EXAMINATION PAPERS, 1938
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3. (a) Give an example of:—rhyme, blank verse,
alliteration, epigram. (4)
(b) Compose a single sentence illustrating the correct
use of the comma, the semi-colon and inverted commas. (3)
(c) Write in the third person a formal acceptance of an
invitation to a friend's wedding. (5)
ENGLISH
(including Literature and History)
(Second Paper—Literature)
Monday, 21st March—1.30 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.
All candidates should attempt THREE questions, and
three only, of which No. 1 is compulsory.
The value attached to each question is shown in brackets after
the question.
N.B.—Write legibly and neatly, and leave a space of half
an inch between the lines. Marks may be deducted for
bad or crowded writing.
[Answer the first question and any two of the others.)
L By reference to his or her behaviour in the play
concerned, sketch the principal traits in the character of
any one of the following:—Kent, Claudius, Cordelia,
Malvolio, Bottom, Touchstone, Bolingbroke, Hotspur,
Miranda.
Or
Describe the most painful scene which you like reading
m a.ny of Shakespeare's tragedies and explain briefly why
k gives you pleasure.
Or
In the plays of Shakespeare that you have read what
evidence can you discover to show that he was a lover of
music ? n