2017 BECE English Language Essay - Paper 2
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 2017 BECE (June)
PAPER 2
ESSAY
PART A
ESSAY WRITING
[30 MARKS]
Answer one question only from this part
Your composition should be about 250 words long.
Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material.
1. You have been installed a chief in your hometown. Write a letter to your friend in another school telling him, at least, two things you intend doing to develop the town.
2. Write an article for publication in one of the national newspapers on the topic: The usefulness of the mobile phone
3. Write a story that ends with the expression: so it pays to be kind to strangers.
PART B
COMPREHENSION
[30 MARKS]
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer all the questions which follow.
My desire to win gold and also see the sea drove me to a small coastal village. Though I had little food and drink, I covered a great distance. Towards dusk, I could sight the sea from a distance. I was really excited. Its immense size stretched as far as the eyes could see.
As the stars appeared in the sky, I ascended the hill and saw the village of my quest. I was dead with fatigue. To worsen my plight, there were blisters on my heel so I had to take a rest. But as I descended the hill, I was welcomed by the quietness of the place.
The villagers were enjoying the cool evening air. From the lagoon came the croaking of frogs. Children played and ran about excitedly. The village life was natural and simple. I sat on a bench close by. How good it was to rest!
I resolved to rest on the bench. As I lay there, a sheet of mist rolled in from the sea and settled upon the village. In a few minutes, the village was filled with mist and everyone was running helter-skelter. I was drenched to the skin. I had decided to move to the next village when a woman suddenly walked up to me. For some time I had seen her gazing at me with pity. Now, as if she read my thoughts, she said, "If you would accept my hospitality, you will be sheltered till morning. Just charity." She was about thirty years of age, dressed in black with a tale face and dark eyes.
Papaya hut held special appeal for me for its serene environment. For many days, I was well catered for and this enabled me to replenish my energy. It was with a heavy heart, when the time for departure arrived, that I bade farewell to my benefactress.
a. State why the writer went to the coast
b. (i) How did the writer find life in the village?
(ii) Why did the writer decide to go to the next village?
c. (i) "… My plight." What does this refer to?
(ii) "…everybody was running helter-skelter." What do you think had happened?"
d. (i) What two objectives would you use to describe the character of the woman?
(ii) What does the appearance of the woman suggest?
e. Explain the following expression in your own words:
i. Drenched to the skin;
ii. She read my thoughts;
iii. With a heavy heart.
f. For each of the following words, give another word or a phrase that means the same, and can fit into the passage.
i. Immense;
ii. Ascended;
iii. Resolved;
iv. Serene;
v. Replenish.
PART C
LITERATURE
[10 MARKS]
Answer all the questions in this part.
Sackey J. A and DARMANI L (COMP): The Cockcrow
5. Questions 5(a) to (c) are based on one of the prescribed short stories for your study. Provide short answers to them.
MERRIL CORNEY: Debbie, Sandy and Pepe
(a) What is referred to as Poor little thing in the story?
(b) What is the setting of the story?
(c) The attitude of the girls to the baby bird is that of …………………….
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5 (d) and 5 (e)
KAAKYIRE AKOSOMO NYANTAKYI: Tell My Son to Hold on to His Gun
"Be courageous, be courageous, Kwame, be courageous!"
"I will be, Father, I will be," I answered,
And entered the thick forest….(page 93)
(d) Be courageous, be courageous, Kwame, be courageous is an example of the use of a literary device termed………………………………..
(e) How did Kwame show that he was courageous at the end of the story?
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions (5 (f) and 5 (g)
(f) The above extract is a/an……………………….to a story
(g) The idea expressed in the second sentence is that of………………………….
Read the following extract carefully and answer Question 5 (h) to 5 (j)
AMA ATA AIDOO: The Dilemma of a Ghost
Yes, my young woman, I shall remember you.
I shall remember you in the hours of the night –
In my sleep,
In my sleepless sleep.(page 62)
(h) "….young woman" refers to …………………..
(i) the sleepless sleep of the speaker is caused by ……………………..
(j) "…sleepless sleep" shows that the speaker is …………………..
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