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Form 3 End Of Term 2 2013 English Cat Question Paper

Form 3 End Of Term 2 2013 English Cat

Course:English

Exam Year:2013

FORM THREE ENGLISH
END OF TERM 2, 2013 CAT
SECTION A: FUNCTIONAL WRITING ( 10 mks)
Imagine that you are the Deputy Principal of your school.
Below is a letterhead of your school.
Write a memo to all the staff, reminding them to submit the end of term exam results so that reports can be prepared. Send copies to Dean of Curriculum and Examination Officer.

BIDII SECONDARY SCHOOL
COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE
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SECTION B: POETRY ( 20 mks)
Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow.
MOTHER TO SON
Well, son I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been crystal stair.
It’s hard tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor-
Bare.
But all the time
But all the time
I’s been a climbin’ on
And reachin’ landin’s
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light
So, boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
‘cause you finds it kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now-
Foe I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair
From selected poems of Langstone Hughes

(a) Who is the persona in this poem? ( 1 mk)
(b) What advice is being given in this poem? ( 1 mk)
(c) How has the poet’s use of the image of stairs helped to bring out the meaning of the poem? ( 2 mks)
(d) Which stylistic device has been effectively used by the poet? ( 1 mk)
(e) What can we infer about the life of the poet in this poem? ( 1 mk)
(f) This poem is not written in standard English
The writer has given his persona a version of the Black American English dialect to use.
Identify words that are a dialect and rewrite them using standard English. ( 2 mks)
(g) What is the message of the poem? Give your answer in note form ( 2 mks)

SECTION C: GRAMMAR ( 10 mks)
1. Identify the adjectival clause in each of the following sentences. ( 3 mks)
(a) Our English teacher, who returned from Nairobi last week, has spent most of the last month abroad.
(b) The bicycle which I borrowed from Mike yesterday was a Raleigh make.
(c) The footballer who scored the winning goal was carried shoulder-high

2. Rewrite the following sentences, changing each noun phrase into a noun clause. ( 3 mks)
(a) I know the cause of his arrest.
(b) Tell me your opinion about this book.
(c) His residence has remained a mystery.

3. Identify the phrasal verb in each of the following sentences and state its meaning. ( 4 mks)
(a) The milkman backed out at the last minute.
(b) Soldiers are expected to carry out orders.
(c) The captain backed up his crew throughout the trail.
(d) Parents should refrain from giving in to every request made by their children.

Form 3 End Of Term 2 2013 English Cat Question Paper

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