English Questions and Answers - Form 2 Mid Term 1 Exams 2023

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1. Functional writing (20mks)
   Imagine you are the Games Captain in Shiners High school. Next week you will be attending a three day workshop whose objective is to enhance your knowledge and skills in games and sports.
   1. Write a packing list of the items you will carry.
   2. Design an inventory of the items in the games store.
2. Cloze test
   Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word. (10mks)
   That the boy child is under siege globally is a stark reality. The debate……………….1 been more on how to restore the status of the boy without affecting………………………2 gains made in uplifting the girl. There have been fears ……………….3 some quarters, especially among women movements, ……………………4 such a move would not only erode the gains ……………….5 also might actually reverse them.
   ……………..6 is thus very encouraging that as Maendeleo ya Wanawake celebrates……………7 70th anniversary, the plight of the boy child has caught their attention.
   At their annual……………………….8 meeting this past week, the giant organization included in its agenda the……………….9 to champion recovery of the waning fortunes of the male…………………….10
3. Comprehension                      (20mks)
   Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.
   Discipline is something that we have all experienced personally in different forms, seen used on others, and is also something that many of us will go on to use later in life, both in the form of self-discipline and as something to keep children and even employees in check. It is essential to life as we know it, and we need it in its many different forms in many different situations.
   The first reason why discipline is so important is that we all need to exercise self-discipline to be successful in life. Self-discipline can mean very different things to different people. For students, for example, self-discipline is often about motivating yourself and making yourself concentrate on your studies and get your assignments in on time. For working people, it can be as simple as getting up on time every morning, however tired you may be and how much you may hate your job, getting to work on time and doing your job. Without this kind of self-discipline, people would not be able to enjoy academic success, or be successful in their careers either.
   Self-discipline is also required for dieters and anyone doing regular exercise, because given the chance, most of us would prefer to be lazy rather than get up and exercise, and eat burgers and fries rather than healthy food. Without it, even more people would be fat and unhealthy, and a lack of self-discipline in some people certainly contributes to the obesity crisis.
   Discipline is also something that needs to be used on others where necessary. If parents didn’t discipline their children when they were naughty, children wouldn’t grow up knowing right from wrong, or be able to become productive members of society who contribute to the system. Equally, schoolteachers need to be able to dish out punishments to children who don’t behave themselves. Without discipline in the classroom, there would be a great deal of disruption and nobody would ever learn anything. Indeed, teachers who struggle to command the respect of students and who fail to use discipline effectively will often have trouble even making themselves heard in a classroom.
   In the workplace, discipline is also essential to maintaining a hierarchy and dealing with employees who do not follow company policies and procedures, regularly arrive late or not at all, or treat their co-workers unfairly. Then, you have to consider that without discipline, there would be no law enforcement. Murderers would be roaming the streets and everybody would be stealing from each other, because there would be no consequences for their actions.
   Discipline acts as a vital deterrent to stop children from being naughty, people from missing work, and even potential criminals from stealing and killing, and for this reason it is vital in human society.
   Questions 
   1. In which forms can discipline be used later in life of a person? (2marks)
   2. What would become of naughty children if parents didn’t discipline them according to the passage? (2marks)
   3. What does self-discipline mean to a student according to the passage? (2marks)
   4. How does absence of discipline lead to no law enforcement according to the passage? (3marks)
   5. What three things does discipline restrict one from doing according to the passage? (3marks)
   6. Give five reasons why discipline is important.        (5mks)
   7. Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage.      (3marks)
      1. Disruption ……………………………………………………………………………..
      2. Vital ……………………………………………………………………………..
      3. Roaming ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. Oral skills                                                                                                            (20mks)
   1. Provide another word with the same pronunciation as the words given below. (6 marks)
      1. Further ………………………………
      2. Story ………………………………
      3. Flower    ………………………………
      4. Principle   ………………………………
      5. No ………………………………
      6. Hymn   ………………………………………
   2. Identify the silent letters in the following words. (5 marks)
      1. Plumber ………………………………
      2. Guest ………………………………
      3. Wrench ………………………………
      4. Knot ………………………………
      5. Depot  …………………………………
   3. Pick the odd one out  in each  set of words according to the underlined sound.(4marks)
      1. dumb                 climb              umbrella
      2. entrepreneur     enter               entourage
      3. examination      exemption       excel
      4. chase                mechanic        machine
   4. Identify the genre below.                                                 (1 mark)
      1. Four foolish fighters fought for food
      2. Give your own example of the genre above   ( 2marks)
      3. State two functions of the genre    (2marks)
5. POETRY (10 marks)
   Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow
   The abandoned child by Amateshe K.
   From the rotting pathway manger,
   The abandoned child,
   Gropes for the warmth,
   In a homestead
   
   With no papa to tend,
   The seedling of manhood
   No mama to sprinkle
   The waters of affection
   
   Only the dustbins
   
   The squalid trenches
   And the sneers;
   Canopy of ice-cold darkness,
   Usurping the sunshine of identity.
   1. What is the poem about? (2 marks)
   2. Identify and illustrate two poetic devices used in the poem? (4marks)
   3. Describe the state of the abandoned child. (2 marks)
   4. Explain the meaning of the following words. (2marks)
      1. Gropes
      2. Squalid
6. GRAMMAR (20 mks)
   1. Correct the error in the following sentences (4 mks) 
      1. The uneveness of this road is likely to cause accidents
      2. That was the silyest thing to say in public
      3. He truelly loves his wife
      4. september is the nineth month of the year.
   2. Fill in the plural forms of the nouns in brackets. (3 mks)
      1. The artisan was asked to repair the broken ___________________ (furniture)
      2. Countries have different ___________________ (coat of arms)
      3. The neighbor keeps a flock of _________________ (goose) in his compound
   3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of words in brackets. (4 mks)
      1. She has ______________________her shawl (rip
      2. The tyre _________________ as they drove downhill (burst)
      3. The news today ________________shocking (be)
      4. The government _____________ released Free Primary funds to school (have)
   4. What names are given to the following: (2 mks)
      1. The young one of a goat: ……………………………..
      2. A collection of books: ………………………………..
   5. Rewrite the following sentences in plural form. (2 mks)
      1. The public school is facing a financial crisis.
      2. My brother-in-law owns a herd of cattle.
   6. Fill the blank spaces in the following sentences with the correct personal pronouns. (3mks)
      1. …………………is raining right now.
      2. ………………… will eat this food themselves.
      3. …………………is a clever boy.
   7. Use appropriate final punctuation marks in the following sentences.   (2mks)
      1. Which of these is yours
      2. The Nile is the longest river in Africa

MARKING SCHEME

1. Functional writing
   1. Packing list
      Must have:-
      1. Heading A PACKING LIST FOR…. 1mk
      2. At least 6 items @ ½ mk X6 3mks
      3. Column for Quantity, indicated for number with relevant content 1mk
      4. Column for description with relevant content  1mk
         Total            6mks
         Language   4mks
         Total            10mks
   2. Inventory
      Must have
      1. Name of the institution 1mk
      2. Heading: what kind of inventory with a date 1mk
      3. At least 4 columns e.g item, quantity, date of purchase, condition, issued etc @ ½ mkX4, 2mks
      4. At least 6 items @ ½ mkX6, 3mks
         Total           7mks
         Language   3mks
         Total           10mks
2. Cloze test
   1. has 
   2. the
   3. in
   4. that
   5. but
   6. It
   7. their 
   8. general 
   9. need 
   10. gender
3. Comprehension (20mks)
   Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.
   Discipline is something that we have all experienced personally in different forms, seen used on others, and is also something that many of us will go on to use later in life, both in the form of self-discipline and as something to keep children and even employees in check. It is essential to life as we know it, and we need it in its many different forms in many different situations.
   The first reason that discipline is so important is that we all need to exercise self-discipline to be successful in life. Self-discipline can mean very different things to different people; for students, for example, self-discipline is often about motivating yourself and making yourself concentrate on your studies and get your assignments in on time. For working people, it can be as simple as getting up on time every morning, however tired you may be and how much you may hate your job, getting to work on time and doing your job. Without this kind of self-discipline, people would not be able to enjoy academic success, or be successful in their careers either.
   Self-discipline is also required for dieters and anyone doing regular exercise, because given the chance, most of us would prefer to be lazy rather than get up and exercise, and eat burgers and fries rather than healthy food. Without it, even more people would be fat and unhealthy, and a lack of self-discipline in some people certainly contributes to the obesity crisis.
   Discipline is also something that needs to be used on others where necessary. If parents didn’t discipline their children when they were naughty, children wouldn’t grow up knowing right from wrong, or be able to become productive members of society who contribute to the system. Equally, schoolteachers need to be able to dish out punishments to children who don’t behave themselves. Without discipline in the classroom, there would be a great deal of disruption and nobody would ever learn anything. Indeed, teachers who struggle to command the respect of students and who fail to use discipline effectively will often have trouble even making themselves heard in a classroom.
   In the workplace, discipline is also essential to maintaining a hierarchy and dealing with employees who do not follow company policies and procedures, regularly arrive late or not at all, or treat their co-workers unfairly. Then, you have to consider that without discipline, there would be no law enforcement. Murderers would be roaming the streets and everybody would be stealing from each other, because there would be no consequences for their actions.
   Discipline acts as a vital deterrent to stop children being naughty, people from missing work, and even potential criminals from stealing and killing, and for this reason it is vital in human society. 
   1. In which forms can discipline be used later in life of a person? (2marks)
      • In the form of self-discipline and as something to keep children and even employees in check.
   2. What would become of naughty children if parents didn’t discipline them according to the passage? (2marks)
      • If parents didn’t discipline their children when they were naughty, children wouldn’t grow up knowing right from wrong, or be able to become productive members of society who contribute to the system.
   3. What does self-discipline mean to a student according to the passage? (2marks)
      • To a student, self-discipline is often about motivating themselves and making themselves concentrate on their studies and get their assignments in on time. 
   4. How does absence of discipline lead to no law enforcement according to the passage? (3marks)
      • Murderers would be roaming the streets and everybody would be stealing from each other, because there would be no consequences for their actions.
   5. What three things does discipline restrict one from doing according to the passage? (3marks)
      • Stop children being naughty.
      • Stop people from missing work. 
      • Stop potential criminals from stealing and killing.
   6. Give five reasons why discipline is important.        (5mks)
      • We all need to exercise self-discipline to be successful in life
      • For students, self-discipline is often about motivating yourself and making yourself concentrate on your studies and get your assignments in on time.
      • Without self-discipline, people would not be able to enjoy academic success, or be successful in their careers either.
      • Without it, even more people would be fat and unhealthy, and a lack of self-discipline in some people certainly contributes to the obesity crisis.
      • If parents didn’t discipline their children when they were naughty, children wouldn’t grow up knowing right from wrong, or be able to become productive members of society who contribute to the system.
   7. Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage.      (3marks)
      1. Disruption - disturbance
      2. Vital – necessary
      3. Roaming - wandering
4. Oral Skills (20mks)
   1.  
      1. Farther
      2. storey
      3. flour
      4. principal
      5. know
      6. him
   2.  
      1. plumber
      2. guest
      3. wrench
      4. knot
      5. depot
   3.  
      1. umbrella
      2. entrepreneur
      3. excel
      4. mechanic
   4.  
      1. Tongue twister
      2. She sells sea shells at the sea shore (Any other, accept)
      3.  
         • Entertainment
         • To sharpen language skills
5. POETRY   (10 marks)
   1. The poem is about a child who has been abandoned by his/her parents.
   2.  
      • Personification – squalid trenches
      • Metaphor – ice- cold darkness
   3.  
      • Very cold: gropes for the warmth
      • Neglected – no papa to tend
   4.  
      1. Gropes – feels about blindly
      2. Squalid – filthy due to negligence or poverty
6. GRAMMAR (20 mks)
   1. Correct the error in the following sentences (4 mks)
      1. The uneveness of this road is likely to cause accidents
         • The unevenness of this road is likely to cause accidents.
      2. That was the silyest thing to say in public
         • That was the silliest thing to say in public.
      3. He truelly loves his wife
         • He truly loves his wife.
      4. september is the nineth month of the year.
         • September is the ninth month of the year.
   2. Fill in the plural forms of the nouns in brackets. (3 mks)
      1. The artisan was asked to repair the broken furniture (furniture)
      2. Countries have different coats of arms (coat of arms)
      3. The neighbor keeps a flock of  geese (goose) in his compound 
   3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of words in brackets. (4 mks)
      1. She has ripped her shawl (rip)
      2. The tyre burst as they drove downhill (burst)
      3. The news today is/was shocking (be)
      4. The government has released Free Primary funds to school (have)
   4. What names are given to the following: (2 mks)
      1. The young one of a goat: kid
      2. A collection of books: library
   5. Rewrite the following sentences in plural form. (2 mks)
      1. The public school is facing a financial crisis.
         • The public schools are facing financial crises.
      2. My brother-in-law owns a herd of cattle.
         • Our brothers-in-law own herds of cattle.
   6. Fill the blank spaces in the following sentences with the correct personal pronouns. (3 mks
      1. It is raining right now.
      2. They will eat this food themselves.
      3. He  is a clever boy.
   7. Use appropriate final punctuation marks in the following sentences.   (2mks)
      1. Which of these is yours
         • Which of these is yours?
      2. The Nile is the longest river in Africa
         • The Nile is the longest river in Africa.