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You are the journalism club chairperson in your school. You have seen an advertisement in the newspaper about a Journalism Careers Day hosted by a media house. Unfortunately, it coincides with your school Annual Prize-Giving Day. The club members really wish to benefit from the information shared during the Journalism Careers Day. Write a letter of request to the managing director of the media house, through your principal, requesting that your club be hosted on a different day.
Date posted:
August 13, 2019
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There has been a changeover in the Administration of your school. The chairperson of the school Student Council Executive which comprises of eight members calls for a familiarization meeting with the Principal.
The Executive has the following members: The School Chair the Deputy, the Dining Hall Prefect, the Games Captain, the Medical Prefect and three Dorm Prefects.
The following issues were addressed in the meeting:
(i) Introduction of members
(ii) Election of Council Members
(iii) The Role of Council in School
(iv) Motivation of members
(v) Discipline of members
(vi) Any other Business
During the meeting, the Dining Hall prefect sends his apology due to an on-going exam, while two Dorm Prefects are away due to fees.
As the Secretary of the Student Council Executive Committee, write the Minutes of your first meeting with the new Principal.
Date posted:
August 13, 2019
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Your family is organizing for a home coming ceremony for your brother who was elected as the area MCA. The area MP has been invited as the guest of honour together with four other prominent guests. Your mother has assigned you the responsibility of preparing the meal for the guests.
i) Prepare a recipe for the dish.
ii) Write a thank you note that you would send to the area MP
Date posted:
August 8, 2019
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You know a student who has been peddling drugs in your school. The student can hurt anyone who leaks this information. Write an email to the Principal, discipline teacher and HOD Counselling directing them to the place where the student gets the drugs. This information is confidential and should be treated as such. So, none of the recipients should know you sent that email to the other. Also briefly describe the peddler so that it will be easy for the teachers to identify him.
Date posted:
August 8, 2019
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You are the secretary of Mambo Leo Youth Empowerment Group which has six members. The group is holding the second meeting of the year in which the following agenda will be discussed.
-Income generating project
-Elections
-Chairperson’s report
Write an email notifying members about the meeting
Date posted:
August 8, 2019
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You are the chairman of the student’s council in your school. Write an internal memo to all council members notifying them of the meeting to discuss the state of discipline in the school responsibilities and school routine. Copy the memo to the principal and deputy principal.
b) Attach the agenda of the meeting
Date posted:
August 7, 2019
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You are a Form 4 student at Rafiki High School. You would like to pursue a course in Computer Programming after the KCSE examination. You have heard about Imani Computer College which offers such a course.
Write a letter of inquiry to the Principal, Imani Computer College inquiring on:
i) Minimum educational requirements
ii) Subjects useful for this course
iii) Fee per semester
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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You are secretary of the drama club in your school. The chairperson has asked you to send out a notice of the second meeting to plan the staging of Francis Imbuga’s play, Betrayal in the City. During the meeting, you will need to appoint the director of the play, set up a date for selecting the cast, discuss the budget for the play, and the dates of rehearsals and the final performance.
(a) Write the notice of this meeting which you would send to the members of the drama club.
(b) Write the agenda that you would attach to the notice
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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You have been confirmed as the president of the student council. The Deputy Principal is away on official duties. Write a REPORT on the current situation on discipline in the school and what the student council membership is doing to enhance positive student conduct. Be sure to include:
i) Class attendance
ii) Time keeping
iii) Student conduct in the Dining hall
iv) Student conduct in the dormitories
v) Noise levels
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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You are the school captain in your school. The school has been performing dismally and you are asked to visit a top performing
school for bench marking for three days. Write a report of your findings and give recommendations that would benefit the school.
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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Students in your school have raised concern about their safety. In a bid to address these concerns, the Principal appoints a four-member committee to investigate the state of student safety and recommendations. You are chosen the secretary of this committee. Write down the report that you will present to your Principal.
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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You are the manager in Tala Fruits Company you sadly learn that one of the employees in your company has passed on in a fatal accident.
a) Write a memo to inform all the other employees of the news and remind them to contribute funds towards giving the deceased a good send off.
b) Write a condolence note to the spouse of the deceased.
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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Imagine you are the secretary of the Drama Club in your school. The club is organizing an Annual Drama Club Party. The chairperson of the club the previous year was a candidate and performed exemplarily well in the KCSE and was admitted in one of the public universities in Kenya.
(a) Write an official invitation letter inviting him/her as the chief guest.
(b) Write a congratulatory note to her or him to be presented on that day
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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Students in your school have raised concerns about poor hygiene in the school. In a bid to address these concerns, the principal appoints a four-member committee to investigate the health situation and give recommendations. You are the secretary of the committee, write down the report you will present to your principal.
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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Imagine that your class went on a five-day school trip to Mombasa. Write a personal journal that you kept for the five days.
Date posted:
August 6, 2019
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Since last year third term, your class, Form 4 Green’s academic performance has been drastically going down. This has raised a lot of worries in the entire school, and it was one of the issues that came up during the release of the first examinations results of this term. After that meeting, the School Principal summoned you as the Class Prefect to his office and requested you to find out the reason for such a performance. Write a report that you would present to him in two weeks’ time underlining the causes for this performance by your class and the recommendations that you suggested.
Date posted:
August 5, 2019
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Write a composition ending with the words: 'It then dawned on me that perhaps
this is why I had been born.'
Or
b) Write a composition agreeing or disagreeing with the statement, “A good name is
better than riches
Date posted:
June 27, 2019
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a) Write an argumentative essay basing on the statement:
It is impossible to wipe out corruption in Kenya.
Or
b) Write a story ending with :
' . . . that was when I realized that social media can be very destructive.'
Date posted:
June 12, 2019
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You are the principal of your school. The local area M.P has invited you and the school captain to a luncheon at a top class hotel in your nearest town: The Royal Hotel. This is to celebrate your school's good performance in the K.C.S.E exams. You are unable to attend and would like the deputy principal to represent you. Write a memo to the deputy principal informing him of the same and include directions to the venue.
Date posted:
June 12, 2019
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Your school is organizing for an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held soon. Five prominent guests have been invited. The Head teacher has assigned you the responsibility of preparing the meals for the guests.
(a) Prepare a shopping list of the items you need to buy.
(b) Provide the school head cook with a recipe for the dish
Date posted:
June 12, 2019
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Write a composition beginning with the words.
'You will serve as an example to the rest of the student in this school,' the principal said as he pushed me into his office….
OR
b) Write a composition on the following statement:
'Technological advancement has impacted negatively on the society, especially the youth'
Date posted:
June 12, 2019
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Write a composition ending with the words;
The events of the previous day left me challenged to begin a new life.
OR
(b) Write a story to illustrate the saying:
You cannot climb the ladder of success with your hands in the pocket.
Date posted:
June 11, 2019
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Make hay while the sun shines.
OR
b) Write a story ending with:
'….. it was then that I realized that I had ruined my life by making a wrong decision'
Date posted:
June 11, 2019
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You are the secretary of a committee that is planning for a fundraiser for the construction of science laboratory. During the meeting two members are absent and nobody knows where they are. The meeting is also attended by the class teacher and a parent’s representative. The following issues are discussed in the meeting. Guest of honour , ways of raising funds and the students participation.
Write the minutes of the meeting.
Date posted:
June 11, 2019
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Imagine that you are the chairperson of the student’s council in your school. Your school is holding a fund raising dinner in aid of a school hall. The class is given the invitation cards to give to their parents during the midterm break. You inform your parents/ guardian but forgot to give them the card.
i) Write a reminder to your parents on the upcoming fund raise.
ii) Attach the invitation card that you forgot to give them
Date posted:
June 10, 2019
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Your elder sister who lives in Mombasa is organizing a get together and has invited you to stay in her house for four days. She is required to prepare a dish for six guests.
(a) Email her a recipe of your favourite dish.
(b) Prepare a packing list of the personal items you will need for the vist.
Date posted:
June 10, 2019
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You are chairperson of your school’s Drama Club. Your group has participated in the just concluded National
Drama Competition in Nakuru.
Write a report to the patron about the trip. In your report indicate what you accomplished, the problem you
experienced and what cautionary measures you would take during such trips.
Date posted:
June 7, 2019
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Imaginative Composition (Compulsory)
Either
(a) Write a story that begins:
'.... It was an extra-ordinary sight that will remain imprinted in my memory….
Or
(b) Write a composition based on the proverb:
He who laughs last laughs best
Date posted:
June 7, 2019
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a)Write a story beginning with the words; The whole neighborhood was full of shouts …………
OR
b)The banning of schools’ ranking in the K.C.S.E. performance was long overdue.” Write a composition to validate
the statement
Date posted:
June 7, 2019
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You are the Dean of Studies in your school. The Principal reminds you about the bench-marking visit to Masomo
Bora National School by some students and teachers. The Principal writes you a reminder. The bench-marking is
expected to take three days.
(a) Write the reminder that the Principal might have written to you.
(b) Prepare a diary for the three days.
Date posted:
June 7, 2019