ENGLISH PAPER 1 - 2017 KITUI MOCK EXAMINATION

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FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20 marks)
Imagine that you are the secretary of the Drama club in your school. The club is organizing an Annual Drama club party. The chairperson of the club in the previous year was a candidate and performed exemplary well in the KCSE and was admitted in one of the public universities in Kenya.
1. Design an invitation card to be sent to her. (12 marks)
2. Write a congratulatory note to her to be presented that day. (8 marks)
CLOZE TEST (10 marks)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
Many of our villages are greatly (1)__________________ by the rising rate of insecurity. Barely does a day (2)__________________ before one hears of burglary here or a car-jacking there. Majority of the (3)__________________ are innocent citizens (4)__________________ have, toiled for years to acquire the property they have. What is particularly (5)__________________ is that despite the efforts of the authorities (6)_______________ still needs to be done. Although the police (7)_______________ has come up with the idea of community policing, a lot still remains to be done. Sometimes it’s (8)__________________ for people to reveal the identity of the culprits even if they are members of their families. (9)__________________, this is the only way we can root out the bad elements from our communities. (10)__________________ this doesn’t happen, we will always cry over spilt milk.
ORAL SKILLS (30 marks)
1. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
  
  Keep it Dark
  Keep it dark!
  Don’t tell your wife
  For your wife is a log
  Who will burst into flame!
  Keep it dark!
  
  Keep it dark!
  Don’t tell your wife
  For your wife is a pot
  That is blown by the breeze
  And then bang!
  It’s all out and about
  
  Questions
  1. Identify two aspects that make the poem to be categorized as oral. (2 marks)
  2. Which aspect of style enhances the message? (1 mark)
  3. How would you make the recitation of this poem lively? (2 marks)
  4. How would you recite the second line of the first stanza? (1 mark)
  5. Which words would you stress in the third line of the first stanza? Explain. (1 mark)
2. Identify the word with a different sound. (4 marks)
  1. Excited Packet Laughed
  2. Leisure Measure Pressure
  3. Echoes Arch Monarchy
  4. Leaf Dough Rough
3. Read the items below and answer the questions that follow.
  1. Hurry hurry has no blessings.
  2. He who laughs last laughs the loudest.
    
    Questions
    1. Name the category to which the items belong. (1 mark
    2. Identify and illustrate two aspects of sound used in each of the items above. (4 marks)
    3. Give two characteristics of the above genre. (2 marks)
4. Provide the homophones of these words. (2 marks)
  1. Bow
  2. Fir
  3. Tale
  4. Eight
5. You intend to take part in a debate. What should you observe before and during the debate? (4 marks)
6. Read this interview and fill the missing parts.                                                                             (6 marks)
  
  Interviewer:    _______________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
  Interviewee:    I am fine, thank you.
  Interviewer:    Welcome and be seated.
  Interviewee:    _______________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
  Interviewer:    _______________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
  Interviewee:    I only know Mr. Tembo, who was once our principal. It is a surprise to find him in this panel.
  Interviewer:    _______________________________________________________________________(1 mark)
  Interviewee:    I believe I will be a big asset to your company. I have done sales and marketing and it is my intention to promote the products of this company.
  Interviewer:    _______________________________________________________________________(1 mark)
  Interviewee:    I have a lot of experience in this field since I worked in the same capacity just before I went to the university for my post graduate studies.
  Interviewer:    Alright we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
  Interviewee:    _______________________________________________________________________(1 mark)