- FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20 MARKS)
A friend has written to say that he will be traveling to another country via Kenya. He hopes that you can host him for a day in your house. However, something very important comes up the material day and you have to be away. You leave the key to your house with a neighbour who will give it to your visitor.
Write a letter to that friend explaining the situation. Also assist him prepare dinner in your absence. - CLOZE TEST (10MARKS)
Fill in the blank space in the passage with the most appropriate word
The issue of birth certificates as a (1)____________________ for registration of candidates has ignited a lot of concern for parents with students sitting for this year’s examinations. Whereas we are concerned about the issue of foreigners in this country. This directive has (2)______________ many parents and students alike unprepared. (3) ____________________instance, most students sitting in this year’s K.C.S.E were born in the late 90s and if they happen not to have even birth certificates, which is (4)_____________________ likely, it also means that they don’t have even their birth notification cards. (5)______________________ birth certificates under these circumstances, and within the given time frame, is (6)_________________ . The authorities (7) ________________________with the issuance of these documents (8)__________________process them urgently. (9)_________________ is a serious matter. Candidates have been given a very short time to (10) ______________ these documents. - ORAL SKILL (30 MKS)
- Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.
Make me a grave where’er you will,
In a lowly plain, or a lofty hill,
Make it among earth’s humblest graves,
But not in a land where men are slaves.
I could not rest if around my grave,
I heard the steps of a trenching slave;
His shadow above my silent tomb,
Would make it a place of fearful gloom.
I could not rest if I heard the tread
Of a coffee going to the shambles led,
And the mother’s shriek of wild despair
Rise like a curse on the trembling air
(by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper)- Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem above. (2marks)
- Apart from rhyme, identify two other ways rhythm has been achieved. (4marks)
- Mention two ways in which you would know that your audience is fully participating during the recitation of the above poem. (2marks)
- How would you say the last line of the poem? (2marks)
- Which intonation would you use to say each of the underlined words? (4marks)
Malusu: Omenda what time is the meeting tomorrow?............................
Omenda: (surprised) Tomorrow!...............................
Malisu: You didn’t forget, ……………….. did you?.............................
Omenda: I’m afraid I did. ……………………………… - For each of the following words, write another word that is pronounced the same. (4marks)
- Male ………………………
- Blue ……………………….
- Hire ………………………
- Ewe . ……………………..
- Identify the odd one out according to the highlighted vowel sound. (4marks)
- delete emperor religion …………………………
- gone tone bone ……………………………
- said paid laid ……………………………
- food fool book …………………………….
- Read the telephone conversation below and answer the questions that follows:
( A Mr. Kamau calls wishing to speak to Mr. Onyango , the store-keeper, who is not in at the time of the call. Mr. Mwema receives the call and record the message for Mr. Onyango.)
Miss Mwema: Good morning,Homebased Care for Youth Counselling,
How may I help you?
Mr Kamau: Good morning to you. May I speak to Mr Onyango please?
Miss Mwema: I ‘m afraid he is not in at the moment. May I take a message? for him?
Mr Kamau : Yes please.Tell that Mr Kamau of Graphic Designs Centre called to
Confirm the order for the display posters.
Miss Mwema : I will. May I have your contact please?
Mr Kamau: My telephone number is 0711200232
Miss Mwema : 0-7-1-1-2-0-0-2-3-2 ( As she writes down)
Mr Kamau : Yes, that is the number. Who am I speaking to?
Miss Mwema : Miss Mwema the receptionist.
Mr Kamau : Thank you Miss Mwema . Have a good day.
Miss Mwema: Have a good day too and thank you for calling.
Identify four telephone conversation skills that have been exhibited by the speakers in the conversation above to make it successful. (8marks)
- Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.
MARKING SCHEME
Question 1
FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20 MARKS)
FRIENDLY LETTER
Format (6 Marks)
- Address - 1 Mark
- Date - 1 Mark
- Salutation - 1 Mark
- Complementary close i.e. Your friend -1 Mark
Signature -1 Mark
Writers name - 1 Mark
The body (9 Marks)
- Introduction - 1 Mark (e.g. greetings)
- Conclusion – 1 Mark (e.g. Apology)
The body should include the following information:
- Reason for being away 1 Mark
- Details on where and how to get the key. 2 Mark
- What and how to prepare in brief (dinner)
What – 1 Mark
How – 3 Marks
Language (5 Marks)
- A – Excellent, competent, apt vocabulary, appropriate tense, correct punctuation/spellings. (5 Marks)
- B – Good, certain, candidate communicates with ease. (4 Marks)
- C – Average, candidate not at ease with language. (3 Marks)
- D - Poor, broken language (1 – 2 Marks)
Question 2
CLOZE TEST
- requirement/requisite
- caught
- For
- most
- Acquiring
- impossible
- concerned
- should
- this
- get/acquire
Question 3
ORAL SKILLS
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- Rhyme scheme aa bb cc dd ee ff (1mk) regular – (1mark)
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- Alliteration make , me /m/ lowly , lofty /l/
- Consonance could , around could , heard
- Assonance in, hill /I/ rise, like /ai/ step, trebling/e/
(1mk identification 1mk illustration) (22)
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- Maintaining an eye contact.
- Sitting upright and leaning towards the speaker
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- Gestures- lift my hands to demonstrate rising.
- Falling intonation to depict the sadness of the speaker
- Stress the words rise, curse and trembling air to emphasis the sad mood the persona is in.
(any point and must be qualified to get 2mks) 2 x 1=2mks\
- Intonation
Tomorrow ↓ falling intonation (wh- question)
Forget ↓ falling intonation you ↑ rising intonation (question tag expressing doubt)
Did ↓ falling intonation (statement)
(Award if an arrow is used correctly) (1mk) - Homophones
- blew
- Higher
- You ( 1 x 4 )
- Vowel sounds (1mk each) 14
- emperor /e/
- gone / /
- said /ei /
- book / u /
- Dialogue
- Greetings to create a rapport…… Good morning….
Good morning to you. - Both parties introduce themselves…. Home based care for Youth counseling…. Mr. Kamau of Graphic Designs.
- Receive (receptionist) offers assistance….. How may I help you?
- Speakers observe turn- taking – there was no interruption.
- Use of public/ courteous language – please thank you.
(Identification and support/ illustration- 2mks each)
No score for mentioning only
- Greetings to create a rapport…… Good morning….
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