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Questions
a) Identify and explain the social evils dealt with in the poem. (6 marks)
b) Pick out three poetic devices evident in this poem and comment on their significance. (6 marks)
c) Comment on the tone of the poem. (2 marks)
d) Is the title significant? Why or why not? (2 marks)
e) Explain the irony of the poem? (2 marks)
f) Explain the meaning of the following words: (2 marks)
i) Crawled
ii) Ushered
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Adapted from: Maya Angelous’ STILL I RISE (1978)
1. With support from the poem, briefly explain what the poem is about. (3 marks)
2. Identify three challenges that the speaker in the poem contends with. (3 marks)
3. What is the attitude of the speaker towards these challenges? (2 marks)
4. Identify and illustrate figures of speech from the poem above. Comment on their effectiveness. (4 marks)
5. Other than the style in (4) above, identify and illustrate other two stylistic devices employed by the poet. (4 marks)
6. Explain the meaning of the following phrases as they are used in poem. (3 marks)
a) ‘Cause I laugh I’ve got gold mines’
b) ‘But still, like dust, I’ll rise’.
c) I am Black Ocean, leaping and wide.
7. Supply the following sentence with the correct question tag. (1 mark)
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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The Courage That My Mother Had
The Courage That My Mother Had
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still;
Rock and New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have nothing I treasure more;
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she’d left to me
The thing she took into the gravel!
The courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
(Had – Edna St. Vincent Millay)
a) Briefly explain how the poem is about. (4 marks)
b) Is the speaker male or female? How do you know? (2 marks)
c) What does the speaker wish the mother had left behind? Why can’t the wish be fulfilled? (3 marks)
d) Describe the character trait of the mother in the poem. (2 marks)
e) Identify and illustrate the imagery used in the poem. (4 marks)
f) What is the speaker’s attitude towards the mother and the golden brooch in the poem. (3 marks)
g) Rewrite the following in your own words: (2 marks)
'Has no more need of, and I have'
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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The inmates
Huddled together
Cold biting their bones
Teeth chattering from the chill,
The air oppressive,
The smell offensive
They sit and they reflect
The room self contained
At the corner the ‘gents’ invites
With the nice fragrance of ammonia,
And fresh human dung,
The fresh inmates sit thoughtfully
Vermin perform a guard of honour
Saluting him with a bite here
And a bite there
‘Welcome to the world, they seem to say’
The steel lock of the door
The walls insurmountable
And the one torching tortuous bulb
Stare vacantly at him
Slowly he reflects about the consignment
That gave birth to his confinement
Locked in for conduct refinement
The reason they put him in prison
The clock ticks
But too slowly
Five years will be a long time
Doomed in the dungeon
In this hell of a cell
a) Who is the persona in the poem? (1 mark)
b) Briefly explain what the poem is about. (2 marks)
c) Identify and illustrate three aspects of style in the poem. (6 marks)
d) Give evidence from the poem which indicates the inmates are suffering. (3 marks)
e) Why is the fresh inmate in prison? (2 marks)
f) Identify and explain the mood of the new convict. (2 marks)
g) Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem.
i) That gave birth to his confinement (1 mark)
ii) The room is self contained (1 mark)
h) What does the steel lock in the door and the insurmountable walls suggest? (2 marks)
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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WEDDING EVE
Should I
Or should I not
Take the oath to love
For ever
This person I know little about?
Does she love me
Or my car
Or my future
Which I know little about?
Will she continue to love me
When the future she saw in me
Crumbles and fades into nothing
Leaving the naked me
To love without hope?
Will that smile she wears
Last through the hazards to come
When fate strikes
Across the dreams of tomorrow?
Like the clever passenger in a faulty plane,
Wear her life jacket
And jump out to save her life
Leaving me crush into the unknown?
What magic can I use
To see what lies beneath
Her angel face and well knit hair
To see her hopes and dreams
Before I take an oath
To love forever?
We are both wise chess players
She makes a move
I make a move
And we trap each other in our secret dreams
Hoping to win against each other
Everett Standa
QUESTION
1. Comment on the title of this poem. 3 marks
2. Explain the dilemma of speaker in the first stanza. 2 marks
3. What is the speaker’s attitude towards their relationship?
4. Discuss and illustrate two character traits of the persona. 4 marks
5. Comment on the imagery of the plane. 3 marks
6. Explain how the relationship is compared to a game of chess. 3 marks
7. Explain the meaning of the following line: leaving the naked me. 3 marks
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Make y the subject of the formula.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Use logarithms to evaluate.
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May 3, 2019
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Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow
THE NECKLACE
From a distance
Fearful of inching any further,
A cold sweat trickled rivulets,
Making me shiver at noon.
Undaring to approach the form
It was over in minutes,
The necessities of execution availed,
The firestone tyre,
Petrol in blackened tin,
And ignites in numerous hands
Each participant ready and anxious,
To set the man a flame.
As the smouldering form blackened,
Smell of sizzling flesh filling in the air
Piercing the nostrils,
And choking me breathless,
I watched in wonder,
Witness to an unwritten law.
As the crowd dispersed,
The haggling and bargaining resumed,
Buying, selling and cheating,
As men in uniform arrived,
Bearing away the charred remains
Questions
a) How relevant is the title of the poem above? (2 marks)
b) Describe the character of the executionists in the poem (2 marks)
c) What was needed to carry out the execution? (3 marks)
d) Explain the difference in the use of the word 'form' in stanza one and stanza three (2 marks)
e) (i) Who is the persona ? (1 mark)
(ii) What deters the persona from getting closer to the scene of action? (1 mark)
f) Explain the meaning of the following phrases as used in the poem (3 marks)
i) Smell of sizzling flesh
ii) Each participant ready and anxious
iii) Witnessed to an unwritten law
g) What mood is portrayed in the poem? (2 marks)
h) Paraphrase the last stanza (4 marks)
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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The distance S metres from a fixed point, covered by a particle t seconds is given by the equation.
s = t3 - 6t2 + 9t + 5.
a) Calculate the gradient of the curve at t = 0.5 seconds.
b) Determine the value of s at the maximum turning point of the curve.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow.
Song of Agony
I put on a clean shirt
And go to work
Which of us
Which of us will come back?
Four and twenty moons
Not seeing women
Not seeing my hand
Which of us
Which of us will die?
I put on a clean shirt
And go to work my contract
To work far away
I go beyond the mountain
Into the bush
Where the roads end
And the rivers run dry
Which of us
Which of us will come back?
Which of us
Which of us will die?
Questions
a) Who is the persona in the poem? Explain. (2 marks)
b) Briefly discuss the subject matter in this poem. (3 marks)
c) Identify two stylistic devices in the poem and show their effectiveness. (4 marks)
d) Show how the persona and the others suffer in the poem. Illustrate your answer. (4 marks)
e) What is the dominant mood in the poem? (2 marks)
f) Is the title of this poem suitable? Explain (3 marks)
g)Identify and explain one economic activity practiced by the persona’s community
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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A bus left town A at 11.45 a.m and travelled towards town B at average speed of 60km/h. A car left town B at 1.15p.m
on the same day and travelled towards town A along the same road at an average speed of 90km/h. The distance
between the two towns is 540km. Determine
a) The time of day when the two vehicles met.
b) How far from A they met.
c) How far outside town B the bus was when the car reached town A.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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The table below shows Kenya’s tax rates in a certain year.
In that year Mr. Mwangi earned a basic salary of Kshs. 16000 per month. He is entitled to a house allowance of ksh.12000 per month and a medical allowance of ksh. 2000 per month.Calculate:
a) i) His taxable income per year in pounds.
ii) His monthly gross tax.
iii) The monthly net tax if he is given a relief of ksh. 1056 per month.
b) Other deductions per month are as follows
N.H.I.F sh. 320, cooperative loan sh. 5600,
WCPS sh 488, coop shares sh 2000
Find his monthly net pay.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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The diagram below represents a solid consisting of a hemispherical bottom and a conical frustrum at the top.
a) Determine the value of x hence the height of the cone.
b) Calculate;
i) The surface area of the solid.
ii) The volume of the solid.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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The figure below shows triangle OAB in which OA = a and OB = b. M and N are points on OB and AB respectively such
that OM = 1/3OB and AN = 2/5AB. Line AM and ON meet at P such that OP = 5/9 ON.
a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b
i) AB
ii) ON
iii) AM
b) Express AP and PM in terms of a and b,hence show that the points A, P and M are collinear.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Three hundred and sixty litres of a homogenous paint is made by mixing three paints A, B and C. The ratio by volume
of paints A to paint B is 3 : 2 and paint B to paint C is 1 : 2. Paint A costs sh. 180 per litre, paint B sh. 240 per litre and
paint C sh. 127.50 per litre. Determine:
a) The volume of each type of paint in the mixture.
b) The amount of money spent in making one litre of the mixture.
c) The percentage profit made by selling the mixture at sh. 221 per litre.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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The length and breadth of a rectangle are given as (6x - 1) and (x - 2) metres respectively. If the length and breadth
are each increased by 4 metres, the new area is three times that of the original triangle.
a) Form an equation in x and solve it.
b) Find the dimension of the original rectangle.
c) Express the increase in area as a percentage of the original area.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Identify four causes of formation of lumps in porridge?
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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State two meanings of the term ‘cover’ as used in meal planning and management?
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May 3, 2019
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A family menu of an expectant mother who is a lacto-vegetarian and a two year old child includes Fried beef, ugali, and fried vegetables. Highlight three reasons that make this menu unsuitable for them.
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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List six items required when setting for a table for a three course meal?
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Give two methods of preserving beans?
Date posted:
May 3, 2019
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Every Kenyan has a freedom of expression. A Kenyan citizen can thus express themselves verbally, thorough writing or the media. Highlight the restrictions associated with this freedom
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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Every Kenyan has the right to life. The right should not be ended intentionally by themselves and others. This right however may be waived in some situations. Give examples of circumstances where the right to life of a Kenyan citizen may be waived
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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There are various in which an individual can become a Kenyan citizen. The citizen can also be deprived or stripped of their citizenship in certain extreme cases. Highlight the various ways in which a Kenyan citizen can lose their citizenship
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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Define the term citizenship and give the various ways in which one can become a Kenyan citizen
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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One of the major categories of the sources of information on history and government is electronic material. Highlight the advantages and disadvantages of electronic materials as a source of information on history and government.
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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Government means the way of ruling, administering and controlling of people. It implies having power to direct and conduct policies and public affairs of the people. State the importance of studying government to students of history and governments
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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State and briefly explain any eight effects of missionary activities in the 19th and 20th century in Kenya
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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Highlight any six challenges faced by the missionaries in the missionary work in Kenya both at the Kenyan coast and the interior
Date posted:
May 2, 2019
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Missionary work in Kenya began in 1844 when a German missionary known as Ludwig Krapf arrived in Zanzibar. His success encouraged the coming other missionaries form other Christian societies. Identify any six factors that facilitated the spread of Christianity in Kenya
Date posted:
May 2, 2019