1. He/she is an African who has never been to Africa, but knows quite a lot about it
Eg …….. I have never seen you
NB: 1mk identification
1mk for illustration
2. It is about slavery /of the Africans in their own land where they toil. Sweat in slavery and they do not resist but one seen
to be lying down in the weight of humbleness
3. 1. i) Personification e.g.
i) Africa is seen as the back that bends, lies down under the weight of humbleness
ii) ……………… the blood of your sweat
…………………toil …………slavery
iii) Patience with stubbornness.
2. Symbolism
The trembling back stripped red symbolizes torture.
3. Repetition
Africa my Africa
Africa …………Africa
Is African ……….your Africa iv) Alliteration eg
your black blood spilt over the fields
No marks for illustrations without identification 1mk for identification, 1mk for illustration Alliterated sound must be underlined
4. Angry /accusatory
Angry: he is angry because Africans blood and the sweat of the Africans irrigates the fields without any benefits to them (Africans)
Accusatory: he accuses the Africans for not doing anything about their plight eg are you the back….. On the roads of noon?
1mk for identification 1mk for illustration
NB: no mark for illustration without identification
5. a) It implies that many Africans lives have been lost through ruthless killings by the whites.
b) It shows the attachment and the pride that the persona feels about Africa /he has a strong sense of attachment to
Africa.
6. isn't it?
NB:
i) Comma after the statement must be fixed. if not, no mark ii) Question mark is mandatory, if missing no mark.
7. i) Seriously - should be an adverb
ii) Strong, not easily hurt
iii) To work very hard /doing something difficult
marto answered the question on April 8, 2019 at 07:41
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Underline the part (syllable) where the stress falls in each of the words below. (3 marks)
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Underline the part (syllable) where the stress falls in each of the words below. (3 marks)
i) coward
ii) contest (verb)
iii) discuss (verb)
iv) friendly
v) superb
vi) acknowledge
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April 8, 2019
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Read the poem written below and answer the questions that follow.
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Read the poem written below and answer the questions that follow.
want to die when you love me
I want to die when you love me While yet you hold me fair While laughter lies upon my lips And lights are in my air
I want to die while you love me I could not bear to see
The glory of this perfect day Grown dim or cease to be I want to die while you love me Oh! Who would care to live Till love has nothing more to ask And nothing more to give
I want to die while you love me And bear to that still bed Your kisses, turbulent, unspent To warm me when I am dead.
i) Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem. (2 marks)
ii) What effects is achieved by the use of rhyme? (2 marks)
iii) Identify and illustrate instances of alliteration in the poem. (2 marks)
iv) How would you say the last two lines of this poem? (2 marks)
b) What intonation would be use in the following sentences? (4 marks)
i) Are you sick?
ii) Why haven't you washed your clothes?
iii) She has gone.
iv) That's wonderful.
c) For each of the words given provide another with the same pronunciation. (5 marks)
i) Elicit
ii) Billed
iii) Wet
iv) Qay
v) Draft
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April 8, 2019
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Fill in the blank spaces in the sentences below with a suitable connector
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Fill in the blank spaces in the sentences below with a suitable connector (3 marks)
i) The thieves talked in whispers ………………………………….. they be overheard.
ii) My dog is small …………………………………… fierce.
iii) The old man is very sharp ……………………………. her age.
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April 5, 2019
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Replace the underlined word in each of the sentences with the most suitable phrasal verbs.
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Replace the underlined word in each of the sentences with the most suitable phrasal verbs. (3 marks)
i) The doctor remarked that the girl resembles her father.
ii) The looters stole goods of unknown value during the city riots.(make)
iii) When the regained consciousness he was amazed to realize that he was in hospital.(come
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April 5, 2019
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Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the words in the brackets
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Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the words in the brackets.
i) It took the police quite some time to …………………………… (peace) the agitated demonstrators.
ii) The criminal refused to reveal to his ………………………… (capture) how he escaped from the prison.
iii) Some Christians only think of divine ……………………………… (provide) when in need
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April 5, 2019
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
I WENT TO CHURCH.
I went to church today.
Yes I went and prayed for all Friends and foes a like. Dead and those alive.
I also prayed hard.
For the soul of that soldier. Who got short.
Fighting for our motherland
While I shot hot life into his wife. And I prayed to God too
That I live long
To go and pray again
Questions.
a) What is the poem about? (4 marks)
b) Identify and illustrate any two character traits of the speaker. (4 marks)
c) Identify and illustrate three poetic devices used in the poem. (6 marks)
d) What is the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem. (2 marks)
i) While I shot hot life into his wife.
ii) That I live long to go and pray again.
e) i) What is the tone of the poem (2 marks)
ii) Explain the overriding mood of the poem.
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April 5, 2019
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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.
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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.
Knot note not
Weapon weed wed
Breathe breath breadth
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April 5, 2019
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Read the dialogue below and answer the questions that follow.
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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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April 4, 2019
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Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word
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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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April 4, 2019
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Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition (i) You must not lean ….. the wall during the assembly.
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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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April 4, 2019
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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..
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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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April 4, 2019
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Arrange the adjectives in the following sentences in their correct order.
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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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April 4, 2019
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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
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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. 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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April 4, 2019
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Identify the word with the odd sound from the following sets of words. (5 marks)
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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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April 4, 2019
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Explain the difference in meaning between the following pairs of sentences.
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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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April 4, 2019
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Complete the cloze test below with the most appropriate word. Officially, alcoholism is a dependence......1....alcohol to such an extent that it shows noticeable interference with.......2.....or...
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Complete the cloze test below with the most appropriate word.
Officially, alcoholism is a dependence......1....alcohol to such an extent that it shows noticeable interference with.......2.....or mental health, interpersonal relations and satisfactory social and economic functioning.
After HIV/AIDS, heart disease and cancer, alcoholism is the next largest cause of death......3.......those between the ages of twenty five and fifty-five. In Kenya alone, the number of......4.....has increased to alarming proportions.
Usually a progressive disease, alcoholism moves......5....from overdrinking to chronic and uncontrolled....... 6.....affecting the liver, heart and nervous systems of its victims, often isolating them.....7....the society. As one anthropologist, says, "The alcoholic is someone for whom alcohol is both irresistible and progressively poisonous." To counteract these effects, much private and public money, time and attention..... 8..….been given to discovering possible issues, to finding ways to check this almost certain slide......9.....destruction. As a result, many ways of treating this condition.......10..….devised, some less successfully than others, none perfect. Among the least successfully ways of treating alcoholics are some of the standard reactions of those around the alcoholic.
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April 3, 2019
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You are the president of the students council in your school. You are supposed to give a speech on students
leadership during Prize Giving Day to...
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You are the president of the students council in your school. You are supposed to give a speech on students
leadership during Prize Giving Day to be held in your school.
(i) What preparations would you make to ensure that your speech is a success?
(ii) What would you do during the actual speech delivery in order to be understood properly?
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April 3, 2019
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Identify and explain two situations in which it would be courteous for you to maintain a respectable distance as you interact
with people
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Identify and explain two situations in which it would be courteous for you to maintain a respectable distance as you interact
with people.
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April 3, 2019
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Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow
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Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow:-
A song in springs
O little buds all burgeoning with spring
You hold my winter in forgetfulness
Without my window like branches swing
Within my gate I hear a robin sing
O little laughing blooms that lift and bless!
So blow the breezes in a soft caress
Blowing my dreams upon swallows wing;
O little merry buds in dappled dress
You fill my heart with very wantonness
Oh little buds all burgeoning with spring.
By Thomas S. Jones Jr.
Questions
a. Explain what makes this poem an oral poem? (2 marks)
b. How has rhythm been achieved in this poem? (2 marks)
c. How would you perform the last two lines in this poem?
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April 3, 2019
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You are the student who excelled in the K.C.S.E examination in your former school last year. The principal has requested you to prepare a speech...
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You are the student who excelled in the K.C.S.E examination in your former school last year. The principal has requested you to prepare a speech on 'time management' Which you will deliver to the students during the school prize giving day.
Write the speech
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April 3, 2019
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