Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 7 English Paper 2 Term 3 2026 Opener Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is towards the end of the file.

  This paper tests literary appreciation, oral literature analysis, excerpt characterization, poetic devices, and creative functional writing through an informal letter format.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 50 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 4 Structured Sections (Section A to Section D)
  • Structure: Section A (10 Marks) Oral Narratives, Section B (10 Marks) Novella Excerpt, Section C (10 Marks) Poetry, and Section D (20 Marks) Functional Composition.

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A (Oral Narratives - Trickster Fable):
    • Identification of opening and closing formulas in oral narratives
    • Live storytelling performance techniques (facial expressions, voice modulation, tonal variation, gestures)
    • Character analysis and evidence of cunning traits in trickster characters
    • Identification of stylistic features (personification, dialogue)
    • Classification and justification of animal trickster tales
  • Section B (Novella / Short Story Excerpt Analysis):
    • Geographical and social setting identification from an excerpt
    • Character traits and textual evidence for main characters
    • Identification and explanation of figures of speech (personification, similes)
  • Section C (Poetry Analysis):
    • Speaker identification and persona analysis
    • Identification and interpretation of similes in poetry
    • Thematic values depicted in poems (friendship, cooperation, unity)
    • Identification of rhyming word pairs and poetic structure
    • Summarizing the central message and theme of a poem
  • Section D (Composition / Functional Writing):
    • Format and layout of an informal/friendly letter (sender's address, date, salutation, body, valediction)
    • Drafting an invitation letter to a relative for school Parents' Day
    • Grammar accuracy, paragraphing, sentence variety, and tone
• File Size:

  132.35 KB
• Length:

  9 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 7
• Subject:

  English
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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