ENGLISH 1119

PAPER 1

SECTION A

PAPER SECTION NUMBER OF TIME

QUESTION
1 A - DIRECTED WRITING 1 45

35 marks minutes

Forms of directed writing:

 Articles
 Reports
 Formal letters
 Letters to the newspaper
 Informal letters
 Speeches, talks and debates
 Instructions
 Graphs and charts
 Message

Articles and reports

1. Read and question and the notes carefully. You need to identify the
format specific in the question before you start writing.
2. Give a title for the completed format.
3. Remember to write in paragraphs to emphasis each point.
4. You may be required to add details of your own to make the essay more
interesting. This will also help you to gain marks in your writing.
5. Check through your writing for grammatical and spelling errors.

Prepared by Vehnoo Pirieyan

ENGLISH 1119

Question 1

You subscribe to an English language magazine which is specially published

for people interested in sports or hobbies. You decide to summit an article to
this magazine in which you describe your favourite sport.

 ______________________________________
 ______________________________________
 ______________________________________
 ______________________________________
 ______________________________________

Question 2

You are the secretary of the Social Welface Club in school. Recently, the club
issued an annual bulletin and you have been aaked to contribute an article on
The Importance of Recreation.

 _____________________________________
 _____________________________________
 _____________________________________
 _____________________________________
 _____________________________________

Question 3

Write an article on “The qualities of a good leader”.

1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________

Prepared by Vehnoo Pirieyan