CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT 1

(2017 - 2018)

Name: Class :

First Language English Year 8

Time: 40 minutes

Instructions : Read the instructions carefully and complete the writing task given.
Write in a black or blue, non-erasable pen. Do not use white out or
correction tape.

The total number of marks for this paper is 25.

This document consists of 5 printed pages.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE

Marks : _____/25 Percentage: ______% Grade: _______

Marked by : Mr. William

Year 8 First Language English – Continuous Assessment 1 – Term 2 2017/2018

 Descriptive Writing

Write a piece of Descriptive Writing by describing the scene and atmosphere of one of the following:

- The food court in your favourite shopping mall

- Your bedroom
- Your favourite vacation place

You could include some of the following in your article:

• the sensory environment that surrounds you
• the different foods that you experience there
• the people that you see
• a particular experience you had

You should keep in mind all the elements of Descriptive Writing you have learned and be able to use
them.

Write between 1 and 2 pages.

Planning

Use the box below to plan out your writing.

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