English Questions and Answers - Form 3 Term 1 Opener Exams 2021 Featured

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FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20mrks)

Imagine that you have made a trip with your friends to Mombasa for a holiday. Write three personal journal entries; one describing your journey and settlement, and another for an exciting day and the last one for a depressing day. (12mrks).
On top of that prepare a shopping list of the items you would need to use with your friends during your stay in Mombasa. Your budget should not be more than or less than a thousand shillings. (8mrks)

CLOZE TEST (10mrks)

Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.

If our skins were to be complainants in a court of law, they would 1……………... us of committing all manner of dermatological crimes 2……………… them. And they would have legitimate grounds to do so. They would, for instance, argue that some of us assault them with bleaching creams, all in an 3 ........................ to make our complexions look much 4.................. . They would produce exhibits of ugly 5............................. left behind by the hazardous substances. In addition, some would recount how we usually 6................. them to layers of irritating anti-ageing creams without consulting them. They would insist that we allow them to age 7………....... and gracefully. Moreover, there would be 8 ..................... that would object to continually being plastered with choking substances meant to eliminate non-existent pimples.
In closing, our skins would submit that they have suffered gross skin abuse in our hands 9 ..................... hope that the judge would find us 10 ..............as charged.

GRAMMAR (10mrks)

Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative from the choices given.(3 marks)

  1. Who ________ a fire outside the house? (Light / Lighted / Lit)
  2. Since the introduction of community policing in our estates______ of theft have reduced. (Incidence / incident / incidents)
  3. An elephant looks after _______ calf. (it's / its)

Complete each of the following sentences by filling in the blank space with the correct preposition. (3 marks)

  1. They plan to build a new bridge _____ the river
  2. She worked hard ______ the lunch break.
  3. When the twins stand ______ each other, you cannot tell who is who.

Each of the following sentences is repetitive. Rewrite the sentences removing the repetitions. (3 marks)

  1. Kaka cannot be able to complete this exercise.
  2. Please repeat again what you have said
  3. He hit a tree as he reversed back the car.

ORAL SKILLS (10mrks)

Read the story below and answer the questions that follow

Read the oral narrative below and then answer the questions that follow.

Nyasaye (God) wanted to put a stop to the rampages of death-death which claims the lives of everyone

Young and old
Boys and girls
Men and women
Strangers and kinsmen;
Death which kills
The innocent and the guilty
Chiefs and their subjects
The healthy and the sick
The wise and the foolish.

So one day he sent a servant to earth with a message for all his people. “Send me an offering of fresh, untainted fat,” he ordered. “It should be as clean and sparkling as the moon.” Hearing this, the people slaughtered a goat, removed its pure white fat, and placed it in a clay dish overspread with fine fresh leaves.

Now they summoned Ngo’ngruok, also known as Haniafu the Chameleon, and ordered him to take their offering to Nyasaye. They also fashioned a long pole that reached up to heaven where Nyasaye dwells in his glory. This was the path Ng’ongruok would follow when carrying their offering.

But Ng’onguruok accidentally soiled the fat with his clumsy feet, and on his arrival before Nyasaye, presented a dirty and unsightly offering. Nyasaye was furious and rejected it, shouting: “tell the people of earth that because of this insult they must continue to die, just as their ancestors have done!”

Ng’ongruok descended from heaven delivered Nyasaye’s message, and returned the offering to the people. Ever since then, alas death has continued to ravage human beings. For his clumsiness, Ngo’ngruok was cursed by the people. Hence, he must always walk on all fours, and his steps must be hesitant and slow. That is why you will always see him carrying one leg raised from the ground as he tries to decide exactly where to tread.
(Adapted from: keep my words by B. Onyange-gutu and A.A Roscoe)

  1. What would you do in order to capture the audience’s attention before you begin to tell this story? (2mks)
  2. Explain two ways in which you would make the narration of lines 20 to 23 of the story effective (4mks)
  3. Mention two ways in which you would know that you audience in this story is fully participating in the performance. (4mks)


Marking Scheme

FUNCTIONAL WRITING
Personal journal

  • Must have the heading “personal journal’’ (1mrk)
  • Must have date and day for three days (3mrks)
  • Body ; the student must use past tense (8mrks)

Shopping list

  • Must have; Number, Item, Type, Quantity and approximated price
  • The total MUST tally with the total budgeted amount.

CLOZE TEST.

  1. accuse
  2. against
  3. effort/attempt
  4. lighter/fairer
  5. marks/blemishes
  6. subject
  7. naturally
  8. those
  9. and
  10. guilty

GRAMMAR.

  1.  
    1. Lit
    2. Incidents
    3. Its
  2.  
    1. Over
    2. During
    3. By
  3.  
    1. Kaka cannot complete this exercise
    2. Please repeat what you have said
    3. He hit the tree as he reversed the car.

ORAL SKILLS

  1. There are a number of possibilities:
    • One could begin by posing a question e.g.
      "Do you know why chameleon is shunned?"
      "Do you know why people die?"
      "Do you know why chameleon walks in all fours?"
      or
    • One can begin with a statement e.g. "I have a story to tell.
    • One could begin with an illustrative/summarizing riddle or proverb.
    • One could begin with a puzzle or challenge to set the minds of the audience focused. (2mks)
  2.  
    • Use of emphasis by lowering voice when narrating how Ng'ongruok soiled the offering. This should be said in a slow and deliberate way.
    • Vary the tone of voice when uttering Nyasaye's words. These should be said; in an authoritative, awe-inspiring and thunderous / threatening voice. Use of role play
    • Use facial expressions to emphasize how furious Nyasaye was "The offering was full of dirt and unsightly".
    • Use gestures when referring to the insult ("___ this is insult") by Nyasaye.
    • Use pause between the first and second sentence to create suspense.
  3.  
    • Pay attention to how / or whether they respond to the narrator's tonal variation and use of pauses. Audience nodding in agreement.
    • Observe their response or other wise to any questions passed by the narrator.
    • If they maintain eye contact with narrator.
    • Observe their sitting posture and level of concentration to the narrative e.g. leaning towards narrator, using gestures.
      (Any two points 2mks each) (4 marks)
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