English Form Two Question Paper

English Form Two

Course:English

Exam Year:2006

FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
KIMILILI

ENGLISH
FORM 2
TERM 2 CAT I, 2006
2 HOURS

NAME………………………………………………….ADM.NO………..CLASS…………..

Answer all questions.

1 Imagine that you have been asked to give a speech to newly admitted Form one students in your school on the following topic: PEER PRESSURE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. (20 marks)

2 Cloze test I

THE BLACKEST GRIZZLY

There was a strong wind that morning, and it was hard for Paulo to keep his ……………………(1) as he perched high in the …………………………….(2) of a tree, far above the ground. All the ……………………..(3) in the forest were white with frost and, away in the distance, he could see snow on the ……………………………….(4) of the highest mountain. He shivered. It seemed as if he’d been waiting for hours, but he had probably only been there for 45 …………………………(5). Suddenly, he heard a loud crack behind him that made him ………………………………(6) with a start. He peered down into the forest below with great …………………………….(7), then raised his camera to his eye and took the picture he’d been hoping for - the biggest, blackest grizzly …………………………..(8) he’d ever seen.
CLOZE TEST 2 (8 MARKS)
A BLACK DAY FOR THE ECONOMY
There is more bad economic news for he government this week. Latest figures show that we are still importing far more than we export, leaving the trade…………………………(1) seriously in deficit. Unemployment is also set to rise after today’s news that the country’s biggest car manufacturer is to shut down two more …………………………….(2). This follows yesterday’s announcement by UB Bank that over 40 local …………………………….(3) across the country will be closed. And there is not much hope that we will see a ……………………………(4) in the economy in the near future. The …………………………(5) market in shares continues, with stock prices now down over 50% from their ……………………………(6) nine months ago. Many economists believe one cause of these problems is that ……………………………(7) rates are still too high, but the ………………………..(8) of the most recent meeting of Central Bank governors show that they have no intention of reducing them.

3.Read the following oral song and answer the questions that follow: (14 marks)

Sleep, sleep
Sweet, gentle one sleep
Your mother is coming, sleep
Sleep, sleep, gentle one sleep

Sleep, sleep
Sweet gentle one sleep
Your guard is coming sleep
Sleep, sleep gentle one sleep

Sleep, sleep
Sweet gentle one sleep
Your heart is coming, sleep
Sleep, sleep, gentle one sleep

Sleep, sleep
Sweet, gentle one sleep
The selfish one is coming sleep
Sleep, gentle one sleep

a) Using two illustrations from the song, classify it. (3 marks)

b)What is the singer’s attitude towards the child’s mother? (2 marks)

c)Compare the tone in the first three stanzas and the tone in the last stanza of the song.(3 marks)

4.i) In the following conversation, similar words are used differently. Underline the correct stress to bring out the different in meaning.(5 marks)

Lulu: What is a reprimand?
Mutiso: When teachers reprimand you, they criticize your wrongdoing. That is what reprimand is.
Lulu: And what is the difference between dislike and dislike?
Mutiso: Oh, dislike is noun and dislike a verb.
Lulu: I see, so it is like the difference between frequent and frequent?
Mutiso: Frequent is an adjective and frequent a verb.

(ii) Write another word, which is pronounced in the dame way as the words given below.
(5 marks)
a. Story
b. Blue
c. Boy
d. Queue
e. Air

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