Ghana: BECE English Past Questions 2017. 2017 BECE Ghana past papers to help you revise. The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is the main examination to qualify students for admission into secondary and vocational schools in Ghana and Nigeria.
It is written after three years of junior high school education. It is conducted annually in June (Ghana), May/June (Nigeria).
1. John has given ……………..smoking
A. in
B. off
C. out
D. up
2. The crowd was ………………….large that the Director became frightened.
A. quite
B. so
C. too
D. very
3. When we got there, the buses ………………left.
A. are
B. had
C. have
D. were
4. The book was ……………to me.
A. gave
B. given
C. giving
D. to give
5. Auntie is the lady to …………….. I gave the list.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
6. He’s your friend, ……………..?
A. doesn’t he
B. does he
C. isn’t he
D. isn’t it
7. Kay: You didn’t go to Accra did you?
Lee: ……………….
A. No, I did
B. No, I didn’t
C. Yes, did I
D. Yes, I didn’t
8. You had better ………………now.
A. left
B. leave
C. be leaving
D. to leave
9. Kwame asked his friend to ……………..him a pen.
A. borrow
B. excuse
C. lend
D. spare
10. She ended the letter, ………………….
A. ‘Yours sincerely’
B. ‘Your’s sincerely’
C. ‘Yours’ sincerely’
D. ‘Your sincerely’
11. The woman refused to sell me ……………….kerosene.
A. any
B. little
C. plenty
D. some
12. ‘Yes, ….…….a book,’ he said.
A. is
B. its
C. it’s
D. it
13. I know you are much ………………..than Esi.
A. tall
B. taller
C. tallest
D. the taller
14. Neither John nor his friend, …………….. a play to the end.
A. watch
B. watches
C. was watching
D. were watching
15. Araba and Osei are a devoted couple who love ………………
A. each other
B. one another
C. themselves
D. the other