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There are many online resources from educational websites and apps to interactive games and videos that can help children to learn and develop new skills. The internet can be a powerful tool for children s learning and growth if used responsibly. Many online educational platforms offer engaging and interactive lessons in subjects such as maths, science, language, arts and history. These supplement children s learning in school or provide opportunities for home-schooling. Many online platforms provide safe spaces for children to interact with peers and learn social skills, such as communication, teamwork and problem solving. The internet can be a positive and enriching experience for children when used safely and responsibly. Parents and caregivers must balance children s online activities with other forms of play, socialization and outdoor activities for a well-rounded childhood. We can protect the children. To begin with, start the conversation early. Begin talking to children about cybersecurity and data protection early. Explain to them the importance of speaking up, keeping their personal information safe online and teach them how to recognize and avoid potentially dangerous situations. Set parental controls. Many devices and apps have parental control settings that can limit access to inappropriate content and monitor a child s online activities, set time limits on internet usage and block access to websites or apps. Enable and update them. Monitor children s online activities. Regularly check your child s browser history which shows the websites they visit and the apps they use. Teach children to protect their personal information. Let them be cautious when sharing information such as their full name, address, phone number or email address online. Explain to them that they should only share such information with trusted friends and family members. They should also be responsible and respectful online including not sharing inappropriate content, not engaging in cyberbullying, and reporting suspicious or dangerous activities to an adult. Regulate the amount of time children spend on devices. Encourage them to engage in alternative activities that do not involve the internet sports, outdoor activities, reading or creative pursuits. Adopted from Daily Nation; May 12, 2023 Questions a Why is cybersecurity a critical issue 1 mark b Explain any three online games mentioned in the passage and show their harmful nature 3 marks c In what ways can the internet be useful to children? 3 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 52 d In about 75 words, summarize how adults can ensure their children use the internet safely. |
Encourage them to engage in alternative activities that do not involve the internet sports, outdoor activities, reading or creative pursuits. Adopted from Daily Nation; May 12, 2023 Questions a Why is cybersecurity a critical issue 1 mark b Explain any three online games mentioned in the passage and show their harmful nature 3 marks c In what ways can the internet be useful to children? 3 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 52 d In about 75 words, summarize how adults can ensure their children use the internet safely. 5 marks e What is the attitude of the writer towards the internet? 3 marks f Highlight three social skills that children can learn online 3 marks g Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage 2 marks i Potentially dangerous ii cyberbullying . 2. Henrik Ibsen, A Doll s House Read the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow Helmer: Now you have destroyed all my happiness. You have ruined all my future. It is! Horrible to think of! I am in the power of an unscrupulous man; he can do what he likes with me, ask anything he likes of me, give me any orders he pleases I dare not refuse. And I must sink to such miserable depths because of a thoughtless woman Nora: When I am out of the way, you will be free. Helmer : : No fine speeches, please. Your father had always plenty of those ready, too. What good would it be to me if you were out of the way, as you say? Not the slightest. He can make the affair known everywhere; and if he does, I may be falsely suspected of having been a party to your criminal action. Very likely people will think I was behind it all that it was I who prompted you! And I have to thank you for all this you whom I have cherished during the whole of our married life. Do you understand now what it is you have done for me? Nora: coldly and quietly Yes. Helmer: It is so incredible that I can t take it in. But we must come to some understanding. Take off that shawl. Take it off, I tell you. |
But we must come to some understanding. Take off that shawl. Take it off, I tell you. I must try and appease him some way or another. The matter must be hushed up at any cost. And as for you and me, it must appear as if everything between us were just as before but naturally only in the eyes of the world. You still remain in my house, that is a matter of course. But I shall not allow you to bring up the children; I dare not trust them to you. To think I should be obliged to say so to one whom I have loved so dearly, and whom I still . No, that is all over. From this moment, happiness is not the question; all that concerns us is to save the remains, the fragments, the appearance a ring is heard at the front door-bell. Helmer: with a start What is that? So late! Can the worst ? Can he ? Hide yourself, Nora. Say you are ill. Nora stands motionless. Helmer goes and unlocks the door. Maid: half-dressed, comes to the door A letter for the mistress. Helmer: Give it to me. Takes the letter and shuts the door Yes, it is from him. You shall not have it; in will read it myself. Nora: Yes, read it. Helmer: standing by the lamp I scarcely have the courage to do it. It may mean ruin for both of us. No, I must know. Tears open the letter, runs his eye over a few lines, looks at a paper enclosed, and gives a shout of joy. Nora! No, I must read it once again . Yes, it is true! I am saved! Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 53 a Briefly explain what happens before this excerpt. 3 marks b Explain why Helmer is no longer at ease after learning what Nora had done in this excerpt. 2 marks c You have ruined all my future. Explain the irony in this statement. 2 marks d identify and illustrate two themes evident in the excerpt. 4 marks e Helmer shouts that he is saved. Why is there such a drastic change in him? |
2 marks d identify and illustrate two themes evident in the excerpt. 4 marks e Helmer shouts that he is saved. Why is there such a drastic change in him? 2 marks f It may mean ruin for both of us. Explain how this statement comes to pass. 3 marks g Identify and illustrate the character traits of Helmer evident in this excerpt. 4marks h When I am out of the way, you will be free. Add a question tag 1 mark i What is the name of the maid and why is she half dressed? 2 marks j Give the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt 2 marks i unscrupulous ii incredible 3. Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow. 20 marks Long, long time ago animals and birds spoke just like men do. When God had to stop them speaking, he made birds sing, like this chrrip! Chrrip Lions to roar like this graagh! Graagh! And hyenas to howl like this huuu! Huuu! And do you blame God? Listen to what naughty hyena who had gone two days without any meat did. He had been wandering up and down the hills when he suddenly stopped, nose in the air, one foot raised. Do I smell, eh smell food? He slowly raised his head to the skies as if to say, Please God, let me find some food, even one rotting bone will do. Slowly, he followed the smell, sniffing hard, stopping now and again, grinning wider as the smell became stronger. Here at last , He said as he came in sight of a calf that seemed dead, flies buzzing over its excrement. God, no time to waste. Who knows the owner may be around. Oh, no, I see it is secured to a tree with a mukwa I ll take my time. Ha, I am tired too, come to think of it. God gave us pretty strong senses of smell, generous old man. Still, I do think some people tend to exaggerate. Now who was it saying the other day ati God is the giver of everything and that we should be grateful? O.K. Tell me, did God give this calf? Did you God? |
O.K. Tell me, did God give this calf? Did you God? I found it myself, smelled my way there, all the way. Nice calf too, rather thin but it will do. I ll take the head home and make soup with herbs. I especially like muthathii , and I see one over there. OK. Here we go, where shall I start, this lovely neck? No, I know, I will start with the mukwa then I ll get on to the soft stuff, the tail, the rump, Mahu After chewing up half of the mukwa the hyena brushed his teeth with the twig of a muthiga tree to stimulate his appetite. He stepped on the calf s tail, stuffed it in his mouth and snap it went. The calf which was only very sick and tired shot up and bolted away in the twinkling of an eye. The hyena rubbed his eyes, ambled after the disappearing calf and soon fell down in exhaustion. He looked up again to the heaven, tried to speak but no words came. Hyenas have never been able to speak ever since .. a Classify the above narrative 2 marks b Explain any two features of oral narratives evident in this story 4 marks c What do you learn about the hyena 4 marks d Contrast the attitude of the hyena towards God before and after discovering the calf 4 marks e Identify one economic activity of the community from which the narrative is obtained 2 marks f Give and explain one proverb that would aptly summarize the narrative 3 marks g Highlight one thing that you would do differently if you were the hyena 1 mark www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 54 4. Grammar 15 marks a Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Do not change the meaning. 4 marks i You will fail your exams if you do not study hard. Begin: Unless ii I must see my uncle tomorrow. Rewrite in reported speech iii The butcher bought a cow that had been stolen from a farm. Use passive voice iv Sharon s handwriting is better than anyone else s in this class. |
Begin: Unless ii I must see my uncle tomorrow. Rewrite in reported speech iii The butcher bought a cow that had been stolen from a farm. Use passive voice iv Sharon s handwriting is better than anyone else s in this class. Use a superlative b Fill in the blank spaces with suitable complex prepositions 3 marks i of the fog, the plane landed safely. Ii of her good character, Resian was offered a wellpaying job. Iii The candidates are putting a lot of effort scoring good grades. C Use the words in brackets to fill in the blank spaces below. 3 marks i The government . The advice the citizens to meet its revenue rely ii In this economy, every household needs to their expenses. Cut iii The students participating in games should . The lost time. Make d Use the correct form of the word in brackets to fill in the blank spaces below. 3 marks i Had he not . The advice from the doctor, the condition would have worsened. Seek ii Her many . Made the work difficult to understand. Spell iii The performer . Around and acknowledged the cheering audience. E Explain the difference in meaning in the following sentences. 2 marks i The boy who came yesterday is sick. Ii The boy, who came yesterday, is sick. KIHARU KAHURO 101 3 FORM 4 END OF TERM 2 EXAM ENGLISH PAPER 3 CREATIVE WRITING AND ESSAYS BASED ON SET TEXTS 1. Imaginative composition compulsory Either a Write a composition ending with the given statement. If I had a second chance, I would be wiser. 20 marks Or b Write a story to illustrate the saying: Truth will always set you free. 20 marks 2. The compulsory set text H.R Ole Kulet, Blossoms of the Savannah. In Nasila Community, there are some positive aspects which can be incorporated in the modern society. Using illustrations from the Blossoms of the Savannah, support the above assertion. 20 marks 3. |
In Nasila Community, there are some positive aspects which can be incorporated in the modern society. Using illustrations from the Blossoms of the Savannah, support the above assertion. 20 marks 3. The optional set texts a The short story Godwin Siundu, A Silent Song and other stories. Actions speak louder than words. Discuss the truth of this saying using illustrations from Leonard Kibera s A Silent Song 20 marks b Drama: Inheritance David Mulwa Write a composition to illustrate the saying life as a way of paying back our actions. 20 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 62 MECS CLUSTER JOINT EXAMS 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER Functional Writing, Cloze Test and Oral Skills 1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING The K.C.S.E results have just been released. You attained an A-. You see an advertisement on a newspaper of an intake to join Kenyatta University for a degree programme in Actuarial Science. Write a letter of inquiry to The Dean of Studies, inquire about the dates of the next intake, the fees per semester and whether they offer accommodation. 20marks 2. CLOZE TEST 10MKS Fill in the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word. Not all work 1 by children should be classified as child labour that is to be targeted for elimination. The 2 of children or adolescents above the minimum age for admission to employment in work that does not 3 their health and personal development or interfere 4 their schooling is generally regarded as being something 5 . This includes activities such as assisting in a family business or 6 pocket money outside school hours and 7 school holidays. 8 kinds of activities contribute to children s 9 and to the welfare of their families; they provide 10 with skills and experience, and help to prepare them to be productive members of society during their adult life. 3. ORAL SKILLS a Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. 10 marks A MINOR BIRD I have wished a bird would fly away, And not sing by my house all day, Have clapped my hands at him from the door When it seems as if I could bear no more. |
3. ORAL SKILLS a Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. 10 marks A MINOR BIRD I have wished a bird would fly away, And not sing by my house all day, Have clapped my hands at him from the door When it seems as if I could bear no more. The fault must have been in me. The bird was not to blame for his key. And of course there must be something wrong In wanting to silence any song. QUESTION 1. Identify and illustrate two sound patterns used in the poem. 4 marks 2. Chart the rhyme scheme pattern of the poem. 2marks 3. How would you perform the last line of the poem? 2 marks 4. For each of the following words used in the poem, provide another that is pronounced the same way. 2marks a Not- b Course- www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 63 b. Study the following genre and answer the questions that follow. A Shem showed Silla s shining shoes shamelessly on Sheba s shore. I. Classify the above genre. 1mark ii. Explain what would be lost if this genre is translated into Swahili? 2marks iii. State two functions of the genre identified above. 2 marks b Imagine that your class is having a talk on career choices. The speaker keeps asking the students to pay attention. Give five indicators that inform the speaker that his her listeners are not attentive. 5 marks c Identify the intonation in the following sentences. 4marks i. Did you finish your homework? Ii. What a beautiful girl! Iii. Get out of sight now. Iv. You actually saw the pyramids? D Read the following conversation between Njoroge and the secretary of Walimu Wema College and answer the questions that follow. Njoroge: Hello. Secretary: Hello. Who are you? Njoroge: I am Njoroge Kamau. Is that Walimu Wema College? Secretary: Yes, what do you want? Njoroge: I would like to talk to the prin Secretary: The principal is not in. Njoroge: I wanted to enquire the requirements for joining the college. |
Secretary: Yes, what do you want? Njoroge: I would like to talk to the prin Secretary: The principal is not in. Njoroge: I wanted to enquire the requirements for joining the college. Secretary: There s no room for more students. Njoroge: Could you kindly tell me about the next intake? Secretary: I don t know. You will see the advert in the newspaper. Hangs up i. Identify the shortcomings in the secretary s responses. 3mks ii. Correct any three responses of the secretary to ensure that they adhere to telephone etiquette. Write your responses in the table below: 3mks Seral No. What she said. What she should have said. 1. Vk 2. 3. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 64 MECS CLUSTER JOINT EXAMS 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 Comprehension, literary Appreciation and Grammar JULY-AUGUST 2023 1. Reading Comprehension 20 marks Read the following passage and then attempt the questions that follow Africa possesses incredible resilience as a race and has the potential to effectively utilize its abundant natural resources to enhance its quality of life. However, the key challenge lies in identifying strategies to create a conducive environment that promotes development across the continent. One crucial approach would involve establishing political structures and government institutions capable of formulating and implementing genuine poverty alleviation strategies. Revamping or eliminating administrative arrangements that no longer serve our needs is essential. The government should facilitate the exploitation and management of natural resources by fostering an enabling environment. While having a stable government is important, it is imperative to fight corruption. Leaders and government officials must be held accountable to the taxpayers, and the public should be educated on the harmful effects of corruption. Those who have stolen public funds should be compelled to return them and face legal consequences. Likewise, individuals known for hoarding money in foreign banks should be obligated to repatriate those funds to boost our economies. Furthermore, Africa must find ways to resolve internal conflicts without relying on international intervention, recognizing that we are all united by a common purpose. Emphasizing the importance of unity and functioning as a unified entity should take precedence over tribal or clan sentiments that fuel animosity. |
Likewise, individuals known for hoarding money in foreign banks should be obligated to repatriate those funds to boost our economies. Furthermore, Africa must find ways to resolve internal conflicts without relying on international intervention, recognizing that we are all united by a common purpose. Emphasizing the importance of unity and functioning as a unified entity should take precedence over tribal or clan sentiments that fuel animosity. Strengthening the African Union to effectively mediate both intra and inter-state disputes will pave the way for peace, creating an ideal environment for economic growth, recovery, and prosperity. Another solution involves developing rural-based economies, considering that a significant portion of the population resides in rural areas. Industries that process agricultural products and manufacture farm inputs, machinery, and equipment should be strategically located in rural regions. Similarly, mining companies should establish processing plants near the mines. Such industries will naturally employ local labour, reducing the incidence of rural-urban migration. Establishing industries in rural areas will require the development of infrastructure, opening up these regions for business activities. Consequently, this will promote expansion, increase food production, and counter the persistent food shortages in Africa. For instance, developing dairy and beef processing industries in rural areas will encourage sustainable livestock keeping and mitigate losses due to drought. A rural-based economy will uplift the income of rural populations and narrow the wealth gap. Introducing appropriate technology for resource exploitation and wealth creation is also crucial. Instead of relying on expensive imported technologies, Africa should leverage local expertise to develop technologies that align with our specific needs. Home-grown technology can significantly address Africa's food security by utilizing river and lake water for irrigation and harnessing wind and solar energy. Lastly, our economic blocs such as ECOWAS, SADC, and EAC should evolve into common markets by eliminating unnecessary tariffs on goods at various entry points, thereby reaping the benefits of a unified market. The people of Africa should continuously strive for a better life. We possess abundant resources, a skilled workforce, and the capacity to drive progress forward. A What should African countries do to fight corruption based on the information contained in the passage? 2 marks b Explain how Africans can open up rural areas. 2 marks c What do you understand by the term genuine poverty alleviation strategies ? 2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 65 d How can we reduce the incidence of rural urban migration? |
2 marks b Explain how Africans can open up rural areas. 2 marks c What do you understand by the term genuine poverty alleviation strategies ? 2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 65 d How can we reduce the incidence of rural urban migration? 2 marks e Why is appropriate technology useful? 1 mark f In not more than fifty words, write a summary of the various ways of fostering development in African countries. 5 marks Rough copy Fair copy g What is the tone of the last paragraph of this passage concerning the future of Africa? 3 marks h The public should be educated on the ills of corruption. Add a question tag. 1 mark i Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. 2 marks i Stashed ii Disparity 2. EXCERPT. Henrik Ibsen, A Doll s House Read the excerpt below carefully and answer the questions that follow. 25 marks Nora: looks at him for a moment . For shame! Hits him lightly on the ear with the stockings. That s to punish you. Folds them up again. Rank: And what other nice things am I to be allowed to see? Nora: Not a single thing more, for being so naughty. She looks among the things, humming to herself. Rank: after a short silence . When I am sitting here, talking to you as intimately as this, I cannot imagine for a moment what would have become of me if I had never come into this house. Nora: smiling . I believe you do feel thoroughly at home with us. Rank: in a lower voice, looking straight in front of him . And to be obliged to leave it all Nora Nonsense, you are not going to leave it. Rank: as before . And not be able to leave behind one the slightest token of one s gratitude, scarcely even a fleeting regret nothing but an empty place which the first comer can fill as well as any other. Nora: And if I asked you now for a ? No! Rank: For what? Nora: For a big proof of your friendship Rank: Yes, yes! |
No! Rank: For what? Nora: For a big proof of your friendship Rank: Yes, yes! Nora: I mean a tremendously big favour Rank: Would you really make me so happy for once? Nora: Ah, but you don t know what it is yet. Rank: No but tell me. Nora: I really can t, Doctor Rank. It is something out of all reason; it means advice, and help, and a favour Rank: The bigger a thing it is the better. I can t conceive what it is you mean. Do tell me. Haven t I your confidence? Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 66 Nora: More than anyone else. I know you are my truest and best friend, and so I will tell you what it is. Well, Doctor Rank, it is something you must help me to prevent. You know how devotedly, how inexpressibly deeply Torvald loves me; he would never for a moment hesitate to give his life for me. Rank: leaning towards her . Nora do you think he is the only one ? Nora: with a slight start . The only one ? Rank: The only one who would gladly give his life for your sake. Nora: sadly . Is that it? Rank: I was determined you should know it before I went away, and there will never be a better opportunity than this. Now you know it, Nora. And now you know, too, that you can trust me as you would trust no one else. Nora: rises, deliberately and quietly . Let me pass. Rank: makes room for her to pass him, but sits still . Nora! Nora: at the hall door . Helen, bring in the lamp. Goes over to the stove. Dear Doctor Rank, that was really horrid of you. Rank: To have loved you as much as anyone else does? Was that horrid? Nora: No, but to go and tell me so. There was really no need Rank: What do you mean? Did you know ? MAID enters with lamp, puts it down on the table, and goes out. Nora Mrs. Helmer tell me, had you any idea of this? Nora: Oh, how do I know whether I had or whether I hadn t? |
MAID enters with lamp, puts it down on the table, and goes out. Nora Mrs. Helmer tell me, had you any idea of this? Nora: Oh, how do I know whether I had or whether I hadn t? I really can t tell you To think you could be so clumsy, Doctor Rank! We were getting on so nicely. Rank: Well, at all events you know now that you can command me, body and soul. So, won t you speak out? Nora: looking at him . After what happened? Rank: I beg you to let me know what it is. Nora: I can t tell you anything now. Rank: Yes, yes. You mustn t punish me in that way. Let me have permission to do for you whatever a man may do. Nora: You can do nothing for me now. Besides, I really don t need any help at all. You will find that the whole thing is merely fancy on my part. It really is so of course it is! Sits down in the rocking-chair, and looks at him with a smile. You are a nice sort of man, Doctor Rank! Don t you feel ashamed of yourself, now the lamp has come? A What happens just before this excerpt? 3 marks b Nora and Dr. Rank pursue different interests in this excerpt. Comment on what Nora wants from Dr. Rank and what Dr. Rank wants from Nora. 3 marks c Explain two themes from this excerpt 4 marks d What do we learn about the character of Nora in this excerpt? 4 marks e Let me pass. Explain Nora s attitude towards Dr. Rank as she makes this statement. 3 marks f From the events in this excerpt, what conclusions can you make about love or romantic relationships? 2 marks g Explain the significance of the lamp in relation to the relationship between Dr. Rank and Nora in this excerpt. 2 marks h He would never for a moment hesitate to give his life for me. Rewrite to begin with: Never . 1 mark www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 67 i Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage: 3 marks i. fleeting ii. Confidence iii. Horrid 3. |
Rank and Nora in this excerpt. 2 marks h He would never for a moment hesitate to give his life for me. Rewrite to begin with: Never . 1 mark www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 67 i Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage: 3 marks i. fleeting ii. Confidence iii. Horrid 3. ORAL NARRATIVE Read the story below and then answer the questions that follow. 20 marks Once upon a time, there was the man who had a wife who was barren after giving birth to an only boy. After consulting a witch doctor, he went in search of an ogre s tail as he had been instructed. After a long and hazardous journey through unknown lands, he came into a country of the ogres. That day the ogres were celebrating the installation of a new king. He joined in their beer party and the ogres welcomed him though they had difficulty in restraining their deep desire to eat him. When all ogres went to bed, the man with his knife in his hand stealthily crept to the bed chamber of the new king. Overcome with too much beer, the king was sleeping too heavily to notice that his tail was being slashed off. When he woke up the following morning, he found the other ogres dancing and singing: Omwami kenyalile The king has urinated Khane omwami kenyalanga So the king urinates He looked about him and saw blood, then he noticed that his tail was missing. The visitor was also missing! The king then changed himself into a beautiful woman. After a long journey, she came upon herds boys playing Lifundo with a ball made out of banana leaves. The beautiful woman asked each herds boy in turn what great thing his father had done. One said, My father killed an elephant. Another said that his father had killed a troop of ten Teso warriors. The third said, My father cut off the tail of an ogre. The woman rejoiced and asked the boy to take her to his father s home. The man, struck by her great beauty, made her his wife the same day. That night the woman tried to change into an ogre but the man s two dogs, Kutubi and Mulikho, barked at her fiercely and she gave up the attempt. |
The third said, My father cut off the tail of an ogre. The woman rejoiced and asked the boy to take her to his father s home. The man, struck by her great beauty, made her his wife the same day. That night the woman tried to change into an ogre but the man s two dogs, Kutubi and Mulikho, barked at her fiercely and she gave up the attempt. The following day she told the man that she wanted some firewood from the forest. She told him to tie the dogs in heavy chains. She then led him deep into the forest, and then asked him to climb one of the trees that were dry. I will hand the axe to you when you are up, she said. But as soon as the man was up the tree, she turned into an ogre, Now I have got you, the ogre said and started cutting down the tree. The man started calling for his dogs: Asa, asa, mbwa change Kutubi na Mulikho. Come, come, my dogs Kutubi and Mulikho. Each time the tree showed signs of falling, a dove on a nearby tree said, Kurr Murongoro kwa seyi lilisia. Kurr, my tree. Regain your former state. The ogre in a fury chased away the dove, which returned almost immediately. In the meantime, the dogs after the struggle had cut their chains and came at breakneck speed as their master kept calling. When they arrived, the ogre threw away the axe, turned into the same beautiful woman and begged for mercy. But the dogs did not stop their onslaught until she was completely dead. My story ends there. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 68 QUESTIONS a. State two characteristics of ogre stories evident in the above narrative. 2marks b. From the story, do you think the wife was cured of her illness? Explain your answer. 2marks c. Identify and illustrate two character traits of the man? 4marks d. With an illustration, identify one way in which the narrator has achieved the use of suspense in the above narrative. 2marks e. State any three features of oral narrative evident in the above narrative 3marks f. State any two functions of the song used in the narrative. |
2marks c. Identify and illustrate two character traits of the man? 4marks d. With an illustration, identify one way in which the narrator has achieved the use of suspense in the above narrative. 2marks e. State any three features of oral narrative evident in the above narrative 3marks f. State any two functions of the song used in the narrative. 2marks g. What moral lesson do you learn from the above narrative? 2marks 4. GRAMMAR 15 MARKS a Rewrite the following sentences based on the instruction given after each. 2 marks i He understood why people had been laughing after he realized the ugliness of his headgear. Rewrite using present participle . Ii The President-elect was sworn in only after the Supreme Court had validated the Presidential result. Begin: Not until... b . I The maid had prepared supper by the time we got home. Rewrite to remove gender bias . 1 mark ii I have been studying in this school for four years complained the student but I have never scored one hundred per cent in any subject. Punctuate correctly 1 mark iii Chinua Achebe one of Africa s greatest writers passed on nine years ago. Rewrite using parenthesis . 1 mark c. Use the correct form of the word given in the brackets. 3 marks a The between them is sickening enemy ii She was sacked due to chronic absent iii Laziness is a to success hinder d . Fill the blanks with the most suitable prepositions. 3 marks i He was sentenced to life imprisonment the law. Ii Unemployed youth often subscribe illegal gangs. Iii They attended the party dressed smart casual. E . Using the words in brackets, complete the following sentences with the most appropriate phrasal verbs. 3 marks i My parents managed to high school although with difficulty. See ii I was by his childish behaviour during the academic parade. Take iii The new students could not their way to the dormitory. Make f . His decision was a typical case of putting the ox before the cart. Correct the idiomatic expression . |
You attained an A-. You see an advertisement in a newspaper for an intake to join Kenyatta University for a degree programme in Actuarial Science. Write a letter of inquiry to The Dean of Studies, inquire about the next intake dates, the fees per semester and whether they offer accommodation. 20marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 83 IGAMBANG OMBE FORM FOUR COMMON EXAMS TERM 2, 2023 101 1: ENGLISH FUNCTIONAL WRITING AND ORAL SKILLS 1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING 20 MARKS Imagine that you are the secretary of the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Team. You held a meeting to plan the prevention and control of the entry of the virus into your school upon the resumption of all the students after the nine-month-long break. Write the minutes that you took during the meeting that you attended regarding the same. A non-member has been invited to the meeting .Four out of the twelve members are absent and no one knows their whereabouts. Two others had informed the chairperson that they would not attend. There were only three items of discussion. Write the minutes that you took during the meeting that you attended regarding the same. 20 MARKS 2. CLOZE TEST. 10 MARKS Read the following passage and fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate word. Perhaps the best way to . .. 1 reading poetry responsively is not to allow yourself to be intimidated ... 2 it. Come to it, initially at least, the way you might . . 3 to a song several times before you . . 5 it all, have before you have a sense of how it works 5 .it s going and how it gets there. You don t worry about analyzing a song when you listen to it, even though after 6 experiences with it you know and anticipate a favourite part and know, on some level, why it works for you. 7 yourself a chance to respond to poetry. The hardest work has already 8 ..done by the poet, so all you need to do at the start 9 .listen for the pleasure produced by 10 .. .poet s arrangement of words. 3. |
7 yourself a chance to respond to poetry. The hardest work has already 8 ..done by the poet, so all you need to do at the start 9 .listen for the pleasure produced by 10 .. .poet s arrangement of words. 3. ORAL SKILLS. 30 MARKS a Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. Words going around and around Like in a washing machine, Only there in my head, I pluck one out and put it aside, There is more going around again, Through the dark tunnel the words continue to spread The poem is almost done. Reading it out aloud stuttering as I go I m pleased with what I have done, Writing words I don t stutter As my oral words have done I m glad I wrote this poem I can write what I can t say And be understood in every way, I ve been given a chance. By Tracey McFayden. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 84 i Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem. 2marks ii Other than rhyme, what other two mnemonic devices has the poet employed? 4marks iii How would you say the following lines in the poem? 4 marks a Line 1, stanza 1 b Line2, stanza 2 b Imagine that the school nurse has sent you to the principal s office to pass him urgent information. He is in the middle of a meeting and as you walk through doors he rises and begins walking towards you. I What two things must you do before you begin talking to him? 2mks ii What two non-verbal cues will you employ to pass the message without distracting the on-going meeting? 2marks c Insert the following words in the corresponding column to show whether it has a , , or sound as per the one underlined type. 4marks Tenth, sugar, special, father, Garage, Mathematics, Leisure, Themselves. D Provide a word pronounced in the same way as each of the ones below. |
2marks c Insert the following words in the corresponding column to show whether it has a , , or sound as per the one underlined type. 4marks Tenth, sugar, special, father, Garage, Mathematics, Leisure, Themselves. D Provide a word pronounced in the same way as each of the ones below. 4marks i Due ii Fairy iii Bald iv Colonel e Your teacher of English has asked you to discuss a question on Inheritance . Three minutes into the discussion, most of the students lose concentration. Give the possible reasons why this happened. 3 marks f A teacher of Kiswahili language was in class during a reading session. He realized that the student had poor reading habits. Mention three of these habits he might have observed. 3 marks g Study the genre below and answer the questions that follow Peter piper picked a peak of picked paper a Give two functions of the genre above. 2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 85 IGAMBANG OMBE FORM FOUR COMMON EXAMS 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER TWO Comprehension, Literary Appreciation Grammar July, 2023 2 hours. 30 Minutes. Comprehension. 20 marks 1. Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow. I also did not always understand what your grandfather thought. It was difficult, because he did not like people to know him so well. Even when he spoke to you, he would look away for fear that you would know his thoughts. So it was with his attitude towards the white man. One day he would say one thing, and the next day it was as if he was saying something else. I know that he respected the white man for his power, for his machines and weapons and the way he organized his life. He would say that the white man was always improving himself, whereas the African was suspicious of anything new. The African is thick, he would sometimes say to me. |
I know that he respected the white man for his power, for his machines and weapons and the way he organized his life. He would say that the white man was always improving himself, whereas the African was suspicious of anything new. The African is thick, he would sometimes say to me. For him to do anything, he needs to be beaten. But despite these words, I don t think he ever believed that the white man was born superior to the Africans, he did not respect many of the white man s ways or their customs. He thought many things that they did were foolish or unjust. He himself, he would never allow himself to be beaten by a white man. This is how he lost many jobs. If the white he worked for was abusive, he would tell the man to go to hell and leave to find other work. Once an employer tried to cane him, and your grandfather grabbed the man s cane and threatened him with it. For this he was arrested, but when he explained what had happened, the authorities let him off with a fine and a warning. What your grandfather respected was strength. Discipline. This is why, even though he learnt many of the white man s ways, he always remained strict about Luo traditions. Respect for elders. Respect for authority. Order and custom in all his affairs. This is also why he rejected the Christian religion. I think. For a brief time, he converted, and even changed his name to Johnson. But he could not understand such ideas as mercy towards your enemies, or that this man Jesus could wash away a man s sins. To your grandfather, this was foolish sentiment. Adapted from Barrack Obama: Dreams from my Father New York: Three Rivers Press, 1996. A Explain why the grandfather in this passage respected the white man. 3marks b Why do you think the grandfather did not want people to know him so well? 2marks c What did the grandfather dislike about the white man? 2 marks d In about 25 words, summarize lessons learned from the Luo traditions and beliefs? 4 marks e Identify any character trait of the grandfather's that came out of this passage. 2 marks f What is the narrator s attitude towards the grandfather? 3 marks g Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage 4mks i . Suspicious............................................................................................................. ii . |
3 marks g Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage 4mks i . Suspicious............................................................................................................. ii . Abusive................................................................................................................. iii . Let him off iv . Sentiment www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 86 QUESTION TWO: EXCERPT FROM A DOLL S HOUSE- HENRIK IBSEN 25 marks Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow Nora: I don t believe that any longer. I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are- at all events, that I must try and become one. I know quite well, Torvald that most people would think you are right, and the views of that kind are to be found in books; but I can no longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in books. I must think over things for myself and get to understand them. Helmer: Can you not understand your place in your own home? Have you not a reliable guide in such matters as that? -. Have you no religion? Nora: I am afraid, Torvald, I don t not exactly know what religion is. Helmer: What are you saying? Nora: I know nothing but what the clergyman said when I went to be confirmed. He told us that religion was this and that, and the other. When I am away from all this, and I am alone, I will look into that matter too. I will see if what the clergyman said is true, or at all events if it is true for me. Helmer: This is unheard of in a girl of your age! But if religion cannot lead you aright, let me try and awaken your conscience. I suppose you have some moral sense? Or- answer me- am I to think you have none? Nora: I assure you, Torvald that is not an easy question to answer. I really don t know. The thing perplexes me altogether. I only know that you and I look at it in a quite different light. I am learning too, that the law is quite another thing from what I suppose; but I find it quite impossible to convince myself that the law is right. According to it a woman has no right to spare her old dying father, or to save her husband s life. |
I only know that you and I look at it in a quite different light. I am learning too, that the law is quite another thing from what I suppose; but I find it quite impossible to convince myself that the law is right. According to it a woman has no right to spare her old dying father, or to save her husband s life. I can t believe that. Helmer: You talk like a child. You don t understand the conditions of the world in which you live. Nora: No, I don t. But now I am going to try. I am going to see if I can make out who is right, the world or I. Questions. 1. Place the excerpt in its immediate context. 6mks 2. Discuss any two character traits of Helmer in this extract. 4 mks 3. Give evidence that Nora is an assertive character . 3 mks 4. From elsewhere in the play, how is Nora portrayed in a different light? 2 mks 5. I do not exactly know what religion is. Add a question tag 1 mk 6. In what way does Nora conflict with the law? 3 mks 7. Discuss one major issue of concern addressed in the excerpt. 2 mks 8. What is the meaning of the following words; 4 mks i. Religion ii. Clergyman iii. Conscious iv. Perplexes QUESTION 3 20mks Read the following oral song and answer the questions that follow. I my husband rejects me Because he says That I am a mere pagan And I believe in t he devil. He says I do not know The rules of health, And I mix up Matters of health and superstitionwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 87 Ocol troubles my head. 10 He talks too much And he heaps insults on me As well as my relatives. But most of his words are senseless, They are like the songs. 1 5 Of children's plays. And he treats his clansmen As if they are enemies. Ocol behaves As if he is a witch! 20 IV It is true White man's medicines are strong, But Acoli medicines Are also strong. |
And he treats his clansmen As if they are enemies. Ocol behaves As if he is a witch! 20 IV It is true White man's medicines are strong, But Acoli medicines Are also strong. V The sick get cured Because his time has not yet come: But when the day has dawned For the journey to Pagak No one can stop you White man's medicines 30 Acoli medicines Crucifixes, rosaries, Toes of edible rats, The horn of the rhinoceros None of them can block the path 35 That goes to Pagak! VI When death comes To fetch you She comes unannounced, She comes suddenly 40 Like the vomit of dogs, And when she comes The wind keeps blowing The birds go on singing And the flowers 45 Do not hang their heads The agoya bird is silent The agoya comes afterwards, He sings to tell , That death has been that way! 50 VII When Mother Death comes She whispers Come, And you st and up And follow You get up immediately, And you start walking Without brushing the dust On your buttocks. 68 VIII You may be behind 60 A new buffalo-hide shield, And at the mock-fightwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1, 2 3 88 Or in battle You may be matchless IX You may be hiding In the hole Of the smallest black insect, Or in the darkest place Where rats breast-feed their puppies, Or behind the Agoro hills. Okoth P Bitek Questions 1. Why does Ocol reject Lawino? Give examples. 2mks 2. Give reasons why Lawino blames Ocol. 2mks 3. What do you understand by this line: "For the journey to Pagak"? Line 28 2mks 4. What things do people use to ward off death? Are these things effective? 6mks 5. What do you understand by the following lines: 2mks "The wind keeps blowing The birds go on singing And the flowers Do not hang their heads."? Lines 43 to 46 6. The writer starts with one theme which leads to another. What are the two themes? 2mks 7. In two sentences, state what the writer says about death. 4mks GRAMMAR -15 MARKS 1. |
2mks 7. In two sentences, state what the writer says about death. 4mks GRAMMAR -15 MARKS 1. Give the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the sentence. I. There was no love lost between the two friends. Ii. The President and the Prime Minister resolved to bury the hatchet. 2. Replace the underlined word with the phrasal verb from the verbs given in brackets. I. I have left the relationship because my boyfriend is unfaithful. Walk ii. My father scolded me because I had not done the assignment. Tell 3. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the following sentences. I. Due to lack of proper diet, Atieno s child is .. nourish ii. Tuju is one man whose ................... pronounce is superb. Iii. Wanja is a very .. discipline student, no wonder she is always punished. 4. Punctuate the following sentences correctly : i. alonje said I will return next month ii. Let us listen to him ivan argued he sounds reasonable 5. Rewrite the following sentences replacing the bold words with gender sensitive words. I. She sneaked because the watchman was asleep. Ii. The master on duty made me kneel the whole day for making noise in class. For 6. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition. I. She has lived in Samburu ten years. Ii. It is improper to hurl abuses ..people. 7. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate personal pronoun. I. The winners are Arendi and . Her she ii. Rose and . She her left for Nairobi. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 99 GATUNDU SOUTH 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 FUNCTIONAL SKILLS END OF TERM 2 2023 Question 1: 1. Your drama club is organizing to stage a performance of Henrik Ibsen s play A Doll s House in your school. You are inviting neighbouring schools to attend the performance. Each school will be required to provide entry fee, transport, lunch and writing materials for the students. |
Your drama club is organizing to stage a performance of Henrik Ibsen s play A Doll s House in your school. You are inviting neighbouring schools to attend the performance. Each school will be required to provide entry fee, transport, lunch and writing materials for the students. A Write a public notice 8mks b Write a synopsis to accompany the notice. 12 marks 2. CLOZE TEST Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word. 10mks What happens when most parents have children? Don t we 1 the easy route for our children? Many of 2 grew up fending for 3 , doing house chores, our own homework, sorting out 4 own fights, making our own toys and caring for younger 5 . We were expected to exert ourselves and punished if we didn t. Yet we try and create an easier 6 for our children. We help them with 7 homework, employ workers so they don t have to lift a 8 , buy them games that keep them sofa bound and referee their fights with siblings, friends and teachers. We are feeding the monkey and then we 9 why it won t go into the jungle to hunt. In turn, they will likely 10 things even easier for their offspring. Question 3: ORAL SKILLS 3. A Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow. Every step I take Every move I make Every single day Every time I pray I ll be missing you Thinking of that day When you went away What a life to live What a bond to break I ll be missing you. QUESTIONS a. i Describe the rhyme scheme. 2mks ii How is rhythm achieved in the poem? 2mks iii Which word would you stress in the last line, why? 1mk iv Identify any two pairs of rhyming words. 2mks v How will you perform line 9? 1mk b Indicate rising or falling intonation in the following sentences. 3mks i Alcoholism is a brain disease. Ii Would you spend the evening with me? Iii Who could possibly have seen my pair of glasses? |
3mks i Alcoholism is a brain disease. Ii Would you spend the evening with me? Iii Who could possibly have seen my pair of glasses? Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 100 c For each of the following words, provide another that is pronounced in the same way. 5mks i Seine ii Wore iii Pleas iv Lava v Censor d Study each set of words and underline the odd one out in terms of pronunciation. 3mks i Flower Flour floor ii coat Caught court iii counsel council cancel e Identify the silent letter in each word. 3mks i sigh ii Scenario iii Solemn f Read the conversation below and answer the questions that follow: Mother: I said get in the car before I knock your head! Son: Leave me alone, you don t even care about me anymore. Mother: You are a foolish child, come on! Get in! Son: I won t. Mother: Alright, dear, come; let us go home, I ll buy it for you as soon as I get the money. Son: I don t care about your empty promises. Mother: You know I love you. I have been financially beaten, understand child. Son: Liar! Mother: Don t try my patience, let s go home now. Son: I don t need you. You don t need me. Mother: Can we talk over this matter at home dear? Son: Talk to yourself. I don t care about you. Shrugs shoulders and pouts the mouth a Identify three instances of poor etiquette in the conversation above. 3mks b Give 3 suggestions on how the above conversation can be improved. 3mks c State two key factors to consider in effective communication. 2mks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 101 GATUNDU SOUTH JOINT EXAMINATION 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 COMPRENSION, LITERARY APPRECIATION AND GRAMMAR END OF TERM 2 2023 1. |
3mks b Give 3 suggestions on how the above conversation can be improved. 3mks c State two key factors to consider in effective communication. 2mks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 101 GATUNDU SOUTH JOINT EXAMINATION 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 COMPRENSION, LITERARY APPRECIATION AND GRAMMAR END OF TERM 2 2023 1. COMPREHENSION Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow. 20 marks In my previous piece, I argued that there were various obstacles or handbrakes on economic development and job creation that should be tackled along with more proactive measures. We hear a lot about creating infrastructure to pave way for more economic activity and jobs but, we need to look at the impediments confronting economic and commercial activity. Arguably, the biggest of these is corruption, which spans the economic, social and political landscape like a colossus. One needn t go further than the recent release of Transparency International s 2017 East African Bribery Index. Unsurprisingly, the highest ranked institution in the Kenyan context is the Kenya Police service, where 69 per cent of respondents said they either offered a bribe or were induced to pay one. The recent cartoon of a police officer telling the Central Bank Governor that the new sh. 50 note should carry the images of our traffic police officers is a cynical reminder of the reality. Other institutions where bribery in the public service is rampant are the Judiciary and various land services at 44 per cent and 41 per, cent, respectively. Even more depressing is that the study concluded that the size of the bribe had increased significally. Let us go beyond the figures and remind ourselves that corruption is like a debilitating disease that eats away at a country and its institutions. This, in turn, reduces the effectiveness and capacity of many of these very institutions that are in theory there to serve people. On a more anecdotal level, how many times have we heard people saying that they failed to ask the police to investigate some irregularity or misdemeanor because it was largely a waste of time? Indeed, in many cases, any report that is made to the police is largely for the purpose of getting a signed and stamped abstract form. |
This, in turn, reduces the effectiveness and capacity of many of these very institutions that are in theory there to serve people. On a more anecdotal level, how many times have we heard people saying that they failed to ask the police to investigate some irregularity or misdemeanor because it was largely a waste of time? Indeed, in many cases, any report that is made to the police is largely for the purpose of getting a signed and stamped abstract form. Another way to look at it is to see how much time, energy and money is diverted to paying for even the minimum of public services that are simply not delivered or are way below standard. These are often services being funded by the taxes of the very same citizenry. Purely and simply, this is negative energy and the blatant hijacking of resources, which literally should be going into more productive activities. There is the argument that it takes two to tango and the average Kenyan is compliant enough to participate in such activities to get by. That has some truth in it, but so does the fact that it is often very difficult to get on with one s life without giving in to extortion. The end result is that it reduces economic growth by a percentage point or two, which in turn, affects job creation opportunities. The president must lead from the front and ensure that all those working for him operate in an honest and dedicated manner. Any deviance from this simple principle should be met with dismissal. This may appear an obvious thing to say but there have been too many instances where it happened later rather than sooner or not at all. Much more needs to be put into the methods of lifestyle audits and forensic information on public servants. Section 27 5 of the Public Officers Act needs to be beefed up. The principle of random lifestyle audits on public servants needs to become the norm. For all its weaknesses, the vetting of police officers showed the value of such an exercise. We have seen a flurry of county government appointments and some questions on the suitability of several of them. This is why the audit of public officers should become more holistic preferably by an independent entity. The price paid for corruption should be made high enough so that it becomes a deterrent and it should be paid by both the giver and the taker . The country faces huge challenges and hurdles; one of thewww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 102 greatest is corruption. |
This is why the audit of public officers should become more holistic preferably by an independent entity. The price paid for corruption should be made high enough so that it becomes a deterrent and it should be paid by both the giver and the taker . The country faces huge challenges and hurdles; one of thewww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 102 greatest is corruption. We need to take steps to reduce the former so the latter is much less attractive. The dividend in terms of a more vibrant economy would be enormous. Adopted from the Daily Nation, 21st November, 2017 Questions a Identify the two contradicting opinions about what is hindering economic growth and job creation in Kenya. 2mks b State any two effects of corruption highlighted in this passage. 2mks c Why do you think the writer mentions the cartoon of the police officer? 2mks d Discuss the use of imagery in the second paragraph. 3mks e Describe the tone of the passage. 3mks f In about fifty words, summarise the recommendations that the writer gives to eliminate corruption. Rough copy Fair copy g We need to take steps to reduce the former so the latter is much less attractive. Rewrite beginning: Steps . 1mk h Give the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage. 3mks i Proactive measures ii takes two to tango iii deterrent QUESTION 2: EXCERPT 25 MARKS Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow Nora: What ought I to make an end of? Mrs. Linde: Of two things, I think. Yesterday you talked some nonsense about a rich admirer who was to leave you money- Nora: An admirer who doesn t exist, unfortunately! But what then? Mrs. Linde Is Doctor Rank a man of means? Nora: Yes, he is. Mrs. Linde: And has no one to provide for? Nora: No, no one: but- Mrs. Linde: And comes here everyday? Nora: Yes, I told you so. Mrs. Linde: But how can this well-bred man be so tactless? Nora: I don t understand you at all. Mrs. Linde Don t prevaricate, Nora. |
Nora: I don t understand you at all. Mrs. Linde Don t prevaricate, Nora. Do you suppose I don t guess who lent you the two hundred and fifty pounds? Nora: Are you out of your senses? How can you think of such a thing! A friend of ours, who comes here everyday! Do you realize what a horribly painful position that would be? Mrs. Linde: Then it really isn t he? Nora: No, certainly not. It would never have entered into my head for a moment. Besides, he had no money to lend then; he came into his money afterwards. Mrs. Linde: Well, I think that was lucky for you, my dear Nora. Nora: No, it would never have come into my head to ask Doctor Rank. Although I am quite sure that if I had asked him- Mrs. Linde: But of course you won t. Nora: Of course not. I have no reason to think it could possibly be necessary. But I am quite sure that if I told Doctor Rank- Mrs. Linde: Behind your husband s back? Nora: I must make an end of it with the other one, and that will be behind his back too. I must make an end of it with him. Mrs. Linde: Yes, that is what I told you yesterday, but- Nora: Walking up and down A man can put a thing like that straight much easier than a woman-www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 103 Mrs. Linde: One s husband, yes. Nora: Nonsense! Standing still when you pay off a debt you get your bond back, don t you? Mrs. Linde: Yes, as a matter of course Nora: And can tear it into a hundred thousand pieces, and burn it up the nasty dirty paper! Mrs. Linde: looks hard at her, lays down her sewing and gets up slowly . Nora, you are concealing something from me. Nora: Do I look as if I were? Mrs. Linde: Something has happened to you since yesterday morning. Nora, what is it? Nora: going nearer to her Christine! Listens Hush! There s Torvald come home. Do you mind going in to the children for the present? Torvald can t bear to see dressmaking going on. |
There s Torvald come home. Do you mind going in to the children for the present? Torvald can t bear to see dressmaking going on. Let Anne help you. Questions a Briefly explain what happens before the events in the excerpt. 3mks b Explain why Mrsl Linde says I am older than you in many ways and have a little more experience . 3mks c From the dialogue, what do we learn about Nora s character? 2mks d What is Mrs. Linde s view about Nora and Doctor Rank s relationship? 2mks e Identify and explain two themes in the excerpt. 4mks f Identify and explain the dramatic irony in this excerpt. 2mks g Why does Mrs. Linde ask so many questions about Dr. Rank s character? 2mks h Nora, you are concealing something from me add a question tag 1mk i Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions as used in the excerpt. 4mks a Behind your husband s back? B Concealing c Make an end of it d Excesses j Describe what happens immediately after the excerpt. 2mks QUESTION 3 Read the following oral poem and answer the questions that follow 20mks Listen My husband In the wisdom of Long o Time is not stupidity split up Into seconds and minutes It does not flow Like beer in a pot That is sucked Until it is finished It does not resemble A loaf of millet bread Surrounded by hungry youths From a hunt It does not get finished Like vegetable in the dish. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 104 A lazy youth is rebuked A lazy girl is slapped A lazy wife beaten A lazy man laughed at Not because they waste time But because they only destroy And do not produce And famine Invades women take their baskets To go and beg, food, Strangers will sleep with them They will have your wives And what can you say? QUESTIONS a Classify the above song. 2mks b Who is the singer? 2mks c Explain two economic activities practiced by the community from which the song is derived. 4mks d Identify any one vice that is discouraged in the oral poem. |
2mks i Even Rose completed the race. Ii Rose even completed the race. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 105 GATUNDU SOUTH JOINT EVALUATION EXAM 101 3. ENGLISH CREATIVE COMPOSITION AND ESSAYS BASED ON SET TEXTS . Question 1: Imaginative Composition Compulsory 20 marks Either a Write a composition beginning with the following: 20 marks As I got closer to my home that night, I realized that the noise came from my elder brother's house OR b Write a composition explaining how young Kenyans can help eradicate poverty. 20 Marks Question 2: Compulsory Set Text: Blossoms of the Savanna by H.R Kulet. 20 marks Resian s determination makes her succeed . With reference to the novel, Blossoms of the Savannah by Henry Ole Kulet, write an essay to validate this statement. Question 3: Optional Set Texts a Short Story: A Silent Song and Other Short Stories Edited by Godwin Siundu War brings many negative consequences . Write an essay to support the above statement basing your illustrations from Chimamanda Adichie's 'Ghosts' 20 Marks b The Novel : Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro There is a conflict between the young and the old generation in society. Basing your illustrations on An Artist of the Floating World, write an essay to validate this statement. 20 Marks c Drama: Inheritance by David Mulwa 'Lacuna Kasoo is a heartless man without any moral values.'. Write an essay show the truthfulness of this statement using illustrations from Inheritance by David Mulwa. 20 Marks GATUNDU SOUTH JOINT EXAMINATION MARKING SCHEME FORM 4 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 Functional Skills Question 1 a NOTICE Points of interpretation 8mks Format 2mks 1. Borderline Margin 1mk 2. NOTICE! NOTICE! 1mk CONTENT 4mks 1. Title of the Book A DOLL S HOUSE . Mk 2. Invitation mk 3. Venue mk 4. |
Mk 2. Invitation mk 3. Venue mk 4. Charges mk 5. Date mk 6. Time mk 7. Contact mk 8. Concluding remark mk www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 116 MUMIAS WEST SUBCOUNTY JOINT EXAM-2023 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 Functional writing, cloze test and oral skills 1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING 20MKS The members of the Health Awareness Club in your school are having a meeting. Eight members are present, two have sent their apologies and one is absent. Dr. Jasiri, the club s patron, and Mrs. Sandra, the assistant patron, are also part of this meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting are read and the management of the club s finances is an item discussed from the previous meeting. The following are the items to be discussed: i Recruitment drive for new members ii Identification of guest speaker for the Health Awareness Day iii A visit to Afya House Write the minutes. 2. CLOZE TEST 10MKS Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate words. A new research title Underage drinking in Kenya , has 1 .that nearly one third of form four students aged below 18 years take alcohol ..2 . As our society ponders this sad ..3 .., the urgent message to children who are taking alcohol 4 . Do not drink another sip. Advice to those children is to strongly say no . 5 irresponsible behaviour, to alcoholism, there are many 6 effects of alcohol. It is wrong and illegal for children to drink alcohol. This report also states that 46 percent of the children received 7 .first pint from friends and 8 . Do you offer alcohol to a child? As a parent or guardian, do you nurture 9 .? How much time do you spend with them? Notably, 10 of guidance and supervision are stimuli to underage drinking. 3: ORAL SKILLS 30 MARKS a Read the oral narrative below and answer the questions that follow. |
How much time do you spend with them? Notably, 10 of guidance and supervision are stimuli to underage drinking. 3: ORAL SKILLS 30 MARKS a Read the oral narrative below and answer the questions that follow. 10 marks The Stupid Monkey Once upon a time, a tribe of monkeys made their home in their pleasure garden of the king. On a certain holiday when the drum was beaten to call the people together, the King s gardener, hearing the drum, said to himself, Even though it is a holiday, the garden must be watered. Accordingly I will ask the Monkeys to water the garden for me, so that I can be off to enjoy myself and the holiday with the rest. So he called the Monkeys and asked them to water the garden. When the monkeys had promised to water all the young trees faithfully, the gardener gave them the water skins and the wooden pot with which to perform the task. After the gardener had gone, the Monkeys took up the water skins and the watering pot and began to water the young trees. But the leader of the monkeys stopped them. Wait, he said, we must be careful not to waste water. Before you water them, you must first pull up each tree and look at the size of the roots. Then you must give plenty of water to those which have long, deep roots, but less to those with short roots. For when this water is finished, we shall have to work to get any more. To be sure, said the other monkey, that is what we must do. So they pulled up all the trees just as their leader had told them to do and all the young trees died. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 117 Question i What feature of oral narratives would you use to prepare your audience to listen to the above story? 2 marks ii What two devices of performance would you use in narrating this story effectively? 2 marks iii Which three things would indicate to you that the audience is following the narration? 3 marks b Your former school has invited you as a guest speaker to give a talk on discipline. At the end of the speech, the students comment that the talk was well delivered. Suggest reasons why they commented so. 4 marks c Give a homophone for each of the following words. |
At the end of the speech, the students comment that the talk was well delivered. Suggest reasons why they commented so. 4 marks c Give a homophone for each of the following words. 2marks i Gate ... ii Medal iii Sweet d Identify and number any four pairs of words that are pronounced the same. 4 marks plain mourn plane mad berry mud burrow cat bred cut bury you pool ewe pull father fool farther bread moan full sea further see e Explain the emphatic stress on the underlined words in the following sentences. 4marks i. Jim slapped Jane yesterday. Ii. Jim slapped Jane yesterday. Iii. Jim slapped Jane yesterday. Iv. Jim slapped Jane yesterday. F Study the following item of oral literature and answer the questions that follow. 2 marks Kot took Kot s coat, Kot went to court, the court told Kot to return Kot s coat to Kot. Questions. I Identify the above genre. 1 mark ii If the above genre was to be translated to another language, what would be the effect of translation? 1 mark g Assign intonation to the following sentences. 3 marks i How beautiful the lady looks! Ii We will be able to go, won t we? .. Iii She bought a house h Read the telephone conversation below and answer the questions that follow. 6 marks Wanjala: Hello, is that Chaka Limited. Sheila: Picking the phone Those shoes fit well. Hello, is anybody on this line? Wanjala: Hallo, is that Chaka Limited? Sheila: What do you want? Wanjala: Please confirm for me whether I called the right place, Chaka Limited? Sheila: Shouting Which other company has a similar phone number as this? Wanjala: May I then speak to the Managing Director? Sheila: I prefer the red shoes ... on phone . What do you say? Oh, the Managing director can t talk to you. Wanjala: Can I then leave a message which you can pass to him. Sheila: Why can t you call him on his personal line ... away from the receiver go for the red ones. |
Wanjala: Can I then leave a message which you can pass to him. Sheila: Why can t you call him on his personal line ... away from the receiver go for the red ones. Wanjala: Surprised Hello, excuse me madam. I am Wanjala Nicholas and I m requesting to talk to the Managing Director over an important matter concerning one of your employee... Sheila: I told you Managing Director is not in. Hangs up www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 118 Questions. I Explain three things that make Sheila an ineffective communicator. 3 marks MUMAS WEST SUB-COUNTY JOINT EVALUATION TESTS 101 2 ENGLISH COMPREHENSION, LITERARY APPRECIATION AND GRAMMAR QUESTION 1: COMPREHENSION 20 MARKS Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow What is educational success? Many people associate this with passing exams and advancing one s academic achievements. They think it is scoring A s and transiting from one level to another. Others think it is enrolling more children in school. This definition emphasizes the blanket assessment of a group of students with little regard for individual achievements. There is great difference between going to school and getting education. You can go to school but never acquire an education. Not all children can score grade A , but that does not mean that they are not educationally successful. So, is there another way to determine educational success for each student? There are three ways to do this. First, emphasis should be placed on student s motivation to go to school. Youth who have their own reason for going to school and have set their goals tend to excel in academics. Young people can push themselves to succeed academically to avoid difficult situations or pull themselves up to change the state of their lives. There is also the extrinsic motivation from parents and society. Parents who want their children to succeed are supportive and encouraging. Young people often work hard to please their parents and guardians and to be recognized by society. Every child should enjoy educational success as every step of their journey rather than focusing continuously on top students and institutions and their achievements. Successful communities boast of successful schools. The second aspect of educational success is school engagement; which makes a student enjoy learning, feel appreciated as part of a community, and that they are gaining from the experience. |
Every child should enjoy educational success as every step of their journey rather than focusing continuously on top students and institutions and their achievements. Successful communities boast of successful schools. The second aspect of educational success is school engagement; which makes a student enjoy learning, feel appreciated as part of a community, and that they are gaining from the experience. Youth who are engaged in their school work will do all that they can to ensure that they achieve their goals. Studies have shown that schools with a good climate high expectations, parent involvement, staff development, intimate learning environments and connection of learning with student s interest and career plans are more likely to have better academic achievement than those with more personnel. This means that schools that blame their underachievement on lack of teachers should change their focus to ensure that they have a good school climate with the resources they have. Third is the future goals of the student. Most students who transit through primary and secondary school want to further their goals. This may include enrolling in a tertiary institution for vocational training to gain skills for purpose of getting employment. It is important for youth to associate academic learning with their future goals. So, what really is educational success? It should be a subjective report from each student on their personal desire to go to school, a report of enjoyment of learning as well as a belief that they are attaining something beneficial for their future. Educational success is first and foremost individualized achievement and secondly, community success. Every child should enjoy educational success at every step of their journey rather than focusing continuously on top students and institutions and their achievements. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 119 The focus should be on each student with a firm belief that they can contribute to the development of self, family, and community at every step of their academic journey. A. How do different people define educational success? 2 marks b. From the second paragraph, explain why the writer does not conform to the above definitions? 2 marks c. According to the passage, how can one ensure academic success in the youth? 3 marks d. What roles can parents play as contribution to educational success? 3 marks e. Giving your answer in note form, list contributors to educational success of the children. 4 marks f. Parents who want their children to succeed are supportive and encouraging. |
3 marks d. What roles can parents play as contribution to educational success? 3 marks e. Giving your answer in note form, list contributors to educational success of the children. 4 marks f. Parents who want their children to succeed are supportive and encouraging. Rewrite to begin: Being .... 1 mark g. How does the definition of educational success change towards the end of the passage? 2marks h. Give the meanings of the following words as used in the passage: 3 marks i transiting ii blanket assessment . Iii good school climate QUESTION 2 : THE EXCERPT 25MKS Read the following excerpt from Henrik Ibsen s A Doll s House and answer the questions that follow: Helmer: Nora! Goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear The same little featherhead! Suppose, now, that I borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the Christmas week, and then on New Year s Eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and Nora: putting her hands over his mouth Oh! Don t stay such horrid things. Helmer: Still, suppose that happened, - what then? Nora: If that were to happen, I don t suppose I should care whether I owed money or not Helmer: Yes, but what about the people who had lent it? Nora: They? Who would bother about them? I should not know who they were. Helmer: That is like a woman! But seriously, Nora, you know what I think about that. No debt, no borrowing. There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. We two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. Nora: moving towards the stove as you please, Torvalds. Helmer: Following her Come, come, my little skylark must not droop her wings. What is this! Is my little squirrel out of temper? Taking out his purse Nora, what do you think I have got here? Nora: turning round quickly Money! Helmer: There you are. |
Taking out his purse Nora, what do you think I have got here? Nora: turning round quickly Money! Helmer: There you are. Gives her some money Do you think I don t know that a lot is wanted for housekeeping at Christmas time? Nora: counting Ten shillings a pound two pounds! Thank you, thank you, Torvald; that will keep me going for a long time. Helmer: Indeed it must. Nora: Yes, yes, it will. But come here and let me show you what I have bought. And all so cheap! Look, here is a new suit for Ivar, and a sword; and a horse and a trumpet for Bob: and a doll and dolly s bedstead for Emmy, - they are very plain, but anyway she will soon break them into pieces. And here are dress lengths and handkerchiefs for the maids; old Anne ought really to have something better. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 120 Helmer: And what is in this parcel? Nora: Crying out No, No! You mustn t see that until this evening. Helmer: Very well. But now tell me, you extravagant little person; what would you like for yourself? Nora: For myself? Oh, I am sure I don t want anything. Helmer Yes, but you must. Tell me something reasonable that you would particularly like to have. Nora: No, I really can t think of anything unless, Torvald. Helmer: Well? Nora: playing with his coat buttons, and without raising her eyes to his If you really want to give me something, you might-you might- Helmer: Well, out with it! Questions a. Briefly explain what happens immediately before the above extract 3mks b. Why does Nora suggest that they borrow some money 2mks c. Helmer say; that is like a woman! What does this tell of his attitude towards women? 3mks d. In note form identify instances that show affection between Helmer and Nora 4mks e. From the excerpt explain how the title A Doll s House is presented 2mks f. From the extract what can we say about Nora s character? |
Nora: playing with his coat buttons, and without raising her eyes to his If you really want to give me something, you might-you might- Helmer: Well, out with it! Questions a. Briefly explain what happens immediately before the above extract 3mks b. Why does Nora suggest that they borrow some money 2mks c. Helmer say; that is like a woman! What does this tell of his attitude towards women? 3mks d. In note form identify instances that show affection between Helmer and Nora 4mks e. From the excerpt explain how the title A Doll s House is presented 2mks f. From the extract what can we say about Nora s character? 4mks g. Identify and explain any two themes evident in the above extract 4mks h. Old Anne ought really to have something better. Supply a question tag 1mk i. Explain the meaning of the following terms as used in the passage 2mks i. Skylark . Ii. Extravagant . .. QUESTION 3: ORAL LITERATURE Read the oral poem below and answer the questions that follow. After a brief struggle I got myself A job My food was meat and banana Flour A hundred cents a month and Soon I had some money. Soon afterwards I bought myself A beautiful girl My heart was telling time this Was a fortune So heart you were deceiving Me and I believed you On Saturday morning as I was Leaving work I was thinking I was being Awaited at home But on arrival I couldn t find my bride Nor was she in her parents home I ran fast to the river valley; What I saw gave me a shock. There was my wife conversing With her lovers. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 121 I sat and silently wept. I realized there in no luck in this world. People aren t trustworthy and Will never be! A. Classify the above Oral Poem. 2 marks b. State and illustrate two functions of the song? 4 marks . C. What evidence is there to show that this is an oral Poem? 4 marks . D. Explain what the oral poem is about. 2 marks . E. Give any two character traits of the singer? |
D. Explain what the oral poem is about. 2 marks . E. Give any two character traits of the singer? 4 marks f. Identify and illustrate two economic activities practiced by the society in the song. 2 marks QUESTION 4 : GRAMMAR a. Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each. Do not change the meaning. 3 marks i Nana never came late to school this term. Begin: Not .... ii If I had known that they would bring the book with them, I would not have brought this copy. Rewrite the sentence using need not instead of would not. .. Iii I had finished writing my essay. The examiner announced the end of the exam. Rewrite to begin: Scarcely ... b. Fill in the blanks with appropriate noun derivations of the words in brackets. 3 marks i The ...................................... with which the church is running its affairs is commendable. Order ii Real ................................................ is hard to maintain, elegant iii The Government Spokesman has called on Kenyans to embrace............................................ patriot c. Rewrite the following sentences replacing the underlined parts with the appropriate phrasal verbs based on the word given in each bracket. 2 marks i The circulated pamphlet made the meeting to be canceled at the last minute. Call . Ii They had to hire this bus as theirs had been declared a complete loss after the accident. Write d. Insert appropriate prepositions in the blanks 3 marks i Her performance was amazing .............................. any standards. Ii Since he no longer runs the business, he has been reduced ................ begging. Iii They make clothes ..................... cotton. E. Insert appropriate question tags in the sentences below: 2 marks i We need to learn to prioritize. Ii Come and visit us tomorrow. G. Complete the following sentences using the correct interjections. 2 marks i .................................................. what sort of food are you eating. Ii ...............................................! I almost knocked you down. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 122 MUMIAS WEST JOINT EXAMS 101 3 ENGLISH PAPER 3 1. |
Ii ...............................................! I almost knocked you down. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 122 MUMIAS WEST JOINT EXAMS 101 3 ENGLISH PAPER 3 1. Imaginative Composition Compulsory 20 marks Either a Write a composition beginning with the following sentence: Walking out of the gate that afternoon, it dawned on me how foolishly I had acted. Or b Write a composition on effects of social media on the students in schools in Kenya. 2. The Compulsory Set Text 20 marks Blossoms of the Savannah by H. Ole Kulet Parents have a duty to make choices that safeguard the interests of their children but when they fail to do so they expose the children to untold agony. Using Blossoms of the Savannah for your illustrations, write an essay in support of this statement. 3. The Optional Set Texts 20 marks Answer any one of the following three questions. EITHER a The Short Story A Silent Song and Other Stories ed. ;. Siundu Godwin When one is gifted, they should strive to use their gifting for the good of others. If such gifts are used for selfish reasons, they may end up miserably. Using examples from Mahfouz story A Man of Awesome Power, write a composition in support of this statement. OR b Drama Inheritance by David Mulwa Using illustrations from David Mulwa s, Inheritance, write an essay to justify the statement: Things are not always what they look like. OR c The Novel An Artist of the Floating World; by Kazuo Ishiguro War has a way of turning people s lives inside out. Using specific illustrations from Ishiguro s An Artist of the Floating World, write an essay to show the truth of this statement. MUMIAS WEST SUBCOUNTY JOINT EXAM-2023 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 Functional writing, cloze test and oral skills MARKING SCHEME Q1. |
OR b Drama Inheritance by David Mulwa Using illustrations from David Mulwa s, Inheritance, write an essay to justify the statement: Things are not always what they look like. OR c The Novel An Artist of the Floating World; by Kazuo Ishiguro War has a way of turning people s lives inside out. Using specific illustrations from Ishiguro s An Artist of the Floating World, write an essay to show the truth of this statement. MUMIAS WEST SUBCOUNTY JOINT EXAM-2023 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 Functional writing, cloze test and oral skills MARKING SCHEME Q1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING FORMAT 6marks Title : Minutes of Health Awareness Club held on date , venue and time 1mk List of attendance; Present mk Apologies mk Absent mk In attendance mkwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 133 CEKENAS END OF TERM ONE EXAM-2023 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 Functional skills, Cloze test and Oral skills 1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING. 20mks Your drama club is organizing to stage a performance of Henrik Ibsen s play In a Doll s House in your school. You are inviting neighboring schools to attend the performance. Each school will be required to provide entry fee, transport, lunch and writing materials for the students. A Write a public notice. 12mks b In not more the 200 words, write a synopsis to accompany the notice. 8mks Q 2. CLOZE TEST 10MKS Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with most appropriate words. 10mks Increased internet penetration in Africa over the past 1 .has unlocked numerous opportunities, helping economies to blossom and increasing 2 .. ..to learning and educational opportunities. But this digital take over isn t without its 3 . . Just as the adoption of digital banking leads to more cybercrime 4 . Increased internet access leaves children 5 .. to online harm including sexual exploitation and abuse. |
10mks Increased internet penetration in Africa over the past 1 .has unlocked numerous opportunities, helping economies to blossom and increasing 2 .. ..to learning and educational opportunities. But this digital take over isn t without its 3 . . Just as the adoption of digital banking leads to more cybercrime 4 . Increased internet access leaves children 5 .. to online harm including sexual exploitation and abuse. Online sexual exploitation and abuse of children OSEAC in Africa is much more 6 .. .than many imagine. Minors today find themselves exposed to lurking danger every time they 7 ..online whether it is to chat and catch up on social media, do homework or play a 8 . . A 2021 9 in Kenya showed 5-13 percent of internet using children aged 12-17 experienced online child sexual exploitation and abuse; seven percent 350,000 had their sexual 10 ... shared with others without their consent. ORAL SKILLS 30MKS a. Study the poem below and answer the question that follows. 8mks AH,ARE,YOU DIGGING ON MY GRAVE Ah are you digging on my grave, My loved one?-planting rue? No yesterday he went to wed. One of the brightest wealth has bred. It cannot hurt her now, he said, That I should not be true, Then who is digging on my grave, My nearest dearest kin? Ah no: they sit and think, what use! What good will planting flowers produce? No tendance of her mound can loose Her spirit from Death s gin By Thomas Hardywww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 134 i Describe the rhyme scheme of stanza 2 2mks ii. Identify any instance of alliteration in stanza 1 1mk iii How would you say line two stanza 1 and why? 2mks iv Supposing you were to perform this poem to your class how would you prepare? 3mks b From the list below, identify any five pairs of words that are pronounced the same way. |
Aisha: Well, in my case, it is bad news. My brother .. Rehema: As I was saying, my mother called me, and all she wanted to tell me is that they re fine. Shaking her head absentmindedly Aisha: My brother was involved in a car accident. But you re not listening Rehema: What did you say? Aisha: despairingly I give up. I Identify any three Rehema s shortcomings in the above dialogue. 3mks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 135 CEKENAS END OF TERM ONE EXAM 2023 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 1. COMPREHENSION Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow. 20mks Most of the 10 million Kenyans threatened with starvation are not where you thought they would be. They are not the drought-stricken rural areas. They are instead, in the country s urban centers, huddled in the informal settlements famously known as slums. New official report lays bare the reasons for Kenyans hunger-and they go beyond rain failure. Drought is only one of the growing numbers of causes of hunger threatening nearly 10 million people in the country. The Kenya food security update-released this week-says that the highest number of people who are likely to starve are low-income earners who live in urban informal settlements. According to the February 2009 survey, 4.1 million people in Nairobi and Mombasa slum are threatened with starvation because of reduced earnings resulting from the loss of employment after the elections violence. Matters have been made a lot worse by rising food prices. In the slums, 37 percent-or nearly four in every 10-of the households reported having only one meal a day. And adults are required to be of good behavior by restricting the food portion they consume. People are running into debt, moving elsewhere or selling whatever belongings they have to survey according to the survey. Ironically, this population is receiving the least help from the government, aid workers and good Samaritans who are lining up to give donations everywhere. The unfortunate reality is that intervening organization tend to respond to emergencies fairly quickly and have less enthusiasm for funding and implementing non-food interventions that are, at the minimum, mitigative in nature, says the reporter. |
People are running into debt, moving elsewhere or selling whatever belongings they have to survey according to the survey. Ironically, this population is receiving the least help from the government, aid workers and good Samaritans who are lining up to give donations everywhere. The unfortunate reality is that intervening organization tend to respond to emergencies fairly quickly and have less enthusiasm for funding and implementing non-food interventions that are, at the minimum, mitigative in nature, says the reporter. It is jointly published by the government, the world food programmer the United States Agency for International Development and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. As the global economics crisis bites and its effect are felt at home, it is unlikely that the rains-in whatever quantity-will alleviate the suffering of the urban hungry. The army of the manual workers, domestics and office support staff, security guards and idlers is hungry. If they are not fed- and urgently, too-Kenyans urban middle class can expect a spike in larceny and other petty crimes, all to their detriment. Not to forget the public face of the famine, those affected by the extended drought season are only 2.5 million- and they have among their number some 850,000 school-age children. Another 1.9 million people are faced with starvation because they are affected by HIV AIDS- either directly or have lost a breadwinner to the condition. A shocking admission in the report is that there are 150,000 people displaced after the elections who are in transit camps close to their homes but cannot return or farm. This number receive food rations from the UN World food Program Emergency Operation. Officially, the government claims that is has moved 255,000 people out of camps for the displaced. With 150,000 people displaced after the election depending on donor dole, the resettlement efforts has only benefited 105,000 people. This number constitutes 16 percent of the revised total of 663,000 displaced people which is the official figure from the Ministry of Special Programmes. Obviously, truth is something that makes the coalition Government extremely uncomfortable that it spends most the time sugarcoating it. Questions a Where are most starving Kenyans assumed to be? 1mk b What steps are victims of hunger taking for their survival? 4mks c What are likely consequences of hunger on Kenyans urban middle class? |
Questions a Where are most starving Kenyans assumed to be? 1mk b What steps are victims of hunger taking for their survival? 4mks c What are likely consequences of hunger on Kenyans urban middle class? 2mks d Rewrite the following sentence beginning: Rising . Matters have been made a lot worse by rising food price. 1mk e What according to the passage is wrong with the approach taken by the groups assisting the hungry? 2mks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 136 f Make notes on the reason for Kenya s hunger. 4mks g Why is the rain unlikely to alleviate the suffering of the urban hungry? 2mks h Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage. 4mks i Alleviate- ii Larceny- iii Donor dole iv Sugarcoating 2. READ THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT THEN ANSEWR THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW. Helmer: standing at the open door Yes, do. Try and calm yourself, and make your mind easy again, my frightened little singing- bird. Be at rest, and feel secure; I have broad wings to shelter you under. Walks up and down by the door How warm and cosy, our home is, Nora. Here is shelter for you; here I will protect you like a hunted dove that I have saved from a Hawk s claws; I will bring peace to your poor beating heart. It will come. Little by little Nora believe me. Tomorrow morning you will look upon it all quite differently; soon everything will be just as it was before. Very soon you won t need me to assure you that I have forgiven you; you will yourself feel the certainty that I have done so. Can you suppose I should ever think of such a thing as repudiating you, or even reproaching you? You have no idea what a true man s heart is like, Nora. There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying, to a man, in the knowledge that he has forgiven his wife-forgiven her freely, and with all his heart. |
Can you suppose I should ever think of such a thing as repudiating you, or even reproaching you? You have no idea what a true man s heart is like, Nora. There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying, to a man, in the knowledge that he has forgiven his wife-forgiven her freely, and with all his heart. It seems as if that had made her, as it were, doubly his own; he has given her a new life, so to speak; and she has in a way become both wife and child to him. So you shall be for me after this; my little scared, helpless darling. Have no anxiety about anything , Nora; only be frank and open with me , and l will serve as will and conscience both to you-What is this? Not gone to bed? Have you changed your things? Nora: in everyday dress Yes, Torvald, l have changed my things now. Helmer: But what for?-so late as this. Nora: I shall not sleep tonight. Helmer: But , my dear Nora- Nora: looking at her watch it is not so very late. Sit down here, Torvald. You and I have much to say to one another.. She sits down at one side of the table Helmer: Nora-what is this?-this cold, set face? Nora: Sit down.it will take some time;I have a lot to talk over with you. Helmer: sits down at the opposite side of the table You alarm me, Nora!- and I don t understand you. Nora: No,that is just it. You don t understand me, and I have never understood you eitherbefore tonight. No, you mustn t interrupt me. You must simply listen to what I say. Torvald, this is a settling of accounts. Helmer: What do you mean by that? A Why does Helmer tell Nora to try and calm herself and make her mind easy again. 3mks b Identify and explain how imagery has been achieved in this excerpt. 4mks c The character of Nora in this excerpt contrasts to her character at the beginning of the play, explain. 4mks d Identify and illustrate any two issues brought out in this excerpt. 4mks e Describe Helmer s tone in the first part of the above conversation. |
2mks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 138 4. A Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instruction given after each. Do not change the meaning. 4mks i Because Mary had a sore throat, people did not expect her to sing. Begin Having . Ii All the people present expressed satisfaction with the decision. Begin None . Iii No one likes to be sick. Use ..being iv I think we are being following by somebody Rewrite in the active voice b Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets. 4mks ii There was a wild ..when the artist started his performance. Applaud iii I wonder why the bell is being .this early. Ring iii She displayed a lot of .in the way she handled the matter. Expert iv You explanation is based on too many presume c Compete each of the following sentences by filling in the blank space with the correct preposition. 3mks i My brother deals .. second hand clothes. Ii I congratulated him .. ..his performance iii We heard the new .. .the radio. D Replace the underlined words with the appropriate in phrasal verb beginning with the word given in brackets. 2mks i We hope our plan succeeds come ii Over the meeting my friends visited me f. Explain the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression. 2mks i Bill was on pins and needles during the party. Ii Mary told her trainer that she was going to throw in the towel if she did not win the fight. CEKENAS END OF TERM ONE EXAM-2023 101 3 ENGLISH PAPER 3 ANSWER THREE QUESTION ONLY 1. Imaginative composition COMPULSORY 20mks EITHER a Write a composition ending with the words: That was the happiest day of my life. OR b Write a story to illustrate the saying : Jealousy does not pay. 2. The compulsory set text H.R. |
CEKENAS END OF TERM ONE EXAM-2023 101 3 ENGLISH PAPER 3 ANSWER THREE QUESTION ONLY 1. Imaginative composition COMPULSORY 20mks EITHER a Write a composition ending with the words: That was the happiest day of my life. OR b Write a story to illustrate the saying : Jealousy does not pay. 2. The compulsory set text H.R. Ole Kulet, Blossoms of the Savannah Self-centred individuals cause a lot of pain and suffering to themselves and other people. With reference to H.R. Ole kulet s Blossoms of the savannah write a composition in support of the above assertion. 20mks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 149 KIGUMO CLUSTER 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 Functional skills QUESTION ONE: FUNCTIONAL WRITING 20 MARKS Imagine you are the chairperson of the Peer Counselling Club in your school. You have sadly learnt that a student in your class has not reported back from mid-term because he lost this father during the break. Write a letter to the principal requesting for permission to attend the burial ceremony. Copy the letter to the H.O.D Guidance and Counselling. QUESTION TWO: CLOSE TEST 10 MARKS Read the passage below and fill each blank space with the most appropriate word. The awarding to Safaricom a security contract 1 good news. The government seems to be 2 in the right direction 3 also shows that the government security organs 4 have a monopoly over security matters. A confluence with the private sector is the 5 forward in boosting security. We hope the government will also seek the 6 of others in the private security matters 7 they are way ahead compared to the police. The government must prepare 8 to make this sustainable. Otherwise, it will be bogged down by inefficiency in its own ranks or from speculators who make 9 an opportunity to rip 10 the state in future procurement deals. QUESTION THREE: ORAL SKILLS 30 MARKS Read the following oral poem and answer the questions that follow. THE BRIDE Why do you wear that dress so white? Why do you wear that veil so light? Why do your young eyes shine so bright? Is it your wedding? |
Why do you wear that veil so light? Why do your young eyes shine so bright? Is it your wedding? I wear dress and veil to show That gladly to my love I go My young eyes shine because I know It is my wedding i . Describe the rhyme schemeof this poem 2 mks ii . Apart from rhyme, how else has the poet achieved rhythm? 3 mks iii . How would you say the last line of the second stanza? 2 mks iv . Supposed you are invited to perform the above oral poem to the hearing-impaired audience, how would you deliver the message appropriately 2 mks B . Underline the silent letters in the following words. 3mks i . Practically ii . Baguette iii . Ballet C . State the type of the intonation you would use on the following sentences 3 mks i Are you coming tomorrow? .. Ii . Did you see the flamingo? Iii . What a beauty! . D . Supply homophones to the following words. 3 mks i . Air .. ii . Sea iii . Night www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 150 E . Study the genre below and answer the questions that follow. A counsellor wanted to teach her students about self-esteem, so she asked anyone who thought they were stupid to stand up. One student stood up and the counsellor was surprised. She didn t think anyone would stand up, so she asked him Why did you stand up? He answered, I didn t want to leave you standing alone . I . Classify the genre above 1 mk ii . Give two functions of the genre above . 2 mks iii Identify two characteristics of the above genre. 2 mks F. Imagine that you are the school captain and the form four students have sent you to negotiate with the principal for a trip to Mombasa during the August holiday. How would you ensure that you are successful in your negotiations? 3 mks G. Your class has had a very successful debate session. Both the opposers and proposers were well applauded at the end of the session. What could have led to their success? 2 mks H. How would you prepare effectively before a debate session? |
What could have led to their success? 2 mks H. How would you prepare effectively before a debate session? 2 mks KIGUMO CLUSTER 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER TWO COMPREHENSION,LITERARY APPRECIATION AND GRAMMAR JULY AUGUST, 2023 1. COMPREHENSION. 20mks Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. Even though tattoos are sometimes associated with rebellion, they have a long-standing history among communities in the world. Tahitians, for instance used tattoos as a permanent way of preserving their culture and to show social ranking. Early Christians, on the other hand, often had the sign of a cross tattooed on their bodies, particularly their faces and arms representing a permanent mark of the believer s faith. The word, tattoo is derived from a Tahitian word tatau that means to mark. Tatau has been suggested to be the onomatopoeic sound tap, tap, tap made by the tapping of a tattoo instrument as it works on skin while au is associated with the cry of pain a person gives when being tattooed. The first ever tattoo to be found on a human being was found on a mummifiedice man in 3,300 BC with 58 tattoos on his body, which contained lines and dots. This is nothing, however, compared to Scottish Tom Leopard, recorded as the world s most tattooed person, with 99.9 per cent of his body covered with leopard skin design. Guinness World Book of Records record that the only part of his body that remained un tattooed is the skin between his nose and inside of his ears. When receiving a tattoo, the skin is pierced between 50 to 3,000 times per minute by a needle in the tattoo machine. Most tattoo machines consist of four parts: the needle, the tube that holds the ink, an electric motor and afoot pedal that controls the movement; almost similar to how a sewing machine works. Sterilization and disposable materials are crucial to tattooing because tattoos are created by thousands of puncture marks on the skin, each of which could be infected. The autoclave is a safe popular way towww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 151 sterilize any tattoo equipment that is not disposable. |
Most tattoo machines consist of four parts: the needle, the tube that holds the ink, an electric motor and afoot pedal that controls the movement; almost similar to how a sewing machine works. Sterilization and disposable materials are crucial to tattooing because tattoos are created by thousands of puncture marks on the skin, each of which could be infected. The autoclave is a safe popular way towww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 151 sterilize any tattoo equipment that is not disposable. A combination of heat, steam and pressure kills all bacteria and organisms to prevent infection. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, tattoos were dangerous to have. European head hunters caused a terror by collecting tattooed Maori heads. As the old sport became popular, more Maoris were murdered to meet the demand. At the time, slaves began being tattooed so that their heads could be cut off and sold. Luckily, however, Christian missionaries in the Cook Island condemned the practice of tattooing quoting the Bible do not cut your bodies for the dead or put marks on yourself They tried to stamp out the custom going as far as trying to remove tattoos by rubbing the skin with sandstone in a practice known as holy stoning . This was the primitive forerunner in modern tattoo removal known as dermabrasion, where the skin is sanded to remove layers. Dermabrasion has now largely given way to laser surgery as a popular means of tattoo removal. While tattoos bring colour to humanity, research has shown that unclean tattooing practices can transmit diseases such as hepatitis B. Some pigments used in tattoos contain metals that can cause pain during Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI test, or even affect the resulting MRI image. Because of the possible negative effects tattoos pose to humans, those keen on getting one have to be very careful before they get one. That said, it is important to note that presently, many tattoo artists earn a good living out of the art. A. From paragraph one, state three historical uses of tattoos. 3 mks b. According to the writer state the origin of the word tattoo. 1 mark c. What is the most striking feature about Tom Leopard? 2mks d. What was the risk associated with tattooing in the 18th and 19th centuries. 2 marks e. State two modern ways of tattoo removal. |
What was the risk associated with tattooing in the 18th and 19th centuries. 2 marks e. State two modern ways of tattoo removal. 2 marks f. Many tattoo artists earn a good living out of the art. Add a question tag. 1 mark g. Make notes on the negative effects of tattooing. 3 marks h. What are the benefits of tattooing as suggested in the passage? 2 marks i. Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. 4 marks i sterilize ii primitive iii pigments iv earn a good living QUESTION 2: EXCERPT 20mks Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. Helmer: I have got authority from the retiring manager to undertake the necessary changes in the staff and in the re-arrangement of the work and I must make use of the Christmas week for that, so as to have everything in order for the new year, Nora. Then that was why this poor Krogstad- Helmer: Hm! Nora: leans against the back of his chair and strokes his hair . If you hadn't been so busy, I should have asked you a tremendously big favour, Torvald. Helmer: What is that? Tell me. Nora: There is no one who has such good taste as you. And I do so want to look nice at the fancydress ball. Torvald, couldn't you take me in hand and decide what I shall go as, and what sort of a dress I shall wear? Helmer: Aha! So my obstinate little woman is obliged to get someone to come to her rescue? Nora: Yes, Torvald, I can't get along a bit without your help. Helmer: Very well, I will think it over; we shall manage to hit upon something. Nora: That is nice of you. Goes to the Christmas Tree. A short pause. How pretty the red flowers look--. But, tell me, was it really something very bad that this Krogstad was guilty of? Helmer: He forged someone's name. Have you any idea what that means? |
But, tell me, was it really something very bad that this Krogstad was guilty of? Helmer: He forged someone's name. Have you any idea what that means? Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 152 Nora: Isn't it possible that he was driven to do it by necessity? Helmer: Yes; or, as in so many cases, by imprudence. I am not so heartless as to condemn a man altogether because of a single false step of that kind. Nora. No, you wouldn't, would you, Torvald? Helmer: Many a man has been able to retrieve his character, if he has openly confessed his fault and taken his punishment. Nora: Punishment-? Helmer: But Krogstad did nothing of that sort; he got himself out of it by a cunning trick, and that is why he has gone under altogether. Nora: But do you think it would-? Helmer. Just think how a guilty man like that has to lie and play the hypocrite with every one; how he has to wear a mask in the presence of those near and dear to him, even before his own wife and children. And about the children-that is the most terrible part of it all, Nora. Nora: How? Helmer: Because such an atmosphere of lies infects and poisons the whole life of a home. Each breath the children take in such a house is full of the germs of evil. Nora: coming nearer him . Are you sure of that? Helmer: My dear, I have often seen it in the course of my life as a lawyer. Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother. Nora: Why do you say-mother? A Explain the events that lead to this excerpt. 4mks b In this excerpt, though Helmer and Nora are discussing about Krogstad, they are indirectly referring to Nora s predicament. Explain. 3mks c so my obstinate little woman is obliged to get someone to her rescue? Explain the rescue Nora needs at this point in time. 4mks d From your knowledge of the text, apart from the fact that Krogstad had forged a signature, why else does Helmer detest him? |
Explain. 3mks c so my obstinate little woman is obliged to get someone to her rescue? Explain the rescue Nora needs at this point in time. 4mks d From your knowledge of the text, apart from the fact that Krogstad had forged a signature, why else does Helmer detest him? 2mks e Describe any two styles used in this excerpt. 6mks f Give one character trait of Nora used in this excerpt 2mks g Add a question tag: I can t get along a bit without your help 1 mk h Identify one theme evident in the excerpt 2mks i The discussion with Helmer leaves Nora terrified. Explain why this is so going by what happens immediately after this excerpt 2mks 3. Oral Literature 20 marks. Read the following narrative very carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Long time ago there lived a man with two wives. The man was a successful fruit farmer. He had planted fruit trees in each wife's plot. The fruits in the younger wife's did very well compared to that of the elder. This made the latter envious and jealous to the former. The elder wife one day alleged to the husband that the younger wife was bewitching her fruits. The husband was convinced so he segregated the younger from the homestead. He, however, did not interfere with the fruit s plots. The two women continued to live with their husband for some time. The husband provided much of the hunted meat to both till the old jealousy reappeared again. The elder wife once more claimed that she had overheard the co- wife plan with a notorious village love-portion maker on how to make the husband love her. The husband listened to his first wife. He then decided not to have any dealings with the second wife. This pleased the first wife whose children grew bigger than the younger's children. One day the man went out to hunt. He was injured by a leopard. He later died in the house of the first wife. The village elders gathered to organize for his burial. As required by the traditions of the society, the elders summoned the two wives before them to identify the late husband's property. The first wife without regard to customs, claimed all that the husband had. She claimed that the co-wife was a concubine who had no claim to the property. |
As required by the traditions of the society, the elders summoned the two wives before them to identify the late husband's property. The first wife without regard to customs, claimed all that the husband had. She claimed that the co-wife was a concubine who had no claim to the property. Moreover, she had attempted to kill her husband. And possibly it was through her witchcraft that her husband was mauled by a leopard. The elders werewww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 153 astounded at this. The younger wife who shed tears as her co-wife disowned her was unable to defend herself. She asked the elders to use their iconic grey thread experience to decide. The elders took a short break to confide far from the woman. It was then agreed that they could use the traditionally respected ritual to identify the legitimate owner of properties especially the fruit plots which were contested for by both women. The two women were asked to bring each a bearded he-goat from her "obweri". The first wife sent her strong sons to get the goat. The second wife requested one of the elders to assist he slender weak boys. The goats were brought before the elders. The elder took the goats to the fruit shamba where they were to perform the identification ceremony. The elders picked one of the trees with many fruits, slaughtered the goats under the tree shade. They opened the goat's stomachs. They asked each of the women to touch the intestines and the kidneys. The women were then asked to take the hearts from their respective goats into their hands and sing as directed. The first wife took her goat's heart and began to sing first Omote bwaniree, Omote bwanire Nyabana banyerere akona gote noyoye Omote bwaniree, omote bwanire Nyahana hasinini akona gote noyoyee English A tree has grown, a tree has grown which the woman with thin children says is hers. A tree has grown, a tree has grown, which the woman with thin children says is hers She repeated this four times. When she finished singing a wind blew and shook the fruit trees but no fruit fell as expected her claim was true. The elders noted. She wanted to shout foul witch but she stopped. |
When she finished singing a wind blew and shook the fruit trees but no fruit fell as expected her claim was true. The elders noted. She wanted to shout foul witch but she stopped. The second wife also sang the song Omote bwaniree, Omote bwanire Nyabana banyerere akona gote toyoyee Omote bwaniree, omote bwanire Nyabana basinini akona gote noyoyee English: A tree has grown, a tree has grown which the woman with thin children says is hers .A tree has grown, a tree has grown, which the woman with thin children says is hers She also repeated the song four times. When she stopped singing, a soft wind blew and all the fruit trees in the shamba fell their fruits in tens. The elders laughed and smiled at the happening. The happening frustrated the elder wife and her children. She walked away disgusted. Her children decided to beat their step mother with stones. The elders tried to intervene without success. The second woman to whom the shamba belonged began to plead with the elders to save her sons by allowing the other woman to take her portion of the shamba. The elders refused. The eldest among the elders pronounced a curse on the children who threw stones at the elders. Without warning there was a lightning followed by a loud thunderous bang. The thunder stuck the first woman, her children and all her supporters, save the last born, who had in vain pleaded with his brothers to stop contradicting the verdict of the gods and ancestors. A Briefly discuss the importance of the line Long time ago in this narrative. 2 mks. B With illustrations, discuss any three cultural beliefs held by the people in this narrative 3mks c Discuss two roles that gods and ancestors play in this narrative. 2 mks. D Discuss any two themes brought out in this narrative. 4mks e Using a suitable proverb, discuss one moral lesson we learn from this narrative. 1 mk. F What do we learn about elders in this community? 2mks. G In what way do you think the singing of the song by the first wife would be different from the singing of the younger wife? 4 mks . H Discuss anyone character trait of the elder wife from what she tells her husband. |
CLOZE TEST Read the passage below and fill each blank space with the most appropriate word. 10 marks It is an indisputable fact that agriculture 1 the backbone of the economy. It is therefore 2 that we stop over-relying on the rain-fed agriculture. Israel is a classic 3 of a country that has reclaimed its deserts and put them 4 use. Land which was 5 useless has been turned around and 6 useful. Egypt which solely depends on 7 River Nile is a leading exporter of fruits and cereals. For our country to 8 self-sufficiency in food production and to get a 9 for export, land should be utilized to the 10 . This is only possible with irrigation. 3. ORAL SKILLS 30 marks Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow. I can see the rain As I walk along the lane I can hear the lion roar Just as lions did of yore I can learn to run a race And I can ravel out some lace I can fly and I can row Let my rich imaginations flow i Comment briefly on the rhyme scheme used in the poem. 2mks ii Identify any two pairs of rhyming words. 2mks iii Apart from rhyme, how else has the poet achieved rhythm. 2mks iv How would you effectively perform line 7 in the poem above. 2mks b Identify the silent letters in each of the following words 4mks i comb . Ii Parliament . Iii Leopard . Iv gnaw c The words in bold indicates the stressed word in the sentences below. Briefly explain what each sentence mean . 3mks i The lady in a red dress lost her purse. Ii The lady in a red dress lost her purse. Iii The lady in a red dress lost her purse. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 169 d State what type of intonation you would use in the following sentences. 3 marks i When were you born? . Ii Did you complete your work? |
3 marks i When were you born? . Ii Did you complete your work? .. Iii What a beautiful car you have bought!.......................................................... E Read the genre below and answer the questions that follow. 6mks The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes. I Classify the above subgenre. 1mk ii Identify two sound patterns used in the above genre. 4mks iii State one functions of the above sub-genre. 1mk f You are attending an English symposium for all students in your sub county. When a student from your school takes the podium, you notice that he she is afraid. Give three indicators of this behavior and suggest how it could be overcome. 6mks CHOGORIA-MURUGI DIVISION JOINT EXAM ENGLISH PAPER 2 COMPREHENSION, LITERARY APPRECIATION AND GRAMMAR 1. Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow. 2OMKS When Google hosted a boot camp in California this month for its Android operating system, there were some new faces in the room: auto manufacturers. They made the trip to learn about Android Auto, a new dashboard system meant to let a smartphone power a car s center screen. Tasks as varied as navigation, communication and music apps, all constantly talking to the cloud. And to the driver. A similar scene is playing out just a few miles down the road at Apple, where a rival system, Car Play, has been developed for iPhone users. After years of being treated as an interesting side business, autos have become the latest obsession for Silicon Valley, with Apple assigning about 200 engineers to work on electric vehicle technology and Google saying it envisions the public using driverless cars within five years. But nowhere is that obsession playing out more immediately than in the battle to develop the next generation of cars dashboard systems. In the coming weeks and months, dealerships around the country will begin selling vehicles capable of running Android Auto, Apple Car Play, or both. The systems go far beyond currently available Bluetooth pairing for playing music or making a hands-free call, and allow for Google s or Apple s operating system to essentially take over the center screen and certain buttons within the car. Consumers have spoken, said John Maddox, assistant director of the University of Michigan s Mobility Transformation Center. |
In the coming weeks and months, dealerships around the country will begin selling vehicles capable of running Android Auto, Apple Car Play, or both. The systems go far beyond currently available Bluetooth pairing for playing music or making a hands-free call, and allow for Google s or Apple s operating system to essentially take over the center screen and certain buttons within the car. Consumers have spoken, said John Maddox, assistant director of the University of Michigan s Mobility Transformation Center. They expect to have coordination between their phone and their vehicle. Here at Google s headquarters, Android Auto is about to make its debut in Americans cars after two years in development. Plug in a smartphone with a USB cord and the system powers up on a car s screen. The phone s screen, meanwhile, goes dark, not to be touched while driving. Apple s Car Play works similarly, with bubbly icons for phone calls, music, maps, messaging and other apps appearing on the car s center screen. Apple declined to comment for this article. While the idea of constantly connected drivers zipping along roads raises concerns about distracted driving, both companies say their systems are designed with the opposite goal: to make cellphone-toting drivers safer. We looked at what people do with their phones in the car, and it was scary, said Andrewwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 170 Brenner, who heads Google s Android Auto team. You want to say to them, Yikes, no, don t do that. Brenner said his team tried to figure out how to minimize distraction during tasks people frequently do while driving, while also deciding what should be prevented in the car altogether. Google even built its own driver-distraction lab, to test different variations. Android Auto, for example, has no back button like the smartphone version. No recents button either. Google Maps has been adjusted to make fonts bigger and streets less detailed, for easier reading while driving. No action should take more than two seconds consistent with the Transportation Department s voluntary guidelines. Things that we don t show are just as important as what we do show, Brenner said. Music is most definitely in. Streaming video? Most definitely not. Most social media will also be blocked, and texts can be sent only with voice commands. Apps on the screen are optimized for speed: glance, touch and eyes back to the road. |
Most definitely not. Most social media will also be blocked, and texts can be sent only with voice commands. Apps on the screen are optimized for speed: glance, touch and eyes back to the road. It s these little glances at the screen that people do in a car, he said. We want something that s very glanceable, that can be seen and done quickly. When the Android Auto project began, it included a core group of automakers like General Motors, Audi, Honda and Hyundai. Now, as it prepares for its debut, roughly two dozen car brands have signed on to offer it soon. Apple has teamed up with roughly the same number of brands, many of which will offer both systems. Most automakers are staying mum on their exact start dates, but Hyundai is expected to act shortly, and Volkswagen has indicated availability for its next Golf. GM has said the same about its Spark subcompact. One of the most widespread adopters will be Ford, which this year will begin offering both Android Auto and Car Play in conjunction with the revamping of the automaker s much-criticized Sync system. By the end of 2016, they will be available on all Fords sold in the United States. We don t want people to have to make a vehicle choice based on which mobile phone they have, said Don Butler, Ford s executive director for connected vehicles and services. We want to accommodate all customers and their devices. Fiat-Chrysler, considered to have one of the better infotainment platforms on the market, has signed on to support Google s and Apple s systems. But a bit of lament is evident. We re confident that our systems deliver a good experience for our customers, said Eric Mayne, a spokesman at Chrysler. But we re not standing still either. A Why did Auto manufacturing companies make the trip to California? 2mks b What according to the passage shows the seriousness that companies have autos have attached to autos? C What does the expression Consumers have spoken, imply? 2mks d Briefly explain how the system works? 2mks e Why in your opinion do social media have to be blocked? 3mks f In point form, summarize how developers have tried to minimize distractions that may arise out of the new developments. 5mks g Rewrite the following in reported speech. |
2mks e Why in your opinion do social media have to be blocked? 3mks f In point form, summarize how developers have tried to minimize distractions that may arise out of the new developments. 5mks g Rewrite the following in reported speech. 1 mark We re confident that our systems deliver a good experience for our customers, said Eric Mayne, a spokesman at Chrysler. H What do the following words mean as used in the passage? 3 marks i Debut .... ii Mum .... iii Infotainment .. ................ www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 171 2. Read the excerpt below and then answer the questions that follow. 25 marks Krogstad: Controlling himself Listen to me, Mrs. Helmer. If necessary, I am prepared to fight for my small post in the Bank as if I were fighting for my life. Nora: So it seems. Krogstad: It is not only for the sake of the money; indeed that weighs least with me in the matter. There is another reason well. I may as well tell you. My position is this. I daresay you know, like everybody else, that once, many years ago, I was guilty of an indiscretion. Nora: I think I have heard something of kind. Krogstad: The matter never came into court; but every way seemed to be closed to me after that. So i took to the business that you know of. I had to do something; and, honestly, I don t think I ve been one of the worst. But now I must cut myself free from all that. My sons are growing up; for their sake I must try and win back as much respect as I Can in the town. This post in the Bank was like the first step up for me downstairs again into the mud. Nora: But you must believe me, Mr.Krogstad; It is not in my power to help you at all. Krogstad: Then it is because you haven t the will; but I have means to compel you. Nora: You don t mean that you will tell my husband that I owe you money? Krogstad: Hm! Suppose I were to tell him? |
4mks i Juma did not do the assignment. He did not report to the teacher. Rewrite into one sentence using a correlative conjunction ii Complete with the correct alternative. They won the match because they had enough........................................................... Practice practise iii I like to swim. Change the infinitive into a gerund iv My examination results were released only after I had cleared the fee balance. Begin: Not until............. www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 173 b Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in brackets. 3mks i He was relieved when the three . Left his compound. Passerby ii The inmates took advantage of the .to escape from custody. Confuse iii The film, though poor in artistic value, was a . Success. Finance c Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition. 3mks i It is improper to hurl abuses .. people. Ii The principal was very happy her students. Iii Mueni and her family had lived in Mombasa twenty years. D Replace the underlined phrasal verb in each of the following sentences with an appropriate word. 3mks i Juma always calls in on us during meals. Ii We felt completely let down by her performance. CHOGORIA-MURUGI DIVISION JOINT EXAM 101 3 ENGLISH PAPER 3 Answer Three Questions Only 1. Imaginative Composition 20mks Either Write a composition ending with the following statement: ............ Given another chance I would have done things differently.". Or Write a composition supporting or opposing this statement: Both boys and girls have equal rights to their parent s property. 2. The Compulsory Set Text. 20mks HR Ole Kulet, Blossoms of the Savannah 20 marks The frustrations faced by people in the contemporary times can be traced to the conduct of a few immoral individuals. Write an essay supporting this statement drawing illustrations from Ole Kulet s Blossoms of the savannah. 3. The Optional Set Texts. 20mks Answer any one of the following three questions. Either The short story: A Silent Song and Other Stories. |
The Optional Set Texts. 20mks Answer any one of the following three questions. Either The short story: A Silent Song and Other Stories. Drawing illustrations from MejaMwangi's an incident in the park, write an essay to discuss the problems of urbanization Or The play: David Mulwa s Inheritance. Colonial rule is harsh towards the natives. Write an essay to support this assertion with illustrations from David mulwa s Inheritance. Or An Artist of the floating world by Kazuo Ishiguro. The memory of the past can lead to a change of a life style. Justify the statement. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 181 KASSU 2023 EXAMINATION 101 1 ENGLISHPAPER 1 Functional Writing, Cloze Test and Oral Skills 1. Imagine you have cleared your KCSE examinations and have received your results. As you wait to join university, you see an advertisement in the Daily Mail by Safaricom Company for position of salespeople. The position will last for four months. Those to be recruited should: be 18 years and above have scored C and above with C in English and Mathematics be fluent in English and Kiswahili be computer literate. Write the application letter for the above position. The application letter should be addressed to: The Human Resource Manager, Safaricom Company Limited, P. O. Box 66827 - 0000800, Nairobi. 12 marks Write the Curriculum Vitae that will accompany your application letter. 8 marks 2. CLOZE TEST 10 MARKS Read the passage below and fill in each blank with an appropriate word. Residents of Turkana County i .............................raised fears over ii ........................... even as joint police and military operation to flush out bandits continue. Despite the iii ........................... deployment of National Police Service NPS iv .................................... Kenya Defense Forces KDF personnel, v ................................ of attacks are still on the vi ............................ . The latest incident was the Sunday raid at Lomelo area in Turkana East vii ........................... suspected bandits believed to have crossed viii ........................... from Tiaty in Baringo, surrounded a village and ix ............................ |
The latest incident was the Sunday raid at Lomelo area in Turkana East vii ........................... suspected bandits believed to have crossed viii ........................... from Tiaty in Baringo, surrounded a village and ix ............................ fire at the residents and security officers x ............................ the Camp. 3. ORAL SKILLS 30 MARKS a Read the oral narrative below and answer the question that follow: The chameleon and the Hare Chameleon and the hare had always had misunderstandings. They always quarreled over who between them could run faster than the other. Chameleon, you are the slowest animal on earth, laughed the hare. You cannot compete in any race, even among the slowest animals, including snails. My friend hare, please avoid blowing your own trumpet I am certain you cannot defeat me in a race. I will finish the race and have enough time to take a meal and a nap before you arrive . And the great competition was set. Then the day came. On your marks, set, go! The elephant started the race. No sooner had the race started than the chameleon jumped on the hare s tail. The hare ran like he had never run before. At the finishing line he started celebrating but when he attempted to sit down and waitwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 182 for the chameleon, the chameleon shouted, wooi! Please do not sit on me! I arrived long enough to have a meal and a nap. You can never defeat me in a race! I Explain three ways in which you would capture the attention of the audience before you start performing this narrative. 3 marks ii Explain four ways in which you would know that you have captured and retained the attention of the audience as the narrator. 4 marks b Provide another word pronounced the same as each of the following words: 3 marks i Genes - ........................................... ii Flair - ............................................... iii braid - .............................................. c Study the conversation below between a taxi driver and a passage who is disturbed by loud music playing in the vehicle. Passenger: Excuse me sir, would you mind reducing the volume of the music please. Taxi driver ignoring her : Hey, where should I drop you? |
C Study the conversation below between a taxi driver and a passage who is disturbed by loud music playing in the vehicle. Passenger: Excuse me sir, would you mind reducing the volume of the music please. Taxi driver ignoring her : Hey, where should I drop you? Passenger: Excuse me sir, did you hear me? Taxi driver: What is it woman? The volume is okay. Passenger: It s just a request as I need to receive a call. Taxi driver interrupting : Then you should buy your own car. Passenger: I am sorry if I offended you but you have heard ... Taxi driver: You have also heard my point. Questions i Identify three instances of lack of etiquette on the part of the taxi driver. 3 marks ii Identify two instances of etiquette characteristics of the passenger. 2 marks d What difference would there be in meaning of the sentence if stress falls on each of the following words in the sentence below: My sister went to the market i My ii sister iii went iv market e Indicate the intonation in the following sentences. 4 marks i How do you write a good composition? Ii What a wonder! Iii Have you had your supper? Iv Wesa likes eating fruits after lunch. F Underline the silent letters in the following words. 3 marks i plumber ii raspberry iii bouquet g Imagine you are the chairperson of a group discussion in your class. How would you ensure that the group discussion is successful? 4 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 183 KASSU JET 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar 1. Read the following passage and then answer the question that follow 20 marks Africa are undoubtedly a very enduring race and have the capacity to utilize the available natural resources for the betterment of life. The biggest challenge, however, is to identify ways and means of creating an environment that is likely to encourage development in Africa. Perhaps the greatest strategy would be to develop political structures and government institutions that have the capacity to formulate and implement genuine poverty alleviation strategies . Administrative arrangements that no longer serve our needs should be overhauled or discarded altogether. Government should foster exploitation and management of natural resources by providing an enabling environment. |
Perhaps the greatest strategy would be to develop political structures and government institutions that have the capacity to formulate and implement genuine poverty alleviation strategies . Administrative arrangements that no longer serve our needs should be overhauled or discarded altogether. Government should foster exploitation and management of natural resources by providing an enabling environment. Having stable government may not be effective if we don t fight corruption. We should ensure that leaders and government agents become answerable to the tax payers. The public should be educated on the ills of corruption. Those who have stolen public funds must be made to return them and face the full force of the law. Again, people known to have stashed money in foreign banks should be forced to repatriate that money so as to improve cash flow in our economies. Apart from this, Africa must find a way of solving their internal conflicts without involving the international community. After all, we are all brothers with a common cause .The need to unite and exist as unitary state should be stressed as this overrides clan and tribal rights or sentiments that fuel animosity. The Africa union should be strengthened to enable it to arbitrate intra and inter-state disputes .The resulting peace will provide a suitable environment for economic growth and set us on the road to recovery and prosperity. Another solution would be to develop rural-based economies, since the bulk of our population live in the rural areas. Industries that process farm produce and those that manufacture farm inputs, machinery and implements should be located in the rural areas .Similarly mining concerns should establish processing plants near the mines. Such industries will naturally recruit manpower from the locality involved and consequently reduce the incidence of rural-urban migration. Setting up industries in the rural areas will necessitate development of infrastructures which will open up rural areas for business This will further encourage expansion and increase food production to counter perennial food shortage in Africa .For instances, development of dairy and beef processing industry in the rural areas will encourage sustainable livestock keeping and probably bring to an end loss of cattle to drought. A rural based economy will basically raise the income of the rural people and bridge the disparity between the rich and the poor. We should also introduce appropriate technology in exploitation of natural resources and in wealth creation. Since imported technologies are expensive to maintain, Africa should tap local expertise to develop technologies appropriate to our needs. Home grown technology should enable us alleviate Africa s food security by utilizing river and lake water for irrigation and by harnessing wind and solar energy. |
We should also introduce appropriate technology in exploitation of natural resources and in wealth creation. Since imported technologies are expensive to maintain, Africa should tap local expertise to develop technologies appropriate to our needs. Home grown technology should enable us alleviate Africa s food security by utilizing river and lake water for irrigation and by harnessing wind and solar energy. Lastly our economic units such as ECOWAS, SADC, and EAC should be transformed into common markets by removing unnecessary tariffs on goods at various entry points so as to realize the benefits of a common market. The people of Africa should continually seek a better life. We have the resources; we have the manpower, and the capacity to make things move. A What should African countries do to fight corruption? 3 marks b Explain how Africans can open up rural areas. 1 marks c What do you understand by the term genuine poverty alleviation strategies ? 1 mark d Why is appropriate technology useful? 1 mark e How can African government improve cash flow in their economies? 2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 184 f In not more than 50 words, write a summary on the various ways of fostering development in African countries. 5 marks Rough copy Fair copy g What is the tone of the last paragraph of this passage concerning the future of Africa? 2 marks h The public should be educated on the ills of corruption. Rewrite adding a question tag 1 mark i Explain the meaning of the following words and phrase as used in the passage. 2 marks i stashed . Ii disparity iii overrides ............................................................................................................... 2. Read the excerpt below and then answer the questions that follow. 25 marks Nora: meditatively, and with a half-smile Yes someday, perhaps, after many years, when I am no longer as nice-looking as I am now. Don t laugh at me! I mean, of course, when Torvald is no longer devoted to me as he is now; when my dancing and dressing-up and reciting have palled on him, then it may be a good thing to have something in reserve breaking off What nonsense! That time will never come. Now, what do you think of my great secret, Christine? |
I mean, of course, when Torvald is no longer devoted to me as he is now; when my dancing and dressing-up and reciting have palled on him, then it may be a good thing to have something in reserve breaking off What nonsense! That time will never come. Now, what do you think of my great secret, Christine? Do you still think I am of no use? I can tell you, too, that this affair has caused me a lot of worry. It has been by no means easy for me to meet my engagements punctually. I may tell you that there is something that is called, in business, quarterly interest, and another thing called payment in instalments, and it is always so dreadfully difficult to manage them. I have had to save a little here and there, where I could, you understand. I have not been able to put aside much from my housekeeping money, for Torvald must have a good table. I couldn t let my children be shabbily-dressed; I have felt obliged to use up all he gave me for them, the sweet little darlings! Mrs. Linde: So it has all had to come out of your own necessaries of life, poor Nora? Nora: Of course. Besides, I was the one responsible for it. Whenever Torvald has given me money for new dresses and such things, I have never spent more than half of it; I have always bought the simplest and cheapest things. Thank Heaven, any clothes look well on me, and so Torvald has never noticed it. But it was often very hard on me, Christine because it is delightful to be very well dressed, isn t it? Mrs. Linde: Quite so. Nora: Well, then I have found other ways of earning money. Last winter I was lucky enough to get a lot of copying to do; so I locked myself up and sat writing every evening until quite late at night. Many a time I was desperately tired; but all the same it was a tremendous pleasure to sit there working and earning money. It was like being a man. Mrs. Linde: How much have you been able to pay off in that way? Nora: I can t tell you exactly. You see, it is very difficult to keep an account of a business matter of that kind. I only know that I have paid every penny that I could scrape together. |
Nora: I can t tell you exactly. You see, it is very difficult to keep an account of a business matter of that kind. I only know that I have paid every penny that I could scrape together. Many a time I was at my wits end. Smiles Then I used to sit here and imagine that a rich old gentleman had fallen in love with me Mrs. Linde: What! Who was it? Nora: Be quiet! That he had died; and that when his will was opened, it contained, written in big letters, the instruction: The lovely Mrs. Nora Helmer is to have all I possess paid over to her at once in cash. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 185 Mrs. Linde: But, my dear Nora who could the man be? Nora: Good gracious, can t you understand? There was no gentleman at all; it was only something that I used to sit here and imagine, when I couldn t think of any way of procuring money. But it s all the same now; tiresome old person can stay where he is, as far as I am concerned; I don t care about him or his will either, for I am free from care now. Jumps up My goodness, it s delightful to think of, Christine! Free from care! To be able to be able to play and romp with the children; to be able to keep the house beautifully and have everything just as Torvald likes it! And, think of it, soon the spring will come, and the big blue sky! Perhaps we shall be able to take a little trip perhaps I shall see the sea again! Oh, it s a wonderful thing to be alive and be happy. A bell is heard in the hall. Mrs. Linde: rising There is the bell; perhaps I had better go. A What is Nora s immediate reaction when Mrs. Linde announces that she wants to go? 2 marks b Give evidence from the excerpt that shows that this society is patriarchal. 4 marks c In note form, outline Nora s sacrificial nature. 3 marks d What issues are addressed in this excerpt the excerpt? 4 marks e Describe the character of Mrs. Linde as brought out in the excerpt. |
1 mark g Explain the two voices singing in the poem 2 marks h Summarize what the singer is singing about. 3 marks i With illustration identify the moral values emphasized in the community. 2 marks 4. Grammar 15 marks a For each of the sentences below, use the word given in brackets to form a phrasal verb and fill in the blank. 2 marks i The teacher was keen not to be . For the students tricks. Take ii I cannot with an untidy person. Put b Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the correct form of the word given in brackets after each. 2 marks i My elder brother has greatly suffered because of his na ve ii .. between neighbors is a deterrent to development. Enemy c Rewrite the following sentences as instructed after each 4 marks i The team has been looking into the matter. Begin: The matter ii The dog was hit by a speeding car while crossing the road. Begin: Crossing . Iii Peter is taller than . Use either I or me iv These people, said the principal, are here to pay your school fees. Rewrite in reported speech d Use the right relative pronoun to complete the following sentences. 2 marks i This is the man to ..I gave the book. Ii The farmer cow stole into my garden has been arrested. E Complete each of the sentences below using appropriate articles. A, an, the 3 marks i. Janet knows how to play ..flute ii. I am working hard so that I can join .university in South Africa. Iii. I was asked to read ..eulogy of my grandmother on short notice. F Explain two different meanings of the following sentence 2 marks Judas told his friend that he is a traitor. KASSU JOINT EVALUATION EXAMINATION 101 3 ENGLISH Paper 3 Creative Composition and Essays Based on Set Texts JUNE, 2023 1. |
These actions and thoughts actually are a clear 4 of how you feel about yourself. What is that? You are very insecure; you are not very confident and you are not taking good care of yourself by loving yourself. Additionally, when you do not love yourself, you are so self-conscious that you forget what 5 around you and you become dissatisfied is. The focus of this article is self-love, featuring ways to fall in love with yourself and how to 6 that love. So, what is love? According to the dictionary, love is 7 strong passionate affection for another person. When you analyse that definition, it states that you must have a very strong liking 8 that person if you love them. Additionally, when you like that person you would do anything for them. Of course, it is a 9 process to love yourself all the time, since we all need constant reminders as well as constant feedback that we are good people. Therefore, the best reminder you can give yourself each and every day is to ensure that you 10 yourself for who you are and also make sure that you are confident about who you are. 3. ORAL SKILLS 30 MARKS a Read the following oral poem and answer the questions that follow. ESCAPE FROM THE CITY I seek a quiet country life Without the city s burstling strife I seek the sight of trees ablaze Instead of streets that form amaze Barbara Klinger Questions i Describe the rhyme scheme of the above poem. 2 marks ii Identify two mnemonic sound devices in this poem. 4 marks iii Which words would you stress in line 3 and why? 2 marks iv How would you say the first line of this poem and why? 2 marks v Write two sentences, one with the word form as a noun and another as a verb. 2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 198 b Your younger sister is trying to compose a poem with rhyme scheme. She has come up with the following list of words. Advise on any four of rhyming words. |
2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 198 b Your younger sister is trying to compose a poem with rhyme scheme. She has come up with the following list of words. Advise on any four of rhyming words. 4 marks Worn sky have mean Pay joy feet Destroy star lean Are moan dear Mourn love starm Nun none beat c Underline the letters representing the sounds that are silent in the following English words. 5 marks i Comb ii Would iii Pedal iv Buffer v Yacht d Read the dialogue below and fill in the blanks. 9 marks Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you? Student: 2 marks Receptionist: Are you interested in the January intake? You: . 2 marks Receptionist: Fine. Ok, we have um the short intensive full-time courses this term. Student: . 2 marks Receptionist: Yes each course lasts three weeks. Student: . 2 marks Receptionist: Well it s about twenty-three hours a week usually four and half days a week. Student: .. 2 marks Receptionist: The whole course will cost you ksh. 15,000. We require a deposit of ksh 5,000. You: 1 marks Receptionist: You are welcome. IMENTI SOUTH 101 2 ENGLISH COMPREHENSION, LITERARY APPRECIATION AND GRAMMAR PAPER 2 1. COMPREHENSION 20 MARKS Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. We are often advised to be confident; confidence comes when we feel passionate about what we perform, what we have achieved, and what we can offer. Lack of confidence can hinder a lot of things, ranging from how you get ahead in your career to the number of skills you are able to acquire. It is determining factor in the way you direct your career. Confidence is conveyed from inner to the outer through the words you speak and the posture you assume. Building confidence is not a one day affair. Neither does it take other people to build your confidence. I remember an interview I once conducted for secretaries, and the memory of one woman is intact. She stammered from the point she entered the office to the moment she left. |
Neither does it take other people to build your confidence. I remember an interview I once conducted for secretaries, and the memory of one woman is intact. She stammered from the point she entered the office to the moment she left. Thinking that it was interview jitters, we called her again, based on her technical qualifications rather than her presentation. She presented the same problem. We settled on a different candidate because confidence was a key qualification for thewww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 199 job which involved dealing with clients and colleagues. Not many entry-level and first-time job seekers are coached or tutored on how to gain more self-confidence. Instead, we tell them to "attend a few events, meet more people, and get the hang of it". That is not the right approach. Often, by the time you get "get the hang of it," you will have probably ruined a few chances, stepped on a few toes, and generally spoilt a few opportunities. Confidence starts from within, which means working with yourself to find an effective method on your capabilities. Having had quite some experience interviewing and being interviewed, I have developed there sure-fire ways that not only help me before an interview, but improve my general self-confidence. You must start with one as you progress and eventually build your own self-confidence. I learnt that confidence begins with pushing yourself towards positive attitude. Before an interview, I tell myself that I am capable of great things, great performance, and that the interview is only a little chat I must have to get the job. Not only do I talk myself into entering the interview room, but I also talk myself into achieving success, whether or not I need the job. About 90 percent of the tune. I have been successful in interviews. Doubting oneself only leads to criticizing oneself which plants deep roots that can be almost impossible to weed out. My mentor always used to say, "You are what you think you are" Secondly, beginning with one small step rather than giant leaps will ensure that you tackle interviews and first jobs with a lot of self- confidence. There are two ways to go through this. The first one has to do with something that you like doing, such as writing a song. However, this should not be just any some but a new one created out of your love for music. My personal pre-interview confidence boost is to cook something that I have never tried before. |
The first one has to do with something that you like doing, such as writing a song. However, this should not be just any some but a new one created out of your love for music. My personal pre-interview confidence boost is to cook something that I have never tried before. This boosts my self-confidence to new levels. After achieving that particular goal, you must pat yourself on the back. The third step to building confidence involves holding onto that little surge of confidence. Once you have tackled what you have previously found to be difficult, then the next step would be to focus on building your self-confidence a lot further. Ensure that this becomes not only a monthly confidence boost, but a daily one because as we are all programmed, we must build our self-confidence habitually to maintain it. Routines have been known to help anybody to acquire and maintain confidence. Questions a What is confidence according to the passage? 2 marks b How is confidence conveyed? 3 marks c What suggestions are given to first-time job seekers to help them in gaining more self-confidence? 3 marks d What does the writer identify as the major hindrance to confidence? 1 mark e According to the writer what two key qualifications were they looking for in the interview for secretaries? 2 marks f Identify three ways the writer mentions that help before an interview and improve in self-confidence. 3 marks g In not more than 50 words write what the writer has been doing to achieve success in interviews. 4 marks i Rough copy. Ii Fair copy h Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. 3 marks a Surge b Interview jitters c Habituallywww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 200 2. DRAMA 25 MARKS A DOLLS HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen Nora: What right have you to question me, Mr Krogstad? You, one of my husbands subordinates! But since you ask, you shall know. Yes, Mrs Linde is to have an appointment. And it was I who pleased her cause, Mr. Krogstad, let me tell you that. Krogstad: I was right in what I thought then. Nora: Walking up and down the stage Sometimes one has a tiny little bit of influence, I should hope. |
Krogstad, let me tell you that. Krogstad: I was right in what I thought then. Nora: Walking up and down the stage Sometimes one has a tiny little bit of influence, I should hope. Because one is a woman, it does not necessarily follow that- When anyone is in a subordinate position, Mr. Krogstad, they should really be careful to avoid offending anyone who-who- Krogstad: Who has influence? Nora: Exactly. Krogstad: Changing his tone Mrs. Helmer, you will be so good as to use your influence on my behalf. Nora: What? What do you mean? Krogstad: You will be so kind as to see that I am allowed to keep by subordinate position in the bank. Nora: What do you mean by that? Who proposes to take your post away from you? Krogstad: Oh there is no necessity to keep up the pretense of ignorance. I can quite understand that your friend is not very anxious to expose herself to the chance of rubbing shoulders with me; and I quite understand, too, whom I have to thank for being turned off. Nora: But I assure you- Krogstad: Very likely; but, to come to the point, the time has come when I should advise you to use your influence to prevent that. Nora: But, Mr. Krogstad, I have no influence. Krogstad: Haven t you? I thought you said yourself just now- Nora: Naturally I did not mean you to put that construction on it. I! What should make you think I have any influence of that kind with my husband? Krogstad: Oh, I have known your husband from our student days. I don t suppose he is any more unassailable than other husbands. Nora: If you speak slightingly of my husband, I shall turn you out of the house. Krogstad: You are bold, Mrs. Helmer Nora: I am not afraid of you any longer. As soon as the New year comes, I shall in a very short time be free of the whole thing. Krogstad: Controlling himself Listen to me, Mrs. Helmer. If necessary, I am prepared to fight for my small post in the bank as if I were fighting for my life. Nora: So it seems. |
Helmer. If necessary, I am prepared to fight for my small post in the bank as if I were fighting for my life. Nora: So it seems. Krogstad: It is not only for the sake of the money; indeed, that weighs least with me in the matter. There is another reason-well, I may as well tell you. My position is this, I daresay you know, like everyone else, that once, many years ago, I was guilty of indiscretion. Nora: I think I have heard something of the kind. Krogstad: The matter never came into court; but every way seemed to be closed to me after that. So I took to the business that you know of. I had to do something; and, honestly, I don t think I ve been one of the worst. But now I must cut myself free from all that. My sons are growing up; for their sake I must try and win back as much respect as I can in the town. This post in the bank was like the first step up for me-and now your husband is going to kick me downstairs again into the mud. Nora: Buy you must believe me, Mr. Krogstad; it is not in my power to help you at all. Krogstad: Then it is because you haven t the will; but I have means to compel you. Questions a Krogstad asks four questions just before this excerpt. List them. 4 marks b For what reasons has Krogstad visited Nora? Refer to what happens in the except and in the rest of the play. 3 marks c Identify and illustrate one stylistic device employed in this excerpt. 2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 201 d Describe two character traits of Nora as portrayed in this excerpt. 4 marks e Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. I If you speak slightly of my husband, I shall turn you out of the house. Rewrite using unless 1 mark ii I shall turn out of the house. Supply a question tag 1 mark f Highlight two themes evident in this excerpt. 4 marks g Then it is because you haven t the will; but I have means to compel you How does Krogstad plan to force Nora to talk to her husband? |
A rope dropped from the sky and the tortoise began to climb this rope. At this same time, the dog was just approaching the same spot and he saw the tortoise climbing to the sky. The dog immediately started to sing to his mother. This time, he sang that he was not the one climbing the rope and his mother should cut the rope. Dog's mother got a pair of scissors and cut the rope sending the tortoise crashing to the ground. This caused tortoise shell to break into several pieces. He managed to glue these pieces together but that is how the tortoise ended up with the rough shell we know today. A With a reason, classify this oral narrative. 2 marks b Identify and illustrate two features of oral narrative evident in the story above. 4 marks c How important is the song sung by dog to his mother? 2 marks d Why did the dog have to sing at that particular spot? 2 marks www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 202 e Describe two character traits of Dog as depicted in the story. 4 marks f Explain one theme evident in the story. 2 marks g The following day, the tortoise went to the same spot and disguising his voice like the dog s he sang the song he had heard the dog sing the day before. 1 mark Rewrite beginning with: The tortoise h Give the meaning of the following words as used in the story. 3 marks i Drastic ii Disguising iii Glue 4. GRAMMAR 15 MARKS a Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given. 3 marks i It is not necessary for my parents to come. Begin: There is ii I am sorry you missed lunch. Begin: I regret .. iii But for my daughters prompt action, I would be dead now. Begin: Had it . B Fill the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets. 3 marks i Their bodies had suffered as a result of malnutrition. Contort ii The manager made several on the original invoice delete iii Keziah lost her job after she reported late and appeared dressed. |
B Fill the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets. 3 marks i Their bodies had suffered as a result of malnutrition. Contort ii The manager made several on the original invoice delete iii Keziah lost her job after she reported late and appeared dressed. Appropriate c For each of the following sentences replace the words in bold with a phrasal verb which begins with the word in brackets. 3 marks i The suspicious behavior betrayed him. Give ii Please ensure that everyone gets something to eat. See iii It was clear that we had invented the whole story. Make d Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. 3 marks i somewhat pompous, he was an entertaining companion. Ii Many things have happened I left school. Iii I have never seen him that unfortunate event took place. E i Between you and ; one of us is lying me, I 1 mark ii Mukunga writes faster than I, me 1 mark iii students were the first to arise. Us, we 1 mark IMENTI SOUTH 101 3 ENGLISH CREATIVE WRITING AND ESSAY BASED ON SET TEXTS PAPER 3 1. IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION COMPULSORY 20 MARKS a Write a composition beginning with the following sentence. When I left home that bright Sunday afternoon, I did not realize that the events of the next day would completely change my life. Or b Write a story to illustrate the saying Honesty is the best policy. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 203 2. COMPULSORY SET TEXT 20 MARKS Blossoms of the Savanna by Henry Ole Kulet. People who do bad deeds to others never go unrepaid . Show the validity of this statement with reference to Henry Ole Kulet s novel Blossoms of the Savannah. 3. OPTIONAL TEXTS 20 MARKS A DRAMA David Mulwa: Inheritance Using David Mulwa Inheritance, write an essay showing the appropriateness of the title inheritance. |
Show the validity of this statement with reference to Henry Ole Kulet s novel Blossoms of the Savannah. 3. OPTIONAL TEXTS 20 MARKS A DRAMA David Mulwa: Inheritance Using David Mulwa Inheritance, write an essay showing the appropriateness of the title inheritance. Or B SHORT STORIES A silent song and other stories When one is given power he she should use it only for good but more often than not people use it for wrong purposes. Support this statement basing your argument from Naguib Nahfouz s A man of Awesome power . IMENTI SOUTH 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 MARKING SCHEME 1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING 20MKS a Must be a memo, if not deduct 4mks Format 4mks Name of the Instituion mk The term Internal memo mk To mk From mk Ref No mk Subject don t award RE Sender signature mk Name designation mk Content 4mks Information about the demise of the colleague through fatal accident. 1mk When it occurred 1mk Information on collection of funds to support funeral expenses 1mk When the money should be handed in 1mk Language 2mks F 4 C 4 L 2 Total 10mks b Expect a condolence note, if not deduct upto. 4mks Format 4mks friendly letter Address 1mk Date 1mk Salutation 1mkwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 204 Content 1. Expression of your condolence 2. Mention something positive that made the deceased memorable to you 3. Express willingness to offer assistance towards burial expenses. Language F 4 C 4 L 2 Total 10mks 2. CLOZE TEST 1. Others 2. Actually 3. About 4. Reflection indication 5. Happening 6. Express 7. A 8. For 9. Difficult 10. Accept 3. |
For 9. Difficult 10. Accept 3. A Oral poem i Rhyme scheme aabb-It is a regular thyme scheme 2mks ii Mnemonic devices Assonance without city s burstling 2mks Seek, trees It helps to create musicality in the poem Alliteration quiet, Country 2mks It helps to create musicality in the poem iii Seek, sight, trees, ablaze because they are content words 2mks iv I would say it with a falling intonation to indicate my final decision to go for a peaceful country life. The line is a declarative statement. 2mks v Accept any grammatically correct answer 2mks b Destroy None beat star Joy Nun feet are c Comb would pedal buffet yacht d Student: Yes please, I would like to find information on courses you offer. Student: Yes, I would like to know how long a course takes. Student: How many hours per week please? Student: Could I please know the fees for an intensive computer course? Student: Thank you very much. Accept any other responses that tally with the receptionists utterances. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 205 IMENTI SOUTH 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 MARKING SCHEME 1. READING COMPREHENSION a Confidence is the passion feeling about what we perform, what we have achieved and what we can offer. 2mks b From the inner to the outer though the words you speak. 1mk From the posture you assume 1mk Expect both points, 1 each c i Attending a few events 1mk ii Meeting more people 1mk iii Getting the hang of it 1mk Expect all the 3 points. 1mk each d The major hindrance to confidence is doubting oneself 1mk e - Self confidence - Technical qualifications f Pushing yourself towards a positive attitude. Beginning with a small step rather than giant steps Holding onto the little surge of confidence Expect all 3 points, 1mk each g - Tells himself that he is capable of great things. -. The interview is only a little chat he she must have to get the job. -. Talking himself into entering the interview room. |
Beginning with a small step rather than giant steps Holding onto the little surge of confidence Expect all 3 points, 1mk each g - Tells himself that he is capable of great things. -. The interview is only a little chat he she must have to get the job. -. Talking himself into entering the interview room. -. Talking himself into achieving success. Instructions for marking - Mark up to 50 words - Must be in prose form, if not deduct 50 per point Sample paragraph - To achieve success is interviews, the writer first tells himself that he is capable of great things and that the interview is only a little chat he she must have to get the job. Thirdly, talking to himself into entering the interview room and finally talking himself into achieving success. 50words h a Surge sudden increase of strong feeling. B interview jitters anxiety and nervousness before an interview c habitually happening oftenly 2. CONTEXT QUESTION a - If it is Mrs. Linde he has seen with Helmer - If Mrs. Linde has just arrived in town. -. That Mrs. Linde and Nora have been friends. -. If Mrs. Linde is to have an appointment in the bank. Expect all 4 points -1mk each b - To plead with Nora to influence her husband to help him keep his job at the bank. -. To remind Nora of her fraud. -. To blackmail Nora. Expect all 3 points -1mk each c i Sarcasm Krogstad sarcastically says to Nora, You will be so kind to see to it that I am allowed to keep my subordinate position in the bank. Ii Irony Nora keeps threatening Krogstad, when it should be the other way round since Krogstad has incriminating information against Nora. Any 1-2mks Identification -1mkwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 207 4. GRAMMAR a i There is no need for my parents to come. Ii I regret you having missed lunch. Iii Had it not been my daughters prompt action, I would be dead by now. |
The arrangement is weak and the flow jerky. There is no economy of language: mother tongue influence is felt. The candidate obviously finds it difficult to communicate his her ideas. He she is seriouslywww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 212 SUKELLEMO JOINT EXAMS 2023 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 Functional Writing, Cloze TestAnd Oral Skills QUESTION ONE: FUNCTIONAL WRITING 20 MARKS Diamond Trust Bank has advertised and wishes to recruit a qualified candidate to fill the post of a bank teller. The suitable candidate must be a Kenyan citizen of 30 years and above, ambitious and selfmotivated. The candidate must have a minimum meangrade of B minus in KCSE with very good passes in Mathematics and Business Studies. In addition, the candidate must have a degree in a businessrelated course from a recognized university. Computer knowledge is mandatory. Interested candidates should send their applications to: The Human Resources Manager, Diamond Trust Bank, P.O Box 1234-00010, Nairobi. Applications should be received on or before 20th May, 2023. Write a letter to apply for the post. QUESTION2: CLOZE TEST 10MKS Fill in each gap in the passage below using the most appropriate word. One of the 1 challenging issues in Africa today is the availability of and use water. While some argue that there is water scarcity in Africa,2 say that there is adequate water 3 the same is mismanaged. The latter group argues that Africa has enough water for the people and that if this water is well utilized 4 .. agricultural production and domestic use, then Africa should be able to produce 5 ..food to feed herself and even to export. If local authorities, government 6 .. and local communities take care of water sources well and ensure that they are used in an efficient and sustainable 7 .., Africa will not have to worry about the availability and quality of water. There are places where water is unavailableespecially in the deserts in the North and South of Africa, and in the semi-arid areas 8 ..on the continent, but these are oftensparsely populated areas. Indeed, most of them are 9 . Inhabited at all. 10 . |
Indeed, most of them are 9 . Inhabited at all. 10 . Deserts experience irregular and inadequate rainfall, something encouraging is that there are other life supporting conditions that attract settlement in some deserts. Mechanisms to tap the little rain water that falls in these areas should be established in Africa to continue supporting human life. QUESTION 3: ORAL SKILLS 30 MARKS a Study the poem below and answer the questions after it. Sundays too my father got up running and put his clothes on in the black cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labour in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him. I d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking. When the rooms were warm, he d call, and slowly I would rise and dress- fearing the chronic angers of the house,www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 213 Speaking so indifferently to him, Who had driven out the deadly cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know, what did I know of love s austere and lonely offices? 1. Write down two instances of alliteration in the poem. 2mks 2. Identify four words in the poem that contain a diphthong. 2mks 3. How would you perform the last two lines of the poem? 2mks 4. A How does the punctuation in the second stanza influence your reading of the poem? 2mks b You performed an oral narrative in the ongoing national drama competitions. During the performance, you realized that your audience shows signs of restlessness and are making noise. You also realized that you are nervous. State three indicators of nervousness in you. For each indicator provide an appropriate strategy that you need to adopt in order to manage this weakness. 6 marks c Study the telephone conversation below then answer the questions after it. Mercy: Hallo. My name is Mercy. Tabby: This is Masai stores. What do you want? Mercy: I am calling to confirm whether the maize supply to Light School Which was to be done yesterday was done. Tabby: It was not done and it will not be done soon. Come to the store and follow up. Mercy: I am sorry I may not be able to come over there because I will be attending a meeting. |
Tabby: It was not done and it will not be done soon. Come to the store and follow up. Mercy: I am sorry I may not be able to come over there because I will be attending a meeting. Would you please find out for me and let me Tabby: I already told you what to do. Hanging up on her i State one reason why the caller uses the word hallo then introduces herself. 1 mark ii Identify three shortcomings that make this telephone conversation unsuccessful. 3 marks iii Identify two markers of politeness in the conversation. 3 marks d For each of the following words, underline the stressed part. 4 marks i. Col.league ii. Re.gi.ster Verb iii. Cle.ver iv. Suit.case e You have been invited to attend a debating session in a different school. On your way to the school, you get lost on the way after being properly directed by the host on how to arrive at the venue. State three things you did not do when you were receiving the directions. 3 mks f For each of the words below, supply a pair of homophones. 2marks i Saw ... ii Rite www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 214 SUKELEMO JOINT EXAMINATION - 2023 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar 1. COMPREHENSION: Read the comprehension below and answer the questions that follow 20 marks Kenyan roads hold two things in equal measure: great promise and great disappointment. They begin with a promise, in this case, the construction. Everyone is excited about the possibilities that the road presents. If it happens to be a new road, commuters will talk about nothing else except how pleasantly things will change for them. Soon, the construction is completed, and people are so excited, some are even tempted to lie on the tarmac! Change does happen, value of property appreciates a hundred fold, businesses and farmers do better and the general outlook of that area changes. Three years down the road however, due to poor workmanship, cracks begin to appear, small ones at first, which become bigger day by day, and finally, they develop into the craters that we Kenyans know too well. |
Soon, the construction is completed, and people are so excited, some are even tempted to lie on the tarmac! Change does happen, value of property appreciates a hundred fold, businesses and farmers do better and the general outlook of that area changes. Three years down the road however, due to poor workmanship, cracks begin to appear, small ones at first, which become bigger day by day, and finally, they develop into the craters that we Kenyans know too well. Vehicles are damaged; dust returns with a vengeance and accidents increase, with them, permanent scars and loss of lives. Right in front of our eyes, what held great promise and hope to us, becomes a source of disappointment and anguish. Yet every single day, we ply the roads, going about our business in spite of the difficulties. Relationships behave much the same way. In every relationship, hope and promise are intricately intertwined with the potential for disappointment. And just like with the roads, we don t give our relationships the nourishment they need to withstand the bad times. When it begins to crack, we allow the dust of the disappointment to block our view of the promise that the relationship still holds. Here are some thoughts to consider. First, just like roads, relationships are necessary in spite of their challenges. People come into the relationship with expectations, some realistic, some unrealistic and everything in between them. The background we come from inform those expectations to a great extent, and these are further reinforced by folktales and fantasies of romance, family, wealth and so on. When these expectations are not met, disappointments are bound to occur. Yet like the roads, relationships still hold great promise for happiness, health and wealth. Mark Gungor, the creator of the video, Laugh your Way to a Better Marriage, quotes research that says: Married people are happier, healthier and make more money on average than the singles, the challenges notwithstanding. I am of the opinion that human beings have not yet discovered any other source of companionship, love, friendship and pleasure that is greater than that which is found in relationships. Another thought is the permanent nature of the roads. Every time I visit my home town, am amazed that most of the roads are still there. I can actually direct someone to my home without the fear that the road will have disappeared. Generally, roads have a permanent nature. In the same way, relationships must be approached with a view of staying put, for better or for worse. |
Every time I visit my home town, am amazed that most of the roads are still there. I can actually direct someone to my home without the fear that the road will have disappeared. Generally, roads have a permanent nature. In the same way, relationships must be approached with a view of staying put, for better or for worse. This was the major plank in the traditional marriage in Africa, as well as a central tenet of the Christian tradition to which most Kenyans pledge allegiance. Unfortunately, these traditional deals of love, courtship, marriage and family have largely been discarded and without clear guidelines, relationships are likely to be a difficult proposition for anyone. The proliferation and acceptance of come-we-stay arrangements and other forms of noncommittal type of unions is a challenge. This is because the roles that marriage plays in the society -- producing and nurturing of children to maturity, providing companionship and building wealth --www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 215 require a high level of permanency. The promise of relationships lies in commitment, and if approached from any other angle, relationships become unfulfilling. 1. Explain why people look to the construction of a new road with optimism. 3 marks 2. Identify one similarity between Kenyan roads and relationships. 2 marks 3. What is the writer s take on Mark Gungor s position on relationships? 2 marks 4. According to the passage, state why relationships should be permanent. 3 marks 5. What is the writer s attitude towards Kenya roads as revealed in the passage? 2 marks 6. In note form, give the consequences of poor road workmanship. 5 marks 7. Everyone is excited about the possibilities that the road presents. Rewrite beginning: Everyone s 1 mark 8. Explain what the following word and phrase mean as used in the passage. 2 marks a. Proliferation b. Pledge allegiance 2. Read the excerpt below from A Doll s House by Henrik Ibsen and then answer the questions that follow 25mks Nora: shaking her head You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me. Helmer: Nora, what do I hear you saying? Nora: It is perfectly true, Torvald. |
Nora: Whose lessons? Mine, or the children s? Helmer: Both yours and the children s , my darling Nora. Nora: Alas, Torvald, you are not the man to educate me into being a proper wife for you. Helmer: And you can say that! Nora: And I how am I fitted to bring up the children? Helmer: Nora! Nora: Didn't you say so yourself a little while ago that you dare not trust me to bring them up? Helmer: In a moment of anger! Why do you pay any heed to that? Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 217 They looked at the fruits and they were all unripe or bad. Kimera, the grandson of the great Kimera who first told the clan to move to the mango grove said: I am going to climb up again and pick some better fruits. This is no good. Yes, you go, said the other children. If the giant attacks you, we shall come to your help at once. Kimera climbed up, but just as he put out his hand to pick a large mango, the huge giant Nohoho appeared! He was as big as an elephant and the whole body was covered with thick short hair. He had four eyes just under his forehead. His eyelids were like red flames and his eyes kept moving up and down or sideways. When Kimera saw this awful sight, he screamed. The giant hit him a terrible whack on his left cheek. Where are my helpers? Kimera angrily asked himself. Of course, as soon as the other children had heard the whack they forgot to keep the promise to kick the giant. You know what happened then. Nohoho picked up Kimera in one hand and put him in a dirty purse which was tied around his waist. Kimera cried and cried, but the giant thought what a good meal he would be. The giant went home and cooked Kimera and ate him. Each year the ripe fruits fall on the ground, but who touches them? My story ends there. Nede! Nede! A Classify this narrative. 2 marks b Explain two aspects creating the effectiveness of dialogue in this narrative. 4 marks c Explain one aspect that would bring out the difference if the narrative were performed before an audience rather than silently read. |
A Classify this narrative. 2 marks b Explain two aspects creating the effectiveness of dialogue in this narrative. 4 marks c Explain one aspect that would bring out the difference if the narrative were performed before an audience rather than silently read. 2 marks d With illustrations from the passage, describe one character trait of the following: 4 marks i Kimera ii Kimera s friends e Explain any two main economic activities carried out in the community. 4 marks f What is the moral lesson of this story? 2 marks g If you set out to collect an oral literature material like the one above, explain two problems you would expect to encounter and how you would try to solve them. 4 marks 4. GRAMMAR 15MKS 1. She lost many marks in her examination because of pronounce . Use the correct form of the word in bracket. 2. A good judge relies, to some degree, on his common sense. Rewrite to remove gender bias. .. 3. Between you and me you and I , who is more hardworking? Choose the correct option. 4. The teacher gave us few a few afew foolscaps, hardly enough to complete the assignment that he had been given. Choose the correct form of word . 5. She can sing. She can draw. Join the two sentences using a correlative conjunction. 6. Amina exclaimed that the teacher would not come the next day. Rewrite into direct speech. 7. The man came home. The wife left. Join the two, beginning with: No sooner 8. I prefer to stand standing on my own to joining a group that I know to be wrong. Choose the correct form of the word in bracket. 9. We visit my grandmother in at on Easter. Choose the correct option. 10. Each of the students that was were punished came from the same stream. Choose the correct option. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 218 11. They followed all the steps carefully passing the test. Supply a complex preposition 12. They are singing a new song. Rewrite into passive voice. 13. I bought a dress. Silk, wedding, beautiful, red. Put the adjectives in their right order . 14. |
Silk, wedding, beautiful, red. Put the adjectives in their right order . 14. This is a case of the kettle calling the jug black. Correct the idiomatic expression used in this sentence. . 15. I m afraid I can no longer such obnoxious behavior. Supply the appropriate phrasal verb using the verb put . SUKELLEMO MOCK EXAMS 2023 101 3 ENGLISH PAPER 3 CREATIVE WRITING AND ESSAYS BASED ON SET BOOKS 1. IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION COMPULSORY . 20 Marks Either a Write a story that ends with the following statement. .. That is how I ended up in this horrible place. Or b Discuss the effects of social media use by teenagers. 2. COMPULSORY TEXT: H.R Ole Kulet, Blossoms of the Savannah 20marks Women from all over the world have tried to fight oppressive practices in male dominated societies. However, their efforts are always thwarted by fellow women. Write an essay to show how the female gender is at war with itself in the quest for emancipation using evidence from Blossoms of the Savannah. 3. OPTIONAL SET TEXTS. Either; a Short Story: Compiled by Godwin Siundu A Silent Song and Other Stories Even in the face of challenges, we need to maintain our principles. Using Vrenker Pather s Ninema , write an essay to support this statement. 20 marks Or b Drama: David Mulwa, Inheritance. Write an essay on how the Western countries influence African states using illustrations from David Mulwa s Inheritance. 20 marks Or c The Novel : Kazuo Ishuguro, An Artist of the Floating World. 20marks War is a social evil that should be avoided at all costs owing to its adverse consequences. Validate the statement referring to Kazuo Ishuguro s novel An Artist of the Floating World. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 229 MECS CLUSTER JOINT EXAM 101 1 ENGLISH Paper 101 1 Functional Writing, Cloze Test and Oral Skills 1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING. Imagine you are the secretary of The Journalism Club in your school. Your club is holding the third meeting of the year. |
4marks iii If you were to perform this poem live, why would it be important for you to face the audience? 1 mark iv .How would you say the last line of this poem and why? 2 marks a Clearly identify the stressed syllable in the words in bold in sentences below. 3 marks i The in.tern will soon get his reward from the doctor. Ii The death of his father made us con.sole him. Iii Whose pre.sent is this? B Provide another word that is pronounced the same as each of the following. I Pale ii Root iii Bawl c Identify the intonation you would use in the following sentences. 5 marks Nora: It is just what he is doing Helmer: What?..................................................................................................... Do you know anything about it?.............................................................. Nora: He means to shut himself up and die Helmer: My poor old friend!................................................................................. D You have been selected to welcome form ones to school and give them a talk. How would you ensure that your communication is effective. 4 marks e complete the telephone conversation below with appropriate responses. 5 marks You: .. 1 mark Teacher: Yes, you may come in. How can I help you, Maria? You: Sorry to bother you, sir. Could you please show me Mr. Karanja s desk? Teacher: . 1 mark You: He has sent me to pick a Geography textbook from his desk and to ask you to assist us with a pair of binoculars. Teacher: The desk is over there. The book should just be on the table. You: 1 mark Teacher: It was there a while ago. Could it have fallen? You: Oh here it is. You were right, It must have fallen from the desk. Teacher: Now hurry up, The lesson is almost over and the teacher must be waiting for the book. You: . 1 mark Teacher: Oh, sorry. Here is the binoculars. Be careful as you handle since its casting is broken. You: .. 1 mark Teacher: You are welcome. |
Here is the binoculars. Be careful as you handle since its casting is broken. You: .. 1 mark Teacher: You are welcome. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 231 MECS CLUSTER JOINT EXAMS 101 2 ENGLISH PAPER 2 Comprehension, literary Appreciation and Grammar 1. COMPREHENSION 20 MARKS Read the comprehension below and answer the questions that follow People must be careful the kind of personal information they post on sites. It is difficult to imagine life in what seems like a century ago without the internet and the cell phone. Just how did we manage our lives before the age of instant communication at a fraction of the cost of the landline? As a little child in 1960s, I could not visualize what my teenage sons do with technology today. Could I have even dreamt of a cell phone, a device that I could have taken to school with me and been able to chat with my friends wherever I was and whenever I wanted? You know the answer. However, today s heaven of instant communication can easily turn into the hell of deadly sin. I mean quite literally. Instant communication devices and portable entertainment products could of course be addictive to anybody, but such addiction can be particularly destructive to young people in school. They can distract students from homework and house chores. They can also damage ear drums. Think of the ubiquitous iPod which the youth equate to oxygen without which life is unsuitable! I have even seen some grown men behaving like teenagers with iPods! Last year, a person was killed by a vehicle that spun out of control and hit him as he crossed the road somewhere in the United States. The footage showed clearly that the victim could have heard or seen the rogue vehicle had his ears not been plugged up to loud music. While I do not want to sound like a Neanderthal, I nevertheless would like to reflect on the perils of this new gadgetry and technology. The first obvious point is that not all technology is good. Think of the ABomb for example, and you get my point. I disagree with those who argue that it is not technology that is bad, but the users who misapply it. This is how some scientists justify their abdication of social responsibility. Thus we do not have to buy every little silly gadget that market puts out. |
I disagree with those who argue that it is not technology that is bad, but the users who misapply it. This is how some scientists justify their abdication of social responsibility. Thus we do not have to buy every little silly gadget that market puts out. Haven t you noticed that the companies always time the release of these gadgets to Christmas, or some other consumer holiday? They surely know how to apply peer pressure and pit children against parents as a marketing tool. Sometimes I wonder whether capitalism can be any more devious! To be sure I cannot gainsay the benefits of new technologies. The computer and the internet are without doubt the greatest inventions of our age. Information and knowledge that was inaccessible just several decades ago is now a click away even in the remotest village in the world. And it is all quite cheap. Access to information and knowledge is being democratized in a way that was unthinkable just a few decades ago. Think about the revolution of the cell phone for the individual communication and business transactions. Landlines are becoming virtually obsolete. It is this revolution that should lift millions out of poverty in the near future. But these advances come with perilous clouds over them. I particularly, I want to focus on social networking sites and the dangers of the instant transmission of information and images. We have known for a long time that the internet is the new Wild West where everything goes. Countries that are afraid of democracy and dissent, like China or Syria, limit, monitor, control, censure or deny access to the internet. They claim they must keep at bay pornography and sexual predators like pedophiles who troll the interment with demonic schemes. These are real problems, but do not think that censorship is the answer. Cyber surveillance by law enforcement and the prosecution of these malignant forces is the only effective and civilized response. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 232 But individuals must themselves act responsibly. Ultimately, the pivot of any democracy responsible citizen action. This is where parents, civil society and the media come in. Take Face Book, the wildly popular social networking site, for example. Some of the things I have seen there are downright stupid, dangerous, malevolent or just plain crazy. Teenagers on these sites sometimes communicate with imposters bent on luring the na ve to a dead end. How many times have we seen reports of some sixtyyear-old pervert posing as a teen? |
Some of the things I have seen there are downright stupid, dangerous, malevolent or just plain crazy. Teenagers on these sites sometimes communicate with imposters bent on luring the na ve to a dead end. How many times have we seen reports of some sixtyyear-old pervert posing as a teen? Even scarier, how many times have we read about such rendezvous ending in a fatality? There are other less deadly, but very destructive dangers. Prospective employers are increasingly looking into social networking sites for personal information about applicants. Even some colleges are snooping around for information about prospective students. There are reports that some people have been rejected because of the personal information they posted to the sites. Such information has ranged from lurid pictures to abusive language. This means that young folks must be very careful about posting intimate details including personal pictures and other personal data such as birth dates, personal ID numbers and home address on such sites. Such information about yourself can only hurt you if displayed for the entire world to see. Teenagers need to be particularly careful about the new fad of sexting . This is an epidemic in New York among teenagers. Teens and other young people are sending nude pictures of themselves to their friends or lovers. A large number of such pictures have been shared widely beyond the intended audience. In one case, a child whose nude pictures were revealed took her own life. It can cause untold grief. Questions 1. What does the writer find puzzling before the coming of technology? 2mks 2. What is the purpose of a cell-phone? 2mks 3. Make notes on the dangers of modern technology. 6mks 4. What is the attitude of the author towards modern technology? 2mks 5. How do scientists justify their innovations? 1mk 6. What is implied by the expression perilous clouds 2mks 7. Write the following sentence in indirect speech. 1mk I wonder whether capitalism can be more devious! 8. Explain the meaning of the following words; 4mks i Lurid ii Pivot iii Sexting iv Ubiquitous 2. EXERPT Read the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow 25marks Nora: begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it away from herself If only I dared go out. If only no one would come. |
Explain the meaning of the following words; 4mks i Lurid ii Pivot iii Sexting iv Ubiquitous 2. EXERPT Read the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow 25marks Nora: begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it away from herself If only I dared go out. If only no one would come. If only I could be sure nothing would happen here in the meantime. Stuff and nonsense! No one will come. Only I mustn t think about it. I will brush my muff. What lovely, lovely gloves! Out of my thoughts, out of my thoughts! One, two, three, four, five, six- screams Ah! There is something coming - makes a movement towards the door, but stands irresolute enter MRS. LINDE from the hall, where she has taken off her cloak and hat Nora: Oh, it s you, Christine. There is no one else out there, is there? How good of you to come! Mrs. Linde: I heard you were up asking for me. Nora: Yes, I was passing by. As a matter of fact, it is something you could help me with. Let us sit down here on the sofa. Look here. Tomorrow evening there is a fancy-dress ball at the Stenborgs , who live above us; and Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisher girl, and dance theTarantella that I learned at Capri. Mrs. Linde: I see; you are going to keep up the character. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 233 Nora: Yes, Torvald wants me to. Look, here is the dress; Torvald had it made for me there, but now it is all so torn, and I haven t any idea Mrs. Linde: We will easily put that right. It is only some of the trimming come unsewn here and there. Needle and thread? Now then, that s all we want. Nora: It is nice of you. Mrs. Linde: sewing So you are going to be dressed up tomorrow Nora I will tell you what -- I shall come in for a moment and see you in your fine feathers. But I have completely forgotten to thank you for a delightful evening yesterday. |
Mrs. Linde: sewing So you are going to be dressed up tomorrow Nora I will tell you what -- I shall come in for a moment and see you in your fine feathers. But I have completely forgotten to thank you for a delightful evening yesterday. Nora: gets up, and crosses the stage Well, I don t think yesterday was as pleasant as usual. You ought to have come to town a little earlier, Christine. Certainly Torvald does understand how to make a house dainty and attractive. Mrs. Linde: And so do you, it seems to me; you are not your father s daughter for nothing. But tell me, is Dr. Rank always as depressed as he was yesterday? Nora: No; yesterday it was noticeable. I must tell you that he suffers from a dangerous disease. He has consumption of the spine, poor creature. His father was a horrible man who committed all sorts of excesses; and that is why his son was sickly from childhood, do you understand? Mrs. Linde: dropping her sewing But, my dearest Nora, how do you know anything about such things? Nora: walking about Pooh! When you have three children, you get visits now and then from--- from married women, who know something of medical matters, and they talk about one thing and another. Mrs. Linde: goes on sewing a short silence Does Doctor Rank come here everyday? Nora: Everyday regularly. He is Torvald s most intimate friend and a great friend of mine too. He is just like one of the family. Mrs. Linde: But tell me this-is he perfectly sincere? I mean, isn t he the kind of man that is very anxious to make himself agreeable? Nora: Not in the least. What makes you think that? Mrs. Linde: When you introduced him to me yesterday, he declared he had often heard my name mentioned in this house; but afterwards I noticed that your husband hadn t the slightest idea who I was. So how could Doctor Rank---? Nora: That is quite right, Christine. Torvald is so absurdly fond of me that he wants me absolutely to himself, as he says. At first he used to seem almost jealous if I mentioned any of the dear folk at home; so naturally I gave up doing so. But I often talk about such things with Doctor Rank, because he likes hearing about them. |
Torvald is so absurdly fond of me that he wants me absolutely to himself, as he says. At first he used to seem almost jealous if I mentioned any of the dear folk at home; so naturally I gave up doing so. But I often talk about such things with Doctor Rank, because he likes hearing about them. Questions a Why does Nora look disturbed at the beginning of this excerpt? 3marks b Who brought the box that Nora is unpacking at the beginning of this excerpt and why did Nora want it? 2marks c Yes, Torvald wants me to. Look, here is the dress; Torvald had it made for me there, but now it is all so torn, and I haven t any idea----- i What does this reveal about the character of Nora? 2marks ii From this statement, describe the relationship that exists between Nora and Torvald. 2marks iii Identify and explain a stylistic device used in this statement. 2marks d Cite two things that indicate that Nora is lying about Dr. Rank s sickness in this excerpt 2marks e Identify two themes evident in this excerpt. 4marks f Basing your argument from elsewhere in the play, explain what else Mrs. Linde repairs and how? 3marks j What tone does Nora adopt at the end of this excerpt? 2 marks k Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the excerpt. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 234 i Dainty ii Horrible iii make himself agreeable 3. ORAL POETRY 20MKS Read the poem below and then answer the questions that follow. |
Ole Kulet s Blossoms of the Savannah, write an essay in support of this statement. 3. OPTIONAL SET TEXTS EITHER a Short story: A Silent Song and Other Stories by Godwin Siundu 20 marks People with admirable traits stand out. Basing your illustrations on Vrenika Pather's Ninema, write an essay to validate this assertion. Or b Play: Inheritance by David Mulwa Lacuna s poor governance results in the suffering of the people of Kutula. Using Judah Zen Melo s family, write an essay depicting the truth of the statement. Or c Novel: The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. The memory of the past can lead to a change of lifestyle. With illustrations from The Artist of the Floating World Validate the above statement. Www.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 248 NTIMARU SUB-COUNTY CLUSTER EXAMS 101 1 ENGLISH PAPER 1 JULY AUGUST 2023 - 2 Hours Functional Skill, Cloze Test and Oral Skills 1. Imagine you are the Secretary of the Drama Club at Amani High School. The National Drama Festival is scheduled to take place in three weeks time. The Patron has informed you that you need to have a meeting with the other members of the cast who are also the club members to plan for the festival which will take place at Meru High School. Write a notification of meeting. 20marks 2. CLOZE TEST 10MKS Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate words. A new research title Underage drinking in Kenya , has 1...............................that nearly one third of form four students aged below 18years take alcohol......................2 As our society ponders this sad...3 ................................. the urgent message to children who are taking alcohol.........4............................. do not drink another sip. Advice to those children is to strongly say no 5...............................irresponsible behaviour, to alcoholism, there are many..................................6 effects of alcohol. It is wrong and illegal for children to drink alcohol. This report also states that 46 percent of the children received 7 ............. .first pint from friends and. 8 .................... Do you offer alcohol to a child? As a parent or guardian, do you nurture.......9 .......? |
Questions: i Identify the shortcoming in Mercy s conversational skill 3mks ii List down the strengths of the above conversationalists. 3mks e Indicate the stressed syllable in the underlined word. 5mks i The government is committed to ensure food security in the country. Ii Saturday and Sunday form the weekend. Iii The bridegroom appeared disturbed. Iv We usually have our meeting on Wednesday. V It is a pleasure to meet you. F You have been asked to present an item in this year s National Drama Festivals. Just before you get to the stage, you feel a little nervous. Identify three ways of overcoming this. 3mks i Cup busy hut cut ii Pail paper patron patter iii Brook broom brood bootwww.freekcsepastpapers.com ENGLISH PAPER 1 2 3 250 NTIMARU SUB-COUNTY CLUSTER EXAMS 101 2 ENGLISH Paper 2 COMPREHENSION, LITERARY APPRECIATION AND GRAMMAR 1. COMPREHENSION Read the passage provided below and answer the questions that follow: 20 marks At the start of this week, 1.3 million people had officially died on account of Covid-19 worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, another 55 million people had contracted the virus. It was a bitter-sweet week as far as efforts to battle the virus are concerned. On one hand was the great news of a second vaccine with a 95 per cent efficacy rate. We also saw leading capitals tighten travel, school ban and other containment measures as the second wave of the pandemic batters many regions. Locally, the situation seems to mirror the global positions, albeit on a less scale, but the numbers of fatalities and infections are rising. We have lost 1,300 compatriots, with 73,000 more having encountered the virus. A casual glance on our neighbourhoods, social media and obituary pages back this, suggesting the official tally might be conservative due to unreported cases. The occasional infection of a public figure reminding usthat we are not out of the woods yet. Medics and scientist continue burning the midnight oil to understand Covid-19 better and its symptoms, or lack of them witnessed in different people. |
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