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Kcse Mock English Paper 1 (Theory) March/April 2018 Question Paper
Kcse Mock English Paper 1 (Theory) March/April 2018
Course:English
Institution: Form 4 Mock question papers
Exam Year:2018
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Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education ( K.C.S.E )
ENGLISH
PAPER 1
(THEORY)
MARCH/APRIL 2018
TIME: 2 HOURS
1.
Imagine you are the chairperson of the Geographical club which is supposed to go for a field excursion in the Rift valley. During your tour, you plan to visit Kericho tea factory, Lake Nakuru Park and Lake Elementaita. Write a reminder copied to each of the managers of these places confirming your trip and your plan to spend a night at one of the Lodges at Elementaita.(20 MARKS)
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Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.(10 MARKS)
The house extensively debated the cancellation 1________________ secondary school examination results for 2____________________schools in Garissa County, and to a lesser extent other parts of Northern Kenya. Members of parliament from the region were 3_______________ satisfied with the explanations from Education Minister Sam Ongeri. The minister explained how the suspect examination scripts were 4____________________ and 5_____________________ checked before the decision was made to cancel the results. He also told the House that investigations have uncovered 6_____________________ organized criminal network behind examination fraud some of the ringleaders have been arrested and charged in court. We support the strongest possible action. Those 7______________________ the cartels must face the full force of the law. Students who hope to 8______________________ ahead by cheating must face the appropriate penalty: Cancellation of 9______________________ results. Parents and teachers who collude to help their young charges to get ahead through crooked means must 10__________________________ be exposed, shamed, and punished.
3.ORAL LITERATURE(20MKS)
Read the oral narrative
“The Hunter who refused to swallow his dog’ then answer the questions that follow. A man and his dog went out to hunt.
The man shot and killed an antelope and carried it home. But on the way he met an Iimu. The limu said to the man, “who gave you permission to kill my antelope?’’ The hunter replied, “I did not know that it was your antelope.” The limu said, “will you quickly tell your dog to swallow the antelope ; then you swallow the dog, and I will swallow you before I go away? Do it right away for I am in a hurry!”
The hunter thought for a few moments and said, “How can I swallow a dog?” At that moment the hare appeared, and on seeing them, he said, “Hello there! What are you debating about?” The limu replied, “This man went and killed my antelope. I told him to make his dog swallow it, and then to swallow the dog himself so that I can swallow him and go away. For I am in a great hurry. But he refused to do so. That is why we are arguing. The hare said, “This is a very simple matter. Now, you hunter, tell your dog to swallow the antelope, then swallow the dog, and you limu swallow the hunter, and I will swallow you afterwards. Do this as soon as possible for I am in a greater hurry.”
The limu said, “Oh, no!” The hare insisted, “You must not refuse.” However, the limu immediately ran away, leaving the hunter with the antelope. The hare said to the hunter, “You may now take your meat home, for I really don’t eat meat. I merely wanted to save you.” So the hunter carried the antelope and returned to his home. He never went to hunt in that forest for some time.
One day, while the hare was resting, he saw the hunter come stealthily, intending to kill him. He said to the hunter, “Friend, I saved you sometime ago but now you want to kill me!” The man replied, “I can’t listen to that nonsense. My children went to bed last night without anything to eat, and here you are, telling me that I should not kill you!”Then he shot one of his arrows, but the hare evaded it. The hare said to him again,
“Friend, because you want to kill me you will never have good luck in all your life.” He then ran away from the hunter and hid himself in another part of the forest. The hunter picked up his arrow and went back to his home. He found that his wife and his two children were all dead. If he had left the hare alone, this would never have happened. However, because of his foolishness, he refused to listen to the voice of the hare and because of his ingratitude, this great misfortune came to him.
a) Identify and explain any two things you would do to prepare yourself for the above narrative. (4marks)
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b)What two verbal cues would you use effectively to bring out the exchange between the hare and the hunter. Explain you answer. (4mks)
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c) Which expression would you use in each of the following situation? (1mk)
You are revising for the end of year examinations at home. Your neighbor is playing very loud music. You decide to go their house to request them to reduce the volume of their radio.
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d) State the meanings of the following body movements. (2mks)
i) Fidgeting in your seat
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ii) Moving closer to the audience.
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e) Provide another word that is pronounced the same as the following. (5mks)
i) - Pair…………………………………..
- Quay…………………………………
- Straight……………………………..
- Liquor……………………………..
- Heir………………………………..
ii) Pick the odd one out from the group of words given below paying attention to the pronunciation of the underlined parts. (4mks)
i) Chore choose chord
ii) Fracas debris chaos
iii) Drought draught thought
iv) Physics phylum photography
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