Form Four End Of Term 1, 2014 Cat Question Paper

Form Four End Of Term 1, 2014 Cat

Course:English

Exam Year:2014

FORM FOUR END OF TERM 1, 2014 CAT
TIME: 2 HOURS
1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING (10 mks)
Imagine that you are a Form Four leaver.
Write an e-mail message in which you apply for a job as a librarian in your former school.

2. POETRY (10 mks)
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

Dream variations
To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening.
Beneath a tall tree.
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me-
That is my dream!

To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pace evening……..
A tall,slim tree………..
Night coming tenderly.
Black like me.

Langston Hughes.

i. Who is the persona in this poem. ( 2 mks)
ii. List three things that the persona wants to enjoy. ( 3 mks)
iii. Identify any two sound features employed by the poet in this poem. ( 4 mks)
iv. Describe the mood in this poem. ( 1 mk)

3. GRAMMAR ( 10 MKS)
a) Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentences. ( 3 mks)
i. The book you are looking for is in the cabinet.
ii. The petrol station is near the bus stop.
iii. Michael was seen for the first time by the public on a Easter Sunday.
b) Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. ( 3 mks)
i. The judge has ruled against me. He ruled against me last week. ( start: It is the second………….)
ii. My father sat across the table. (start: Across………)
iii. I don’t take leave often. (Rewrite using ‘rarely’)
c) Fill in the blanks with prepositions. ( 2 mks)
i. Nzioki carries himself around………..dignity.
ii. Students must not yield…………peer pressure.
d) Change the voice in the following sentences. ( 2 mks)
i. They opened the school recently.
ii. The pedestrian was hit by hit-and-run driver.

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