NECO English Language 2007 Theory — Question 4

Model answer

Model narrative provided in source: Jola, a final-year university student, receives a warning message from her cousin about armed robbers attacking early morning buses near Ikoyi Bridge on her route back to school. Though initially tempted to dismiss it as an exaggerated rumour, she takes the warning seriously, changes her planned travel time from 5:00a.m. to 9:00a.m., travels with a reputable transport company, and informs her parents and friends of her travel details. Later that evening she learns that the earlier 5:30a.m. bus on her original route was indeed attacked, with passengers injured and robbed - the exact scenario she narrowly avoided by heeding the warning. The story concludes with Jola adopting the habit of always taking travel advice seriously afterward, earning the nickname 'Madam Safety' among her friends, illustrating that being forewarned (informed of a danger in advance) allows one to be forearmed (prepared to avoid or handle it). A full sample story (450+ words) is given in the source for reference.