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The border between Kenya and Somalia is unsafe these days.
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The school chaplain gives us good counsel.
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- Explain the difference in meaning between the following pairs of sentences.(Solved)
i) a)She can do it.
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ii) a)The box had to be broken open.
b)The box had been broken open.
Date posted: September 28, 2017. Answers (1)
- Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to fill in the gap in each sentence.(Solved)
i)The ........of the right of expression is a violation of human rights.(deny)
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Date posted: September 28, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate word(s).(Solved)
i)If we had gone to bed early last night, we .........rested enough.
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Date posted: September 28, 2017. Answers (1)
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to Kitale ,generally,to visit his family,by car,goes,he every weekend.
Date posted: September 28, 2017. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.(Solved)
i)The choir entertained the visitors.(Begin: The visitors ......)
ii)If we do not keep the environment clean,the health officer will close our cafe.(Rewrite using "unless")
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Date posted: September 28, 2017. Answers (1)
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Fill in the blank space with the correct word.
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Q2.Her life was riddled..............contradiction.
Date posted: September 25, 2017. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank space with the correct word. A short story revolves...................a...............character.(Solved)
Fill in the blank space with the correct word. A short story revolves...................a...............character.
Date posted: September 25, 2017. Answers (1)
- Fill in each of the blank spaces with an appropriate word.a. A short story revolves.....................a main character.(Solved)
Fill in each of the blank spaces with an appropriate word.
a. A short story revolves...........a main character.
Date posted: September 25, 2017. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 20, 2017. Answers (1)
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
Streamside Exchange........(Solved)
Streamside exchange
Child: River bird,river bird
Sitting all day long
On hook over grass
River bird,river bird,
Sing to me a song
Of all that pass
And say,
Will mother come back today?
Bird: You cannot know
And should not bother
Tide and market come and go
And so has your mother
a)What is the poem about?(3 marks)
b)Describe the rhyme scheme(1 mark)
c)Which words would you stress on line 2?(3 marks)
d)why is there repetition in the poem(2 marks)
e)Apart from rhyme and repetition,show how else musicality has been achieved(2 marks)
f)Will mother come back today?Rewrite in affirmative(1 mark)
g)Add a question tag:Tide and market come and go,...(1 mark)
h)Which other literary device has been used?(2 marks)
Date posted: September 8, 2017. Answers (1)
- Give the features of a narrative.(Solved)
Give the features of a narrative.
Date posted: September 8, 2017. Answers (1)
- Form adjectives from the words given.
a)Danger..(Solved)
a)Danger
b)Mobile
c)Acid
d)Defy
Date posted: September 8, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain the meaning of the following phrasal verbs.(Solved)
a)ran into somebody j)put up with
b)turn down k)take after somebody
c)make away with l)get away with
d)make up m)make up for
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f)look into o)take over
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i)take up something
Date posted: September 8, 2017. Answers (1)
- Which expressions would you use for the following situations?i)You are revising for the end of year examinations at home.Your neighbors are playing very loud music(Solved)
Which expressions would you use for the following situations?
i)You are revising for the end of year examinations at home.Your neighbors are playing very loud music.You decide to go to their house to request them to reduce the volume of their radio.
ii)A friend of yours comes to your home to invite you to accompany him or her to watch a film show.You are unable to unable to accompany him/her because you have not finished your chores at home.You decide to turn down the invitation.
Date posted: September 7, 2017. Answers (1)
- Your school has organized a fair well party for form four students.You have been asked on(Solved)
Your school has organized a fair well party for form four students.You have been asked on short notice to move a vote of thanks.This will take the form of an impromptu speech.List the elements of your speech in the order in which they will appear.
Date posted: September 7, 2017. Answers (1)
- You have been invited to a very important interview.Explain briefly what you would need to do before the occasion to ensure that you look presentable.(Solved)
You have been invited to a very important interview.Explain briefly what you would need to do before the occasion to ensure that you look presentable.
Date posted: September 7, 2017. Answers (1)
- Your former school has invited you as a guest speaker to give a talk on discipline.At the end of the speech,the students comment that the talk was delivered.Suggest reasons why they commented so.(Solved)
Your former school has invited you as a guest speaker to give a talk on discipline.At the end of the speech,the students comment that the talk was delivered.Suggest reasons why they commented so.
Date posted: September 7, 2017. Answers (1)
- Read the following oral narrative and answer the questions that follow.A fox once saw a crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree...(Solved)
A fox once saw a crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree."Thats for me,as I am a fox,said Mr Fox,and he walked up to the foot of the tree.
"Good day,Ms Crow,"he cried."How well are you looking today:how glossy your feathers;how bright your eye.I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds,just as your figure does.Let me hear one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of birds.
The crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best,but the moment she opened he mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground,only to be snapped up by Mr Fox.That will do he said,That was all i wanted.In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future-"Do not trust flatters!"
a)How would you classify this narrative?Explain your answer.(3 marks)
b)Identify and explain any two character traits of the crow (4 marks)
c)What does the fox mean by "That's for me,I am a fox"(2 marks)
d)Identify and illustrate any three stylistic features in this story(6 marks)
e)Explain what this story reveals about human relationships(4 marks)
f)Explain the meaning of the word'caw' as used in the passage.(1 mark)
Date posted: September 7, 2017. Answers (1)
- Give the characteristics of proverbs.(Solved)
Give the characteristics of proverbs.
Date posted: July 5, 2017. Answers (1)