ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level NGLISH LANGUAGI 4005/1 PAPER 1 | NOVEMBER 2019 SESSION 1 hour 30 minutes Addon! sea: ‘Avewe pepe INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES ‘write your name, centre number and candidate number inthe spoces provided on the answer paper/bookle Read the paper carculy before answering the questions. Answer two questions ‘Answer one gustion from Sectcn A and the one from Section B Wiite your answers onthe separate answer paper provided. Iyow use more han one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together. | INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES “The number of marks is given inbrackes{ Jat the end ofeach question. ‘You are advised to spend $0 minutes on Section A and 40 minutes on Section B. ‘This question paper consists of & printed pages Copyright: Zimbabwe ene! Examinations Come N20. [Turn averSECTION A (30 MARKS) \Write a composition on one ofthe following topic. You should not teat question 7 asa character's name. Your answer shouldbe between 350 and 4S0 words in length. You are advised to spend 80 minutes on this section, 1 _Desetibe a person who has inspired you most. (0) 2 Write a story based on one of the following statements: (a) Everyone thanked her for er sacrifice. (©) He ould not believe that al his money had gone down the drain. 69) 3. Hovvcan young people assist in the prevention of diseases in your area? 80) 4 ‘One's characteris mainly determined by one's choice of friends.” What are your views? (9) 5 Describe how life in your community was disturbed by a fire. bo) 6 “Having separate schcols for children with disability makes it difficult for them to Bt in society,” Discuss Bo) 7 Heroes 50)SECTION B 20 MARKS) 8 Answer the following question. You are advised to spend 40 minules on this section. Begin your answer on afresh page ‘Your frend writes letter to you secking advice ona choice that will determine her future, Read her letter below and respond tit advising her accordingly Luzbo Secondary School Private Bag 45 ‘Moko 29 September 2019 Dear Lucia thas been long since we last communicated, I thought I was going to meet you ering the August holiday so that I could tll you my worries teieve you ae ‘enjoying your say in your new home in Chisumbanje “he issue that is worrying mei that my stepmother has ondeted tha citer Tapiva ‘¢ myself drop out of school. My brother Tapia, as you may know. isin Grade Six is year [have been thinking that it would be prope to leave school and seek ‘mployment. Atleast a fifteen, I can be employed as @ domestic worker by onc of| tne female teachers at our nearby schoo! ‘A numberof gits of my age, some of whom I was inthe same class ‘coming to school and I hear tht they are paying fes for their siblings. 1 stopped {ast year, we didnot havea good harvest so we hardly have enough foo forthe si ‘members of our family. It's likely o be the same agin this year de to the above ‘normal rains that we recived. The excessive tins this seasons neyatively affected ‘ur crops ‘You know what Lucy, | have alo been thinking shout accepting Tichaona's proposal of marrage. Iam sure, under the circumstances, | would be happir if accept the tempting proposal bythe eich man to mary me. His two wives ae tke best dressed women in our community and they dive expensive ears. What's your pinion, my dear friend? ™ [Turn over{can goon and on, butte truth ofthe matter is that, remaining in sctool is no fonger posible. Ieachally may mean Tapiva dropping out of school or me being ‘chased away from home By my parents. They are always quarelling overpayment fof fees for the two of ws, I think may have fo give Tapiwa the chance since he isa boy, He will certainly ook after the family i he completes secondary education | trust Ihave told you the dilemma am facing though Ihave tried tobe brief My fiend, life has become unbearable for me.I don't have any friend that I an confide inever since your patents moved you from our school. {need an urgent reply from you, Lucy. ass my warm pretingS to your aunt, your young sister Tambu and our new found fiends that side ‘Yours in pin Kudesi po)