ENGLISH PAPER 3 - 2017 MURANG'A MOCK EXAMINATION

Imaginative composition (compulsory)
Either
1. Write a story ending with the words: (20 marks)
  ……………………………..that is when I came to realise that I had been deceived.
  
  Or
2. Write a composition to illustrate the saying:
  "Bad company ruins good morals."
Compulsory Set Text (20 marks)

Margaret Ogola's The River and the Source

Drawing illustrations from Margaret Ogula's The River and The Source, write an essay proving that Akoko is at the centre of the change process in the society of the River and The Source.

The Optional set texts (20 marks)

Answer any one of the following three questions

Either
1. The Short Story
  
  Ilieva Emilia and Waveney Olembo (ED.), When the Sun Goes Down and Other Stories.
  
  With relevant illustrations, discuss the effects of global warming, in the story Tuesday Siesta by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
  
  Or
2. Drama,
  
  FRANCIS IMBUGA, Betrayal in the city.
  
  "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." Basing your answer from the play, Betrayal in The City, show the validity of this statement.
  
  Or
3. The Novel.
  
  Witi Ihimaera, The Whale Rider.
  
  Despite the fact that Koro Apirana is like an old whale stranded in an alien present, he is a great leader who achieves a lot for his people. Write an essay to show the validity of this statement basing your illustrations on, The Whale Rider, by Witi Ihimaera.