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English Question Paper

English

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

101/3
ENGLISH
Paper 3
(Creative composition
And assay
Based on set texts)
Oct. / Nov. 2011
2 ½ hours
Instructions to candidates
(a) Answer three questions only.
(b) Questions one and two are compulsory.
(c) In question three choose only one of the optional texts you have prepared on.
(d) Where a candidate presents work on more than one optional text, only the first one to appear will be marked.
(e) Each of your essays must not exceed 450 words.
Answer three questions only.
1. Imaginative composition (compulsory). (20 marks)
Either
(a) “Both boys and girls have equal rights to their parents’ inheritance.”
Write a composition, supporting or opposing this statement.
Or
(b) Imagine that a friend has invited you to an occasion. Initially you were reluctant to attend but a sibling persuaded you to go and you really enjoyed yourself. Describe what the occasion was and why you felt so fulfilled.
2. The Compulsory Set Text (20 marks)
Ngugi wa Thiongo, The River Between
Write an essay on cultural conflict, citing examples from Ngugi Wa Thiongo’s novel: The River Between
3. The Optional Set Texts(20 marks)
Answer any one of the following three questions
Either
(a) The short story
Macmillan (Ed.), Half a day and other stories
Write an essay supporting or refusing the statement, “School is the factory that makes men and women out of boys and girls, respectively.”
Illustrate your answer with references from the story, Half a Day by Naguib Mahfouz.
Or
(b) Drama
John Ruganda, Shred of Tenderness
Using illustrations from John Ruganda’s play Shreds of Tenderness, write an essay entitled: “The Truth Shall Set You Free”

Or
(c) The Novel
Velma Pollard, Homestretch.
“Difficulties in life strengthen one’s character.”
Using Brenda’s experiences in the United States, in England and in Jamaica, write an essay supporting this statement.

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