- David Mulwa, Inheritance “Lacuna represents the evil that bedevils our leaders.” With reference to David Mulwa’s Inheritance, write an essay to support this statement.(Solved)
David Mulwa, Inheritance
“Lacuna represents the evil that bedevils our leaders.” With reference to David Mulwa’s Inheritance, write an essay to support this statement.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Chris Wanjala (Ed.), Memories We Lost and Other Stories“An eye for an eye can only make the whole world blind” Paying close attention to Mariatu...(Solved)
Chris Wanjala (Ed.), Memories We Lost and Other Stories
“An eye for an eye can only make the whole world blind” Paying close attention to Mariatu Kamara’s story The President, write an essay in support of this saying.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House Using Tovald Helmer for illustrations, write an essay on how one can have wrong judgement about others drawing your illustrations...(Solved)
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House
Using Tovald Helmer for illustrations, write an essay on how one can have wrong judgement about others drawing your illustrations from Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Choose the correct word from those in brackets i) We were all visitors of ............. (him/his/he) ii) (All over sudden/all of a sudden) ............ there...(Solved)
Choose the correct word from those in brackets
i) We were all visitors of ............. (him/his/he)
ii) (All over sudden/all of a sudden) ............ there was a loud bang on the door.
iii) We had cooked ............ for lunch (fowl/foul)
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition i) The candidates are very good ............ languages. ii) Give us the details ............ your courses....(Solved)
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition
i) The candidates are very good ............ languages.
ii) Give us the details ............ your courses.
iii) The police wanted proof ........... their explanation.
iv) Her performance was amazing ........... any standards
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Explain the differences between the following sentences i) She paid him to do the work. ii) She paid him for doing the work.(Solved)
Explain the differences between the following sentences
i) She paid him to do the work.
ii) She paid him for doing the work.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions, given without changing the meaning. i) You are asked not to make your work dirty (Rewrite using...(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions, given without changing the meaning.
i) You are asked not to make your work dirty (Rewrite using the word “dirty” as a verb)
ii) I will not give you the dress unless you pay for it. (Rewrite using; on condition)
iii) The book is both informative and very interesting to read (Rewrite using: Not only…but also…)
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct forms of words in brackets i) The ..... (nation) of the child was not known. ii) He...(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct forms of words in brackets
i) The ..... (nation) of the child was not known.
ii) He is a person of ...... (question) character.
iii) ..... (scarce) of water is a major characteristic of this region.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow Mid -Term Break (Seamus Heaney)I sat all morning in the college sick bay Counting bells...(Solved)
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow
Mid -Term Break (Seamus Heaney)
I sat all morning in the college sick bay Counting
bells knelling classes to a close.
At two o’ clock our neighbours drove me home.
In the porch I met my father crying-
He had always taken funerals in his stride –
And Big Jim Evans saying it was a hard blow.
The baby cooed and laughed and rocked the pram When I
came in, and I was embarrassed
By old men standing up to shake my hand
And tell me they were ‘sorry for my trouble.’ Whispers
informed strangers I was the eldest,
Away at school, as my mother held my hand
In hers and coughed out angry tearless sighs.
At ten o’clock the ambulance arrived
With the corpse, stanched and bandaged by the nurses.
Next morning, I went up into the room Snowdrops
And candles soothed the bedside; I saw him
For the first time in six weeks. Paler now, Wearing a
poppy bruise on his left temple,
He lay in the four-foot box as in his cot.
No gaudy scars, the bumper knocked him clear.
A four-foot box, a foot for every year.
(a) What is this poem about?
(b) Who is the persona in the poem?
(c) How differently does the persona’s father react to this tragedy?
(d) Identify and illustrate any two stylistic devices used in this poem
(e) Identify and illustrate two character traits of the persona.
(f) What is the mood of the poem?
(g) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the poem.
(i) A hard blow
(ii) Whispers
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
‘Ne-yeiyo-ai nanyorr,” he called her pleasantly, his voice warm and cordial.
“Yeoo,” she answered, greatly surprised by...(Solved)
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
‘Ne-yeiyo-ai nanyorr,” he called her pleasantly, his voice warm and cordial.
“Yeoo,” she answered, greatly surprised by her father’s use of the pleasant diminutive reserved only got the person one loved very much. The determinedly pleasant toner aised an eyebrow.
“How was your day, my dear child?” he asked a broad smile lighting his face.
“It was fine, Papaai,” she answered a little confused. “Taiyo and I went to Yeiyo- botorr’s garden and helped her weed her potatoes.”
“Wonderful,” he roared with a warm friendly laughter, “so you can now weed, eh?”
“Of course yes, Papaai,” Resian answered apprehensively. She pushed her hands into the pockets of her skirt and hunched her shoulders defensively. As long as she could remember, her father had never taken the slightest interest in anything she had said or done, except to criticize or rebuke her. That conversation was making her suspicious and uneasy.
“I know you are wonderful cook and an efficient housekeeper,” her father said unexpectedly, his eyes glittering in unexplained excitement. “Now that you are able to take care of a farm, I am proud to say I have got a daughter who is an all-rounder, who is able to take care of her own establishment.”
“Thank you, Papaai, for the compliment,” said Resian sheepishly, too embarrassed at being the focus of attention. Absent-mindedly she added, “Tomorrow we shall be assisting Yeiyo-kiti to plaster her kitchen.”
“No, not tomorrow, Resian,” her father answered emphatically, his tone suddenly hardening. He withdrew behind the wings of his chair the way a tortoise withdraws into a shell. “Tomorrow, I would like you to remain here at home and help your mother prepare lunch for some visitors.”
“Visitors?” Resian asked, surprised.
“Yes, Oloisudori is coming for lunch,” her father said evenly as if to show there was nothing special about him, “I was going to ask Taiyo to stay and help your mother, but it seems as if you had impressed Oloisudori so much the last time he was here, that he particularly asked that you be here to receive him and his party. It is good to be impressive, isn’t it, eh? ”
Resian did not respond. The long moment of the appalled silence was so dense that it was suffocating. It was ominously pregnant and Resian was amazed to see her mother sit quietly as if nothing was happening.
“Must I be there, Papaai?” Resian asked desperately. “Surely, Yeiyo can manage on her own.
Isn’t it Yeiyo?”
“You have to be there, Resian!” her father thundered with finality. “It is important to me that you be there.”
“But, Papaai, please…”
a) Briefly describe what happens before this except.
b) Why doesn’t Resian want to help her mother prepare lunch for Oloisudori?
c) From your knowledge of the rest of the novel, explain how Oloisudori came into this family.
d) Identify and illustrate three stylistic devices used in this excerpt.
e) Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.
Absent-mindedly she added, “Tomorrow we shall be assisting Yeiyo-kiti to plaster her kitchen.”
f) Discuss the character of
(i) Ole Kaelo
(ii) Resian
g) Resian notes that her mother is silent in the excerpt. What is implied by her silence?
h) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the excerpt.
(i) Cordial
(ii) Raised an eye brow
(iii) Apprehensively
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Read the passage below and then answer the questions that followQuestions abound concerning the sharp increase of low grades in the 2021 KCSE examination results....(Solved)
Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow
Questions abound concerning the sharp increase of low grades in the 2021 KCSE examination results. Of 46,151 candidates, 18,000 more than in the previous exam-scored a mean grade of ‘E’, the lowest possible. Of these, 26578 were males and 19,573 females. In the 2020 exam, 28,046 students scored ‘E’.
As usual, the sad turn of events is being normalized with many hiding in the consolation that grades do not matter much. Well, many who failed national tests or dropped out lead meaningful lives.
But this shouldn’t cloud our minds, so that we ignore the implication of failure rate: they mean a lot. The statistics need to be interpreted and acted upon, which can only be executed through thorough investigation. Whereas the victims (yes, they are victimized) of low grades have a recourse in technical and vocational education and training institutions, that should not make us complacent.
Reasons for failure are legion, and can only be unraveled if we seek them in the right places. Education officials ambushing a few schools considered to have performed dismally to breath fire down the administration’s neck cannot yield good results.
The Education ministry ought to move beyond reports from venture philanthropists and activists and reach out to the real sources of truth: Teachers, education experts and other relevant professionals. That will provide a more reliable assessment of these schools’ problems and the possible solutions.
Talking to some school heads, especially in county and sub-county schools, blame lands on certain constraints. The first is truancy, where learners attend schools sporadically for many reasons. Some will register for exams and disappear, only to reappear to write the tests. Others are constantly sent home for fees since government capitation arrives quite late. Instructively, most schools suffer teacher shortage; hence their boards of management are forced to hire them at the parent’s cost. Implicitly, the free education mantra does not count in such situations.
Another is the low entry marks, courtesy of the 100 percent transition policy. Some students can hardly construct a written sentence yet they are expected to go through secondary Education. Why not take them straight to vocational training? Don’t be hoodwinked by the few exceptional cases that fail KCPE but excel at KCSE. Apply the policy reasonably.
Teacher shortage, inadequate resources and socio-economic challenges most parents face make a case for failure. Or why do most top –notch schools perform well? Without prejudice, the top student was in a well-endowed private primary school before joining a public school. Run-down public schools force parents to seek private solutions to public problems-which will prove counterproductive.
I have heard that the competency-based curriculum (CBC) will help to reduce failure rates. Well, CBC with all its supposed goodness will simply mask the problems that dog our public education sector. Whether 8-4-4 or 2-6-6-3, we must ascertain that our children are receiving quality education.
(a) How do people tend to normalize poor performance in National examinations?
(b) From the information given in paragraph 3, what action should be taken concerning the low grades recorded in national examination?
(c) In your opinion, do good grades in examination matter in life? Explain your answer.
(d) What should not make us complacent?
(e) According to the passage, who are the real sources of truth?
(f) Make notes on the reasons school heads give for the poor performance in county and sub-county schools.
(g) What action does the writer suggest should be undertaken to learners with low entry grades those who can hardly construct a written sentence?
(h) Identify an instance of Irony in paragraph seven.
(i) But this shouldn’t cloud our minds (Insert a question Tag)
(j) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.
(i) Complacent
(ii) Sporadically
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Complete the following telephone conversationAnya: Korisai High School. How can I help you?Atyang:................. Anya: Kindly tell me what it is aboutAtyang:...............Anya: Okay, please hold on...(Solved)
Complete the following telephone conversation
Anya: Korisai High School. How can I help you?
Atyang:.................
Anya: Kindly tell me what it is about
Atyang:...............
Anya: Okay, please hold on while I put you through to Mrs. Papa’soffice.(Talking to Mrs. Papa) Atyang on the line. She is enquiringabout an application to M.I.T.
Mrs. Papa: Good afternoon Atyang.
Atyang:............
Mrs. Papa: Oh, congratulation! What course will you take?
Atyang: My dream course – Aeronautical Engineering!
Mrs. Papa: Marvelous!
..............
Atyang: Oh yes! A full scholarship, and guess what? A stipend of US $ 1000 per month for personal upkeep and learning materials.
Mrs. Papa: That’s a wonderful achievement. We should invite you soon to give a talk to the form fours on career choices and application for scholarships. Are you free next month?
Atyang : I would be honored to do that, but
..............
Mrs. Papa: What will you be doing for all that period?
Atyang: The admission procedure is a bit stringent
............
Mrs. Papa: Very well then. Let me know when it is convenient for you to come over.
.............
Atyang: Actually, two things. First I request you to prepare my academic transcripts and recommendations. Secondly, I would like to inform you that M.I.T has asked that you, as my main referee, accompany me for the pre-admission briefing in Massachusetts in October. Details will follow later.
Mrs. Papa: Oh my God! I can’t believe it. Thank you very much: Indeed the sky is the limit for me too!
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- You are the secretary to the students’ council in your school. The deputy principal has informed you that you are supposed to deliver a speech...(Solved)
You are the secretary to the students’ council in your school. The deputy principal has informed you that you are supposed to deliver a speech on behalf of the student’s body during the forthcoming form one orientation.
Explain what you would do to ensure that you deliver the speech effectively to the benefit of your audience
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Examine the sets of words below and on the basis of the pronunciation of the sounds that have been highlighted, Circle the odd one out.(i)...(Solved)
Examine the sets of words below and on the basis of the pronunciation of the sounds that have been highlighted, Circle the odd one out.
(i) Choir Chemist Chorus Chasis
(ii) Sugar Shame `Sure Same
(iii) OCean Cease Cede Cell
(iv) Kill Coin Count Cellarage
(v) Chic Chick Chin Chores
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.
They loved their little boy more than anything. Such a bright, beautiful toddler who learned to...(Solved)
Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.
They loved their little boy more than anything. Such a bright, beautiful toddler who learned to say “mommy”before the age of one was pure sunshine for them. But, life has distractions and false beliefs can manifest over the stupidest of miscalculations and assumptions. As the heat built up, silent whispers intensified… There were talks on cell phones, and more and more talks on the phone. Posters were placed on every street. LOST CHILD! (HAVE YOU SEEN OUR LOVELY BABY BOY?)
As noon became late, frantic searching replaced any pleasantry. “We didn’t!” they howled as they scrambled to the car hoping for the impossible. That which they cherished and loved was FOUND, but gone.
(i) Explain two ways you would use to capture the sad mood before telling this story
(ii) Explain how you would perform the following sentence:
As the heat built up, silent whispers intensified…
(iii) What gesture is your audience likely to use at the end of the story?
(iv) Identify one instance of onomatopoeia in the story
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
Honesty (a)………………………….an important role in everyone’s life and it is a...(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
Honesty (a)………………………….an important role in everyone’s life and it is a character which is visible with open eyes (b)………………………………..an open book. Being considered an (c)…………………………person by society is one of the best compliments one can dream (d)…………………………in their entire life. It is the real character a person earns in life by (e)…………………………sincere and dedicated towards it. Honesty is a practice (f)………………………………is built slowly and patiently, firstly at (g)……………………………… and then school. For this reason, home and school are the best places for a child to develop honesty. Thus, the (h)………………………………system should ensurethe child is kept close to morality. The future of any country in the world (i)………………………………on the youth, so
(j)………………………………should be given better opportunities to develop moral character and lead their country in a better way.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Memories We Lost and Other stories ED. Chris WanjalaChildren are imprisoned by mental ailments because of superstitious beliefs of those around them. Write an essay...(Solved)
Memories We Lost and Other stories ED. Chris Wanjala
Children are imprisoned by mental ailments because of superstitious beliefs of those around them. Write an essay in support of the above statement drawing illustrations from Lidudumalingani Mqombothi’s story Memories We Lost.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- A Doll’s House by Henrik IbsenWomen in A Doll’s House challenge society’s perception of the female gender. Write an essay justifying the assertion.(Solved)
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
Women in A Doll’s House challenge society’s perception of the female gender. Write an essay justifying the assertion.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Explain two different meanings of the following sentence. The chicken is ready to eat.(Solved)
Explain two different meanings of the following sentence.
The chicken is ready to eat.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Use a phrasal verb to replace the underlined words i) The school programme has been altered. ii) I cannot understand what he is saying....(Solved)
Use a phrasal verb to replace the underlined words
i) The school programme has been altered.
ii) I cannot understand what he is saying.
iii) The meeting was cancelled at the last minute.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Use a preposition to complete the following sentences
i. The buffalo charged .........................Lilian
ii. The thief was oblivious....................... the trap(Solved)
Use a preposition to complete the following sentences
i. The buffalo charged .........................Lilian
ii. The thief was oblivious....................... the trap
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Fill the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in bracket. i)The baby had ________in the cot for hours when the mother...(Solved)
Fill the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in bracket.
i)The baby had __________ in the cot for hours when the mother returned (lie)
ii) His punishment will be ______to the others (deter)
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Use the correct form of the word in brackets in each of the sentences below i. Your performance was ............ (theatre) ii. Maimuna is an...(Solved)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets in each of the sentences below
i. Your performance was ............ (theatre)
ii. Maimuna is an ............ girl. (adventure)
iii. Do you think the seats will fit in the ............... space? (avail)
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given without changing the meaning.i. Maria said the young men had stolen her sweet potatoes. (Rewrite beginning...(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given without changing the meaning.
i. Maria said the young men had stolen her sweet potatoes. (Rewrite beginning with: Maria accused…)
ii. It required a lot of planning and great courage to introduce free primary education in Kenya.
(Begin: The…)
iii. The judges declared that Cheptoo had won. (Finish: winner)
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow
Nasila River – cool, smooth and silent – swirled quietly about the boulders that were half...(Solved)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow
Nasila River – cool, smooth and silent – swirled quietly about the boulders that were half submerged in it. It was deep and wide. She stood at its bank for a long time, staring down, into the water. Could the answer to her woes be in that river? Yes, it could be! Just a swift, cold shock as she fell into the water and then there would be peace. Yes, peace all over, from her father, from Oloisudori and from the fact that she had failed to get admission to Egerton University. As the idea
floated in her mind, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Shocker, she turned around. It was Olarinkoi.
“What are you doing here at the river side”? he asked with little interest.
“Nothing,” Resian said nonchalantly. “I am just relaxing.”
“Don’t be foolish, little girl,” Olarinkoi said seriously. “You may not want to tell me what is happening, but Iam not foolish and I can put one and one together. Oloisudori’s men are now looking for you everywhere. They have instructions to seize you and take you to Nakuru to be his wife.
“Just leave me,” Resian said angrily, “Go tell them to come and find me here.”
“Listen, you stupid girl,” Olarinkoi said in his caustic language. “If you do not want to marry Oloisudori, I can rescue you the way I rescued you from those vagabonds who had accosted you and your sister. I know where Minik ene Enkoitoi the Emakererei lives and where she keeps girls rescued from the situation you are now in. There is no need to despair in life. There is always another chance.”
That could be something to consider, Resian thought, new hope rising in her heart. Yes, it would be wonderful to be received by Emakererei. And who knows, there could still be a chance to enrol at the Egerton University, through Emakererei.
“How could we ever get there?” asked Resian a flicker of hope lighting her heart. “I hear it is very very far from here.”
“Yes it is far,” confirmed Olarinkoi. “But where there is hope things always work out. The Maa people say home is never far for one who is still alive.”
a) Place this excerpt in its immediate context.
b) Describe the incident that Olarinkoi claims to have rescued Taiyo and her sister.
c) a thematic concern found in the excerpt.
d) What does the author imply when he says, “could the answer to her woes be in that river?”
e) Explain the irony in the excerpt.
f) Apart from irony, comment on any other two aspects of style that the writer has used in the excerpt.
g) From elsewhere in the novel, state the prophecy that Olarinkoi is trying to fulfill when he plans to rescue Resian.
h) Comment on the character of Olarinkoi later in the novel.
i) What is the attitude of Resian towards Oloisudori’s proposal?
j) Give the meaning of the following words.
i) Nonchalantly...
ii) Put one and one together...
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- A Non-governmental Organization is seeking to recruit form four graduates to serve as clerks. You have been invited for an interview. Explain briefly what you...(Solved)
A Non-governmental Organization is seeking to recruit form four graduates to serve as clerks. You have been invited for an interview. Explain briefly what you will do before and during the interview.
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- The underlining indicates the stressed word in the sentences below. Briefly explain what each sentence means. i) Amanda rode the bus to school ii) Amanda...(Solved)
The underlining indicates the stressed word in the sentences below. Briefly explain what each sentence means.
i) Amanda rode the bus to school
ii) Amanda rode the bus to school
iii) Amanda rode the bus to school
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Identify the odd one out in each of the following sets of words i) Respect, resist, religion, referee ii) Resign, resolve, advise, waste iii) Usual,...(Solved)
Identify the odd one out in each of the following sets of words
i) Respect, resist, religion, referee
ii) Resign, resolve, advise, waste
iii) Usual, visual, pleasure, passion
iv) Chef, chin, chic, chauffer
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Identify the silent letters in the following wordsi) Honourii) Couldiii) Badgeiv) Receipt(Solved)
Identify the silent letters in the following words
i) Honour
ii) Could
iii) Badge
iv) Receipt
Date posted: November 22, 2022.
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.....................(Solved)
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow
Breakthrough
When I reached the threshold
The gate was quickly locked
Though loud and long knocked
They left me in the cold
I stood outside for long
Wondering what was wrong
Honour wouldn’t let me
A peeping to be
When night tiptoed behind
Me a stranded pilgrim
Ah, I made up my mind
To fight on for my dream
I crashed open the gate
Uncaring it was wrong
Wow, I was hugged with a song –
A welcome initiate
(Anonymous)
1. How has rhythm been achieved in the poem?
2. How would you say the last two lines of the poem and why?
3. Which words would you stress in the first stanza line 4 of this poem?
Date posted: November 22, 2022.