Sample mid-year examination papers 1 and 2 A:
Paper 1: Oral B:
Reading aloud Listening and speaking
[30 marks] [15 marks]
[15 marks]
The mark for Paper 1 will be based on the summative assessment of the learner’s progress up to the time of this mid-year examination.
Paper 2: Written
Instructions to learners: 1. Remember that we always plan before we write. 2. Please hand your draft and edited copy in with your final writing.
3. Check your spelling and punctuation.
1. Creative writing text Write a story about heroes. You may decide to describe the personal qualities of a hero or tell a story about a hero you once met. Maybe you were lucky enough to see something heroic happen. Tell us this story in your own words.
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Supply your own short title.
Plan, draft, edit and present your story. (Remember to include your draft when you hand in your paper.)
• Write three to four paragraphs of 150 words in total. [15 marks]
2. Transactional text We should be kind to people. There is a saying that goes: Be kind. Everyone is having a hard time.
Write a diary entry in which you relate what happened on the day that you saw an act of kindness. This could be a young friend helping an old person to cross the road or it could be something that your class at school did. Sometimes our teachers are kind. Maybe your teacher has been kind to you recently. When you write your diary entry, remember the following:
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Insert the date of your writing. Start with: Dear Diary.
• Write 80 to 100 words. • • •
Speak to the diary itself and use the past tense.
Please hand your draft and edited copy in with your final writing. Check your spelling and punctuation.
[15 marks] [Total: 30 marks] [30 marks]
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