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Form One English Question Paper

Form One English

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

TAKABA BOYS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL
P.O BOX 66-70303, TAKABA
END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2011
FORM ONE ENGLISH
Time 1 1/2 hrs
NAME ………………………………………………………….. CLASS ……….. ADM ……………………
PART A GRAMMAR(25mks)
1. Pick out the noun from the sentences given and indicate what they are (5mks)
a) Their culture accepted circumcision.
b) He stood at the door.
c) His rudeness could not be tolerated further.
d) River Tana broke its bank.
e) His arrogance is disturbing.
2. Complete the sentences below using an appropriate interrogative pronoun (5mks)
a) With …………………….. were you playing ?
b) …………………….. is wrong with you?
c) ………………………books are these?
d) ……………………. Of you is in form three?
e) …………………….are his intentions?
3. Fill the blank spaces using definite and indefinite article (5mks)
a) I have never seen such …………………….. angry person.
b) ……… friend in need is………………friend indeed.
c) Mombasa town is …………………………island.
d) ……………………..school will close soon for the December holiday.
e) English is…………..easy language.

4. Fill in the blank spaces with the right form of the word in the bracket (5mks)
a) Fatuma …………………..her third cup of cocoa (drink)
b) The choir ……………………………the school’s anthem (sing)
c) Ali ……………………..across River Dawa (swim)
d) He knows how to ……………………………….. a bicycle (rod)
e) She…………………………..for two good hours (sleep)
5. Using the appropriate conjunction, combine the following sentences (5mks)
a) i) She is poor ii) she is honest

b) i) Sara was tired ii) Sara went to work

c) i)our team played well ii) our team lost the game

d) i) you can wait for me ii) you can go on your own

e) i) The car broke down ii) we walked home

PART B ORAL SKILLS (10MKS)
a) give the homophones of the following words (5mks)
i) all……………………..
ii) you……………………
iii) flour……………………
iv) know………………….
v) Air…………………………
b) Which sound is common in the following lists of words (3mks)
i) You, few, ewe, year ……………………………..
ii) English, begin, muranga, among ……………………..
iii) Know, new, knowledge, none …………………………….
c) Transcribe the following words (2mks)
i) My……………………………………
ii) Come ……………………………………..

PART C: ORAL LITERATURE (10MKS)
1. Define proverbs (1mk)

2. Give any three functions of proverbs (3mks)

3. Write one proverb from your own community and translate into English (2mk)

4. Give any four qualities of a good story teller. (4mks)

PART D POEM (5MKS)
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow
Mother, give me peas, I am
Going to sow
I go, I go, I go to sow.
If it had been not for Kizito
The wild vegetable hunger
Would have killed us
When you have meat, you grind
With a smile on your face
I go, I go, I go, I go to sow
Questions
1. What is the poem about? (1mk)

2. Who is the persona in this poem? (1mk)

3. Who is the persona addressing in this poem? (1mk)

4. What is the persona’s attitude towards work?(1mk)

5. Identify any one stylistic device used in this poem. (1mk)

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