be @ ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘General Certiicate of Eduewiion Ordinary Level ENGLISH LANGUAGE 4005/2 PAPER NOVEMBER 2021 SESSION Thars Allow candidater 3 minutes to count pages before the examination, INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES ‘Write your same, esate gembet md candidate wember in the spaces provided om the amrwer paper! booklet. Read the provided passage very carefully before you attemp! any question, ‘Check that all the pages are ia the booklet and ask the invigilator form replacement if there fre duplicate or missing pipet, Answer all quedions. ‘White your answers on the sepurato answer paper provided using black or bhee peas. ‘Leave a space of one line between your answers to each part of a. question og. between l(a) and (6), Leave a space of at beast three Goes alber your completed answer to each whole in. Answer question 3 on the grid answer sheet provided in this question paper. ‘Tear off the grid answer shect for question 3 from this question paper and attech itto the other answer sheets, Lfyou wse mone than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets ingether, INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES ‘The mimber of casks ix given in brackets [ ]=t the end.of ench question or past question. Youare advised to spend 1 hour 34 minutes on Section A and 30 mlamtes on Section B. Mistakes in spelling. punctuation and grammar may be pesalised in ony part of the paper. Tras queytion oaper consists of 10 printed pages and 2 Mank pages Scanned with CamScanner*: Trotter the blackball sinker SECTION A (40 MARKS) Read the following passage very carefully before you attempt any questions. Answer all the questions. You are advised to answer them in the order set. Mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar may be penalised in any part of the paper, 1 Born on 24 May 1954, Kwabena Adjei was brought up by his father after his parents divoroed. His father was self-employed and was not ina financial position to contribute meaningfully to his son’s life. Financially, Adjei was pretty much on his own. According to Adjei, his educational prospects were very bleak. His father was-not able to filly take care of him, so he did not have much to learn fiom him. However, at a young age, Adjet proved to be both academically gifted and streetwise. He was top of his class in the school he attended in the Western Region of Ghana, He: ‘excelled consistently in the regular inter-school examinations held in his town in the Western Region. Adjei recognised the fact that he was good, but his situation seemed destined to determine his fate. “J knew I was very clover, but because of my circumstances, there was nobody to help me attend school. As a result, throughout all my education, I had been on ny own. I used to feel a bit embarrassed when my twachers kept tolling me, “Kwabena, you are very good,” he recalled, When he was in Form Two at secondary school, he had to leave, His hopes were shattered and he realised that that was the beginning of his challenge. However, Adjei rose to the challenge. He clearly had a ‘will to succeed” in bis education, and ate time when most children were doing all they could do to get out of school, Adjei putall his energies into trying to get back in. It was, he says, the beginning of the firo that kept burning in him. “Jt was ty wish to be a priest because of the difficulties I was facing al the time. 1 was looking for something like a scholarship but the only placos where I could Jook for this was the clergy, so I wrote letters to the Bishop, and then a Romat Catholic company in Accra to see if they could sponsor me," Adjei narrated. ‘When that did not work out, he tried something else. “I leamt that in Ghana, people from the Northem Region had {ree access to secondary school if they passed the common entrance tests. When I was in Form Three, I chose aschool in the Upper Region, hoping that if I passed, I'd also geta free scholarship. I did not realise that they were only giving the scholarships to the northemers.” Scanned with CamScannerMond to say, Adj, being a southemer, did not get the scholarship. On his. eet and armed with little more than his internal fire and determination, Adjet left his village and moved to Ghana's capital city, Accra. He was now twenty- three years old, but largely uneducated, with limited prospects. He had no choice but to start at the very bottom. When he came to Accra, he used to do manual jobs, mainly weeding on the roadside. He would work for two to three days and then he would be laid off. His first proper job was as a labourer in the Department of Forestry, where he spent his time weeding in the state-owned plantations, Physically small, Adjei did not fare well in this demanding job, which usually attracted men of a larger built who could handle the heat, pace and demands of the job. He admits that he was not very good at the physical labour and he socn got fed up with the back-breaking outdoor life. He quit and moved in with his sister, who lived in Accra, and took a job as a house helper. The Greek playwright, Sophocles, believed that ‘there is no successes without hardship,’ and in Adjei’s case this proved to be very true. He was treated so badly by his employer that after persistent scolding and severe beatings for minor mistakes, Adjei ran away. He did not run far. He approached one of the neighbours in the area for a job, again as a household hand, and luckily, the neighbour took one look at Adjei and saw potential in him, He realised that Adjei was no ordinary servant, He could see that the young man was ambitious, so he gave him the address of the Accra Workers College and the Institute of ‘Adult Education. With this, Adjei took his first steps towards gaining an adult education. Going back to his village was not an alternative for him, neither was failure. He wanted to prove to his hometown that when he came to Accra, he would not go back empty-handed, so that was the drive, Thus, began a journey which propelled Adjei from obscurity and poverty to recognition and fortune. Using the little money he had saved up as a household hand, Adjei enrolled at the Institute of Adult Education, registering for a correspondence course in Mathematics, English, Geography, History and Accounts, At the time, he wanted to join the airforce asa pilot. In between lessons, Adjei found himself a job as a Kitchen helper at an American smelting company, Bareo, to help pay for his studies. His aim was to get into university and he put all his energy into achieving this goal. He did not want to fail at all. For two years, Adjei worked as an ordinary ‘kitchen boy’ by day and an extraordinary student by night, acquiring knowledge that would help him in the future, Throughout his double life, he remained driven and focused, never losing sight of his goals, Although the urge to educate himself was strong, tho need to make money to supplement his meagre wages soon took over. Spotting a potential business opportunity, Adjei decided to take his first tentative steps into business and put his night studying on hold. Scanned with CamScanner10 *Ghana had been suffering si lapse of the price of cocoa, one of its largest exports in the cintoa The poautn es going through difficult times and almost everyone felt the impact of a failing economy. There was little to buy and the ne8S With which to buy it, Ina that, Adj saw a perfect opportunity, Using {he money he had saved up, he decided to invest in a small trading business, He Started buying basic necessities; commodities such as soup, toothpaste, cigarettes and underwear from neighbouring Togo and selling them to his colleagues at Barco. Where he got the products from and how he got them into Gana was an ‘enture that clearly demonstrated Adjei’s sheer determination and wi te japcced. Having been introduced to the trading business by his sister, Adjei soon Joined the growing, merry band of small-time traders, dabbling in informal ‘ports across the Ghana-Togo border. ~ During the military regime, there was nothing in Ghana, so I was going to Togo: I would go by road and come back before time for work, during the same day. I would wake up at four o’clock in the morning and catch a taxi across the border. They often got into a lot of accidents on the way because of the speed at Which they were going, I was risking my life but that was my only way of getting capital,” he narrated. The government had imposed price controls which restricted traders like Adjei from selling commodities at black market prices. Anyone caught selling was likely to be detained and whipped. Like the true businessman he was fast becoming, Adjei realised that the potential to make money far outweighed the potential of a whipping and he soon left his day job to concentrate on the trading business. Despite the risks involved, with just two trips to Togo, Adjei worked out that he could make more than his current monthly salary at Barco. ‘Tthought, why don’t I just work for myself? I was going around like a hustler, going to houses and selling, In times of seareity, you don't have to be a good salesman because if you have it, people will buy it.’ They did. For the next three years, Adjei continued to bring in commodities from across the border, His product base expanded to include clothing. He began to make some real money and was able to buy his first home. Adjei was not content; he had tasted success, albeit in a small way, and he wanted more of it, He thought those precious minerals would give him money. The mineral he was referring to was gold, Ghana’s leading export commodity. Adjei registered as an agent and got a licence to become an accredited buying agent for the government’s diamond and gold buying company, The licence allowed him 10 buy gold from small-scale dealers and sell it to Diamond House, the government-owned buying house. At the same time, he started operating a, Jewellery shop and workshop in which he hired a team of jewellers to make wedding bands and chains which he sold directly to the public. He laughs as he remembers hig baby steps up the success ladder: “I was now becoming a full-time big time businessman — ina small way, "he chuckled.» , Scanned with CamScanner15 The gold busi ite uka income, and although he siness became Adjei’s principal source of era ceive ees could not determine exactly what his turnover or profit " doing wel. His approach was rudimentary, The ey thing he could judge was ‘Whether he was losing or not. He made sure that anything that he bought was sold, For example, if he bought $1 000 worth of goods, he would go and sell them and get $3 000, A profit margin of 200% was not bad going at af, especially for a first-time businessman. cement, iron rods, padlocks, he continued to run the . At the time Adjei was dubious honour of Adjei’s next venture was a hardware store that sold nails and anything conceming building. Ironically, Jewellery shop while his wife ran the hardware sto living in Nungua, a suburb of Accra, which boasted the . housing the most distillers in Accra, and most, if not all, of the local alcoholic drinks were being manufactured there, Nungua was affectionately known as the ‘Scotland’ of Ghana, because, like Scotland, it was known for its numerous distillers, which seemed to be very lucrative, Consequently, the area was home to some of the most successful and wealthy business people in Accra. Adjei saw their comings and goings and wanted more than anything to join their league. Adapted from: Africa’s Greatest Entrepreneurs, by Moky Makura, Published by Penguin Books 2008. Scanned with CamScanner@ ®) © @ @ ® © Answe K Fall the questions on the answer sheet provided: From Paragraph 1 O Whi lath tear ‘ord in this paragraph means the same as chances of fi i , a ° ae ‘two qualities of Adjei were noticed when he was still at a der age? Number your answers 1 and 2, Gil) What evidence shows that Adjei was a gifted child? 2) oo h2 @ —— “Tknew I was very clever, but because of my circumstances State any one of Adjei’s circumstances which is referred to earlier. 0 Gi) Which phrase of two words shows that Adjei had no choice but to leave school? 13] (ii)... that was the beginning of his challenge ....’ What was Adjei’s challenge? From Paragraph 3 In what way was Adjei different from most children? 183) From Paragraph 5 What act of discrimination is clearly shown in this paragraph? a ‘From P: yh 6 In your own words, explain what usually happened to Adjei after working for two to three days. 1 From Paragraph 7 Cite an act of physical abuse that Adjei suffered from one of his employers, From Paragraph & Explain the phrase ‘from obscurity and poverty to eee particular attention to the words; ‘obscurity! a Teoria Wile, 400872 N20a1 < (2] Scanned with CamScannerEm Bumamph (A) Site fully Adfei"s “tenable Hite’. I) Exo the wholo masses (2) Choose five of the following wands or phrases which ane im bold print in the Sennen oomeny nares pamuge, 1. comuilbete (paragmph 1) * 2. spousde (paragraph 4) 3, hhandla the heat (paragreps 6) 44, ppotesial (parmgraph 7) 5. propelled (pearngrepih 8) 6. bomtative (parmgraph 9) 7. imposed (parsgesph 12) &. principal (paragraph U4) i Part of the passage relites Adjai"s' Meats ja strting » business. Write «summary of Rielle wesbore Into business, ei the astons i Wok, tha challenges be faced tad how he overcame: them, Use only material [rom paragraph 10 up to the end ef paragraph 13, “Your summary, which should be im continueus writing (not note form), east not be Tooger than 160 words, including the given fem (10) words, Wrins cach woed ina ‘Bogia summary os Follows: Haim med vp sume money, Adjei used it to stat... Scanned with CamScannerwin your omar i 7 PENG 2 ‘of the cells for case cour: Hyphenated ‘words are counted 8 08 word. Begin your summary 85 follows: Ott,SECTION B: SUPPORTING LANGUAGE STRUCTURES (0 MARKS) @ @) © @ © Answer all the following questions. ‘Write the preposition which correctly completes cach of the following sentences, Write the correct answer only. @) —_Adjei was not discouraged _ the financial challenges he faced. (with/by/about) Gi) Adjei faced the challenge lack of money tor his 0 education. (of/on/with) Rewrite the following sentences using the phrases in brackets, making any necessary changes, but without changing the meaning of the sentence. @ Anyone caught selling restricted commodities was detained and whipped. (Not only .... but also) OQ Gi) _Adjei bought basic goods and sold them to his colleagues. (No sooner .... than) U) Change the following sentences to reported speech. @® —_Adjei asked himself, ‘Why don’t I just work for myself” w (i) “I know I am very clever, but there is no one to help me attend school,” Adjei remarked. ri] Join the following sentences without using ‘and’, ‘so’ ‘also’ or ‘but’. (@) —_Adiei’s educational prospects were very bleak. His father was not able to take care of him. m (i) Adjei was physically small, He fared wall in the demanding job, [1] Write the correct word or words from those given ii , . sentences, Do not rewrite the sentences, siven in brackets in the following @ ‘When Adjei (reached/arrived at) A sith was impressed by the beauty seas te capital city of Ghana, he i) Adjei had (conflicted/conflicting) thoughts about his dite 10) 0 4005722021 Scanned with CamScanner