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a)No woman in Hollywood in the sixties was more beautiful than Marylyn Monroe.
b)Little did I know that there was trouble ahead.
c)All went for games save for Maina.
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- Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.
Happiness arises largely from the mental qualities of contentment, confidence, serenity and active good-will. It includes the pain of losing as well as the pleasure of finding. It thrives best in a crowded life. The men and women who are recorded in history and biography as the most happy were with always somewhat to do than they could possibly do. Every waking hour of their lives was occupied with ambitious projects, literature, love, politics, science, friendship, commerce, professions, trades, their religious faith, and a thousand other matters. The secret of happiness may be found by making each of these interests count to its utmost as part of the fabric of life.
We need to avoid the extremes of sluggish placidity and feverish activity. we are not going to be satisfied with felicity which resembles that of a stone, unfeeling and unmoving, but will look back from future ears with sorrow and regret if we run to and fro, giving it what Socrates called ‘the itch’.
Happiness obviously includes two sorts of behavior: active and passive. We may say the active consists in searching and sharing, while the passive part is made up security and possession. Neither part is complete in itself, nor does neither yield full satisfaction if it is over-emphasized. Philosophers from the ancient Greeks to present day have been extolling a balanced life as the most happy life,and many unhappy people can, when they face the issue, trace their discontent to imbalance.
The recipe for happiness cannot be given in any single word, because its many virtues have to be combined in their proper quantities, at the proper times for proper purposes.
It is legitimate to seek happiness. We cannot help observing that while followers of some schools of thought are telling us to avoid seeking happiness; they intimate that if we do so we shall be happy.
The search requires a plan. We need to know what sort of happiness we seek, what the ingredients are, what our strongest wants are, and what we have to start with. We should train ourselves to keep the program me simple, and free from complications and side trips, to pay attention to little things to deflate quickly after being praised and to bounce back quickly after disappointment, to seize to create opportunities to put our special abilities to work, to seek excellence in everything we do, to remain modest and to review and revise periodically.
Most of us do not really have to seek far and wide. Happiness grows at our fireside, if we cultivate it.
a) According to the writer, what is the source of happiness?
b) What two sorts of behavior does happiness include?
c) What does the writer mean when he talks about a balanced life?
d) In a paragraph of about 30 words, summarize the things we must know as we search for happiness?
e) Explain the writers point in the last paragraph of the passage. (2mks)
f) The recipe for happiness cannot be given in any single word.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning: No single word....)
g)Identify and comment on the figures of speech used in the following:
(i) It (Happiness) thrives best in a crowded life.
(ii) ... as part of the fabric life.
h)Describe the tone of this passage.
i)Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.
(i) Extolling-
(ii) Intimate-
(iii) Felicity-
(iv) Legitimate-
Date posted: September 12, 2019. Answers (1)
- The school’s dining hall roof has been destroyed and is under renovation following a heavy downpour. Students have been requested to take their meals in...(Solved)
The school’s dining hall roof has been destroyed and is under renovation following a heavy downpour. Students have been requested to take their meals in a makeshift structure as construction is being completed. On two occasions, form four students have been pushing, jostling and edging out form ones as they demand to be considered in the first eating shift. As a dining hall captain, you are called to arbitrate the case. As a good negotiator, what three aspects would you consider as you try to reach an agreement.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- During the prize giving day, you have been asked to present a narrative to the guests. State any three ways in which you would...(Solved)
During the prize giving day, you have been asked to present a narrative to the guests. State any three ways in which you would make your story interesting.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- You are attending a debate club in your neighboring school. When a student from your school takes the podium, you notice that he/she is afraid....(Solved)
You are attending a debate club in your neighboring school. When a student from your school takes the podium, you notice that he/she is afraid. Write down two indicators that would tell you that the student is anxious and suggest how to overcome them.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- State whether you would end with a rising or falling intonation against each of the following sentences. ...(Solved)
State whether you would end with a rising or falling intonation against each of the following sentences.
i) What an awesome sight!
ii) I have a riddle, are you ready to take it?
iii) Are you going to the meeting?
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Identify the silent letters in the following words (Solved)
Identify the silent letters in the following words
i ) Baguette
ii) Poignant
iii) Succumb
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the following oral poem and answer the questions that follow. (Solved)
Read the following oral poem and answer the questions that follow.
There was a little man
There was a little man
And he had a little gun
And his bullets were made of Lead, Lead, and Lead
He went to the brook
And he saw a little duck
And he shot it right through the head, head, and head.
He carried it home
To his old wife, Juan
And lit her fire to make, make, make
To roast the little duck
He had shot in the brook
And he’d gone and fetched her the drake, drake, drake.
The drake was swimming with his curly tail,
The old man made his mark, mark, mark
He fired his shot
But he fired too soon,
And the drake flew away with a quack, quack, quack.
Questions
1. Identify and illustrate how rhythm has been achieved in this oral poem
2. Imagine you are performing this poem to learners who are visually impaired. Explain three ways in which you would ensure that they get the message effectively.
3. If you are performing this poem, to an audience, in which ways would you enliven your presentation?
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- 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.
Cigarette smoking is one of the major causes of death (1)........ adults and teenagers both in developed and developing countries. Unfortunately, very little has been done to educate these product (2)............. on the dangers of smoking. Smoking has adverse (3)............. especially if one smokes more than one pack a day, or has smoked for a long time. The full extent of smoking on one’s body (4).............. from person to person, since it depends on the person’s vulnerability to the chemical in the cigarette or tobacco smoke. The effects also vary depending (5)............. the number of cigarette sticks a person smokes (6)............ day, the age when the person started to smoke and the number of years the person has (7)............. smoking. Recent studies further indicate (8)..................... every year hundreds of thousands of people from all corners of the world die from medical complications caused by smoking. Apart from causing death, cigarette smoking is(9)............. by a couple of complications, which include: a rise in a person’s blood pressure, heart rate, decrease in a person’s blood flow to body extremities like the finger and toes, dizziness ,nausea, watery eyes, hyper acidity, loss (10).............. taste, smell and loss of appetite.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentence correctly. (Solved)
Rewrite the following sentence correctly.
I went for shopping yesterday.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate preposition.(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate preposition.
a.) The new student was so confused that he was lost ............. words.
b.) My father deals ............ second-hand clothes.
c.) John is very good ................ English
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- In each of the following sentences, give an appropriate phrasal verb that means the same as the underlined word. (Solved)
In each of the following sentences, give an appropriate phrasal verb that means the same as the underlined word.
a.) The thief confessed after a thorough beating by the irate mob.
b.) The grandmother liked her grandchildren .
c.) The meeting was cancelled at the eleventh hour.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in bracket. (Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in bracket.
a.) He _____________ visits his grandparents. (often)
b.) Our roads are being renovated to increase their ______________ . (wide)
c.) The party rebels were ___________________ subjected to bombarding from the party leaders. ( relent)
d.) Men are not expected to show signs of _____________ . (coward)
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instruction s given after each without changing the meaning. (Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instruction s given after each without changing the meaning.
a.) He submitted his poem for publication after being encouraged by his friends. (Begin: Encouraged...)
b.) Mother asked Mutiso if he would make breakfast the following day. (Change to direct speech)
c.) But for the pilot's quick action, the plane would have crashed. ( Begin: Had it ...)
d.) My brother and me have been taking violin lessons for two months. (Rewrite the sentence correctly. )
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the two meanings in the following sentence.(Solved)
Explain the two meanings in the following sentence.
Wambua loves swimming more than Kioko.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the sentences. (Solved)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the sentences.
i. The election officials complained that it was ........ of the government not to pay them in time.(reason)
ii. The driver was accused of poor .............of the vehicle. (maintain)
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- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in brackets.(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in brackets.
i. To .............(they/them) everything is acceptable.
ii. It is .................(they/ them) who assisted the accident victims.
iii. Joan, together with her friends,............... (drive/ drives) the car.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Replace the underlined word(s) with appropriate phrasal verb. (Solved)
Replace the underlined word(s) with appropriate phrasal verb.
i. I was excited when I accidentally met an old friend in town.
ii. The employer was disappointed by the lazy workers.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences correctly. (Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences correctly.
i. If I was the president, I would have jailed corrupt people.
ii. The raging fire destroyed a lot of properties.
iii. "Repeat the statement again. I did not understand."
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. (Solved)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Ask any youngster what living with their parents is like and they will most likely tell you it is pure hell. They hate being told what to do, or taking orders or having to explain where they are going or coming from, especially girls. Young people hate asking for permission to go anywhere, and even worse being told that they must be back by a certain time. They hate having to ask for permission to use something or do something at home and consider these requirements an infringement on their freedom. So while parents believe they are inculcating good behavior in their children, the youngsters see it as dictatorship.
Another thorny issue is religion. I dearly remember what happened when I decided to attend a church different from my mother’s. She told me in no uncertain terms that if I wanted to continue going to my new church, I would have to move out because she would not allow it. I found my parents’ restrictions rather stifling and could not wait for the day I would move out of home. I fantasized about going on outings that were forbidden at home, returning home late, going wherever I wanted whenever I wanted, returning from work and just lazing on the couch, leaving my bed unmade or my clothes lying around with no one to tell me that my room was a mess.
When it came to resources, mum would scold us if we left the door of the jiko open while heating our bath water or left the food to cook for an unnecessarily long time on the kerosene stove. She would breathe fire about our wastefulness, while reminding us of the high cost of living. She would conclude by telling us that she would not allow it in her house. My dad would be equally furious if he found the lights on in a room that was not being used. On several occasions he threatened not to pay the electricity bill and leave us in darkness for a while so that we could learn to save resources. Sometimes my siblings would laugh and wonder what our parents were making such a fuss about. At other times we would be angry and grumble that they were stingy and did not want to see us happy; how we longed to get away from them.
But when the time to leave home finally came, I was apprehensive and wondered what life without my parents would be like. One moment I would be happy to be free, with no one to order me around, the next moment I would be having doubts. When you are young, you think you have the freedom to do as you please. But after doing something “forbidden” once or twice, you begin
having second thoughts. You realize, since you never used to go on outings for instance, you won’t miss much by staying indoors most of the time instead of coming back late.
You now have to pay your bills and realize that you have to cut costs, you remove your bath water from the stove before it boils and do not allow milk to boil for a second longer than necessary, and of course you switch off the lights in any room that’s not being used. Suddenly, you realize that you are living by the very rules you resented in your parents’ home. You are learning to use resources wisely now that you have to take care of yourself. When you start a family, you impose the same restrictions on your children. If there is one thing you cannot run away from, it is responsibility. What I have learnt is that when your parents are tough with you, they are only teaching you to be responsible. As the saying goes “only the wearer of the shoe knows where the shoe pinches.” I now understand why my parents gave me a tongue lashing whenever I misused resources.
a) Make notes on why youngsters say living with parents is pure hell
b) What would youngsters prefer rather than give in to their parents’ dictatorship?
c) According to the passage, parents are economical. Validate this statement.
d) In your opinion, are parents out to punish children by setting rules and regulations in the homes?
e) Explain the writer’s attitude towards leaving home when the time came.
f) Comment on the irony in the passage.
g) Explain the meaning of the following saying as used in the passage.
'Only the wearer of the shoe knows where the shoe pinches'
h) Mother would breathe fire about our wastefulness while reminding us of the high cost of living. (Rewrite beginning: Not only ............)
i) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage
i. Stifling..............
ii. Stingy.......................
iii. Resented.....................
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)
- Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passages below with the most appropriate word.(Solved)
Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passages below with the most appropriate word.
Children who show no interest in others welfare 1...... engage in pronounced anti-social behaviors are usually 2 ....... by peers. They may experience serious psychological problems especially during adolescence. Studies have established that children who are altruistic are likely to feel 3....... about their lives than 4 ....... who are selfish. Altruism leads to satisfaction and competence. 5.........., altruistic children become very popular and this nurtures a feeling of self worth. Altruistic behaviour also benefits groups. This 6............... be attributed to the fact that children working 7 ........... groups focus on what benefits the team as opposed to paying attention to individual’s weakness. An altruistic orientation makes children do 8.......... best, saves time and produces good grades. The development of altruistic traits can also be influenced by environment. This could include television, radio or even caretakers. 9.............children in the modern world is not 10.............easy task and parents need to be equipped with skills that can work on children.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)