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Transmara East District Mock - English Paper 3 Question Paper

Transmara East District Mock - English Paper 3

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

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ENGLISH
(CREATIVE COMPOSITION AND ESSAYS BASED ON SET TEXTS)
PAPER 3
JULY/AUGUST 2011
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
English
Paper 3
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:-
_ Answer three questions only
_ Questions one and two are compulsory
_ In question three choose only one of the optional texts you have prepared on
_ Each of your essays must not exceed 450 words.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that both pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are
missing.
1. IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION (COMPULSORY) (20MKS)
Either
a) Write a composition beginning with the following word:
It was a chilly morning and everybody was heavily dressed not to mention how they wer struggling to cover their bodies from the drizzles. Everyone was in haste, pushing and shoving in a bid to board a matatu seemed to be the trend. Out of nowhere……
Or
b) Write a composition to illustrate the saying: “all is well that ends well”
2. THE COMPULSORY SET TEXT (20MKS)
NGUGI WA THIONG’O: The River Between
Write an essay on how Ngugi wa Thiong’o has employed symbolism in passing across the message in the novel, The River Between.
3. THE OPTIONAL SET TEXT (20MKS)
Answer any one of the following questions
Either
(a) The short story
Macmillan (ed.): Half a Day and Other Stories.
Using illustrations from the story “Against the pleasure principle” by Saida HagiDivie Herzi, Write
an essay illustrating how the story depicts the changes taking place in the modern world.
Or
(b) Drama
John Ruganda: Shreds of Tenderness
Explain the cause of sibling rivalry in the play ‘Shreds of tenderness’ by John Ruganda

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