GCE English Language 2021
Past Questions

Read the following passage and answer the question. 'Bola arrived at the examination hall an hour before the scheduled time, clutching her pen and calculator with the grim determination of a soldier …

Which of the following is NOT a quality of a good summary?

A candidate is asked to summarise a passage in not more than 80 words and writes exactly 95 words. Which of the following correctly describes the consequence?

When writing a summary, a candidate is expected to avoid

In which of the following sentences is the word EFFECT used correctly?

Identify the word in which the letters 'gh' represent the sound /f/.

Which of the following correctly describes the process of assimilation in connected speech?

Select the option that contains a correctly punctuated sentence.

The sentence 'The thunder roared angrily across the sky' is an example of

Which of the following sentences contains an example of irony?

The expression 'to beat about the bush' means to

Identify the figure of speech in the following: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'

Choose the option that is most nearly SIMILAR in meaning to the word in italics. The new director was *fastidious* about the quality of work submitted by his staff.

a) Define the term 'minimal pair' as used in Oral English and give four examples of minimal pairs that illustrate the contrast between vowel sounds in English. (6 marks) b) Identify the stressed sylla…

a) Each of the following sentences contains a wrong use of a word. Identify the wrong word, state why it is wrong and supply the correct word. i. The principal complemented the students on their …