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ZIMSEC SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 1122/1
November 2008 Session 1 hour 30 minutes
TIME 1 hour 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
- Read the paper carefully before answering the questions.
- Answer two questions.
- Answer one question from Section A and one from Section B.
- Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.
- If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together.
INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES
- The number of marks is given in brackets
SECTION A ( 30 MARKS)
Write a composition on one of the following topics. Your answer should be between 350 and 450 words in length. You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this section.
- Describe your favourite outdoor activity. [30]
- Write a story which is based on one of the following:
Either a) The front door closed for the last time and I stepped into a new life. [30]
Or b) A neighbour whose behaviour suddenly changed. [30]
3. Private schools offer better education than government schools. Do you agree? [30]
4. The pleasures of gardening. [30]
5. Fashion. [30]
6. What would you consider to be the attributes of a good neighbour? [30]
7. The birthday present [30]
SECTION B ( 20 MARKS)
Answer the following question. You should spend not more than 40 minutes on this section. Begin your answer on a fresh page.
8. As captain of the school sports team, you have been instructed by the School Headmaster to rite a report explaining why you failed to fulfil a fixture against Chipenzo High School. Using the following notes and adding any of your own, compile a report for your Head.
– late departure.
– rough road.
– student taken ill.
-wrong road.
– flat tyre.
– too late to continue
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