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- Read the following dialogue and answer all the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the following dialogue and answer all the questions that follow.
It is a market day and Moraa is selling her chicken.
Moraa: (Shouting) this is your lucky day to get the best chicken home!
Joan: (Excitedly) Good morning mum?
Moraa: (Turning to her face, she smiles) Good morning to you too!
Joan: Your Chicken look healthy. I want that one. How much is it? (Points)
Moraa: Yes, this one is my favourite.It is fleshy and female. It can give wonderful eggs………..
Joan: Excuse me. (Moraa listens keenly) How much is it?
Moraa: I can see that you are a young mother. I won’t charge you much. Please give me one thousand for the hen.
Joan: Mum, I don’t have much. Will 700 do? Besides it looks fatty. I may have to scrap the fat off when I cook it.
Moraa: (Smiles) Ok mama, let me give it to you free of charge at 900.
Joan: Unfortunately, I can’t go beyond 750. (Attempts to walk away)
Moraa; Alright, give me the cash and don’t tell anyone else. (She smiles and says a thankyou as she receives the cash.)
Questions:
i)Why does Joan greet Moraa first.
ii)Identify and explain three negotiation skills embraced by both Moraa and Joan.
iii) What could Moraa have done to get more out of the hen? Explain three things.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Identify the word with a different pronunciation based on the underlined sounds. (Solved)
Identify the word with a different pronunciation based on the underlined sounds.
i) Parachute Church Chef
ii) Measure Vision Pressure
iii) Yes Union Upside
iv) Grid Garage Digest
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Provide a word which sounds the same as each of the following words.(Solved)
Provide a word which sounds the same as each of the following words.
i) Sue
ii)Colonel
iii)Quay
iv)Core
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate words. (Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate words.
A normal child has many things they hope 1...... as they grow. Such things may be 2...........To adults. For a example, a toy may mean the 3............. to a child but it is surplus to an 4............ It is up to those in the child’s life to ensure that they do not disappoint 5...........However, a child’s desires should not always be fulfilled. They may have ideas that harm them like6............. In the rains. It is 7.......... alright to once in a while indulge in a child’s 8.......... activity. Take them out 9......... Play with them 10............. Enhances growth and empowers the socially.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Replace the words in bold with suitable verbs(Solved)
Replace the words in bold with suitable phrasal verbs
i) The government can no longer tolerate corruption among its officers.
ii)The old man was shocked by the young man’s behaviour.
iii)I was quite infuriated with Solomon’s behaviour.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Fill the blank spaces with the plural forms of the words in brackets (Solved)
Fill the blank spaces with the plural forms of the words in brackets
i) The children learn better when the teachers vary .......( stimulus)
ii)How many ..............(deer) can you see grazing in the field?
iii) The scandal was revealed through several ..............( medium)
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Give the difference in meaning for the following pair of sentences(Solved)
Give the difference in meaning for the following pair of sentences
i)The young man who is in a black suite is my son.
ii)The young man, who is in a black suit, is my son
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Use a few, few ,a little or little to fill in the blanks of each of the following sentences. (Solved)
b)Use a few, few ,a little or little to fill in the blanks of each of the following sentences.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions in the brackets.(Solved)
Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions in the brackets.
i)His qualifications could not be confirmed. The candidate was disqualified from the parliamentary race. ( Combine the two sentences using a relative pronoun)
ii) Rukia had never heard such a ridiculous story at any time in her life. (Begin: At …… )
iii)The student was expelled from the school but only because he was rude.( Begin : Only….)
iv) Farouk was impressed with the boy’s skills. He recommended him to his boss. (Join the two using a participle)
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
It is a scandal beyond belief. After starting a cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010, which has so far claimed more than 8,000 lives, the United Nations has not only denied responsibility , but is using “ diplomatic immunity” status to deny the families compensation. To add insult to injury, th UN has launched a two billion dollar appeal to fight the very epidemic that is introduces to Haiti in the first place.
Reports indicate that it began in 2010 when the UN sent Nepalese peacekeepers to Haiti without first screening them for cholera and other diseases. Haiti was still recovering from massive earthquake when the infected soldiers dumped sewage into a river system used by the local people. More than 647,000 have since been infected with cholera and the numbers keep growing – this is in a country that had not seen a single case of cholera for a century.
According to journalist Jonathan Katz who has documented the crisis in Haiti, the UN tried to cover up the cause of the epidemic by hindering the work of public health investigators. However, scientists eventually identified the particular strain of cholera infecting people in Haiti as the same one that was circulating in Nepal then. The families of the victims claimed compensation from the UN. However, the UN claimed that their demands were “ not receivable’ and that it enjoyed legal immunity.
Critics say that immunity often translates into impunity. Since it was established, the UN has used “diplomatic immunity” o protect itself from being sued for all manner of atrocities that it has committed around the world. Diplomatic immunity means that the UN or its stuff members cannot be charged for negligence, theft, fraud, rape or even murder unless secretary – General allows for the lifting of the immunity in individual cases which rarely happens.
“ If a multinational company behaved the way the UN did in Haiti, it would be sued for Startospheric amounts of money,” wrote Amin Rosen in The Atlantic. “And that is for starters: Were Unilever or Coca Cola responsible for a cholera outbreak that killed 8,000 people and infected 640,000 or more and subsequently covering up its employee’s failure to adhere to basic sanitation standards, their executives would have difficulty visiting countries claiming universal legal jurisdiction. They would have to contend with Interpol red notices, along with occasional cream pie attack.”
The UN and its spin doctors have always denied wrong doing, even when it has led to loss of life. The most recent case is that of Zimbabwe where the UN denied that a cholera epidemic was underway in 2008, even while thousands of children were dying of the disease. The staff who alerted the UN bout the epidemic was fired apparently because senior UN officials did not want to upset President Robert Mugabe with the bad news.
(Adopted from Daily Nation, 18th March 2013)
Questions
a)Give reasons why the writer describes the United Nation’s conduct as a “scandal beyond belief.”
b)Why does the writer put “diplomatic unity” in quotation marks?
c)Describe the writer’s altitude towards the UN.
d)Give evidence form the passage to show that the law is selectively applied.
e)Without using the reasons given in number 1, show how the UN is portrayed in this passage.
f)Why does the writer give us the statistics of the victims of epidemic?
g)Give the meaning of the following Expressions as used in the passage:
i)Add insult to injury
ii) Stratospheric
iii)Contend
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate word.(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate word.
i)I am grateful ............... your input.
ii)She has been ...................... from school since last week.
iii)We were filled ...................... with a lot of information.
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Supply the question tag to each of these statements.(Solved)
Supply the question tag to each of these statements.
i)I am sitting an examination ...............
ii)Sharon is not in today...............
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Replace the underlined phrasal verb with one word that means the same as the phrasal verb.(Solved)
Replace the underlined phrasal verb with one word that means the same as the phrasal verb.
i)We could not make out what the speaker was saying.
ii)The next issues of the famous magazine comes out next week.
iii)I cannot put up with his behavior anymore.
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Supply the gender neutral word for each of the following.
(Solved)
Supply the gender neutral word for each of the following.
i)Spokesman
ii)Chairlady
iii)Police man
iv) Sales man
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.
i)She was too tired to move.(Rewrite using 'very')
ii)They proposed what seemed impracticable.(Rewrite using 'proposal')
iii)My teacher asked us whether we were taking part in the organized walk.(Rewrite in direct speech)
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Choose the correct word to complete each of these sentences.(Solved)
Choose the correct word to complete each of these sentences.
i)The secret between you and .................. must be kept.(I/ me)
ii) You and ............... can do it.(she/ her)
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Fill in each blank of the following sentence using the appropriate form of the word in brackets.(Solved)
Fill in each blank of the following sentence using the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
i)He is taking care of a .............. of sheep.
ii)You must have been a member of the .................... in the church to be allowed to sing.
iii) Ochieng keeps a .................. of fish in his compound.
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word in brackets.(Solved)
Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
i)It is a requirement that all items be taken to the .............(maintain) office.
ii)All learners should check on their ...............(pronounce)
iii)She has book of great .............(broad)
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Use the word in brackets to form a phrasal verb to replace the underlined word.(Solved)
Use the word in brackets to form a phrasal verb to replace the underlined word.
i) The president visited the sick cabinet secretary last week.(call)
ii)Her business has finally succeeded.(come)
iii)Their plans failed because they did not agree on them.(come)
iv)The meeting was postponed to the following week.(put)
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.Do not change the meaning.(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.Do not change the meaning.
i)That he is a graduate of a Kenyan University makes a great difference.
(Begin : His being...........)
ii)It was too dark to see anything.
(Rewrite using: So.....)
iii)My sister's results were not as good as I expected.)
(Use 'not up to')
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)