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101/1 English Paper 1 Question Paper

101/1 English Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2007

BUTERE-MUMIAS DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2007
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

101/1
ENGLISH
PAPER 1
(Functional Skills)
JULY/AUGUST 2007
TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
- Write your name and Index number in the spaces provided above.
- Answer ALL the questions in this question paper
- All your answers must be written in the spaces provided in the question paper.

Question 1

You are the secretary of the debating club. You have just held a meeting in which all members except six turned up. Of the six, only four were absent with apologies. The patron also attended. The business of the day included membership fee, discipline of members and a farewell party for the form fours. There were other issues discussed besides these. Give a record of what happened during the meeting. (20mks)

Question 2
Fill in each of the blank spaces on the passage below with the MOST appropriate word.

Précis writing is a very fine exercise in reading. Most people (1) _______ carelessly and retain only a vague idea of what they have read. You can easily test the (2) _______ of your reading. Read in your usual way a chapter, or even a page of a book, and (3) _______ having closed the book, try to put down briefly the (4) _______ of what you have just read. You will probably find that your memory of it is (5) _______ and muddled. Is this because your memory is (6) _______ ? No; it is because your attention was not fully (7) _______ on the passage while you were reading it. The memory cannot (8) _______ what was never given to it to hold; you did not remember the passage properly because you did not properly (9) _______ it is you read it. Now précis writing forces you (10) _______ pay attention to what you read; for no one can write a summary of any passage unless he has clearly grasped its meaning.

Question 3

Challengers: Father is in the room but his beard is outside.

i. Classify the genre above (1mk)

ii. What would be your response to the statement? (1mk)

iii. Explain how you arrived at (ii) above (2mks)

iv. Write your own example of (i) above, respond to it and explain your response. (3mks)

Your grandfather is a good storyteller. He likes to tell different folk tales. On one occasion, he narrated to you the story of hare, the antelope and the rhinoceros. You identified the story as a trickster story. Outline any three characteristics of trickster stories. (3mks)

c. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

The vulture.
The vulture eats between his meals
And that is the reason why
He very, very rarely feels
As well as you or I
His eye is dull, his head is bald,
His neck is growing thinner
Oh what a lesson for us all
To only eat at dinner.

i. How is rhythm achieved in the poem? (2mks)

ii. "oh what a lesson for us all"
How would you say this line? (1mk)

iii. Which two words would you emphasize in line 4 when reciting the poem? (1 mk)

d. Write out five pairs of words with the same pronunciation from the list given below: (5mks)

Cause Site Cite March

Been Bean Buy Made

Bread Much Match Gate

Hot Boy Buoy Note

Breed Mash Warm Worm

Gait Knot Not Bin

e. It is sports day in your school. A renowned international athlete Mr. Paul Tergat has just arrived to grace the occasion. The principal is introducing him to the members of the staff and the games prefect. Fill in the responses using appropriate language. (4mks)

Principal: Hello and welcome to our school Mr. Tergat.

Paul Tergat: (i) ______________

Principal: I have the pleasure to introduce to you Mrs. Nyoka the deputy Principal.

Paul Tergat: How do you do, Mrs. Nyoka

Mrs. Nyoka: (ii) ______________

Paul Tergat: Thank you very much, Mrs. Nyoka.

Principal: (iii) ______________

Paul Tergat: Good afternoon, David. I hope as the games captain you always keep the students fit, eh?

David: (iv) ______________

f. Your school has planned for an open day which will be attended by guests from various organizations. The principal thinks you are a good speaker and has chosen you to speak on behalf of the students. As a good speaker, state any three things you would do before the speech to ensure good delivery. (3mks)

g. Underline the silent letter in the following words (2mks)

i. Psychology
ii. Solemn
iii. Hour
iv. Gnaw

h. You are having a group discussion with your colleagues on the set novel Coming to Birth. One of your group mates is contributing to the discussion but you are eager to chip in something. State any 3 cues that would tell you that it is time to make your contribution. (3mks)

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