NTC Literacy Questions and Answers. The National Teaching Council (NTC) Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) for 2024 is set to begin. This post will walk you through some past questions for the Literacy subject of the NTC Examination. Applicants interested in taking part in the NTC exams to become certified teachers are to visit the NTC portal to register for NTC GTLE examination.
NTC Examination past questions for Literacy
Explore a list of past questions for the Ghana teacher licensure examination for the Literacy subject;
Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination – Literacy
The NTC Examination Literacy Subject is made up of multiple choice answers where candidates are required to select the best answer from four(4) other alternatives.
1. There ………. two alligators at the edge of the swamp this morning.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) is
(d) have been
True Answer: were
2. Mrs. Abafum teaches in the Akropong School for the ………….
(a) dead
(b) deaf
(c) death
(d) deafs
True Answer: deaf
3. After graduating, he had to choose________ a career in business and working for his father.
(a) among
(b) between
(c) for
(d) from
True Answer: between
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4. He was posted to the police ………… to deal with administrative issues.
(a) headquarters
(b) headquarter
(c) headquarters’
(d) headquarter’s
True Answer: headquarters
5. A teacher referred to a dead person as the departed. This is an example of a/an___________
(a) euphemism
(b) hyperbole
(c) idiom
(d) simile
True Answer: euphemism
6. This car is not mine but ………………….
(a) your’s
(b) your own
(c) yours
(d) yours’
True Answer: yours
7. Our professor is always saying, “Let’s go into that _______________”
(a) farther
(b) father
(c) feather
(d) (d) further
True Answer: further
8. The Agric students report that if it does not rain today all the crops …………. perish.
(a) would
(b) would have to
(c) will
(d) may have to
True Answer: will
9. Ask them ………….. car was run over by the armour car.
(a) whose
(b) whom
(c) who
(d) whoever
True Answer: whose
10. The new teacher …………… was expected to arrive yesterday but has still not yet come.
(a) whom
(b) who
(c) which
(d) whose
True Answer: who
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11. Even though most Christians would prefer the gospel tunes, a lot of them would dance to the ……… music as well.
(a) foreign
(b) secular
(c) circular
(d) local
True Answer: secular
12. This is a special program for …………
(a) marriage couples
(b) married couple
(c) married couples
(d) marry couples
True Answer: married couples
13. I went home …………… my mother was not there.
(a) also
(b) so
(c) accordingly
(d) but
True Answer: but
14. Be careful, Peter, I can’t ……….. with your rude manners anymore.
(a) put off
(b) put on
(c) put by
(d) put up
True Answer: put up
15. ………………… the policeman left the cell, the inmates started smoking again.
(a) As soon as
(b) No sooner had
(c) Soon
(d) Pretty soon
True Answer: As soon as
16. I agreed to his marriage proposal …………
he was not very attractive.
(a) but
(b) hence
(c) although
(d) when
True Answer: Although
17. The chief of my village had …………. for more than fifty years before independence.
(a) reigned
(b) reined
(c) ruined
(d) rained
True Answer: reigned
18. Joseph had constantly ……….. the truth in Adelaide’s explanation.
(a) afforded
(b) arranged
(c) affirmed
(d) told
True Answer: affirmed
19. The felling of trees and the indiscriminate burning of the forest contributes to environmental ………….
(a) discrimination
(b) degradation
(c) sanitation
(d) digression
True Answer: degradation
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20. There has been some ………… in the media that the price of petroleum products is likely to go up.
(a) theories
(b) visions
(c) speculations
(d) desires
True Answer: speculations
21. The …………… of the waiter was that we eat fried rice and chicken but since that was very expensive, we were……………with the fried plantain and beans stew.
(a) recommendation…..content
(b) suggestions…..hungry
(c) interdiction…..happy
(d) relish…..okay
True Answer: recommendation…..content
22. …………… you like it or not, Akwasi will drive the car today.
(a) wither
(b) weather
(c) whether
(d) wether
True Answer: whether
23. Kwofie and his children ………… here to swim yesterday.
(a) are
(b) is
(c) was
(d) were
True Answer: were
24. The police had assured all the teaming fans that they had put in place ……………. measures to check …………. at the Accra Sports Stadium.
(a) spectators……disturbances
(b) possible……alarming
(c) stringent……hooliganism
(d) hooliganism……rioting
True Answer: stringent……hooliganism
25. A baby alligator is usually only seven to nine inches long at birth. An adult, ……………., can grow to lengths from six to sixteen feet.
(a) therefore
(b) however
(c) so
(d) hence
True Answer: However
26. ……………. snow was too deep for cars and buses to travel on the roads, the schools were closed for one week.
(a) Because
(b) For
(c) Although
(d) So
True Answer: Because
27. The examiners promised that the examinations were going to be very easy……………..?
(a) Isn’t it
(b) Wasn’t they
(c) Hadn’t she
(d) Didn’t they
True Answer: Didn’t they
28. ………….. burdens were laid on the altar.
(a) Their
(b) There
(c) Dear
(d) They’re
True Answer: Their
29. …………… He was a wealthy man by the time he was 40 years old, but he still enjoyed the simple things of life.
(a) Although
(b) Since
(c) Therefore
(d) Whilst
True Answer: Although
30. The students came on ………… knees to apologize to the teachers.
(a) bended
(b) crooked
(c) broken
(d) disguised
True Answer: bended
31. It was ……………….. boring film that I fell asleep.
(a) as
(b) so
(c) such
(d) such a
True Answer: such a
32. ………………….. the better team, we lost the match.
(a) despite being
(b) despite of being
(c) although
(d) despite the fact
True Answer: despite being
33. You …………… to use your mobile so there’s no point in leaving it on.
(a) are allowed
(b) have
(c) aren’t allowed
(d) can’t
True Answer: aren’t allowed
34. They have put speed bumps on the road to………………… accidents.
(a) prohibit
(b) prevent
(c) avoid
(d) forbid
True Answer: prevent
35. If they ……………… next to each other on the plane, they wouldn’t have got married.
(a) hadn’t sat
(b) had sat
(c) sat
(d) didn’t sit
True Answer: hadn’t sat
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36. Drive …………….. otherwise you’ll have an accident.
(a) more careful
(b) less carefully
(c) more carefully
(d) much more careful
True Answer : more carefully
37. She has been ……………. of murdering her husband.
(a) charged
(b) arrested
(c) blamed
(d) accused
True Answer: Accused
38. When I got home, someone …………….the window.
(a) broke
(b) brokes
(c) had broken
(d) hadn’t broken
True Answer: had broken
39. I am fed up ……………… this exercise.
(a) to do
(b) to doing
(c) with doing
(d) for doing
True Answer: with doing
40. By this time next year, I …………………… all my exams.
(a) will take
(b) will have taken
(c) have taken
(d) take
True Answer: will have taken
41. Do you know the athlete ………….. can lead the team to victory?
(a) who
(b) which
(c) by whom
(d) whether
True Answer: who
42. If I were to go to the moon, I …………. see many things.
(a) shall
(b) will
(c) would
(d) would have
True Answer: would
3. The whole class agreed …………… the suggestion of the teacher.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) about
(d) on
True Answer: to
44. If you had sent the telegram, he ……………here by now.
(a) would have been
(b) will have been
(c) would be
(d) will be
True Answer: would have been
45. If you trust me, you …………… take my advice.
(a) will
(b) would
(c) will have
(d) would have
True Answer: will
46. If Kwesi had run very fast, he …………. first.
(a) would have been
(b) will be
(c) would be
(d) was
True Answer: would have been
47. The boys …………… football when the teacher
arrived.
(a) would be playing
(b) would have played
(c) played
(d) were playing
True Answer: were playing
48. Mama, …………… I eat this food?
(a) ought
(b) will
(c) may
(d) might
True Answer: may
49. ……………… I do not know you, I cannot speak.
(a) Although
(b) Since
(c) However
(d) Even
True Answer: Since
50. I do not know ……………. the teacher did not turn up for work today.
(a) what
(b) how
(c) why
(d) although
True Answer: why
51. At seven o’clock in the night, the boys agreed
that it was …………. dark for them to go out.
(a) too
(b) so
(c) very
(d) quite
True Answer: too
52. Whenever a decision is taken it ………….. to be carried out.
(a) had
(b) must
(c) has
(d) should
True Answer: has
53. It is not known whether Esi is the………… girl in the school.
(a) tall
(b) tallest
(c) taller
(d) very tall
True Answer: tallest
54. Abena was given a prize for being the best student in class …………. she least deserved it.
(a) even
(b) despite
(c) because
(d) although
True Answer: Although
55. The fishermen spent one week …………… sea until help finally came to them.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) from
(d) at
True Answer: at
56. ………………… Hockey is one of his best games.
(a) Playing
(b) To be playing
(c) To have played
(d) By playing
True Answer: Playing
57. Kofi is …………… older than his sister Akosua.
(a) most
(b) much
(c) more
(d) much more
True Answer: much
58. I know that his wife is ………….. a good driver.
(a) very
(b) so
(c) too
(d) quite
True Answer: quite
59. The workers were so tired…………… they decided to rest a little.
(a) because
(b) that
(c) when
(d) then
True Answer: that
60. Philip has been promoted to the next grade in his employment ……………. he is a diligent worker.
(a) though
(b) but
(c) because
(d) so
True Answer: because
