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- What is the past tense of the word (seek)?(Solved)
What is the past tense of the word (seek)?
Date posted: March 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Describe the various tests to identify nouns(Solved)
Describe the various tests to identify nouns.
Date posted: March 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- Discuss challenges that women face in the book the river and the source (Solved)
Discuss challenges that women face in the book the river and the source
Date posted: March 7, 2018. Answers (1)
- The culture in the River and the Source is deeply rooted. Justify the statement?(Solved)
The culture in the River and the Source is deeply rooted. Justify the statement?
Date posted: March 5, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline the characteristics of trickster narrative 2.Outline the things one will do in preparation of a speech.3.What are...(Solved)
1. Outline the characteristics of trickster narrative
2. Outline the things one will do in preparation of a speech.
3. What are the preparations one can do if one intends to carry it an interview.
Date posted: March 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- The River and the Source: Margaret Ogola
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow
“You mean there is bigger white chief than this...(Solved)
The River and the Source: Margaret Ogola
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow
“You mean there is bigger white chief than this Diyo?”Odongo asked.“Looks like it,” replied the twin.“Don’t you think he should have decided? Aunt’s case is after all so clear.”“Maybe he should have taken a longer time to think.”“He probably does not understand the way of Chik.After all he is white.”
“My sons,” said Akoko. “Do not decide the wisdom of a man by the brevity of his quiet or the multitude of his words. It is only a wise man who can decide quickly that he doesn’t know and needs to seek more knowledge. A fool knows everything. It is only a wise man who does not hide his folly behind many words. I think this Diyo will help me.”
Later that evening their benefactor whose name was Otuoma told them of the DO’s conversance with the ways of the people.“Have no doubt, he will deal fairly with you because he knows right from wrong which is more than you can say for some white people. The DO has lived in this place for thirteen years. It is customary for difficult cases to be heard more than once, so that the truth can be fully ascertained.
You just go home and come back in three months. People will soon be sent to hear for themselves what has been happening in your village.”
So at dawn the following day Akoko left for Sakwa with her nephews who later would relate the tale of their adventures to their less lucky peers, later still to their own children and grandchildren. The tale took on mythical proportions in the telling, with their aunt assuming the greatness of the foundress, Nyar Nam, and they themselves joining the great braves of the tribe, at least in their own imagination.
“When my brother and I took my aunt to make an apil (appeal) to the big white chief whose name was Diyo,” would begin Odongo to some round eyed grandson many years later, “We found and overcame many dangers on the way for our courage was boundless. Our aunt walked with her head high for she was the daughter of a chief and the spirit of her ancestors rested fully on her. She faced the white chief unflinchingly, and told him her story, the greed and arrogance of her brother-in-law Otieno, chief by default.
When she got back home, Akoko found that the plunder for her cattle had reached major proportions, the chief having taken advantage of her heaven sent absence. Her first impulse was to storm out and do murder, and be done with it, but reason soon reasserted itself. There was no advantage in knocking one’s head against a tree trunk, at best one may chip off a bark but in return get a large bruise on the head. If you want to cut a tree, take time to sharpen an axe. So she bided her time.
Questions
a) Place this excerpt in its immediate context.
b) Identify and illustrate thematic concerns evident in this excerpt.
c) Describe the character of Akoko as brought out in this passage.
d) Apart from this passage, when else in the novel do we find Akoko being decisive?
e) Identify, illustrate and show the importance of two styles used in this passage.
f) Rewrite this sentence in indirect speech.
“You mean there is a bigger chief than this Diyo?” Odongo asked.
g) What is the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage?
i) “…walked with her head high …”
ii) “……no advantage in knocking one’s head against a tree trunk………..”
Date posted: March 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow
AGRICULTURE’S VITAL ROLE IN MANAGING CRISES
With increasing frequency and magnitude, disasters and conflicts are causing...(Solved)
Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow
AGRICULTURE’S VITAL ROLE IN MANAGING CRISES
With increasing frequency and magnitude, disasters and conflicts are causing untold human suffering in many parts of the world. These are as diverse as Typhoon Haiyan, Ebola, civil war in Syria, to name but a few of the more recent ones.
We need more concerted efforts to end conflict, alleviate suffering, and reduce risk and vulnerability conditions facing millions of people, most of whom are poor and live in rural and marginalized areas of developing countries. This, essentially, was the aim of the World Humanitarian Summit, convened recently by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. It sought to build on momentum of an extraordinary series of commitments by the international community.
The recent adoption of a sustainable development agenda to end hunger and poverty and to “leave no-one behind”, a universal climate agreement, and a new framework to reduce disaster risk and enhance resilience are important steps in the right direction. But we must go much further and radically transform how we perceive and implement humanitarian efforts. Crises are not only humanitarian emergencies. Many are also about neglect and lack of development and cannot be solved by humanitarian action alone.
In practical terms, it means moving beyond responding with short-term, relief measures and investing much more in tackling the root causes of crises. It means building resilience and strengthening the livelihoods of people in ways that not only drive recovery from war, disease, floods and other shocks, but also help to reduce the impact of these crises and, where possible, prevent them from taking place altogether.
Agriculture and rural development are key to strengthening the livelihoods of the most vulnerable, including hundreds of millions of small-scale family farmers who are responsible for producing an important share of the world’s food.
And it is they who are most at risk. The damage is there for all to see. Extreme weather events, such as those associated with El Nino, wreak havoc across wide swathes of the rural areas of the developing world, animal diseases disrupt food chains, and wars force millions to abandon their homes, fields and livestock and become migrants at a scale not seen since World War II.
The agricultural sector, which bears almost 22 per cent of the damages and losses caused by natural disasters and up to 85 per cent in case of drought, receives on average less than 4 per cent of humanitarian aid. This provides a stark measure of the widening chasm between needs and the magnitude of response. In this context it is crucial to stress that investing in livelihoods is not only the just thing to do, but it also makes sense from a cost – effectiveness point of view by helping to address the root causes of conflict, reduce the impact of future shocks, and prevent a deepening of vulnerabilities and the onset of a vicious circle. Expanding access to social protection systems is crucial to underpin resilience. In the case of natural hazards, it is four to seven times more cost-effective to invest in disaster risk reduction than to rely on emergency response. Moreover, in armed conflict and protracted crises, protecting, saving, and rebuilding agricultural livelihoods to save lives and create the conditions for longer-term resilience is a key step towards ensuring peace and stability. However, the role of the agriculture sector in crises is too often overlooked and the necessary investments are not made.
If we want to address growing humanitarian needs we need to manage crises differently. We need to acknowledge that interventions must have a long-term impact on the beneficiaries. It is the only way we can ensure that nobody is left behind.
(Source: DN 15th June 2016 page 15)
Questions
a) Why is agriculture’s role vital in crises management?
b) What is the main aim of the World Humanitarian Summit convened by the UN secretary General?
c) According to paragraph 3, what is the main cause of failure in disaster and conflict management?
d) What statistical evidence shows that agriculture has been neglected by governments?
e) In note form, how have governments failed in the management of crises?
f) Why are the agriculturalists the most vulnerable when conflict and disasters strike?
g) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.
i) Humanitarian
ii) vulnerable
iii) chasm
iv) resilience
Date posted: March 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
At the edge of Montono forest there was village occupied by a few inhabitants....(Solved)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
At the edge of Montono forest there was village occupied by a few inhabitants. The people of the village got their firewood, water and fruits from the forest. But inside the forest lived a giant ogre. The ogre was known to kill and feast on the children of the village. Every other weekend a family was heard wailing and moaning their loved one.
One day the villagers decided enough was enough. “We will all be dead soon unless we do something to contain this monster,” many lamented. They considered leaving the village altogether. But some reasoned that the monster would follow them whenever they would go.
“What shall we do then?” they asked one another in panic. “Let us gather all our young men together and lay an ambush for this monster and kill it,” a wise man said. They all agreed with him, the young men of the village, armed with all manner of weapons, laid an ambush in the forest for several days. They were beginning to despair when the ogre finally appeared. The young warriors rushed after the beast. But to their dismay none of their weapons could penetrate the ogre’s thick skin.
There was panic among them. Some fainted on realizing this. The ogre was vicious as usual. He let out a loud laughter that shook the warriors to the bone. “You don’t know who you are messing up with,” the ogre said. But one warrior was determined to kill the monster. Before embarking on the mission he had consulted the oracles on how to kill such a giant. The gods revealed that the giant’s life lay in its shadow. If anybody struck the ogre’s shadow, it would surely die.
While the few warriors were attacking the ogre from different directions, and taking cover when it hit back with its massive hand, the brave warrior was desperately aiming for its shadow. But he had to be careful lest the monster got hold of him. His strategy was to first aim at its eyes to distract it. And sure it worked. His arrow went straight to the ogre’s eye.
As the monster struggled to remove the struck arrow, the brave warrior moved close and aimed at its shadow, and the giant fell with a thud. There was a cry of joy from his fellow fighters,” You have done it brother, it is dead,” they congratulated the brave warrior. Now it was time to return to the village and claim his prize. But when they looked around, some of their fellow warriors still lay unconscious while others had sprinted for safety when they realized the ogre could over power them. They watched from a distant.
When they saw the animal fall they were equally jubilant. Some ran towards their homestead to inform the villagers of the good news, while others walked in the direction of the forest singing songs of praise. It was a moment of joy as villagers started streaming into the forest. They cut it into pieces till they were sure it was no more. The warrior who brought down the monster received a fat heifer as a gift for his courage.
(Adapted from the Sunday Nation, February 23, 2014)
(a) Classify the above sub-genre.
(b) Identify and illustrate two features of oral narratives in the story.
(c) From your knowledge of such kind of stories, give four characteristics of ogres.
(d) What are some of the economic activities practiced in this community?
(e) How is the victorious warrior portrayed?
(f) Give the meaning of the following word and expressions:
(i) Vicious
(ii) Shook the warrior to the bone
Date posted: March 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
The needle-in-a haystack hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner spread to the vast Indian Ocean...(Solved)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
The needle-in-a haystack hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner spread to the vast Indian Ocean today after the White House cited “new information” that it might have flown for hours after vanishing nearly seven days ago.
Multiple US media reports citing American officials, said the Malaysia airlines Boeing 777’s communication system continued to “ping” a satellite for a number of hours after it disappeared off the radar with 239 people aboard, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
“It’s my understanding that based on some new information that’s not necessarily conclusive, but new information, an additional search area may be opened in the Indian Ocean.” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. A US navy official said that the USS kidd was “ transiting the strait of Malacca en route to the Indian Ocean,” The guided missile destroyer was initially deployed for the gulf of Thailand on the other side of Malaysia’s coast.
It was the latest in a series of tantalizing leads that have pulled the search for fight MH370 in multiple directions and deepened one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation history.
Delhi-based aviation analyst Kapil Kak, a former Indian air marshal, called the situation “inexplicable, unprecedented and shocking.”
The new thrust opens an additional search front of daunting magnitude. The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest with an average depth of nearly 3,900 metres. It is like going “from a chessboard to a football field,” commander William Marks of the Us 7th fleet told CNN.
Marks insisted the search remained coordinated with the Malaysian authorities and that the US navy was “not out here freelancing.”
At the same time, Malaysia continued “to work closely” with US officials sent to Kuala Lumpur to help in the investigation. Malaysia officials were expected to hold news conference later today.
The lack of results from the investigation and search so far has created a volatile mix of grief, anger, frustration and speculation that the Malaysian authorities have struggled to control.
The government has stressed the “unprecedented” nature of the challenge, with the search parameter expanding daily and the focus swinging wildly from the east to the west of the Malaysia Peninsula. The Boeing 777 vanished early Saturday over the southern China Sea with no indication.
“There are so many stories swirling around. This morning one man told me the plane had landed in Africa," said Subrama-niam Gurusamy, a 60-year-old Malaysia security guard whose son was on the flight. “How am I going to explain to my grandchildren that nobody knows where their father is?” he told AFP.
Adding to the anguish of relatives-most of whom are Chinese-has been the succession of false leads, mixed signals, and miscommunication between the various countries involved in the hunt. (AFP)
(Adapted from the Saturday Nation, March 15, 2014)
Questions.
(a) What is meant by the phrase “new information?”
b) What makes the disappearance of the flight MH370 a mystery? Write in point form.
(c) Why is there a volatile mix of grief, anger, frustration and speculation over its disappearance?
(d) How have the Malaysian authorities tried to control the situation in ‘c’ above?
(e) How can we tell that the situation is posing a great challenge to all involved?
(f) What is the evidence that the plane’s mysterious disappearance is weighing heavily on the family members of the passengers and what is adding to their anguish.
(g) “How am I going to explain to my grandchildren that nobody knows where their father is?
Rewrite this statement in reported speech.
Date posted: March 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Using appropriate illustrations from the novel ‘The River and the Source’ by Margaret Ogolla, discuss the theme of change.(Solved)
Using appropriate illustrations from the novel ‘The River and the Source’ by Margaret Ogolla, discuss the theme of change.
Date posted: February 28, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
Every year, the government 1______________________hundreds of millions of...(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
Every year, the government 1______________________hundreds of millions of shillings in tax revenue 2______________________smuggling. Dumping of sub-standard goods 3________________ counterfeit products poses another 4____________________threat 5_________________ the stability, of the economy.
Local traders say smuggling 6_______________________ further fuelled by economic growth registered in the last two years. They attribute this 7___________________ to rising demand for imported goods, especially electronic 8___________________, cars and petroleum products.
And while import volumes 9_____________________ increased substantially in the past two years, facilities and equipment 10___________________ the Kilindini harbour, Mombasa and Kenyatta International Airport (J.K.IA) are overstretched.
Date posted: February 22, 2018. Answers (1)
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(a) Rewrite the sentence below as instructed.
(i) Water has been being carried by the cooks (Begin: The cooks ..)
ii) The Executive is committed to...(Solved)
(a) Rewrite the sentence below as instructed.
(i) Water has been being carried by the cooks (Begin: The cooks ..)
ii) The Executive is committed to implement the constitution (Rewrite correctly)
(iii) Annabel and Mabel could sing very well _________________________? (Add a tag)
(b) Fill in the blank with the adjective form of the words in brackets
The accused is yet to be proven....................................................(GUILT)
(ii) The .................................... (MISCHIEF) boy startled the cat.
(iii) Your speech was .................................................... (REMINISCE) of Osamas
(c) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of 'LIE' and 'LAY'
(i) Jessica has...................................................... in the shade all afternoon
(ii) My turkey had ...................................... three eggs before Christmas.
(iii) Whoever says a dog is feline must be a ....................................................................
(d) Replace the underlined words in each sentence with one word with similar meaning
(i) The meeting was put off ....................................................for lack of quorum
(ii) The baby lets out..................................... a cry every time its mother leaves the room
(iii) I'm sorry I can't put up ................................. the visitors; I don't have enough room
(e) Fill the blanks with the correct word
(i) The girls.......................................... their uniform on the clothesline yesterday afternoon
(ii) I entirely agree .......................................... your proposal
(iii) The KCSE results were ................................................. on the KNEC website
Date posted: February 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
Local dramas 1_________________ come along way production-wise. No doubt...(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
Local dramas 1_________________ come along way production-wise. No doubt directors are better than they were ten years ago. 2________________ we have a long way to go before we catch 3____________ with Hollywood, or even Nollywood. Several new local dramas have 4_____________ me hooked to the silver screen. I however have to 5_______________ a way to stop cringing with 6______________static acting. And it is extremely difficult to get used to the long rigid 7_________________ between conversations in certain programmes.
We also need to have script 8____________ to stop using words like, Whatever you say may be used against you Which policeman says this in Kenya? What is that 9_____________? But I will still choose to watch local productions 10 ___________ the Latin American soaps.
Date posted: February 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following extract in a passive voice(Solved)
Rewrite the following extract in a passive voice
-Thandi wore a flowing white gown
-Mandla is studying politics at rhodes university in grahamstown
-Thando chose her three sisters as bridesmaid
Date posted: February 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the poem below and then answer the questions that follow.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not...(Solved)
Read the poem below and then answer the questions that follow.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
By Robert Frost
(Adapted from Understanding Poetry by Jim Reeves London: Heinemann, 1965)
Date posted: January 31, 2018. Answers (1)
- Identify any three steps taken by the government to improve dairy farming. (Solved)
Identify any three steps taken by the government to improve dairy farming.
Date posted: January 28, 2018. Answers (1)
- When it blows very fast it is called a rain (Solved)
When it blows very fast it is called a rain
Date posted: January 28, 2018. Answers (1)
- State the characteristics of a critical thinker(Solved)
State the characteristics of a critical thinker
Date posted: January 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- Mention and discuss various types of word formation processes.(Solved)
Mention and discuss various types of word formation processes.
Date posted: January 24, 2018. Answers (1)
- The Novel Witi Ihimaera, The Whale Rider “Nani Flowers is the epicentre of humour in the story” Using illustrations from Witi Ihamaeras novel ‘The whale...(Solved)
The Novel Witi Ihimaera, The Whale Rider “Nani Flowers is the epicentre of humour in the story” Using illustrations from Witi Ihamaeras novel ‘The whale Rider’, write a composition in support of this statement.
Date posted: January 23, 2018. Answers (1)