Form 3 English End Of Term 1 Question Paper

Form 3 English End Of Term 1

Course:English

Exam Year:2012

ST. BENARD SECONDARY SCHOOL
END OF TERM 1 EXAMINATION 2012
FORM III
ENGLISH
FUNCTIONAL WRITING
1. Imagine you are the secretary of the meeting of the Red Cross club in your school. You have just held the annual general meeting (AGM) where an electron was conducted, a trip organized and recruitment of new members was discussed. The District Red Cross Representative and the clubs patron are in attendance. Write the minutes.
2. CLOZE TEST
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
My husband and I live in Mombasa. We both work 1. --------------------- A telephone 2-------------------- in town. Last Saturday, 3----------------to the top of a telephone pole. As I repaired the phone line, 4---------------someone is speaking to me Mrs. Hamisi, the manager. The person was complaining. 5----------------his telephone line. He told the manager 6------------------the line was loose and hanging across the road. The man thought that it had been cut by a passing lorry. Mrs. Hamisi told him that should would send a 7------------------- to his home to correct it. ‘’ Why go to all that trouble?’’ he replied “why don’t you, 8---------------the wire straight from your end?” I laughed 9-------------aloud at such naivety and nearly fell 10---------------the telephone pole.
3. ORAL SKILLS
Read the term poem below and answer the question that follows.
Crabbed aged and youth cannot live together
Youth is full of pleasure, ago is full of cave
Youth is like summer mourn, age like winter weather
Youth is full of sport, ages breath is short
Youth is nimble, age is lame.
Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold
Youth is wild and age is lame
Ago, I do abhor three youth I do a done thee
O my love, my love is young!
Age I do defy thee.

Questions
i) Identify two sounds patterns in the above poem. (2mks)
ii) Youth is a nimble, age is lame ‘What words would you stress in the above line? Give reasons. (2mks)
iii) How would you perform line 4 of stanza 1? (2mks)
iv) Using intonation arrows show how the last line should be related. (2mks)
B. Provide another word that is pronounced exactly the same way as the one given below.
i. Rain ----------------------
ii. Which------------------------
iii. Lyre-------------------------
iv. Steel------------------------
v. Piece-----------------------
C. Identify the letters that is not pronounced in the words below. (5mks)
i. Chalk
ii. Match
iii. Exhaust
iv. European
v. Error
D. Someone has been invited to your school to give a speech on HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC’
i. Explain how you will ensure that you listen activity throughout the speech. (3mks)
ii. Mention two factors that you would consider in evaluating the effectiveness of the speakers message. (2mks)
iii. If you were the speaker how effectively could you have ended this speech? (2mks)

E. Read and complete the interviews between a High school. Dean of studies and a prospective student.
Dean: Please tell us your full name.
Student-------------------------------------------------------------------- (1mk)
Dean: Which primary school did you attend?
Student: ---------------------------------------------------------------- (1mk)
Dean: How did you perform in your KCPE Examinations?
Student ------------------------------------------------------------ (1mk)
Dean: Briefly tell us why you are interested in joining Maasai Secondary School.

Student --------------------------------------------------------------- (1mk)

4. ORAL LITERATURE
a) Read the oral narrative below and answer the question that follows. (10mks)
One day, the chameleon and the donkey were arguing as to who could run faster than the other. The donkey said. “You chameleon, you are very old. You can’t compete with me in a race.”
The chameleon replied, “Don’t blow your own trumpet. I am not going to praise myself, but I know you can’t defeat me in a race. We shall be equal. “The race began and the chameleon jumped from the donkeys tail and said. “Now my friend donkeys are you any faster than I? “No, now I know that you are a man.”
i) What would you do in order to capture the audience’s attention before you begin to tell the story? (2mks)
ii) Explain two ways you use to make narration of lines 4 and 5 of the story effectively.
(2mks)
If you were part of the audience for this story, explain two things you would do to show that you were participating in the performance? (4mks)

b) i) Give three characteristics of a tongue twister. (3mks)
ii) Mention three uses of a tongue twister. (3mks)
iii) Give two examples of tongue twister from an African community. (2mks)
c) If a child washes his hands he can eat with elders
Identify the above genre of oral literature. (1mk)
Ii Give a situation in which the above genre can be applied. (1mk)
Iii Mention two function of the above genre. (2mks)

GRAMMAR
a) Complete the following sentences using the appropriate from the words in the brackets.
i) The old man cautioned the girls against beads too-----------------------. (talk)
ii) Her ---------------------- mounted month by month. (anxious)
iii) The patient was ------------------ to another hospital. (transfer)
iv) Our teacher has --------------------- with our weakness for long time. (bear)
v) My mother had ------------------ earlier than usual that day. (rise)
b. Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriately words.
i. Please ring me up as soon as he -------------------------.
ii. I ---------------------- the letter you were looking for. Here it is.
iii. I am working hard, -------------------------?
iv. I’ll write down the phone number ------------- I forgot.
v. I ---------------- no trouble so far.

5. SET – TEXT
Ngugi WA Thiongo: The River Between.
Highlight the theme of love and friendship in the River Between. “Use illustration from the novel. (20mks)

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