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KCSE 2018 English Paper 1 Questions and Answers

In this session we are going to solve KCSE 2018 English Paper 1 Past Exams Questions.
Answers are in video format.

Lessons (6)

• 1.    A travelling theatre group is staging a performance of one of the literature set books in the local sub-county hall. Members of the drama club, the form three students and the form four students would want to watch the performance. As the secretary of the drama club, write a letter to the principal asking for formal permission. In your letter, give details about who will attend, the date and the
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• 2.    Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word. Are leaders born or are they created out of circumstances and experience? The debate______ this topic has gone on as long as the chicken-and-egg________ there are strong points for _______side. For our purposes, we will say that the answer is a little bit of________ some individuals such as royalty are born and
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• 3.    Read the Poem below, and then answer the questions that follow. A POISON TREE I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night. Till it bore an apple bright.
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• 4.    Paying attention to the vowel sound in each of the following words, pick the odd one out. (i) scene, ship, these, bean, be (ii) one, sun, put, ton, but (iii) hard, firm, earn, fur (iv) rode, coat, port, sew, know (v) sit, nine, fight, eye, hide (vi) soup, food, sue, root, good
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• 5.    For each one of the words below, provide another word which is pronounced in the same way but spelt differently. Mite Rest Waist Stare Rain
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• 6.    Read the dialogue below then answer the questions that follow. Ms. Simiyu: Good morning Kantai, why are you waiting outside? Kantai: Good morning Madam. I was waiting to speak to you. Ms. Simiyu: What is the problem this time? Are the boys in your class fighting again? Kantai: There is no problem, Madam. My class sent me to ask you to allow them to attend the entertainment session tomorrow.
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