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Keiyo District English Paper 1 Question Paper
Keiyo District English Paper 1
Course:Secondary Level
Institution: Mock question papers
Exam Year:2006
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Paper 1
Question 1. (Functional Writing) (20 marks) *Kyo*
You have successfully graduated from International Air Travel Association (IATA) college in food and beverages. Write a recipe of a favourite meal for five.
Question 2. (Cloze Test)
Fill in the blanks in the passage below with appropriate words. (10 marks) *Kyo*
Death without dignity
Amid tears, relatives of murdered and beaten loved ones told heart-wrenching stories as they announced the creation___________________ Victims United for Change. Their goal: To make_________________ future _________________ of crime won't _________________ to experience the frustrations they ____________________ fighting a legal system _________________ they say often gives more ___________________ to criminals_________________ to victims and ______________________ families, and treats ______________________, especially youth, with more dignity and care.
Adapted from: Metro Today, 15 July 2002
Question 3. (Oral Skills)
i) Read the following proverb and answer the questions that follow:-
he who pays the piper calls the tune.
a) What message does the above proverb communicate. (2marks) *Kyo*
b) State and explain any two events when the proverb would be applied. (4marks) *Kyo*
ii) You have been successfully enlisted as a trainee in journalism and mass communication institution. In your attachment, your media house gives you a part-time job as a news anchor.
Explain how you would prepare and deliver the bulletin to the benefit of the viewers/listeners.
(6marks) *Kyo*
iii) Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
"Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings.
Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same if I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on 'cause I know I don't belong here in heaven.
Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven?
I'll find my way through night and day 'cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven.
Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
Time can break the heart, have you beggin' "please," 'beggin' "please."
Beyond the door there's peace, I am sure.
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven.
Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?
Would you be the same if I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on 'cause I know I don't belong here in heaven.
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven.
a) Describe any one sound pattern. (2marks) *Kyo*
b) Which line would demand for a definite tone variation?
Why? (2marks) *Kyo*
c) Explain the meaning of the first line, stanza three. (2marks) *Kyo*
iv) Explain the meaning of each of the following expressions:- (4marks) *Kyo*
a) A close shave.
b) A snake in the grass.
c) To pass the buck.
d) To be a lame duck.
v ) In the passage below, replace the underlined words with the correct word of the same pronunciation. (5marks)
The Odyssey is a rip-roaring tail (1). In the coarse (2) of his journey, Odysseus guides his ship threw (3) straights (4) and across stormy waters. On his root (5) homeward, he listens to the please (6) of his men as monsters sea (7), mall (8) and sleigh (9) them. Tied to the ship's massed (10), he hears the sirens' call. He consults the profit (11) and praise (12) to the gods, who constantly medal (13) in human affairs, often in response to there (14) own miner (15) jealousies about each other. His life is very hard, but perhaps Penelope's is harder. For twenty years, she must play the roll (16) of faithful wife without even knowing if Odysseus is alive or dead.
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