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Ainisha mofimu zinazojitokeza katika kitenzi hiki
Waliochekeshwa
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October 8, 2019
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Read the excerpt below and then answer questions that follow.
After a hurriedly prepared dinner, the girls retired to their bedroom to arrange and tidy it up. Cartons of their clothes, bedding, books and other personal effects were still piled up on their unmade bed. Curtains were yet to be hung as were their pictures and decorations.
Taiyo removed her cardigan and immediately swung into action. She loosened the ropes that tied cartons, emptied their contents onto the floor and sorted them. After some time, the large room that held their big bed was in shambles. Shoes lay strewn all over, books were stacked in heaps on the floor and clothes and bedding were scattered on the bed. Exhausted, she straightened up and stood, hands on her hips, eyeing in growing exasperation her sister who sat on a chair at one corner of the room reading a book.
"Surely, Resian," she complained to her sharply. "Is this the time to read a book with all this mess around
us?"
"Do your bit now and I will do mine tomorrow," Resian replied with a nonchalant carelessness. "I insist
that you get up right now and get to work" Taiyo raised her voice. "We need to arrange this room before we get to bed." Resian grunted. She reluctantly laid the book down and went to work.
They reviewed the events of the last two days as they tried to bring order to the room.
'There is such a contrast between Nakuru and this place," said Taiyo quietly. "It is so quiet and tranquil
here.'
'I don't know, but I feel an oppressive silence,' Resian said defiantly. 'A little noise is not all that 'Don't befuddle me with your weird kind of reasoning," said Taiyo getting impatient. "Do you prefer the Nakuru bus stage to this serene atmosphere?'
'No, not at all.' Resian said seriously. 'I would rather live in the most noisy place on earth, than live anywhere near a vagabond who would accost me in the most quiet and serene atmosphere with the intention of mutilating my sexuality!'
'Of course I also don't care whether I am counted among intoiye nemengalana,' an embarrassed Taiyo said
as she began to fold clothes, not looking at her sister.
'What I know is that my body belongs to me. I belong to myself." She picked a pillow, tossed it onto the bed, plumbed it up and looking around said fiercely, 'only when I am dead would anybody mutilate my body.'
'Don't you think they can force us to undergo the ritual?" Resian asked fearfully. 'What do you think will
happen to us if Papaai is forced by his clansmen to embrace the archaic culture that would require us to get
the cut?
"Resian-e-yeiyo, I hope nothing of that sort happens, for if it does ... ' she shrugged her shoulders
and pulled an expressive face. "I don't know what would happen to us.'
'That's why it's imperative that you persuade Papaai to allow us go back to Nakuru and enroll at the
university,' said Resian vehemently as she threw herself onto the bed, her arms behind her head. 'We must beat them to it. We must convince him to let us go before they prevail upon him to embrace outdated and archaic traditions.'
(a) '…..the girls retired to their bedroom to arrange and tidy it up.' Highlight the events that occur before this
(b) 'I don't know, but I feel an oppressive silence,' Why does Resian feel this kind of silence?
(c) Taiyo removed her cardigan and immediately swung into action.
Rewrite beginning with: Removing....................
(d) Describe two traits demonstrated byTaiyo in the excerpt
(e) Discuss two styles used by the author in the excerpt.
(f) Highlight two themes presented in the excerpt.
(g) What happens immediately after this excerpt?
h) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt.
i. Exasperation
ii. Befuddle
iii. Archaic
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Changanua sentensi ifuatayo ukitumia matawi
Mzee ambaye hukuza pamba amefaidika sana
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Andika sentensi ifuatayo katika hali ya udogo wingi
Njia nyembamba ni hatari kwa usafiri wa gari
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Tunga sentensi mbili kutofautisha matumizi ya vitate hivi: Dua na tua
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Read the passage below and then answer questions that follow.
Drug addiction is not a hallmark of moral failure or lack of willpower—it’s a complex disease that deserves long-term, extensive treatment, just like any other chronic condition. People who have not struggled with substance abuse may find it difficult to understand why anyone would start using. Why would someone willingly put themselves in harm’s way by taking dangerous substances? There are, in fact, many reasons why some people turn to or start abusing drugs, and unfortunately the consequences can be life-shattering. While every case is unique, there are general patterns that indicate why some people use drugs, how addiction develops, and the consequences of drug abuse.
While specific incentives differ from person to person, generally speaking, people start using drugs to escape or mask pain.
In some individuals, the onset of drug use can be from untreated psychiatric issues including anxiety and depression. The rush of pleasure from using drugs can provide temporary solace from suffering, which can stem from many mental health or other issues including trauma or abuse, mental illness, low self-esteem, poverty, relationship problems, loss of a loved one, stress, and chronic pain or medical conditions. But whatever their reason for starting, once addiction sets in, the disease usually spirals more and more out of their control.
For most people, the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary. But as they are swept up into the cycle of addiction, the neural pathways in their brain change so they are less able to control their behavior and resist their intense impulses.
It works like this: the brain rewards pleasurable experiences (such as food, intimacy, and laughter) with surges of feel-good chemicals like dopamine. But using drugs triggers the release of much more dopamine than chocolate or cuddling does, and the rush of euphoria compels them to repeat the experience. The more someone uses drugs, the more they condition their brain to anticipate the same substance-fueled pleasant sensations.
That’s why it’s so difficult to stop. The brain becomes wired for addiction. Eventually, one’s tolerance may build so much that addictive behavior no longer provides any pleasure, and using drugs simply becomes a way to avoid withdrawal. They need drugs just to keep feeling normal.
Not everyone who experiments with drugs becomes an addict. There’s no single factor that can predict whether someone will become addicted, though there are general social, biological, and environmental factors that do increase the risk.
Genes, in combination with environmental factors, account for about half of a person’s addiction vulnerability. Being male, African American, or having a mental illness can also increase a person’s risk of progressing to addiction.Family, friends, and socioeconomic status have a significant impact on a person’s likelihood of developing an addiction. Physical and sexual abuse, peer pressure, stress, and parental guidance can greatly affect the occurrence of substance abuse. Although a person can become an addict at any age, the earlier substance use begins, the more likely it will escalate to serious addiction.
The sad truth is that more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities are caused by substance abuse than by any other preventable health condition. Prolonged drug dependence interferes with just about every organ in the human body, and different drugs have different damaging effects.
a) According to the passage, what is drug addiction?
b) Make notes on the causes of drug abuse.
c) How does addiction develop according to the passage?
d) List the environmental factors that predict whether someone will become addicted.
e) What are the effects of substance abuse according to the passage?
f) Explain the meaning following expressions as used in the passage.
i. Willpower
ii. Compels
iii. Escalate
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Tofautisha kati ya sauti ghuna na sauti si ghuna huku ukitolea mifano miwili kwa kila aina
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Yakinisha sentensi ifuatayo :
Mama hakutuchapa, hakutupa chakula wala maji
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ISIMU JAMII
Jadili mambo yanayotatiza kuenea kwa Kiswahili kabla ya 1962 nchini Kenya.
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Eleza matumizi ya ‘ka’ na ‘hu’ katika sentensi zifuatazo.
(i) Nilienda kanisani nikamkuta, nikamwamkua, nikamwomba msamaha.
(ii) Baba hufika nyumbani usiku wa manane
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Explain the difference in meaning between the sentences that follow.
i) I bought three pens for thirty shillings.
ii) I bought three pens at thirty shillings.
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Tumia ‘O’ rejeshi tamati
Nguo iliyonunuliwa si ile uliyoitaka
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Andika sentensi ifuatayo upya kwa mwanzo wa kiwakilishi
Mama huyu anapika wali
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Tambua aina mbili ya virai katika sentensi ifuatayo
Mwanafunzi shupavu aliponea chupuchupu
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Akifisha
je, unaipenda hali ilivyo mwenzake alitaka kujua
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Tambua mofimu katika neno lifuatalo
Waimbao
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Rewrite the sentence according to the instruction given without changing its meaning.
(i) The girl said, 'I have done my homework.' Rewrite without using the speech marks('..')
(ii) She told him, 'Don't drive so fast!' Write in a reported speech
(iii) I think Muna is funnier than Amos. End: .....Muna
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Linganisha na ulinganue sauti /k/na/g/
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Tunga sentensi sahihi ukitumia vitenzi
(i) Kishirikishi kipungufu
(ii) Kikuu
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Tambua aina ya nomino katika utungo ufuatao.
Mji wa sokomoko una masaibu mengi
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Kanusha
Nikimwona ndugu yangu nitamjulisha habari hizi
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Tambua matumizi ya ni – katika sentensi hii
Mwanafunzi ni mtukutu
Ameenda ibadani
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October 8, 2019
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Read the excerpt below and then answer the questions that follow.
Nora. What right have you to question me, Mr.Krogstad?–You, one of my husband’s subordinates! But since you ask, you shall know. Yes, Mrs. Linde is to have an appointment. And it was I who pleaded her cause, Mr. Krogstad, let me tell you that.
Krogstad. I was right in what I thought, then.
Nora (walking up and down the stage). Sometimes one has a tiny little bit of influence, I should hope. Because one is a woman, it does not necessarily follow that–. When anyone is in a subordinate position, Mr. Krogstad, they should really be careful to avoid offending anyone who–who–
Krogstad. Who has influence?
Nora. Exactly.
Krogstad (changing his tone). Mrs. Helmer, you will be so good as to use your influence on my behalf.
Nora. What? What do you mean?
Krogstad. You will be so kind as to see that I am allowed to keep my subordinate position in the Bank.
Nora. What do you mean by that? Who proposes to take your post away from you?
Krogstad. Oh, there is no necessity to keep up the pretence of ignorance. I can quite understand that your friend is not very anxious to expose herself to the chance of rubbing shoulders with me; and I quite understand, too, whom I have to thank for being turned off.
Nora. But I assure you–
Krogstad. Very likely; but, to come to the point, the time has come when I should advise you to use your influence to prevent that.
Nora. But, Mr. Krogstad, I have no influence.
Krogstad. Haven’t you? I thought you said yourself just now–
Nora. Naturally I did not mean you to put that construction on it. I! What should make you think I have any influence of that kind with my husband?
Krogstad. Oh, I have known your husband from our student days. I don’t suppose he is any more unassailable than other husbands.
Nora. If you speak slightingly of my husband, I shall turn you out of the house.
Krogstad. You are bold, Mrs. Helmer.
Nora. I am not afraid of you any longer. As soon as the New Year comes, I shall in a very short time be free of the whole thing.
Krogstad (controlling himself ). Listen to me, Mrs.Helmer. If necessary, I am prepared to fight for my small post in the Bank as if I were fighting for my life.
Nora. So it seems.
Krogstad. It is not only for the sake of the money; indeed, that weighs least with me in the matter. There is another reason–well, I may as well tell you. My position is this. I daresay you know, like everybody else, that once, many years ago, I was guilty of an indiscretion.
Nora. I think I have heard something of the kind.
Krogstad. The matter never came into court; but every way seemed to be closed to me after that. So I took to the business that you know of. I had to do something; and, honestly, I don’t think I’ve been one of the worst. But now I must cut myself free from all that. My sons are growing up; for their sake I must try and win back as much respect as I can in the town. This post in the Bank was like the first step up for me–and now your husband is going to kick me downstairs again into the mud.
Nora. But you must believe me, Mr. Krogstad; it is not in my power to help you at all.
Krogstad. Then it is because you haven’t the will; but I have means to compel you.
(a) Krogstad asks four questions just before this excerpt. Which are they?
(b) For what reasons has Krogstad visited Nora? Refer to what happens in the excerpt and in the rest of the play.
(c) 'I was right in what I thought, then.' What do you think Krogstad thought?
(d) Describe two character traits of Nora as brought out in the excerpt.
(e) Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given after each without changing their meanings.
i. If you speak slightingly of my husband, I shall turn you out of the house.
Use: Unless…
ii. So it seems.
supply a question tag
(f) Highlight two themes evident in this excerpt.
(g) Then it is because you haven’t the will; but I have means to compel you.” How does Krogstad plan to force Nora to talk to her husband?
(h) Write a word with the same meaning as each of the following words as used in the excerpt.
i. Necessity
ii. Pleaded
iii. Influence
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Changanua kwa jedwali
Chakula ambacho kilipikwa vizuri kimeliwa na watu wote
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Tumia kirejeshi kuonyesha mazoea katika sentensi ifuatayo:
Mtoto anayelia ni huyu
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Unda kitenzi kutokana na neno bora na utunge sentensi katika hali ya wingi.
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a) Complete the table below, for the function y =2x2 + 4x - 3.
b) On the grid provided, draw the graph of y=2x2 + 4x - 3 for -4<= x<= 2 and use the graph to estimate the roots of the equation to 1 decimal place.
c) In order to solve graphically 2x2 + x – 5 = 0, a straight line must be drawn to intersect the curve y = 2x2 + 4x – 3. Determine the equation of the straight line and draw it, hence obtain the roots of the equation 2x2 + x - 5 = 0 to 1 decimal place.
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Yakinisha katika nafsi ya pili umoja
Tusipoonana na mgeni hatutafaidi
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Eleza maana mbili ya sentensi ifuatayo.
Askari alimkimbilia mwizi.
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Tumia neno “ngali” kutunga sentensi kuonyesha
(i) Kitenzi kisaidizi
(ii) Kitenzi kishirikishi
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