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SCOTTISH CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
ENG LISH
Ordinary Grade—(First Paper—Composition and Reading)
Tuesday, 30th April—11 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.
Marks may be deducted for bad spelling and bad
punctuation, and for writing that is difficult to read.
The value attached to each question is shown in
brackets after the question.
SECTION A—COMPOSITION
Marks
Choose one of the following subjects. On any subject chosen from (a) to (e),
write a composition of two to three pages in length, with an appropriate
title at the beginning. If you choose subject (/), devote about one page to
each part of the exercise.
(a) Describe what you would see around you at a busy street crossing or in a
hospital waiting-room or in a popular cafe or at an auction or at a fair or
in a harvest field.
{b) “ Our Neighbours.”
(c) What arguments would you put forward in reply to people who criticise
“ pop ” records or modern dances or teenage fashions ?
(d) “All My Own Work.” What experience have you had of making things ?
(e) If you could live in any age or in any country, when or where would you
choose, and why ?
(/) Suppose you are secretary of a newly formed club or society or youth
organisation.
(i) Write a letter to the owner of a local hall, asking for the use of his
premises and outlining the aims and activities of your group;
and
(ii) Write an account of the first meeting of the group for your local
newspaper. (30)
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