English Paper 1 Questions and Answers - Achievers Joint Mock Exams 2023

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• Answer all the questions in this question paper.
• Answer all questions in English.

QUESTIONS

1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20marks)
   1.  Imagine that you are the captain of your school. You fall sick and have to go home for three days to seek medical attention. Write instructions to your assistant telling him or her six things you would like done while you are away. (12 marks.)
   2. Once you come back to school, you find all the instructions were followed to the latter. Write a thank you note to your assistant. (8marks)
2. CLOZE TEST (10 MARKS)
   Fill in each blank space in the following passage with the most appropriate word.
   In (1)…………………………….to pass examinations well, one needs to (2)………………...a good foundation from the beginning. Revising (3)………………. for the examinations requires you to actually study and (4)………………your facts rather than memorizing them.(5)………………of the main problems that (6)………..…..students face is anxiety. A little bit of anxiety before examinations is okay but too much (7)………………detrimental .Excess anxiety may come from (8)…………………understanding the crucial points in a topic before moving (9)……………… to the next. When students simply gloss (10)…………………facts, they fail to understand them and therefore they get mixed up or confused before examinations.
3. ORAL SKILLS (30marks)
   1. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
      I wonder by the edge
      Of this desolate lake
      Where wind cries in the sledge
      Until the axle break
      That keeps the stars in their round
      And hands hurt in the deep
      The banners of east and west
      And the girdle of light is unbound,
      Your breast will not lie by the breast
      Of your beloved in sleep
      Quesions:
      
      1. Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem. (2mks)
      2. Identify and illustrate any two sound pattern used in the poem (4mks)
      3. How would you say the last two lines of the poem? (2mks)
      4. Give homophones for the following words used in the poem (2mks)
         Wonder
         Break
   2. Underline the word that is said differently from the sets of words given below. (4mks)
      1. Fairy ferry furry
      2. Floor flower flour
      3. Pear pare peer
      4. Canal kernel colonel
   3. Study the genre below and answer the questions that follow. (6 marks)
      The short child shot a shot of his short white wash.
      1. Classify the genre. (2 marks)
      2. Identify any sound pattern used in the genre above. (2 marks)
   4. State two functions of the genre above. (2 marks)

MARKING SCHEME

1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING 20MARKS
   A giving instructions
   Format (4mks)
   Date 1mk
   To (name 1mk
   Introduction 1mk
   From 1mk
   Content 5mks
   Five instructions written in imperative language and in point form
   Language 3marks
   
   Thank you note
   Format 3mks
   Date 1mk
   Salutation 1mk
   Signing off(name 1mk
   Content 3mks
   Appreciation
   Why you appreciate
   Mention what was done for you
   Language 2mks
2. CLOZE TEST (10 MARKS)
   Fill in each blank space in the following passage with the most appropriate word.
   In (1) order to pass examinations well, one needs to (2) lay a good foundation from the beginning. Revising (3) properly / well for the examinations requires you to actually study and (4) understand your facts rather than memorizing them. (5) One of the main problems that (6) many / some students face is anxiety. A little bit of anxiety before examinations is okay but too much (7) is detrimental. Excess anxiety may come from (8) not understanding the crucial points in a topic before moving (9) on to the next. When students simply gloss (10) over facts, they fail to understand them and therefore they get mixed up or confused before examinations.
3. ORAL SKILLS (30 MARKS)
   1.  
      1. ab ab cd ec ed (1mk) irregular rhyme scheme√ 1
      2. Alliteration ( 1 mk) where wind /hands hurt/Breast …..by
      3. Assonance (1mk) the edge (1mk) /wind …….in
      4. Rhyme (1mk) edges} deep
         Sledge} sleep
         3. 1. I would wear/ put on a sad facial expression√ 1
               To bring out the unhappy/sad/forlorn/cheerless mood of the persona. √ 1
            2. would say them in a low and sad tone to bring out the persona’s sadness√ 1
            3. I would say them in a falling intonation because they are statements√ 1
               NB: any one explained point 1x2 = 2 marks
         4. – wander
            Brake
   2. 1. furry
      2. floor
      3. peer
      4. canal
   3. Study the genre below and answer the questions that follow. (6 marks)
      The short child shot a shot of his short white wash.
      1. Classify the genre. (2 marks)
         tongue…twister ……---……repetition ofsounds
      2. Identify any sound pattern used in the genre above. (2 marks)
         Repetition----------short
         Assonance-----------shot short /o/
         Alliteration---------short shot sh
   4. State two functions of the genre above. (2 marks)
      • Entertainment
      • Speech therapy
      • To pass time
      • Test pronunciation