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- Imagine that the mayor of a city in Australia has visited your school to address the students.How would you introduce him to the audience.(Solved)
Imagine that the mayor of a city in Australia has visited your school to address the students.How would you introduce him to the audience.
Date posted: October 5, 2017.
- The debate club of your school has been invited to participate in a debate contest at a school in Kisumu. After a lengthy discussion with...(Solved)
-Exercised self control
-Created a win-win situation
-Created a good rapport with the principal
Date posted: October 5, 2017.
- Provide a homophone for each of the following words.(Solved)
a)Choose
b)Quire
c)Story
Date posted: October 5, 2017.
- From the underlined set of words identify the odd one out with regard to the pronunciation of the underlined letters.(Solved)
a)critically Occasionally Academically
b)Hop rod hope
c)Soar saw So
Date posted: October 5, 2017.
- Identify the silent letter in each of the following.(Solved)
a)Mutton
b)Sachet
c)Sword
Date posted: October 5, 2017.
- Classify the below genre.(Solved)
'Come ye all to me and I will heel your soles'
a)Classify this genre
b)Give one function of the above genre.
c)Identify one characteristic of the above genre.
Date posted: October 5, 2017.
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Three pool player seven at the Golden Shovel
We read cool.We
Left school.We
Lurk late.We
Strike straight.We
Sing sin.We
Thin gin.We
Jazz June.We
Die soon.
a)List all pairs of rhyming words in the poem.
b)What effect is created by the rhyming words in the poem?
c)Apart from the rhyming words,how else is the effect mentioned in b)above achieved in the poem.
Date posted: October 5, 2017.
- We all have to give directions to other people from time to time.Sometimes we will have time to write the directions.However, we often give directions...(Solved)
We all have to give directions to other people from time to time.Sometimes we will have time to write the directions.However, we often give directions orally.What are some of the things you do to make directions accurate.
Date posted: October 4, 2017.
- Your class wants to put up a play.You have to decide which of the two plays among your set books to perform.Your teacher has asked...(Solved)
Your class wants to put up a play.You have to decide which of the two plays among your set books to perform.Your teacher has asked you to lead the discussion to choose one.What will you do to make sure the discussion remains calm and constructive.
Date posted: October 4, 2017.
- For each of the following words, write another that is spelt differently bu pronounced the same way.(Solved)
i) throws
ii) principal
iii)pray
iv)right
v)role
Date posted: October 4, 2017.
- Explain how riddles enhance speech development.(Solved)
Explain how riddles enhance speech development.
Date posted: October 4, 2017.
- Outline four stages in the performance of riddles.(Solved)
Outline four stages in the performance of riddles.
Date posted: October 4, 2017.
- Mention five bad listening habits.(Solved)
Mention any five bad listening habits.
Date posted: October 4, 2017.
- State and explain five good listening habits.(Solved)
State and explain five good listening habits.
Date posted: October 4, 2017.
- Your class wants to put a play.You have to decide which of the two plays among your set books perform.Your teacher has asked you to...(Solved)
Your class wants to put a play.You have to decide which of the two plays among your set books perform.Your teacher has asked you to lead a group discussion to choose one.What will you do to make sure the discussion remains calm and constructive?
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Imagine that your teacher has given you an assignment to present an oral science report.You have done your research, read books and articles on the...(Solved)
Imagine that your teacher has given you an assignment to present an oral science report.You have done your research, read books and articles on the science topic you are given.You have made your notes and outline.What are some of the things you would do before and during the presentation?
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Your teacher has asked you to discuss the portrayal of Akoko in Margaret Ogola's The River and the source with four of your classmates.What will...(Solved)
Your teacher has asked you to discuss the portrayal of Akoko in Margaret Ogola's The River and the Source with four of your classmates.What will you do to ensure that you participate in your discussion effectively.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Why is it important to look directly at the people when you are making an oral presentation?(Solved)
Why is it important to look directly at the people when you are making an oral presentation?
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Give three characteristics of tongue twisters.(Solved)
i)Give three characteristics of tongue twisters.
ii)Mention three uses of tongue twisters.
iii)Give two examples of tongue twisters.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- State and explain five features of voice that you need to use effectively so as to make a speech lively.(Solved)
State and explain five features of voice that you need to use effectively so as to make a speech lively.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Why is it important to read a story ,speech or poem aloud to yourself several times before reading it aloud to other people?(Solved)
Why is it important to read a story, speech or poem aloud to yourself several times before reading it aloud to other people?
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Imagine that you have scored the highest mark in your school in the national examinations.As a result, you have been asked to make a short...(Solved)
Imagine that you have scored the highest mark in your school in the national examinations.As a result, you have been asked to make a short speech during the prize giving day.State and explain any four elements of non-verbal communication you would employ to enhance your delivery.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- For each of the following words write another that is pronounced in the same way but spelt differently and has a different meaning.(Solved)
i)site
ii)stationery
iii)rain
iv)our
v)horse
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Give three functions of oral literature.(Solved)
Give three functions of oral literature.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Complete each of the following sentences using the correct preposition.(Solved)
i)......................1963,Kenya gained independence.
ii)..............scientific investigations,HIV and AIDS is mainly transmitted........unprotected sex........infected people.
iii)....popular belief,lightning can strike twice in the same place.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choices between the two given in brackets(Solved)
i)Of the two subjects,I like this one.......(more/most)
ii)Oluoch enjoys football ,more than ..........(any/any other)outdoor game.
iii)This year's exam was......(more hard/harder/more harder) than last year's.
iv iv)In the heat of January,a glass of passion juice tastes.......(delicious/deliciously)
v)(Whoever/Whomever) I pick will lead the discussion.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Fill in the blank space with the correct preposition.(Solved)
i)The electorate want no one ..........me.
ii)The carpenter made a shelf ........wood.
iii)After a delicious lunch,they left........the game park.
iv)I wonder what all the shouting is........?
v)I dropped the extra change ..........my mum's purse.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Fill in each blank space in the following sentences with appropriate choice of words from the brackets.(Solved)
i)Is that ..........(he/him)seating on top of a pick-up.
ii)Mukunga writes faster than......(I/me)
iii)Ndege..........(whom/who)he introduced to you is a very fine actor.
iv).........(We/Us) students were first to arrive.
v)The winners were Aredi and.........(her/she)
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Fill in the blank spaces in each of the following with the most appropriate choice of words.(Solved)
i)The people in the van must have been .........(they/them)
ii)Kiros introduced Mwende and............(her/she) to Mr Okulu.
iii)Do you want to go to the football match with .......(us/we)
iv)Mrs Olang' sent two students,Opeku and......(I/me) out of her class.
v)(Whom/who)...........did you see?
Date posted: October 2, 2017.
- Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions.(Solved)
i)............Muturi and Kamene,there will be two other couples.
ii)I am sure orange juice is different......passion juice.
iii)The carcass weighed ........ five hundred kilogram mes.
iv)The school rule forbid us .............swimming in the absence of a life saver.
v)We are prohibited..........parking our bicycles at the gate.
Date posted: October 2, 2017.