GCE 1189/01 Full Paper September/October 2005

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September 2005 1189 GCE N Level Paper 1


Section One (30 marks)
You are advised to write between 250 and 400 words on one of the following topics.
At the head of your composition write the number of the topic you have chosen.

1. Nowadays most teenagers prefer to use computers rather than to read books. Which do you prefer and why?

2. Describe how Singaporeans celebrate National Day.

3. Do you think that celebrities and sports stars make good role models for young people?

4. Write a story which ends with the words: “As I saw the bus leave, I felt a great sense of relief.”

5. Write about one or more things which make you feel angry.

6. “The best things in life are free.” Do you think that this is true?

Section Two (30 marks)
Begin your answer on a fresh page.
You are advised to write between 180 and 250 words for this section.
You should read the information carefully and plan your answer before beginning to write.

You were helping at a children’s charity event [Provide a name to the event:  Red Cross Children's Charity or McDonald's Children Charity] organised by your school [St. Hilda's Secondary School] when a stranger [Description:  Gender / Age Group / Ethnic Group/ Any unique physical features / Resembles who?] handed you a very large sum of money [You should report the exact amount] and then disappeared quickly [How did this stranger do it and why were you distracted?]  into the crowd.

You have been asked by the Principal [You must know who your own principal is.  He is Mr. Ong Kim Soon.]of your school to write a letter to the Editor [Just leave it as The Editor] of The Straits Times [ Write an appropriate address for the Straits TImes] to explain what happened and to thank the stranger.

Your letter must include address, saluation and close.

Your letter must include the following:
• Some details of what happened
• What the stranger looked like
• How you felt when you realized how much money you had been given
• Thanks to the stranger for this generosity
• How this charity will use the money to help children.

You should include any other information which you think would be helpful.