English Paper 1 Questions and Answers - Arise and Shine Pre Mock Exams 2023

You are the secretary of Tujitahidi Drama Club. The club has just had its second meeting in which members discussed new member registration, upcoming drama festivals and end of the year party among others. During the meeting, two issues from the previous meeting came up. Seven members attended the meeting and two of them including the club treasurer sent apologies. No one knows the whereabouts of two other members. The patron of the club also attended the meeting. Write the minutes. (20 marks)

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Most parents innocently believe_____________(i)__ parental guidance with regard to television watching means making sure that your child does not sit close to the set. They believe that sitting close to the TV __________________(ii)__ hurt their eyes. Unfortunately, the harmful effects of electronic media go much deeper _____________(iii)_ just physiological damage of X-rays on the brain and eyes. This is especially so with children under the ____________(iv)__ of seven whose senses are only _______________(v)___ beginning to develop. Electronic media has been discovered to hamper young children's ______________(vi)__ to create their own inner pictures which is the foundation of all creativity. Imitation is the key ______________(vii)__ this early age. A child can only be truly human from human beings themselves; not from electronic gadgets ___________(viii)_ do faithfully represent humanness. Studies show consistently how watching TV slants creative play in young children. Nightmares ________________(ix)__ ensue from the violent scenes watched. Television anaesthetizes our higher brain function ___________(x)_ disrupts the balance and interaction between left and right hemispheres.

3. ORAL SKILLS

1.  Read the short story below and answer the questions that follow.
   One day, an eagle with great and strong wings saw a lamb. He swooped down and with great ease grabbed the hapless animal off its nest. A crow witnessed the deed and thought he could also do the same. So filled with this idea, he flew into the air and came rapidly on the back of a ram and fluttered desperately. The ram simply rolled over and crushed it.
   Questions
   1. Mention two things you would do in order to capture the audience's attention before you begin to narrate this story. (2 marks)
   2. In which two ways would you know that the audience is fully participating in the performance? (2 marks)
   3. Identify one onomatopoeic word employed in this narrative. (1 mark)
   4. The underlining indicates the stressed word in the sentences below. Briefly explain what each sentence means (3 marks)
      1. David hit Joan today.
      2. David hit Joan today.
      3. David hit Joan today. 
2. You recently attended an interview which you failed. Mention some of the reasons that could have contributed to your failure. (4 marks)
3. For each of the following utterances indicate whether you would say it with rising or falling intonation. (4 marks)
   1. Which factory does John work?
   2. Did you say you are moving out?
   3. How do you rate your parents?
   4. They offer very delicious food in that hotel. 
4. For each of the following words, write another word pronounced the same way as the ones given below: (4 marks)
   1. Ate ______________________________________________________________________
   2. Queue ___________________________________________________________________
   3. Heard ___________________________________________________________________
   4. Weak ___________________________________________________________________
5. In the following sets of words, identify speech sound that is odd. (3 marks)
   1. Gas, Germinate, Grace, Guise.
   2. Warm, Way, Wrist, Wage.
   3. Supper, Cut, Luck, Super.
6. She sells sea shells at Seychelles shore.
   1. Identify the above genre (1 mark)
   2. Give three functions of the genre. (3 marks)
7. Give three instances in which you can tell it's your turn to speak in a discussion. (3 marks)