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Kansbaag English Functional Writting Question Paper
Kansbaag English Functional Writting
Course:Secondary Level
Institution: Mock question papers
Exam Year:2009
Name Admission Number Class
101/1
ENGLISH
PAPER 1
(Functional Skills)
2 hours
KANSBAG PROJECTIONS FORM FOUR TERM 1 EXAMINATION 2009
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
ENGLISH
Paper 1
2 hours
Instructions
- Write your name, class and index number in the spaces provided above.
- Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
For Examiner’s Use Only
Question Maximum Score Candidate’s Score
1 20
2 10
3 30
Total Score 60
PAPER ONE
Q1 FUNCTIONAL WRITING 20 Marks
A pen friend of yours wants to spend his/her long vacation in your country and the first thing he she wants to do one in your country is to visit your family he /she has asked for the name of the nearest airport from your home and the direction to get to your home with ease as he/she would hire a taxi write the letter.
Q2 CLOZE TEST 10 Marks
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
When Makau was………………………five years old he was taken for a medical check up at Kenyatta hospital. Following two ……………………… eye operations the doctors …………………that he be taken to a school for the blind Makau joined Thika school for the blind the fact that he was already interacting with blind children helped Makau to accept and adjust to …………………to him the blindness was …………………and normal after Makau has remarkable adjusted to his situation. He………………… jokes and says he does not ………………… to endure the agony of not watching television when there is no electricity Every time there is power failure his ………………… take advantage o his heightened …………………sense Makau can locate the lantern and box of mahes without grouping around and tipping furniture he knows his way around the house
Q3 ORAL SKILLS 30 Marks
i) Read the song below then answer the questions that follow
Mwana kuku Chick [baby of hen
Lala laala slep, sleep
Kuredza chiphanga the kite [eagle] is coming
Tooto baby
Questions
a. The song above is a lullaby, State two features that are characteristic of this genre.2 Marks
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b. List two ways the singer would use to make the song very effective to its function. 2 Marks
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ii) Image that you are speaking to a crowd of your fellow students to pursued them not to destroy school property as they want to go on a strike. List four important cues that would enhance your speech 4 Marks
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iii) Read the poem below and answer questions that follow.
INFANT SORROW William Blake
My mother groaned, my father wept,
Into the dangerous world I leapt:
Helpless, naked, piping loud,
Like a fiend hid in a cloud
Struggling in my father’s hands,
Striving against my swaddling-bands,
Bound and weary, I thought best,
To sulk upon my mother’s beast
QUESTIONS
a. Describe the rhyme scheme and explain its effectiveness. 2 Marks
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b. Which words would you stress in the last line of the poem and why? 2 Marks
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c. Identify an instance of alliteration used in the poem 1 Marks
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d. How would you perform the last line 2 Marks
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iv) Give a word which has a similar pronunciation as the one given 2 Marks
Whine ………………………………………………
Pray ………………………………………………
Steak ………………………………………………
Doe ………………………………………………
v) Identify and underline the silent letter in the words below 3 Marks
Crotchet Gnaw
Receipt Useful
Heiress Clear
vi) Write two sentences for each of the words given to bring out different meanings 4 Marks
Front
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Sow
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vii) The following is a conversation between a Caller and a Secretary rewrite it to correct instances of improper etiquette 6 Marks
Caller: Hello
Secretary: What do you want?
Caller: I want to speak to Edward
Secretary: Who are you?
Caller: That is really none of your business, is Edward in?
Secretary: No he is not. He has left.
Caller: Can I leave a message? [sec hang up]
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