i)I go to church weekly
ii)Sometimes/occasionally I travel to Mombasa.
iii)I drank the porridge myself.
iv)I gave him a mango.
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Give the silent letter in: i. Debtor ii. Asthma iii. Wren iv. Catalogue v. Guess
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Give the silent letter in:
i. Debtor
ii. Asthma
iii. Wren
iv. Catalogue
v. Guess
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September 30, 2019
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Fill in the more suitable word in the space provided.
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Fill in the more suitable word in the space provided.
i. Eat that last green ............ in that plate. (been, bean)
ii. Are we ............ to go to the church? (aloud, allowed)
iii. Push me ......... on the swing. (higher, hire)
iv. My skirt is too big for my ............ (waist, waste)
v. I did not ...........that you were coming. (know, no)
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September 30, 2019
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Read the riddling convention below and then answer questions that follow
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Read the riddling convention below and then answer questions that follow.
Oguma: I have a riddle!
Tonny: Throw it.
Oguma:What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it?
Basil:Glass.
Tonny: Plate.
Oguma: You both are wrong. Give me a city.
Tonny: We have given you Kisumu.
Oguma: The answer is silence.
i. Name the:
I. Respondent
II. Challenger
ii. Identify the following parts of the convention.
I. Prize
II. Guess
III. Solution
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September 30, 2019
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Read the passage below and then fill in the blank spaces with the most suitable words. Use only ONE word in each space.
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Read the passage below and then fill in the blank spaces with the most suitable words. Use only ONE word in each space.
We are often advised to be confident; confidence comes when we feel passionately about what we perform, what we have achieved, and what we can offer.
Lack of 1....................can hinder a lot of things, ranging from how you get ahead in your career to the number of skills you are able to acquire. It is a determining factor in the way you direct 2............... career. Confidence is conveyed from inner to the 3..................through the words you speak and the posture you assume. Building confidence is 4.............. a one day affair. Neither does it take other people to build your confidence.
5.....................remember an interview I once conducted for secretaries, and the memory of one woman is intact. She stammered from the point she entered the office 6................. the moment she left. Thinking that it was interview jitters, we called 7..................again, based on her technical qualifications rather than her presentation. She presented 8................... same problem. We settled on a different candidate because confidence was a key qualification 9.............the job which involved dealing 10............... clients and colleagues.
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September 30, 2019
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'Love all, trust none.' Show how this is portrayed using illustrations from the play, 'A Doll’s House.'
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'Love all, trust none.' Show how this is portrayed using illustrations from the play, 'A Doll’s House.'
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September 30, 2019
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Rewrite the sentences below with the adjective in their correct order.
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Rewrite the sentences below with the adjective in their correct order.
1. .A designer is waiting to interview a dark Rwandese tall tailor.
2. We gave Kamau some heavy new sports grey shoes.
3. The company sold their black mahogany oval Turkish table
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September 30, 2019
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Join each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using the phrase given in brackets.
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Join each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using the phrase given in brackets.
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a.James is more responsible than his brother.
b. James is the last born . (although)
2
a. Onyango met the woman.
b . Onyango wanted to marry the woman’s daughter. ( whose)
3
a. The woman read a newspaper
b. The man prepared a meal. (while)
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September 30, 2019
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Identify the silent letters in the words below.
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Identify the silent letters in the words below.
History
Debt
Psychology
Yacht
Condemn
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September 30, 2019
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Read the passage below and fill in each blank spaces with an appropriate word.
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Read the passage below and fill in each blank spaces with an appropriate word.
It is an indisputable fact that agriculture 1 ......the backbone of the economy. It is therefore 2 ..... that we stop over-relying on the rain-fed agriculture. Israel is a classic 3 ........ Of a country that has reclaimed its deserts and put them 4 .......use. Land which was 5 ............ ‘useless has been turned around and 6 .............. useful. Egypt which solely depends on 7 ............. River Nile is a leading exporter of fruits and cereals. For our country to 8 ........... self-sufficiency in food production and to get a 9 ............... for export, land should be utilized to the 10 ...............This is only possible with irrigation.
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September 30, 2019
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ORAL LITERATURE
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
DEATH IS A WITCH
SOLO : Ah, what shall I do, Abaluhya?
It’s wrong
CHORUS : Today I...
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ORAL LITERATURE
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
DEATH IS A WITCH
SOLO : Ah, what shall I do, Abaluhya?
It’s wrong
CHORUS : Today I will say
Death is a witch, my people
It snatched my child
I will remain alone
SOLO : Ah what shall I really do, Abaluhya
It’s very wrong.
CHORUS : Today I will say
Death is a witch, my people
It snatched my friend
I will dance alone.
SOLO: My child, my friend, I cry
What shall I do? I cry
What shall I do? I cry x2
QUESTIONS
1.Classify the above oral poem giving reasons
2.Who is the persona?
3.What is the singer’s attitude towards death?
4.Identify and illustrate THREE stylistic devices in this poem.
5.Identify one character trait of death brought out in this poem.
6.With illustrations, identify social activities of the community from which this song is drawn
7.Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem
i. It snatched my child.
ii. I will dance alone.
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September 28, 2019
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THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE — BERTOLT BRECHT
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
SIMON (shouting after her); I didn’t bring any friend...
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THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE — BERTOLT BRECHT
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
SIMON (shouting after her); I didn’t bring any friend along!
As the SINGER resumes his tale, the SOLDIER steps into the doorway as though to listen to the service.
SINGER:
The city is still
But why are there armed men?
The governor’s palace is at peace
But why is it a fortress?
And the Governor returned to his palace
And the fortress was a trap
And the goose was plucked and roasted
But the goose was not eaten this time
And noon was no longer the hour to eat:
Noon was the hour to die.
From the doorway at the left the FAT PRINCE quick appears, stands still, looks around. Before the gateway at the right two IRONSHIRTS are squatting and playing dice. The FAT PRINCE sees them, walks slowly past, making a sign to them. They rise: one goes through the gateway, the other goes off at the right. Muffled voices are heard from various directions in the rear: ‘To your posts I’ The palace is surrounded. The FAT PRINCE quickly goes off Church bells in the distance. Enter, through the doorway, the governor’s family and procession, returning from church.
GOVERNOR’S WIFE (passing the ADJUTANT): It’s impossible to live in such a slum. But Georgi, of course, will only build for his little Michael. Never for me! Michael is all! All for Michael!
The procession turns into the gateway. Again the ADJUTANT lingers behind. He waits. Enter the wounded RIDER from the doorway. Two IRONSHIRTS of the Palace Guard have taken up positions by the gateway.
ADJUTANT (To the RIDER): The Governor does not wish to receive military news before dinner — especially if it’s depressing, as I assume. In the afternoon His Excellency will confer with prominent architects. They are coming to dinner too. And here they are! (Enter three gentlemen through the doorway) Go to the kitchen and eat, my friend. (As the RIDER goes, the ADJUTANT greets the ARCHITECTS.) Gentlemen, his Excellency expects you at dinner. He will devote all his
time to you and our great new plans. Come!
ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS: We marvel that His Excellency intends to build. There are disquieting rumors that the war in Persia has taken a turn for the worse.
ADJUTANT: All the more reason to build! There’s nothing to those rumors anyway. Persia is a long way off, and the garrison here would let itself be hacked to bits for its Governor. (Noise from the palace. The shrill scream of a woman. Someone is shouting orders. Dumbfounded the ADJUTANT moves toward the gateway. An IRONSHIRT steps out, points his lance at him.) What’s this? Put down that lance, you dog.
Questions
1. What happens just before this extract?
2. What is the importance of the song used in this extract?
3.Identify and explain any two character traits of the Governor’s wife in this extract.
4. What ‘Military news’ do you think the rider is carrying? Illustrate your answer.
5. What is ironical about the Adjutant’s assertion? “The garrison here would let itself be hacked to bits for its Governor.”
6. What does the Governor intend to build?
7.Explain the meaning of the following:
i. Fortress
ii. Dumbfounded
8.Go to the kitchen and eat, my friend. (Add a question tag)
9. Highlight the effects of war as brought out in the prologue.
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September 28, 2019
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Read the passage below and fill in the blank spaces given.
Everyone who participates in a discussion must also be an active listener. This means...
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Read the passage below and fill in the blank spaces given.
Everyone who participates in a discussion must also be an active listener. This means (1)....................
if you don’t have to be (2).................................You need to examine ideas as (3)...............................
are presented and figure out whether you (4)..................................................them. Then, when it’s
your turn to (5)........................................... you can make a meaningful comment.
As you listen to what other say, try to be (6) .....................................Free yourself from preconceived
ideas. Don’t be like the person who says “My mind is made (7)............................................. don’t
confuse me with facts.” This sort of a person comes to a discussion too (8)......................................
To accept any (9).......................................Different from their own. If left unchallenged, such a
person an (10).......................................................... the whole discussion.
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September 28, 2019
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You recently attended an interview at Upendo Supermarket for the position of an accounts clerk. Unfortunately, you were not successful. What would have led to...
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You recently attended an interview at Upendo Supermarket for the position of an accounts clerk. Unfortunately, you were not successful. What would have led to your failure?
Date posted:
September 24, 2019
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Your school is participating in a debate on the motion, 'Technology has brought more harm than good.' How would your listeners lead to your failure...
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Your school is participating in a debate on the motion, 'Technology has brought more harm than good.' How would your listeners lead to your failure in presentation?
Date posted:
September 24, 2019
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Fill in the blanks spaces in the passage below with an appropriate word.
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Fill in the blanks spaces in the passage below with an appropriate word.
Probably no type of test question (i)................ students so much as an essay question. Usually they fear being (ii) ................ with questions that demand somewhat lengthy answers (iii)......... intelligible prose. Essay questions (iv) ........... are necessary because they test for the type (v) .............. information that objective questions tend to ignore. (vi)........... essay questions enables the tester to determine a student’s ability to put facts into perspective and to draw subjective conclusions. You should (vii) ................ an essay with the same care as you would any formal written (viii) ............... A careful reading of the question is indispensable. You must determine (ix) ................ what it is the question seeks to discover. It is also good practice to sketch out an (x) .....................before you begin
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September 24, 2019
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Use a suitable phrasal quantifier to fill the blank spaces below.
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Use a suitable phrasal quantifier to fill the blank spaces below.
i) There is .................. of fish in the pond.
ii) He bought .............. of toothpaste at the canteen.
iii) Students were told to buy ...............printing papers
Date posted:
September 24, 2019
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Use the correct preposition to fill the blanks in the sentences below.
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Use the correct preposition to fill the blanks in the sentences below.
i) His composition was amazing .............any standards
ii) The Principal conferred ............... the teachers before making a decision.
iii) She fainted............ hearing the shocking news
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September 24, 2019
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Use the words given in brackets correctly to complete the sentences below.
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Use the words given in brackets correctly to complete the sentences below.
i) The choir sang the school anthem so .................(melody)
ii) The money was meant for our ..........at school. (sustain)
iii) The project failed because of serious ............. (manage)
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September 24, 2019
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Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.
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Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.
i) When they entered the field, it started raining. (Begin Hardly...) ....................
ii) She is too fearful to go out at night (Begin So...that) ........................
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September 24, 2019
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Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow.
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Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow.
HOW CIRCUMCISION CAME TO BUKUSULAND
At Mwiala wa Mango, there was a great man-eating snake. The snake usually crawled out of his dwelling place among the hills and roamed about the countryside in search of human beings. The local people did not know what to do to get rid of this menace that claimed more and more victims as days went by. Then, in their greatest hour of need, a savior in the person of Mango came.
Mango of Mwiala had by his first marriage two sons whom he greatly loved. Early one morning the boys set out to graze their father’s cattle at the riverside. While the cattle were pushing and fighting over the salt lick, the boys settled down to molding calf bulls. They had barely finished making their first two bulls when they heard a tremendous stampede from the salt lick. Cows, bulls, oxen and calves with raised tails came galloping out of the salt lick holes. The boys hastily picked up their chindare sticks and made for the nearest anthill in order to see the cause of this pandemonium. And there, below them, was the monster casually looking around. It stared at them hard and its many tongues shot out. With a cry and a leap, the boys ran for their lives but it was too late. Mango lost his loved ones to the murderous monster.
He sharpened and resharpened his embalu as tears of bitter sorrow rolled down his cheeks. “I must follow the way my beloved ones took to the ancestors.” Day came and Mango started for the hills. The sun was in the centre of the sky when he came to the lonely and forbidding hills. He looked around the cave and newly overturned pebbles showed that the beast was out seeking human flesh. Armed only with embalu and a tree stump, he crawled into the cave. At the mouth of the cave, he put the tree stump and started his long unnerving watch.
In the meantime, news of what Mango was set on doing had spread through the neighbourhood. People from far and wide had come to his home and were anxiously waiting for him. The sun slowly crept towards the west. Its gentle rays fell upon his glittering embalu and he mumbled, ‘It is the light of ghosts already.’ Suddenly, he heard the sound of stones and pebbles knocking against each other. His hand muscles stood out like twisted cords as he tightened his grip on the embalu. He spat on his palm and adjusted his grip. Raising his embalu above his head, he spat upon his chest asking for his ancestors’ protection. The cave became dark as the monsters head rested upon the tree stump. The raised hand came down swiftly and to the mark. A spout of blood told the rest of the story. At his feet lay the headless beast.
His embalu dripping with blood, he rushed to the nearest rock and gave a piercing cry into the gathering darkness. It was a cry of triumph and those who heard it jumped up for joy. He was carried shoulder high amid singing and dancing.
His heroism was acknowledged by the neighbouring Barua tribe, who offered him a beautiful bride. But he had to be circumcised first before he could take his bride. This was the custom of the Barua. Thus, Mango became the father of circumcision in Bukusuland.
a) Classify the above narrative.
b) Describe the character of the following.
i) Mango
ii) The Barua
c) How did Mango become the savior of the people?
d) Identify the socio-economic activities of the community from which the narrative taken.
e) Comment on the following.
i) The sun slowly crept towards the west.
ii) It is the light of ghosts already.
f) Explain how suspense is created in this narrative.
g) Identify FOUR features that show this is an oral narrative.
h) What do we learn from this narrative?
Date posted:
September 24, 2019
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