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Form 1 English Mid Term Exams Question Paper

Form 1 English Mid Term Exams

Course:English

Exam Year:2015

FORM 1 ENGLISH
MID TERM EXAMS (JUNE)
TERM 2-2015
TIME 2 HOURS
Instructions
Answer all questions in this paper.
1.FUNCTIONAL SKILLS-(20 MKS)
-Imagine that you have closed school for the August holiday.
You intended to visit your aunt who lives in Naivasha.
Write a dairy for one week you are going to visit her.

2. Cloze test ( 10 mks)
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word.
Judas walked (1)………the examination room confidently.
This time (2)………..father would buy him the bicycle he (3)…….promised him if he scored an A in history.
He had (4)……problem sneaking into the history teacher’s office and copying the questions.
(5)…….as he walked into the (6)………, he had all the (7)………..to the questions. The only effort required was (8)…….unbutton his shirt and pull the papers out. The (9)……..distributed the questions papers and writing materials and Judas (10)……among the first to start writing.

3. Oral poem.
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
Landscape of violence.
Where racial memories, like snakes,
Coil above children as they play
And every brown and white child wakes
Besides a sloughed-off love one day:

Where politics like hailstorms ride
And tear the future from the trees
And every rider caught outside
Must pray between his horse’s knees.

I.Questions
a) Identify pairs of words that rhyme in the above poem ( 4 mks)
b) Write the rhyme scheme of the above poem ( 3 mks)

II
i) Explain the six stages of riddling session. (6 mks)
ii) State two functions of riddles. ( 2 mks)
iii) Identify the silent letters in following words (3 mks)
-Scratch
-Hour
-glistening

iv) Give another word pronounced the same way as the ones given below. (3 mks)
-Farther
-Storey
-whether

v) The following words have been misspelt.
Write them correctly. ( 4 mks)
-Suprised
-Pronounciation
-Repeatition
-Acomondation

4. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Mobile phone etiquette
The other day I was attending a funeral service at a church in town.
The atmosphere was somber as the congregation listened to the son of the departed man read the eulogy tearfully. Then in the middle of the reading a phone shrilled out the melody of a pop song. The reading stopped and all eyes turned to the front of the church from where the strident sound was coming. One of the church elders could be seen searching frantically in her bag for the offending gadget, but she seemed to be taking too long to locate it. Finally she found it and disconnected the call.
Calm returned and the reading continued. As the young man recounting his father’s last moments, most of those in the congregation were weeping. This was a man they loved, a man who helped the community. Then once again the shrill melody rent the air.
Everyone frowned and looked at the woman murderously. This time she removed the mobile phone from her bag, stood up and walked out of the church. All this time the phone was still ringing. I found myself cursing and wondering whether such people, who do not seem to have a conscience, should be made church elders in the first place.
The son resumed reading the eulogy, but it was clear to all of us that he was being affected by the obvious lack of respect for his departed father. “ Why can’t people just switch off the phones for a one hour service?” I found myself whispering rather loudly to my immediate neighbor. I had hardly finished asking my question when we heard loud laughter from outside. The church elder who had walked outside was now talking loudly about a wedding she had attended. The reading had to stop again. This time the priest stood up, took the microphone and requested everyone to switch off their mobile phones.
However as he walked back to his seat, his mobile phone started ringing. I could not stand it any more and walked out in protest.
As I sat outside the church waiting for the service to end, I wondered why the social change was lagging so far behind the technological change in the use of mobile phones. It seemed to that while mobile phones have become so popular in their use, they have also become a menace by causing disturbances. Although I applaud the mobile phone technology, I strongly feel that users need to learn some mobile etiquette.
One of the things that everyone needs to know is that how one uses their mobile phones reveals a great deal about one’s character. Most of the calls received on a mobile phone are personal and private. A lot of what is said if not therefore for the public ear.
The following are some matters of etiquette that I feel mobile phone users should observe.
To start with, it is impolite to take calls in lifts, libraries, restaurants, theatres, hospitals, waiting rooms, places of worship, toilets and other public places. Nor should one take personal calls during meetings.
Every time you take a call you should maintain a distance from the other people and not talk too loudly to the point of drawing everyone’s attention. You should also avoid becoming emotional to the phone, laughing or screaming.
Some mobile phone users select very loud ringing tones on their phones.
When such phones start ringing, they disrupt everyone’s peace. It is true that there are certain people who have to take calls even in public places. These include doctors, emergency crews and security personnel. Such people should either turn off the tone or turn on the vibrate alert option, or select low ringing tones.
The government has already passed a law that people should not take calls while they are driving, except if the driver is using a hands-free facility. There are many other places where the use of mobile phones is prohibited. These include parliament, petrol station, banks, aero planes and hospitals. But many people still use their phones in most of these places, in total disregard of all advice not to do so.
Finally although mobile phones are undoubtedly very useful to the users, there should be a concerted effort by all concerned to educate users on do’s and don’ts of mobile phone telephony.
Questions
a) Why did the reading of the eulogy stop first time? ( 2 mks)
b) Why were members of the congregation weeping? ( 2 mks)
c) What is the writer’s attitude towards the woman whose phone was ringing? ( 2 mks)
d) What was comical about the priest’s announcement? ( 2 mks)
e) Why is it not advisable to take or make calls in public? ( 2 mks)
f) Mention five places the writer says one should not take calls. ( 5 mks)
g) Why do you think there is a law barring drivers from using mobile phones while driving? ( 2 mks)
h) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.( 3 mks)
-Eulogy
-Gadget
-Sombre

5.A) Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph. ( 5 mks)
i. He was last seen walking towards Kerina Market
ii. Help me find him
iii. He is six years old and speaks Kiswahili
iv. He was wearing a red trouser and a white shirt
v. My brother has gone missing.

B) Fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns. ( 5 mks)
i. We injured……………while playing football.
ii. Mutua criticizes people. I hate…….for criticizing others.
iii. Sarah dressed…….carefully before going out.
iv. Ben and Amos taught……..French.
v. The dog bit……..by mistake

C) Choose the correct option from those given in brackets.( 5 mks)
i) We had………early. (arrive/arrived)
ii) If he…………late again, she will lose her job. (comes/came)
iii)…………call you if we had time. (we will/we would)
iv) The lesson………at 9:00 am every day. (begin/begins)
v)The students……….their teacher arrive. (see/saw)

D)Change the following statements into questions. ( 5 mks)
i) She goes to school daily.
ii) They played in the field
iii) Your father works in the city.
iv) Every child deserves a good education.
v)Mr. John teaches chemistry in all classes.

E) Fill in the gaps with articles a, an and the. ( 5 mks)
(i) I did not expect you to buy me………present
(ii) I read……..interesting article about…….changes that have taken place.
(iii) The best way to learn….musical instrument is to find ….enthusiastic teacher.

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