As a School Prefect, write a letter to your District or Municipal or Metropolitan Chief Executive requesting the maintenance of the building in your school.

Write arguments for or against the topic: Life in the city is more dangerous than that in the village.

Write a report to the Headteacher of your school about how a senior girl beat up a junior boy.

Read the following passage carefully and answer all the questions which follows.

When Pozo adopted Abate and Ali, he vowed to take great care of them. And he did his best. But Abate and Ali did exactly what they were told not to. Their greatest passion was snail-hunting.

As he left home for an important meeting one afternoon, Pozo told the boys that he would be particularly pleased if they did not join any snail-hunting group or go snail-hunting by themselves. He even promised surprise presents if they abstained from snail-hunting for once. It was quite obvious to everyone that there would be snail-hunting there had been a heavy downpour that morning.

Pozo's meeting was marathon. When he arrived home at 8:30 that night, neither of the boys was at home. He felt that something grave might have happened. He stood still for some time confused. He switched on his radio and tuned in to his favorite station, Hiawa FM and the breaking news was: "Five snail-hunters have been run over at Yaaboi by the early early evening in-coming Desuano-bound train." As the dreadful news hit him, Pozo winced.

Pozo was so stupefied that he did not notice Ali enter the house, sweating and breathlesscarrying a head-load of nails. But where was Abate?

Furtively, the back door squeaked open. In stole the other boy, also sweating and breathless under the weight of the head-load of snails. On seeing him, Pozo sighed relieved. He shook his head. "These boys will surely be the death of me", he murmured to himself. "When will they do exactly as they are told?"

(a)I. Why was Pozo taking care of the boys?

II. Why do you think Pozo did not want the boys to go snail-hunting?

(b) State two reasons why Pozo was sure that the boys would go snail-hunting.

(c) What is the meaning of the sentence, "Pozo's meeting was a marathon"?

(d)I. Why was Pozo so worried when he returned from the meeting?

II. How did the news of the rail accident affect Pozo?

(e) Explain in your own words the following expressions as used in the passage;

I. have been run over;

II. in stole the other boy;

III. be the death of me

(f) For each of the following words, give another word of a phrase that means the same and can fit into the passage:

I. vowed

II. passion

III. abstained

IV. grave

V. breathless

SACKEY J. A. AND DARMINI L (C0MP): The Cockcrow

Questions 5(a) to 5(c) are based on the abridged and simplified version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist

CHARLES DICKENS: Oliver Twist

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5(a) Two of the people who treated Oliver badly, making him run away to London are............ and ............

5(b) An example of the use of contrast in the extract is............

"I robbed her. Before her body cold,

I robbed her of the one item she had.

She could have sold it for food or shelter

But she kept it safe,............."

5(c) ".............. the one item she had" was ................

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(d) and 5(e)

MERRILL CORNEY: Debbies, Sandy and Pepe

"Well, we'll just have to look after him ourselves there", she said.

"We'll make a soft nest for him and feed him when she grows up,

He will stay in the in our garden."

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5(d) What did they choose for a nest for Pepe?

5(e) Which figure of speech is mainly used in the extract?

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(f) to 5(h)

AMA ATAA AIDOO:The Dilemma of a Ghost.

My spirit Mother ought to have come for me earlier.

Now, what shall I tell them who are gone?

The daughter of slaves who come from the white man's land

Someone should advise me on how to tell my story.

My children, I am dreading my arrival there.

Where they will ask me news of home.

Shall I tell them or shall I not?

5(f) Who is the speaker?

5(g) What do the following expressions in the extract refer to?

(I) "............ who are gone?"

(II)"............ there".

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(h) to 5(i)

LAWRENCE DARMANI: Scribbler's Dream

Scribbler,

The dream in your minds fills the shelf.

When upon the shelf you gaze,

5 vacuum stares at you.

There is your quill and parchment,

But heavy are your hands.

Why?

Because disuse numbs the wrist.

5(h) What does "Scribbler" refer to?

5(i) What does "The dream in your" refer to?