INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
- Write your name, admission number and class in the spaces provided above.
- Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
- Candidates should answer questions in English.
- FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20 MARKS)
Imagine you are the secretary of a team set up by the Sub – County Director of Education to investigate the causes of the high incidences of unrest in schools in the country. Write a report of the proceedings, findings, conclusion and give recommendations of what should be done to restore sanity in the education sector. (20mks) - CLOZE TEST (10 Marks.)
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word.
Whether it is in 1)__________________ for job, or discussion and tutorials 2)______________college and university level 3)____________________ communication in business, you will find that a 4)___________________________ command of oral English is 5) ______________________. Another area where confidence and familiarity in the 6)______________________ medium is important is in radio and television. 7)_______________ they use English or Kiswahili, announcers, commentators and presenters are 8)________________ to present a clear, comprehensible and accurate form of the 9)_______________. Similarly, clarity of expression is expected of radio and television actors although in their case, clarity will depend on the 10)_____________________ script. - ORAL SKILLS (30 MARKS)
- Read the following short poem and answer the questions that follow.
SUNSET
The sun spun like
a tossed coin
It whirled on the azure sky,
It clattered into the horizon,
It clicked on the slot
And neon lights popped
And blinked ‘time expired’,
as on a parking meter.
(Oswald Mbuyiseni: Mtshali)- Describe the rhyme scheme of the above poem. (2mks)
- Apart from rhyme identify and illustrate another sound pattern used in the poem. (2mks)
- Identify and two onomatopoeic words in the poem. (2mks)
- Which words would you stress in the first two lines ?
Why? (2 mks) - How would you say the last line of this poem and why? (2m)
- Imagine you are performing this poem to your classmates. How would know they are contracting (4mks)
- In each of the groups of words below identify by underlining the odd one out in terms of pronunciation. (5mks)
- Leaf Dough Rough
- One Way On
- Hour How Honest
- Counsel Cancel Council
- Cape Cap Cat.
- Identify whether the intonation will fall or rise in the following sentences. (4 Mks)
- Is your name James Waiyaki?------------------------------------------------------.
- What can I do for you?-------------------------------------------------------------.
- Your class teacher is away today.-------------------------------------------------.
- Get out!----------------------------------------------------------------------------.
- Give a word with similar pronunciation.( 4 Mks)
- One---------------------------------------.
- Aren’t--------------------------------------.
- Flour---------------------------------------.
- Cum----------------------------------------’
- Underline the silent letters in the following sentences. ( 4 Mks).
- Corp
- Leopard.
- History.
- Practically.
- Read the conversation below involving a form four student, the school secretary and the house mistress then answer the questions that follow. (4 Mks)
Student: Hello, may I speak to the Principal please.
Secretary: I’m sorry the principal is not present at the moment.
Student: May I talk to my class teacher please?
Secretary: May I know who your class teacher is please?
Student: Mr. Kingori is my class teacher.
Secretary: Just hold on a moment. I’m sorry he’s gone out. Do you mind leaving him a message?
Student: Then may I talk to my house mistress Mrs. Lumbasi please?
Secretary: Oh Mrs. Lumbazi is your house mistress. Hold on a moment I connect you to her.
Mrs. Lumbazi: Hello, how may I help you?
Student: Excuse me madam, I am sorry I will arrive to school late. The vehicle I boarded has developed mechanical problem. Would you kindly inform my class teacher?
Mrs. Lumbazi: I am sorry about that. I will inform yiur class teacher but please try to catch the next vehicle before it is dark. Bye for now.
Student: Thank you madam.- Pick out words and expressions that show the above speakers have good manners in speech?
- Read the following short poem and answer the questions that follow.
MARKING SCHEME
- Functional Writing
Must be a report. If not deduct (2mks)
Format (6mks)
Heading – capitalized/ underlined. (2mks)
Introduction -1/2 mk
Findings -1/2 mk
Conclusion -1/2 mk
Recommendation- 1 mk
Signing off- 1 mk
Content (10mks)
Introduction -2 mks
Show the purpose of the report
Methods of data collection- 2 mks
-How they collected the information
E.g. Through interviewing
Findings- 2 mks
Any 2
Conclusion
Candidates should deduce from the findings / data collected.
Recommendations- (2mks)
At least 2 recommendations in point form
Language / tone - (4mks)
Total 20 marks. - Cloze text
- Interviews spoken
- at whether
- Or expected
- good language
- necessary / important Written
- Oral Skills
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- abcbdeef 1mk irregular rhyme scheme ½ It cannot be predicted/ It is unpredictable.1/2 mks
- Alliteration 1 mk eg. The sun spun1 mk
- Clattered 1 mk
Clicked 1 mk
Popped 1 mk (Any two) - stress sun spun ½ mk
tossed coin ½mk
Why: they describe the movement of the sun at sunset.1 mk - The line should be said in a falling intonation 1 mk
why: It signals the end of the sun’s movement. 1 mk. -
- if they are looking outside.1 mk
- if they are whispering to one another.1 mk
- if they keep on watching their watching.1 mk
- when they have no eye contact to you. 1 mk
- if they are walking in and out while the performance is going on.1 mk
(Any 4)
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- dough
- on
- how
- cancel
- cape
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- Rise
- Fall
- fall
- fall
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- Won
- aunt
- flower
- come
- Good mannerisms in speech.
- Hello, may I talk…………..
- I’m sorry……………..
- may I know…….
- lease
- Do you mind….
- Please hold on
- Excuse me madam
- Thank you, madam,
(Any 4)
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