Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 8 English Paper 2 End Term 3 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  This assessment targets creative writing competencies alongside critical literary appreciation across oral narratives, environmental poetry, and modern prose. It serves as an ideal tool for end-of-year school-based national assessment preparation towards the end of the term, and can also be effectively administered as a mid-term assessment for schools that have completed the syllabus early at the beginning of the term.

  • Duration: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 50
  • Number of Questions: 4 Tasks (Task 1 to Task 4)
  • Structure: Section A (Composition, 15 marks) and Section B (Literary Analysis across Oral Literature, Poetry, and Novella, 35 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Imaginative Composition Writing (Discursive Opening Prompt)
  • Section B:
    • Oral Literature: Etiological Trickster Narrative Analysis
    • Oral Literature: Characterization, Plot Devices, Direct Speech, and Moral Lessons
    • Poetry: Environmental Pollution and Civic Responsibility
    • Poetry: Poetic Sound Devices, Rhyme Scheme, Tone, and Contextual Meaning
    • Novella Analysis: Sibling Relationships, Pastoral Themes, and Plot Dynamics
    • Novella Analysis: Contextual Idiomatic Phrases, Character Traits, and Narrative Setting
• File Size:

  31.98 KB
• Length:

  8 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  English
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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