think 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. It 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?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

 PASSAGE I

     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 should not be deprived of 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 prove 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 that confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds success applies here.

     While the attitude that schoolwork comes first is a good point, I think 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. It 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?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

 PASSAGE I

     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 should not be deprived of 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 prove 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 that confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds success applies here.

     While the attitude that schoolwork comes first is a good point, I think 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. It 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 on their grades by ______

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

 PASSAGE I

     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 should not be deprived of 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 prove 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 that confidence to school work and actually get better grades. The old adage that success breeds success applies here.

     While the attitude that schoolwork comes first is a good point, I think 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. It should let the students contribute to school spirit on the playing field as well as in the classroom.

The passage is ______in nature?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

     Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communication can be done through electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines and 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 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, 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 media depend on paid adverts. Advertisements generate a lot of profit for various media houses.

The two main types of mass media according to the passage are __________

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

     Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communication can be done through electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines and 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 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, 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 media depend on paid adverts. Advertisements generate a lot of profit for various media houses.

The person who writes editorials in a newspapers is the ___________

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

     Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communication can be done through electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines and 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 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, 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 media depend on paid adverts. Advertisements generate a lot of profit for various media houses.

The person responsible for the clear pictures we see on television is the ____________

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

     Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communication can be done through electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines and 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 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, 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 media depend on paid adverts. Advertisements generate a lot of profit for various media houses.

The direct target of the print media is the _________

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

     Communicating with a large audience is referred to as mass communication. Mass communication can be done through electronic media such as radio and television or by print like magazines and 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 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, 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 media depend on paid adverts. Advertisements generate a lot of profit for various media houses.

According to the passage _____is the main source of income for the mass media

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

Many _____ sat for our school’s entrance examination.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

Temporary shelters have been constructed to accommodate the ________ fleeing from the crisis area

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

The ______ in the prison complained that the condition of the prison was becoming unbearable

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

The temperature of the car was high because there was no water in the ______

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

The director informed all the actors intending to take part in the drama to _________ for their roles

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

The painter fell from the __________while painting the house

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

There is going to be a _______election in the consistency to replace the deceased member of the house

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

Citizen should always pay their _________to enable government provide social amenities for  them

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

We gave our teacher a _________ of flowers

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

Having been imprisoned severally, Jack can be described as a __________

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

The company ________for the post of Sales Representatives

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

My neighbour visited the ________to seek spiritual protection of the native doctor

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

The doctor said I should consult a ________ to advise me on the right food to eat.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

The _________of the man who died in the accident has been deposited in the mortuary

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following with the most appropriate of the options 

My aunt did not get married; she died as a __________

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form.___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

In the passage below, the numbered gap indicates missing words. Fill the numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options

When water is ___26___, it gradually turns into ___27___ called ___28___ and ___29___ into the ___30___. When this happens, we say water evaporates. Therefore, ___31___ is ___32___ of ___33___ substance gradually changing into its ___34___ form. ___35___ in its gaseous form is called vapour

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

He broke the glass cup, ________ he?

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Everyone is ______the hall already

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Either you or he ________ to do the work

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Mercy and Mary hate _________

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

She was fast asleep ______her mobile phone rang

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

I was not Interested _________the activities of the organization

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Direct Speech: ‘I wrote the aptitude test yesterday’, said Amanda.

Reported Speech: Amanda said that she

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

He _______Indulging in regular exercises of late

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Active Voice: The striker had scored the winning goal

Passive Voice: The winning goal ________scored by the striker

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Tolu _______the book he borrowed from the school library yesterday

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

John has _________close to me in the class

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

He _________the examination again

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Amina is _______quiet in the class

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Grace took her cat to see a __________ doctor

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

James caught some ________yesterday

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Rose’s wedding came ___________as planned

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

She ran _______the road to escape the mob

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

I bought _______mangoes for my sons

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

James cannot train with us because he _________his leg

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

I was admitted because I _________the entrance examination

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

He travels to Lagos every week, _______he?

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

 Kate is ____________ than her sister

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

Neither the teachers nor the principal ________the key to the toilet

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

The President attended the _______meeting in Ghana

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

The prefix can be added to ‘seat’ to form a new word

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

The suffix ________can be added to ‘rare’ to form a new word

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

It was ______awful day for me

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

_______ students waited to clean the classroom

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

I can’t see _______book on the shelf

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate of the options 

You will have ____ to blame for coming late to school

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/k/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/ɒ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/i:/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/ŋ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/e/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/w/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/ɔ:/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/ɔɪ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/z/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/j/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/a:/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/aʊ /

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/g/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/ʌ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

/tʃ/