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Unda nomino mbili kutokana na kitenzi arifu.
Date posted:
September 28, 2019
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Ainisha viambishi katika neno lifuatalo: aliyelima
Date posted:
September 28, 2019
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ORAL LITERATURE
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
DEATH IS A WITCH
SOLO : Ah, what shall I do, Abaluhya?
It’s wrong
CHORUS : Today I will say
Death is a witch, my people
It snatched my child
I will remain alone
SOLO : Ah what shall I really do, Abaluhya
It’s very wrong.
CHORUS : Today I will say
Death is a witch, my people
It snatched my friend
I will dance alone.
SOLO: My child, my friend, I cry
What shall I do? I cry
What shall I do? I cry x2
QUESTIONS
1.Classify the above oral poem giving reasons
2.Who is the persona?
3.What is the singer’s attitude towards death?
4.Identify and illustrate THREE stylistic devices in this poem.
5.Identify one character trait of death brought out in this poem.
6.With illustrations, identify social activities of the community from which this song is drawn
7.Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem
i. It snatched my child.
ii. I will dance alone.
Date posted:
September 28, 2019
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THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE — BERTOLT BRECHT
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
SIMON (shouting after her); I didn’t bring any friend along!
As the SINGER resumes his tale, the SOLDIER steps into the doorway as though to listen to the service.
SINGER:
The city is still
But why are there armed men?
The governor’s palace is at peace
But why is it a fortress?
And the Governor returned to his palace
And the fortress was a trap
And the goose was plucked and roasted
But the goose was not eaten this time
And noon was no longer the hour to eat:
Noon was the hour to die.
From the doorway at the left the FAT PRINCE quick appears, stands still, looks around. Before the gateway at the right two IRONSHIRTS are squatting and playing dice. The FAT PRINCE sees them, walks slowly past, making a sign to them. They rise: one goes through the gateway, the other goes off at the right. Muffled voices are heard from various directions in the rear: ‘To your posts I’ The palace is surrounded. The FAT PRINCE quickly goes off Church bells in the distance. Enter, through the doorway, the governor’s family and procession, returning from church.
GOVERNOR’S WIFE (passing the ADJUTANT): It’s impossible to live in such a slum. But Georgi, of course, will only build for his little Michael. Never for me! Michael is all! All for Michael!
The procession turns into the gateway. Again the ADJUTANT lingers behind. He waits. Enter the wounded RIDER from the doorway. Two IRONSHIRTS of the Palace Guard have taken up positions by the gateway.
ADJUTANT (To the RIDER): The Governor does not wish to receive military news before dinner — especially if it’s depressing, as I assume. In the afternoon His Excellency will confer with prominent architects. They are coming to dinner too. And here they are! (Enter three gentlemen through the doorway) Go to the kitchen and eat, my friend. (As the RIDER goes, the ADJUTANT greets the ARCHITECTS.) Gentlemen, his Excellency expects you at dinner. He will devote all his
time to you and our great new plans. Come!
ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS: We marvel that His Excellency intends to build. There are disquieting rumors that the war in Persia has taken a turn for the worse.
ADJUTANT: All the more reason to build! There’s nothing to those rumors anyway. Persia is a long way off, and the garrison here would let itself be hacked to bits for its Governor. (Noise from the palace. The shrill scream of a woman. Someone is shouting orders. Dumbfounded the ADJUTANT moves toward the gateway. An IRONSHIRT steps out, points his lance at him.) What’s this? Put down that lance, you dog.
Questions
1. What happens just before this extract?
2. What is the importance of the song used in this extract?
3.Identify and explain any two character traits of the Governor’s wife in this extract.
4. What ‘Military news’ do you think the rider is carrying? Illustrate your answer.
5. What is ironical about the Adjutant’s assertion? “The garrison here would let itself be hacked to bits for its Governor.”
6. What does the Governor intend to build?
7.Explain the meaning of the following:
i. Fortress
ii. Dumbfounded
8.Go to the kitchen and eat, my friend. (Add a question tag)
9. Highlight the effects of war as brought out in the prologue.
Date posted:
September 28, 2019
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Read the passage below and fill in the blank spaces given.
Everyone who participates in a discussion must also be an active listener. This means (1)....................
if you don’t have to be (2).................................You need to examine ideas as (3)...............................
are presented and figure out whether you (4)..................................................them. Then, when it’s
your turn to (5)........................................... you can make a meaningful comment.
As you listen to what other say, try to be (6) .....................................Free yourself from preconceived
ideas. Don’t be like the person who says “My mind is made (7)............................................. don’t
confuse me with facts.” This sort of a person comes to a discussion too (8)......................................
To accept any (9).......................................Different from their own. If left unchallenged, such a
person an (10).......................................................... the whole discussion.
Date posted:
September 28, 2019
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A 60 litre giant density bottle weighs 100N when empty. What will be its mass when filled with liquid W whose density is 0.72g/cm3? (g=10N/kg)
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Identify four common documents in home trade that are used for credit transaction in the Delivery stage.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Identify four circumstances under which utility is created in a commodity within a firm.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Outline four circumstances that necessitates use of shorter channels of distribution over longer channels in the rural Kenya.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Ouma a trader at Nangina marketing centre in Busia County sells cones but does not know how to determine best prices for his commodities. Advice him on four methods of achieving this objectives.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Identify four differences between movement along and shift in a supply curve.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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State three examples of rocks that are dominant at the coast of Kenya
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Give the climatic conditions that favour oil palm growing in Nigeria.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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A steel sphere released in a tall transparent water jar attains a constant velocity after a while. The same sphere released in air falls at a constant acceleration. Explain with a reason the difference in its motion in water and in air
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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State the main sugar cane growing areas in the L.Victoria basin.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Name the stage of program development cycle when:
i) A user guide would be written
ii) A programmer dry-run the code.
iii) System charts would be drawn
iv) Staff training is done.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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The figure below shows the features of a Geiger-Muller (G.M) Tube used for detecting radiation.
(i) State the use of Argon gas and Bromine.
Argon gas
Bromine
(ii) Explain how radiation from the source is detected by the tube.
(iii) State one use of radio activity in medicine.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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What is the difference between looping and selection?
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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List four fields which would be expected in a database file of information about students in a school.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Using dots(•) and crosses(x), show bonding in magnesium chloride.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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With an aid of a pseudo code and flow chart, write a computer program that can be used to compare the values of two numbers and print the largest number.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Outline the services rendered by producer cooperative societies to their members.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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State the securities traded at the Nairobi stock exchange market.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Explain briefly how Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) is used to facilitate business in Nakumatt supermarkets in Kenya.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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A block of mass 200g is placed on a frictionless rotating table while fixed to the centre of the table by a thin thread. The distance from the centre of the table to the block is 15cm. If the maximum tension the thread can withstand is 5.6N, determine the maximum angular velocity the table can attain before the thread cuts.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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List the activities found in primary level production.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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The figure below shows a metal rod AB of length 2m horizontally balanced while supported by a pivot and a string.
Determine the mass of the metal rod if the tension is 15N.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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A block of wood of mass 80kg floats in water with 0.6 of its volume in water. Calculate the number of rods each 20g that can be placed on the block so that its top is level with the surface of water.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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State the Precautions that a drawer can take in order to ensure that his cheques do not bounce.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019
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Draw a diagram to illustrate the following:
(a) USB Port.
(b) Serial Port.
(c) Parallel Port.
Date posted:
September 27, 2019