PAST WAEC/NECO QUESTIONS ON LETTER-WRITING (FORMAL AND INFORMAL) FOR SSCE AND GCE

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ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

FORMAL

1.The nation-wide strike by secondary school teachers affected your school adversely . Write a letter to the Minister of Education suggesting ways for preventing future strike actions.
 2. Write a letter to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency in your country complaining about environmental pollution of your area and requesting that urgent action be taken to improve the situation.
 3. There was a riot in your school resulting in extensive damage. And the Ministry of Education ordered your school to be shut down. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Education, explaining the causes of the disturbance and appealing for the school to be re- opened.
 4. You have been sent on indefinite suspension for the part you played in a resent disturbance in which valuable school property was damaged. Write a letter to the principal of your school describing the part that you played and apologizing for your involvement.
 5. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Agriculture of your state deploring the low-level of food production in the state and suggesting measures which the Government should take to ensure that there is sufficient food for all.
 6. The performance of your country in a recent international sports competition has generated a lot of comments. Write a letter to the editor of one of your national newspapers discussing the factors responsible for the level of performance and the lessons that should be learnt.
7.You were an eye-witness to a fight in your dormitory in which a junior student was given a black eye and the principal has threatened to expel all the boarders unless the facts of the matter were made known to him. Write a letter to the Principal stating what actually happened.
8. You were about to leave school after spending six years as a student. Write a letter to the principal expressing your candid views about the strengths and weaknesses of the school and giving suggestions for improvement.
 9. You are one of those arrested by the Police at the scene of a crime. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Police giving details of the crime, pleading your innocence and requesting to be released.
 10.There has been wide-spread complaints against the teaching staff: absenteeism, lateness to classes, failure to prepare lessons and so on. As the senior prefect, write a letter to the Principal informing him of the situation and requesting him to take necessary action in order to avert a riot that is being secretly planned by students.
 11.The transistor radio you bought from a departmental store with  a two-year guarantee developed a fault after six months. You took it to the technical section of the store where the foreman refused to accept it, alleging that the guarantee does not cover the fault reported. Write a letter to the General Manager of the store lodging your complaints explaining the nature of the fault and requesting the store fulfill its guarantee.
 12. Write a letter to the newly elected Chairman of your Local Government Council congratulating him on  his election and stating the priority needs of your community.
 13. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Agriculture informing him of invasion by certain pests of the farms in your locality and asking for advise and help in controlling them.
 14. You were an eye-witness to an incident in which a crowd of angry traders beat a suspected thief to death. Write a letter to the Divisional Police Officer in your area giving an account of what happened. 

INFORMAL

15.Write a letter to your father who has been on a long course abroad telling him how the family has been faring in his absence (450 words)
16. A nagging problem in your family has so far defied all solution. Write a letter to an uncle of yours stating what the problem is and giving reasons why he should intervene.
17.You are in the final year of a Secondary school. Write a letter to your uncle who is an influential person in the society, telling him what you intend  to do next and ask for his assistance.
18.You have received information that your brother, who is schooling in another part of the country, is playing truant and keeping bad company. Write a letter warning him of the consequences of such behavior and urging him to turn over a new leaf.
19.You had a quarrel with a very good friend of yours some time ago and since then both of you have not been on speaking terms. Write a letter to him or her expressing your regret of the break in your relationship and your desire for reconciliation.
20.Your younger sister in SS2 has written for your advise on what subjects she should study for SSCE. As someone who knows her ability in the different subjects, write a letter to her giving advice on why she should choose certain subjects rather than others.
21.An elder sister of yours who left school had confided in you in her last letter that she plans to elope with her lover whom your parents do not approve of. Write a letter to her advising against such action, and suggesting steps she should take to obtain the parents’ consent.22.You have changed school and after a few months, you discover that the present school is not as good as the former. Write a letter to your former school giving at least three areas in which the new school doesn’t measure up to the old one.
 23.There was a terrible storm in your town during which houses were destroyed. Your family house was among those affected. Write a letter to your uncle working overseas describing the disaster and requesting for help in reconstructing the house.
24.A friend of yours has been absent from school for about a month due to illness. Write a letter to your friend describing some interesting things that have happened in the school during the period and expressing your wish for a quick recovery.
25,In a letter to your brother who has been studying abroad for the past five years, describe at least three ways in which the current economic situation has affected the ways and life of  your family.
26.One of you pen friends has written asking you to describe your favorite Nigerian dish to enable her prepare it. Write back explaining how the dish is cooked.