• Wednesday, September 17, 2008
♥ English EOY
Paper 1: Composition and Situational Writing
Part 1: Composition. (30 marks) Write about 250 - 350 words. You will be given 5 different topics. Choose one. The topics are text types you have learnt before, for example, narratives, expositions, descriptive writing etc.
Remember: To score for this part, you need a 'clean' essay - watch your grammar! Use the suitable words. Don't keep using common words like 'nice', 'good', 'said' etc. Use 'exemplary', 'pleasant' or 'retorted' if possible.
Part 2: Situational Writing.Write about 200 words. (30 marks) It is a factual recount, so it can be anything from writing a report about an accident you witnessed, an event in your school etc. Examples are: police reports, witness accounts etc.
Remember: Task fulfillment is important. You MUST include all the points the question asks you to include.
Paper 2: Comprehension. (50 marks)
Comprehension, plus summary.
Remember: When completing the vocabulary questions, do take note of the tenses. Keep to the original tense of the word which you are tested on. Also, when a question asks you to USE YOUR OWN WORDS, follow instructions. You will not get the mark if the answer is not in your own words.
All the best! We are going to be FREE soon!!
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