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Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.
a) Identify the three harvesting methods shown in the diagrams above.
b) Name four sites for agroforestry trees in the farm.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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A seven sided figure has three of its angles equal to x and the other angles are (2x - 30), (x + 28), 3(x - 4) and (126 -x). Find the value of x.
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October 9, 2019
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KIACHE KINACHONG’AA
Katu siwe na harara, wala moyo kukupapa,
Usichukue hasira, na moyo kutapa-tapa,
Utaharibu na sura, mwishowe uende kapa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Mbeleye kina madhara, kile kinachokukukwepa,
Mbele yake ni hasara, si chema kitakutupa,
Hutaipata ijara, kuchuma ama kukopa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Hicho jangwa la Sahara, si mnofu ni mfupa,
Hakina njema ishara, humtupa mwenye pupa,
Kibovu kama tambara, hupasuka kama chupa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Kitaleta ufukura, si huko wala si hapa,
Kina mengi mazingira, na mbele kitakuchapa,
Sijitie usogora, ukavimbisha mishipa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Si kazi yenye ujira, mshahara kukulipa,
Ya cheo chenye kinara, na heshima wakikupa,
Mbele haina imara, japo leo wajitapa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Japo kazi ya biashara, kutwa wauza makopa,
Uwe mtu na kipara, Mwananchi ama Yuripa,
Bora uwe na busara, fedha tajaza mapipa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Usione kinang’ara, huku chapiga marapa,
Ukimbilie kupora, moyo wako kukuzipa,
Kitakugeuza chura, mbele yake utaapa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Usitupe sarara, nyuma kisogo kuipa,
Ukaenda kwa papara, kiumbe mbele kitanepa,
Kwanza tumia fikira, uchague njema chapa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Na sisemi masihara, hakika kweli nawapa
Mlio pwani na bara, wa Mufindi na wa lupa
Maneno haya kitara, muarifu na Wachepa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
Tamati niliyochora, ya shikeni si kuepa
Kisha muwe na basira, na Mola kumuogopa,
Kinachokwepa si nyara, ufunge ndani ya kwapa,
Kiache kinachokwepa, mbeleye kina madhara
(a) Eleza hii ni bahari gani ya shairi
(b) Eleza dhamira ya mshairi
(c) Fafanua hasara nne zinazoletwa na tamaa - vile ving’aavyo
(d) Taja na ueleze mbinu mbili za kifasihi zilizotumika katika shairi
(e) Andika ubeti wa tano katika lugha ya nathari
(f) Eleza maana ya maneno haya kama yalivyotumika katika shairi
(i) Kuchuma
(ii) Kisogo kuipa
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Given that Cos A = 5/13 and Angle A is acute, find the value of 2tan A + 3 Sin A.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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A point (-3, 2) is the image of a point (7,4) after a reflection. Find the mirror line.
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October 9, 2019
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The proceeds of a certain harambee were distributed among three primary schools A, B and C. A received 1/3 of total amount realized, B received 1/3 of the remainder while C received 4/5 of what B received. If the difference of what remained and what B received was shs. 25,000. Determine how much the harambee realized.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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MWANAMKE
1. Namwona yu shambani,
Na jembe mkononi,
Analima,
Mwanamama,
Mavuno si yake,
Ni ya mume wake.
2. Namwona viwandani,
Pia maofisini,
Yu kazini,
Hamkani,
Anabaguliwa,
Na anaonewa.
3. Namwona yu nyumbnai,
Mpishi wa jikoni,
Yaya yeye,
Dobi yeye,
Hakuna malipo,
Likizo haipo.
4. Namwona kitandani,
Yu uchi maungoni.
Ni mrembo
Kama chombo,
Chenye ushawishi,
Mzima utashi.
5. Namwona mkekani,
Yuwamo uzazini,
Apumua,
Augua,
Kilio cha kite,
Cha mpiga pute.
6. Kwa nini mwanamke,
Ni yeye peke yake,
Heshimaye,
Haki anakosa,
Kwa kweli ni kosa
(Muhammed Seif Khatib)
(a) “Shairi hili ni la kukatisha tamaa”. Fafanua dai hili kwa kutoa mifano minne
(b) Eleza umbo la shairi hili
(c) Andika ubeti wa tatu katika lugha ya nathari
(d) Taja tamathali ya usemi iliyotawala katika shairi zima utoe mifano miwili ya jinsi
ilivyotumika
(e) Onyesha mifano miwili ya ubabedume inayojitokeza katika shairi hili
(f) Eleza maana ya maneno yafuatayo jinsi yalivyotumiwa katika shairi:
(i) mzima utashi
(ii) maungoni
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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State two diseases that commonly affect bees in bee farming.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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In the figure below AB is parallel to DE. Find the value of x and y.
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October 9, 2019
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Fill in the blank spaces by using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
i) Is ........... right that important to you? (be)
ii) Otieno ............the coat so well that no one found it. (hide)
iii) The balloon ............as soon as we pierced it. (burst)
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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KIPI NIKITENDE?
Tayari ni sarakani, niambie yote johara,
Mosi nimpe shukrani, kanizaa bira zira,
Wapo haiko hisani, ningefaa kwa uparara,
Kipi takachokitenda, ni nene heko kwa mama?
Miezi tisa tumboni, yote nina kajinyima,
Kanikopa uchunguni, safari ndefu kazima’
Kama kinda kiotani, kiniasa huyu mama’
Kipi takachokitenda, ninene heko mama ?
Baba siku jana madadi, kawa vingaito mambo,
Kaolewa na asadi, kachalazwa kwa wimbombo,
Kaona – bali jadili, kuchao puani bombo,
Kipi takachokitenda, ninene heko mama?
Kila kuchao zarani, kupalilia kondeni,
Kachanika mpinini, chungu povuka motoni,
Kaviyariya fingani, kinijali jikoni,
Kipi tukachokitenda , ninene heko mama?
Wa siku hizi vijana, wakahujuru nyumbani,
Wengine wao jagina, kawa lofa mutaani,
Hali ukashiba nina, afikapo tu, “kongoni!”
Kipi takachokitenda, ninene heko mama?
Nawe bwana siwe maya, vita hasha kiwa kombo,
Tena simfanye yaya, ya kikoa ndio mambo,
Simtende ya hizaya, siwe mwao kila jambo,
Kipi takachokitenda, ninene heko mama?
Sasa jamvi nakuja, kisa nimesakarika,
Naomba niliyotaja, tatia manani kaka,
Nenayo yasiwe ngoja, ili nipokee baraka,
Mema nitamtendea, apate futahi pia.
(a) Eleza umbo la shairi hili
(b) Kwa nini msanii amshukuru mamaye ?
(c) Ni kina nani wanaokashifiwa na msanii ? Kwa nini ?
(d) Onyesha tofauti katika ujumbe iliyoko katika beti nne za kwanza na mbili zinazofuata
(e) Toa majina mengine yenye maana sawa na haya yaliyotumiwa katika shairi hili :
(i) Mama
(ii) Dawati
(iii) Imara/thabiti
(f) Eleza maana ya maneno haya kama yalivyotumika kaika shairi:
(i) Kawa vangaito mambo
(ii) Wimbombo
(iii) Kongoni
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given.
i) The ogre was slain by a small boy. (Write in active voice.)
ii) The children have taken the ball. (passive voice)
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October 9, 2019
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Replace the phrasal verbs underlined with one word in each of these sentences.
i) The company has put up the prices of its goods.
ii) I wonder why our boss is so worked up.
iii) The scouts came up against all manner of challenges.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Fill each of the blanks in the sentences below with the correct word in the tense indicated
i) James ____________________ (lie – past simple) on bed throughout the night.
ii) The girl __________________ (go – present perfect continuous) to school daily.
iii)We ______________________ (learn – future perfect continuous) for four hours by 10a.m.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice
i) Who built this house?
ii) We refused to admit the boy.
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October 9, 2019
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Arrange the adjective in the sentences below in their correct order.
i) My friends and I attended a (political, boring, huge) rally.
ii) Why do you still keep this (shapeless, torn, Brazilian) mat?
iii) We found the tourist looking at the (collapsed, ugly, ancient) building.
iv) My uncle operates a (medical, new, successful) store.
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October 9, 2019
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Complete the sentences below using the most appropriate personal pronoun.
i)There aren’t many girls who are as bright as ______________
ii)Neither ________________ nor the rest of the class is innocent.
iii)It is _______________ who started it all.
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October 9, 2019
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Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions after each.
i) Your composition needs revising. (Use revised in place of revising)
ii) I am sorry you missed supper. (Begin: I regret…)
iii) They left before the meeting was over. (Rewrite in the negative)
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October 9, 2019
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Replace the underlined words with a suitable phrasal verb based on the given verb.
i)Setting up his business has really depleted his savings. (cut)
ii)He could not decipher the meaning of the coded message. (make)
iii)The besieged Alshabaab surrendered to the mighty KDF. (give)
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October 9, 2019
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For each of the words in capital letters below, place the stress marker to show where stress falls in the word.
i) My COLLEAGUE and I will visit you.
ii) She keeps her car in PERFECT condition.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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You have been invited to a neighboring school to participate in a debating session. List four things you would do before and during the debate in order to be effective.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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The underlining indicates which word is stressed in the sentences below. Briefly explain what each sentence means.
i) We borrowed this book.
ii) We borrowed this book.
iii) We borrowed this book.
iv) We borrowed this book.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Read the following narrative and answer the questions that follow:
A long ago, Hyena married many wives and begot many, many children. When famine broke in the country, poor hyena found himself facing an enormous task of feeding his extra-ordinarily large family. One day, he lay down and pondered, “what shall I do now? Food is scarce and nobody seems to be prepared to cast away even a morsel for a poor person to console himself with. That is just terrible.”
It so happened in the evening that children crowded around him and started crying: “Father, Father, please father, what shall we eat? We are feeling hungry.” Hyena did not know what to tell the children. Could he tell them the truth, that he himself wouldn’t mind eating one of them if he had a chance of doing so. “Well, well,” he said as he pushed the children aside and turned to his wives. “Come here my women. I am going out hunting. I want you to take care of these children as best as you can. See what you can prepare for tomorrow when I will be away.”
In the morning, Hyena set out to look for some game in distant places. He walked and walked and came to an uncultivated farmland, where people used to dig pitfalls, for ensnaring game. He looked this way and that way and suddenly he chanced to see spoors of various animals around wondering where the diverse spoors led to, he put out his vicious snout and sniffed the air hungrily, thinking aloud, “I won’t miss a bagging prey for my family today. Then he stooped down and screamed hungrily, Hmmmh”.
All of a sudden, he made a quick turn about and trotted to the other end of the field. He stopped for a bit and when he looked around again, he saw to his delight a buck trying to hide himself from his sight. Hyena made a fast leap at the buck but the buck bolted and raced for his life. Hyena ran, and ran and ran, but he could not catch up with the nimble buck. Accidentally, he tripped and fell head long into a pit, giving such a yell that one would have thought that the world was coming to an end. He kept on yelling and screaming for help. “wooooi – woi – woi! Waai! – wai! – wai! Brother come back….. please come back and help me out! I assure you I did not mean to catch you………please come back……come back! What will my children eat today, please hee-eelp. I am dying. Heeeiii. Heeeeelp!”
The more hyena shouted, the faster the buck ran. Thus hyena remained there, howling and screaming the whole night with nobody around to pull him out of the pit. The following morning he felt hungry and thirsty. The whole farmland was enwrapped in such a thick blanket of mist such that one could not see where to step next. Visibility conditions were such that one could easily push one’s hand into the hyena’s mouth. A baboon came by tiptoeing stealthily. On hearing continuous screams, he hurried to the snare to see who was shouting for help. He peered into the pit and Lo! He saw the hyena trapped below. As soon as hyena saw him, he screamed louder. Brother baboon, help, heee-eeelp……. Please help! I am trapped here please pull me out. Baboon turned round and squatted on the edge of the pit, letting his tail dangle below to Hyena and said, “Brother Hyena, you hold tight on my tail now and I will pull you out.”
Hyena got hold of the tail and Baboon tugged and tugged, until he managed to tow him out of the pit fall. But as soon as Hyena came to the surface, he turned to Baboon and said, “Brother Baboon, I have finished one whole day in this hole without eating anything at all. This was going to be my second day. I have no way out but eat you so as to survive.” Baboon was really puzzled. He started struggling frantically with Hyena, pleading, “please brother Hyena, show mercy on me. Please let me go for the help I have given you? Hyena said firmly, “No!” And when Baboon insisted on talking to him, Hyena warned, “each moment that passes while we talk makes me hungrier. I have said “No” and I won’t let you go.” All right said baboon. “I will let you eat me on condition that by doing so, you don’t endager your own life. You may care to know that unless you take me by the tail and smash me against the tree, I will scream so hard and loud that the whole Baboon world will be alarmed and come to my aid before you eat me in which case you would be the loser. Brother Hyena take my word for it!” Hyena thought about Baboon’s words for a moment and then said sarcastically; “All right I agree with your suggestion.
In any case, whichever way I eat, you would still go down my throat. Come on then, bring your tail such so as to smash your shaggy head against the tree.” Baboon turned round and grasped him on the tail. No sooner was he swung high in the air than he slipped out of Hyena’s hand and leapt onto the tree, climbing high up to the top. By that time the mist was clearing away.
Looking down below, Baboon said to hyena, “Now you can tell me, where is your gratitude, brother Hyena?” Hyena got very angry and gnashed his teeth saying, “If you cannot come down voluntarily so that I may eat you, I will cut down this tree with my teeth!”
Luckily, Baboon saw a tortoise walking past and shouted, brother Hyena, behold there comes the judge of the animals kingdom! Please call him here so that he may come and give his opinion on our case.
There upon, Hyena hailed Tortoise to come and settle the dispute between himself and baboon. When the tortoise came, Baboon said to him, “I found Brother Hyena stranded in a pitfall over there, then when I asked him what was wrong, he told me that he had been trapped in the snare for one full day. I gave him my tail to hold onto and I managed to pull him out of the hole.
Now, tell me your worship, is it a sign of gratitude for him to say that he will eat me by all means, even if it would mean cutting down this tree with his teeth? Tortoise considered Baboon’s submission for a while and then said, “come with me Brother Hyena. Let us go and see the pitfall in which you were trapped when baboon found you.” Thus Hyena led tortoise to the pit-fall and when they got there, tortoise said, “Brother Hyena, put your head into the hole so that I can see how difficult it must have been for you to come out.”
As soon as Hyena stooped into the mouth of the pit-fall, tortoise pushed him down, and he plunged headlong right to the bottom, leaving Hyena still struggling frantically in the pitfall. Tortoise went to Baboon and said, “Brother Baboon, you can come downward go your way. Hyena will help himself out of that pit fall.”
Questions
a)Classify this narrative.
b)Discuss one character trait for each of the following animals.
i) Hyena
ii) Baboon
iii) Tortoise
c)Illustrate three (3) story telling devices adopted in this narrative.
d)Identify any two economic activities carried out by the community from which this narrative has been drawn.
e)Define the following terms as used in orature.
i) Transcription
ii) Translation
iii)Raconteur
f)State any three oral narration characteristics that would be lost by writing this narrative.
g)Give the moral lesson learnt out of this narrative.
h)Suppose you went to the field to collect the above narrative, mention any three (3) problems you are likely to encounter.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
There was an Indian, who had known no change,
Who strayed along a sunlit beach.
Gathering shell, He heard a sudden strange
Commingled noise; looked up; and gasped for speech.
For in the bay, where nothing was before,
Moved on the sea, by magic, huge canoes,
With bellying cloths on poles and not oar,
And fluttering coloured signs, and clambering crews.
And he, in his fear, this naked man alone,
His fallen hands forgetting all their shells,
His lips gone pale, knelt low behind a stone
And stared, and saw, and did not understand,
Columbus’s doom- burdened caravels.
Slant to the shore, and all their seamen land
Question
a) Describe the rhyme scheme in the above poem and state its function.
b) Identify words that end in the same sound in line 4.
c) Provide words that are identical in pronunciation to the following. (4 marks)
i) Pale
ii) Oar
iii) Crews
iv) Was
d) What would be the effect of mid-line pauses on the performance of the poem.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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1. Nitampa nani, sauti yangu ya dhati
Kwa kipimo gani, ingawa kiwakatiti
Amefanya nini, la kutetea umati
Kipimo ni kipi?
2. Yupi wa maani, asosita katikati
Alo na maoni, yasojua gatigati
Atazame chini, kwa kile ule wakati
Kipimo ni kipi?
3. Alo mzalendo, atambuaye shuruti
Asiye mafundo, asojua mangiriti
Anoshika pendo, hata katika mauti
Kipimo ni kipi?
4. Kipimo ni kipi, changu mimi kudhibiti
Utu uko wapi, ni wapi unapoketi
Nje kwa mkwapi, au ndani kwa buheti
Kipimo ni kipi?
a) Eleza umbo la shairi hili
b) Taja na ueleze jinsi mwandishi alivyotumia uhuru wa ushairi
c) Eleza ujumbe unaowasilishwa na mshairi
d) Andika ubeti wa tatu katika lugha ya nathari
e) Taja bahari tatu zinazojitokeza katika shairi na utoe sababu
f) Eleza msamiati ufuatao kama ulivyotumika katika shairi hili
i) Katiti
ii) Gatigati
iii) Mangiriti
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Fill in each blank space in the passage below with the most appropriate word.
Girls and their families may find little 1 .... to the attend school if they are 2 ....that girls are of 3 ...value than boys on if they are tracked 4 .... fields of study on how low paid occupations considered 5 ...... for women. Studies shows that in Africa, Asia and the middle East, women are 6 .... portrayed as subordinate and passive 7 .... men are shown as displaying intelligence leadership and dominance. Many developing countries 8 .....practice gender streaming in secondary schools directing girl 9 ....from Maths and Science. Teaching 10 .....such as giving boys more opportunities to ask and answer questions may further discourage girls.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Choose the correct form of adjectives in brackets to fill in blank spaces.
i) The weather today is ...........than yesterday’s. (forbidding)
ii) This is the........... student in this class. (timid)
iii) I could do with a ........... brush; this one is worn out. (fine)
iv) Which is the cake with the ........... sugar? (little)
v) Is this one really as ........... as that one? (bad)
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Most people neglect how stylish headboards can change the overall look of their bedrooms. The expensive dressing table with elaborate carvings, the awesome chandelier or the unique wall art will create a style statement in your room but will not offer the real glam.
If your bed doesn’t have one, it is time to consider the option as it offers a finishing touch to the bed. For those who already have, they can consider updating them to create an interesting focal point. There are limitless ideas available and the only thing that could limit you is the size of the wall behind the top of your bed and, of course, your imagination.
Here are a few ideas of creating unique headboards;
•If you already have one, consider reupholstering it with new fabric. Fortunately, you can get affordable fabric in the local stores. For a wooden headboard, paint it a lively colour to excite the space.
•Create a headboard by hanging a beautiful quilt, rug or carpet above your bed to add colour, texture and pattern to your space. The best places to find a unique quilt are mitumba (secondhand) shops.
•Use a beautiful curtain rod to hang a curtain fabric above the wall to create a backdrop, which will serve as a headboard. Using fabric for the headboard adds warmth and cosiness to the bedroom. Ensure the fabric is an interesting colour with beautiful patterns to add style to the room.
•A bookshelf can also make a great headboard. Paint it any colour you fancy and you have a beautiful space to store materials you love reading at night.
•For your child’s room, a black-board headboard will work well. Create one on the wall using blackboard paint to paint the inside area and moulding to finish the outside edges. Leave sweet messages for your children to wake up to everyday.
•A gigantic artwork or wall mural can also make for a headboard. The width of the painting should be lesser or equal to the width of the bed for aesthetic perfection.
•Construct a wooden frame then cover it with a fabric that you love. Put some padding beneath the fabric before you staple it to the frame; and there you have a headboard.
•Create an arrangement of framed photos grouping them by size, theme or frame colour. This will create an illusion of a headboard.
•If your bedroom is small, a mirror or mirrors, will make an ideal headboard. Use one mirror in a unique shape or arrange many to create a special glow.
The choice is yours: You don’t have to run around looking for a headboard. All you need is a bit of creativity and the zest to try things differently.
(Adapted from standard on Sunday; Eve woman P.5)
Questions
a)State two ways of making a bedroom look stylish.
b)Why should one consider having all the items to make their bedrooms stylish?
c)What factors could hinder one from acquiring headboards?
d)Describe how one would refurbish old headboards
e)Rewrite the sentence below and add a question tag at the end.
Most people reflect how stylish headboards can change the overall look of their bedrooms.
f)What are the advantages of a headboard made of fabric?
g)How can one use a headboard beneficially to expand knowledge?
h)In point form, describe how one would make a wooden headboard covered with fabric.
i)Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage.
a)Glam
b)Colour you fancy
c)The zest to
d)To excite the space
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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Use the verbs in the box, in the correct simple present tense form to fill in the gaps in the sentences.
i) Mary is always smart because she neatly ......... her uniform.
ii) The forest ............ what we say.
iii) Tyson .......... very well and wins all his contests.
iv) Jane ............ French fries to her children every evening.
v) The preacher ............... to worship every day.
Date posted:
October 9, 2019
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HATIMA YANGU
1. Mke wangu wameshanipoka
Ndugu zangu, wamedai ububu
Wazazi kuzoea kunigombeza
2. Juzi mali lilimbikiza
Furaha lilitanda
Makanwa yalijaziwa
Hoi hoi ikawa desturi
3. Kilabu tulikwenda
Nyama tulichoma
Mahali tulizuru
Tuliteremsha!
4. Leo mambo yamenigeuka
Wao masahibu siwaoni
Matumbo yakaninguruma
Kama radi ya mvua
5. Nyumbani nimebaki pweke
Mke amenitoroka
Watoto wameparara
Skuli kugharamia
Imegeuka balaa belua
6. Ndipo nimeamua
Afadhali kitanzi badala ya balaa
Kumbe kupanga ndiyo maana
Maisha na waasia
(a) Eleza mambo muhimu yanayoelezwa katika shairi hili
(b) Fafanua sifa mbili za anayezungumza katika shairi
(c) Dondoa na ufafanue mbinu zozote mbili za lugha katika shairi hili
(d) Eleza maana ya:-
(i) Ndugu zangu wamedai ububu
(ii) Kumbe kupanga ndiyo maana
Date posted:
October 9, 2019