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- You are set to take part in the county debating contest. How would you prepare yourself for this event?(Solved)
You are set to take part in the county debating contest. How would you prepare yourself for this event?
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- For each of the following sets of words, identify the odd one out according to the pronunciation of the underlined sounds.(Solved)
For each of the following sets of words, identify the odd one out according to the pronunciation of the underlined sounds.
Knot note not
Weapon weed wed
Breathe breath breadth
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- Provide another word pronounced the same as the following words.(Solved)
Provide another word pronounced the same as the following words
-Cent
-Know
-Pray
-Lessen
-Where
-Aural
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- Read the following passage filling the blank spaces with the most appropriate word.(Solved)
Read the following passage filling the blank spaces with the most appropriate word.
There are many obstacles the Government has to grapple with in ensuring access of children to free and compulsory
education. (1) …………………., the obstacles, parents everywhere would, (2) ………….. they have the ability, get (3)
………………………….. children into school. However, the economic circumstances of the (4) ……………… often make it very hard for them to send their children to school, particularly (5) …………….. there are fees to be paid. The Government (6) ……………. Made massive interventions to address the obstacle regarding affordability. (7) …………… employment of thousands of teachers, even though we need more to meet the shortage, capitation to students and other infrastructural support to schools (8) ……………….. the support it is receiving from the development partners, has helped to cut the (9) …………………. on households in securing (10) …………………. basic education for their children
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- Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. (Solved)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Sales promotion involves taking measures such as advertising, intended to win over the attach customers. Nowadays people
have more money to spend on goods produced is a highly competitive commercial world than was the case twenty years ago.
Protection of the consumer is therefore necessary. As far as the law is concerned both the seller and the buyer are treated
almost equally. However, the right of the buyers stem from the fact that the purchase of goods involved a contract between
the seller and the buyer. The law recognizes that the buyer is responsible for ensuring that he buys exactly what he sets out to
buy.
At times, consumers feel that they are exploited and they complain at other times, grievance may be voiced and yet no remedy
is effected. This may be due to the consumer‟s ignorance of his tight, his unwillingness to complain or simply indifference
on his part.
Consumers dealing with public utility corporations, such as Post Office, something experienced frustrations yet they are taxed in order
that such institutions may be financed. However weak the consumer is he should at least be safeguarded from such trade abuses as
rising prices of monopolies, poor weight and measures, false or misleading statements, description, brand
names, or trade marks applied to both goods and services and unhygienic conditions.
The Kenya Consumer organization is a voluntary organization that looks at the welfare of the consumer. It acts as a „watch
dog‟ on various aspects of consumer problems. These problems include overcharging, poor quality of goods on sale, artificial
shortages, faulty packaging and refusal to sell or conditional selling to non-regular customers. If a customer finds that what
he has purchased is not up to the expected standard, he can direct his complains to the organization. He is then asked to
forward the faulty item plus the receipt to the organization. The item is examined and if the complaint is confirmed to be
genuine, the organization sends a representative with the faulty item and the receipt to where it was purchased.
The representative explains the situation to the seller and request him either to replace the item or refund the money. If the
seller is unco-oporative, the organization then reforms the Price Control Department which takes up the matter. Should the
trader remain adamant, he will be prosecuted and fined if found guilty. Members of the organization also visit factories
involved in production of consumer commodities. The aim of such visit is to inspect the processing and general cleanliness
of such places and the quality of goods being produced and offered to the consumer. The organization then makes
recommendations and if the factory fails to make the necessary rectification, the relevant authority is notified. This may
result in legal action being take against the factory
The Kenya Bureau of Standards is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that products manufactured in Kenya, either for
the local market or export, measure to the international standard and specification. It is also educates consumers on
standardization. The promote standardization in industry and commerce, the bureau prepares specification and provides
facilities for examination and testing of any commodities manufactured, produced and treated. It also controls the use of
standardization and distinctive marks. Where the bureau also tests necessary, imported commodities.
The weight and measures department, on it‟s part, ensues that all types of weighing and measuring instruments used in the
country are accurate. Regular inspection and examination of these instruments is therefore a requirement.
The ministry of health is charged with the duty of ensuring that foods are hygienically prepared and supplied to the consumer .
In conjuction with the Ministry of Livestock, and especially the Veterinary Department, the Health Inspectorate ensures that
all slaughtered houses are clean an that meat is inspected before being supplied. Health Inspectors also visit public eatingplaces and market to ensue that general cleanliness is maintained. The Dairy Board is a section of the Ministry of Livestock
Development, and is primarily charged with the supervision of dairy products. These include milk, butter, cheese, yoghurt
and cream.
The Price Control Advisory Board carries out investigations on commodities from the point of view of both the consumer and
the supplier, before putting items under price control. This departments, therefore, plays a double role; it not only controls
the price but it also educates the consumer. This is extremely important because if members of the public are informed, they
will not only be able to make intelligent, but they will also be in a position to detectover changing and thus get the best value
for money.
The government also provides consumer protection through controlled monopoly and legal restriction of charges and profits in
certain commodities and services. Nationalisation of certain services such as Post and Telecommunications, banking, transport
health education and water supply curbs exploitation.
Finally, through health competition, producers both individually and as members of the Manufacturers association do
promote consumer protection, though indirectly, Competition for instance, means that there are no monopolies to fix prices at will and
exploit the consumer. Similarly, the manufacturers association though its rules, ensure that its members do not
overcharge on any item.
(Adapted from commerce for Kenya by R.N. Gichira, Macmillan, 1982, 86 - 91)
Questions
(a) Why do grievances sometimes go uncorrected? (1 mark)
(b) How is the position of the consumer presented in this passage? (2 marks)
(c) Identify any four bodies that are concerned with consumer protection. (4 marks)
(d) What measures are taken by the Kenya Consumer Organization towards consumer protection? (2 marks)
(e) In not more than forty words, summarize the role the Kenya Bureau of Standards play in consumer protection. (4 marks)
(f) As far as the law is concerned, both the seller and the buyer are treated almost equally.
Rewrite the above sentence beginning. (Both ...) (1 mark)
(g) How is Nationalization of services important in protecting the consumer? (2 marks)
(h) Explain how a consumer can facilitate his own protection. (3 marks)
(i) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage. (3 marks)
(i) Legal restrictions
(ii) Sales promotion
(iii) Curbs
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- Read the dialogue below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the dialogue below and answer the questions that follow. (5 marks)
Lillian: Good morning, Aisha
Aisha: Good morning.
Lillian: (Frowning) You don‟t look happy ... what's the matter?
Aisha: I have just received a call from home, and ...
Lillian: Ah, these fellows from home are always calling. My mother also called me.
Aisha: Well, in my case, it is bad news. My brother ...
Rehema: As I was saying, my mother called me, and also she wanted to tell me is that they are fine.
(Shaking her head absentmindedly
Aisha: My brother was involved in a car accident. But you are not listening ...
Rehema: What did you say?
Aisha: (Despairingly) I gave up.
Questions
What kind of lister is Rehema? Illustrate your answer)
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- Give the silent letter in the following words. (4 mark)(Solved)
Give the silent letter in the following words. (4 mark)
i) Parliament -
ii) Rendezvous -
iii) Biscuits -
iv) Basically
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- Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
More than 500 (1) _________________ including experts on curriculum from Kenya and further afield, met in Nairobi (2)
________________ other week with the question of the nation‟s (3) _______________ system on (4)________________ of the
agenda. It is right that the current system (5) ______________ was put in place over these decades ago to subjected to
exhaustive review.
The criticisms against the status que are numerous but the most important is that it (6) _____________crammily and role
learning and it does not inspire (7) ______________ thinking.
The world is a dynamic place and , to survive, one (8) ____________________to develop their facility for creativity and
adaptability. (9) ___________________ it is too early to know the prescriptions that emerged from the deliberations, the
proposals of a taskforce (10) ________________ by professor Douglas Othiambo after a good guide of the thinking among
educations.
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- Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition (i) You must not lean ….. the wall during the assembly.(Solved)
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. (2 marks)
(i) You must not lean …………………….. the wall during the assembly.
(ii) Robbers broke ……………………. our house while we were away.
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- Explain the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions (i) A skeleton in the cupboard.(Solved)
Explain the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions. (2 marks)
(i) A skeleton in the cupboard.
(ii) Show one's teeth
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- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given.(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given.
(i) If you have nothing more to contribute we will stop fundraising.
(Begin: Unless……………)
(ii) Only the head boy among the other prefects remained in the school.
(Begin: All……………...)
(iii) They had just entered the house. The shooting started.
(Join as one sentence beginning: Hardly…………)
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- Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets (i) In summary writing, you should observe both accuracy and..(Solved)
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets. (3 marks)
(i) In summary writing, you should observe both accuracy and ……………………….. (brief)
(ii) That we cannot add one and one is ……………………… (conceive)
(iii) Phil Collins is a famous ……………. all over the world. (piano
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- Arrange the adjectives in the following sentences in their correct order. (Solved)
Arrange the adjectives in the following sentences in their correct order. (3 marks)
(i) I hate blue toilet big ugly flies.
(ii) They found gold handsome round Swiss old watches.
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- Complete the following with an appropriate quantifier from the list given below(Solved)
Complete the following with an appropriate quantifier from the list given below
(i) As the drought intensified, the school cow produced ________________________ milk.
(ii) Since the game is quite risky, ____________________ students participate in it.
(iii) Don't worry , _______________________ paraffin will push you till mid-night.
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- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. You may think that expecting food to change your life is too much to ask(Solved)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
You may think that expecting food to change your life is too much to ask. But have you considered that eating the right food at the right time will increase energy, help you manage weight and ward off major illness?
Researchers have found that eating a meal with plenty of protein leaves you feeling more satisfied for longer when compared to a meal loaded with low-quality carbohydrates. Your body takes longer to digest protein, leading to a gradual increase in blood sugar. The high protein breakfast will therefore carry you through the morning and more importantly, through your tea break. Many high carbohydrate meals are absorbed quickly and send blood sugar on a roller coaster ride, taking your appetite with it and depleting your energy.
Many foods contain antioxidants, but fruits and vegetables may be the richest source. Behaving like chemical warriors,
antioxidants neutralize molecules known as free radicals before they damage arteries and body cells. This protects you from heart diseases, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes. You can now see why antioxidant foods should be consumed in generous portions.
Actually, forget pills - antioxidants work best when consumed in foods. In fact, nutritionists recommend that we eat five
portions of fruit and vegetables a day. It's less daunting than it sounds: a portion equals a piece of fruit, three tablespoons of cooked vegetables or a glass of fresh juice.
And do you desire to relive yourself of some baggage? Calcium is the latest weight-loss star to appear on the scene.
Scientists stumbled on its magic by accident. From study that measured the blood pressure of obese people, it was discovered that those who took one large tub of yoghurt a day in their diet lost an average of eleven pounds of body fat in one year, even though they did not eat less.
A follow-up study found that people on a high calcium diet lost weight and fat than did people on a low-calcium diet - and again, both consumed the same number of calories. Researchers believe calcium encourages fat cells to stop “getting fatter” instead, the cells burn extra fat without you having to go anywhere near a gymnasium.
It probably sounds strange to say that you can cat more in order to lose weight. Obviously, the question you should ask
immediately is, “Eat more of what?' We are talking about foods rich in fibre. They have what is referred to as low-energy density; that translates to few calories relative to weight. This means that you can down a mountain without fear of calories overload.
Fibre also aids weight loss because it's filling. Most high-fibre foods take a lot of chewing, triggering your body?s fullness sensors. Moreover, you absorb the food more slowly so you feel full longer.
Will the wonders of food ever cease? Not if researchers in nutrition keep their pace.
Let them keep the good news flowing - such as the fact that we don't have to starve ourselves to lose weight and keep diseases at bay.
((Adapted from Reader's Digest, January 2004)
(a) From the information given in the first paragraph, how can you improve your life? (1 mark)
(b) In not more than 35 words, summarize the effects of eating carbohydrates. (4 marks)
(c) Explain how free radicals contribute to the occurrence of high blood pressure and cancer. (2 marks)
(d) In what two forms can antioxidants be consumed? (2 marks)
(e) In fact, nutritionists recommend that we eat five portions of fruit and vegetable a day. Rewrite this statement as a question.
(1 mark)
(f) What is the attitude of the author towards calcium as a weight-cutting measure? (3 marks
(g) According to the passage, how can you use up excess fat? (2 marks)
(h) Identify an instance of irony in the passage. (2 marks)
(i) Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage. (3 marks)
(a) Daunting
(b) Baggage
(c) Down a mountain
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- Provide another word that will form minimal pairs for the following words(Solved)
Provide another word that will form minimal pairs for the following words
(i) Not ………………………………………………….
(ii) Play ………………………………………………….
(iii) Rips .........................
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- Identify the word with the odd sound from the following sets of words. (5 marks)(Solved)
Identify the word with the odd sound from the following sets of words. (5 marks)
(i) Pooh poop pool poor
(ii) Tortoise boy join ploy
(iii) Scuttle scythe scullery sculpture ……………………….
(iv) Gingivitis gigolo gist gender ……………………….
(v) Cannibal caesura calcium cachet
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- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition(Solved)
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition
Our school is equi-distant _______________ the two shopping cent res.
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- Explain the difference in meaning between the following pairs of sentences.(Solved)
Explain the difference in meaning between the following pairs of sentences. (2 marks)
(i) Mutunga has ten-day-old puppies in this kennel.
(ii) Mutunga has ten day-old puppies in this kennel.
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- Add a suitable prefix to the underlined words.(Solved)
Add a suitable prefix to the underlined words. (3 marks)
(i) After the terrorists were arrested by the KDF, they were armed.
(ii) A few students could spell the synonym.
(iii) We all felt that the coach was perfect
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