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English Paper 3 (Imaginative Composition And Essays Based On Set Texts) Question Paper

English Paper 3 (Imaginative Composition And Essays Based On Set Texts) 

Course:English

Institution: Kcse question papers

Exam Year:2006



21/2 hours
Answer three questions only.
Question one and two are compulsory.
In question 3 choose only one of the optional texts you have prepared on.
Answer three questions only.
1.Imaginative composition (compulsory) (20marks)
Either
(a) Write a composition ending with the words: "It then dawned on me that perhaps this is why I had been born."
Or
(b) Write a composition agreeing or disagreeing with the statement, "A good name is better than riches."
2.Drama (compulsory) (20marks)
William Shakespear,The Merchant of Venice
"Racial and religious prejudice only cause misery in society." Write a composition in support of this statement,drawing your illustrations from The Merchant of Venice.
3.Optional set texts
Either
(a) The Short Story
Macmillan (Ed) Half a Day and other Stories (20marks)
Using illustrations from Nawal El Saadawi's "Solitude" write a composition about dehumanizing prison conditions.
Or
(b) Drama
John Ruganda,Shreds of Tenderness (20marks)
Write a composition on the problems of jealousy among siblings.Draw your illustration from John Ruganda's Shreds of Tenderness.
Or
(c) The Novel
Velma Pollard,Homestretch (20marks)
Write a composition on the causes and effects of migration from developing to developed countries.Refer to Velma Pollard's Homestretch for your illustrations.






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