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Read the pom below and answer the questions that follow.
AFTER A WAR
The outcome? Conflicting rumours
As to what faction murdered
The one man who, had survived
Might have ruled us without corruption
Not matters now:
We're busy collecting the dead
Counting them, hard though it is
To be sure what side they were on
Whta 's left of their bodies and faces
Tells of no need but for burial
And mutilations was practices
By right left and centre alike
As for the children and women
Who knows that they wanted
Apart from the usual things?
Food is scarce now, and men are scarce
Whole villages burnt to the ground
New cities in disrepair
The war is over, somebody must have won
Somebody will have won.When peace is declared
a)What is the poem about?
b)Outline four results of war
c)Describe the mood of the poem
d)How can we infer that corruption will continue to manifest itself in the society in the poem?
e)What points out that the killing were extremely inhuman?
f)What were the poets feelings towards war?
g)Give the meaning of these words as used in the poem
i)faction
ii)mutilations
iii)Scarce
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March 9, 2020
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Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate word.
i)I am grateful ............... your input.
ii)She has been ...................... from school since last week.
iii)We were filled ...................... with a lot of information.
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March 9, 2020
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Supply the question tag to each of these statements.
i)I am sitting an examination ...............
ii)Sharon is not in today...............
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March 9, 2020
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Replace the underlined phrasal verb with one word that means the same as the phrasal verb.
i)We could not make out what the speaker was saying.
ii)The next issues of the famous magazine comes out next week.
iii)I cannot put up with his behavior anymore.
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March 9, 2020
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Supply the gender neutral word for each of the following.
i)Spokesman
ii)Chairlady
iii)Police man
iv) Sales man
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March 9, 2020
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Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.
i)She was too tired to move.(Rewrite using 'very')
ii)They proposed what seemed impracticable.(Rewrite using 'proposal')
iii)My teacher asked us whether we were taking part in the organized walk.(Rewrite in direct speech)
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March 9, 2020
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Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
Ocol rejects the old type
He is in love with modern woman,
He is in love with a beautiful girl
Who speaks English
But only recently
We would sit close together, touching each other!
Only recently I would play
On my bow harp
Singing praises to my beloved
Only recently he promised
That he trusted me completely
I used to admire him speaking in English
Ocol is no longer in love with old type;
He is in love with a modern girl.
The name of the beutiful one
Is Clementine
Brother ,when you see Clementine!
The beautiful one aspires
To look like a white woman.
Her lips are red - hot
Like glowing charcoal,
She resembles the wild cat
That has dipped its mouth in blood,
Her mouth is like raw rays
It looks like an open ulcer,
Like the mouth of a fiend
Tina dusts powder on her face
And it looks so pale;
She resembles the wizard
Getting ready for the midnight dance.
She dusts her ash - dirt all over her face
And when little sweat
Begins to appear on her body
She looks like the guinea fowl!
The smell of carbolic soap
Makes me sick
And the smell of powder
Provokes the ghosts in my head;
It is then necessary to fetch a goat from my mother's brother.
The sacrifice over.
The ghost- dance drum must sound
The ghost be laid
And my peace restored.
I do not like dusting myself with powder
The thing is good on pink skin because it is already pale,
But when a black woman has used it
She looks as if she has dysentery;
Tina looks sickly
And she is slow moving
She is a piteous sight.
a)Classify the genre above
b)Identify the speaker
c)Identify and illustrate two stylistic devices used by the writer.
d)What is the speakers altitude towards the modern woman?
e)Pick out three things the speaker feels an African woman should not do.
f)What remedy does the speaker have for problems brought to her by the modern woman?
g)Describe two character traits of the speaker
h)Give the meaning of the following words as used in the text.
i)resemble
ii)piteous
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Choose the correct word to complete each of these sentences.
i)The secret between you and .................. must be kept.(I/ me)
ii) You and ............... can do it.(she/ her)
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Fill in each blank of the following sentence using the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
i)He is taking care of a .............. of sheep.
ii)You must have been a member of the .................... in the church to be allowed to sing.
iii) Ochieng keeps a .................. of fish in his compound.
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March 9, 2020
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Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
i)It is a requirement that all items be taken to the .............(maintain) office.
ii)All learners should check on their ...............(pronounce)
iii)She has book of great .............(broad)
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March 9, 2020
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Use the word in brackets to form a phrasal verb to replace the underlined word.
i) The president visited the sick cabinet secretary last week.(call)
ii)Her business has finally succeeded.(come)
iii)Their plans failed because they did not agree on them.(come)
iv)The meeting was postponed to the following week.(put)
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March 9, 2020
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Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.Do not change the meaning.
i)That he is a graduate of a Kenyan University makes a great difference.
(Begin : His being...........)
ii)It was too dark to see anything.
(Rewrite using: So.....)
iii)My sister's results were not as good as I expected.)
(Use 'not up to')
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
Mother
Were you once a girl too?
Did you also walk the night
To dance in Boro?
Did you sway
To the enchantment
Of the Magenge player?
Did you play with father
Making believe you are family?
Did your mother cane your bottom
When you were naughty?
Did you feel shy
Of your newly sprung breasts?
Were you clumsy
Into your transition to adoloscence?
Did you feel the urge
To fly into your lover's arms
And stay there forever?
Were you hurt and yeaning for home
The day father brought you home?
Tell me mother
Did you do all these things
That I seem to do?
Or were you always mother?
Calm, strong
Kind and soft
yet unbending with discipline?
Mother
Were you ever
Just a bit like me?
a)Identify the persona in the poem.
b)What is the poem about?
c)Identify and illustrate 2 poetic devices used by the poet.
d)The persona is in a crisis.What do you think contributes to this?
e)What is the difference between the speaker and the mother at their present moment?
f)If you were the mother,what answer would you give to the speaker?
g)Identify and explain the main issue that the poet addresses in the poem.
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Complete the sentences below using phrasal verbs formed from the verb given in brackets.
i)There was a ....... and a lot of items were stolen .(break)
ii)The rustlers ...... over a hundred head of cattle.(make)
iii)We are not expecting more money so we'll have to .......... what we have.
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Fill the following sentences with the appropriate linking words.
i)Little children are prone to eat dirty things' .............. they should be under strict watch all the times.
ii) Katana is rude to his coach; ................ he is a loving and gentle husband back home.
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Punctuate the following sentences correctly .
i)Excuse me, may I have decolonizing the mind by ngugi wa thiongo samuel asked the bookshop attendant.
ii)basic needs are for food clothes and shelter.
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March 9, 2020
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Fill in the blank spaces in the sentences below using the correct form of word in brackets.
i)The end of racial ..............(segregate) in South Africa ushered new opportunities for Africans.
ii)Tom Mboya has been ..............(immortal) by the erection of his statue on Tom Mboya street in Nairobi
iii)There is now an organisation fighting for .................(reduce) of violence against men.
iv)The old man was .............(clue) that the two men were conmen so he lost all his money.
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.Do not change the meaning more than required.
i)The two coalitions condemn violence.(Begin neither....)
ii)Students went away as the university was closed indefinitely.(Begin :Following......)
iii)This sentence is capable of being understood in two ways.(Replace the underlined phrase with one word)
iv)You can now buy pens, pencils,geometry sets, rulers and writing pads in a supermarket.(Replace the underlined phrase with one word)
Date posted:
March 9, 2020
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Read the conversation below and then answer the questions after it.
Otieno :Hell. Is that Mamba School?
Secretary: Yes,what is your name?
Otieno: Otieno Juma
Secretary:What do you want?
Otieno: May I speak to the head teacher?
Secretary:She went to the market,what did you want to tell her?
Otieno: Sorry,it is confidential, may I speak to the deputy?
Secretary: She is attending a pre- wedding meeting, in fact she is never in school.
Otieno: Oh! I shall call later.
Secretary:Okay
Otieno: Thanks .Bye
The secretary lacks telephone conversation etiquette,write the corrections below.
Date posted:
March 5, 2020
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What do the following body movements imply during speech delivery?
i)Fidgeting in your seat
ii)Pacing up and down
iii) Moving closer to an audience.
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March 5, 2020
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The lorry rolled along the Limuru road.
i) Classify the above genre
ii)Identify and illustrate two sound features employed in the genre above.
iii)State two functions of the genre above
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March 5, 2020
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Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow.
LIFE VARIETY
Why do we grumble because a tree is bent?
When in our streets, there are even men who are bent?
Why do we complain that the new moon is slanting?
Can anyone reach the sky to straighten it?
Can't we see that some cocks have combs on their heads?
but no plums in their tails?
And some have plumes in their tails, but claws on their toes?
And other have claws on their toes, but no weapon to crow?
He who has a head has no cap to wear,
And he who has a cap has no head to wear it on.
The Owa has everything but a horse's stable
Some scholars of Ifa cannot tell the way to Ofa
Others know the way to Ofa, but not alien of Ofa
Great eaters have no food to eat,
And great drinkers no wine to drink
Wealth has coat of many colors
i)State the intonation at the end of lines 3 and 8.
ii)Describe the oral performance devise you would use to deliver this poem.
iii)Explain two qualities of a good story teller.
Date posted:
March 5, 2020
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Use the following pair of words to bring out their different meanings.
i)Council
Counsel
ii)Compliment
Complement
iii)Stationary
Stationery
Date posted:
March 5, 2020
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Euphemism is the use of a softer word in place of another deemed too harsh or offensive.E.g the Euphemism for to "urinate" is "short call" or "pass water".In the space provided write down five examples of Euphemism that you are familiar with.
Strong word Euphemism
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
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March 5, 2020
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Someone has been invited to your school to give a speech on 'Drug abuse'
i)Mention two factors that you would consider in evaluating the effectiveness of speaker's message.
ii)Suggest two ways you would have used to end this speech effectively
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March 5, 2020
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Give a word whose vowel sound is different from the others in each set.
i)Cast Cursed Caused
ii)Run pane pan
iii)Through true through
iv)Raw row crow
v)Gnaw now know
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March 5, 2020
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Read the following and answer the questions that follow.
"Too many cooks spoil the broth"
i)Classify the above genre.
ii)Give another example from the same genre with a similar meaning
iii)Give another example from same genre that contrasts it.
iv)Cite an incident where the above genre can apply.
Date posted:
March 5, 2020
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Study the following tongue twister and answer the questions that follow.
1.Peter piper picked a piece of peckled brown paper.
2.Better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.
3.Whence, weary woman, wailing worn with work.
4.When wounded womb, will wisdom , will.
i)For each of tongue twister, identify instances of use of alliteration.
ii)Why was the use of alliterations as important feature in tongue twisters?
Date posted:
March 5, 2020
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Your school is participating in a debate and the motion is "parents should let children decide their own destiny." How would you ensure that your arguments are convincing?
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March 5, 2020
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For each of the words underlined,indicate whether your voice will rise or fall as you say them.
Mary : I welcomed them to my room.
John : You mean it
Mary : Yes (with finality)
John :I didn't get you.Did you say "yes"
Mary: I did
John: I want to believe you said "no"
Mary :What do you mean I said "no"
Date posted:
March 5, 2020