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Nandi North District - English Paper 2 Question Paper
Nandi North District - English Paper 2
Course:Secondary Level
Institution: Mock question papers
Exam Year:2007
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101/2
ENGLISH
PAPER 2
(Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar)
JUNE / JULY
2 ½ HOURS
NANDI NORTH DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION-2007
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
101/2
ENGLISH
PAPER 1
(Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar)
JUNE / JULY
2 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Write your name, School and Index number in the spaces provided above.
• Answer ALL the questions in this question paper.
• All your answers MUST BE written in the spaces provided in this question paper.
Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing
1. Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow
When the world’s seven richest nations and Russia (G8) met in Okinawa, Japan, from July 20 – 21, 2000,Africa, the world’s most economically disadvantaged continent looked to them for a helping hand and not a handout. What Africa looks for is an assertive partnership following up on increasingly progressive stances by the G8 in the past summits. Now it is time to make a difference.
The great prosperity, peace of mind and world’s stability that Japanese’s prime minister sought from the first G8 summit of the millennium is not possible. This is because one continent is falling off the globe while much of the rest surges ahead at a dizzying pace. However, no one owes Africa a living and in the end, Africa’s destiny is in Africa’s hands.
As a matter of fact, the world’s richest countries must translate into action their avowed support for Africa’s efforts to break out of its vicious circle of stunted economic growth and conflict. Following the acknowledged policy disasters of the eighties, the majority of African countries have implemented stabilisation and adjustment programmes. These include the liberalisation of prices and exchange rates, privatisation of state enterprises,
and public sector reforms. The G8, therefore, cannot afford to write –off Africa as a hopeless continent. This assessment would be neither accurate nor helpful.
Declines in per capita income among most African economies have reversed, although modestly. Furthermore, compared to fifteen years ago when only a handful of African countries claimed multiparty democracies, today the reverse is true. In addition, independent media and civil society organisations are mushrooming. In spite of all these reforms, nearly half of sub-Sahara Africa subsist below the poverty line, and one fifth of the continent lives in countries affected by conflicts. For Africa to achieve the internationally expected target of reducing poverty substantially by the year 2015, its economies would have to grow by eight per cent per annum. This would be more than double the rate achieved in the previous years.
Certainly, Africa needs to do much more to advance but its development partners need to move faster in implementing new modalities of assistance that is focused on commonly agreed, Africa-led development agenda. These would include: improving the continents competitiveness, the structural transformation of its economy, diversification output and exports and speeded up integration of Africa into new global economy. At the political level, governments and citizens alike, must take a far firmer stance against corruption, build more workable democratic institutions and commit themselves to avoiding tribal, social or political conflicts. So how can the G8 nations help?
First, the rich nations must take decisive steps to follow up the recent acceptance that debt for the poorest nations must be cancelled or rescheduled. The debt relief terms, which were agreed on in the previous meetings for the highly indebted poor countries, need to be extended to more countries. The criteria for selecting countries to receive this relief should also be made less stringent. In addition, as with debt, more decisive action is needed to support Africa’s participation in global trade. This includes opening up markets in other continents to products that Africa has a comparative advantage in producing particularly in agriculture and in
agro-processing market. These products are protected at a cost estimated by the World Bank at £300 billion in yearly subsidies, an amount equal to Africa’s Gross Domestic Per capita (GDP).
Besides, the G8 nations must send out a clear signal that they are committed to reversing a major slide in concessionary finance to the poor African countries. Unfortunately, recent Net aid transfers per-capita have fallen sharply from £32 in 1990 to £19 in 1998. It is unpardonable that just at the point when a number of countries have cause for optimism, the help they desperately need is drying up.
The G8 countries should also support the UN and especially in its capacity to respond speedily to political or to other social conflicts in Africa. There can never be any international nor internal equity as long as the UN is financially compromised. Finally, the G8 countries should support the UN especially in fighting to eradicate infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
(Adapted from: The East African Standard, August 2000)
a) What did Africa expect from the world’s seven richest Nations and Russia (G8) when they met in
Okinawa Japan in July 2000? (1mk)
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b) Give three reasons for Africa’s expectations. (3mks)
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c) Why isn’t it possible to achieve what the Japanese’s prime Minister sought from the G8 summit?
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d) Explain the stabilisation and adjustment programmes that African countries have implemented.
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e) Re-write the following sentence according to the instruction after it.
In spite of all these reforms, nearly half of sub-Saharan Africa subsist below the poverty line.
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f) In note form, enumerate the reforms which African countries are expected to make in order to reduce
poverty by the year 2015 (4mks)
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g) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. (2mks)
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h) In about 60 words, summarise what Africa’s development partners should do in order to implement
new modalities of assistance. (5mks)
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2. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow
Jessica: Who are you? Tell me, for more certainty,
Albeit, I’ll swear that I do know
your tongue.
Lorenzo: Lorenzo and thy love.
Jessica: Lorenzo, certain, and my love indeed,
For who I love so much? And now who knows
But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
Lorenzo: Heaven and thy thoughts are witness that thou art.
Jessica: Here, catch this casket; it is worth the pains.
I am glad ‘tis night, you do not look on me,
For I am much ashamed of my exchange, 10
But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit;
For if they could, cupid himself would blush
To see me thus transformed to a boy.
Lorenzo: Descend, for you must be my torch-bearer 15
Jessica: What, Must I hold a candle to my shames?
They in themselves, good sooth, are too light
Why, ‘tis an office of discovery, love,
And I should be obscur’d.
Lorenzo: So are you, sweet,
Even in the lovely garnish of a boy 20
But come at once,
For the close night doth play the runaway,
And we are stay’d at Bassanio’s feast
Jessica: I will make fast the doors, and gild myself with some more ducats, and be with
you straight.
(Exit Jessica above)
Gratiano: Now by my hood, a gentle and no Jew.
Lorenzo: Beshrew me, but I love her heartily;
For she is wise, if I can judge of her,
And fair she is, if that mine eyes be true;
And true she is, as she hath prov’d herself;
And therefore, like herself, wise, fair, and true,
Shall she be placed in my constant soul. 25
a) Place this extract in its immediate context. (3mks)
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b) Explain the reason for the ‘exchange’ referred to in line 10. (3mks)
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c) “Here catch this casket, it is worth the pains” what is ‘worth the pains’? (2mks)
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d) Write notes on misfortunes that befall Shylock before and in this extract. (4mks)
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e) “Descend for you must be my torch bearer”. Rewrite as reported extract. (1mk)
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f) In about 70 words, summarise the events leading to the disappearance of Jessica from home.
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g) Identify and explain the use of irony in this extract. (3mks)
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h) What does this extract reveal about Lorenzo and Jessica? (3mks)
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3. Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow:
Many years ago, there was a very severe famine that people named “An’gieng Laki” (I make you have your teeth). In one location, there was a young man called Ojwajni who had a wife and child.
One day after the famine, Ojwajni’s wife went to Adhiegra market and bought three Obambla
(sun-dried) fish. On that particular day, Ojwajni and his kin had gone to a marriage feast where they were very well fed on chest meat and other delicacies. But when Ojwajni returned home, he again ate obambla in the duol where all male members of the family gathered in the evening.
After such gorging, Ojwajni suffered a stomach upset, was belching stinking gas and began chewing several medicinal herbs for relief but to no avail. By late evening, Ojwajni was so uncomfortable he could hardly sit.
He left the duol went to his house and sat on the sleeping mat. His belly was so distended now that he could hardly lie down. Soon after, he could not even breath with ease. In fact, he could only gasp like one suffering an asthmatic attack.
Ojwajni was now very worried and began appealing to his wife to push and topple him onto his side so that he could sleep. But because of his full stomach Ojwajni’s words could not even come out audibly. All his attempts to speak ended in mere whistles “Uu uu u uu u uu” he whistled meaning to say, “Nyamgutu, push me
to lie on my side”. His wife, who was shocked by this strange behaviour, wondered. “Eh, Ojwajni, what arrogance has come over you that you can only speak in whistles?”
Ojwajni could not clearly hear his wife’s question and continued “whispeaking”. Perturbed by her husband strange behaviour, Nyamgutu finally bent down to examine him closely and try to comprehend what he was attempting to say. Ojwajni was in such bad shape that only the whites of his eyes could be seen. Still unable to hear Ojwajni’s words but alarmed by his state, Nyamgutu dashed off to call her brother-in-law because Ojwajni’s condition was beyond her.
When Ojwajni’s brother rushed to the scene, he was equally amazed by the whistling. He placed his car next to Ojwajni’s mouth so that he could discern what his dying brother was trying to say. That is when he heard “Push me onto my side; topple me onto my side”. The brother acted swiftly and pushed Ojwajni with such force that Ojwajni began to vomit and diarrhoea simultaneously.
He soon got some relief and could breath normally again. But Ojwajni had learnt his lesson about over-eating.
a) Why did Ojwajni suffer a stomach upset? (2mks)
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b) Give three reasons why the words in italics are written in vernacular. (3mks)
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c) Identify any two narrative features in the story. (4mks)
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d) How would you make the performance of this narrative lively? (4mks)
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e) Identify one character trait of Ojwajni’s wife. (2mks)
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f) What moral lesson do we learn from this narrative? (3mks)
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g) State at least two stylistic devices evident in this narrative. (2mks)
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4. a) Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Do not change
the meaning. (3mks)
(i) We have known each other since 1987. (Begin: We first ……..)
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(ii) During our meal, we discussed what to do at the weekend. (Begin: While ……)
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(iii) My family owns a holiday flat and that is why we always go to the same place. (Begin: If………………..)
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b) Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative from the choices given. (3mks)
(i) …………………………………. Enjoying good conversation, the guests can savour a variety
of dishes. (when, while)
(ii) People usually eat ……………………………… ice cream during the winter than in summer.
(fewer, less)
(iii) My house is ……………………………….. from school than yours. (farther / further)
c) Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate prepositions. (3mks)
(i) It was kind ……………………………………. her to assist the needy children.
(ii) All the students converged ………………………………. the playing field.
(iii) The passengers queue …………………………. the bus
d) Rewrite the sentences below putting the adjectives in brackets in their correct order.
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(i) The old woman keeps a (big, fat, black) cat.
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(ii) Kamau likes wearing (white, old, cotton) T-shirt.
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(iii) I bought my niece a (green, small, plastic) bag.
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e) Use one word to replace the phrasal verbs in the sentences below. (3mks)
(i) The boy takes after his grandfather.
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(ii) The meeting was put off because there was lack of quorum.
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(iii) The story she told the police was not true as she had made it up.
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