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Rewrite and provide a question tag for the following sentences.
a. The school bus has left.
b. Mary did not attend the lesson.
c. Come in
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May 28, 2019
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Read the following narrative then answer the questions that follow.
Once upon a time Hare and Hyena were very good friends. They visited each other every day and herded their cows
together.
There came a time when the cows started dying one after the other. The two friends wanted to find out why the cows
were dying. Hare said, ‘Let us go and kill our mothers and take out their livers. We shall then cook and taste these
livers. The bitter liver will show whose mother was making the cows die.
At once Hyena went and killed his mother. He took out the liver and cooked it. Hare went and hid his mother in the
garden in bushy banana plants. He then went and killed an antelope, took out its liver and cooked it.
The two friends met to eat their livers. “My liver is very bitter”, said the Hyena. “Mine is very sweet,” said Hare, “So
it was your mother who was making the cows die.” Hyena kept quiet and went home feeling sad. He moved from the
old house to a smaller one because now he had no mother. Hare did the same.
After a short time, there was great famine in the land. The two friends decided that each of them was to look for food
on alternate days sharing on an equal basis what was available. When it was Hyena’s turn, he went and found only
honeycombs without any honey. When Hyena brought these, Hare refused this because he had secretly gone to his
mother who had given him some bananas. This went on for many days, and Hyena grew thinner and thinner. Then he
started wondering “How does my friend remain fat and he doesn’t eat anything. I will find out.”
One day he followed Hare. Hare went to his mother as usual. ‘Mother, mother, I have come’ and the mother dropped
some bananas which Hare ate quickly. He then looked for some honeycombs and took them to the friend. “This is all I
could find my friend.” The Hyena kept quiet. The next day he went to the banana plant and called. His voice however
was very deep and no bananas were dropped for him.
There was an old hyena who was staying at the end of the forest and used to give advice to people. So Hare’s friend
went to her and told her his problem. “Go and put your tongue on the path of black ants,” He was told, “Let them bite
your tongue until it hurts. That’s how your voice will be soft.”
Hyena went and did as he was told. When he went to Hare’s mother his voice was as soft as Hare’s. “Mother, mother I
have come.” And Hare’s mother dropped bananas for his him. Then he told her to come and greet him. When she
came down and saw it was Hyena she screamed but there was nobody near to help. Hyena killed her immediately.
Hyena went and met Hare as usual saying nothing about Hare’s mother. The following day it was Hare’s turn. He
went to his usual place. “Mother” he called again. He climbed up. There was nobody. Having seen some blood on the
ground, Hare knew what had happened to his mother.
When Hare got back to Hyena’s house, he said nothing. At night, Hare took all cows including Hyena’s and went
away to live in another part of the country. That ended the Hare and Hyena’s friendship. And that is the end of my
story to you.
1. Classify the above narrative.
2. Identify three features in this story that are characteristics of oral narratives.
3. Briefly explain the character traits of the following.
a. Hare ………………………………………………………………………………………………....
b. Hyena………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. What moral lesson do you learn from this story?
5. Identify two socioeconomic activities from the community in which the narrative is taken from.
6. You have been selected for a field work research to collect the above item.
a. Briefly explain two ways in which you will collect the information on the item.
b. Identify two problems and their solutions that you might encounter during the field work.
7. Then he started wondering 'How does my friend remain fat and he doesn’t eat anything. I will find out.'
(Rewrite into indirect speech.)
8. Describe the irony in the fifth paragraph
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May 28, 2019
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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
When Google hosted a boot camp in California this month for its Android operating system, there were some
new faces in the room: auto manufacturers. They made the trip to learn about Android Auto, a new dashboard
system meant to let a smartphone power a car’s center screen. Tasks as varied as navigation, communication and
music apps, all constantly talking to the cloud. And to the driver. A similar scene is playing out just a few miles
down the road at Apple, where a rival system, CarPlay, has been developed for iPhone users.
After years of being treated as an interesting side business, autos have become the latest obsession for Silicon
Valley, with Apple assigning about 200 engineers to work on electric vehicle technology and Google saying it
envisions the public using driverless cars within five years. But nowhere is that obsession playing out more
immediately than in the battle to develop the next generation of cars’ dashboard systems.
In the coming weeks and months, dealerships around the country will begin selling vehicles capable of
running Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, or both. The systems go far beyond currently available Bluetooth pairing
for playing music or making a hands-free call, and allow for Google’s or Apple’s operating system to essentially
take over the center screen and certain buttons within the car. “Consumers have spoken,” said John Maddox,
assistant director of the University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center.
“They expect to have coordination between their phone and their vehicle.” Here at Google’s headquarters,
Android Auto is about to make its debut in Americans’ cars after two years in development. Plug in a smartphone
with a USB cord and the system powers up on a car’s screen. The phone’s screen, meanwhile, goes dark, not to be
touched while driving. Apple’s CarPlay works similarly, with bubbly icons for phone calls, music, maps,
messaging and other apps appearing on the car’s center screen. (Apple declined to comment for this article.)
While the idea of constantly connected drivers zipping along roads raises concerns about distracted driving,
both companies say their systems are designed with the opposite goal: to make cellphone-toting drivers safer.“We
looked at what people do with their phones in the car, and it was scary,” said Andrew Brenner, who heads
Google’s Android Auto team. “You want to say to them, ‘Yikes, no, don’t do that.’”
Brenner said his team tried to figure out how to minimize distraction during tasks people frequently do while
driving, while also deciding what should be prevented in the car altogether. Google even built its own driverdistraction lab, to test different variations Android Auto, for example, has no “back” button like the smartphone version. No “recents” button either. Google
Maps has been adjusted to make fonts bigger and streets less detailed, for easier reading while driving. No action
should take more than two seconds — consistent with the Transportation Department’s voluntary guidelines.
“Things that we don’t show are just as important as what we do show,” Brenner said. Music is most definitely in.
Streaming video? Most definitely not.
Most social media will also be blocked, and texts can be sent only with voice commands. Apps on the screen
are optimized for speed: glance, touch and eyes back to the road. “It’s these little glances at the screen that people
do in a car,” he said.
“We want something that’s very glanceable, that can be seen and done quickly.” When the Android Auto
project began, it included a core group of automakers like General Motors, Audi, Honda and Hyundai. Now, as it
prepares for its debut, roughly two dozen car brands have signed on to offer it soon. Apple has teamed up with
roughly the same number of brands, many of which will offer both systems. Most automakers are staying mum on
their exact start dates, but Hyundai is expected to act shortly, and Volkswagen has indicated availability for its
next Golf. GM has said the same about its Spark subcompact. One of the most widespread adopters will be Ford,
which this year will begin offering both Android Auto and CarPlay in conjunction with the revamping of the
automaker’s much-criticized Sync system.
By the end of 2016, they will be available on all Fords sold in the United States. “We don’t want people to
have to make a vehicle choice based on which mobile phone they have,” said Don Butler, Ford’s executive
director for connected vehicles and services. “We want to accommodate all customers and their devices.”
Fiat-Chrysler, considered to have one of the better infotainment platforms on the market, has signed on to
support Google’s and Apple’s systems. But a bit of lament is evident. “We’re confident that our systems deliver a
good experience for our customers,” said Eric Mayne, a spokesman at Chrysler. “But we’re not standing still
either.'
Adapted from DAILY NATION Wednesday March 25, 2015
1. Why did Auto manufacturing companies make the trip to California?
2. What according to the passage shows the seriousness that companies have autos have attached to autos?
3. What does the expression 'Consumers have spoken,' imply?
4. Briefly explain how the system works?
5. Why in your opinion do social media have to be blocked?
6. In point form, summarize how developers have tried to minimize distractions that may arise out of the new
developments.
7. Rewrite the following in reported speech. 'We’re confident that our systems deliver a good experience for our customers,” said Eric Mayne, a spokesman at Chrysler..
8. What do the following words mean as used in the passage?
i) Debut ……………………………………………………………………………………….....
ii) Mum ……………………………………………………………………………………….....
iii) Infotainment
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May 28, 2019
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Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.
(i) (a) The photographs will be taken at the venue of the wedding. The photographs will
be taken in a reputable studio. (Combine into once sentence using ‘either …..or,,,,’)
(b) Neither the children nor the peasant ………allowed to go to the hall yesterday.
(Rewrite filling the blank with an appropriate auxiliary verb).
(ii) (a) The principal noticed serious laxity among the students. He warned them against such
behaviour. (Combine the sentence using present participle. )
(b) The farmer’s cow gives twenty-five kilos of milk everyday. He feeds and waters it very well. (Combine using
the present participle).
(iii) Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Kibet is studying but swimming is his hobby.
(iv) Replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb.
(a) It is not good to despise other people.
(b) I am currently living with my brother in Karen
(c) The principal was annoyed with the three boys.
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May 24, 2019
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Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow.
Unscrupulous as he was, Kwame Asante had a qualm as he looked at the woman sitting on the
African stool near the bed. He had called her and yet when she came he did not quite know how to begin the
conversation.
“Akosua, how would you like fifty pounds to start a small business of your own – selling cloths or
perfume and powder?” The woman smiled nervously. Ten years of married life had made her wary of her
husband’s fits of generosity.
She was as black as ebony, with the fine features peculiar to the girls of the Akwapim hills; graceful
in her brown and red design cloth and the lovely silk head-tie wrapped round her head. Her feet were shod in
‘spitfire’ sandals and on her tiny ears she had the popular golden ear-rings named ‘Abongo’.
The slender woman on the stool was the mother of three children though she still looked a girl.
Married under the native customary law, she had served her lord and master with zeal and zest. It is a law
which as some other law in the Gold Coast, needs disinfecting for though it aids the man to gain his desire
when it is at its fiercest, it in no way safeguards the position of the woman when the man’s passion abates.
“Would you like fifty pounds?” asked Kwame again. “Could make it a hundred. You have been a
very good wife to me, Akosua.” Did the truth begin to dawn on the woman’s consciousness? No. She thrust
the thought away from her. ‘He could not do it’.
Kwame cleared his throat – after all he might as well get it off his chest: hadn’t she noticed that the
whole relationship had become impossible? A cloth woman was all right when one was young and struggling.
She could be so useful – a general servant, and yet a wife. Akosua was so gentle, and even quite refined, but a
man needs a change. He had just completed his two-storied building and he had been made a committee
member of an important club. The other day his academy had conferred on him an associateship and his
university had given him a coveted degree. He had at last achieved his ambition and had become an important
man in the community. He was thinking seriously of entering the town council.
Fancy being addressed councilor Kwame Asante, O.B.A…. A.S.S. He smiled inanely to himself.
Akosua looked at him in wonder.
“Er….. er…. Akosua…., I want to tell you I am going to marry a lady; you will be paid off with a hundred
pounds. A…. frock….. lady….um…..er …. of course you can read and write Ga and Twi but my friends will
call you an illiterate woman.”
“Did you consult your friends before you married me ten years ago?” The voice was cold and calm,
yet the words cut like a whip.
“If you are going to be impertinent, I shall not discuss the matter further.” He got up and walked up
and down the room. “How many men in the Gold Coast will pay a woman off with one hundred pounds? You
are only entitled to twenty-five pounds and here I am out of kindness offering you a hundred. Show some
gratitude, Akosua.” Akosua looked at him. Stark misery was in her eyes.
“I shall send the children to Achimota College.” There was a whining note in his voice. “I am only
doing this because of my position in society. You see I may be called to Government House and other
important places……. say something Akosua.
“I say you can keep your twenty five pounds, fifty pounds or a hundred pounds. I will have nothing to
do with it. I will not be paid off.
“What! What! Come! Come! Don’t do anything rush!”
“If you dare touch me I shall strike your face.”
“Strike your master, your husband! Are you mad?”
“I shall leave this house.”
“If you dare to disgrace me by leaving the house before I am ready for you to go, there will be trouble.
I do not intend to put up with a willful woman. What is my sin after all? I only want to become a decent and
respectable member of society. If you leave this house without my knowledge and permission, I shall claim
every penny I have spent on you since I married and lived with you these ten years; and not only that but I
shall claim all the presents I have given to your parents and other relatives. You know our native customary
law.”
“Yes, I know your native customary law. It is a grave to bury women alive whilst you men dance to
the tom-tom on top of the mound of earth.'
Questions
i) Why does Akosua smile nervously when Kwame offers her fifty pounds to start a small business of her own?
ii) Explain the effect of Akosua’s silence on Kwame?
iii) In not more than 60 words, summarize the reasons for Kwame’s intention to marry another wife.
v) Identify a statement from the passage which proves that Kwame was ashamed of the action he was about to
take.
vi) What is Kwame Asante’s burning ambition?
vii) Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech
‘Did you consult your friends before you married me ten years ago?’ Akosua asked Kwame.
viii) Give an instance of irony in the passage.
ix) ‘It is a grave to bury women alive whilst you men dance to the tom-tom on top of the grave.’
Explain the meaning of this statement.
x) What is Kwame’s attitude towards women?
xi) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage.
a) Disinfecting …………………………………………………………………………………..
b) The words cut like a whip ………………………………………………................................
c) Impertinent ………………………………………………………………………………….
Date posted:
May 24, 2019
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Short Stories, When the sun Goes Down and other stories.
The reason that makes people want to leave home and go abroad is that their mother country pushes them away. Using illustrations from leaving by Moyez G, Vassanji, show the validity of this statement.
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May 24, 2019
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Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow: (25mks)
INKEEPER: Your worship, it’s a question of the family honour. I wish to bring an action on behalf of
my son, who’s away on business on the other side of the mountain. This is the offending
stable man, and here is my daughter in law.
(Enter the Daughter in law, a voluptuous wench. She is veiled)
AZDAK: (Sitting down): I accept (sighing, the Inkeeper hands him some money). Good. Now the
formalities are disposed of. This is a case of rape?
INKEEPER: Your honour, I caught the fellow in the act. Ludovica was in the straw on the stable
floor.
AZDAK: Quite right, the stable. Lovely horses! I especially liked the little roan.
INKEEPER: The first thing I did, of course, was to question Ludovica. On my son’s behalf.
AZDAK: (Seriously) I said I specially liked the little roan.
INKEEPER: (Coldly): Really? Ludovica confessed the stableman took her against her will.
AZDAK: Take your veil off: Ludovica (she does) Ludovica, you please tell the court. Tell us what
happened.
LUDOVICA: (Well schooled). When I entered the stable to see the new foal the stableman said to
me on his own accord, “It’s hot today!” and laid his hand on my left breast. I said to him,
“Don’t do that!” But he continued to handle me indecently, which provoked my anger.
Before I realized his sinful intentions, he got much closer. It was all over when my father-inlaw entered and accidentally trod on me.
INKEEPER: (explaining) On my son’s behalf.
AZDAK: (to the stableman). You admit you started it?
STABLEMAN: Yes
AZDAK: Ludovica, you like to eat sweet things?
LUDOVICA: Yes, sunflower seeds.
AZDAK: You like to lie a long time in the bathtub?
LUDOVICA: Half an hour or so.
Questions
(a) Explain what happens before this excerpt.
(b) 'I accept.' Explain what is implied by this statement.
(c) 'Your honour, I caught the fellow in the act.' Identify and explain one theme that can be deduced from the
statement.
(d) '(Sighing, the innkeeper hands him some money.) Good now the formalities are disposed of.' What turns out to
be ironic about this statement?
(e) Who is the public prosecutor in this case?
(f) Why do you think Azdak asks Ludovica to remove her veil?
(g) Describe any other three cases adjudicated by Azdak.
(h) Basing your answer on the excerpt, identify and illustrate any two character traits of Ludovica.
(i) Identify an instance of humour used in the except.
(j) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt.
(i) Roan:…………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) Stable:…………………………………………………………………………………………
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May 24, 2019
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Read the following comprehension passage and then answer the questions that follow.
Aristotle, the father of Western critical thought, Leonardo da Vinci, Oprah Winfrey, Marie Curie, Albert
Einstein, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Fidel Castro, George Bush, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Napoleon
Bonaparte, Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Uhuru Kenyatta all have one thing in common. Not that they are great
men and a woman, but because all of them are left-handed!
Is there something special about being left handed? It is a question that has given rise to many myths about
left handed people.
Interestingly, in a majority of cultures the world over, left-handed people are a stigmatised minority. Left is
associated with femininity while right in linked to masculinity.In many of our cultures, when giving direction, we
talk about the female side and male side of the road. Patriarchal structures have ways of twisting the truth to
preserve masculine hegemony.
In some cultures of Africa, people view left-handedness as a sign of evil, while in Japan it can be enough
reason for divorce. Many myths in our cultures in Africa regard left-handedness as something unacceptable and
evil. Languages have ways of carrying these beliefs about left-handedness. In Latin, the word left is synonymous
with “sinister”, while in Spanish the word for left is linked with “malicious”. The French word for left is
synonymous with “awkward”. In English, the word left comes from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘luft’, which means
weak or broken.
The holy books have not been left out in stigmatising left-handedness. The Bible, specifically the book of
Judges, associates left-handedness with war-like tendencies.
We also know of many sayings that are negative in reference to left handedness, for instance left wing and a lefthanded compliment.
It is, therefore, possible to argue that left handed people are a minority that deserves attention. They suffer at
the hands of right handed people who do not recognise their special needs
Some insensitive teachers are known to punish left handed children and force them to write using their right
hands. It is, however, notable that in Western cultures, the discrimination of left-handed people is almost over due
to the enlightenment of the society.
But what brings about left handedness? Experts remain unsure of how handedness emerges in children.
However, a number of reasons have been advanced to explain why majority of people in all societies are righthanded. In terms percentage, less than 10 percent of the world population is left handed and majority of them are males.
Evolutionary theory attempts to explain this phenomenon by suggesting that during the early ages, primitive
hunters needed to protect their most vital organ of the body — the heart — and their left hand was used to hold the
shield. The right hand was used to hold the sword or knife and because of this it acquired greater agility, which
was passed down through the generations.
This theory, therefore, explains why more men would be right-handed than women. Other studies have also
revealed that the left-handedness of children is an inherited trait. It is common if one parent is left-handed and
more common if both parents are left handed.
An equally useful theory that tries to explain this phenomenon is the brain hemisphere theory. It postulates
that the preference of using one side of the body more than the other in performing special tasks depends on which
brain hemisphere is dominant. In most people, the left hemisphere controls speaking and handy work and that is
why right-handedness is common. It further argues that left-handed people are controlled by the right hemisphere
of the brain.
Some researchers claim that left-handed people are more intelligent and eloquent than the right-handed
people. It is argued that there are more left-handed people with IQs of over 140 than right-handed people.
Captivatingly, other studies reveal that left-handed people are more unlikely to suffer from disorders of the
immune system.
In view of the fact that studies have found that this group of individuals comprise of intelligent and creative
people, we need to revisit our curriculum in order for it to take care of their unique potentialities. We have to put
in place structures that will create a learner-friendly environment for left handed children. Desks should also be
designed to cater for their unique needs. Special pens and writing materials should be provided specifically for this
group of children. More importantly, we should re-train teachers to appreciate the fact that pupils are gifted in
different ways, and it is their duty to help pupils to put to use these gifts.
Adapted from Saturday Nation 28/02/2015 Pg. 39
By Prof. Egara Kabaji and Dr Misigo Lushya.
Questions
(a) Why do the writers give a long list of people who were / are left-handed?
(b) How are the left-handed people discriminated against in the society they live in?
(c) What makes left-handed people unique?
(d) According to the passage, why do we have fewer females being left-handed than males?
(e) Distinguish the functioning of the left-handed people from the right-handed ones?
f) Make notes on the various ways left-handed individuals can be accommodated by the learning institutions.
(g) Rewrite the following sentence as instructed.
Desks should also be designed to cater for their unique needs.
Begin: Their unique needs:
(h) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.
(i) Agility:…………………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) Hemisphere:……………………………………………………………………………………………
(iii) Postulates:………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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May 24, 2019
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Consider the following dialogue and describe the shortcomings of Orgon’s listening skills.
ORGON: Ah, good morning, brother.
CLEANTE: I was just going. I’m glad to see you back again. There isn’t much life in the
countryside just now.
ORGON: Dorine – (to Cleante) a moment brother, please – excuse me if I ask the news of
the family first and set my mind at rest. (To Dorine).
Has everything gone well the few days I’ve been away? What have you been doing? How is everyone?
DORINE: The day before yesterday, the mistress was feverish all day. She had a dreadful
headache.
ORGON: And Tartuffe?
DORINE: Tartuffe? He’s very well: hale and hearty: in the pink.
ORGON: Poor fellow!
DORINE: In the evening she felt faint and couldn’t touch anything, her headache was so
bad.
ORGON: And Tartuffe?
DORINE: He supped with her. She ate nothing but he very devoutly devoured a couple of
partridges and half a hashed leg of mutton.
ORGON: And Tartuffe?
DORINE: Feeling pleasantly drowsy he went straight to his room, jumped into a nice warm
bed, and slept like a top until morning.
ORGON: Poor fellow!
DORINE: Eventually she yielded to our persuasions, allowed herself to be bled, and soon felt
much relieved?
ORGON: And Tartuffe?
DORINE: He dutifully kept up his spirits and took three or four good swigs of wine at
breakfast to fortify himself against the worst that might happen and to make up for the blood the
mistress had lost.
ORGON: Poor fellow!
DORINE: They are both well again now so I’ll go ahead and tell the mistress how glad you
are to hear that she’s better.
(From the Misanthrope and other Plays by Moliere)
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May 24, 2019
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Read the passage below and fill in the gaps using the most appropriate words.
The classification (1) _________ any material refers to (2) _________ division of such materials into specific
classes according to established (3) _____. The categories developed should (4) ____ be able to accommodate all
manner of material considered. We can then talk of literary classification as a (5) __________ of categorizing,
characterizing, describing, typifying, labeling etc. In literature (6) _________, classification is done according to
the content or (7) ________ of the material. Content refers to the subjects, ideas, people, objects and situations
presented in the work. The latter refers to the how, the shapes, patterns, appearances, dimensions and textures.
Written literature comes to us in the form of novels, short stories, poems (8) __________ plays. They are in a
graphic form. But oral literature comes (9) __________ the form of narratives, poetry, riddles and proverbs.
They are transmitted by (10) ___________ of mouth and therefore have an oral form.
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May 24, 2019
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Explain the meaning of the following sentences.
i. Lydia found the empty room.
ii. Lydia found the room empty.
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May 24, 2019
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Supply correct question tags to the following.
i. Let us go home.........................................
ii. I am pleased with you................................
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May 24, 2019
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Use the correct form of the word in brackets in the sentences that follow.
i. She ...........................the teachers advice in everything she did. (seek)
ii. He has ......................... across the muddy river. (swim)
iii. They............................. in amazement. (spin)
iv. The senator was popular for his....................... .........character. (conscience)
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May 24, 2019
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Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.
(i) No one likes to be sick. (change the infinitive into a gerund)
(ii) Many students do not benefit if they read late into the night. (Rewrite using present simple)
(iii) My examination results were released only after I had cleared the fee balance.
(Begin: Not until......)
(iv) The teacher was annoyed by the students. He punished them severely. (rewrite using past participle)
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May 24, 2019
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Read the poem bellow and answer the question that follows
My grandmother
by Elizabeth Jennings
She kept an antique shop-or it kept her.
Among Apostle spoons and Bristol glasses,
The faded silks, the heavy furniture,
She watched her own reflection in the brass
Salvers and silver bowls, as if to prove
Polish was all, there was no need for love.
And I remember how I once refused
To go out with her, since I was afraid.
It was perhaps a wish not to be used
Like antique objects .Though she never said
That she was hurt, I still could feel the guilt
Of that refusal, guessing how she felt.
Later, too frail to keep a shop, she put
All her best things in one long, narrow room.
The place smelt old, of things too long kept shut,
The smell of absences where shadows come
That can’t be polished. There was nothing then
To give her own reflection back again.
And when she died I felt no grief at all,
Only the guilt of what I once refused.
I walked into her room among the tall
Sideboards and cupboards-things she never used
But needed: and no finger-marks were there,
Only the new dust falling through the air.
a) Identify the persona in the above poem.
b) In note form, summarize what each stanza is talking about
c) Identify and briefly explain the use of any two images in the poem
d) What does the persona feel towards the subject matter?
e) What do the following lines mean in the poem?
'too frail to keep a shop'
'Only the new dust falling through the air'
f) Describe the tone the persona uses in the poem above
g) Explain the paradox in the line:
-things she never used
But needed
h) Explain the persona’s sense of guilt?
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May 24, 2019
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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Terrorism is a real and urgent threat to nations and their interests a threat that could become perilous if terrorists
acquire nuclear or biological weapons. The policies pursued by the bush administration have too often been
counterproductive and self-defeating. In the name of an ‘offensive’ strategy, they have undermined the values and
principles that made the United States a model for the world, dismayed cooperative nations around the world and
jeopardize their cooperation with us, and provided ammunition for terrorist recruitment in the Middle East and
beyond. To achieve our long-term objective we must go beyond narrow counterterrorism policies to embed
counterterrorism in an overarching national security strategy designed to restore American leadership and respect
in the world. This leadership must be based on a strong commitment to our values and to building the structures of
international cooperation that are needed to only fight terrorists, but also to meet key challenges of our time:
proliferation; climate change and energy security; the danger of pandemic disease; and the need to sustain a
vibrant global economy that lifts the lives of people everywhere.
We have to demonstrate that the model of liberty and tolerance embodied by the United States, are the enemy of
these universal ambitions. We must pursue an integrated set of policies- on non-proliferation, energy and climate,
global public health and economic development- which reflect recognition that in an independent world, the
American people can be safe and prosperous only if others too share in these blessings. Our policies must
demonstrate a respect for differences of history, culture and tradition, while remaining true to the principles of
liberty embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This kind of enlightened self interest led others to
rally to American leadership in the Cold War and offers the best hope for sustaining our leadership in the future.
The world is filled with terrorist organizations. While the State Departments list of designated groups includes
almost four dozen, numerous well known ones are still omitted because of issues related to designation process.
Yet to many organizations, only one subset currently poses a serious and sustained threat to the United States and
its allies: the Sunni jihadist organization known by the shorthand ‘al Qaeda’
The group merits this special status because it is the only terrorist organization with the ambition and the
capability to inflict genuinely catastrophic damage, which can provisionally be defined as attacks that claim
causalities in the four digits or higher. The group is also unique in that it may eventually be able to carry out a
campaign of repeated attacks that would have a paralyzing effect on American life and its institutions. Its ability to
foil fundamental U.S. strategic goals-as it did in Iraq and as it threatens to do together with the Taliban in
Afghanistan-has been amply demonstrated. As the turmoil in Pakistan has demonstrated, its capacity for upsetting
the geopolitics of major regions of the world today is also unrivalled among non-state actors. The evidence
provided by September 11, 2001 is sufficient to demonstrate the groups’ capability and its determination. Unlike
most terrorist, it eschews incremental gains and seeks no part of a negotiation process; it seeks to achieve its
primary ends, including mobilization of a large number of Muslims, through violence
The Bush administration has fundamentally misunderstood the nature of the jihadist movement and its actions
have made the threat considerably worse. The administration has hyped the threat and subordinated foreign
security policy into the ‘Global War on Terror.’ It has relied on the wrong tools –principally the military- and
vastly overemphasized tactics at the expense of strategy. To the extent that it has a strategy for reducing the appeal
of jihad, it is the ‘freedom agenda’ which has backfired. Counter terrorism requires a shift away from a foreign
and security policy that makes counterterrorism the prism through which everything is evaluated and decided. It
requires a policy that must go beyond uncompromising efforts to do away with those who seek to harm us today.
International engagement is essential in meeting this threat since it will ensure that new terrorist recruits do not
come to take the place of those that have been defeated.
(Adapted from ‘strategic Counterterrorism’ by Daniel Benjamin, Policy Paper Number 7, 2008)
Questions
1. In what ways were the policies pursued by the Bush administration counterproductive and self-defeating?
2. What according to the author is the essence of American counterterrorism leadership?
3. Make notes on what ought to be done to uphold American leadership?
4. In the following sentence, replace the underlined expression with one word
It requires a policy that must go beyond uncompromising efforts to do away with those who seek to harm us
today.
5. Why is Al-Qaida a unique group?
6. What is needed in the fight against terrorism?
7. In your opinion, what is the most dangerous aspect of terror a threat?
8. Explain the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage
a) Embed
b) Designated
c) Foil
d) Prism
Date posted:
May 24, 2019
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Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow.
The Bride.
Why do you wear that dress so white?
Why do you wear that veil so light?
Why do your young eyes shine so bright?
Is it your wedding?
I wear dress and veil to show
That gladly to my love I go
My young eyes shine because I know
It is my wedding.
(i) Identify the rhyme scheme of this poem?
(ii) Using illustrations show how rhythm has been achieved in the poem.
(iii) Would you use the rising or the falling intonation in reading line 3 in stanza one in this poem? Give reason.
(iv) How would you say the last line of the second stanza?
Date posted:
May 24, 2019
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Fill in the following cloze test.
CLOZE TEST 10 MARKS
There is this bizarre preoccupation with 1………………………… class among us such
2…………………………. what happened at Langa’ta was bound to happen. Our greed 3………………………
wealth and standing considers nothing sacred, nothing immoral, nothing offensive to everyone, which is why
some people were wondering why the children were protesting 4……………………… they were supposed to be
in class! Our preoccupation with private academies for our children is partly what made the “private developer”
target public school 5…………………….., only that for the “developer’”, the police who came to secure the
interests of one against many used tear gas on children.
If most of us decided to 6………………………. our children to public schools and worked collectively to make
them better, chances are this particular “private developer” and many 7……………………….. would avoid
school land for fear of reaction. But many of us have 8………………………. to this mess by avoiding public
facilities— schools, hospitals 9………………………. even parks — because using them does not speak
10……………………..of our social standing.
Date posted:
May 24, 2019
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Read the following narrative and then answer the questions that follow.
Once upon a time there lived a man who was very old and as poor as a church mouse. The old man his living by
cutting trees and burning charcoal. He would then sell to the villagers for small amount of money. Business was
very low because they were very few, poor and as a result he could go home hungry. Despite this, the old man
never despaired but worked even One day the old man woke up very early in the morning and headed to the forest where he worked. Suddenly he
heard a voice, “who is that who wants to destroy our house?” The old man was so scared that the axe fell down
from his hand. He answered with a shaky voice. “It’s me a poor old man and I have not eaten since yesterday. I
have come to look for trees, burn them into charcoal and sell.” The voice said sympathetically, “Go to that cave
inside you will find a pot. Take it home and instruct it to cook food. He rushed to the cave and found the post as
he had been told. He hurriedly took it home. On reaching home he repeated what he had been told. “Pot cook
food” and Alas! There was plenty of food. He ate and ate until he could eat no more.
The man was very happy and forgot his old business. This continued for months. Then one day the pot did not
cook the food. He carefully checked the pot for cracks but he found none. After a thorough check he saw a tiny
hole at the bottom of the pot. He
“Oh dear vulture,” said the hen with confusion and great regret, “forgive me; I am so sorry for this my negligence.
I really intended to return you razor very soon, but I put it in my leather bag, and forgot it completely. Let me go
and take it; you will have it in half a minute.”
“Yes, I know you are forgetful creature, but look at the damage you have caused me. You have deprived me of
my sustenance for many days. Mind you, if you have lost it, you will pay for it very dearly,” said the vulture. The
hen rushed into the hut to fetch the razor. She plunged her hand into the leather bag, alas! It was empty; there was
no razor in it. She was very shocked at the unpleasant discovery. She started searching on the floor to see if by
chance it had dropped from the bag but there was not finding it. She looked under the children’s bed, near the
firestones, in the store; but there was no sign of it. Tired and defeated, she came out and imploring, said, “O dear
friend and master, I can’t find it. Have mercy on me! I will search better. I am ready to demolish my hut
altogether, and search diligently until I find and return it to you.”
“I told you to be very careful, and I repeat again, I want my razor back! But mind, I want the very one I gave, and
no substitute!”
The poor hen spent all the day searching, but nothing came to light. She demolished her hut, and started searching
in the roof grass among the rubble of the walls, between the poles, in the ashes and even in the rubbish pit, but
nothing was found.
The following day the vulture came to see the results of the searching. He found the hen still scratching the ground
among a heap of dry grass and ox dung; but no razor was yet discovered.
“I am very sorry, dear hen,” said the vulture, “but I can’t wait any longer without compensation for my razor. For
today you must give me a chicken. Tomorrow I will return and see what has happened in the mean time.
So the vulture flew away with a chicken gripped within its talons under its breast. The following day he returned
to the hen. She was still scratching the ground; but she could not see any razor. Another chicken went with the
vulture. And the same happened in the following days until today. That is the reason why the hen is always
scratching the ground, and the vulture snooping on chickens even in our days. The hen is still searching for the
razor, and the vulture compensating himself for its loss.
(i) With reasons for your answer, categorize the above narrative
(ii) Give and illustrate any character trait of ‘the hen’
(iii)Identify and illustrate two features of style characteristic or oral narratives present in this narrative
(iv) What preparations would you put in place if you intend to carry out a field study in this genre?
(v) Highlight the problems you are likely to encounter during the field study and propose suitable solutions to
them
(vi) What moral lesson do you learn from this oral narrative? Give a reason for your answer
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow.
Problem drinkers and alcoholics pay severe penalties for their drinking. It has been estimated that alcoholics are
likely to die ten to twelve years sooner than non-alcoholics half die before the age of fifty, which is one reason
there are so few elderly alcoholics. The mortality rate (that is, the number of persons per 100,000 who die each
year) among alcoholics is more than two and a half times higher than that of the general population.
Alcoholics often die violent circumstances; serious accidents, homicide, and suicide are not uncommon. This,
together with the physical deterioration accompanying alcoholism, helps explain the limits on life expectancy. No
one really knows how many deaths are directly attributed to drinking, and all such statistics are estimates. One
reason for our limited knowledge is that many physicians do not report alcoholism as the main cause of death out
of concern for the feelings of the family of the deceased.
Research on the physiological effects of alcoholism has increased in the last few years. Heavy drinking is known
to be associated with various types of cancer, particularly among persons who also use tobacco. Alcohol abuse
also increases the probability of hypertension, stroke and coronary heart disease. Alcoholics frequently suffer
illness and death from cirrhosis of the liver, a disease in which the liver becomes fatty, scarred, and incapable of
functioning normally. In large urban areas, cirrhosis is the fourth most common cause of death among men aged
twenty-five to forty-five.
Alcohol affects the brain, often permanently damaging the mental functioning of alcoholics. Drinking may reduce
the number of living cells in the brain. Since brain cells do not grow back, alcoholics may suffer from organic
psychosis (a mental illness traceable to brain damages), loss of memory, and poor physical and mental coordination. One out of four persons who are admitted to mental hospitals are diagnosed as alcoholics and 40
percent of all admissions are alcohol related. Many of the alcoholic inmates are unlikely to recover.
The unborn children of female alcoholics are subject to harm from drinking in what is called foetal alcohol
syndrome.
Because alcohol tends to be a substitute for a balanced diet, alcoholics are often malnourished. Consequently, the
infants of alcoholic women are likely to be less healthy and less well developed than other babies. Moreover,
when a pregnant woman drinks, so, in effect, does her foetus. The new born children of alcoholic women may die
shortly after birth unless they are medically treated from the shock to their systems for suddenly being cut off
from alcohol. Furthermore, the impact of alcohol on the woman and her foetus is a major cause of birth defects
and originally based mental deficiency among the newborn. The effects of foetal alcohol syndrome on the
children of female alcoholics are usually chronic and may be permanently disabling.
Clearly, it is not too much of an exaggeration to say that alcohol kills and mains people. When abused, alcohol is
a highly dangerous drug.
Questions
(i) What are the major causes of death among alcoholics?
(ii) Which reason does the writer give as to why physicians do not report alcoholic related deaths?
(iii) One out of four persons who are admitted to mental hospitals are diagnosed as alcoholics. (Rewrite using a
few………………)
(iv) Alcoholics often die under violent circumstances…. (add a question tag)
(v) What is the attitude of the writer towards people who abuse alcohol
(vi) Explain what the following sentence means. Alcohol tends to be a substrate for a balanced diet
(vii) Make notes on the effects of alcohol to expectant mothers and their children
(viii) Supply a suitable title for the passage
(ix) Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as used in the passage
a) Attributable
b) Scarred
c) Statistics
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word
Alcohol impacts people and societies in different (1)__________________ and is determined by the (2)
_________________ of alcohol consumed, the pattern of drinking, and, on rare occasions, the quality of alcohol
(3)_________________. Alcohol is a psychoactive substance and its harmful use is known (4)
_________________________ have dependence - producing properties and cause (5) ____________________
than 200 diseases among drinkers as well as devastating effects to innocent victims such as unborn children.
Drinking alcohol (6)_______________________ pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, preterm birth, still birth,
spontaneous abortion, and contribute to a range of disabilities known (7) ____________________ foetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD). FASD is an umbrella term (8) _______________________ to an array of conditions
involving impairments of the growth and development of the central (9)______________________ system
caused by (10) ________________ intake during pregnancy.
(Adapted from DN2 - The Daily Nation 19th May 2015)
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Choose the correct pronoun from the brackets to complete the following sentences
i. Mr. Kamau and _______________ visited us last year. (he/him/himself)
ii. John offered Njoroge and ________________some biscuits. (I/me)
iii. Do you think that he is wiser than _________________. (I/me
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow.
Long ago, there was famine in Gikuyu land. This famine had made the cows and goats to die. Only human
beings were left and even them, it could be seen that they were not going to live much longer. Now the people
asked themselves, “What shall we do?” It was decided that the most beautiful girl, one called Wanjiru should be
sacrificed to god so that the rain could fall. She was brought to a place where there was a big river. She started to
sing:
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
My father said I should be lost. I should be lost
My mother said I should be lost. I should be lost
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
She went down on her knee, she sang:
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
My father said I should be lost, I should be lost
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
The water reached the waist, she sang
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
My father said I should be lost, I should be lost
My mother said I should be lost, I should be lost
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
The water reached the neck, she sang
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
My father said I should be lost, I should be lost
My mother said I should be lost, I should be lost
Rain fall and make this ridge green
Make this ridge green
The head went in
Very heavy rains fell on this land. The grass grew, a lot of food and the people began to feel better. Now where Wanjiru went
she found her people who had died before her. These people had a lot of cows and goats. Now they asked her what she would
like. She said she wanted cows and goats. She was given many goats and cows and then she was told to lie down in a place.
When she woke up she found that she had returned back to her people. She woke up at a place where there was a river and
she had her cows and goats. Now when the people saw her they rejoiced greatly.
The story ends there.
Adapted from: The Oral Literature of the Gikuyu by WanjikuKabira and KaregaMutahi.
(a) Why do you think this community makes the choice of a beautiful girl such as Wanjiru to sacrifice to god so as to receive
rain?
(b) Which functions does this song serve in this narrative?
(c) Describe one character trait of the villagers in this narrative.
(d) In point form, list how events follow each other in this story.
(e) Identify and explain two features of oral narration employed in this narrative.
(f) Identify two elements of fantasy in this story.
(g) Describe Wanjiru’stone in the song.
(h) Which social/cultural practices of the Agikuyu are brought out in this narrative.
(i) What does this phrase mean? 'My father said I should be lost.'
(j) Answer the following question according to the instructions given in brackets.
Very heavy rains fell on this land. (Write in the passive form).
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow
Society has failed and parents have not played their role fully in raising their children. This is according to
Jeff Ngari, a counseling psychologist and a deacon with the Reformed Catholic Church. Jeff says the issue of
teenage mothers is so big that it should be considered a cry for help. He adds that today, children lack the
guidance they require when it comes to having independent social interactions.
“The idea is not to block them from forming their own relationships, but to make them understand what it
means to be in a relationship, especially with the opposite sex, and how far this relationship should go,” says Jeff.
And just like the rest of society, parents have not been spared by the wave of moral decay and thus, according to
Jeff, they have failed as role models for their children. Due to this, many teenagers are picking up social ills from
their parents- the very people they are supposed to look up to.
“For instance, a teenager who has seen his or her mother repeatedly sleep out or come home in the wee hours
of the morning will most likely be excited about staying out late out of curiosity,” he says , adding, “this is
happening to most of our homes today.” Jeff says many parents are engaging carelessly in extra-marital
relationships that leave very little to the imagination of their children, and this is likely to be seen as a normal
thing by children, especially teenagers. As a result, there are many avenues through which teenagers can explore
the issue of sex and the greatest worry is that girls need to be rescued.
“The boy invariably walks away scot-free as the school, society and church turn their full attention on the girl
and judge her,” he says adding that it is one of the issues that the Reformed Catholic Church is trying to address so
that children such as these can be recognized instead of being neglected. “This is not to say that teenage pregnancy
is right, but it is a social ill that must be fought from family level, within the school setting, in the church and the
wider society,” he says.
Most teenage mothers experience rejection and abuse by their families, friends and wider community,
including the church. “No wonder these girls abandon their babies either in toilets or litter bins. The effects of
rejection can be fatal- rejection by society is the worst thing anybody can suffer. It kills from within. That is why
teenage motherhood is a cry for help and family support is very important, as the result is children giving birth,
and trying to raise babies
Jeff notes that without any know-how, finances or proper structures, teenage mothers face a very big
challenge. Add to this the stigma that comes with being regarded as immoral. “Yet we know that not all teenage
pregnancy is consensual. There are cases of grown men preying on innocent girls.” Abortion or an attempt to
carry it out complicates an already complicated situation, especially if crude methods are used. Besides, there is a
post-abortion self-stigma that does not go away.
“In the course of my career, I have met mature women who tell me that they had abortions when they were
very young, and they still feel guilty decades later. Some even go to the extent of saying, ‘My firstborn would be
this or that age.’ It is very painful.”
In Kenya, four in every ten women who die from unsafe abortions are adolescents; 70% of adolescents engage
in high-risk unprotected sex. This is according to a research paper presented by Dr. Richard O. Muga of the
National Co-ordinating Agency for Population and Development, Nairobi- Kenya, 2006. The alarming figures are
the reason why Margaret Muyanga, a counseling psychologist says open communication between teenagers and
parents can be instrumental in curbing any post- pregnancy abortion or even worse, suicidal tendencies.
a) Explain how parents have contributed to the moral decay of their children.
b) Give the factors leading to teenage pregnancy.
c) What is the consequence of the rejection and abuse that teenage mothers experience?
d) In not more than 50 words, summarize the consequences of teenage pregnancy.
- Rough draft
- Final draft
e) What is the writer’s attitude towards parenting?
f) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage;
Scot-free
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Read the following oral narrative and answer the questions that follow.
One day, the chameleon and the donkey were arguing as to who could run faster than the other. The donkey
said, 'You chameleon, you are very old and tired. You can’t compete with a man like me in a race.”
The chameleon replied,” Don’t blow your own trumpet. I am not going to praise myself, but you know you
can’t defeat me in a race. We shall be equal.'
The race began and without donkey’s knowledge, the chameleon jumped on the donkey’s tail. They ran and
ran, until the donkey was so tired until he stopped to rest. As soon as the donkey stopped, the chameleon jumped
from the donkey’s tail and said, 'Now my friend, are you any faster than I?'
'No, now I know that you are a man,' answered the poor donkey.
i. What would you do in order to capture the attention of the audience before you begin to tell the story?
ii. How would you make the narration of the line indicated in bold effective?
iii. If you are part of the audience for this story, explain two things you would do to show that you are
participating in the performance.
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow;
Education is perhaps one of the greatest assets children can inherit from their parents. Indeed, parents are known
to incur huge debts to help their children get education. The drive to make these sacrifices and our population
growth, have created a huge demand for education.
This demand is reciprocated by mismatched supply that is not focused on developing “employable” skills and the
output is more jobless graduates into the already full market place. Ironically, whereas this is the scenario in
emerging economies the world over, it is in the same economies that skilled workers are in high demand,
according to a human capital study done by PWC. Indeed , emerging economies are no longer relying on cheap
labour to fuel exports- driven economies , but rather fouls on skilled labour because their economic models have
shifted to exporting value - added goods. The demand for workers capable of doing talent intensive jobs that
require quality qualifications is growing steadily. Studies have shown that no country in the world can achieve
major socio – economic transformation without the contribution of skilled manpower. Kenya seems to be
cognizant of this fact going by the massive budget allocation made in education each year.
There is a strong case for standardization and regulatory framework that will ensure delivery of high quality
teaching and research whose end product are work- ready students. This is therefore a call to the government and
the private sector to work hard in glove to address the prevailing challenges in higher education that impact the
quality of graduates produced.
Lack of adequate resources, poor training infrastructure and facilities as well as an emphasis on “cramming” –
reproduction of class notes in the exam papers compromise the quality of education. The result has been a
yawning gap between the quality of students released into the job market and the needs of the employers.
If we are able to turn our institutions of higher learning into factories of talent that is readily marketable locally
and to other countries, human capital development would become a key economic driver in our country. The
Government needs to partner with all stakeholders and come up with “out of the box”, holistic policy interventions
that make use of best practices in order to promote practical skills and make education more effective in the short
and long term. This also calls for accrediting and streamlining the requirements of new and existing education
should look beyond profits and priorities equipping of students with knowledge , skills and competencies that
enhance their employability both locally and internationally. While Kenya boasts of high literacy levels, it should
now priorities the development and implementation of a long – term growth strategy that focuses on quality, not
quantity.
QUESTIONS
a) What has created a huge demand for education according to the passage?
b) What do the emerging economics rely on, and why?
c) Indeed, emerging economies are no longer relying on cheap labour. (Add a question tag)
d) What advise is given to those investing in education
e) Why is there an emphasis on standardization in education? (2 marks)
f) In a paragraph of not more than 40 words, summarize the reason why the Government and other sectors should
partner in education.
g) Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions as used in the passage
i) Employable skills
ii) Cognisant
iii) Reciprocated
iv) Out of the box
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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For each of the following words, construct two sentences to convey two different meaning as indicated.
(i) early (as an adverb and as an adjective)
(ii) Surprise (as a noun and as a verb)
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
Ah, Are you digging on my grave?
'Ah, are you digging on my grave,
My loved one?- planting rue?'
'No ; yesterday ‘he went to wed ‘
One of the brightest wealth has bred.
‘It cannot hurt her now,' he said,
' That I should not be true.
'Then who is digging on my grave?
My nearest dearest kin?'
'Ah, no: they sit and think, ‘what us!
What good will planting flowers produce?
No tendance of her mound can loose
Her spirit from Deaths gin;'
Questions
(a) (i) Supposing you were to perform this poem to your class how would you prepare?
(ii) How would you say line two stanza 1 and why?
(iii) Identify an instance of alliteration in stanza 1
(iv) Describe the rhyme scheme of stanza 2
b) For each of the following words, provide another word with similar pronunciation
(i) gate
(ii) bread
(iii) you
(iv) rest
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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Fill in the blank space with the most appropriate words.
A new research title 'Underage Drinking in Kenya' has (1) _______________ that nearly one third of form four
students aged below 18 years take alcohol (2) _________________. As our society ponders this sad (3)
__________________, the urgent message to children who are taking alcohol
(4) ______________, do not drink another sip. Advice to those children is to strongly say 'no.'
(5) _________________ irresponsible behavior to alcoholism, there are many (6) _____________
effects of alcohol. It is wrong and illegal for children to drink alcohol.
The report also states that 46 percent of the children receive (7) ________________ first pint from friends and
(8) _________________ .Do you offer alcohol to child? As a parent or guardian, do you nurture (9)
_______________ ? How much time do you spend with them? Notably, (10) __________ of
guidance and supervision are stimuli to underage drinking
Date posted:
May 23, 2019
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You accidentally broke the windscreen of a stranger's car at the market near your
home. Complete the following conversation between you and the stranger. Use
courteous language.
You:....................
Stranger: I can't believe it. This is a brand new car.
You:....................
Stranger: Your parents will have to meet the cost of replacing the windscreen.
You:....................
Stranger: I hope you will learn the lesson to be more careful in future.
You:....................
Date posted:
May 7, 2019