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a)These are songs that are often sung to castigate/criticize a member of the community. The aim is to make the person reform and behave in a socially acceptable way
b)The songs are characterised by a lot of exaggeration, irony and sarcasm.
The songs combine critism and condemnation of unacceptable behavior with enough humour to cause laughter in the audience.
marto answered the question on October 16, 2018 at 04:24
- Answer the following oral literature questions
(Solved)
a)Name two forms of oral literature.
b)List the uses of a riddle
c)Give an example of a riddle
d)Give the riddling process of the riddle you have given.
Date posted: October 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Use the appropriate auxiliaries to fill in the blank spaces in the following.(Solved)
1.He ....... the job.
2.He .... lazy
3.Kenyan ...... for elections every five years.
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Complete the sentences below with appropriate forms of personal pronouns.(Solved)
Complete the sentences below with appropriate forms of personal pronouns.
1.If ...... give..... ....... address,will ........ write to .....?
2......... told .... ....... could go with .......
3.Mercy excused ........ for ........... ill behavior.
4.My father wants ........... to accompany ...... to Mombasa.
5.The dog aged .... tail on seeing .... master.
6.She told a friend of ... that ....... couldn't carry the box because ........... was too heavy for .......
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Use appropriate quantifiers to complete the sentences below.(Solved)
Use appropriate quantifiers to complete the sentences below.
1."........ club members turned up for the meeting."complained the chairman.
2.They didn't expect ............... but ....... attended.
3.There wasn't .............. room left for the visitor.
4............. teachers in Kenya live in their own houses.
5.There is ............food for everybody.
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- State the function of the underlined nouns in the following sentences.(Solved)
State the function of the underlined nouns in the following sentences.
1. Mutua is the best student in our class.
2.Our teacher gave us a lot of homework.
3.The principal of Mwema school is cheerful.
4.July is usually rainy.
5.Most students in our class are friendly.
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentences using the correct form of words given in the brackets.(Solved)
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of words given in the brackets.
1. Bakari failed due to his ....... (able) to understand the question.
2.The teacher showed ....... (bias)when he asked some students to get into the bus first.
3.Such ..............is unacceptable in the school compound.
4.The class teacher said that she would not tolerate .........in future(absent)
5. Jacinta appeared for the talk ..............(appropriate) dressed.
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Write the following sentences in plural.(Solved)
Write the following sentences in plural.
1.During the holiday,the boy looked after her grandmother's sheep.
2.The girl used to feed the goose whenever she found time.
3.The deserted house had a mouse which was eating stored grains.
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Fill in the following blank spaces using the correct collective noun.(Solved)
Fill in the following blank spaces using the correct collective noun.
1.A .............. of players is practicing.
2.A ................ of sailors is fishing
3.A .....................of ladies is at the saloon.
4.A ........................of ship has left the port of Mombasa.
5.The thief was beaten by a ................. of people.
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Use the nouns below to complete the sentences.(Solved)
Use the nouns below to complete the sentences.
(pen,dishonesty,friend,country house.)
1. Serem was waiting under the tree near the ...............
2.Students placed their ............., books and sets on the tables.
3. Juma's ................ cost him dearly.
4.My ................... and I waved to my English teacher.
Date posted: October 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- Identify the adjectives and indicate whether they are in comparative form or superlative form.(Solved)
Identify the adjectives and indicate whether they are in comparative form or superlative form.
a.Jean seems to be the most likely candidate for the office.
b.This bag is heavier than I expected.
c.These mangoes tastes sweeter than those we bought last week.
d.Nairobi is the largest city in Kenya.
e. Tana is the longest river in East Africa.
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Complete these sentences using a suitable primary auxiliary verb for each.(Solved)
a.Some footballers........ earning good money.
b.He .............. caught a thief stealing from the house.
c............. she divulge her secrets?
d.I .............. sing in the school choir.
e.We ....... really enjoyed the show.
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Put the correct present tense of the given verbs.(Solved)
Put the correct present tense of the given verbs.
a.He (picnic) beside the river.
b.Our classroom (are)tidy.
c.Maria (tear) the packet of milk.
d.The sun always (shine)in Kenya.
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
A Kikuyu lullaby
Who has beaten Irunngu in
my presence?
May he enclose his home with
thorny bushes.
His home cannot be be popular
Urururu! Irungu!
Stop crying our Irungu,
I will prepare fat and ointment for you.
I will give you bananas and gruel.
Urururu Irungu.
a.How would you classify this poem? Illustrate.
b.Who is the persona? Why?
c.What would you do to bring out the emotions and meaning of the poem?
d.What stylistic devices can you identify in the poem?
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Mother ,give me peas,I am
Going to sow
I go,I go,I go I go to sow.
If it had not been for Ketiezo
The wild vegetable,hunger
would have killed us
When you have meat,you grind
With a smile on your face
I go, I go,I go,I go to sow.
a.Classify the poem.
b.What is the persona's altitude towards work?
c.Is there any rhythm? What is the effect?
d.What makes this an oral poem?
e.How would you enhance performance of this song?
f.Paraphrase the poem above.
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct preposition or prepositional phrase.(Solved)
a.They live................Naivasha.
b.The work began ............. the evening.
c.He was killed ........... the thugs.
d.The trailer rammed............. a tree.
e.They are very fond ........... their grandparents.
f.Our teachers are keen ...... our homework.
g.My parents are satisfied ............. my performance.
h.I will not part......... a single coin.
i.The cat sat ............ a kitchen dresser.
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.(Solved)
a)Valerie clearly is the better reader of her five family members.
b)If you are talking of Ekiros,the Okirapas and the Opekus,the Ekiros as far as I am concerned are the better prepared.
c)The farmers awards are far,far handsomer than the teachers.
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the sentences below following the instructions given.(Solved)
a)The students had hardly got out of the class when the rain started.(Begin hardly.......)
b)My certificates have gone.Please help!(Begin:There....)
c)She had never seen such a beautiful flower vase.(Begin:Never......)
d)Keep quite.(Add a question tag)
e)I am your friend.(Add a question tag)
f)He visited us.(Rewrite as an interrogative)
g)He seldom goes to visit his people.(Begin seldom......)
h)The birds flew up in the sky.(Begin:Up the skies.......)
i)I could not climb the mountain for I was exhausted.(Begin:So.....)
j)Opala could not fail his exams under any circumstances.(Begin:Under no.....)
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- Invert the following sentences.(Solved)
Invert the following sentences.
a)The little rascals skipped away
b)The money disappeared lost in the veld.
c)We will surely go all the way to rescue the lost goat.
d)We can do so much more with the computer.
e)We must conserve our forest.
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- For each of the following words below,write another word that is pronounced the same way but is spelt differently and has different meaning.(Solved)
For each of the following words below,write another word that is pronounced the same way but is spelt differently and has different meaning.
i)here
ii)bare
iii)forward
iv)threw
v)steak
vi)two
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- You have been invited to an interview for a job,What are some of the things you require to do before and on the day...(Solved)
You have been invited to an interview for a job,What are some of the things you require to do before and on the day of the interview in order to succeed.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)