Paper 1

SECTION A: DIRECTED WRITING

[35 marks]
[Time suggested: 45 minutes]

Your cousin is selfish and thinks that helping others is unimportant. Write a letter to advise
him to be more helpful to other people.
Use the notes below to write your letter.

Reasons why people should help others:

 instils values
- part of culture and religion to help others

 community concern
- to help the needy and poor in society

 increases self-esteem
- feel better about yourself

 raise understanding level

- gain better understanding of others, culture and places

 personal development
- challenge yourself to do different things

When writing the letter, you should remember to:

 lay out the letter correctly

 use all the notes given
 add two relevant points of your own
 SECTION B: CONTINUOUS WRITING
[50 marks]
[Time suggested: One hour]

Write a composition of about 350 words on one of the following topics.

1 Describe a place you would like to visit.

2 Write a story with a moral value.
3 “Students should participate actively in co-curricular activities.” Discuss.
4 How can we use our time wisely?
5 My childhood memories