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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 4005/1
PAPER 1

JUNE 2019 SESSION 1 hour 30 minutes

Additional materials:
Answer paper

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the
answer paper/booklet.

Read the paper carefully before answering the questions.

Answer two questions.

Answer one question from Section A and the one from Section B.

Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.

If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question.

You are advised to spend 50 minutes on Section A and 40 minutes on Section B.

Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, J2019.

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Write a composition on one of the following topics. You should not treat question 7 as a character's
name. Your answer should be between 350 and 450 words in length. You are advised to spend 50
minutes on this section.

1, The most important invention the world has ever had. [30]

2. Write a story based on one of the following statements:

(a) He sighed with relief and realised that his life would never be the same again. [30]
(b) The priest had no option but to cancel the wedding. [30]
3. ‘Most splits among church members are caused by greed.’ Discuss. [30]
4. Write an account of yourself in ten years’ time. [30]
5. What can be done to stop the taking of bribes? [30]
6. ‘Parents should play a role in the choice of their children’s friends.” Do you agree? [30]
7. Commitment. [30]
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Answer the following question. You are advised to spend 40 minutes on this section. Begin your
answer on a fresh page.

8. You are an officer in the Environmental Management Agency (EMA). There have been heavy
floods leading to loss of lives and property for two consecutive seasons. Write a report to
your supervisor suggesting ways in which losses due to floods can be avoided. Using the

following notes and adding any of your own, write the report:

— building homes on high ground
— awareness campaigns
— setting up Disaster Risk Management Committees
— building bridges at all crossing points
— relocation of people to safer areas
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