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GCE Ordinary Level Examination 2021

Theme Poem Nile, highlighting how it appeals to
Nature To the Nile the reader's emotion.
A Brid Came Down the Walk
The Eagle
To the Evening Star
Conflict War is Kind of terrorism and violence in
The Terrorist, He's Watching society.
Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree
Breakfast
Society Once Upon a Time depiction of social issues in the
I Know Why the Caged Brid Sings world.
Richard Cory
Big Match
Life The Earthen Goblet
Father and Son responsibility for, and thir concern
Fear about, the younger generation.
The Clown's Wife
Humour The Camel's Hump
Upside-Down Evaluate how the poet sheds light
on human characteristics in a
The Huntsman humourous way in "Two's
Two's Company Company."

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Theme Poem
Nature To the Nile
Discuss how the poem The Eagle
A Brid Came Down the Walk showcases majesty and power of
The Eagle nature.
To the Evening Star
Conflict War is Kind
The Terrorist, He's Watching
"Breakfast" highlights the
Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree repercussions of family conflicts.
Breakfast Discuss stating examples
Society Once Upon a Time
Discuss how appearnce can be
I Know Why the Caged Brid Sings deceptive, through Edwin
Richard Cory Arlington Robisons's Ricahrd Croy-
Big Match
Life The Earthen Goblet
Father and Son Johnson Agard clearly illustrates
the difference between the
Fear entertainer and the human in The
The Clown's Wife Clown's Wife. Examine
 Why people have two ears but one
mount is that they should listen
Humour The Camel's Hump more but speak less. Is this a true
account of Kagwa in The
Upside-Down Huntsman by Edward Lowbury?
The Huntsman Analyse.
Two's Company
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similarities between the Nile
and Other rivers. Discuss. Down the Walk as a minute observation
of nature.

is presented in Stephen Crane's War is

Kind.
depicts the emotional conflict
of an individual. Discuss.
depiction o f people's pretence and
hypocrisy." Discuss.

conflict is presented in the

poem
poetic Big Match, 1983.
techniques used in the
poem The Earthen Goblet.
relationships as represented in Gabriela
appearance and reality in The Mistral's Fear.
Examine how lazy people are laughed at
Clown's Wife. and satirized in Rudyard Kipling's The
Discuss how abnormalities
results in humour as presented Camel's Hump.
in the poem Upside-Down.

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Discuss how Tennyson portrays Examine how Tennyson portrays the

majesty and power of nature eagle as a symbol of power through his
through his poem 'The Eagle ' poem "The Eagle."
"Impulsiveness in adolescence
can lead to repentence" How
far do you agree with the given Houseman, through his poem Farewell
statement? Discuss drawing to Barn and Stack and Tree stresses to
examples from Farewell to his reader that conflicts between
Barn and Stack and Tree. siblings can disrupt home life. Discuss.

How does Edwin Arlington Robinson

Show how Gooneratne nullify the assumption that the rich are
Portrays, "how violence always happy? Discuss drawing
fractures human relationships" examples from "Richard Cory"
In her poem Big Match, 1983.

Comment how Agard portrays Comment how Gabriela Mistral

the difference between portrays that success and properity is
appearance and reality in The nothing compred to motherly love.
Clown's Wife.
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humour in his poem "Upside-
Down" but is the reaction of
the people towards Upside- How far is the title apt to the content
Down reasonable? Critically of the poem Upside-Down. Evaluate
comment on this reaction. drawing examples from the poem
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Examine how To the Evening Star can be statement with referrence to the
considered as a poem which glorifies nature. poem.
Do you agree? Give reasons for your
answer.
family conflicts." Does this sum up the main
idea of the poem? satement with reference to Once
for freedom. Discuss with reference to her Upon a Time.
poem set for your study.

forces" Discuss with referrence to

understanding of a son's desire to break away The Earthen Goblet.
and shape a new life. Discuss. "Cameelious hump" is an Illness of
laziness" explore how this idea is
portrayed through humour in
Rudyard Kipling's poem The Camel's
Hump.

How does the poet create humour in Two's

Company. Discuss with detailed reference to
the poem.

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admires the service and the
beauty of the Nile in To the Nile.

reference to the poem, War is

Kind.

Why the Caged Bird Sings. Discuss

with reference to the poem.

of many people. Do you agree?

Justify your worthless
"Excessive, answer. talking may
ruin people." This idea is
portrayed through humour in
Edward Lowbury's The Huntsman.
Discuss.

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agree?twoDiscuss
attitudes to violence
with examples in the
from the poem,
text.
'The Terrorist, He's Watching'?
Write with examples from the
poem.

People become victims of false

social valuse in the society.' Justify
your answer by gap
The generation referring to the
between the
poem
old andRichard
young Cory.
generations is well
portrayed in the poem 'Father and
Son' by Cat Stevens' Discuss
referring to the causes of the
problem, according to the poem.
The Camel's Hump is a humorous
poem which has a theme relevant
to both children and adults. Do
you agree? Write with close
reference to the poem.
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experienced by human reference to the text.
tragedy? Support with
Wave beings
hypocrisy and self-interest. examples
in disaster. Discuss. from to
with reference the"The
text.
The Nightingale and the Rose Discuss.
curiosity, imagination and Nightingale
your answerand
withthe Rose" to
reference
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examples The Lahore Attack.
nature at a crisis in the
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The Nightingale and the extract Wave.
statement with reference to
The Nightingale and the Rose Rose.
you agree? Cite example The Nightingagle
Nicholas and the
to outsmart the Aunt
Rose.
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purposes. Do you agree? Rose"
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Nightingale
text.
Support your answer with Discuss.
events of the short story and the Rose.
the aunt in the short story
examples from the text. The Lumber Room. The Lumber Room.

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statementandincountry. Discuss.
realation to the
extract set for your study.
in relation to The Nightingale
and the Rose.to the central
contribution
theme of the short story.

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GCE Ordinary Level Examination 2021 play ‘The Bear’ for its main
The Bear to make the play 2020
The Bear humorous. themes.
Emancipation
Infidelity
Money
Inconsistency of Human
behaviour
Twilight of a Crane to examples.
Twilight of a Crane depict human weaknesses.

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in the society. Discuss with with detailed reference to
The Bear examples.
Twilight of a Crane? the
and play.
Yohyo fade away in"
Twilight of a Crane Discuss in detail. Twilight of a Crane.

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view with a close
The Bear reference to the
Crane." How text.
far is this
Twilight of a Crane statement applicable?
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with detailed reference to2019 2018 play.
the detailed reference to the 2017
play. play.
Hypocrites Misogynist/ Chauvinist Human hypocrisy
Sexist (misogynist) Hypocrite
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Unexpectedly falltoinduel
love Violent person
(behaviour is inconsistent) Like a bear
with close reference to the Yohyo in ‘Twilight of a and Tsu in Twilight of a
play. Crane’. Crane.

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the events of the play.

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play.

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GCE Ordinary Level Examination 2021 Vendor of Sweets for the2020

family." Comment on this
The Vendor of Sweets statment.
Hone." Comment on this development
TONY HOME of its story.
Bringing Tony Home statement.
determines his/her
The Prince and the Pauper identity and status."

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generations through his
The Vendor of Sweets novel.
out through The novel examples
lives werefrom the novel.
unsophisticated
Bringing Tony Home Bringing Tony Home.
they are unfamiliar with". and slowexpamples
detailed paced. Discuss.
from the
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close reference to the text
Bringing Tony Home text.
Write a critical comment
Prince and the Pauper on this statement.
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your answer with 2019 Jagan and Cousin in The 2018 Discuss with reference 2017
to
examples from the
story say about the texts. Vendor of Sweets. the Novel.
Support your answer with Support your answer by
needs of a child? examples from the Novel. referring to the text.

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Sweets.
ought to think of." Do
you agree?
Pauper is a critique of
social inequality. Discuss.

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Sweets." Discuss referring to the
events
betweenof people
the novel.
and their pets."
Comment on this statement.

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