2023-ECZ-EXTERNAL GRADE-9-ENGLISH LANGUAGE-101 P1

Description

Ace your Grade 9 English Language exam with this official 2023 past paper from the Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ), designed for external candidates. This paper is an excellent tool to understand the exact format and expectations of the Junior Secondary Education Examination. It focuses on two core writing skills essential for success. The first section is a composition question, challenging you to transform notes from a guided tour of Livingstone into a formal report for a head teacher. You will need to describe key tourist attractions like the magnificent Victoria Falls, the cultural displays at Maramba Village, and the historical exhibits at the Livingstone Museum, structuring your observations clearly and concisely within a 200-250 word count. The second section tests your comprehension and summarising abilities. You are given a powerful and persuasive passage arguing against the harmful practice of early marriage. The task requires you to read the text carefully and summarise the writer's key points, which include the dangers of child abuse, health risks like fistula and HIV/AIDS, and the denial of education. Practising with this paper helps you master the skills of identifying main ideas, paraphrasing arguments, and writing a coherent summary under time pressure. This is an invaluable resource for any Grade 9 student aiming to improve their formal report writing and summary skills for the ECZ English Language paper.