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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

Answer all questions in this question paper.

FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20mks)
You have just reported back to school after half-term break. You are not allowed to have mobile phones in school. At the gate, the deputy principal discovers a mobile phone in your bag and demands an explanation. Write a letter of apology addressed to the deputy principal over the incident.
CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word.

‘I am done! I am done!’ my voice echoed in the forest. I wept aimlessly. I did ______1_________ know whether I was weeping because my friend was dying ________3_______ because I had very little hope of ________2__________ the next sunrise. _____4_________ fell like a heavy_______5____________ covering the whole country around us. A hyena, which was apparently watching ____________6_________helplessness, made a noise which sounded like a hoarse laughter. _______7___________ frightened me so much that I could hear my own ____________8________ beating. I shouted as __________9___________ as my empty stomach would allow me and the __________10__________ ran to the forest. From that day to this, when iam telling this story, I have never been confronted by such a problem.
COMPREHENSION (20 MKS)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow

TATII’S PROBLEMS

She has lived a state of uncertainty since 1982. Her life has been dreary and full of disappointments. Herparents have been strict and demanding. She has not had time to visit her friends and cousins living upcountry. Every time, she has asked her parents to let her go and pay a visit to her friends, they have said, “You cannot go to visit your friends until you have finished your studies. Life had become very difficult in this country because of too many jobless young people. The situation has been made worse by the great number of examinations failures. No daughter of ours is going to be like these unemployed people. So you see, Tatii, you cannot go upcountry until your ‘O’ levels are over.

It has been like that for the past four years. Her life has been that of a zombie. She has listened to her mother’s sighs and her father’s preaching. The ‘O’ level results are out and her parents won’t believe that she has not passed.

What is she going to tell them? She had hoped to please her parents by securing entrance to the university, but all is now lost. Yes nearly lost. All would have been lost if Mrs. Ngueso, the school career teacher, hadn’t been called in to calm down Tatii and advise her parents.

Poor Mrs. Ngueso! She has had quite a task to save Tatii from her harsh parents. Tatii’s father has been the most difficult one to convince that Tatii is not the only girl who has failed her ‘O’ level examinations. As soon as he had seen Mrs Ngueso, he had started complaining that teachers no longer caned the children to make them work hard enough to pass their examinations. at some point in his discussion with Mrs. Ngueso, Tatii’s father had nearly lost his temper. But Mrs. Ngueso had been his match! She had braved his sour looks and insisted that it was Tatii they had met to discuss and not just any other school child.

She said, Tatii has worked well, but I has constantly appeared as if she has lacked the social support she needed to succeed. Tatii is a very girl but she has been very unhappy. Particularly lately. Sir, the girl needed moral support from you, her parents, as well as from school. The school can give some moral support and the academic support a child needs. But most of all the parents have always been expected to encourage their children in the most crucial moments of their life. May be you and to some extent the school, owe Tatii some assistance.

Now Tatii’s mother spoke for the first time. “Baba Tatii, let us do as Mrs. Ngueso says. The child has been very unhappy. I haven’t told you this but since the appearance of the examination results I have lived in fear. Tatii has behaved very strangely at times. Her friends have reported that she was planningto run away from home. Please let us give her a second chance”

Tatii’s father turned and looked at his wife for the first time since Mrs. Ngueso’s arrival. He saw in herpleading eyes the pain of a loving mother. He quickly looked awa . At that moment he realized howvery blind he had been to his wife and daughters suffering. He rose to leave, turned and extended his hand to Mrs. Ngueso and said, ;Thank you very much, mwalimu. Tatii will be in school at the beginning of term. Then he left the room.
1. Why does the author describe Tatii’s life as having been dreary? (1mk)
2. What excuse have Tatii parents constantly given for not allowing her to visit her relatives and friends. (2mk)
3. Why was Tatii so unhappy after the results of the examinations came out. (1mk)
4. What was Tatii’s father reactions to her results? (1mk)
5. State the reasons Mrs. Ngueso gives for Tatii’s problems (2mks)
6. What evidence is there in the passage to show that Tatii’s mother was more understanding than the father ( 3mks)
7. Describe one character trait of the following with evidence from the passage (4mks)
  1. Mrs Ngueso
  2. Tatii’s father
8. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage (6mks)
  1. Dreary
  2. Demanding
  3. Zombie
  4. Securing entrance
  5. Harsh
  6. Braved
POETRY (15MKS)
I LOVE YOU MY GENTLE ONE
I love you, my gentle one,
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi
Which you drank on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
To seal fidelity into our hearts.
You are the cattlebird’s egg.
For those who saw you are wealthy,
You are the papyrus reed of the lake,
Which they pull out with both hands.
I sing for you with tears
Because you posses my heart:
I love you, my gentle.

QUESTIONS
1. Who is the persona in the poem? (2 mark)
2. What is the poem about? (2 mark)
3. Identify and illustrate any two stylistic devices used in the poem. (4 marks)
4. Explain the meaning of the following lines.
  1. those who saw you are wealthy’ (1 mark)
  2. to seal fidelity into our hearts’ (1 mark)
5. Comment on the mood of the poem (2 marks)
6. Change the following sentence into the interrogative form. (1mk)
  I sing for you with tears.
7. Do you think the title is suitable to the poem? Why? (2 marks)
ORAL SKILLS (15MKS)
1. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
  I had a dream last night. I dreamed
  I had to pick a mother out.
  I had to pick a father too
  At first, I wondered what to do,
  There were so many there, is seemed,
  Short and tall and thin and stout,
  But just before I sprang awake,
  I knew what parents I would take.
  And this surprised and made me glad;
  They were the ones I always had!
  
  Questions.
  1. Identify two pairs of rhyming words. (2mks)
  2. Which words would you stress in line 7 of this poem? (2mks)
  3. You are performing this poem to your classmates. How would you know that they are not concentrating? (2mks)
2. Identify the shortcomings in Nyasuguta’s telephone skills in the following conversation.
  Nyasuguta: (Dialing a number) Is that Turbo wholesalers?
  Voice 1: Sorry, wrong number
  Nyasuguta: (Tries several other numbers unsuccessfully and eventually gets it right) Is that Turbo wholesalers?
  Voice2: Yes it is. Can I help you?
  Nyasuguta: I want to order Maize flour.
  Voice 2: How many bales, Madam?
  Nyasuguta: Just a minute (turns from the phone and asks her husband how many bags they need). Ten bales.
  Voice 2: Any preference in the brand?
  Nyasuguta: Of course! Everybody goes for pembe brand.
  Voice 2: Anything else, Madam?
  Nyasuguta: No. But I want them delivered
  Voice 2: When and what address?
  Nyasuguta: Before too long to shop number eight, Musembe shopping centre.
  Voice 2: Pardon, what was the number again?
  Nyasuguta: (Impatiently and shouting) 8-9-5
  Voice 2: We will deliver them in an hours time. Thank you Madam. It has been a pleasure doing business with you.
  2mks
3. Identify instances of etiquette as used by voice 1 and 2 (2mks)
4. Identify the silent letter / sound in each of the following words. (3mks)
  1. Fracas –
  2. Bomb –
  3. feign-
5. In the following sets of words identify the odd one out according to the underlined sound ( 2 mks)
  1. Choir chord chore
  2. Chef chain chores
GRAMMAR (20marks)
1. Fill in the gaps with the correct, verb. (3 marks)
  1. The news............................................... were/was read by Hussein.
  2. They ....................................................... likes/like mangoes
  3. Chaos..................................................... is/are what I hate.
2. Form abstract nouns from the following:- (4mks)
  1. Infant
  2. Coward
  3. High
  4. Just
3. Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word. (4mks)
  1. Please write your name.................................this receipt.
  2. No one is allowed to vote in election unless he is...................age.
  3. ......................all, remember to wake up at six.
  4. “I forbid you......................going there again!” Otieno’s mother said.
4. Underline the correct alternative in the following sentences. (4marks)
  1. Abdi sits beside/besides Henry in class.
  2. Jane appreciated the advice/advise she was given by her teacher.
  3. The lose/loose nut on Mr. Rashid’s car is making a lot of noise.
  4. He admires the furniture/furnitures in my room.
5. Choose the correct pronoun from those given in brackets to complete the following sentences. (2 marks)
  1. When we asked (they/them) what was wrong they referred us to her.
  2. The teacher gave Ahmed and (I/me) an apple
6. Use a, an or the to fill in the blanks in the following sentences where necessary. (3 marks)
  1. I saw......................Ugandan
  2. I have been in this class for ....................year now.
  3. .................. goat is the most destructive animal.

MARKING SCHEME

FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20mks)
FORMAT
Functional writing
Format 6mks
Sender’s address – 1 mk
Date in full – 1 mk
Recipient’s address – 1 mk
Salutation – 1 mk
Re – 1 mk
Signing off – 1mk
Main body: 6mks
Content
- Apology/apologize/I am sorry
- Specify crime
- Date
- Recognize negative consequences of crime
- Pledge not to repeat
- Readiness to do punishment
  1 mk each
  Language – 8 mks
  Place learner in appropriate linguistic ability as per the rubric provided below and award marks accordingly.
  Group D (01 – 02 mks)
  Candidate does not communicate and their language ability is so minimal that the examiner has to guess what they intend to write.
  Poor use of expressions
  Poor use of punctuation marks.
  Hardly any correct sentences.
  Spelling errors.
  Broken usage must be identified.
  Group C (03 – 04 mks)
  Lack of confidence in language use.
  Very simple sentences.
  All manner of grammatical errors.
  Mother tongue interference.
  Poor organization of ideas.
  Group B (05 – 06 mks)
  Communicates fluently with ease of expression.
  Well-constructed sentences.
  Correct punctuation and spellings.
  Good use of vocabulary.
  Some errors.
  Group A ( 07 – 08 mks)
  Ease of expression with no errors of punctuation, spelling and grammar.
  Good planning/ organization of ideas.
  Clever use of vocabulary and maturity in language use.
  Definite spark.
  TOTAL : 20 mks
CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word. ‘I am done! I am done!’ My voice echoed in the forest. I wept aimlessly. I did _not__know whether I was weeping because my friend was dying __or_ because I had very little hope of ____seeing___ the next sunrise. __Darkness__ fell like a heavy _blanket__covering the whole country around us. A hyena, which was apparently watching __our___helplessness, made a noise which sounded like a hoarse laughter. ___It__frightened me so much that I could hear my own ___heart_____beating. I shouted as ___loud_as my empty stomach would allow me and the _____hyena_ ran to the forest. From that day to this, when iam telling this story, I have never been confronted by such a problem.

COMPREHENSION (20 MKS)

Tatii was not allowed to mix with friends. Parents were strict and demanding
Tatii must wait until she has done her ‘O’ level otherwise she might fail and end up without a job.
Tatii had failed and was afraid of her parents reaction.
Tatii’s father was angry with Tatii and accused her of not having worked hard enough.
Lack or moral and social support from her parents and school are the cause of Tatii’s unhappiness
Mother is the first to accept Mrs. Ngueso’s argument and is aware of Tatii’s strange behaviour since Tatii failed. She also pleads for a second chance for Tatii

Mrs. Ngueso

Realistically undersatnding/calm/determined

She was in control of herself. She stuck to her point of view.

Tatii's father

Obstinate/ harsh/short tempered/unreasonable/ but iscapable of seeingother peoples feelings

Show his attitude towards his daughter Tatii.

Changes his attitude toward the daughter at the end of the story.

Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage (6mks)
1. Dreary – dull, boring, miserable
2. Demanding – asking too much
3. Zombie – lifeless person
4. Securing entrance – get admitted
5. Harsh – unreasonably strict
6. Braved – put up with, faced up to

POETRY (10MKS)
QUESTIONS
1. Somebody in love. ½ mk. “...I love you my gentle one...” ½ mk.
2. It is about the immense love the persona feels for the lover/spouse. “My love is the butter...”
3. Metaphor:My love is the Fresh milk/butter.../You are the cattlebird’s egg/papyrus reed... (2MKS)
  Alliteration: which wedding/ we were/which with
  Repetition: I love you..
4. Explain the meaning of the following lines.
  1. Very lucky and contented at heart (1MK)
  2. As a way of attaining faithfulness and trust
5. Romantic/passionate. 1mk. Poet uses strong/powerful imagery to describe his/her love... (2MKS)
6. Do I sing for you with tears?
7. Yes. 1mk. speaker uses lofty language to tell of the good love he has for the spouse. 1mk.
ORAL SKILLS (15mks)
1. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow
  1. too do out stout (2mks)
  2. Sprang, awake – they emphasize the suddenness or abruptness with which the persona woke up (2mks)
  3. - Fidgeting in their seat
    - looking outside
    - sitting inappropriately
    - checking the time
    - Dosing
2. Identify the shortcomings in Nyasuguta’s telephone skills in the following conversation.
  - Nyasuguta should have ensured that she has the correct phone no before calling
  - In placing her order, she should have been polite enough to say please’
  - she should have known the quantity she needed before calling
  - Saying ‘of course’ is rude. She shouldn’t assume that the other person automatically
  - knows her preference.
  - She doesn’t speak distinctly when giving the address. She fails to Finish her words.
3. Identify instances of etiquette as used by voice 1 and 2 (2mks)
  - Sorry, wrong number
  - Can I help you?
  - Calling her madam.
  - Use of word pardon
  - Use of thank you
4. Identify the silent letter / sound in each of the following words. (3mks)
  1. Fracas – s
  2. Bomb – b
  3. feign – g
5. In the following sets of words identify the odd one out according to the underlined sound ( 2 mks)
  1. Choir chord chore
  2. Chef chain chores
GRAMMAR (20marks)
1. Fill in the gaps with the correct, verb. (3 marks)
  1. was
  2. like
  3. is
2. Form abstract nouns from the following:- (4mks)
  1. Infant - infancy
  2. Coward - cowardice
  3. High - height
  4. Just - justice
3. Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word. (4mks)
  1. on
  2. of
  3. to
  4. from
4. Underline the correct alternative in the following sentences (4mks)
  1. beside
  2. advice
  3. loose
  4. furniture
5. Choose the correct pronoun from those given in brackets to complete the following sentences. (2 marks)
  1. them
  2. me
6. Use a, an or the to fill in the blanks in the following sentences where necessary. (3 marks)
  1. a
  2. a
  3. the