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Form 4 English Paper 3 Question Paper

Form 4 English Paper 3 

Course:English

Institution: Form 4 question papers

Exam Year:2016



KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 2016
ENGLISH
PAPER 3
(Imaginative Composition and Composition based on set texts)
2hrs. 30min


Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

PRE MOCK 1 – 2016


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.
• Where a candidate presents work on more than one optional text, only the first one to appear will be marked.
• Each of your essays must not exceed 450 words.


This paper consists of 2 printed pages
Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that both the pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.

Answer THREE questions only.










1. Imaginative composition (compulsory)
(20 marks)
Either
a) Write a story ending with the following sentence:…….. And that is when learnt that power exposes one’s real character.

Or

b) Write a composition entitled: “ If only I could reverse the hand of the clock.”





2. The compulsory Set Text.
(20 marks)
Bertolt Brecht’s, The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

“Bertolt Brecht repeatedly attacks human insincerity and deceit especially through religious references.” Discuss the veracity of this statement.




3. Optional Set Texts
(20 marks)
Answer any one of the following three questions.

Either

a. The Short Story
“When the sun goes down and other stories from and beyond Africa”
“Unless checked, terror will cause havoc.” Illustrate the validity of this statement
In the day – to - day world. Base your discussion on Moses Isegawa’s,
“The war of the ears”

Or

b. Drama
Francis Imbuga, Betrayal in the City
“The success of a nation hinges on its leadership.” Drawing illustration from
Francis Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City; justify this statement.

Or

c. The Novel
Witi Ihimaera’s, The Whale Rider
“You do not need to be in power to succeed as a leader.” With evidence from Witi Ihimaera’s, The Whale Rider, discuss.






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