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a. They are caused by lack of pigmentation.
b. The eye disorders associated with albinism are nystagmus, squinting, sensitivity to
light and glare and reduced visual acuity.
c. - Bi-racial
- A separate race
- Being punished by God
- See at night.
- Mentally retarded.
- They have supernatural powers.
- Have a contagious disease.
- They are born so because their mothers were stuck by lightning
d. The person’s understanding of albinism is darkened by the gross misinterpretation
of the conditions in movies and the traditional sources of reference.
e. Albinism is a condition of being an albino.
Albino is a person whose skin, hair and eyes lack coloration because of genetic factors.
Albinos have white skin, whitish hair and pink eyes.
f. The author says that there is a rare of X-linked albinism and an unusual autosomal
form.
g. The best way is to accept them as they are.
We should avoid stigmatizing them.
h. (a) Obscured- complicated
(b) Defective- having fault
(c) Hypo-pigmentation-lack of colour pigment
Kavungya answered the question on November 21, 2022 at 06:35
- Identify the silent letter in each of the following words.
i. Handkerchief
ii. Pneumonia(Solved)
Identify the silent letter in each of the following words.
i. Handkerchief
ii. Pneumonia
Date posted: November 21, 2022. Answers (1)
- Read the conversation below between a mother and her twelve-year-old step-son.
Using illustrations from the dialogue pick out any five uses of etiquette.(Solved)
Read the conversation below between a mother and her twelve-year-old step-son.
Mother: Hey you good for nothing boy. Come here quickly.
boy: (panting hurriedly) Mum, here I am. Please tell me what you would
like me to do.
Mother: use your head young man! Can’t you ever think? Must I be the one to
always tell you what to do?
Boy: please mummy, I was just cleaning the house and then planning to
tend the flower garden.
Mother: you mean you’ve been cleaning the house for hours without end?
Lazy bone! I think all you deserve is a thorough beating.
Boy: please forgive me. I always try my best but I never seem to please
you.
Mother: so you know! Do you now call me a cruel master, a hard to please
master?
Boy: (kneeling) I’m sorry mum but that is not what I meant.
Mother: now go back to your work and stop calling me mum mum
Using illustrations from the dialogue pick out any five uses of etiquette.
Date posted: November 21, 2022. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.Poaching is increasing (1) ____a menance, not just in Kenya, (2)...(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
Poaching is increasingly (1) ____________________ a menance, not just in Kenya, (2) _______________ also in other parts of the continent, (3) _________________ a grave danger to the survival of various animal species particularly the elephant. Whereas, there have been (4) ___________________ to raise awareness about the danger posed by the menance, not enough has been done to (5)______________ it out and punish offenders.
As it is, poaching is becoming a crisis, threatening species like elephants, which are hunted (6) ____________ for their ivory, rhinos which are targeted because of their horns and other game like lions. The Kenya Wildlife Service has been doing well to combat (7) _____________ but it appears that more is needed if the criminals (8) _______________ to be stopped. If the killers have more sophisticated weaponry, then KWS must (9) _____________ its game or call (10) _________________ the military to assist
Date posted: November 21, 2022. Answers (1)
- Give words that are pronounced the same as the following
1. Which- …………………………….
2. Tax- …………………………………
3. Whet- ……………………(Solved)
Give words that are pronounced the same as the following
1. Which- …………………………….
2. Tax- …………………………………
3. Whet- ……………………
Date posted: November 21, 2022. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word.
How do you come to school? Do you walk? Do you(1)…………………………. a
bicycle?...(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word.
How do you come to school? Do you walk? Do you(1)…………………………. a
bicycle? Do you come (2)…………………………………………bus? Do you travel
a long way by train or lorry?Even if you attend a day school near your home and
you are able to (3)
………………………….School(4)………………………………….foot, you will
probably see many moto-car and lorries in your
town,(5)…………………………………there are roads in many parts of Africa.
These roads make it possible for men to travel from one place to another in cars or
lorries. We are not quite used to seeing vehicles in our streets and (6)
………………………. our roads.
It has not (7) ………………………. been so. It is (8)
………………………………a short time since the first motor-vehicles (9)
……………………………. to Africa. In fact, the first motor-car appeared in
England (10) ………………………………the year 1888.
Date posted: November 21, 2022. Answers (1)
- You are the manager of Quick Safaris Transport Company. Of late you’ve realized that the workers, mainly drivers and conductors have lost discipline, and this...(Solved)
You are the manager of Quick Safaris Transport Company. Of late you’ve realized that the workers, mainly drivers and conductors have lost discipline, and this has made the company incur a lot of loss.
a) Write an internal memo to them, warning them of dire consequences if they do not change their behaviour and attitude.
Some of the areas you wish to address are:
i. Punctuality
ii. Foul language
iii. Lack of courtesy
iv. Policy bribery
v. Any other relevant area from your observation
b) Design a Card inviting the workers to a motivational talk with an aim of changing their behaviour and attitude.
Date posted: November 21, 2022. Answers (1)
- Read the following dialogue and answer all the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the following dialogue and answer all the questions that follow.
It is a market day and Moraa is selling her chicken.
Moraa: (Shouting) this is your lucky day to get the best chicken home!
Joan: (Excitedly) Good morning mum?
Moraa: (Turning to her face, she smiles) Good morning to you too!
Joan: Your Chicken look healthy. I want that one. How much is it? (Points)
Moraa: Yes, this one is my favourite.It is fleshy and female. It can give wonderful eggs………..
Joan: Excuse me. (Moraa listens keenly) How much is it?
Moraa: I can see that you are a young mother. I won’t charge you much. Please give me one thousand for the hen.
Joan: Mum, I don’t have much. Will 700 do? Besides it looks fatty. I may have to scrap the fat off when I cook it.
Moraa: (Smiles) Ok mama, let me give it to you free of charge at 900.
Joan: Unfortunately, I can’t go beyond 750. (Attempts to walk away)
Moraa; Alright, give me the cash and don’t tell anyone else. (She smiles and says a thankyou as she receives the cash.)
Questions:
i)Why does Joan greet Moraa first.
ii)Identify and explain three negotiation skills embraced by both Moraa and Joan.
iii) What could Moraa have done to get more out of the hen? Explain three things.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Identify the word with a different pronunciation based on the underlined sounds. (Solved)
Identify the word with a different pronunciation based on the underlined sounds.
i) Parachute Church Chef
ii) Measure Vision Pressure
iii) Yes Union Upside
iv) Grid Garage Digest
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Provide a word which sounds the same as each of the following words.(Solved)
Provide a word which sounds the same as each of the following words.
i) Sue
ii)Colonel
iii)Quay
iv)Core
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate words. (Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate words.
A normal child has many things they hope 1...... as they grow. Such things may be 2...........To adults. For a example, a toy may mean the 3............. to a child but it is surplus to an 4............ It is up to those in the child’s life to ensure that they do not disappoint 5...........However, a child’s desires should not always be fulfilled. They may have ideas that harm them like6............. In the rains. It is 7.......... alright to once in a while indulge in a child’s 8.......... activity. Take them out 9......... Play with them 10............. Enhances growth and empowers the socially.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Replace the words in bold with suitable verbs(Solved)
Replace the words in bold with suitable phrasal verbs
i) The government can no longer tolerate corruption among its officers.
ii)The old man was shocked by the young man’s behaviour.
iii)I was quite infuriated with Solomon’s behaviour.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Fill the blank spaces with the plural forms of the words in brackets (Solved)
Fill the blank spaces with the plural forms of the words in brackets
i) The children learn better when the teachers vary .......( stimulus)
ii)How many ..............(deer) can you see grazing in the field?
iii) The scandal was revealed through several ..............( medium)
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Give the difference in meaning for the following pair of sentences(Solved)
Give the difference in meaning for the following pair of sentences
i)The young man who is in a black suite is my son.
ii)The young man, who is in a black suit, is my son
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Use a few, few ,a little or little to fill in the blanks of each of the following sentences. (Solved)
b)Use a few, few ,a little or little to fill in the blanks of each of the following sentences.
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions in the brackets.(Solved)
Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions in the brackets.
i)His qualifications could not be confirmed. The candidate was disqualified from the parliamentary race. ( Combine the two sentences using a relative pronoun)
ii) Rukia had never heard such a ridiculous story at any time in her life. (Begin: At …… )
iii)The student was expelled from the school but only because he was rude.( Begin : Only….)
iv) Farouk was impressed with the boy’s skills. He recommended him to his boss. (Join the two using a participle)
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
It is a scandal beyond belief. After starting a cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010, which has so far claimed more than 8,000 lives, the United Nations has not only denied responsibility , but is using “ diplomatic immunity” status to deny the families compensation. To add insult to injury, th UN has launched a two billion dollar appeal to fight the very epidemic that is introduces to Haiti in the first place.
Reports indicate that it began in 2010 when the UN sent Nepalese peacekeepers to Haiti without first screening them for cholera and other diseases. Haiti was still recovering from massive earthquake when the infected soldiers dumped sewage into a river system used by the local people. More than 647,000 have since been infected with cholera and the numbers keep growing – this is in a country that had not seen a single case of cholera for a century.
According to journalist Jonathan Katz who has documented the crisis in Haiti, the UN tried to cover up the cause of the epidemic by hindering the work of public health investigators. However, scientists eventually identified the particular strain of cholera infecting people in Haiti as the same one that was circulating in Nepal then. The families of the victims claimed compensation from the UN. However, the UN claimed that their demands were “ not receivable’ and that it enjoyed legal immunity.
Critics say that immunity often translates into impunity. Since it was established, the UN has used “diplomatic immunity” o protect itself from being sued for all manner of atrocities that it has committed around the world. Diplomatic immunity means that the UN or its stuff members cannot be charged for negligence, theft, fraud, rape or even murder unless secretary – General allows for the lifting of the immunity in individual cases which rarely happens.
“ If a multinational company behaved the way the UN did in Haiti, it would be sued for Startospheric amounts of money,” wrote Amin Rosen in The Atlantic. “And that is for starters: Were Unilever or Coca Cola responsible for a cholera outbreak that killed 8,000 people and infected 640,000 or more and subsequently covering up its employee’s failure to adhere to basic sanitation standards, their executives would have difficulty visiting countries claiming universal legal jurisdiction. They would have to contend with Interpol red notices, along with occasional cream pie attack.”
The UN and its spin doctors have always denied wrong doing, even when it has led to loss of life. The most recent case is that of Zimbabwe where the UN denied that a cholera epidemic was underway in 2008, even while thousands of children were dying of the disease. The staff who alerted the UN bout the epidemic was fired apparently because senior UN officials did not want to upset President Robert Mugabe with the bad news.
(Adopted from Daily Nation, 18th March 2013)
Questions
a)Give reasons why the writer describes the United Nation’s conduct as a “scandal beyond belief.”
b)Why does the writer put “diplomatic unity” in quotation marks?
c)Describe the writer’s altitude towards the UN.
d)Give evidence form the passage to show that the law is selectively applied.
e)Without using the reasons given in number 1, show how the UN is portrayed in this passage.
f)Why does the writer give us the statistics of the victims of epidemic?
g)Give the meaning of the following Expressions as used in the passage:
i)Add insult to injury
ii) Stratospheric
iii)Contend
Date posted: February 26, 2021. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate word.(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate word.
i)I am grateful ............... your input.
ii)She has been ...................... from school since last week.
iii)We were filled ...................... with a lot of information.
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Supply the question tag to each of these statements.(Solved)
Supply the question tag to each of these statements.
i)I am sitting an examination ...............
ii)Sharon is not in today...............
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Replace the underlined phrasal verb with one word that means the same as the phrasal verb.(Solved)
Replace the underlined phrasal verb with one word that means the same as the phrasal verb.
i)We could not make out what the speaker was saying.
ii)The next issues of the famous magazine comes out next week.
iii)I cannot put up with his behavior anymore.
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)
- Supply the gender neutral word for each of the following.
(Solved)
Supply the gender neutral word for each of the following.
i)Spokesman
ii)Chairlady
iii)Police man
iv) Sales man
Date posted: March 9, 2020. Answers (1)