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- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.
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Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.
(a) The career market is full of many opportunities. (Begin: There ..............)
(b) The waste of time and resources would have been avoided if they had considered a career that did not require the ability to handle Mathematics and Physics well. (Begin: If ............)
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Simplify the expression below.(Solved)
Simplify the expression below.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Choosing a career
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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Choosing a career
The career market is full of opportunities. Gone are the days when we had ‘either…. or’ career choices. The time when women, for example, choose between only nursing, teaching and secretarial work are long gone. The explosion in communication technology, and the liberalization and globalization of the world economy has ensured that there is no longer a dearth of career choice. Today,
colleges and universities offer a wide range of training opportunities to high school graduates. This has made choosing a care an involving process. It has also given rise to the need for career counseling.
When choosing a career, whether you have the help of a career counsellor or not, there are several factors that you should consider. These include your abilities or talents, your interests, your priorities, and the available opportunities in the job market.
The skills required in a particular career and the ability to gain them through education must be considered when choosing careers. Becoming a doctor, for instance, requires extensive education and training, and many years of educational commitment. In addition to the compulsory subjects, the academic background required for this career is good grades in Chemistry and Biology at secondary school level. If your ability in these subjects is just average, you would be overstretching your luck to enroll for a Bachelor of Medicine degree course. In the past, students have chosen to pursue training in engineering, even when their ability to handle Physics and Mathematics was low. This, in many cases, has made them drop out of the class mid-course. The waste of time and resources would have been avoided if they had considered a career that did not require the ability to handle Mathematics and Physics well.
There are times when people have been driven to choose a particular career because of the salary and prestige associated with jobs in that field. At times, the desire to take certain courses comes from within the individual, but most times, individuals feel pressured by peers or family to take certain courses. Joining a career in which you have no interest is a recipe for a dull life since you will spend most of your working hours doing something you do not like. Your career does not necessarily have to be your passion, but it should not bore you to death either. You can work out your interests by identifying the subjects you enjoy most at school, or the topics that are of interest to you and for which you take the initiative to read on your own.
It is true that many young people are attracted move by the social mobility that the job might provide than by their interest in the career. However, big role in job satisfaction as many people think. Of course we all have to make a living, but if you do not like your job, it does not matter how much you get paid to do it. What does matter is how well a career choice matches your values. If you value variety, collaboration, and creativity, for example, you would not find job satisfaction in a career where you are working alone and doing the same thing every day.
The availability of jobs in a particular field should also be a factor in choosing a career. This should be considered alongside the skills and education sought in a given field. Most times, highly competitive field require more education but may not pay well. When there are more applicants for a particular position, unique personality traits become an added benefit. However, in fields where there are fewer applicants than the positions available, the pay may be more and the job may require less education
Nevertheless, one should be discouraged by the scarcity of employment positions because institutions of higher learning now emphasize that they are not simply training people to get out and look for jobs. They are training people to get out and create jobs. Therefore, the availability of job opportunities is not necessarily limited to presence of employers. It also encompasses opportunities for self-employment which everyone is free to explore.
1. What has ensured that there is no longer a dearth of career choice
2. What has created the necessity for career counseling?
3. Why is one’s ability an important factor in career choice.
4. According to the passage, which career should a person who values variety choose?
5. Make notes on factors to consider when choosing a career?
6. What drives people to choose a particular career?
7. What evidence is given in the passage to support the statement ‘money does not play as a big role in job
satisfaction’?
8. Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage? (4 marks)
(a) Dearth
(b) Social mobility
(c) Liberalization
(d) Collaboration
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Atyang bought 3 blouses and 2 skirts for a total of Ksh.500. Awino bought 4 blouses and 5 skirts for a total of Ksh.900. Find...(Solved)
Atyang bought 3 blouses and 2 skirts for a total of Ksh.500. Awino bought 4 blouses and 5 skirts for a total of Ksh.900. Find the cost of 1 blouse and 3 skirts.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Besides fish farming, what other measures have African countries undertaken to promote the growth of fishing industry?(Solved)
Besides fish farming, what other measures have African countries undertaken to promote the growth of fishing industry?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Without using mathematical tables or calculators evaluate.(Solved)
Without using mathematical tables or calculators evaluate.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Use reciprocal tables to find the value of(Solved)
Use reciprocal tables to find the value of
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- The figure below shows a wedge in which PQR and UXY are congruent right angled triangles. PQ = 8cm, QR = 5cm and RY =...(Solved)
The figure below shows a wedge in which PQR and UXY are congruent right angled triangles. PQ = 8cm, QR = 5cm and RY = 12cm.
(a) Calculate:
(i) the length of RU.
(ii) the angle the line RU makes with the plane PQVU.
(b) Find the angle between:-
(i) line PY and the plane QRYV.
(ii) the planes PQVU and PRYU.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Explain any five advantages of fish farming in Kenya.(Solved)
Explain any five advantages of fish farming in Kenya.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- In the figure below, PQRSTU is a regular hexagon.
(a) Describe fully:
(i) a reflection that maps triangle SCR onto triangle STC.
(ii) an enlargement that maps...(Solved)
In the figure below, PQRSTU is a regular hexagon.
(a) Describe fully:
(i) a reflection that maps triangle SCR onto triangle STC.
(ii) an enlargement that maps triangle SCR on triangle PCU.
(iii) a rotation that maps triangle SCR to triangle TCU.
(b) The triangle PQC is reflected on the line RU. The image of triangle PQC under the reflection is then
rotated through an angle -120º about point C. Determine the images of P and Q:
(i) under the reflection.
(ii) after the two successive transformations.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Study the table below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Study the table below and answer the questions that follow.
(i) Draw a divided circle (pie chart) of a radius 5cm to represent the quantity of fish catch for 1975. Show your calculations.
(ii) Give the reasons behind the trend of the quantity of fish catches for Kenya and Japan from 1975 to 1983
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Nairobi and Eldoret are each 250km from Nakuru. At 8.15a.m, a lorry leaves Nakuru for Nairobi.
At 9.30am, a car leaves Eldoret for Nairobi via Nakuru...(Solved)
Nairobi and Eldoret are each 250km from Nakuru. At 8.15a.m, a lorry leaves Nakuru for Nairobi.
At 9.30am, a car leaves Eldoret for Nairobi via Nakuru at a speed of 100km/h. Both vehicles arrived
Nairobi at the same time.
(a) Calculate their time of arrival in Nairobi.
(b) Find the cars speed relative to that of the lorry.
(c) How far apart are the vehicles at 12.45pm.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- If the expression 25y² - 70y + (16 + K) is a perfect square; where K is a constant;find the value of K.(Solved)
If the expression 25y² - 70y + (16 + K) is a perfect square; where K is a constant;find the value of K.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Simplify the expression completely:(Solved)
Simplify the expression completely:
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation 2x² - 9x + 3 = 0 giving your answer to 4 significant figures.(Solved)
Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation 2x² - 9x + 3 = 0 giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- The diagram below represents a model of a pillar. The radii of the top and the base are 7cm and 3.5cm respectively. The height of...(Solved)
The diagram below represents a model of a pillar. The radii of the top and the base are 7cm and 3.5cm respectively. The height of the cylindrical part is 10cm while the height of the whole pillar is 15cm.
(a) Calculate the volume of the model in cm³.
(b) Calculate the mass of the material used to construct the pillar given that the actual height of the
whole pillar is 60m and the density of the material used is 0.832g/cm³. (Give your answer in tones).
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- The capacity of two similar rectangular tanks are 1,000,000 litres and 512,000 litres respectively.
(a) Determine the length of the larger tank if the smaller one...(Solved)
The capacity of two similar rectangular tanks are 1,000,000 litres and 512,000 litres respectively.
(a) Determine the length of the larger tank if the smaller one is 240cm long.
(b) Calculate the surface area of the smaller tank if the larger tank’s surface area is 1875m².
(c) Estimate the mass of the smaller tank if the mass of the larger one is 800kg.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- A is a reflex angle and tan A =7/24.Determine the value of Cos A without using the Mathematical table or calculator.(Solved)
A is a reflex angle and tan A =7/24.Determine the value of Cos A without using the Mathematical table or calculator.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Solve for t in the equation:(Solved)
Solve for t in the equation:
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- The figure below shows a triangle ABC which is right-angled at C. CB = 8cm and AC = 6cm. Find the length of CD given...(Solved)
The figure below shows a triangle ABC which is right-angled at C. CB = 8cm and AC = 6cm. Find the length of CD given that CD is perpendicular to AB.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Explain four conditions necessary for fishing.(Solved)
Explain four conditions necessary for fishing.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Use tables of reciprocal and squares to evaluate, to 4 significant figures, the expression:(Solved)
Use tables of reciprocal and squares to evaluate, to 4 significant figures, the expression:
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- A plane leaves town P to town Q on a bearing of 130º and a distance of 350km. it then flies 500km on a bearing...(Solved)
A plane leaves town P to town Q on a bearing of 130º and a distance of 350km. it then flies 500km on a bearing of 060º to town R. Find, by scale drawing the distance between town R andtown P.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Using ruler and pair of compass only, construct triangle ABC in which AB = 6cm, BC = 8cm and angle ABC = 45º. Drop a...(Solved)
Using ruler and pair of compass only, construct triangle ABC in which AB = 6cm, BC = 8cm and angle ABC = 45º. Drop a perpendicular from A to meet BC at M. Measure AM and AC.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- In the figure below angleMNO = 54º and angle PLM = 50º, PN = NM and PO is parallel to LM.Find the value of angle...(Solved)
In the figure below angleMNO = 54º and angle PLM = 50º, PN = NM and PO is parallel to LM.Find the value of angle LPM.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Explain how over-dependence on minerals affects the economy.(Solved)
Explain how over-dependence on minerals affects the economy.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Name two countries in Africa which are over-dependent on the exports of metallic minerals.(Solved)
Name two countries in Africa which are over-dependent on the exports of metallic minerals.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- In a rectangle ABCD, the side AB has equation 3x + 2y = 6 and vertex D has coordinates (-2, 4). Find the equation of...(Solved)
In a rectangle ABCD, the side AB has equation 3x + 2y = 6 and vertex D has coordinates (-2, 4). Find the equation of side AD in the form ax + by = C. Where a, b and C are integers.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Describe how bauxite is processed in Ghana.(Solved)
Describe how bauxite is processed in Ghana.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- An article was bought at Ksh.2250 then later sold for Ksh.2520. Calculate:-
(i) the percentage profit.
(ii) the price at which it should be sold to...(Solved)
An article was bought at Ksh.2250 then later sold for Ksh.2520. Calculate:-
(i) the percentage profit.
(ii) the price at which it should be sold to make a profit of 20%.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.