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Nyamira North District Mock - English Paper 3 Question Paper

Nyamira North District Mock - English Paper 3

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

101/3
ENGLISH
Paper 3
(Imaginative Composition and essay based on set texts)
July/August 2010
2 ½ Hours
NYAMIRA NORTH DISTRICT JOINT EVALUATION TEST
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
ENGLISH
Paper 3
(Imaginative Composition and essay based on set texts)
July/August 2010
2 ½ Hours
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer three questions only.
2. Question one and two are compulsory.
3. In question three choose only one of the optional set texts you have prepared on.
4. Where a candidate presents work on more than one optional text, only the first one to appear will be marked
5. Each of your essay must not exceed 450 words.
6. All your answers must be written in the answer booklet provided.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to
Ensure that all the pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.
1. Imaginative composition
Either
a) Write a story beginning with:
The very sight of her left me with the doubt that she was trying hard to stay alive…………………
Or
b) Write a composition to illustrate the proverb, “As you make your bed, so must you lie on it.”
2. The compulsory set text
The play; ‘An Enemy of the People’ Henrik Ibsen
“………the strongest man in the world is he who stands alone”. With illustrations from “An Enemy of
the People” write an essay to justify this statement (20mks)
3. The optional set text
Answer any one of the three questions
Either
(a) Macmillan (Ed) Half a Day and Other Short Stories
With reference to Naguib Mahfouz’s Half a Day, the writer has heavily employed symbolism to
effectively bring out his message. Making very close reference to the story, write an essay on the use of symbolism and its effectiveness (20mks)
Or
(b) Drama: Shreds of Tenderness by John Ruganda
Drawing illustrations from John Ruganda’s ‘Shreds of Tenderness’, write an essay explaining the
relevance of the play to the contemporary developing society. (20mks)
Or
(c) The Novel: Homestretch by Velma Pollard
Write an essay discussing the relevance of the title ‘Homestretch’ in Velma Pollard’s Novel
(20mks)
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