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English Form Ii End Term Examination Question Paper

English Form Ii End Term Examination

Course:English

Exam Year:2014

ST. BENARD SECONDARY SCHOOL
ENGLISH FORM II END TERM EXAMINATION - TERM 1
TIME: 1 HR 10 MINS

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Question 1

Someone asks about you, wants to know you better and understand you so that he could sponsor you or give you a scholarship for further studies. Write an autobiography that you will present to that person.

Question 2
Fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word

The average person has a vocabulary of approximately 10,000 words. You (1)………………….. use a certain part of your vocabulary (2)………………………………… with your friends, and (3)……………………….. rather different part only (4)…………………………….. your parents or other adults. Why? (5)………………………… you realize that certain language is (6)……………………………………… in some situations but not in (7)…………………. Even with this realization, (8)………………………………, we may use words that are confusing to those listening because those words don’t (9)……………………… communicate what we think that we are saying. We maybe be speaking about one thing which our audience is (10)…………………………….. something totally different.

Question 3
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow

THE UNITED NATION SECURITY COUNCIL

The United Nations Organization-UNO officially came into existence on the 24th October 1945. The purpose of the United Nations is to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development, based on the principles of justice, human dignity and well-being of all people.
By March 1995 it had 185 members. All these countries are represented in the General Assembly, which is the closest thing to world parliament. Six official languages- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are used at the United Nations General Assembly.
The United Nations sprang from the need to have a post war organization to ensure world peace. Hence intense pressure was mounted on Britain, China, the US and the USSR to consider initiating a world organization as the Second World War raged. As a result, a meeting was convened in Washington DC in 1944, comprising of representatives from the four nations. They prepared a blue print for an international organization. Towards the end of the war, representatives of fifty countries met in San Francisco and hammered out a final text that would lay down the foundations for the international Co-operation. The main goal of the new world organization was to maintain peace and promote social and economic progress.
In its role to prevent war and resolve conflicts peacefully, the UN formed a security council consisting of the five victors of war as the permanent members and representatives of ten other countries serving two years terms.
The five countries- China, USSR, United Kingdom, France and US were given veto powers; which means that decisions made by the UN can be blocked by the any of the permanent members. This is significant, firstly because the Security Council is the principle US organ for ensuring peace and secondly, and because it is the only UN body whose decisions are binding to all member states.
The primary responsibilities of the Security Council is to maintain international peace and security; and in so doing act on the behalf of all member state. In discharging its duties, the Security Council works in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN as stipulated in the charter. It submits annual, and if necessary, special reports to the general assembly for its consideration.
The UN embarks on conflict prevention and resolution through;
Preventive Diplomacy. This is action aimed at stopping disputes before they flare into military conflicts. This can involve early warning, mediation, fact-finding and confidence building.
Peace Making. This means acting to settle conflict through peaceful means such as negotiations, judicial settlements, sanctions or cease-fire agreements.
Peace Keeping. This often involves placing persons-civilian and military- between hostile parties to help control and resolve a conflict. Peace keepers wear blue helmets’.
It is however important to note that the UN peace keepers cannot take side in a conflict and are only sent to if those countries agree to their presence. They are generally lightly armed and cannot use force unless they are attacked. The UN troops may include police and other civilians because peace keeping includes a number of activities including humanitarian assistance, monitoring elections and observing and reporting a situation.
Peace building involves attempts at reconstruction and reconciliation- re-establishing friendly relations- through establishing projects which link hostile parties together, with the hope of creating the confidence which is necessary for peace.
If a country fails to co-operate with the efforts of the UN Security Council to peacefully resolve a conflict, the council may impose sanctions by asking the United Nations members to stop trading with that country and to cut all forms of communication including sail, air, rail, post, telephone and radio. They may also be asked to close their embassies in the country.
In recent years, peacekeeping has gained more importance in situations where preventive diplomacy and peace making has failed.

Questions

1.When was the UN formed? How many members did it originally have? (1 mk)
2.Why was there a need for a post war organization? (2 mks)
3.What is the responsibility of the UN Security Council? (1 mk)
4.Five members of the UN Security Council are given veto powers. Who are they and what does the term veto powers mean? (3 mks)
5. Explain the three ways in which the Un tries to maintain peace and security (3 mks)
6. What are the differences between the UN peacemakers and other military forces? (4 mks)
7. When can the UN impose sanctions on a country? (2 mks)
8. Infer the meaning of the following words as used in the passage; (4 mks)
a)Convened………………………………………………………………
b)Blue Print……………………………………………………………….
c)Hammered…………………………………………………………….
d)Conflicts………………………………………………………………..

(Grammar)

a) Write the comparative forms of the following (3 mks)
i. Spectacular………………………………………
ii. Little…………………………………………………
iii. Special…………………………………………….

b) Write the correct form of the verb in brackets (4 mks)
i. Mushroom’s (is, are) the title of his poem
ii. Adam (doesn’t, don’t) want to go campaign
iii. The problem on our street (is, are) speeding cars
iv. (Isn’t, aren’t) the dishes yet?

c) Underline the verb phrase in each sentence (3 mks)
i. Inventors were designing three buildings
ii. Aircraft were used in the world war two
iii. Aeroplanes must depend on wings and engines

Oral Literature

1. Identify five qualities of a good story teller (5 mks)
2. With the aid of an example show the six stages of a riddling process (5 mks)

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