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i) Not being able to cultivate her shamba anymore, my grandmother realized how old she had become.
ii) Some pupils are not used to working hard.
iii) Walking to the bus stop, Marion had her handbag snatched by a thief
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- CORPORAL: Well, here she is. What did I tell you? What a nose I have! I smelt her. Lady, I have a question for you....(Solved)
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
CORPORAL: Well, here she is. What did I tell you? What a nose I have! I smelt her. Lady, I have a question for you. Why did you run away? What did you think I would do to you? I’ll bet it was something unchaste. Confess!
GRUSHA (while the PEASANT WOMAN bows again and again.): I’d left some milk on the stove, and I suddenly remembered it.
CORPORAL: Or maybe you imagined I looked at you unchastely? Like there could be something between us? A carnal glance, know what I mean?
GRUSHA: I didn’t see it.
COPORAL: But it’s possible, huh? You admit that much. After all, I might be a pig. I’ll be frank with you: I could think of all sorts of things if we were alone. (To the PEASANT WOMAN:) Shouldn’t you be busy in the yard? Feeding the hens?
PEASANT WOMAN (falling suddenly to her knees): Soldier, I didn’t know a thing about it. Please don’t burn the roof over our heads.
CORPORAL: What are you talking about?
PEASANT WOMAN: I had nothing to do with it. She left it on my doorstep, I swear it!
CORPORAL (suddenly seeing the CHILD and whistling): Ah, so there’s a little something in the crib! Blockhead, I smell a thousand piasters. Take the old girl outside and hold on to her. It looks like I have a little cross-examining to do. (The PEASANT WOMAN lets herself be led out by the PRIVATE, without a word.) So, you’ve got the child I wanted from you! (He walks toward the crib).
GRUSHA: Officer, he’s mine. He’s not the one you’re after.
CORPORAL: I’ll just take a look. (He bends over the crib)
GRUSHA looks round in despair.
GRUSHA: He’s mine! He’s mine!
CORPORAL: Fine linen!
GRUSHA dashes at him to pull him away. He throws her off and again bends over the crib. Again looking round in despair, she sees a log of wood, seizes it, and hits the CORPORAL over the head from behind. The CORPORAL collapses. She quickly picks up the CHILD and rushes off.
SINGER:
And in her flight from the Ironshirts
After twenty-two days of journeying
At the foot of the Janga-Tau Glacier
Grusha Vashnazde decided to adopt the child.
CHORUS:
The helpless girl adopted the helpless child.
GRUSHA squats over a half-frozen stream to get the CHILD water in the hollow of her hand.
Questions
a) What happens immediately before this excerpt?
b) What does the corporal mean by… ‘I bet it was something unchaste...?’
c) ‘Fine linen!’ Explain the implication of this statement.
d) Explain two aspects of Grusha’s character that save the child.
e) Identify and explain the dominant stylistic device employed by the author in this extract.
f) How does the statement ‘The helpless girl adopted the helpless child’ highlight Grusha’s plight?
g) In what way does Grusha’s statement ‘He’s mine! He’s mine!’ foreshadow the events that occur later in the play?
h) ‘It looks as if I have a little cross-examining to do’ (Begin: From…)
i) Discuss one theme evident in this excerpt.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- The waste of time and resources would have been avoided if they had considered a career that did not require the ability to handle Mathematics...(Solved)
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given.
The waste of time and resources would have been avoided if they had considered a career that did not require the ability to handle Mathematics and Physics well (begin If…)
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- The career market is full of opportunities. Gone are the days when we had ‘either… or’ career choices.(Solved)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow
Choosing a career
The career market is full of opportunities. Gone are the days when we had ‘either… or’ career choices. The times when women, for example, chose between only nursing, teaching and secretarial work are long gone. The explosion in communication technology, and the liberalization and globalization of the world economy, has ensured that there is no longer a dearth of career choices. Today, colleges and Universities offer a wide range of training opportunities to high school graduates. This has made choosing a career an involving process. It has also given rise to the need for career counselling.
When choosing a career, whether you have the help of a career counselor or not, there are several factors that you should consider. These include your abilities or talents, your interests, your priorities and the available opportunities in the job market.
The skills required in a particular career and the ability to gain them through education must be considered when choosing careers. Becoming a doctor, for instance, requires extensive education and training, and many years of educational commitment. In addition to the compulsory subjects, the academic background required for this career is good grades in chemistry and biology at secondary school level. If your ability in these subjects is just average, you would be overstretching your luck to enroll for a Bachelor of Medicine degree course. In the past, students have chosen to pursue training in engineering, even when their ability to handle physics and mathematics was low. This, in many cases, has made them drop out of the class mid-course. The waste of time and resources would have been avoided if they had considered a career that did not require the ability to handle mathematics and physics well.
There are times when people have been driven to choose a particular career because of the salary and prestige associated with jobs in this field. At times, the desire to take certain courses comes from within the individual, but most times, individuals feel pressured by peers or family to take certain courses. Joining a career in which you have no interest in is a recipe for all dull life since you will spend more of your working hours doing something you do not like. Your career does not necessarily have to be your passion, but it should not bore you to death either. You can work out your interests by identifying the subjects you enjoy most at school, or the topics that are of interest to you and for which you take the initiative to read on your own.
It is true that many young people are attracted more by the social mobility that the job might provide than by their interest in the career. However, research has found that money does not play as big a role in job satisfaction as many people think. Of course we all have to make a living, but if you do not like your job, it does not matter how much you get paid to do it. What does matter is how well a career choice matches your values.
Questions
i) What has created the necessity for career counselling?
ii) Why is one’s ability an important factor in career choice?
iii) Why do you think the writer cites engineering in the passage?
iv) According to the passage which career should a person who values variety choose?
v) Make notes on the importance of knowing the availability of jobs in the career field one wants to join.
vi) What evidence is given in the passage to support the statement “Money does not play a big role in job satisfaction?”
vii) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.
a) Liberalization
b) Dearth
c) Social mobility
d) Collaboration
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Fill in the gap with an adjective formed from one of the words in the sentence.
At first we thought the car was………………………………………… but the mechanic...(Solved)
Fill in the gap with an adjective formed from one of the words in the sentence.
At first we thought the car was………………………………………… but the mechanic assured us that he could repair it.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences replacing the underlined words with one word.
i. Read each question with a lot of care.
ii. He looked towards the east and...(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences replacing the underlined words with one word.
i. Read each question with a lot of care.
ii. He looked towards the east and saw the approaching car.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences placing the word in brackets after each in the most appropriate position.
i. Jane could tell the difference between Paul and Peter....(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences placing the word in brackets after each in the most appropriate position.
i. Jane could tell the difference between Paul and Peter. (Hardly)
ii. Paul wanted to chat her up. (Merely)
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate interrogative pronoun.i. ………………………………………..did you meet on your way?ii. . …………………………………………girl do you prefer,...(Solved)
Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate interrogative pronoun.
i. ………………………………………..did you meet on your way?
ii. . …………………………………………girl do you prefer, Jane or Joyce?
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Correct the following sentences.
i. I know for who bought the book.
ii. The set of books which was donated prove invaluable.(Solved)
Correct the following sentences.
i. I know for who bought the book.
ii. The set of books which was donated prove invaluable.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Combine the following sentences.
i.Teachers prepare their students adequately.
They care about them.
ii.This is the rat.
It ate the grain.(Solved)
Combine the following sentences.
i.Teachers prepare their students adequately.
They care about them.
ii.This is the rat.
It ate the grain.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Kaana ka nikora koona koiakoora
i. Identify the above genre?
ii. What is the dominant style in the genre above?
iii. Of what educational value is the...(Solved)
Kaana ka nikora koona koiakoora
i. Identify the above genre?
ii. What is the dominant style in the genre above?
iii. Of what educational value is the genre above?
iv. From your understanding of Oral Literature, give your own example of the genre above. Present it in English.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- If you want honey, be prepared for stings.
i.Identify the above genre.
ii. What is the message in the above statement?
iii. State the function of...(Solved)
If you want honey, be prepared for stings.
i.Identify the above genre.
ii. What is the message in the above statement?
iii. State the function of the genre above.
iv. State an example of the genre above.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- EXTRACT
GUEST :( seeing and shrieking): Good God! Jussup!
Everyone leaps up in alarm. The women rush to the door. GRUSHA, still on her knees, turns around...(Solved)
EXTRACT
GUEST :( seeing and shrieking): Good God! Jussup!
Everyone leaps up in alarm. The women rush to the door. GRUSHA, still on her knees, turns around and stares at the man.
PEASANT: A funeral supper! You’d enjoy that, wouldn’t you? Get out before I throw you out! (As the guests stampede from the house, gloomily to (GRUSHA ;) I’ve upset the apple cart, huh? (Receiving no answer, he turns round and takes a cake from the pan which his mother is holding.)
SINGER: O confusion! The wife discovers she has a husband. By day there’s the child, by night there’s the husband. The lover is on his way both day and night. Husband and wife look at each other. The bedroom is small. Near the bed the PEASANT is sitting in a high wooden bathtub, naked, the
MOTHERN-LAW: is pouring water from a pitcher. Opposite
GRUSHA: Cowers with MICHAEL, who is playing at mending straw mats.
PEASANT: (to his mother): That’s her work, not yours. Where’s she hiding out now?
MOTHER-IN-LAW: (calling): Grusha! T--he peasant wants you
GRUSHA (to MICHAEL): There are still two holes to mend.
PEASANT (When GRUSHA approaches): scrub my back!
GRUSHA: Can’t the peasant do it himself?
PEASANT: “Can’t the peasant do himself?” Get the brush! To hell with you! Are you the wife here? Or are
you a visitor? (To the MOTHER-IN-LAW:) It’s too cold!
MOTHER-IN-LAW: I’ll run for hot water.
GRUSHA: Let me go.
PEASANT: You stay here. (The MOTHER-IN-LAW exits.) Rub harder. And no shirking.
GRUSHA stops scrubbing him, starts back. Enter the MOTHER IN-LAW.)
PEASANT: A nice thing you’ve saddled me with! A simpleton for a wife!
Questions:
a) A funeral supper? You’d enjoy that, would you? Get out before I throw you out! Briefly explain the circumstances that have lead to this utterance.
b) Who and where is the lover mentioned in this extract?
c) Why is the bedroom said to be small?
d) Describe the peasant and Grusha’s character in the extract
e) Make notes on how Grusha comes by the child mentioned in the extract.
f) Comment on the effectiveness of the following diction in context.
I’ve upset the apple cart, huh?
‘A nice thing you’ve saddled me with’
g) What conclusions can you draw about the society portrayed in this extract?
h) ‘Where’s she hiding out now? Asked the peasant. Rewrite in reported speech.
i) Identify the mood at the beginning of this excerpt.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Re-write correcting the part of the student in the conversation to make it an acceptable interaction
between a teacher and a student(Solved)
Re-write correcting the part of the student in the conversation to make it an acceptable interaction
between a teacher and a student
Student : Where is Mr. Ketu?
Teacher : I am sorry, he is not in, how can I help you?
Student : No, you can’t. I want Mr. Maina (shouting).
Teacher : It is unfortunate that you are turning out to be rude. Please leave the staffroom.
Student : But am not rude, it is urgent!
Teacher : If I can’t assist you, kindly leave the staffroom.
Student : (shouting out) It is okey
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- During one of the English group discussions you realized that most members did not benefit from it.
(Solved)
During one of the English group discussions you realized that most members did not benefit from it.
Explain three ways in which you can create orderliness in a discussion so as to benefit all the group
members.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Doubtlessly, many of us consider ourselves patriots. And we have evidence to prove it; we cheer Hararnbee Stars hoarse when they are playing international matches....(Solved)
Doubtlessly, many of us consider ourselves patriots. And we have evidence to prove it; we cheer Hararnbee Stars hoarse when they are playing international matches. What’s more, when our athletes are competing in foreign capitals, we root for them with all enthusiasm we can muster. Actually, some of us have been observed to heave and pant in rhythm with our fellow Kenyan competitors as we watch them on television, Wonderful and noble though it is to identify with, and celebrate the exploits of our country men and women, we need to do a lot more to earn the label ‘patriot’.
A reliable yardstick where patriotism is concerned is our taste in various things. Take music for example. Most of us like listening to it as it is pleasant to the ear and soothing to the heart. The question is, what music do you predominantly listen to? Some wouldn’t be seen dead listening to local music. To them, it is ‘uninspiring’ and ‘primitive’. They prefer foreign lyrics, and drug abuse. The moral damage inflicted upon the impressionable minds of our youth by such music is immense.
There are several reasons why we should cultivate a liking for local music. To begin with, our artist are now producing music that can hold its own anywhere. Most of them pass information with positive values such as obedience, respect and the importance of avoiding HIV infection. Secondly, when we buy local music, we help to create employment in the music and tourism industries. Besides, we promote talent and enhance the local languages in which some of the music is composed.
Another area in which some have turned their backs on Kenya is education. After fourth form, there are those who opt to study abroad even though the very courses they want to do there are available locally. They either mistakenly believe that Kenyan education is substandard or they are simply lured by the mirage of better prospects abroad.
There are obvious advantages of studying locally. In terms of cost, it is much cheaper here. Needless to say, you are spared the added cost of air tickets and the hustle of obtaining travel documents. Your money remains here and boosts our economy; more lecturers, non academic staff and even suppliers find employment. Moreover, you remain close to your family and friends and thus avoid the nasty culture shock experienced by those who go abroad.
Supposing somebody offered to sponsor you for a sight-seeing tour to place of your choice. Which country would you choose? Chances are that it wouldn’t be Kenya, right? Yet, the reality is that most of us know very little of this gem of a country whose natural endowments beckon so many from so far. We are ignorant about the world’s finest safaris, commanding waterfalls, spectacular lakes, in parallel array of big game and varied cultural activities the induce adrenchin rush. Such scenic splendor, or heritage, left to be savored almost exclusively by foreign tourist! Hasn’t our government heavily subsidized domestic tourism? Why then should some Kenyans save up to go to Seychelles or Hawaii before they have tasted their own mother’s appetizing dish?
If we were true patriots, we would fully familiarize ourselves with our local attractions before going to foreign destinations. Apart from the guaranteed pleasure we would derive from such local adventures, we would, more importantly, be building the Kenyan economy in various ways. Tourism is directly linked to the hotel, entertainment, transport, trade and agriculture industries.
Lastly, let us desist from talking ill of our country. True, there may be many things that have gone wrong in Kenya but let us try to look for a positive speck even in the muck. Lets criticize constructively for the betterment of our nation. We only demean ourselves when we strip our motherland naked for all and sundry to ridicule.
Most of us feel the itch of patriotism. Let us now scratch that itch by promoting what is truly uniquely Kenyan. Our choices in the past may have made the present bleak, but our future as Kenyans does not have to be bleak.
Answer the following questions
a. Why does the author mention Harambee Stars in paragraph one?
b. Rewrite the last line of paragraph one to start with: Though
c. What is the position of the author on foreign music?
d. In note form summarize the reasons we should cultivate a liking for local music.
e. What view of local education do those who study abroad have?
f. Why would it be advantageous to study locally. Give any two reasons.
g. Explain the irony in paragraph six.
h. What is the author’s partying shot on patriotism’?
i. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage.
I. Yardstick
II. Own mother’s appetizing dish
III. Muck
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- Construct two sentences for each word given below to convey the two meanings in the words(Solved)
Construct two sentences for each word given below to convey the two meanings in the words
i) Dove
ii) Wind
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- (Solved)
Read the items below and answer the questions that follow
i) Hurry hurry has no blessings.
ii) He who laughs last laughs loudest.
1) Name the category to which the items belong.
2) Identify and illustrate two aspects of sound used in each of the items above
3) Give two characteristics of the above genre
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Identify the word with a different sound(Solved)
Identify the word with a different sound
i) excited.............packet...........laughed
ii) leisure...............measure...........pressure
iii) echoes.............arch.............monarchy
iv) leaf..........dough.................rough
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- The rains presently pounding most parts (1) _______________________ Kenya are heavy. (Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word
The rains presently pounding most parts (1) _______________________ Kenya are heavy. There has
(2) ___________________________ a significant number of fatalities, thousands of people displaced
(3) _____________________ floods, property destroyed and crops washed (4) ___________________.
The meteorological department is warning that the rains will not let (5) __________________ soon,
while the Kenya Red Cross has issued a detailed (6) ___________________ on the damage. It is
ironical that Kenyans spend (7) ________________________of the year lamenting about the drought
(8) _____________________ famine, then when the rains come, (9) _________________ subject
thousands of families to (10) _______________________ misery.
Date posted: October 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct prepositions.
(i) The final match is ___________________20th July 2013.(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct prepositions.
(i) The final match is ___________________20th July 2013.
(ii) She is threatening to file a petition___________________ divorce.
(iii) They thanked him for his indulgence_________________ letting them go down.
Date posted: October 3, 2019. Answers (1)