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PORTION – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION JANUARY -2020 YEAR 7 – ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PAPER 1 and PAPER 2 FICTION and IMAGINATIVE WRITING

TIME: 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES 40 MARKS PAPER 3 and PAPER 4 NON –FICTION and TRANSACTIONAL WRITING TIME: 2 HOURS 46 MARKS

Reading: Fiction and Non-fiction Writing: Imaginative and Transactional

Writing

Reading questions will be set on unseen

extracts from:

19TH Century fiction

and Non -fiction

Letters

Diary entry

Magazine article

News article

Newspaper report

Writing imaginatively using images or pictures given as stimulus

Writing tasks will focus on the forms of writing

given below.

Imaginative writing

Letter writing

News report

News article

Magazine article

Diary entry

Reading questions will focus on:

- selecting words and phrases, details, and information from the texts - explaining with reference to the text to support inferences/points of view/opinions - explaining language features and their effects (e.g. use of figurative language such as

simile, personification, metaphor; long and short sentences; types of sentences; nouns, noun phrases, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, adverbial phrases; words and phrases; modals; conditional)

- explaining structural devices (title, punctuations; paragraphs, headings, subheadings) with relevance to the development of the texts

- identifying and explaining author’s purpose - explaining author’s range of vocabulary to convey messages, moods, feelings and

attitudes - commenting on how successfully the writers explain, inform, describe, advise, argue,

persuade with close reference to events, ideas, themes, and relevant features of the texts.

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Writing questions will be marked for:

- range of ideas

- relevance of task to audience and purpose

-- use of appropriate layout, form and presentation

- organisation and development of ideas in paragraphs

-use of varied vocabulary, appropriate language (formal or informal), language devices

-use of varied sentences

-accuracy of punctuations and spellings

Marking criteria for Writing

Communication of ideas; organisation and presentation of ideas 12 Marks

Use of varied and appropriate vocabulary, accuracy of spelling, punctuation

and grammar

8 Marks

NOTE: Reviewing units/ topics taught; worksheets, class work / homework activities; assessments, tests will be a good preparation for the examination.