Replace the underlined words with the most appropriate phrasal verbs formed from the words in brackets.

Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (Solved)

Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.

i)Failure to provide a proper diet leads to ................... (nourish) in children.

ii)Bruce Odhiambo is one man whose( pronounce) is superb.

iii)I ............. (be) going to Mombasa tonight.

iv) Mwamburi is a very ..............(discipline) student, no wonder he is frequently punished.

Date posted: March 3, 2020 . Answers (1)

Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each. (Solved)

Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each.

i) The weary looking house help lamented that she did so much house work that by the time she went to bed she was exhausted.

(Change the sentence into direct speech)

ii)The governor cannot take credit for this bridge and neither can the MCA.
(Rewrite beginning : Neither......)

iii) Opiyo is the ............. of the twins.
(use the correct form of clever)

Date posted: March 3, 2020 . Answers (1)

Complete the sentences below using phrasal verbs formed from the verb given in brackets. (Solved)

Complete the sentences below using phrasal verbs formed from the verb given in brackets.

i)There was a .......... and a lot of items were stolen( break)

ii)The rustlers ...................... over a hundred head of cattle.(make)

iii)We are not expecting more money so we'll have to ............... what we have.(make)

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Explain the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences. (Solved)

Explain the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences.

i)Sudi was caught sneaking out of school and he knew he was in hot soup.

ii)Now Sudi had to face the music for his indiscipline.

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Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.Do not change the meaning of the sentence. (Solved)

Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.Do not change the meaning of the sentence.

i)If you find the office closed, please call me.(Begin: should you .................)

ii)I don't know either of them.
(End ................... to me)

iii)Unless you work hard, you will fail your exams.(Begin ...........if )

iv)Bitok got into the house.Immediately, the lights went out.(combine into one sentence beginning: Hardly.........)

Date posted: March 3, 2020 . Answers (1)

Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice or the active voice as appropriate. (Solved)

Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice or the active voice as appropriate.

i)The car has been washed very well.

ii)Has the class secretary handed in the exercise books?

iii)The crops have all been destroyed by the violent storm.

iv)You must write the work neatly.

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Use the correct form of the word in brackets. (Solved)

Use the correct form of the word in brackets.

i) He boasts of having many ................... (descend).

ii)You have to improve on your .................(write) skills.

iii) The sentence is .................... (grammar), you have to correct it.

iv)Her ............... (clear) of the speech impressed the interview panel.

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Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of these sentences. (Solved)

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of these sentences.

i)You must not work ...............(depend) without consultation.

ii)I have been ....................(spend) a lot of money on her.

iii)His ........... (retire) is very near.

iv) Junior workers must not .............(subordinate) their seniors.

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Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word in brackets. (Solved)

Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

i)It is a requirement that all items be taken to the .................... (maintain) office.
ii)All learners should check on their ......................(pronounce)
iii)She has a book of great ...................(broad)

Date posted: February 28, 2020 . Answers (1)

Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.Do not change the meaning. (Solved)

Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.Do not change the meaning.

i) That he is a graduate of a Kenyan University makes a great difference.(Begin: His being ....................)
ii)It was too dark to see anything.(Rewrite using so .................)
iii)My sister's results were not as good as I expected.(use: not up to)

Date posted: February 28, 2020 . Answers (1)

The Crucified Thief I am a crucified thief, Dying for my unnumbered sins; Beside me dies the ‘sinful’ God Who takes away the sin of the world. His fingers freeze... (Solved)

The Crucified Thief
I am a crucified thief,
Dying for my unnumbered sins;
Beside me dies the ‘sinful’ God
Who takes away the sin of the world.

His fingers freeze from cold,
His eyes are dark with desert dust,
His throat is coarse from thirst
He suffers thus for me and you.

I am a crucified thief,
Stealing away the love of God,
I am crucified with Christ
To be with Him Paradise.

The sun above for fear hides,
The earth beneath in pain shakes,
And buried soul’s awake to weep,
While angels bow and wink in tears.

Alone I stole, I stole
But here with Christ I die
He dies for crucified thieves,
And steals their sins away.

By John Mbiti.

a.What is the poem about?

b.Describe the attitude of the persona towards the ‘sinful’ God.

c.Why does the poet write the word ‘sinful’ in quotation marks?

d.Identify and illustrate two stylistic devices evident in the poem.

e.Give the contrast between the crucified thief and the ‘sinful’ God.

f.In note form, identify and illustrate the different reactions to the death of Christ.

g.I am a crucified thief. (Add a question tag).

Date posted: November 18, 2019 . Answers (1)

The history of alcohol in Kenya is not a sober one. It staggers back to the colonial days when anything stronger than peppered goat –... (Solved)

The history of alcohol in Kenya is not a sober one. It staggers back to the colonial days when anything stronger than peppered goat – head soup required an official letter from a chief. Today, Kenyans have taken their drinking to off-limits counters and require the return of the infamous Alcoblow to reduce the number of deaths occasioned by drunken driving.

Never mind the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act 2010, famously known as the “Mututho Law” which sought to control drinking hours. But Kenyans are special in many bottled ways. The World Health Global Status Report on alcohol reveals that they consume the highest amount of beer in East Africa. That thirsts a long throat, stretching back to the days when being spotted on a “White Only” establishment could lead to a stint in jail.

Consider the story of Hussein Warutere, as contained in Al Kag’s Living memories. Warutere – who requested his real name not be used – spent 13 years in the slammer because of, you could never guess this one…diarrhoea! Warutere, 99 years old and going blind, when he was interviewed for Living memories, was a rickshaw runner at Nairobi Norfolk Hotel. He was transporting Frederick Marshall, a pitiless police reservist, when he experienced a minor, “State of emergency’ with his bowels. The meaning of life depended on locating a toilet. Warutere had no option but to rush to a “Whites Only” loo. As fate would have it, he was done, just as Marshall was getting in, he was accused of “trying to assist the Mau Mau by planting a bomb in the loo”. After a 15 minute trial, he was found guilty. Warutere spent six years in Manyani Prison and another six in Mwea. The same strictness was observed regarding consumption of bottled alcohol, though not of the “Manyani” proportions.

And while explorers, missionaries, Indian coolies, and colonialists brought with them foreign spirits, enactment of laws prohibiting ‘natives’ from quaffing bottled stuff saw them resort to the more familiar brews. These were taken on special occasions – strictly by men. Alcohol, before the killer illicit brands from greedy “brew – trepreneurs” had a respected place in African Societies irrespective of one’s station in life, community, or geography. Indeed traditional brews were not the preserve of ne-er-do wells like today. They were drunk sparingly too, and thus few succumbed to thirst-induced poisoning as alcohol was not laced with chemicals that can interest the government Chemist and morticians.

Things changed with the lowering of the union Jack in 1963 – when East African Breweries turned 41 years since George and Charles Hurst founded it. Kenyans were free, and so were their collective thirsty throats. They could drink bottled booze with brand names like the defunct City Lager. With one shilling at the time, one could stagger home after tipping a waiter, a packet of cigarettes in hand.

Many people wanted to come to Nairobi for its perceived economic and social opportunities. The ensuing rural-urban migration saw the proliferation of slums in the 1970s. Most ruralites alas were uneducated. But they needed to earn a living all the same.

A study carried out in Nairobi’s Mathare slums revealed that four out of five women brought home the bacon, okay the boeflo, on the strength of selling busaa, a traditional brew popular in Western Kenya. Come the 1980s and chang’aa took over, becoming the major illicit liquor. To increase profit, brewers discovered the potency of methanol, an industrial alcohol used in antifreeze among other products. Methanol provided the direct injection preferred by those desiring to get to High Street fast, on the cheap. Despite methanol-laced chang’aa causing coma, blindness, and death, few Kenyans have let “kill-me-Quick” out of the grip.

The 2010 World Health Organization Global Status on Alcohol indicates that 70 percent of families in Kenya are affected by alcoholism despite the fact that the government has designated banned traditional liquor as “illicit” since independence. To rectify the situation, parliament in 2005 considered introducing the requirement that they be packaged after lifting the ban. But the government raised duty on alcohol, increasing beer prices forcing juicers to hunt illicit shebeens.

Kenya’s escalating cost of living has not sobered matters, either; instead it has pushed more tipplers off the prohibitive, but safe-bottled drinks, to down market brews that have, and are still killing.

(Adapted from an article from the Daily Nation by Kamau Mutunga, Monday October 3rd 2011)

a. What does the writer mean by “The history of alcohol in Kenya is not a sober one?”

b. Why was drunkenness less rampant among Africans during the colonial period?

c. State how the laws governing the consumption of alcohol were discriminatory during the colonial period.

d. Give evidence to show that Kenyans are unique in their drinking habits in the region.

e. List the ways alcohol causes death according to the passage.

f. Explain how the position of traditional brews changed after independence.

g. Why according to the writer do many Kenyans continue to drink illicit brews despite the danger they pose?

h. To increase profit, brewers discovered the potency of methanol, an industrial alcohol used in antifreeze among other products. (Rewrite the sentence beginning: The discovery………………………………..).

i) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage:-

i) Bottled.
ii) Morticians.
iii) Proliferation.
iv) Prohibitive.

Date posted: November 18, 2019 . Answers (1)

Underline the stressed syllable in each of the following words. (i) Reply (ii) advice (iii) abuse (iv) friendly (v) colleague (Solved)

Underline the stressed syllable in each of the following words.

(i) Reply
(ii) advice
(iii) abuse
(iv) friendly
(v) colleague

Date posted: November 18, 2019 . Answers (1)

Underline the verbs in the following sentences and indicate whether they have been used transitively or intransitively. (Solved)

Underline the verbs in the following sentences and indicate whether they have been used transitively or intransitively.

i) The widowed lady wept bitterly beside the casket.

ii) The school choir sang beautifully at the competition.

iii) My old grandmother spiced the food.

Date posted: November 7, 2019 . Answers (1)

Use complex prepositions to fill in the blank spaces. (Solved)

Use complex prepositions to fill in the blank spaces.

i) I am apologizing......................of my class.

ii) The boys were convicted...............................drug trafficking.

iii) ...................................what I have said, mothers should be role models.

Date posted: November 7, 2019 . Answers (1)

Use the most suitable form of the word in brackets to fill in the blank spaces. (Solved)

Use the most suitable form of the word in brackets to fill in the blank spaces.

(i) Learning, our principal told us, is a ..........................process. (CONTINUE)

(ii) Due to the widespread .................................in the country, youths are not enthusiastic about education. (EMPLOY)

(iii)That yard is where ......................of old vehicles takes place. (MAINTAIN).

Date posted: November 7, 2019 . Answers (1)

Read the following comprehension and answer the questions that follow. (Solved)

Read the following comprehension and answer the questions that follow.

Over the years man has cultivated to exhaustion the better soils in the plains. This has led to
progressive destruction of land to the point where some of the steeper hill slopes are cultivated so
that widespread erosion has been initiated. Meanwhile, the livestock are continuously being forced on to smaller areas of poorer land and further up the hill slopes where they have to compete with foresters. As a result the quantities of animal proteins, so necessary to human health, have steadily declined. Surprisingly, instead of accepting the responsibility for all his destruction, man blames livestock and in particular the goat.
Man has repeatedly failed to do anything to restore the fertility of the soils he has ravaged. After the last miserable crop has been harvested the land has been left to weeds. No attempt has been made to plant grass or to under plant the last agricultural crop with fodder species. Had this been done rehabilitation would have been quicker and sure and erosion would have been reduced. Thus the gradually worsening situation would be arrested.
If man would shoulder the responsibility for his own greedy misuse of the land, the goat could easily carry the blame for its own much smaller share in this degradation. Unfortunately, because human nature is what it is, man will find something to blame for his won carelessness. The goat has been chosen to carry this blame largely because it is often the last animal to be seen wresting a precarious living from the areas where man has done his worst and from which cattle and sheep have long since been forced to move.
Conservation of land depends on proper planning. Livestock numbers therefore, irrespective of species, should be strictly limited to a density which will permit pasture renewal instead of causing its degeneration. This adjustment of numbers should help man to have a balanced mixture of livestock.
Many writers in recent years have tried to show that there has been considerable improvement in mountain grazing areas after the banishment of the goat. Most, however, fail to indicate to what extent this has been due solely to the removal of the goat or to a reduction in other livestock densities or other measures such as erosion control, terracing, the building of gabions and grass plan planting. It is essential to ensure that results which are obtained in one environment are not automatically applied to different one. (Adapted from observation on the goat)

(a) According to paragraph one of the passage, who has man used as a scapegoat?

(b) In paragraph two, what two words show that land has not been very productive.

(c) Why has the quantities of animal proteins necessary to human health declined?

(d) Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given.

(i) Unfortunately, because human nature is what it is, man will find something to blame for his own carelessness.
(Begin: The author stated that ......)

(ii) Thus, the gradually worsening situation would be arrested.
(Add a question tag).

(e) What could have been done to ensure quicker rehabilitation and reduce erosion.

(f) What other words could be used in place of those given without changing the meaning.

(i) Initiated
(ii) Miserable
(iii) Degradation
(iv) Banishment

(g) Rewrite in the active voice.

(i) The goat has been chosen for this blame.

(ii) Livestock are continually being forced onto poorer areas.

(h) How would you sum up the author’s argument in 1 or 2 sentences?

Date posted: November 6, 2019 . Answers (1)

Complete the sentences below using the correct option from those given in brackets. 1. We _______________________ to have construction work start in January. (intent/intend) 2. When... (Solved)

Complete the sentences below using the correct option from those given in brackets.
1. We _______________________ to have construction work start in January. (intent/intend)
2. When their children were grown up, Kahiga and his wife __________________ (adapted/adopted) a son.
3. This school has been chosen as the centre of _____________________ in the county. (excellency/excellence)

Date posted: October 31, 2019 . Answers (1)

Even though tattoos are sometimes associated with rebellion, they have longstanding history amongcommunities around the world.... (Solved)

Read that passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Even though tattoos are sometimes associated with rebellion, they have longstanding history among
communities around the world. Tahitians, for instance used tattoos as a permanent way of preserving their
culture and to show social ranking. Early Christians, on the other hand, often had the sign of a cross tattooed on their bodies, particularly their faces and arms, representing a permanent mark of the believer's faith.
The word 'tattoo' is derived from a Tahitian word tatau that means to mark. Tatau has been suggested to be the onomatopoeic sound tap, tap, tap made by the tapping of a tattoo instrument as it works on skin while 'au' is associated with the cry of pain a person gives when being tattooed.
The first ever tattoo to be found on a human being was found on a mummified iceman in 3,300BC with 58
tattoos on his body, which contained lines and dots. This is nothing, however, compared to Scottish Tom
Leopard, recorded as the world's most tattooed person, with 99.9 per cent of his body covered in leopard
skin design. Guinness world records record that the only part of his body that remained untattoed is the skin between his toes and inside of his ears.
When receiving a tattoo, the skin is pierced between 50 to 3,000 times per minute by a needle in the tattoo machine. Most tattoo machines consists of four parts: the needle, the tube that holds the ink, an electric motor, and a foot pedal that controls the movement ; almost similar to how a sewing machine works.
Sterilization and disposable materials are crucial to tattooing because tattoos are created by thousands of puncture marks to the skin, each of which could be infected. The autoclave is a safe popular way to sterilize any tattoo equipment that is not disposable. A combination of heat, steam and pressure kills all bacterial and organisms to prevent infection.
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, tattoos were dangerous to have. European 'head hunters' caused a
terror by collecting tattooed Maori heads. As the odd sport became popular, more Moaris were murdered to
meet the demand. In the time, slaves began being tattooed so that their heads could be cut off and sold.
Luckily, however, Christian missionaries in the cook Island condemned the practice of tattooing quoting
the Bible “… do not cut your bodies for the dead or put marks on yourself….” They tried to stamp out the
custom going as far as trying to remove tattoos by rubbing the skin with sandstone in a practice that was
known as ' holy stoning'. This was the primitive forerunner to modern tattoo removal known as
dermabrasion, where the skin is 'sanded' to remove layers. Dermabrasion has now largely given way to
laser surgery as a popular means of tattoo removal.
While tattoos bring colour to humanity, research has shown that unclean tattooing practices can transmit
diseases such as hepatitis B. Some pigments used in tattoos contain metals that can cause pain during a
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test, or even affect the resulting MRI image. Because of the possible
negative effects tattoos pose to humans, those keen on getting one have to be very careful before they get
one. That said, it is important to note that presently, many tattoo artists earn a good living out of the art.

(a) From paragraph one, state two historical uses of tattoos.
(b) According to the writer state the origin of the word tattoo.
c) What is most striking about Tom Leopard.
(d) What was the risk associated with tattooing in the 18th and 19th centuries.
(e) State two modern ways of tattoo removal.
(f) Many tattoo artists earn a good living out of the art. (Add a question tag)
(g) In note form state the negative effects of tattooing.
(h) What are the benefits of tattooing as suggested in the passage?
(i) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage
Mummified
Sterilize
Pigments
Earn a good living

Date posted: October 31, 2019 . Answers (1)

The setting of a story ________ to the time and place where the story takes place.... (Solved)

Fill in the following gaps with the most appropriate word

The setting of a story ________ to the time and place where the story takes place. The setting may shift
from one place to _________________________as the story progresses and end somewhere else, or it
might move elsewhere and come back to the _____________________________ place, hence completing
a full circle. Sometimes the setting _________________ be static (no change. Time is also important for
the setting. This could be told in the story, or could be ____________________________ by the events in
the of the story. For example ,if the story ______________________around a modern setting, with modern
buildings and technological devices, this alludes to the time of setting-i.e. the recent past.
__________________________ if the show grass-thatched huts as dwelling places of the character, this
could be an indication that either the setting is in the____________________________ of the rural areas
,or the story was written was some time __________________________the past
It is important to _____________________________ the setting of a story as this helps us to understand
the theme, the behavior and attitudes of the characters in the story better.

Date posted: October 31, 2019 . Answers (1)

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