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jim items answered the question on September 17, 2018 at 08:24
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Briefly give the characters of Akoko in the novel the river and the source
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Briefly give the characters of Akoko in the novel the river and the source.
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September 9, 2018
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"What there is shall go to those who are good for it". Support this statement using Caucasian chalk circle
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"What there is shall go to those who are good for it". Support this statement using Caucasian chalk circle .
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August 28, 2018
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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
We are moving inexorably into the age of automation. Our aim is not to devise a...
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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
We are moving inexorably into the age of automation. Our aim is not to devise a mechanism
which can perform a thousand different actions of any individual man but, on the contrary which
could by a single action replace a thousand men.
Industrial automation has moved along three lines. First there is the conveyor belt system of
continuous production whereby separate operations are linked into a single sequence. The goods
produced by this well-established method are untouched by the worker, and the machine replaces
both unskilled and semi-skilled. Secondly, there is automation with feedback control of the
quality of the product; here mechanisms are built into the system which can compare the output
with a norm, that is, the actual product with what it is supposed to be, and then correct any
shortcomings. The entire cycle of operations dispenses with human control except in so far as
monitors are concerned. One or two examples of this type of automation will illustrate its
immense possibilities. There is a factory in the USA which makes 1,000 million electric light
bulbs a year, and the factory employs three hundred people. If the pre-automation techniques
were to be employed, the labour force required would leap to 25, 000. A motor manufacturing
company with 45,000 spare parts regulates their entire supply entirely by computer. Computers
can be entrusted with most of the supervision of industrial installations, such as chemical plants
or oil refineries. Thirdly, there is computer automation, for banks, accounting departments,
insurance companies and the like. Here the essential features are the recording, storing, sorting
and retrieval of information.
The principal merit of modern computing machines is the achievement of their vastly greater
speed of operation by comparison with unaided human effort; a task which otherwise might take
years, if attempted at all, now takes days or hours.
One of the most urgent problems of industrial societies rapidly introducing automation is how to
fill the time that will be made free by machines which will take over the tasks of the workers.
The question is not simply of filling empty time but also of utilizing the surplus human energy
that will be released. We are already seeing straws in the wind: destructive outbursts on the part
of youth whose work no longer demands muscular strength. While automation will undoubtedly
do away with a large number of tedious jobs, are we sure that it will not put others which are
equally tedious in their place? For an enormous amount of sheer monitoring will be required. A
man in an automated plant may have to sit for hours on end watching dials and taking decisive
action when some signal informs him that all is not well. What meaning will his occupation bear
for the worker? How will he devote his free time after a four or five hour stint of labour?
Moreover, what, indeed, will be the significance for him of his leisure? If industry of the future
could be purged of its monotony and meaninglessness, man would then be better equipped to use
his leisure time constructively.
a) What is the main purpose of automation, according to the passage?
The main purpose of automation is to devise a mechanism which can by a single action replace a thousand men.
b) Explain why less men are required for the first type of industrial automation than in a manual
system?
This is because in the conveyor belt system there is continuous production whereby the operations are linked into a single sequence without the worker touching them. The machine replaces both unskilled and semi-skilled.
c) What is more sophisticated about the second industrial automation system than
the first?
The second industrial automation system has feedback control of the quality of the product, an inbuilt system which can compare the output with a norm (the actual product with what it is supposed to be, and then correct any shortcomings).
d) What is the main benefit of computing machines?
The main benefit of computing machines is the achievement of their vastly greater speed of operation compared to unaided human effort.
e) Comment on the biggest drawbacks of automation in industrial societies.
The biggest drawbacks of automation in industrial societies are: how to fill the time that will be made free by machines which will take over the tasks of the workers; another is how to utilize the surplus human energy that will be released; doing away with tedious jobs may unfortunately be replaced by others which are equally tedious (e.g. monitoring).
f) How would the sense be changed if the phrase “a single action” (lines 2-3) were replaced by “a
thousand actions”?
Undoubtedly, automation will do away with a large number of tedious jobs, but they will surely be replaced by others which are equally tedious.
g) What does the phrase “if attempted at all” refer to?
) The phrase refers to a task that may take a long time to achieve results without the assistance of the computer.
h) What does the author consider as important as “filling empty time”?
The writer considers the utilizing of the surplus human energy that will be released as important as filling empty time.
i) The three lines of industrial automation referred to by the author are:
• The conveyor belt system of continuous production
• The automation with feedback control of the quality of the product
• Computer automation for banks, accounting departments, etc
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July 25, 2018
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follows.
Crows on the wing!
What grace as they swing,
Rising and diving,
Like a fish in the billow,
In the...
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follows.
Crows on the wing!
What grace as they swing,
Rising and diving,
Like a fish in the billow,
In the willowy air,
Or soft as feathers
From broken pillows
Crows on the wing;
What a symphony sings
The wind in their wings
As they swoop and they rise
To the sea: to the skies:
As they float in the light
Air, like fragments of night.
i)Which words would you stress in the first two verses of the poem and why?
ii)How would you perform verse two of the poem.
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July 5, 2018
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Choose the correct alternative from the word(s) given in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
a)This is one of the stories that............(seem, seems)...
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Choose the correct alternative from the word(s) given in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
a)This is one of the stories that............(seem, seems) to have no ending.
b)He is the longest serving of all Kenya's................(attorney generals, attorneys general)
c)A range of issues................ (was, were)discussed.
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July 5, 2018
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Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate preposition.
i)He took.................his clothes and dived into the pool.
ii)She will preside...................the function.
iii)Mutiso arrived at the airport just...............time...
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Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate preposition.
i)He took.................his clothes and dived into the pool.
ii)She will preside...................the function.
iii)Mutiso arrived at the airport just...............time to catch the plane.
iv)He cannot prevent me...............going if i want.
Date posted:
July 5, 2018
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Complete the following sentences by filling in the blank spaces with the correct form of the words in brackets.
i)Neither the headmaster nor his deputy.......,...........(is/are) around.
ii)Neither...
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Complete the following sentences by filling in the blank spaces with the correct form of the words in brackets.
i)Neither the headmaster nor his deputy.......,...........(is/are) around.
ii)Neither the prefect nor the monitors..................(have/has) lost the bell.
iii)One of my friends..............(is/are) coming to my home tomorrow.
Date posted:
July 5, 2018
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Use a suitable pronoun to replace the underlined nouns. (a)The weather is changing. The weather is becoming rather chilly. (b)People don't like liars. People say liars are...
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Use a suitable pronoun to replace the underlined nouns.
a)The weather is changing. The weather is becoming rather chilly.
b)People don't like liars. People say liars are not better than murderers.
c)Otieno is a very good leader.
Date posted:
July 5, 2018
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Give the plural forms of the words listed below (i)Ox (ii)Stadium (iii)Goose
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Give the plural forms of the words listed below
i)Ox
ii)Stadium
iii)Goose
Date posted:
July 5, 2018
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(a)Identify the silent letter/sound in each of the following words.(i)Fracas (ii)Bomb (iii)Feign (iv)Juice (b)In the following set of words identify the odd one out. (i)Gas, Germinate, Grace, Guise (ii)Chef, Chain, Chores,...
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a)Identify the silent letter/sound in each of the following words.
i)Fracas
ii)Bomb
iii)Feign
iv)Juice
b)In the following set of words identify the odd one out.
i)Gas, Germinate, Grace, Guise
ii)Chef, Chain, Chores, Charge
iii)Ambush, Amass, Amoemba, Amaze
Date posted:
July 5, 2018
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The cow died in the water. (rewrite the sentence beginning with water................)
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The cow died in the water. (rewrite the sentence beginning with water................)
Date posted:
June 29, 2018
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Try as much as she may,she cannot beat me at tennis.
Begin: However...
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Try as much as she may,she cannot beat me at tennis.
Begin: However...
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June 25, 2018
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The man (till) the ground all the morning. Change the sentence into correct tense
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The man (till) the ground all the morning.
Change the sentence into correct tense.
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June 23, 2018
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Read the following poem and answer questions that follow.
I had a dream last night. I dreamed.
I had to pick a mother out.
I had to pick...
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Read the following poem and answer questions that follow.
I had a dream last night. I dreamed.
I had to pick a mother out.
I had to pick a father too.
At first, i wondered what to do,
There were so many there, is seemed,
Short and tall and thin and stout,
But just before I sprang awake,
I knew what parents i would take.
And this surprise and made me glad;
They were the ones i always had!
i)Explain how the poet achieves rhythm in the poem
ii)Which words would you stress in line 7 of this poem?
iii)How would you say the last line of this peom?
iv)You are performing this poem to your classmates. How would you know that they are not concentrating?
Date posted:
June 18, 2018
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Correct the following sentences (i)She drinks neither tea nor coffee. (ii)I cannot see it nowhere. (iii)Near the old man is some wooden chairs and much stools people can...
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Correct the following sentences
i)She drinks neither tea nor coffee.
ii)I cannot see it nowhere.
iii)Near the old man is some wooden chairs and much stools people can sit at
iv)When we come into the room we seen two boys who was laughing.
Date posted:
June 10, 2018
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Re-arrange the following letters to spell the words correctly using the clues giveni)A sense ;steatii)A vegetable ;Gacaebbiii)A continent ;Iaasiv)A metal ;Pecorpv)A fruit ;Pleap
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Re-arrange the following letters to spell the words correctly using the clues given
i)A sense ;steat
ii)A vegetable ;Gacaebb
iii)A continent ;Iaas
iv)A metal ;Pecorp
v)A fruit ;Pleap
Date posted:
June 10, 2018
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a)Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each. Do not change the Meaningi)I have never heard a more ridiculous story(Rewrite beginning: That is.......)ii)Mary...
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a)Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each. Do not change the Meaning
i)I have never heard a more ridiculous story(Rewrite beginning: That is.......)
ii)Mary came to work late. She was rude to the matron(Rewrite as one sentence beginning: Not only...........)
b)Fill in the blank spaces in each of the following sentences with the adjectives given in brackets in their correct order.
i)The baby played with a ................toy (plastic, small, lovely)
ii)She gave me a.......... .. story book(new, interesting, big)
Date posted:
June 9, 2018
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Rewrite the following sentences, changing the verbs into present perfect tense (i)The girls went back to school (ii)The government promises to give everyone a job.
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Rewrite the following sentences, changing the verbs into present perfect tense
i)The girls went back to school
ii)The government promises to give everyone a job.
Date posted:
June 9, 2018
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Why is boss in Betrayal in the City a bad leader?
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Why is boss in Betrayal in the City a bad leader?
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April 25, 2018
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What are features of riddles?
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What are features of riddles?
Date posted:
April 25, 2018
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