101/3
ENGLISH FORM 3
PAPER 3
(CREATIVE COMPOSITION)
TIME: 50 MINS
Name:………………………………………………………Adm No:……………
Candidate’s Signature:………………………..Date:……………………………
TERM 3 2023 JOINT EXAMINATION
FORM 3
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
- Write our name and Adm number in the spaces provided above
- Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above
- Answer any one question, either 1a or 1b
- Your essay must not exceed 450 words
- All your answers must be written on the answer sheet provided
- Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
- Candidates must answer the questions in English.
For Examiner’s Use Only
| Question |
Maximum Score |
Candidate’s Score |
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20 |
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- IMAGINATIVE (20 MARKS)
Do question (a) or (b).
- Write a composition beginning:
I got out of bed at dawn. I had not slept at all…
OR
- Write a composition to illustrate the saying:
You can never climb the ladder of success with your hands in the pocket.
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F3 ENGLISH PAPER 3
MARKING SCHEME
QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY)
Q 1.Intended to test the candidate’s ability to communicate in writing. Communication is established at different levels of intelligibility, correctness, accuracy, fluency, pleasantness and originality. Within the constraints set by each question, it is the linguistic competence shown by the candidate that should carry most of the marks. Examiners should not hesitate to use the full range of marks for each essay. It is important to determine first how each essay communicates and in which category A, B, C or D it fits.
(The mark indicated below are for question one)
D CLASS The candidate does not communicate at all or his language ability is so minimal that examiner practically has to guess what the candidate wants to say. The candidate fails to fit English words he knows into meaningful sentences. The subject is glanced at or distorted. Practically no valid punctuation. All kinds or errors ‘’broken English’’
D-01-02 Chaotic, little meaning whatsoever. Question paper or some words from it simply copied.
D 03 Flow of thought almost impossible to follow. The errors are continuous
D+ 04-05 Although the English is often broken and the essay is full of all types of we can at least guess what the candidate wants to say.
C CLASS The candidate communicates understandably but only more or less clearly.
(06-10) He is not confident with his language. The subject is often undeveloped. There may be some digressions. Unnecessary repetitions are frequent. The arrangement is weak and the flow jerky.
C-06-07 The candidate obviously finds it difficult to communicate his /her ideas.
He/she is seriously hampered by his/her very limited knowledge of structure and vocabulary. This results in many gross errors of agreements, spellings and misuse of prepositions, tenses, verb, agreement and sentence construction.
C 08 The candidate communicates but not with consistent clarity. His/her linguistic abilities being very limited, he/she cannot avoid frequent errors in sentence structure. There is little variety of originality. Very bookish English, links are weak incorrect, repeated at times.
C+ 09 10 The Candidate communicates clearly but in a flat and uncertain manner.
Simpler concepts sentence forms are often strained. There may be an over usage of clichés, unsuitable idioms. Proverbs are misquoted or misinterpreted. The flow is still jerky. There are some errors of agreements, tenses and spelling.
B CLASS This class is characterized by greater fluency and ease of expression. The
(11-15) candidate demonstrates that he/she can use English as a normal way of expressing them. Sentences are varied and usually well constructed. Some candidates become ambitious and even over-ambitious. There may be items of merit of the one word or one expression type. Many essays in this category may be clean and unassuming but
they still show that the candidate is at ease with language. They may be tendency to under mark such essays.
Give credit for tone.
B-11-12 The candidate communicates fairly and with some fluency. There may be little variety in sentence structure. Gross errors are still found occasionally, but this must not be over punished by the examiner.
B13 The sentences are varied but rather simple and straight forward. The candidate does not strain himself in an effort to impress. There is fair range of vocabulary and idioms. Natural and effortless. Some items of merit, economy of language.
B+ 14-15 The candidate communicates his ideas pleasantly and without strain. There are errors and slips. Tenses, spellings and punctuation are quite good. A number of merits of the ‘whole sentence” or the “whole expression” type.
A CLASS The candidate communicates not only fluently, but attractively, with originality and efficiency. He/she has the ability to make us share his deep feelings, emotions, enthusiasm. He or she expresses himself freely and without any visible constraint. The script gives evidence of your maturity, good planning and often humour. Many items of merit which indicate that the candidate has complete command of language. There is no strain, just pleasantness, clever arrangement, felicity of expression.
A-16-17 The candidate shows competence and fluency in using the language. He may lack imagination or originality which usually provide the “spark” in such essays. Vocabulary, idioms, sentence structure, links, variety are impressive.
Gross errors are very rare.
A 18 Positive ability. A few errors that are felt to be slips. The story or argument has a definite impact. No grammar problem. Variety of structures. A definite spark. Many margin ticks.
A+19-20 The candidate communicates not only information and meaning, but also and especially the candidate whole self; his/her feelings, tests points of view, youth culture. This ability to communicate is deep. Wide range of effective vocabulary, original approach, vivid and sustained account in the case of a narrative, well developed and ordered argument in the case of a debate or discussion. Errors and slips should not deprive the candidate of full marks he deserves. A very definite spark.
POINTS OF INTERPRETATIONS
- a) Must be a story if not deduct four marks AD
- It must start with the given words. If not/if the words are altered deduct 2 marks
- b) It must be a story
- Must clearly depict/illustrate the given saying.
- Discourage students from writing titles.
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NAME…………………………………………………ADM NO…………………….
CLASS………………………………………………….SIGN…………………………
ENGLISH PAPER 1
FORM 3 TERM 3
TIME: 2HRS
OCTOBER 2023
JOINT EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS
- Write your name, admission numberand sign in the spaces provided.
- Confirm that you have all the questions.
- Answer all the questions in this paper.
- Ensure that your question paper has all the pages.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY:
| QUESTION |
MARKS |
SCORE |
| 1.FUNCTIONAL WRITING |
20 |
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| 2.CLOZE TEST |
10
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| 3.ORAL SKILLS |
30
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| TOTAL |
60
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- FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20MKS)You are the secretary of debating club in your school, recently the club held a meeting and the following issues were discussed;
- Election of officials
- Income generating activities in the club
- Preparation for the great debate
In the meeting, 8 members were present, 3 including the vice chairperson sent apologies and the whereabouts of two members were unknown. The club patron has also attended the meeting. Apart from the main issues, members raised some issues from the previous meeting. Write down minutes of the meeting.
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- CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
Read the passage below and fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.
In the world today some people are……………………..(1) of starvation while others of diseases brought……………………….(2) by overeating. An understanding of nutrition, therefore, is important for………………………..(3) who wants to see changes for the ………………………(4). Today, as never before, people are increasingly aware of the …………………….(5) that the world’s food resources are limited. Infact, the problems of human welfare…………………….(6) probably for greater than economic or political problems. It is not only the…………………………..(7) of food available in a given place that is important but……………………………(8) the quality of food. Indeed, the ……………………..(9) faced by nutritionists have never been greater ……………………….(10) they are today and the science of nutrition is a subject everyone should study.
- ORAL SKILLS (30MKS)
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow; (10mks)
When my love swears that she is made of truth,
I do believe her, though I know she lies
That she might think me some untutored youth,
Unlearned in the world’s false subleties.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young
Although she knows my days are past the best.
Simply I credit her false speaking tongue,
On both sides thus is simple truth suppressed.
But wherefore says she’s not unjust?
And wherefore says not I that I am old?
O love’s best habit is seeming trust,
And age in loves not to have years told.
Therefore I lie with her, and she with me,
And in our faults by lies we flattered be.
Questions
- Identify and illustrate the sound patterns in the poem. (4mks)
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- Explain and illustrate the rhyme scheme in the poem. (2mks)
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- “Therefore I lie with her, and she with me. And in our faults by lies we flattered be.” Give the two meanings of the word ‘lie’ in the lines above (2mks)
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- Imagine you are performing this poem to learners who are visually impaired (blind) . Explain two ways in which you would ensure that they get the message effectively. (2mks)
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- Identify silent letter in the following words (3mks)
- Foreign………………..……………………………………………………………………..
- League……………………………………………………………………………………….
- Honour………………..……………………………………………………………………..
- Your school has invited a bank manager to come and address form three students on banking as a career. During the discussion the students seem not to be attentive. Suggest what could be the manager’s shortcomings. (6mks)
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- Indicate the intonation used in the following sentences. (3 marks)
- Come here!……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- Are you hungry?…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- What’s your name?………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- Write another word pronounced the same as the following words. (2marks)
- Blue…………………………………………………………………………………….
- Profit……………………………………………………………………………………
- Complete the following appropriately.
Delphine: (Telephone rings) Hello, how can I help you?
Trevor:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)
Delphine: I am sorry. Ms Oketch is in a conference out of town. Could you kindly leave a message for her?
Trevor:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………(1 mark)
Delphine: Sorry, I didn’t get the last two digits of the number.
Trevor:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….(1 mark)
Delpine: you mean…(repeats the number).
Trevor:…………………………………………………………………………………………….(1 mark)
Delphine: anything else?
Trevor:…………………………………………………………………………………………….(1 mark)
Delphine: Okay, goodbye.
Trevor:…………………………………………………………………………………………..(1 mark)
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JOINT EXAMINATION
F3 ENGLISH PP1 TERM 3
MARKING SCHEME
- Functional writing
Format (8mks)
Heading: minutes of debating club: must have purpose, venue, date and time @ ½ mk (2mks)
List of attendance;
Present ½ mk
Apologies ½ mk
Absent ½ mk
In attendance ½ mk
Preliminaries 1mk
Matters Arisng 1mk
AOB ½ mk
Adjournament ½ mk
Signing off (the secretary and chairperson-must be left blank) 1mk
CONTENT (8 marks)
Matters Arising-should mention 2 @1mk-2mks
Election- must have a list of officials 2mks
Income generating activities-at least 2 @ 1mk (2mks)
The great debate (2mks)
LANGUAGE (4MKS)
A-4
B-3
C-2
D-1
- CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
- dying
- about
- anyone
- better
- fact
- are
- quantity
- also
- challenges/problems
- than
- ORAL SKILLS
- poem
- Alliteration: Thus, Thinking, That line 5
Assonance: though, know; thinking, thinks
Consonance: thinking, young
Rhyming words; truth, youth
- Regular scheme-ab ab cd cd ef ef gg
Lie to cheat
- (i) Being audible/voice projection
(ii)Pronunciation/articulation of words correctly
(iii) Vary pitch
(iv) Stress important words
(v) Intonation
(any two)
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- Foreign (g)
- league (u)
- honour (h)
- Must be about the manager
- Did not do thorough research on the topic
- Could be misleading students
- Poorly groomed
- Being inaudible
- The speaker was too fast/slow
- Poor articulation/fluency
- Shy/timid
- Poor eye contact. each 1mk (any six)
- falling
- Rising
iii. Falling
- blew
prophet
f)Delphine: (Telephone rings) Hello, how can I help you?
Trevor:hello, may I speak to Ms Oketch, please?( learner must respond to greetings if not award 0.5)(1 mark)
Delphine: I am sorry. Ms Oketch is in a conference out of town. Could you kindly leave a message for her?
Trevor:yes, kindly inform her to call me on this number 123456798(1 mark)
Delphine: Sorry, I didn’t get the last two digits of the number.
Trevor:123456798(1 mark)
Delpine: you mean…(repeats the number).
Trevor: correct/yes.(1 mark)
Delphine: anything else?
Trevor:yes, Let her know I will be expecting her call.(1 mark)
Delphine: Okay, goodbye.
Trevor: thank you, goodbye.(1 mark)
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Term 3
ENGLISH
PAPER 2 (101/2)
FORM THREE (3)
Time: 2 ½ Hours
Name: …………………………………………………………. AdmNo: ……………….
School: ……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: ……………………
Instructions to the candidates
- Write your name and admission number in the spaces above.
- Questions one and two are compulsory.
- Choose any one question in question three.
- Check to ascertain that the paper has all questions.
- The paper has 2 printed pages.
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| Questions |
Maximum score |
Candidate’s score |
| 1 |
20 |
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| 2 |
25 |
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| 3 |
20 |
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| 4 |
15 |
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| Total score |
80 |
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- COMPREHENSION PASSAGE
Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow (20mks)
Problem drinkers and alcoholics pay severe penalties for their drinking. It has been estimated that alcoholics are likely to die ten to twelve years sooner than non-alcoholics half die before the age of fifty, which is one reason there are so few elderly alcoholics. The mortality rate (that is, the number of persons per 100,000 who die each year) among alcoholics is more than two and a half times higher than that of the general population.
Alcoholics often die violent circumstances; serious accidents, homicide, and suicide are not uncommon. This, together with the physical deterioration accompanying alcoholism, helps explain the limits on life expectancy. No one really knows how many deaths are directly attributed to drinking, and all such statistics are estimates. One reason for our limited knowledge is that many physicians do not report alcoholism as the main cause of death out of concern for the feelings of the family of the deceased.
Research on the physiological effects of alcoholism has increased in the last few years. Heavy drinking is known to be associated with various types of cancer, particularly among persons who also use tobacco. Alcohol abuse also increases the probability of hypertension, stroke and coronary heart disease. Alcoholics frequently suffer illness and death from cirrhosis of the liver, a disease in which the liver becomes fatty, scarred, and incapable of functioning normally. In large urban areas, cirrhosis is the fourth most common cause of death among men aged twenty-five to forty-five.
Alcohol affects the brain, often permanently damaging the mental functioning of alcoholics. Drinking may reduce the number of living cells in the brain. Since brain cells do not grow back, alcoholics may suffer from organic psychosis (a mental illness traceable to brain damages), loss of memory, and poor physical and mental co-ordination. One out of four persons who are admitted to mental hospitals are diagnosed as alcoholics and 40 percent of all admissions are alcohol related. Many of the alcoholic inmates are unlikely to recover.
The unborn children of female alcoholics are subject to harm from drinking in what is called foetal alcohol syndrome.
Because alcohol tends to be a substitute for a balanced diet, alcoholics are often malnourished. Consequently, the infants of alcoholic women are likely to be less healthy and less well developed than other babies. Moreover, when a pregnant woman drinks, so, in effect, does her foetus. The new born children of alcoholic women may die shortly after birth unless they are medically treated from the shock to their systems for suddenly being cut off from alcohol. Furthermore, the impact of alcohol on the woman and her foetus is a major cause of birth defects and originally based mental deficiency among the new born. The effects of foetal alcohol syndrome on the children of female alcoholics are usually chronic and may be permanently disabling.
Clearly, it is not too much of an exaggeration to say that alcohol kills and mains people. When abused, alcohol is a highly dangerous drug.
Questions
(i) What are the major causes of death among alcoholics? (2mks)
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(ii) Which reason does the writer give as to why physicians do not report alcoholic related deaths? (2mks)
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(iii) One out of four persons who are admitted to mental hospitals are diagnosed as alcoholics. (Rewrite using a few………………) (2mks)
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(iv) Alcoholics often die under violent circumstances. (Add a question tag) (1mk)
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(v) What is the attitude of the writer towards people who abuse alcohol? (3mks)
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(vi) Explain what the following sentence means. Alcohol tends to be a substrate for a balanced diet (2mks)
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(vii) Make notes on the effects of alcohol to expectant mothers and their children (4mks)
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(viii) Supply a suitable title for the passage. (1mk)
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(ix) Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as used in the passage.
(3mks)
- Attributable
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- Scarred
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- Statistics
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- EXCERPT – FATHERS OF NATIONS 25 MARKS
Red the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow
The door to the bathroom opened. Fiona emerged and started walking but stopped. Her eyeshad not adjusted to the darkness in the living room. “Where are you?” she asked.
“Over here” he said. “I have taken a couch in the living room. Go take the bed in the bedroom.”
“You’re acting as if you might have a wife,” she said. “Do you?” “No, she divorced me last year.”
“Did she?”
“Yes”
“Let’s see now. You studied in America at a marriageable age.”
“Let me guess.” “Go ahead.” “She is American.”
“Who? Pamela?”
“Yes it is. And, yes, she is American. Enough about me now. Let’s turn to you. Shouldn’t your name still be Fiona McKenzie?”
“Who told you it might have changed?” She started walking to the bedroom. Her eyes had adjusted to the only light.
“Why was the Liberian Mauler calling you Joy instead?” “It’s local slang for streetwalker.”
“He was calling you a streetwalker?”
“Yes, do you want me to draw a picture for you? Where are you from anyway? Mars?” “No, Nigeria. Married?” “Me?”
The phone rang. He rose and answered the landline by the couch. When he ended the call, his mood had darkened.
“What’s the matter?” she asked him. “You seem upset all of a sudden. Who was on the phone?”
“One Chineke Chiamaka,” he said. “This man was claiming I chided him for being drunk, when all he had was a “Pepsi”. He wriggled in his improvised bed to protest his innocence against that claim. “It beats me how he got my suite phone number in the first place,” he added. “Anyway, I did not chide him. Why do people like to tell lies?”
QUESTIONS
- What happens immediately before this excerpt? 4marks
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- Discuss two character traits of Abiola and one of Fiona McKenzie as brought out in the excerpt. 6marks
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- Why do people like telling lies? (Write in reported speech) 1 mark
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- The phone rang. Add a question tag 1 mark
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- No, she divorced me last year. (Rewrite in the passive)
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- Highlight two themes raised in the excerpt. 4 marks
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- Identify and illustrate two features of style used in the excerpt. 4marks
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- Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt. 3marks
- Streetwalker
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- Wriggled
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- Chided
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- POETRY 20 MARKS
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
“Sympathy”
| I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass
And the river flows like a stream of grass;
When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
And the faint perfume from its petals steals –
I know what the caged bird feels!
I know why the caged bird beats its wing
Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
For he must fly back to his perch and cling
When he rather would be on the branch a –swing;
And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
And they pulse again with a keener sting –
I know why he beats his wing!
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a song of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,
But a plea, that upward to heaven he fings –
I know why the caged bird sings!
(Adapted from the poem by Laurence Donbar in ‘American Negro Poetry’ edited by ArnaBomtemps. New York: Hill and Waug 1974)
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Questions
- a) Explain briefly what the poem is about. (3 marks)
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- b) What does the poet focus on in each of the three stanzas? (6 marks)
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- How would you describe the persona’s feelings towards the caged bird? (4 marks)
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- d) What can we infer about the persona’s own experiences? (3 marks)
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- e) Identify a simile in the first stanza and explain why it is used. (2 marks)
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- f) Explain the meaning of the following lines:
(i) And the faint perfume from the petals steals (1 mark)
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- g) Supply another suitable title for this poem. (1 mark)
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- GRAMMAR 15 MARKS
- Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Do not change the meaning. (4marks)
- (i) Apart from those two, everyone else is disciplined. (Rewrite beginning: Save…………………
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- (ii) Milkah is a Kenyan student who is 16 years old.
(Rewrite to end in………student.)
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- (iii) My certificate was released only after I had cleared the balance.
Begin: Not until …
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- (iv) Joan did not know that the dog was behind her.
(Begin: Little……..)
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- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.
(4marks)
- He was charged ……………….forging property inheritance documents.
- Kamau deals ………………………..groceries.
- She was diagnosed ……………………… cancer.
- He was forced to kill the cat……………… his will.
- Change the following sentences into the passive. (4mks)
- i) The farmer had planted the beans.
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- ii) The principal gave the education officer the forms.
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iii) We expect the strike to end soon.
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- iv) The principal summoned the students in his office.
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- Fill in the blanks spaces using the correct form of the word. (3 marks)
(i) The man could not stand the ____________________ (vulgar) of his actions.
- The criminal’s __________________ (scandal) behaviour in court appalled the judge.
- He walked ____________________ (caution) since the flour was wet.
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Term 3
ENGLISH
PAPER 2 (101/2)
FORM THREE (3)
Time: 2 ½ Hours
Name: …………………………………………………………. AdmNo: ……………….
School: ……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: ……………………
Instructions to the candidates
- Write your name and admission number in the spaces above.
- Questions one and two are compulsory.
- Choose any one question in question three.
- Check to ascertain that the paper has all questions.
- The paper has 2 printed pages.
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| Questions |
Maximum score |
Candidate’s score |
| 1 |
20 |
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| 2 |
25 |
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| 3 |
20 |
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| 4 |
15 |
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| Total score |
80 |
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- COMPREHENSION PASSAGE
Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow (20mks)
Problem drinkers and alcoholics pay severe penalties for their drinking. It has been estimated that alcoholics are likely to die ten to twelve years sooner than non-alcoholics half die before the age of fifty, which is one reason there are so few elderly alcoholics. The mortality rate (that is, the number of persons per 100,000 who die each year) among alcoholics is more than two and a half times higher than that of the general population.
Alcoholics often die violent circumstances; serious accidents, homicide, and suicide are not uncommon. This, together with the physical deterioration accompanying alcoholism, helps explain the limits on life expectancy. No one really knows how many deaths are directly attributed to drinking, and all such statistics are estimates. One reason for our limited knowledge is that many physicians do not report alcoholism as the main cause of death out of concern for the feelings of the family of the deceased.
Research on the physiological effects of alcoholism has increased in the last few years. Heavy drinking is known to be associated with various types of cancer, particularly among persons who also use tobacco. Alcohol abuse also increases the probability of hypertension, stroke and coronary heart disease. Alcoholics frequently suffer illness and death from cirrhosis of the liver, a disease in which the liver becomes fatty, scarred, and incapable of functioning normally. In large urban areas, cirrhosis is the fourth most common cause of death among men aged twenty-five to forty-five.
Alcohol affects the brain, often permanently damaging the mental functioning of alcoholics. Drinking may reduce the number of living cells in the brain. Since brain cells do not grow back, alcoholics may suffer from organic psychosis (a mental illness traceable to brain damages), loss of memory, and poor physical and mental co-ordination. One out of four persons who are admitted to mental hospitals are diagnosed as alcoholics and 40 percent of all admissions are alcohol related. Many of the alcoholic inmates are unlikely to recover.
The unborn children of female alcoholics are subject to harm from drinking in what is called foetal alcohol syndrome.
Because alcohol tends to be a substitute for a balanced diet, alcoholics are often malnourished. Consequently, the infants of alcoholic women are likely to be less healthy and less well developed than other babies. Moreover, when a pregnant woman drinks, so, in effect, does her foetus. The new born children of alcoholic women may die shortly after birth unless they are medically treated from the shock to their systems for suddenly being cut off from alcohol. Furthermore, the impact of alcohol on the woman and her foetus is a major cause of birth defects and originally based mental deficiency among the new born. The effects of foetal alcohol syndrome on the children of female alcoholics are usually chronic and may be permanently disabling.
Clearly, it is not too much of an exaggeration to say that alcohol kills and mains people. When abused, alcohol is a highly dangerous drug.
Questions
(i) What are the major causes of death among alcoholics? (2mks)
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(ii) Which reason does the writer give as to why physicians do not report alcoholic related deaths? (2mks)
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(iii) One out of four persons who are admitted to mental hospitals are diagnosed as alcoholics. (Rewrite using a few………………) (2mks)
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(iv) Alcoholics often die under violent circumstances. (Add a question tag) (1mk)
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(v) What is the attitude of the writer towards people who abuse alcohol? (3mks)
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(vi) Explain what the following sentence means. Alcohol tends to be a substrate for a balanced diet (2mks)
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(vii) Make notes on the effects of alcohol to expectant mothers and their children (4mks)
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(viii) Supply a suitable title for the passage. (1mk)
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(ix) Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as used in the passage.
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- Attributable
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- Scarred
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- Statistics
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- EXCERPT – FATHERS OF NATIONS 25 MARKS
Red the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow
The door to the bathroom opened. Fiona emerged and started walking but stopped. Her eyeshad not adjusted to the darkness in the living room. “Where are you?” she asked.
“Over here” he said. “I have taken a couch in the living room. Go take the bed in the bedroom.”
“You’re acting as if you might have a wife,” she said. “Do you?” “No, she divorced me last year.”
“Did she?”
“Yes”
“Let’s see now. You studied in America at a marriageable age.”
“Let me guess.” “Go ahead.” “She is American.”
“Who? Pamela?”
“Yes it is. And, yes, she is American. Enough about me now. Let’s turn to you. Shouldn’t your name still be Fiona McKenzie?”
“Who told you it might have changed?” She started walking to the bedroom. Her eyes had adjusted to the only light.
“Why was the Liberian Mauler calling you Joy instead?” “It’s local slang for streetwalker.”
“He was calling you a streetwalker?”
“Yes, do you want me to draw a picture for you? Where are you from anyway? Mars?” “No, Nigeria. Married?” “Me?”
The phone rang. He rose and answered the landline by the couch. When he ended the call, his mood had darkened.
“What’s the matter?” she asked him. “You seem upset all of a sudden. Who was on the phone?”
“One Chineke Chiamaka,” he said. “This man was claiming I chided him for being drunk, when all he had was a “Pepsi”. He wriggled in his improvised bed to protest his innocence against that claim. “It beats me how he got my suite phone number in the first place,” he added. “Anyway, I did not chide him. Why do people like to tell lies?”
QUESTIONS
- What happens immediately before this excerpt? 4marks
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- Discuss two character traits of Abiola and one of Fiona McKenzie as brought out in the excerpt. 6marks
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- Why do people like telling lies? (Write in reported speech) 1 mark
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- The phone rang. Add a question tag 1 mark
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- No, she divorced me last year. (Rewrite in the passive)
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- Highlight two themes raised in the excerpt. 4 marks
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- Identify and illustrate two features of style used in the excerpt. 4marks
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- Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt. 3marks
- Streetwalker
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- Wriggled
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- Chided
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- POETRY 20 MARKS
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
“Sympathy”
| I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass
And the river flows like a stream of grass;
When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
And the faint perfume from its petals steals –
I know what the caged bird feels!
I know why the caged bird beats its wing
Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
For he must fly back to his perch and cling
When he rather would be on the branch a –swing;
And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
And they pulse again with a keener sting –
I know why he beats his wing!
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a song of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,
But a plea, that upward to heaven he fings –
I know why the caged bird sings!
(Adapted from the poem by Laurence Donbar in ‘American Negro Poetry’ edited by ArnaBomtemps. New York: Hill and Waug 1974)
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Questions
- a) Explain briefly what the poem is about. (3 marks)
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- b) What does the poet focus on in each of the three stanzas? (6 marks)
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- How would you describe the persona’s feelings towards the caged bird? (4 marks)
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- d) What can we infer about the persona’s own experiences? (3 marks)
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- e) Identify a simile in the first stanza and explain why it is used. (2 marks)
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- f) Explain the meaning of the following lines:
(i) And the faint perfume from the petals steals (1 mark)
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- g) Supply another suitable title for this poem. (1 mark)
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- GRAMMAR 15 MARKS
- Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Do not change the meaning. (4marks)
- (i) Apart from those two, everyone else is disciplined. (Rewrite beginning: Save…………………
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- (ii) Milkah is a Kenyan student who is 16 years old.
(Rewrite to end in………student.)
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- (iii) My certificate was released only after I had cleared the balance.
Begin: Not until …
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- (iv) Joan did not know that the dog was behind her.
(Begin: Little……..)
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- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.
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- He was charged ……………….forging property inheritance documents.
- Kamau deals ………………………..groceries.
- She was diagnosed ……………………… cancer.
- He was forced to kill the cat……………… his will.
- Change the following sentences into the passive. (4mks)
- i) The farmer had planted the beans.
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- ii) The principal gave the education officer the forms.
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iii) We expect the strike to end soon.
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- iv) The principal summoned the students in his office.
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- Fill in the blanks spaces using the correct form of the word. (3 marks)
(i) The man could not stand the ____________________ (vulgar) of his actions.
- The criminal’s __________________ (scandal) behaviour in court appalled the judge.
- He walked ____________________ (caution) since the flour was wet.
