First course Final Examination

Diyala University Essay

College of Basic Education Third Grade
Department of English { 2017 \2018 } {1} Time: 2 hours
Note: Answer All the questions.
Q1\ Read the following passage carefully:
Ali was a clever student. He always comes to school late because he wakes up late.
One day he arrived at school at eight thirty and found the headmaster standing in front
of the door of the school. Ali decided to hide himself and returned home but the
headmaster saw him and called him . Ali was so frightened and he began to find excuses.
When the headmaster asked him why he had been late, Ali says no word. The
headmaster punished him by making him clean three of the classes. Ali decided not to be
late and he came early in the next days.
Now answer the questions below.
(15M.)
1. What is the main idea in the passage and in which sentence is it to be found?
2. Mention the topic sentence in this passage?
3. How is each sentence in the paragraph related to this main idea?
4. where can you find the conclusion sentence in this passage?
5. Give a suitable title to the passage.

Q.2\ What are the differences between narrative and descriptive composition?
Discuss in detail. (15M.)

Q.3\ What are the instructions for building a paragraph? Mention only five.
(15M.)

Q.4\ In not more than (60) words write a suitable narrative composition on one of the
following topics using the four types of sentences you have studied: (15M.)

1. Your favorite summer vacation.

2. One of the happiest memories that you had.

{{{ Good Luck }}}

Examiner Head of Department
Asst. Inst. Hazim Mohamed Ali Prof. Assistant. Nazar Hussein Wal