Question

SECTION C — SUMMARY (You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on this section.)
7. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.
[Passage on armed robbery in contemporary society, discussing the factors leading youths into armed robbery, and how it can be reduced.]
(a) In three sentences, one for each, summarize the factors that make some youths go into armed robbery.
(b) In three sentences, one for each, summarize how armed robbery can be reduced.

Accepted Answer

(a) Factors that make some youths go into armed robbery (in three sentences):
i. Unemployment makes some youths go into armed robbery.
ii. The ostentatious display of wealth by the rich lures some youths into armed robbery.
iii. Society's disregard for moral values makes some youths go into armed robbery.
(OR: Society's celebration of wealth without questioning the source makes some youths go into armed robbery.)

(b) How armed robbery can be reduced (in three sentences):
i. Parents should raise their children properly.
ii. Government should make available the basic needs of life to its citizens.
iii. Law enforcement authorities should intensify their efforts to discourage armed robbery.
(OR: Law enforcement authorities should constantly keep watch over crime-prone areas.)

WAEC English Language 2022 Theory — Question 7

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