NCDC S.1 & S.2 English

Guidance to the Teacher
The purpose of providing these sample items is to guide you on setting end-of- year assessment items for learners of Senior One. Please note that:

1. There are two papers in a standard English Language examination. Paper One assesses both functional and creative writing, while Paper Two assesses grammar, comprehension and summary. You should ensure that the paper set for learners at this level is an integrated one: having a blend of both papers. Please note that the skills and learning outcomes per section have been integrated.
2. This document gives you samples of short and an extended response items, plus guidelines on how to score them.
3. A learner is expected to spend a maximum of three minutes on each short response item and 40 minutes on the extended response item.
4. Total time allocated to this paper is 2 hours

NB: The items in this document are samples that you may use to set others for the full paper.