JSCE English Language 2023 Theory Past Questions

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(a) Informal letter 12, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. 24th May, 2023. Dear Dad, How are you and everyone at home? I hope you are all well. I am writing to let you know how I am preparing for my coming examination. I have made a reading timetable and I follow it every day. I read my notes in the morning and solve past questions in the evening. I also meet my friends on weekends for group study, and I ask my teachers about topics I do not understand. I sleep early so that I stay fresh and I pray before I study. Please do not worry, Dad. I am confident that I will do well, and I will make you proud. Please greet Mum and my younger ones for me. Your loving son, Tunde. (b) Plan: introduction (when and where), the preparation, the journey and the interesting event, the arrival, and the conclusion (what I learnt). Write 4 to 5 paragraphs with a title, in the past tense, using good vocabulary and correct paragraphs.

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The room is swept by Folake everyday. Rule: object becomes subject; present simple: is/are + past participle.

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The fish was fried by the maid. Rule: simple past: was/were + past participle.

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The room was swept by me.

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The car will be cleaned by the boys. Rule: will + be + past participle.

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The windows have not been opened by them. Rule: have/has + been + past participle.

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did you? Negative statement takes a positive tag; the verb is in the past, so use did.

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aren't you? Positive statement takes a negative tag with the verb be (are).

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wasn't it? Positive, past of be: negative tag wasn't it.

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can we? Negative statement takes a positive tag.

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aren't you? Positive statement with are takes the negative tag aren't you.