BECE English Language 2022 Objective — Question 26

In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in columns lettered A-E. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options (Nos. 26 - 35). Bush - 26 - is the lighting of - 27 - to clear land for - 28 -. Bush burning causes - 29 - hazards for humans and negatively affects the - 30 -. Farmers set bush and - 31 - alight to clear the land for - 32 - crops. Sometimes, people set bush alight because they want to kill bush - 33 -. Bush burning is a problem in both - 34 - and urban - 35 - in Nigeria. Gap 26

• A. burningCorrect
• B. clearing
• C. fallowing
• D. gathering
• E. hunting