Like a lamb to the slaughter

If someone goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they go there quietly and obediently because they have not realized that it will be dangerous or unpleasant, or because they are powerless.

Example

His young bride walked down the aisle like a lamb to the slaughter.

Note: People sometimes use sheep instead of lamb.Example, I had no idea what the interview would be like and went to it like a sheep to the slaughter.

Lively: full of life and energy; active and outgoing.

The nearest in meaning could be energetic, active, animated, vigorous, dynamic, full of life, outgoing, spirited, high-spirited, vivacious, enthusiastic, vibrant, buoyant, exuberant, effervescent, cheerful

Endure nearest in meaning:, undergo, go through, live through, experience, meet, encounter, cope with, deal with, face, face up to, handle, suffer, tolerate, put up with, brave, bear, withstand, sustain, weather, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, become resigned to, get used to, become accustomed to, learn to live with, make the best of, go along with, submit to, countenance, accept, give one's blessing to, brook, support, take, stick, hack, stand for, stomach, swallow, abide, hold with, be doing with, wear

In the pipeline: in the process of being planned or developed.

Hair stood on end: to cause fright or terror in someone.

Opposite of alight is board

Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for colloquial

Correct, formal, standard, stilted

Synonyms(nearest in meaning) for colloquial

Conversational, vernacular, chatty, common, demotic, dialectal, everyday, idiomatic, jive, popular, street

Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for timidity

Audacity, boldness, guts, nerve, stoutheartedness

Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for timidity

Bashfulness, quiet, reserve

Marking Penalties

1. Mark is deducted for any grammatical/expression error at each scoring point.

2. When you give two answers and one of them is wrong, zero (0) is awarded. If, however, both answers are correct, full marks awarded.

3. An answer taken as a whole must make sense before it may be accepted for scoring.

4. Zero (0) is awarded for spelling a name, a literary device, etc. wrongly.

You are to write a story which explains the saying: Two heads are better than one.

Content

This is an imaginative composition. The story therefore can be real or imagined/imaginary. It could be your own experience or that of somebody else's.

Organisation

A good story should have a beginning, climax and a conclusion. It should have a clear setting and its events should be arranged in time sequence.

Note:You are not to write a fable i.e. a story with animal characters.

Expression

The language should be clear and easy to understand to make the actions of the characters come to life. The choice of vocabulary should be appropriate to the subject matter.

Content

1. You are to write a letter to your friend, discussing two aspects of school life you find enjoyable and encouraging your friend to stay in school

2. You must write on all three parts(referring to the problem, discussing two aspects of school life that are enjoyable and encouraging your friend to stay in school) effectively to earn good mark.

Organization

This is an informal letter, and the following features are mandatory:

1. Your address and date
2. Salutation: Dear + first name of friend
3. Subscription: Yours sincerely/Yours/Your friend/Yours ever, etc.
4. Your first name

Expression

1. This is a letter to a friend; therefore, the language should be chatty to reflect the close relationship between you and your friend.

2. Contracted forms and slang are acceptable but should be controlled.

3. There should be a variety of sentence types.

Mechanical Accuracy

1. Your concord (subject-verb, noun-pronoun), tense, determiners, prepositions and punctuations must be accurate.

2. Your spelling must be accurate.

3. You can either use American or British spelling but must be consistent

4. Each sentence and proper noun should begin with a capital letter. Mark is deducted for using "i" instead of "I" for the first-person pronoun, etc.

The letter is a formal letter and must contain the features below:

i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Recipient's address
iv. Salutation - Dear + Sir/Madam,
v. Heading/Title of the letter in block letters and underlined
vi. Body
vii. Subscription - Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, etc.
viii. Signature
ix. Your full name (in brackets)

The language should be formal with no room for slang or colloquialism and there should be politeness of expression. A good blend of varied sentence patterns and a good use of vivid idiomatic expressions.

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.

The letter is a formal letter and must contain the features below:

i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Recipient's address
iv. Salutation - Dear + Sir/Madam,
v. Heading/Title of the letter in block letters and underlined
vi. Body
vii. Subscription - Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, etc.
viii. Signature
ix. Your full name (in brackets)

The language should be formal with no room for slang or colloquialism and there should be politeness of expression. A good blend of varied sentence patterns and a good use of vivid idiomatic expressions.

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.