Centre Candidate

01/2 Number Number

SOLOMON ISLANDS SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

2007

ENGLISH

ANSWER BOOKLET

MONDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 8.00AM TIME: 3 HOURS plus

THE FIRST 15 MINS
READING TIME

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Do not open this Booklet until you are told to do so.

2. Make sure both your center number and candidate number are
written in the spaces provided at the top right corner.

3. Answer each question in the correct space provided in this

Booklet.

THIS BOOKLET SHOULD CONTAIN 17 NUMBERED PAGES.

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QUESTION ONE READING COMPREHENSION

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (10 MARKS)

EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR SUGGESTED ANSWERS.

CIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE MOST SUITABLE ANSWER.
THE MARK FOR EACH QUESTION IS SHOWN CLEARLY BELOW.

Example: A B C D
(You think B is the correct answer)

A B C D

(You now consider D to be correct)

EACH QUESTION MUST HAVE ONLY ONE CLEARLY CIRCLED LETTER.

1. A B C D (1 mark)

2. A B C D (1 mark)

3. A B C D (1 mark)

4. A B C D (1 mark)

5. A B C D (1 mark)

6. A B C D (1 mark)

7. A B C D (1 mark)

8. A B C D (1 mark)

9. A B C D (1 mark)

10. A B C D (1 mark)
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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (20 MARKS)

WRITE YOUR ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS IN THE SPACES

PROVIDED BELOW.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE

SENTENCES. USE YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR AS YOU CAN IN THE
ANSWERS.

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QUESTION TWO: FILL IN THE BLANK SPACES (10 MARKS)

SELECT THE MOST SUITABLE WORD FROM THE WORDLIST FOR

EACH BLANK SPACE IN THE PASSAGE.

ANY WORD YOU CHOOSE MAY ONLY BE USED ONCE.

DO NOT USE BLOCK PRINTING IN YOUR ANSWERS. USE CAPITALS

ONLY WHERE REQUIRED, FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE BEGINNING OF A
SENTENCE.

1. ________________ 6 _________________

2. ________________ 7 _________________

3. ________________ 8 _________________

4. ________________ 9 _________________

5. ________________ 10. _________________

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QUESTION THREE GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)

YOU ARE ADVISED TO SPEND 20 MINUTES ON THIS SECTION.

THERE ARE THREE PARTS TO THIS QUESTION – PART A, B AND C.

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH SECTION BEFORE ANSWERING
THE QUESTIONS.

PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. (10 MARKS)

EACH CORRECT ANSWER IS WORTH ONE MARK (1 MARK).

EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR SUGGESTED ANSWERS – A, B, C, AND D,

IN THE APPROPRIATE SPACES BELOW, CIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE
ANSWER THAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE CORRECT ONE FOR EACH
QUESTION.

Example: A B C D
(You think B is the correct answer)

A B C D
(You now consider D to be correct)

EACH QUESTION MUST HAVE ONLY ONE LETTER CIRCLED.

1. A B C D 6. A B C D

2. A B C D 7. A B C D

3. A B C D 8. A B C D

4. A B C D 9. A B C D

5. A B C D 10. A B C D
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PART B: WORD FORMATION (10 MARKS)

1. _________________________________ (1 mark)

2. _________________________________ (1 mark)

3. _________________________________ (1 mark)

4. _________________________________ (1 mark)

5. _________________________________ (1 mark)

6. _________________________________ (1 mark)

7. _________________________________ (1 mark)

8. _________________________________ (1 mark)

9. _________________________________ (1 mark)

10. _________________________________ (1 mark)

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PART C: CONDITIONAL SENTENCE (10 MARKS)

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5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________

7. ________________________________________________________

8. ________________________________________________________

9. ________________________________________________________

10. ________________________________________________________
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QUESTION FOUR: WRITTEN COMPOSITION A (15 MARKS)

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QUESTION FIVE: WRITTEN COMPOSITION B (15 MARKS)

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FOR MARKERS USE ONLY

QUESTION MARK ACTUAL

SCORE

1 30

2 10

3 30

4 15

5 15

TOTAL 100

Markers Initial