English Questions and Answers - Form 1 Mid Term 2 2022

QUESTIONS

1. QUESTION 1 CLOZE TEST (10mks)
   Read the following paragraph and fill in the blank space with suitable words.
   A library is a ___1_________________ where books are kept to be ___2_____________. In a library, there is a leading desk __3____________ books leaving or being returned to the library are recorded. During your school life, __4__
   ___________ will need to use the library to read or __5__________ books to either find information, read for pleasure _6_______ compare information from different sources. It is important, therefore, to learn _7_________ books are borrowed and arranged in a library in _8____________ to locate them easily. This _9____________________the reader time as well as easing the work of the __10__
2. QUESTION 2 ORAL SKILLS.(10MKS)
   1. For each of the words listed below, give another word that is pronounced in the same way. (5mks)
      
      1. Our -
      2. Air -
      3. Sea -
      4. Sun -
      5. Won -
   2. For each of the following words, state the silent letters. (5mks)
      
      1. Succumb -
      2. Corps –
      3. Wednesday -
      4. Soften -
      5. Plumbing -
3. QUESTION 3 GRAMMAR (10mks)
   
   1. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct reflexive pronoun. (3mks)
      
      1. Babies cannot feed_________________.
      2. Behave ___________________.
      3. She taught _________________ how to read.
   2. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blank spaces with the simple past tense of the verb in brackets. (2mks)
      1. We _______________ the napier grass into bundles. (bind)
      2. The teacher _____________ with the intruders. (deal)
   3. Fill in the blank spaces using the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. (3mks)
      1. Martin is definitely ___________ ___ than Christine. (old)
      2. Wanja is the _________________ (good) in the team.
      3. Shiroko makes _________________ (delicious) food than Nyaboke.
   4. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word given in brackets. (2mks)
      
      1. He completed his studies ______________________ (success)
      2. He takes his morning stroll _____________________ (regular)

MARKING SCHEME

1. QUESTION 1 CLOZE TEST (10mks)
   
   1. place
   2. read
   3. where
   4. you
   5. borrow
   6. or
   7. how
   8. order
   9. saves
   10. librarian
2. QUESTION 2 ORAL SKILLS.(10MKS)
   1.      
      1. Our - hour
      2. Air - heir
      3. Sea - see
      4. Sun - son
      5. Won - one
   2.      
      1. Succumb - b
      2. Corps – p & s
      3. Wednesday - d
      4. Soften - t
      5. Plumbing - b
3. QUESTION 3 GRAMMAR (10mks)
   
   1.        
      1. themselves
      2. yourself
      3. herself
   2.    
      1. bound
      2. dealt
   3.      
      1. older
      2. best
      3. more delicious
   4.    
      1. successfully
      2. regularly