English - Grade 12 -2023 G.C

Grade 12 students can now access their exam results by visiting the Educational Assessment and Examination Services (EAES) website.


60. Comparatively, why do older students tend to get their work done in time?

  1. It is to have time for unforeseen situations that may unexpectedly drag them away.
  2. The old school system shaped them in a way that does not procrastinate duties.
  3. Some of them have sick children whom they have to look after.
  4. They do not want to be rushed up when it is too late.

61. Why do adult learners writing better than some of the best younger students?

  1. Because during their days, the system had given more emphasis to writing.
  2. Because today's students attach more importance to leadership only.
  3. Because their teachers preferred teaching writing to the other skills.
  4. Because they liked writing more than they did the other skills.

62. Why do university professors prefer teaching adults to teaching young people?

  1. Adults work much harder than their younger counterparts.
  2. Younger students are much more careless about their life.
  3. Adult learners have a clear purpose for being on campus.
  4. Eighteen year-olds join universities with foggy notions.

Section Three: Sentence Comprehension.

Directions: For Items 63 and 64, choose the sentence with the closest meaning to the head sentence from the four alternatives given, and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.


63. Abusing drugs can only provide a temporary escape from the world of reality.

  1. Drug abuse is a means of avoiding unpleasant facts of life.
  2. Drug abuse creates a world free of worries and sufferings.
  3. Drug abuse creates a world free of worries and sufferings.
  4. Drug abuse can effectively solve temporary problems.

We have provided these questions from previous years grade 12 Ethiopian Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (ESSLCE) exams with the sole purpose of assisting students in their studies and preparations for upcoming exams. Please be aware that these questions are not indicative of future exam content. Good luck with your studies!

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