1.James is more responsible than his brother although he is the last born.
2.Onyango met a woman whose daughter he wanted to marry
3.The woman read a newspaper while the man prepared a meal
marto answered the question on September 30, 2019 at 08:41
- Fill in the blank with the correct verbs from the brackets.(Solved)
Fill in the blank with the correct verbs from the brackets.
1. The tea ............. expected back tomorrow. (are/is)
2.You ............ stay at home if you are feeling sick.(would/should)
3 .Parliament ............ resolved to abolish school fees in all public schools.(has/have).
Date posted: September 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow(Solved)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Terrorism is a real and urgent threat to nations and their interests a threat that could become perilous if terrorists acquire nuclear or biological weapons. The policies pursued by the bush administration have too often been counterproductive and self-defeating. In the name of an ‘offensive’ strategy, they have undermined the values and principles that made the United States a model for the world, dismayed cooperative nations around the world and jeopardize their cooperation with us, and provided ammunition for terrorist recruitment in the Middle East and beyond. To achieve our long-term objective we must go beyond narrow counterterrorism policies to embed counterterrorism in an overarching national security strategy designed to restore American leadership and respect in the world. This leadership must be based on a strong commitment to our values and to building the structures of international cooperation that are needed to only fight terrorists, but also to meet key challenges of our time: proliferation; climate change and energy security; the danger of pandemic disease; and the need to sustain a vibrant global economy that lifts the lives of people everywhere.
We have to demonstrate that the model of liberty and tolerance embodied by the United States, are the enemy of these universal ambitions. We must pursue an integrated set of policies- on non-proliferation, energy and climate, global public health and economic development- which reflect recognition that in an independent world, the American people can be safe and prosperous only if others too share in these blessings. Our policies must demonstrate a respect for differences of history, culture and tradition, while remaining true to the principles of liberty embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This kind of enlightened self-interest led others to rally to American leadership in the Cold War and offers the best hope for sustaining our leadership in the future. The world is filled with terrorist organizations. While the State Departments list of designated groups includes almost four dozen, numerous well known ones are still omitted because of issues related to designation process. Yet to many organizations, only one subset currently poses a serious and sustained threat to the United States and its allies: the Sunni jihadist organization known by the shorthand ‘al Qaeda’The group merits this special status because it is the only terrorist organization with the ambition and the capability to inflict genuinely catastrophic damage, which can provisionally be defined as attacks that claim causalities in the four digits or higher. The group is also unique in that it may eventually be able to carry out a campaign of repeated attacks that would have a paralyzing effect on American life and its institutions. Its ability to foil fundamental U.S. strategic goals-as it did in Iraq and as it threatens to do together with the Taliban in Afghanistan-has been amply demonstrated. As the turmoil in Pakistan has demonstrated, its capacity for upsetting the geopolitics of major regions of the world today is also unrivalled among non-state actors. The evidence provided by September 11, 2001 is sufficient to demonstrate the groups’ capability and its determination. Unlike most terrorist, it eschews incremental gains and seeks no part of a negotiation process; it seeks to achieve its primary ends, including mobilization of a large number of Muslims, through violence.
The Bush administration has fundamentally misunderstood the nature of the jihadist movement and its actions have made the threat considerably worse. The administration has hyped the threat and subordinated foreign security policy into the ‘Global War on Terror.’ It has relied on the wrong tools –principally the military- and vastly overemphasized tactics at the expense of strategy. To the extent that it has a strategy for reducing the appeal of jihad, it is the ‘freedom agenda’ which has backfired. Counter terrorism requires a shift away from a foreign and security policy that makes counterterrorism the prism through which everything is evaluated and decided. It requires a policy that must go beyond uncompromising efforts to do away with those who seek to harm us today. International engagement is essential in meeting this threat since it will ensure that new terrorist recruits do not come to take the place of those that have been defeated.
(Adapted from ‘strategic Counterterrorism’ by Daniel Benjamin, Policy Paper Number 7, 2008)
Questions
a) .In what ways were the policies pursued by the Bush administration counterproductive and self-defeating?
b).What according to the author is the essence of American counterterrorism leadership?
c).Make notes on what ought to be done to uphold American leadership?
d).In the following sentence, replace the underlined expression with one word
It requires a policy that must go beyond uncompromising efforts to do away with those who seek to harm us today
e).Why is Al-Qaida a unique group?
f).What is needed in the fight against terrorism?
g).In your opinion, what is the most dangerous aspect of terror a threat?
h).Explain the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage
a) Embed
b) Designated
c) Foil
d) Prism
Date posted: September 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Identify the silent letters in the words below.(Solved)
Identify the silent letters in the words below.
History
Debt
Psychology
Yacht
Condemn
Date posted: September 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- For each of the words given below, write down another word with a similar pronunciation.(Solved)
For each of the words given below, write down another word with a similar pronunciation.
a)Maid
b)One
c)Hire
d)Guest
e)Ewe
Date posted: September 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and fill in each blank spaces with an appropriate word.(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank spaces with an appropriate word.
It is an indisputable fact that agriculture 1 ......the backbone of the economy. It is therefore 2 ..... that we stop over-relying on the rain-fed agriculture. Israel is a classic 3 ........ Of a country that has reclaimed its deserts and put them 4 .......use. Land which was 5 ............ ‘useless has been turned around and 6 .............. useful. Egypt which solely depends on 7 ............. River Nile is a leading exporter of fruits and cereals. For our country to 8 ........... self-sufficiency in food production and to get a 9 ............... for export, land should be utilized to the 10 ...............This is only possible with irrigation.
Date posted: September 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- The compulsory set text: The River and The Source: By Margaret Ogola.
Using atleast three characters in the novel, write an essay to show how the...(Solved)
The compulsory set text: The River and The Source: By Margaret Ogola.
Using atleast three characters in the novel, write an essay to show how the writer portrays women as the driving force in society. Base your answer on the River and the Source by Margaret Ogolla for illustrations.
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- THE COMPULSORY SET TEXT: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE BY BERTOLT BRETCH.
‘Anarchy in any society brings about misuse of power.’ Basing your argument on the...(Solved)
THE COMPULSORY SET TEXT: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE BY BERTOLT BRETCH.
‘Anarchy in any society brings about misuse of power.’ Basing your argument on the play The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Bretch, write an essay in support of this statement.
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the difference in meaning between the following sentences
1.Has the donkey eaten Mary?
2.Has the donkey eaten, Mary?(Solved)
Explain the difference in meaning between the following sentences
1.Has the donkey eaten Mary?
2.Has the donkey eaten, Mary?
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to fill in the gap in each sentence
1. It is unclear whether or not………………………………..is...(Solved)
Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to fill in the gap in each sentence
1. It is unclear whether or not………………………………..is determined by heredity. (Person)
2. The corrupt officer left office…………………………………………………………… (Disgrace)
3.There are no ………………………………………………………. in that house. (Occupy)
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Replace the underlined words or phrases with the correct phrasal verb formed from the word in brackets
1.His performance discouraged me until I stopped teaching...(Solved)
Replace the underlined words or phrases with the correct phrasal verb formed from the word in brackets
1.His performance discouraged me until I stopped teaching him (Put)
2.The factory manager had to tolerate lazy workers (Put)
3.The meeting has been postponed until further notice (Put)
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Underline the main clause in the following sentences
1. He is the man who abducted the girl
2. If you work hard, you will pass your examinations(Solved)
Underline the main clause in the following sentences
1. He is the man who abducted the girl
2. If you work hard, you will pass your examinations
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each without changing the meaning
1.Have you read the newspaper? (Rewrite in Past Tense)
2.He was obviously angry...(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each without changing the meaning
1.Have you read the newspaper? (Rewrite in Past Tense)
2.He was obviously angry with you (Begin: His....)
3.The chief was looking for his goose. (Rewrite the sentence into plural)
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- ORAL LITERATURE
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
DEATH IS A WITCH
SOLO : Ah, what shall I do, Abaluhya?
It’s wrong
CHORUS : Today I...(Solved)
ORAL LITERATURE
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
DEATH IS A WITCH
SOLO : Ah, what shall I do, Abaluhya?
It’s wrong
CHORUS : Today I will say
Death is a witch, my people
It snatched my child
I will remain alone
SOLO : Ah what shall I really do, Abaluhya
It’s very wrong.
CHORUS : Today I will say
Death is a witch, my people
It snatched my friend
I will dance alone.
SOLO: My child, my friend, I cry
What shall I do? I cry
What shall I do? I cry x2
QUESTIONS
1.Classify the above oral poem giving reasons
2.Who is the persona?
3.What is the singer’s attitude towards death?
4.Identify and illustrate THREE stylistic devices in this poem.
5.Identify one character trait of death brought out in this poem.
6.With illustrations, identify social activities of the community from which this song is drawn
7.Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem
i. It snatched my child.
ii. I will dance alone.
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- THE RIVER AND THE SOURCE— MARGARET OGOLA
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow
“Great Were, please spare my son. Protect him. Remember...(Solved)
THE RIVER AND THE SOURCE— MARGARET OGOLA
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow
“Great Were, please spare my son. Protect him. Remember all the sacrifices I have offered you on
his behalf and be merciful.” She prayed fervently to herself fearing to raise her voice in case the very
air grabbed her words and made her fears a terrible reality.
The chief sat in his hut for a while in deep thought for he was not one to act rashly. Then he called
his herdsmen and briefly gave him some instructions.
The herdsman came running back within an hour.
“My chief! My chief! They are both gone. They left last night before the first cockcrow. And, and
...,“ here he stammered and then stopped.
“And what you fool! Tell me!” The chief, a man never known to raise his voice almost screamed at
the hapless herdsman.
“Yes my chief! Their families said that they heard them talking to a third man just before they left,
but they did not see him because it was very dark.”
Akoko fell down in a deep faint. Nyabera ran to her mother screaming and held her head. The chief
started barking orders to a group of people who had now gathered to find out the cause of the
commotion.
“Get the scouts, except those on watch. Tell them to prepare two search parties - one to take the route
of Gem and the other to follow the route of Asembo. Maybe we can intercept them before they reach
very far.”
Questions
1. Place this extract in its immediate context.
2. What is it the speaker fears might turn into a terrible reality?
3.“My chief! My chief! They are both gone. They left last night.
Who are said to have left in the night?
4.Give two character traits of the chief as portrayed in this extract.
5.Briefly describe any one theme evident in this extract
6.Briefly explain one other incident from any other part of the text in which there is commotion at the compound of the same chief
7. The herdsman came running back within an hour. (Rewrite beginning: Within…….. )
8.Identify and illustrate any three aspects of style used in this extract.
9.Explain the meaning of each of the following expressions as used in the extract
i. Hapless
ii. Barkinorders
iii. Those on watch
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE — BERTOLT BRECHT
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
SIMON (shouting after her); I didn’t bring any friend...(Solved)
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE — BERTOLT BRECHT
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
SIMON (shouting after her); I didn’t bring any friend along!
As the SINGER resumes his tale, the SOLDIER steps into the doorway as though to listen to the service.
SINGER:
The city is still
But why are there armed men?
The governor’s palace is at peace
But why is it a fortress?
And the Governor returned to his palace
And the fortress was a trap
And the goose was plucked and roasted
But the goose was not eaten this time
And noon was no longer the hour to eat:
Noon was the hour to die.
From the doorway at the left the FAT PRINCE quick appears, stands still, looks around. Before the gateway at the right two IRONSHIRTS are squatting and playing dice. The FAT PRINCE sees them, walks slowly past, making a sign to them. They rise: one goes through the gateway, the other goes off at the right. Muffled voices are heard from various directions in the rear: ‘To your posts I’ The palace is surrounded. The FAT PRINCE quickly goes off Church bells in the distance. Enter, through the doorway, the governor’s family and procession, returning from church.
GOVERNOR’S WIFE (passing the ADJUTANT): It’s impossible to live in such a slum. But Georgi, of course, will only build for his little Michael. Never for me! Michael is all! All for Michael!
The procession turns into the gateway. Again the ADJUTANT lingers behind. He waits. Enter the wounded RIDER from the doorway. Two IRONSHIRTS of the Palace Guard have taken up positions by the gateway.
ADJUTANT (To the RIDER): The Governor does not wish to receive military news before dinner — especially if it’s depressing, as I assume. In the afternoon His Excellency will confer with prominent architects. They are coming to dinner too. And here they are! (Enter three gentlemen through the doorway) Go to the kitchen and eat, my friend. (As the RIDER goes, the ADJUTANT greets the ARCHITECTS.) Gentlemen, his Excellency expects you at dinner. He will devote all his
time to you and our great new plans. Come!
ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS: We marvel that His Excellency intends to build. There are disquieting rumors that the war in Persia has taken a turn for the worse.
ADJUTANT: All the more reason to build! There’s nothing to those rumors anyway. Persia is a long way off, and the garrison here would let itself be hacked to bits for its Governor. (Noise from the palace. The shrill scream of a woman. Someone is shouting orders. Dumbfounded the ADJUTANT moves toward the gateway. An IRONSHIRT steps out, points his lance at him.) What’s this? Put down that lance, you dog.
Questions
1. What happens just before this extract?
2. What is the importance of the song used in this extract?
3.Identify and explain any two character traits of the Governor’s wife in this extract.
4. What ‘Military news’ do you think the rider is carrying? Illustrate your answer.
5. What is ironical about the Adjutant’s assertion? “The garrison here would let itself be hacked to bits for its Governor.”
6. What does the Governor intend to build?
7.Explain the meaning of the following:
i. Fortress
ii. Dumbfounded
8.Go to the kitchen and eat, my friend. (Add a question tag)
9. Highlight the effects of war as brought out in the prologue.
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
It has been noted that Kenya is experiencing ‘phenomenal’ growth in population and that this will...(Solved)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
It has been noted that Kenya is experiencing ‘phenomenal’ growth in population and that this will
put a strain on the economy. The general feeling amongst those who see a large population as a
problem is that we should put family planning issues back on the national agenda. But does Kenya
really have a population problem? I do not think so. There is nothing as good as a large population of
people within a nation that values human resources and is ready to put them to productive use.
Countries that are now registering tremendous economic growth, such as China, India and Brazil, are
characterized by, among other things, large populations. A country’s economic growth is determined
much more by the choices it makes in the utilization of its resources rather than by the rate of its population growth.
We can roughly classify countries into three broad categories on the basis of their development and
the utilization of their human resources. The first category is that of countries that value, develop and
utilize their human resources for economic growth. These countries include China and the countries
we now refer to as the Asian Tigers, such as Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. These
countries have strategically utilized their immense human resources for exemplary economic growth.
Singapore, for example, is the second most densely populated country in the world after Monaco, yet
it has put all its people to work.
The second category is that of countries that suffer from lack of human resources because of a
dwindling population. These countries include Norway, Holland, Russia and Austria. They are
overburdened with an aging population and are unable to excite their people to multiply. Having
realized the negative impact of this low population on their economies, these countries are now
encouraging their people to get more children by giving lucrative incentives to couples. They have
also begun importing manpower.
The third category is that of countries that do not seem to have a progressive policy on the utilization
of their human resources. Instead, it appears as if they consider this particular resource an enemy.
They are afraid that a large population will impact negatively on their economies. They, therefore,
make programs to reduce population a priority. As a result, these countries operate on the fringes of
the world economy, unable to utilize the resources bequeathed to them by nature. Unfortunately,
many developing countries, including Kenya, fall into this category.
The land mass we call Kenya is capable of supporting well over 200 million people, compared to its
current population of about 40 million people. In size, it is 582,367 square kilometers, much bigger
many industrialized nations. It is, for example, far bigger than Israel, which is only 20,072 square
kilometers, yet it supports population of about 7 million people. By world standards, therefore,
Kenya is a sparsely populated country. We fight over land in an area hardly a third of the country,
where we practice subsistence agriculture and are always at the mercy of the vagaries of nature, yet our contribution to the world economy is marginal.
We have to confront the real problems we face as a country and not find a scapegoat in population
growth. Our inability to plan for our people and put resources to proper use in order to industrialize
is our biggest undoing. Much of Israel, for example, is actually a reclaimed desert. Kenya, with some
little creativity, can reclaim all the arid and semi-arid lands, and support a larger population. In short,
we need to rethink our strategies. Other resources that Kenya needs to harness are water and the
long hours of sunshine. Flood waters kill our people during rainy seasons as we helplessly watch,
instead of using technology to harvest the water and use it to irrigate the arid lands. The sun shines
on our heads every day, yet we cannot tap its rays to light up our homes at night or power our
vehicles.
The argument that that population growth is cancelling out economic growth is flawed. There is little
evidence to support the view that small families are the richest. Simply put, we cannot convince the
poor that the only way of getting out of poverty is through getting fewer babies. We should direct
our energies more at creating wealth rather than pushing the futile agenda of population control to the national limelight.
Questions
1.Give two examples of countries with large populations which are registering huge economic growth.
2. Make notes on the classification of countries based on their development and use of human resources.
3. What is the writer’s attitude towards his or her country? Explain your answer.
4. List resources Kenya should use properly in order to industrialize
5. Why do you think the writer compares Kenya to Israel?
6. Identify a figurative expression used in the second paragraph of the passage.
7.What is the tone of the writer with regard to the Asian Tigers?
8. What can cause a country to be overburdened by an ageing population?
9.Rewrite the following sentence, starting with ‘Instead of...’
We should direct our energies more at creating wealth rather than pushing the futile agenda of population control to the national limelight.
10.Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.
i. Dwindling
ii. Bequeathed
iii. Harness
iv. Flawed
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- In the sentences below, identify the words that begin with the same consonant sound.
i) The chief chef has shaped cakes beautifully.
ii) They chose to do...(Solved)
In the sentences below, identify the words that begin with the same consonant sound.
i) The chief chef has shaped cakes beautifully.
ii) They chose to do the household chores with great care.
iii) The honourable minister has no sense of humour.
iv) It took an hour for his heir to sport the girl with curly hair.
v) The polite pharmacist said he was psychologically disturbed by the fan in his study room.
vi) The jet transporting gem stones and garments has arrived.
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and fill in the blank spaces given.
Everyone who participates in a discussion must also be an active listener. This means...(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in the blank spaces given.
Everyone who participates in a discussion must also be an active listener. This means (1)....................
if you don’t have to be (2).................................You need to examine ideas as (3)...............................
are presented and figure out whether you (4)..................................................them. Then, when it’s
your turn to (5)........................................... you can make a meaningful comment.
As you listen to what other say, try to be (6) .....................................Free yourself from preconceived
ideas. Don’t be like the person who says “My mind is made (7)............................................. don’t
confuse me with facts.” This sort of a person comes to a discussion too (8)......................................
To accept any (9).......................................Different from their own. If left unchallenged, such a
person an (10).......................................................... the whole discussion.
Date posted: September 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- You have just witnessed an accident. A matatu rammed into a stationary tractor. Many passengers have been seriously injured. The driver has requested you to...(Solved)
You have just witnessed an accident. A matatu rammed into a stationary tractor. Many passengers have been seriously injured. The driver has requested you to call Kona Mbaya Police station and inform them about the accident.
Complete the following telephone conversation between you and the police officer on duty.
You:
Police officer: Yes. This is Kona Mbaya Police Station. Constable Kiraka speaking. Can I help you?
You: Yes, please. There has been a terrible accident.
Police officer: May I know who is calling please?
You:
Police officer: Where has the accident taken place?
You: Along Kona Mbaya- Majengo road.
Police officer: What happened?
You:
Police officer: Really! Are there any casualties?
You:
Police officer: Don’t worry; we will be there as soon as possible. Meanwhile call the ambulance and alert Kona Mbaya hospital to be ready for casualties. Thank you very much Mr. Tumbo Mali for calling.
Date posted: September 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- You recently attended an interview at Upendo Supermarket for the position of an accounts clerk. Unfortunately, you were not successful. What would have led to...(Solved)
You recently attended an interview at Upendo Supermarket for the position of an accounts clerk. Unfortunately, you were not successful. What would have led to your failure?
Date posted: September 24, 2019. Answers (1)