English Questions and Answers - Form 3 Mid Term 2 2022

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Question 1: Functional writing 10 marks.
You are the secretary of yours schools wildlife club. Your club would wish to have a one week camp at Maji Baridi Campsite in Molo. On behalf of the club write a letter of inquiry to the manager of the camp site inquiring for:

  1. The camping facilities for hire available at the camp
  2. The charges for using different facilities at the campsite
  3. Other services available at the campsite and their charges of any.

Question 2: Cloze test 10 marks
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the most appropriate word.

Neither time nor affluence removes memories (1) ................ childhood poverty. Experiences of poor children illustrate how significant (2)..............and status are
in our society. Some adults think their (3).................or father was responsible (4)................their attitudes about money. Their current understanding of (5) .............. parents' past problems with money often provide little solace. A(6)................of adults overcome the stigma of having been (7) ................as children. There are (8) .................. children who also develop unhealthy attitudes about money. Such (9) ................... imagine that money is all they need to (10) ............... it in life. There is, however more to life than money. (10 marks)
(Adapted from: Harbrace Handbook, by Cheryl Glen, et al. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth 2004)

Question 3: Oral Skill 10 marks

  1. For each of the following words underline the silent letters. (3marks)
    1. Succumb
    2. Wednesday
    3. Corps
  2. Indicate the syllable you would stress in the following words (2marks)
    1. Conduct (noun)
    2. Contrast (verb)
  3. Provide another word pronounced the same as each of the following words (3marks)
    1. Heir
    2. Ewe
    3. Rain
  4. The following words have either an “s” or “z” sound in them. Group them accordingly. (2 marks)
    1. President
    2. Advice
    3. Lice
    4. Clause

Question 4: Excerpt( 10 marks)
Read the following excerpt and then answer the questions

Nora:Oh!yes,that one:this is another.I ordered it.Torvald must  not know about it.
Rank:Oho!Then that was the great secret.
Nora:Of course.Just  go to him,he is sitting in the inner room.Keep him as long as-
Rank:Make your mind easy,I won’t let him escape.(Goes into Helmer’S room)
Nora(to the maid)And he is standing waiting in the kitchen?
Maid:Yes;he came up the back stairs
Nora:But didn’t you tell him no one was in?
Maid:Yes,but it was no good.
Nora:He won’t go away.
Maid :No;he says he won’t until he has seen you,ma’am.
Nora:Well,let him come in-but quietly’Helen you mustn’t say anythingabout it to anyone
It is a surprise to my husband.
Maid:Yes ma’am.I quite understand.
Nora: the dreadful thing is going to happen.! It will happen in pite of me!No!no,no, it can’t happen.It shan't.

  1. Explain what happens before this excerpt            4mks
  2. What  does it ’refer  to and what does it reveal about the character of Nora? 
  3. Identify and illustrate one type of irony in this excerpt. 2mks
  4. Who is being referred to s ‘he’and why has he come?3mks
  5. Torvald mustn’t know it,(Add a question tag)
  6. Identify one theme  evident in the excerpt2mks
  7. What dreadful thing does Nora fear might happen4 mks
  8. Describe the character of the maid
  9. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases
    1. Make your mind easy
    2. I won’t let him escape
    3. It was  no good
    4. Dreadful

Question 5: Grammar (10 marks)

  1. Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given in brackets (4marks)
    1. See me after this if you have a question (begin: if you…)
    2. One ought to take care of his teeth. (rewrite using ‘one’s teeth’)
    3. I was willing to help. The application came in too late. (join into one sentence using a suitable conjunction)
    4. All comments should be made through the chairman. (rewrite eliminating gender bias)
  2. Replace the underline words with one word with similar meaning (2marks)
    1. When they returned, they found their house broken into.
    2. The army was defeated due to lack of back up from their fellow soldiers.
  3. Fill the gap in the sentences below using the most appropriate form of the word in brackets. (2marks)
    1. The man is known to have the ………………………. (calm) of a swimming pool.
    2. This mobile phone is a poor ………………….. (imitate) of the original.
  4. Give the meaning of the following sentence (2marks)
    1. She is a just woman.
    2. She is just a woman.

Marking Scheme

Question 2

 1. of  2. money  3. mother  4. for  5. their
 6. number  7. poor  8. affluent/ wealthy/ rich  9. children  10. make 


Question 3

  1.      
    1. /b/
    2. /d/
    3. /r/
  2.         
    1. conduct
    2. contrast
  3.             
    1. air
    2. you
    3. reign
  4.        
    1. /z/
    2. /s/
    3. /s/
    4. /z/

Question 4 

  1. – Nora has been talking to rank about how she used to relate with her father’Papa’
    – The maid then brings her a new dress.
  2. The dress.
    Secretive-Torvald must not know about it
  3. Dramatic-Rank doesn’t know that krogstad is around.
  4. Krogstad-to find out about his dismissal
  5. ,mustn:t he?
  6. Deceit
  7. Revelation about forgery and that she had borrowed a loan
  8. Dishonest
  9.  
    1. Relax
    2. Not allow one to leave
    3. Not effective
    4. Deadly

Question 5

  1.     
    1. If you have a question, see me after this.
    2. One's teeth ougth to be taken care of
    3. I was willing to help but the application came in too late.
    4. All comments should be made through the chairperson
  2.          
    1. buglarized/ robbed/ radied/
    2. reinforcement/support
  3.      
    1. calmness
    2. imitation
  4.        
    1. She is a woman who does things the right way.
    2. She is only a woman
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