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'FAMINE'
The owner of yam peels his yam in the house’s:
A neighbor knocks at the door
The owner of yam throws his yam in the bedroom:
The neighbor says, I just heard
A sound, ‘kerekere’, that is why I came,
The owner of the yam replies,
That was nothing, I was sharpening two knives.
The neighbor says again, I still heard
Something like ‘bi’ sound behind the door.
The owner of the yam says,
'I merely tried my door with a mallet.'
The neighbour says again,
'What about his huge fie burning on your hearth?'
The fellow replies,
'I am merely warming water for my bath.'
The neighbour persist,
'Why is your skin all white, when this is not the Harmattan season'
The fellow is ready with his reply,
I was rolling on the floor when I heard the death of Agadapidi.”
Then the neighbour says, 'Peace be with you.'
The owner of the yam start shut,
'There cannot be peace'
Unless the owner of food is allowed to eat his own food!'
Questions.
(a) Briefly explain what the poem is about.
(b) What does the neighbor hope to achieve by being so persistent?
(c) Using illustrations, describe any two character traits of the owner of the yam.
(d) Identify the ideophones words in the poem.
(e) How do we know that the neighbor is observant?
(f) Describe the tone of the owner of the yam.
(g) The neighbor says, 'peace be with you.' Why is this statement ironic?
(h) What lesson can we learn from this poem?
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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Read the oral poem below and then answer the questions that follows.
Today I did my share
In building the nation
I drove a permanent Secretary
To an important urgent function
In fact a luncheon at the Vic.
The menu reflected its importance
Cold Bell beer with small talk,
Then friend chicken with niceties
Wine to fill the hollowness of the laughs
Ice-cream to cover the stereotype jokes
Coffee to keep the PS awake on return journey.
I drove the Permanent Sectretary back.
He yawned many times in the back of the car
Did you have any lunch friend?
I replied looking straight ahead
And secretly smiling at his belated concern
That I had not, but was smiling!
Upon which he said with a seriousness
That amused more than annoyed me,
Mwananchi, I too had none!
I attended to matters of state
Highly delicate diplomatic duties you know,
And friend, it goes against my grain,
Causes me stomach ulcers and wind.
Ah, he continued, yawning again,
The pains we suffer in buiding the nation!
So the PS had ulcers too!
My ulcers I think are equally painful
Only they are caused by hunger,
Not sumptuous lunches!
So two nation builders
Arrived home this evening
With terrible stomach pains
The result of building the nation -
- Different ways.
Henry Barlow
1. Identify two voices in the poem
2. Explain what the poem addresses
3. Identify and illustrate the use of any two poetic devices uses in the poem and explain their effectiveness
4. Describe the tone in the poem
5. How would you describe the attitude of the permanent secretary towards the persona?
6. Describe the rhyme scheme in stanza one
7. i) 'He yawned many times in the back of the car.' Add a question tag
ii) ' I drove the permanent secretary back.
Write in passive voice
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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Read the oral piece below and answer the questions that follow
Blood iron and trumpets
Blood iron and trumpets
Forward we march
(others fall on the way)
Blood iron and trumpets
We shall hack kill and cure
Blood iron and trumpets
Singers of the datsun blue
Forward we drive breaking the records
Blood iron and trumpets
Let bullets find their targets and the earth be softened
Blood iron and trumpets
Let the dogs of war rejoice
And the carrion birds feed
We are reducing population sexplosion
Blood iron and trumpets
The uniformed machines are around
Put on your helmet iron and rest
Blood iron and trumpets
Only through fire can be baptized to mean business
So once again
Blood iron and trumpets
We shall always march along
Blood iron and trumpets
Blood iron and trumpets
Blood alone
(a) Classify the oral piece above
(b) What are the functions of the oral piece above?
(c) Identify two features of oral poetry evident in the oral item.
(d) What two issues is this oral poem talking about?
(e) Cite one social and one economic activity of the community from which this oral poem is taken
(f) Who would be the most suitable audience for the oral poem? Give reasons for your answer
(g) 'The uniformed machines are around” Explain the meaning of this statement.
(h) Describe the mood of the poem.
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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Use mathematical tables to evaluate.
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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SECOND OLYMPUS
From the rostrum they declaimed
On martyrs and men of high ideals
Whom they sent out
Benevorent despots to an unwilling race
Straining at the yoke
Bull dozers trampling on virgin ground
In blatant violation
They trampled down all that was strange
And filled the void
With half digested alien thoughts
They left a trail of red
Whatever their feet had passed
Oh, they did themselves fine
And struttled about the place
Self proclaimed demi- gods
From a counterfeit Olympus
One day they hurled down thunder bolts
On toiling race of earthworms
They might have rained own pebbles
To pelt the brats to death
But that was beneath them
They kept up the illusion
That they were fighting foes
Killing in the name of high ideals
At the inquest they told the world
The worms were becoming pests
Moreover, they said
They did not like wriggly things
Strange prejudice for gods.
Questions
1) Who is being talked about in this poem? Give evidence.
2) With two evidences, discuss the poet’s general attitude towards the subject of the poem.
3) What do you understand by the following three lines?
'they trample down all that was strange
And filled the void with half digested alien thoughts?'
4) Who are referred to as 'toiling race of earthworms' and why
5) Discuss two stylistic devices used in the poem. Give their effectiveness
6) Explain the significance of the title.
7) What is the tone of the poem?
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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A particle P moves in a straight line such that t seconds after passing a fixed point Q. it’s velocity is given by the
equation 2t3 -10t + 12 find:
a) The values of t when p is instantaneously at rest.
b) An expression for the distance moved by P after t seconds.
c) The total distance traveled by P in the first 3 seconds after passing point O.
d) The distance of P from O when acceleration is zero.
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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A tailor bought a number of suits at a cost of sh.57,000 from Ken-suit wholesalers. Had he bought the same number of
suits from Umoja wholesalers it would have costed him sh.480 less per suit. This would have enabled him to buy 4
extra suits for the same amount of money.
a) Find the number of suits the tailor bought.
b) The tailor later sold each suit for sh.720 more than he had paid for it. Determine the percentage profit he made.
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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The following measurement were recorded in a field book using XY as the baseline. XY = 400m.
a) Using a scale of 1:4000 draw an accurate map of the farm.
b) Determine the actual area of the farm in hectares.
c) If the farm is on sale at sh.80,000 per hectare find how much the farm costs.
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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The trick is, to live your days
as if each one may be your last
(for they go fast, and young men lose their lives
in strange and unimaginable ways)
but at the same time, plan long range
(for they go slow : if you survive
the shattered windshield and burning shell
you will arrive
at our approximation here below
or heaven or hell)
To be specific, between the poeny and the rose
plant squash and spinach, turnips and tomatoes;
beauty in nectar
and nectar, in desert saves
but the stomach craves stronger sustenance
than the homed vine.
therefore, marry a pretty girl
after seeing her mother;
speak truth to one man,
work with another;
and always, serve bread with your wine.
But son,
Always serve wine
(Peter Meinke)
a) Who is the speaker in the poem. Illustrate your answer. 2 marks
b) In what circumstances do many young people die? Illustrate your answer from the poem. 4 marks
c) What do heaven and hell symbolize? 2 marks
d) Identify items in the poem that represent life’s necessities on one hand and life’s luxuries on the other. 2 marks
e) Identify and illustrate the use of the paradox in the poem. 3 marks
f) What does the persona mean by ‘marry a pretty girl after seeing the mother?2 marks
g) The stomach craves stronger sustenance.(Rewrite using (What) 1 mark
h) Give two meanings of each of the following words. 2 marks
-Last
-Fast
i) Give the meaning of the last two lines 2 marks
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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Jadili mashaka ya Mashaka katika hadithi ya “Ndoto ya Mashaka”
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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Bara la Afrika limekumbwa na umaskini mkubwa. Fafanua dhana ukirejelea hadithi ya Tumbo lisiloshiba na Mapenzi ya Kifaurongo
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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Onyesha jinsi maudhui ya utabaka na mapenzi ,yanavyojitokeza katika hadithi ya mapenzi ya kifaurongo.
Date posted:
May 6, 2019
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Agriculture began about 10000 years ago in south west Asia in a place called Mesopotamia. Initially before man started practicing agriculture he was a hunter and a gatherer,
a) Define the two theories that have been advanced to explain the origin of agriculture
b) Highlight any seven reasons that led to the domestication of plants and animals by man during the new Stone Age.
c) After discovering the benefits of taming animals, man traveled from place to place looking for animals to domesticate. Highlights any six benefits man obtained from the animals he domesticated
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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Apart from written sources, non-written sources and electronic sources of information on history and government, another source of information on history and government is genetics.
a) Discuss genetics as a source of information of history and government
b) Highlight the limitations of genetics as a source of information on history and government
c) Briefly explain the advantages of using genetics as a source of information on history and government
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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The word government comes from the word govern and means to control through regulations and set of rules.
a) State and explain the three arms of the Kenyan government
b) Discuss any four forms of government in various parts of the world
c) What is the importance of studying government to learners in Kenyan schools? Give any six reasons why government is taught in Kenyan schools
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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Anthropology is one of the methods used by historians as a source of information on history and government.
a) Discuss anthropology as a source of information on history and government and what it entails
b) State four advantages of using anthropology as a source of information on history and government
c) State five disadvantages of using anthropology as a source of information on history and government
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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Archaeology is one of the methods used by historians as a source of information on history and government.
a) Briefly discuss the archaeology as a source of information on history and government
b) Briefly explain the methods used by archaeologists to locate archaeological sites
c) Highlight and briefly explain five advantages of archaeology as a source of information on history and government
d) Name three of the methods used by archaeologists to date fossils
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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Oral tradition is one of the non-written sources of information on history and government. Oral tradition is information sourced from village elders and court workers among others through various means.
a) Briefly describe the term oral tradition
b) Highlight the limitations or the weaknesses of oral tradition as a non-written source of information on history and information
c) Discuss some of the advantages of using oral tradition as a non-written source of information on history and organization
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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The sources of information on history and government can be classified in various categories. One of those categories is the non-written sources of information on history and government. State and discuss any four non-written sources of information on history and government
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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State and explain any five of the freedoms that Kenyan citizens enjoy as contained in the chapter 5 of the constitution.
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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As a Kenyan citizen, an individual is entitled to certain rights and freedoms. These are contained in chapter 5 of the Kenyan constitution referred to as the bill of rights. However there also limitations to these rights and freedoms. Highlight these limitations to the rights and freedoms
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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Every Kenyan citizen enjoys the freedom of movement. A Kenyan citizen can thus travel and move freely within the country. This freedom however has some limitations. Highlight the limitations associated with this freedom.
Date posted:
May 5, 2019
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Explain the reason why growing grass dries when salt is sprinkled on it?
Date posted:
May 4, 2019
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Outline conditions that must be met before a partner in a firm could bind other partners in transactions with third parties.
Date posted:
May 4, 2019
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Describe stream Cut Valleys and their formation.
Date posted:
May 4, 2019
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Explain the Factors influencing wave erosion.
Date posted:
May 4, 2019
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How does the sea acquires its load?
Date posted:
May 4, 2019
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Describe Submerged Highland Coasts.
Date posted:
May 4, 2019
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State three characteristics of a ria coast.
Date posted:
May 4, 2019
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Describe how a Ventifact is formed.
Date posted:
May 4, 2019