Practice bece model questions vol1 igbo_l1 2019 Past Questions

Question 1 View Details

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. "Nwoke a na-akpọ Chukwudi bi n'ogige ugwu. O nwere ugbo nta, ma afọ a mmiri adịghị. N'agbanyeghị nke a, ọ na-azụlite mkpụrụ osisi n'ịhụnanya, na-ekwusi ike na ọ ga-enweta ihe ọma n'ikpeazụ. Mgbe ọ na-eri nri n'abalị, ọ na-ekwupụta na ọ ga-anọgide na-arụsi ọrụ ike, ọbụlagodi na ihe siri ike." Based on the passage, what is the central theme?

A. The significance of community support during difficult times.

Correct B. The importance of perseverance in the face of hardship.

C. The value of hard work in achieving financial success.

D. The role of tradition in guiding personal decisions.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2 View Details

What is the meaning of the Igbo word "ịhụnanya"?

A. Happiness or joy.

B. Strength or courage.

Correct C. Love or affection.

D. Wisdom or knowledge.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3 View Details

The Igbo idiom "Ọkụkọ na-efe n'elu osisi" is often used in conversation. Explain its figurative meaning and give one realistic situation in which a person might be described by this idiom.

A. It means showing humility and accepting one's limits; e.g., an athlete who retires after a loss.

B. It means being overly cautious and avoiding risk; e.g., a person who never tries new foods.

Correct C. It means attempting something impossible or beyond one's ability; e.g., a student who has never studied maths trying to answer the hardest exam question.

D. It means praising someone's skill in a field they excel at; e.g., a chef known for perfect pastries.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4 View Details

Consider the following two lines from a poem: "Ọtụtụ kpakpando na-efe n'elu igwe," "Ọnụ mmiri na-eti n'ọnụ ụzọ ụwa." Identify the literary device used in the first line and explain how it contributes to the poem's overall effect.

A. Metaphor; it directly compares the stars to travelers, suggesting a journey through the sky.

B. Hyperbole; it exaggerates the number of stars to emphasize the vastness of the night.

C. Simile; it uses 'like' to liken the stars to birds, creating a vivid comparison.

Correct D. Personification; it gives the stars a lively, moving quality that enriches the poem's vivid, awe‑inspiring atmosphere.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5 View Details

Correct the grammatical error in the following Igbo sentence: "Nne m gara ahịa zụrụ akwụkwọ."

Correct A. Nne m gara ahịa ma zụrụ akwụkwọ.

B. Nne m gara ahịa, zụrụ akwụkwọ.

C. Nne m gara ahịa na zụrụ akwụkwọ.

D. Nne m gara ahịa ma zụrụ akwụkwọ n'ahịa.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6 View Details

During the annual Igbo harvest celebration, the three neighboring villages—Umuofia, Nnewi, and Onitsha—sent musical ensembles. Each village sent a number of flutes equal to half the number of drums it sent. In total, the three villages contributed \(84\) musical instruments. How many drums were sent in total by the three villages?

A. 64

B. 70

Correct C. 56

D. 48

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7 View Details

Read the short Igbo passage: "Nwoke a hụrụ nwanne ya n'ọrụ, o nyere ya aka ịkwaga ihe ndị dị n'ahịa. N'ikpeazụ, nwanne ya kwetara inye ya ego maka ọrụ ahụ."\n\n(i) What does the phrase "nyere ya aka" mean in English?\n(ii) What moral does the story illustrate? Provide the two answers separated by a semicolon.

Correct A. to help; Helping others brings gratitude

B. to support; Generosity leads to friendship

C. to assist; Kindness is rewarded

D. to aid; Helping others earns respect

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8 View Details

Three common Igbo idioms are shown with a missing word in each. Fill in the missing word for each idiom and then state the total number of letters in all three missing words combined.\n\n1. "Aka nri ___ aka ekpe"\n2. "Ọkụkọ ___ n'ala"\n3. "Ebe onye ___, e nwere ụjọ"\n\nWrite the three missing words in order, separated by commas, followed by a semicolon and the total letter count.

A. na-asa, na-efe, na-ebu; 13

B. na-asa, na-efe, na-ebu; 12

C. na-asa, na-efe, na-ebu; 18

Correct D. na-asa, na-efe, na-ebu; 15

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9 View Details

In a traditional Igbo celebration, the community uses a special cloth that requires exactly \(2\) metres of fabric for each colour used. If the celebration used a total of \(14\) metres of this cloth, how many different colours were incorporated?

A. 6

B. 8

C. 5

Correct D. 7

Correct Answer: D

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Question 10 View Details

Read the short Igbo story: "Nwoke aha ya bụ Chinedu hụrụ agwọ mmiri n'ala, o wepụ ya n'ọnụ mmiri, ma ọ ghara ịhapụ ya. Mgbe ọnwa abụọ gasịrị, agwọ ahụ bịara n'ogige ya wee chekwaa mkpụrụ osisi ya site n'ịkpa ya."\n\n(i) Which Igbo word in the passage means "to save"?\n(ii) What moral does the story convey? Provide the two answers separated by a semicolon.

A. nchekwa; Honesty is the best policy

Correct B. chekwaa; Good deeds are rewarded

C. zọpụta; Kindness leads to wealth

D. chebe; Helping others brings happiness

Correct Answer: B

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Question 11 View Details

Read the following excerpt and answer the question. "Nneka gara n'ụlọ nna ya, o chọpụtara na ọ ga‑eburu ihe oriri n'ụlọ ahịa maka ezinaụlọ ya." What was Nneka's primary reason for going to her father's house?

A. To collect money for her family

B. To visit her father

C. To clean the house

Correct D. To buy food for her family

Correct Answer: D

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Question 12 View Details

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence: "Ọ ga‑akwụkwọ n'ụlọ."

A. Past tense

B. Present tense

Correct C. Future tense

D. Imperative mood

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13 View Details

Convert the following direct speech sentence into indirect speech. Direct: "Ọ sịrị, 'Aga m ewere ụgbọala gara ahịa.'" Provide the indirect speech version.

A. Ọ sịrị na ọ ga‑ewe ụgbọala gara ụlọ

B. Ọ sịrị na ọ ga‑ewe ụgbọala n'ahịa

Correct C. Ọ sịrị na ọ ga‑ewe ụgbọala gara ahịa

D. Ọ sịrị na ọ ga‑ewe ụgbọala gaa ahịa

Correct Answer: C

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Question 14 View Details

Read the passage: "Nke a bụ ahịa: Akwụkwọ na‑ere ₦500, Akpụkpọ ụkwụ na‑ere ₦1500, Akpụkpọ anụ na‑ere ₦2500, Okwu mmiri na‑ere ₦300. If Chinedu buys 2 books, 1 pair of shoes, and enough water bottles to spend exactly ₦3100, how many water bottles did he buy?"

A. 1

B. 3

Correct C. 2

D. 4

Correct Answer: C

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Question 15 View Details

What does the Igbo word "ịhụnanya" mean in English?

Correct A. Love

B. Happiness

C. Peace

D. Friendship

Correct Answer: A

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Question 16 View Details

Rewrite the following sentence correctly: "The teacher explained the lesson the students listened attentively and took notes."

Correct A. The teacher explained the lesson. The students listened attentively and took notes.

B. The teacher explained the lesson. The students listened attentively, but took notes.

C. The teacher explained the lesson; the students listened attentively, and took notes.

D. The teacher explained the lesson, and the students listened attentively and took notes.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17 View Details

Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: "Ada said, 'I will finish the project by tomorrow if I get the data today.'"

A. Ada said that she would finish the project by the next day if she got the data the following day.

B. Ada said that she will finish the project by tomorrow if she gets the data today.

C. Ada said that she would finish the project by the next day if she had gotten the data that day.

Correct D. Ada said that she would finish the project by the next day if she got the data that day.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 18 View Details

Explain the meaning of the Igbo proverb "Akwụkwọ na-azụ mmadụ, ọ bụghị na ọ na-azụ anụ" and give an English proverb that conveys a similar idea.

A. It means that books (education) are for people, not for animals; a comparable English proverb is "A stitch in time saves nine."

Correct B. It means that books (education) are for people, not for animals; a comparable English proverb is "Knowledge is power."

C. It means that books (education) are for people, not for animals; a comparable English proverb is "All that glitters is gold."

D. It means that books (education) are for animals, not for people; a comparable English proverb is "The pen is mightier than the sword."

Correct Answer: B

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Question 19 View Details

If she ____ (go) to the market, she will buy vegetables.

A. go

B. going

C. went

Correct D. goes

Correct Answer: D

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Question 20 View Details

Complete the Igbo proverb: "Akwụkwọ ____, ọ ____ na-azụ mmadụ."

A. na-azụ mmadụ, ọ bụ na ọ na-azụ anụ

B. na-azụ mmadụ, ọ bụghị na ọ na-azụ ego

C. na-azụ anụ, ọ bụghị na ọ na-azụ mmadụ

Correct D. na-azụ mmadụ, ọ bụghị na ọ na-azụ anụ

Correct Answer: D

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Question 21 View Details

Translate the following English sentence into Igbo, using the correct present‑tense verb forms and appropriate noun‑class agreement: "The children are playing in the market while the elders watch them."

A. Ụmụaka na‑agba egwu n'ụlọ, ebe ndị okenye na‑ekwu okwu.

B. Ụmụaka na‑eri nri n'ahịa, ebe ndị okenye na‑ele ha anya.

Correct C. Ụmụaka na‑eme egwuregwu n'ahịa, ebe ndị okenye na‑ele ha anya.

D. Ụmụaka na‑egwu egwu n'ụlọ, ebe ndị okenye na‑akpọrọ ha aha.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 22 View Details

Read the Igbo passage below and answer the question that follows. "Ọtụtụ afọ gara aga, Nne Chinyere gara n'ogige osisi iji chọtara mkpụrụ osisi ọhụrụ. O chọpụtara na osisi ahụ nwere mkpụrụ dị ụtọ, ma ọ bụghị nke a na-eri kwa ụbọchị. N'ịbụ onye nwere mmasị n'ịzụ ahịa, o kpebiri iburu mkpụrụ ndị ahụ gaa n'ahịa ka o wee ree ha." Kedu ihe kpatara Nne Chinyere ji kpebie iburu mkpụrụ ndị ahụ gaa n'ahịa?

A. N'ihi na ọ chọrọ igwu egwu n'ogige ma chọpụtara na mkpụrụ ahụ nwere agba mara mma.

B. N'ihi na ọ chọrọ iri mkpụrụ ahụ ma chọpụtara na ha dị ọnụ ala.

Correct C. N'ihi na ọ nwere mmasị n'ịzụ ahịa ma chọpụtara na mkpụrụ ahụ nwere uru ire.

D. N'ihi na ọ chọrọ ịkụ azụ n'ụlọ ma chọpụtara na mkpụrụ ahụ nwere mmiri.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 23 View Details

In the traditional Igbo marriage ceremony, the sequence of main events is: 1) Iku aka (introduction), 2) Ime ego (payment of bride price), 3) ________, 4) Ịgba afọ (blessing). What is the activity that occupies the third position?

A. Iri nri (ịṅụ nri)

B. Ikwu okwu (ịkparịta ụka)

Correct C. Igba nkwu (ịnyefe mmanya)

D. Igba egwu (ịgba egwu)

Correct Answer: C

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Question 24 View Details

Provide an appropriate Igbo response to the greeting: "Kedu, ị bụ onye ọhụrụ n'ulo akwụkwọ a?"

Correct A. M dị mma, ekele. Aha m bụ ______, a na m ekele gị.

B. Mụ dị mma, ekele. Aha m bụ ______, a na m ekele gị.

C. M dị ezigbo, ekele. Aha m bụ ______, a na m ekele gị.

D. M dị mma, ekele. Aha m bụ ______, ekele gị.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25 View Details

Write the Igbo term for "ancestor worship" and, in two sentences, explain its significance in traditional Igbo rites.

A. Ịgba ụmụnne. Ọ na‑eme ka ezinụlọ nwee mmekọrịta chiri anya na ụmụnne ha, na‑enweghị ha ngọzi na nchebe n'oge emume na omenala.

B. Ịgba ndị ikwu. Ọ na‑eme ka ezinụlọ nwee mmekọrịta chiri anya na ndị ikwu ha, na‑enweghị ha ngọzi na nchebe n'oge emume na omenala.

Correct C. Ịgba ndị nna. Ọ na‑eme ka ezinụlọ nwee mmekọrịta chiri anya na ndị nna ha, na‑enweghị ha ngọzi na nchebe n'oge emume na omenala.

D. Ịgba chi. Ọ na‑eme ka ezinụlọ nwee mmekọrịta chiri anya na chi ha, ma ọ bụghị n'oge emume na omenala.

Correct Answer: C

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