End of Year Exams

LANGUAGE

• 2 papers (Paper 2 is the long paper, Paper 1 is 60 multiple choice)

Paper 2 (2hrs)

• 3 sections (2 comprehension and 2 essays)
• section a (2 comprehension passages - expository and poetry)
• section b (short story or descriptive writing)
• section c ( persuasive essay)

Paper 1 (1hr 30 mins)

• 60 multiple choice questions
• vocabulary
• tenses
• comprehension

LITERATURE

• 3 SECTIONS (2 hrs)
• Section a (comprehension passage based on Animal Farm)
• section b (comparative essay on poetry)
• section c (essay on The Tempest)

Poems to study

• "Mother to Son"
• "My Parents"
• "Little Boy Crying"
• "Once Upon A Time"
• "Contemplation On Flowers"

Poetry themes

• Love
• Family Relationship
• Childhood Relationship
• Admiration
• Human flaws

Tempest themes

• Love
• Power
• Colonisation/ Civilisation
• Characterisation (Prospero, Miranda, Antonio, Ariel, Caliban)
• Gender roles
• Family relationship