Sample End-of-year Examination: English First Additional Language Paper 3 (Teacher’s Guide)
MARKS: 30 TIME: 1 HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Answer only ONE question from Section A and ONE question from either Section B or Section C.
2. Number each question you have chosen exactly as it appears on the question paper.
3. Start each response to each question on a NEW page.
4. Pay special attention to spelling, grammar and sentence construction, as well as punctuation.
5. Do not use capital letters unnecessarily. 6. We recommend that you plan your work and make rough drafts. Neatly cross out all plans and rough drafts before handing in your answer paper.
7. Re-read your work to check for errors before you hand in your paper.
8. Your responses will be assessed on content, language and layout (for example: paragraphing and format.)
9. Pre-learnt or memorised work will be penalised.
10. Write neatly and legibly.
SECTION A: EXTENDED WRITING (ESSAY)
INSTRUCTIONS • Spend approximately 40 minutes on this section. • Respond to only ONE of the following questions. • Number the question you have chosen exactly as
it appears on the question paper.
• Your essay should be 180 to 210 words (4 to 7 paragraphs) in length.
• Your essay must have a title. You should supply your own if no title has been given.
QUESTION 1: REFLECTIVE ESSAY This is how I will always remember granny …
Write an essay in which you share fond memories of your grandmother.
OR QUESTION 2: DISCURSIVE ESSAY
I’m glad my parents are so generous. Mr Robertson, our neighbour, is far too stingy. Discuss how having kind-hearted parents could be good for some children, yet bad for others. Give your essay a suitable title.
OR QUESTION 3: EXPOSITORY ESSAY
Your class is planning to have a Christmas party for the senior citizens in your community.
Discuss how you and your classmates would go about collecting funds for this event. Give your essay a suitable title.
SECTION B: TRANSACTIONAL TEXT
Learners should complete either Section B or Section C. Begin this section on a NEW page.
INSTRUCTIONS
• Spend approximately 20 minutes on this section. • Choose ONE of the following topics. • Number the question you have chosen exactly as it appears on the question paper.
• Your answer should be 120 to 140 words in length.
• If you choose a letter, the address(es), salutation and ending must NOT be included in the required number of words.
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