BECE Past Questions & Answers – 1997 (English)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PART II
ESSAY WRITING
1 hour
Answer two questions in all: one question from each section.
Each composition should contain at least 200 words

Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material

SECTION A
[30 marks]

Answer one question only from this section.

1. You have been offered admission into a senior secondary school but you have not been able to report at the school. Write a letter to the head of the school telling him about your problems and asking him to give you a few more days to report

2. You spent the Christmas holidays with a friend. Write a letter to your brother telling him all about the holidays.

SECTION B
[30 marks]

Answer one question only from this section

3. You once got lost when you were a child. Narrate to your classmates why you got lost, what you went through and how you were finally found.

4. Describe an interesting place you have visited and say what you gained in the visit. CLICK TO VIEW ANSWERS TO PART 2