These notes have been updated to take into account the changes in the new syllabus
ZIMSEC English Language Examination Structure
In the unlikely event that you don’t know, you should know that the English Language Examination from ZIMSEC consists of two papers. Each paper has a total of 50 marks giving a total of 100 marks for both papers. As […]
ZIMSEC English Language: Descriptive compositions
As part of your English Language course, you will be required to write essays on a regular basis. Descriptive essays are part of this essay writing regimen. It is important to point out that every type of essay you will encounter at Ordinary Level will require some sort of description in them so you will […]
Which way to go? Image by EPMChannel Reasons in Register
Often enough people act or talk in ways that might be interpreted in any number of different ways depending on the circumstances and other factors. As a candidate you will be presented with scenarios […]
What did you just say to me? Image by African American Register reaction
Usually any form of utterance elicits some form of response from the listener or intended recipient. In register a reaction is a response to someone’s statement, behavior […]
Thief. Image by thief-four.com Register Character
Character refers to the way a person behaves, his manners and general behavior. Character can also be viewed as a person’s disposition, nature, personality or temperament. Some people can be described as being vain, others fearless while others can be described […]
The somber mood at a funeral. Image by Daily Mail. Register Tone and Mood
Tone and mood are often wrongly used inter-changeably although they are in some instances similar in meaning. Their differences can be more easily demonstrated when they are […]
Register Matching questions
For years now the fifth question (usually question e) ) in register has been a matching question. The question carries 2 marks and requires you to match 4 register items in the first column to four items in the second column with each correct answer you give being worth half a mark. In some rare instances the […]
ZIMSEC Register Glossary of useful words
As a completing year student you will find the following list of words useful when answering your final public examination register questions. There are however two things that you should note:
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