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The figure below shows a balloon carrying hydrogen gas 3m3 of density 0.09kgm-3. The mass
of the balloon fabric is 2kg and the density of air is 1.25kgm-3
i) Determine the tension in the string
ii) If the string is suddenly cut, calculate the acceleration of the balloon upwards
iii) What is the maximum mass of the equipment the balloon can lift at a constant velocity
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April 5, 2019
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A measuring cylinder contains 50cm3 of light oil at 0oC. When a lump of dried ice is placed in
the oil, the total volume is 72cm3. Determine the density of the ice.
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April 5, 2019
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A piece of metal N of mass 2kg weighs 18N in water and 12N in liquid M. Determine the density
of ;
(i) The metal N
(ii) The liquid M
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April 5, 2019
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A bathroom shower has 200 holes each 2.5mm2 in area. Water flows from a pipe of cross-section
area of 15cm2 at 5m/s to the shower. Determine the speed of the spray.
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April 5, 2019
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A ship of mass 1300 tonnes floats on sea water:
(i) What volume of sea water is displaced (Density of sea water is 1025kg/m3)
(ii) Suppose it sails from sea water to fresh water, what cargo must be removed so that
the same volume of water is displaced? (Density of fresh water = 1000kg/m3
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April 5, 2019
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Briefly outline Karl Marx's critique of the classical system and show why his prediction that the capitalist system was doomed to collapse did not materialize.
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April 5, 2019
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Read the dialogue below and answer the questions that follow. (5 marks)
Lillian: Good morning, Aisha
Aisha: Good morning.
Lillian: (Frowning) You don‟t look happy ... what's the matter?
Aisha: I have just received a call from home, and ...
Lillian: Ah, these fellows from home are always calling. My mother also called me.
Aisha: Well, in my case, it is bad news. My brother ...
Rehema: As I was saying, my mother called me, and also she wanted to tell me is that they are fine.
(Shaking her head absentmindedly
Aisha: My brother was involved in a car accident. But you are not listening ...
Rehema: What did you say?
Aisha: (Despairingly) I gave up.
Questions
What kind of lister is Rehema? Illustrate your answer)
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April 4, 2019
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Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.
More than 500 (1) _________________ including experts on curriculum from Kenya and further afield, met in Nairobi (2)
________________ other week with the question of the nation‟s (3) _______________ system on (4)________________ of the
agenda. It is right that the current system (5) ______________ was put in place over these decades ago to subjected to
exhaustive review.
The criticisms against the status que are numerous but the most important is that it (6) _____________crammily and role
learning and it does not inspire (7) ______________ thinking.
The world is a dynamic place and , to survive, one (8) ____________________to develop their facility for creativity and
adaptability. (9) ___________________ it is too early to know the prescriptions that emerged from the deliberations, the
proposals of a taskforce (10) ________________ by professor Douglas Othiambo after a good guide of the thinking among
educations.
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April 4, 2019
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The figure below represents a ray of light falling normally on the curved surface of a
semi- circular glass block A at an angle of 32° at O and emerging into air at an angle of 48°
Calculate the absolute refractive index of the glass of which the block is made.
(Assume air is a vacuum)
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April 4, 2019
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EITHER
1. (a) Write a composition ending with '…………………….. after that incident, I realized that it is never too late to change.'
(b) Write a composition based on the following 'The mobile phone is the best piece of technology of the twenty first
century'. Discuss.
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April 4, 2019
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Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. (2 marks)
(i) You must not lean …………………….. the wall during the assembly.
(ii) Robbers broke ……………………. our house while we were away.
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April 4, 2019
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The refractive index of paraffin is 1.47 and that of glass is 1.55. Determine the critical
angle of a ray of light travelling from glass to paraffin
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April 4, 2019
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Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets. (3 marks)
(i) In summary writing, you should observe both accuracy and ……………………….. (brief)
(ii) That we cannot add one and one is ……………………… (conceive)
(iii) Phil Collins is a famous ……………. all over the world. (piano
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April 4, 2019
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Arrange the adjectives in the following sentences in their correct order. (3 marks)
(i) I hate blue toilet big ugly flies.
(ii) They found gold handsome round Swiss old watches.
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April 4, 2019
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THE VILLAGE WELL
By the well,
Where fresh water still quietly whisper
As when I
First accompanied Mother and filled my baby gourd,
By this well,
Where many an evening its clean water cleaned me;
This silent well
Dreaded haunt of the long haired Musambwa
Who basked
In the mid-day sun reclining on the rock
Where I now sit
Welling up with many poignant memories;
This spot,
Which has rung with the purity of child laughter;
This spot,Where eye spoke secretly to responding eye;
This spot,
Where hearts pounded madly in many a breast;
By this well,
Over-hung by leafy branches of sheltering trees
I first noticed her
I saw her in the cool of red, red evening
I saw her
As if I had not seen her a thousand times before
By this well
My eyes asked for love, and my heart went mad.
I stuttered
And murmured my first words of love
And cupped
With my hands, the intoxication that were her breasts
In this well,
In the clear waters of this whispering well,
The silent moon
Witnessed with a smile our inviolate vows
The kisses
That left us weak and breathless.
It is dark.
It is dark by the well that still whispers.
It is darker
It is utter darkness in the heart that bleeds
By this well
Where magic has evaporated but memories linger.
Of damp death
The rotting foliage reeks,
And the branches
Are grotesque talons of hungry vultures,
For she is dead
The one I first loved by this well.
Questions:
(i) Who is the persona in this poem? (2 marks)
(ii) What is the significant of the well to the persona? (4 marks)
(iii) Identify imagery in the poem. (2 marks)
(iv) Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem.
(a) Dreaded haunt of the long haired Musambwa. (2 marks)
(b) I saw her in the cool of a red, red evening. (2 marks)
(c) It is dark by the well that still whispers. (2 marks)
(v) Comment on the change of mood in the last two stanzas. (4 marks)
(vi) What is the attitude of the persona towards death?
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April 4, 2019
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By use of a ray; diagram, show how a concave mirror may be a dentist mirror
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April 4, 2019
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The figure below shows an object placed in front of a plane mirror. Draw appropriate rays to
locate the image as seen by the observer.
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April 4, 2019
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The figure below shows a magnetic material being magnetized
Complete the diagram showing the windings on the magnetic material so as to produce polarities
at A and B both south poles
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April 4, 2019
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The figure below shows a diagram of a simple electric generator
i) Label the parts P and Q
ii) Identify the polarities of the poles X and Y
iii) State two ways of increasing the voltage – output in this generator
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April 4, 2019
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Using a well- labeled diagram explain how a moving coil meter works
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April 4, 2019
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Two pins are attached to each of the magnets as shown below.
Explain the behaviour of pins in each case.
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April 4, 2019
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The figure below shows a micrometer screw gauge being used to measure the diameter of a rod.
The thimble scale has 50 divisions.
What is the reading?
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April 4, 2019
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A gold leaf electroscope is positively charged as shown in the diagram in figure where C is the cap and L is the gold leaf. State and explain what happens to L when a positively charged rod is
brought near C without touching it.
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April 4, 2019
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State the disadvantages of farm mechanization
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April 4, 2019
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The figure below shows an uncharged pith ball under the attraction of a charged ball.
State and explain what would be observed after the two pith balls touch
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April 4, 2019
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The following information was extracted from books of Chunga Traders for the period ending
31/12/2000:-
Fixed assets – 350,000
Drawings – 50,000
Creditors – 50,000
Cash – 60,000
Discount received 4,000
Rent – 12,000
Bank overdraft – 10,000
Debtors – 20,000
Stock (31/12/2000)-30,000
Commission received – 6,000
Gross profit – 80,000
Electricity – 3,000
Stock (11/1/2000) – 50,000
Salaries – 20,000
Prepare:- Their profit & loss account
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April 4, 2019
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The following balance sheet was prepared by the accounts clerk of Mapato traders:-
Requirements:
Calculate the following
i) Working capital
ii) Return on capital
iii) Current ratio
iv) Capital employed
v) Borrowed capital
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April 4, 2019
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A student hung a magnet next to a coil of wire to make a door chime as shown in figure :-
i) Explain how the current made the magnet move towards the chime bar
(ii) What should the student do to make the magnet hit the chime bar harder?
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April 4, 2019
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The following trial balance was extracted from Vumilia traders as 31st December 2006
Additional information:
-closing stock 25,000
-Outstanding salaries 450
-Insurance 900 has been paid in advance
-Depreciate machinery by 10% on cost
Required: i) trading, profit and loss a/c
ii) Balance sheet
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April 4, 2019
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In the diagram below, the U-tube contains two liquids; X and Y which do not mix. If the density
of liquid Y is 900Kgm-3 and that of X is 1200Kgm-3, calculate the height of liquid Y
Date posted:
April 4, 2019