Sample summary writing passages

CXC English A Summary writing: Interactive exercise

Here is a CXC past paper type summary writing question.

This is the type of question that appears in Section one of the CXC CSEC English A exam

Section ONE

(Suggested time: 35 minutes)

You MUST answer the question in this section

SECTION FOUR

(Suggested time: 30 minutes)

Answer ONE question from this section
Your answer in this section should be approximately 250-300 words in length.
You MUST write in standard English.

7. Caribbean countries would be better served by having women prime ministers. Write an essay EITHER supporting OR opposing this view. (35 marks)

SECTION THREE

(Suggested time: 45 minutes)

Answer ONE question from this section
Your answer in this section should be approximately 400-450 words in length. MUST write in standard in English. However, dialect may be used in conversation.

5. The amusing thing is that I didn't plan it this way. It was just a series of unexpected turns. Write a story which includes these sentences. (35 marks)

DESCRIPTION (Question 6)

The Editor,

These days we have to look at a calendar to be sure that Carnival is really here. Carnival was celebrated regionally last Monday and Tuesday, in Trinidad and Tobago, in Martinique, in Dominica and in Haiti. Yet, I’d be lying if I said that I heard maybe once or twice the latest calypsos for 2006. All we hear on the radio is rap, rap, and more rap. Fifty Cents, Sean Paul, Kanye West and Beyonce dominate the airwaves. However, no one can remember hearing Sparrow, Sugar Aloes or Invader on BET.Tell me, when last did we see a Caribbean steelband on BET?