Question one: Functional writing (20 marks)
Imagine that you are the games captain in your school. According to the calendar of co-curricular activities, your school has been selected to host this term’s ball games. The games patron (teacher) would like to know whether there are enough games equipment to be used during the competitions.
Write an inventory of all games items available in your school’s store, which you will present to him or her. (20 marks)
Question two: Cloze Test (Unseen Text) 10 marks
Read the passage below then fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word.
Cancer (1) causes almost 459 000 deaths every year in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Over (2) the past five years, there were around 1.6 million cancer cases in the Region, making it a continuous burden that exerts tremendous physical, emotional and financial strain on individuals, families and (3) communities. Almost 734 000 individuals are (4) diagnosed with cancer every year and in 2040 it is predicted that the (5) number of people being diagnosed will be about 50% higher.
World Cancer Day aims to (6) promote awareness on cancer as a public health issue and to strengthen efforts (7) towards improving access to quality care, screening, early detection, treatment (8) and palliative care. This year’s theme marks the second year (9) of the campaign “close the care gap” which is about understanding the inequities in (10) cancer care and taking actions to make the necessary progress to address them.
Question three: Oral Literature (20 mks)
Read the narrative below then answer the questions that follow:
Questions
(a) Giving reasons, categorize the genre above. (2 mks)
(b) Identify and illustrate (give an example) any three features characteristic of oral narratives evident in this story. (6 marks)
(c) Describe one economic activity practiced by the community from which this story is drawn. (2 marks)
(d) Describe two character traits of each of the following: (4 mks)
(i) The ogre (2 mks)
(ii). Oswera (2 mks)
(e) What does the ogre represent in this story? Explain your answer. (2 mks)
(f) Explain one moral lesson we learn from this story. (2 marks)
(g) For each of the following, provide another word with a similar meaning (synonym) (3 mks)
(i) Saved-
(ii) Generous-
(iii) Deserted-
Question four: Oral Skills (30 mks)
a For each of the following words, provide another that is pronounced in a similar way (homophone) (5 mks)
Sun-
Week-
Know-
Boy-
Where-
(b) Complete the following dialogues with the most appropriate responses: (8 mks)
Teacher: How do you do, Lucy?
Student: ………………………………
Principal: Good morning, Brian?
Student: ………………………………………..
President: How are you, Elaine?
Student: ………………………………………
Queen: Good evening, Malik?
Student: ……………………………………
(c) Indicate which polite words and expressions will you use in each of the following situations:
(i) You have accidentally lost your desk mate’s bunch of keys.
(ii) You would like the teacher to repeat what he just said.
(iii) Your teacher of English has given you a gift for performing well.
(iv) You would like to borrow a text book from your friend.
(v) You would like to interrupt your neighbour who is busy doing her chores.
(d) Pick the odd one out based on the pronunciation of the bolded letters:
(i) Scene, seen sin
Question five: Grammar (20 mks)
(a) Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate article. (3 mks)
(i) I would like to join………………… University of Nairobi after high school.
(ii) This is ……………. one –sided affair.
(iii) My brother bought Terry ………………unicorn.
(b) Supply the missing prepositions in each of the following sentences. (3 mks)
(i) We sat …………………… the shade.
(ii) It is strictly forbidden to park …………………… the middle of the road.
I am extremely angry ……………………….. you.
(c) Pick the most appropriate word from the brackets to complete each of the following sentences. (4 mks)
(i) Jane and ………………… (me, I) went home.
(ii) The dog bit ……………………….(it’s, it’s) tail.
(iii) Whom can I trust, if not…………………..? (she, her)
(iv) My blouse has a…………………… (lose/loose) button.
(d) Use the most appropriate form of the verb in brackets to fill the gaps in the sentences below. (3 mks)
(i) The scouts…………………..(bury) the dead elephant yesterday.
(ii) Jack…………….. (nod) in agreement when he was asked to give his opinion.
(iii) Karani………………….. (trip) and fell in the gutter as he was running.
