Paper 1 – CBT Mode | 2016 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

Saliva is a known fluid produced from the human mouth. It keeps the body safe from various diseases. Saliva is produced by three major glands the parotid gland, the gland sub-lingual and the sub-mandibular gland.

Saliva keeps our mouth moist and comfortable. It helps us to chew, taste and swallow. It contains proline which is a protein that protects tooth enamel. It also contains minerals that help in the tooth remineralization process. The production of saliva in the mouth can also help to clean the dirt in-between our teeth. It also contains antibacterial substances that can prevent bacteria in our mouth. It contains antibodies and antimicrobial compounds.

Wounds of the inner cheeks and gum heal faster than wounds on the outer body because of the presence of protein in saliva that helps form new blood vessels. It is also the reason why animals lick their wounds. The content of detergent in toothpaste can damage the quality of saliva and make the mouth dry, as well as damage the sense of taste. That is why the flavour of food turns out to be bitter and bland shortly after brushing our teeth with a toothpaste that contains detergent.

We should therefore avoid brushing our teeth immediately after eating.

Which of these is not the function of saliva in the human body?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

 PASSAGE I

Saliva is a known fluid produced from the human mouth. It keeps the body safe from various diseases. Saliva is produced by three major glands the parotid gland, the gland sub-lingual and the sub-mandibular gland.

Saliva keeps our mouth moist and comfortable. It helps us to chew, taste and swallow. It contains proline which is a protein that protects tooth enamel. It also contains minerals that help in the tooth remineralization process. The production of saliva in the mouth can also help to clean the dirt in-between our teeth. It also contains antibacterial substances that can prevent bacteria in our mouth. It contains antibodies and antimicrobial compounds.

Wounds of the inner cheeks and gum heal faster than wounds on the outer body because of the presence of protein in saliva that helps form new blood vessels. It is also the reason why animals lick their wounds. The content of detergent in toothpaste can damage the quality of saliva and make the mouth dry, as well as damage the sense of taste. That is why the flavour of food turns out to be bitter and bland shortly after brushing our teeth with a toothpaste that contains detergent.

We should therefore avoid brushing our teeth immediately after eating.

According to the passage wounds on the inner cheeks and gums heal faster than those on the outer body because saliva __________

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

 PASSAGE I

Saliva is a known fluid produced from the human mouth. It keeps the body safe from various diseases. Saliva is produced by three major glands the parotid gland, the gland sub-lingual and the sub-mandibular gland.

Saliva keeps our mouth moist and comfortable. It helps us to chew, taste and swallow. It contains proline which is a protein that protects tooth enamel. It also contains minerals that help in the tooth remineralization process. The production of saliva in the mouth can also help to clean the dirt in-between our teeth. It also contains antibacterial substances that can prevent bacteria in our mouth. It contains antibodies and antimicrobial compounds.

Wounds of the inner cheeks and gum heal faster than wounds on the outer body because of the presence of protein in saliva that helps form new blood vessels. It is also the reason why animals lick their wounds. The content of detergent in toothpaste can damage the quality of saliva and make the mouth dry, as well as damage the sense of taste. That is why the flavour of food turns out to be bitter and bland shortly after brushing our teeth with a toothpaste that contains detergent.

We should therefore avoid brushing our teeth immediately after eating.

Brushing our teeth with a toothpaste that contains detergent can _________

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

 PASSAGE I

Saliva is a known fluid produced from the human mouth. It keeps the body safe from various diseases. Saliva is produced by three major glands the parotid gland, the gland sub-lingual and the sub-mandibular gland.

Saliva keeps our mouth moist and comfortable. It helps us to chew, taste and swallow. It contains proline which is a protein that protects tooth enamel. It also contains minerals that help in the tooth remineralization process. The production of saliva in the mouth can also help to clean the dirt in-between our teeth. It also contains antibacterial substances that can prevent bacteria in our mouth. It contains antibodies and antimicrobial compounds.

Wounds of the inner cheeks and gum heal faster than wounds on the outer body because of the presence of protein in saliva that helps form new blood vessels. It is also the reason why animals lick their wounds. The content of detergent in toothpaste can damage the quality of saliva and make the mouth dry, as well as damage the sense of taste. That is why the flavour of food turns out to be bitter and bland shortly after brushing our teeth with a toothpaste that contains detergent.

We should therefore avoid brushing our teeth immediately after eating.

The most  suitable title for this passage could be?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

 PASSAGE I

Saliva is a known fluid produced from the human mouth. It keeps the body safe from various diseases. Saliva is produced by three major glands the parotid gland, the gland sub-lingual and the sub-mandibular gland.

Saliva keeps our mouth moist and comfortable. It helps us to chew, taste and swallow. It contains proline which is a protein that protects tooth enamel. It also contains minerals that help in the tooth remineralization process. The production of saliva in the mouth can also help to clean the dirt in-between our teeth. It also contains antibacterial substances that can prevent bacteria in our mouth. It contains antibodies and antimicrobial compounds.

Wounds of the inner cheeks and gum heal faster than wounds on the outer body because of the presence of protein in saliva that helps form new blood vessels. It is also the reason why animals lick their wounds. The content of detergent in toothpaste can damage the quality of saliva and make the mouth dry, as well as damage the sense of taste. That is why the flavour of food turns out to be bitter and bland shortly after brushing our teeth with a toothpaste that contains detergent.

We should therefore avoid brushing our teeth immediately after eating.

Which of these words can replace fluid’ as used in the first paragraph?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

PASSAGE II

A right female whale can be as long as 16 meters long, about the size of an articulated bus, and weighs up to 80 tons! Its massive body is generally black, sometimes with white scratches on the belly. The head is enormous, a quarter of the entire body length. The mouth is long and arched. The right female whale has no dorsal fin as do some other species. To swim forward, it flexes its broad and deeply notched tail up and down, instead of side to side as fishes do. To change direction, it moves its flippers similar to the way an airplane is steered.

Curiously, despite their immense proportion, right whales have considerable flexibility, performing some amazing acrobatics. You can see them sailing, the tail sticking out of water for long periods, bobtailing, raising the tail and slapping the water hard; and breaching. rusting themselves out of water and then falling back with a great Splash that can be seen from far away.

The right whale changes direction using its

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

PASSAGE II

A right female whale can be as long as 16 meters long, about the size of an articulated bus, and weighs up to 80 tons! Its massive body is generally black, sometimes with white scratches on the belly. The head is enormous, a quarter of the entire body length. The mouth is long and arched. The right female whale has no dorsal fin as do some other species. To swim forward, it flexes its broad and deeply notched tail up and down, instead of side to side as fishes do. To change direction, it moves its flippers similar to the way an airplane is steered.

Curiously, despite their immense proportion, right whales have considerable flexibility, performing some amazing acrobatics. You can see them sailing, the tail sticking out of water for long periods, bobtailing, raising the tail and slapping the water hard; and breaching. rusting themselves out of water and then falling back with a great Splash that can be seen from far away.

Which of the following is not true about a right female whale?

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

PASSAGE II

A right female whale can be as long as 16 meters long, about the size of an articulated bus, and weighs up to 80 tons! Its massive body is generally black, sometimes with white scratches on the belly. The head is enormous, a quarter of the entire body length. The mouth is long and arched. The right female whale has no dorsal fin as do some other species. To swim forward, it flexes its broad and deeply notched tail up and down, instead of side to side as fishes do. To change direction, it moves its flippers similar to the way an airplane is steered.

Curiously, despite their immense proportion, right whales have considerable flexibility, performing some amazing acrobatics. You can see them sailing, the tail sticking out of water for long periods, bobtailing, raising the tail and slapping the water hard; and breaching. rusting themselves out of water and then falling back with a great Splash that can be seen from far away.

Give another word for ‘enormous’ used in the passage.

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

PASSAGE II

A right female whale can be as long as 16 meters long, about the size of an articulated bus, and weighs up to 80 tons! Its massive body is generally black, sometimes with white scratches on the belly. The head is enormous, a quarter of the entire body length. The mouth is long and arched. The right female whale has no dorsal fin as do some other species. To swim forward, it flexes its broad and deeply notched tail up and down, instead of side to side as fishes do. To change direction, it moves its flippers similar to the way an airplane is steered.

Curiously, despite their immense proportion, right whales have considerable flexibility, performing some amazing acrobatics. You can see them sailing, the tail sticking out of water for long periods, bobtailing, raising the tail and slapping the water hard; and breaching. rusting themselves out of water and then falling back with a great Splash that can be seen from far away.

The right whale uses its _____ to swim

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

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

PASSAGE II

A right female whale can be as long as 16 meters long, about the size of an articulated bus, and weighs up to 80 tons! Its massive body is generally black, sometimes with white scratches on the belly. The head is enormous, a quarter of the entire body length. The mouth is long and arched. The right female whale has no dorsal fin as do some other species. To swim forward, it flexes its broad and deeply notched tail up and down, instead of side to side as fishes do. To change direction, it moves its flippers similar to the way an airplane is steered.

Curiously, despite their immense proportion, right whales have considerable flexibility, performing some amazing acrobatics. You can see them sailing, the tail sticking out of water for long periods, bobtailing, raising the tail and slapping the water hard; and breaching. rusting themselves out of water and then falling back with a great Splash that can be seen from far away.

Which figure of speech is used in the expression “A right female whale can be as long as………….”?

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

The council of elders was present at the __________ of the new king

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

Nigeria is rich in solid______

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

 It is advisable to ______ money ______the bank for safe-keeping

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

As an advertiser, I always decide on the most suitable medium to reach my target

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

 The _______ that used to supply newspapers to our office has left the town

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following questions with the most appropriate in the options lettered A -E 

The current law on human trafficking was ________ by the 8^th National Assembly

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

The hospital_____ is now stocked with enough drugs

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

The insurance company paid him a _______ of one million naira for the loss of his car 

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

Most books kept on the ________ in the library are foreign

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

Mr. Williams’ __________. was written by his friend

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

The judge ______ the case for lack of merit

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

Poetry is the most interesting of the three _______ of literature.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

The plane ______  along the runway before taking off

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

Joan bought some kitchen _______recently

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options

The ________ rights of any citizen should not be infringed upon

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

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

Nigeria was a __26__ of Great  __27__. The __28__ of England was the __29__ of the Nigerian state. We had a Governor-General who __30__ the queen. There was a __31__ who was the head of the government but the Governor-General must approve all the __32__ made by the government. __33__ was the seat of the government. The __34__ was in Lagos. But all that has changed. Nigeria is now an __35__ state

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

As a team, we need _____ efforts to win the trophy.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The customer left the store without buying anything _______ the price of  the good was too expensive.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

Tolu lost his golden pen ________ he has found it now

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The turn-up of participants at the programme was poor because the timing ______ not conducive.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The pupils were instructed to wait under the shade ________ the rain stops.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

They did the work______

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

________would like to finish the renovation ourselves before Christmas.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

My brother plans to study _________  at the university

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The principal encouraged the students to study hard_________ the examination

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The teacher and the parents ______ meeting later today

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

 ________ are the boys that waylaid me,” said the little girl.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

Tolu and Wunmi could not kill the rat because it escaped ____ the rear door

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

You need to be careful while walking on the tiles _______ you slip.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The man with his wife ______  coming to visit the family today.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

He has been waiting for this day,  ________ he?

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

Neither Mary _______ Racheal knows the way home.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

He arrived at the assembly ground _____  they began to ‘sing the National Anthem.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The candidate ________  the election with a simple majority.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The student failed the examination because he _____ went to school.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The sentence, ‘She is preparing the meal’ rewritten in passive voice becomes, The meal _______ by her.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The men were paid ________  their work

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

 There was a roadblock _____ the junction

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

Series of ______ were made during the Trade  Union Congress

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The sentence, I  have sewn the dress”, said the seamstress, rewritten in the indirect speech form becomes, The seamstress said that she ______ the dress.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The police officer ordered the driver to pull ____________ for a thorough check.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The bus _______ dirty water all over the James last week.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

Jumai was so terrified _______ she shivered for a while

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

They are coming, _________ they?

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The word ‘Africa’ will take_________ to form a new word

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following question with the most appropriate of the options 

The statement, “The guest speaker is addressing the students on a choice of career, rewritten in the passive form becomes, The students ________ addressed by the guest speaker on a choice of career.

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

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

/tʃ/

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

/d/

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

/ɑː/

From the options, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/ŋ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

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

/h/

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

/aʊ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

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

/t/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

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

/p/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

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

/aɪ/

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

/s/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

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

/g/

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

/ʃ/