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- Fill the blanks using appropriate form of word given in the brackets.
a) Rivalry between Owuor and Otieno had ....... (begin) before Akoko got married.
b) If...(Solved)
Fill the blanks using appropriate form of word given in the brackets.
a) Rivalry between Owuor and Otieno had........... (begin) before Akoko got married.
b) If she had spoken to them, they...........(listen).
c) If form three students decide to work hard now, they................(pass) in their fourth year exam.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Rewrite the following sentences using instructions given after each. (Do not change the meaning of the sentence)
a) The corporal hurts his head when Grusha hits...(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences using instructions given after each. (Do not change the meaning of the sentence)
a) The corporal hurts his head when Grusha hits him.(rewrite in simple past tense)
b) The Al-Shabab sympathizers will get arrested. They assist them destroy innocent lives (begin using: If...)
c) Kenya’s economy will go down. Proper measures need to be taken (rewrite using....unless....)
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
a) Who is the persona in the poem.
b) Identify the imagery used and show its effectiveness.
c) Explain the meaning of the following sentences:-
1) Seeing only a bun on some sky-high shelf.
2) Your stomach is a den of lions
Roaring day and night
d) What is the attitude of the persona towards the boy?
e) What is the meaning of the following words?
1) Chiseled
2) Glazed
3) Taut
4) Confetti
f) What is the mood of the poem?
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
'No Joseph' she said in an infantile whimper. “I can’t bear that we can’t express the love that we have for one another because of some primitive culture. If by loving you, I offend the sensibilities of Nasila then let me offend and face the consequences of doing so!"
"I also love you very much," Joseph Permute responded finally. "I loved you the moment I saw you during your father’s homecoming ceremony. But then the clan matter came to separate us. It is true we have no blood relation. But Nasila culture dictates who are related and who are not. We are slotted among those who cannot marry."
"No, it can’t be, I cannot accept its verdict," she said petulantly her words agonized. "No way, never" She stopped, confused and angry with herself at her inarticulate outburst. She took several long steadying breaths and then said, "I cannot accept that a culture that does not feed, clothe or house me comes to control my life. Our lives belong to us, Joseph. The destiny of our lives is in our own hands. We should guard it jealously."At last they drew a little a part .His eyes were open, honest and steady upon her face.
1. What happens before this excerpt?
2. For both Joseph and Taiyo, give and illustrate two character traits.
3. How is dialogue significant in this excerpt?
4. Explain any two thematic concerns addressed in the excerpt.
5. From elsewhere in the novel, how does Joseph sacrifice for his love for Taiyo?
6. Explain the meaning of the following vocabulary as used in the excerpt.
a) destiny
b) infantile
c) petulantly
d) primitive
7. What happens immediately after this extract?
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Read the comprehension below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the comprehension below and answer the questions that follow.
Prof Atieno Ndede-Amadi the head of the university’s school of Business at Technical University of Kenya (TUK) and associate professor of information systems and accounting, has embarked on a crusade to convince her peers of the need to introduce information systems (IS) analysis as a complete academic programme. She believes that the course would benefit young people interested in IT, as well as local enterprises that have had to rely on expatriates with the skill.
Prof Atieno’s concern arises from her own study. She established that despite a high demand for information system analysts there weren’t many Kenyans specially trained for the job.
As such, companies were hiring outsiders as local universities continued to concentrate on broad range computer science and programming courses, and failing to give much thought to IS analysis.
Information system analysts are trained to evaluate and develop technology systems to help business to run optimally. They identify user and consumer needs and translate them into technology solutions. Despite this critical function, there aren’t many people called IS analysts in the local market, and that’s because the universities here have not been keen to train in this specialization.
“A wide systems analysis skills gap exists in the country due to the absence of strong information system academic programs in local universities.” Prof Atieno states in her study report which is titled,” Information Systems Education in Kenya: Students Specialization Choice trends.” The work has been published in the International Journal of Education and Development using Information and communication Technology (IJEDICT). The study found that of all the 32 public universities and university colleges studied, none offered an information systems or management information systems degree. Only two degrees came close with four institutions offering a Bachelor of Technology (Business Information Technology) degree in varying combinations, and one university offering a Bachelor in Business Information and Management.
Prof Atieno says that if both students and university heads fully appreciated the value of information systems analysis, they would be more focused on it as an area of study. She actually established in her study that the supply gap of people with the skill is largely a result of ignorance. Globally, a majority of IS programs within universities are located in business schools, and they have names such an information systems, management information systems, computer information systems, business information systems, or business information technology. An IS degree programme combines business and computing topics, with the emphasis on technical and organizational issues varying from one programme to another, and also from one academic institution to the next. Generally, it bridges business and computer science, using the theoretical foundations of information and computation to study various business models and related algorithmic process within the computer science discipline.
According to Prof Atieno, organizations cannot effectively and efficiently do business without solid IS setups for connecting systems within as well as with its supply chain stake holders, such as vendors and distributors. Yet, many students aren’t aware of the possibility of a career in this field. In fact, the study found that only 11% of those interviewed knew about IS analysis as a possible area of specialization. “An Information system as an academic discipline seems to be largely unknown to high school students in Kenya, making it impossible for them to select it as an area of specialization in their university education,” it states. The net effect is that the level of IS education in the country has suffered, resulting in a deficiency in systems analysis and related skills.
1. What campaigns has Prof Atieno Amadi involved herself in according to paragraph one.
2. Mention the consequence Kenyans face as a result of lack of personnel in Information Systems Analysis.
3. Explain the irony evident in the passage.
4. Enumerate the functions of an Information System analyst.
5. In your own words write the message in this passage.
6. What do you think is shocking about the findings of this study.
7. What is the tone of the passage?
8. i) A wide system analysis skills gap exists in the country due to the absence of strong information systems.
Begin: As a result
ii) There weren’t many Kenyans specially trained for the job (add a question tag)
9. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage
i. Globally
ii. Specialization.
iii. Supply chain stake holders
iv. Algorithmic processes
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Between N and M which part should be heated first? Explain(Solved)
(a) Between N and M which part should be heated first? Explain
(b) Write a chemical equation for the reaction occurring in the combustion tube.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Fill in the blank spaces.(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces.
Education is important in enabling the citizens to improve their standards of living. Women today constitute 1 .................. seventy percent of the world’s poor. Although 2 ............. provide important labour especially in the agricultural 3 ....... they receive very little 4 .............their effort. Education will 5 .............. the woman to have access to better employment. Culture also influences the patterns of behavior expected of females and 6 ............. This includes personality, economics, social and domestic tasks and responsibilities. Traditional 7 ..................towards women and their place in 8. .............. as wives and mothers discriminate against them. As such 9 ............ at early age are treated as sources of 10 ............... for the families.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Jane set-up the experiment as shown below to collect a gas. The wet sand was heated before heating Zinc granules.(Solved)
Jane set-up the experiment as shown below to collect a gas. The wet sand was heated before heating Zinc granules.
(a) Complete the diagram for the laboratory preparation of the gas
(b) Why was it necessary to heat wet sand before heating Zinc granules?
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- When hydrogen is burnt and the product cooled, the following results are obtained as shown in the diagram below:(Solved)
When hydrogen is burnt and the product cooled, the following results are obtained as shown in the diagram below:
(a) Write the equation for the formation of liquid Y
(b) Give a chemical test for liquid Y
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Gas P was passed over heated magnesium ribbon and hydrogen gas was collected as shown in the diagram below:(Solved)
Gas P was passed over heated magnesium ribbon and hydrogen gas was collected as shown in the diagram below:
(i) Name gas P
(ii) Write an equation of the reaction that takes place in the combustion tube
(iii) State one precaution necessary at the end of this experiment
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- The setup below was used to investigate the reaction between metals and water.(Solved)
The setup below was used to investigate the reaction between metals and water.
(a) Identify solid X and state its purpose
Solid X
Purpose
(b) Write a chemical equation for the reaction that produces the flame.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- In an experiment, dry hydrogen gas was passed over hot copper (II) oxide in a combustion tube as shown in the diagram below:-(Solved)
In an experiment, dry hydrogen gas was passed over hot copper (II) oxide in a combustion tube as shown in the diagram below:-
Complete the diagram to show how the other product, substance R could be collected in the laboratory.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- When water reacts with potassium metal the hydrogen produced ignites explosively on the surface of water.
(i) What causes this ignition?
(ii) Write an equation to show...(Solved)
When water reacts with potassium metal the hydrogen produced ignites explosively on the surface of water.
(i) What causes this ignition?
(ii) Write an equation to show how this ignition occurs
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Hydrogen can reduce coppers Oxide but not aluminium oxide. Explain(Solved)
Hydrogen can reduce coppers Oxide but not aluminium oxide. Explain
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Fe3O4 and FeO are oxides of iron which can be produced in the laboratory
(a) Write chemical equation for the reaction which can be used to...(Solved)
Fe3O4 and FeO are oxides of iron which can be produced in the laboratory
(a) Write chemical equation for the reaction which can be used to produce each of the oxides
(b) Write an ionic equation for the reaction between the oxide, Fe3O4 and a dilute acid.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- A piece of phosphorous was burnt in excess air. The product obtained was shaken with a small amount of hot water to make a solution
i)...(Solved)
A piece of phosphorous was burnt in excess air. The product obtained was shaken with a small amount of hot water to make a solution
i) Write an equation for the burning of phosphorus in excess air
ii) The solution obtained above was found to have pH of 2. Give reasons for this observation
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- The electron configuration of elements A, B, C, D and E are as given below.(Solved)
The electron configuration of elements A, B, C, D and E are as given below.
{a} Which element has the highest electrical conductivity.
{b} Which letter represents the most reactive metal.
c} Which letter represents the most reactive non-metal.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Given mass of gas T diffuses through a porous plug in 48 seconds while a similar mass of gas R diffuse in 70 seconds. Given...(Solved)
Given mass of gas T diffuses through a porous plug in 48 seconds while a similar mass of gas R diffuse in 70 seconds. Given that the density of gas T is 0.6g/cm3, find the density of gas R.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Element W has two isotopes W – 36 and W-40 which occur in the ratio x:4. Given that R.A.M of W is 37.25, find the...(Solved)
Element W has two isotopes W – 36 and W-40 which occur in the ratio x:4. Given that R.A.M of W is 37.25, find the value of x.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Gas X and Y can be collected as shown below.(Solved)
Gas X and Y can be collected as shown below.
[a] Name the method used to collect gas Y.
[b] How do densities of gas X and gas Y compare?
[c]Give an example of a gas that can be collected using the same method as gas Y.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- In the industrial manufacture of Ammonia one of the raw materials is nitrogen gas
{a} Name one other raw material(Solved)
In the industrial manufacture of Ammonia one of the raw materials is nitrogen gas
{a} Name one other raw material
{b} Name two possible sources of the raw material you have named in {a} above
{c} Name two substances that can be used as catalyst in this process
{d} State one use of ammonia
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Few drops of hydrochloric acid were added into a test tube containing lead {II} Nitrate solution.(Solved)
Few drops of hydrochloric acid were added into a test tube containing lead {II} Nitrate solution.
{a} State one observation made
{b} Write an ionic equation of the reaction that occurred in the test tube
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- When 20g of a compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was burnt in the air, 29.3g of carbon{IV} oxide and 11.7g of water were produced....(Solved)
When 20g of a compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was burnt in the air, 29.3g of carbon{IV} oxide and 11.7g of water were produced. Determine its empirical formulae.
{C=12, H=1 , O=16}
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- (a) A group of students burnt a piece of Mg ribbon in air and its ash collected in a Petri dish.
The ash was found to...(Solved)
(a) A group of students burnt a piece of Mg ribbon in air and its ash collected in a Petri dish.
The ash was found to comprise of magnesium Oxide and Magnesium nitride
(i) Write an equation for the reaction leading to formation of the magnesium nitride
(ii) A little water was added to the products in the Petri dish. State and explain the observation made.
(iii) A piece of blue litmus paper was dipped into the solution formed in (b) above.
State the observation made.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- A compound can be represented as(Solved)
A compound can be represented as
[a] What name is given to the above class of compounds.
[b] Name two reagents that can be reacted together to generate the above compound.
[c] State two conditions necessary for the reaction leading to formation of the above compound to occur.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- Chlorine is commonly used in the manufacture of Ca (OCl)2
[i] State one use of the above compound of chlorine
ii] Write a chemical equation leading to...(Solved)
Chlorine is commonly used in the manufacture of Ca (OCl)2
[i] State one use of the above compound of chlorine
ii] Write a chemical equation leading to the production of Ca (OCl)2
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- In an experiment to investigate a certain property of sulphur, Maina added few drops of conc HNO3 to sulphur in a test tube and warmed...(Solved)
In an experiment to investigate a certain property of sulphur, Maina added few drops of conc HNO3 to sulphur in a test tube and warmed the mixture.
[i]State one observation made.
[ii]Write a chemical equation of the reaction that occurred.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- The set-up below was used to investigate properties of the components of air:(Solved)
The set-up below was used to investigate properties of the components of air:
(i) State two observations made during the experiment
(ii) Write two chemical equations for the reactions which occurred
(iii) The experiment was repeated using burning magnesium in place of phosphorous.
There was greater rise of water than in the first case. Explain this observation
(iv) After the two experiments, the water in each trough was tested using blue and red litmus
papers. State and explain the observations of each case.
(a) Phosphorous experiment
b) magnesium experiment
(v) Briefly explain how a sample of nitrogen gas can be isolated from air in the laboratory
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- An hydrocarbon can be represented as: C2 H2(Solved)
An hydrocarbon can be represented as: C2 H2
[a] Name the hydrocarbon.
[b] State two reagents that can be reacted together to generate the hydrocarbon.
[c] Identify the group of hydrocarbons into which C2 H2 belongs to.
Date posted: October 14, 2019.
- The reduction potentials of elements M and N are:(Solved)
The reduction potentials of elements M and N are:
Using the above reduction potentials, predict whether a reaction would occur between
N+[aq] and M[[s]
Date posted: October 14, 2019.