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ENGLISH

PAPER 3

FORM THREE

JULY 202

2 HOURS 30 MIN

MOCKS 1 202

(Creative Composition and Essays Based on Set Texts)

Instructions to candidates

(a) Write your name and admission number

(b) Answer three questions only

(d) In question 3 choose only one of the optional set texts you have prepared for.

(e) Each of your essays must not exceed 450 words.

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1 Either

Write a composition ending with the following words;

(a) ………I regret failing to read between the lines.

(b) An essay proposing to the government ways indiscipline

in schools can be dealt with effectively.

The compulsory Set Text

Henry OleKulet; Blossoms of the Savannah

“Success or failure is in the mind,” using illustrations from

Blossoms of the Savannah, write an essay to illustrate the truthfulness

of the statement above.

Optional Set Texts

Answer any one of the following two questions.

Either

(a) The Short Stories

Godwin Shiundu, A silent Song and other stories

Actions speak louder than words. Discuss the truth of this

saying using illustrations from Leonard Kaberia’s A Silent Song.

(b) The Play

David Mulwa; Inheritance

A nation without good leadership is deemed to fail. Drawing your illustrations

from ‘inheritance’ discuss the above statement.

NAME: …………………………………………………………. INDEX NO.: …………………

CLASS: ……………………………………………………………………….. DATE: ……………………………

CANDIDATE’S SIGNATURE: ……………………………

MOCKS 1 2023

101/1

JULY 2023

ENGLISH (Functional Writing, Cloze Test, Oral Skills)

Paper 1

2 Hours

ENGLISH (Functional Writing, Cloze Test, Oral Skills)

Paper 1

2 Hours

For Examiner’s Use Only

NO.	QUESTIONS	TOTAL	CANDIDATES
		SCORE	SCORE
1.	FUNCTIONAL WRITING	20

2.	CLOZE TEST	10

3.	ORAL SKILLS	30

	TOTAL	60

FUNCTIONAL WRITING

You have returned to school after the mid-term break and realized that you left one of the set books back home. Write to your parent back home asking him or her to bring you the book during the Peace Prayer Day to be held in your school. Remember to tell them about your back to school, performance in the examinations you have done and your target grade at K.C.S.E.

(20 marks)

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CLOZE TEST

Fill in each blank space in the following passage with the most appropriate word.

(10 marks)

Most African tribes have a communal (a)…………………………………………

to life. A person is an individual only to the extent that he or she is a

(b)…………………….…………of a clan, a community or a family. Land was never

owned by an individual, but by the people, and (c) ……………………..…………………

not be disposed of by anybody. (d)……………………………. there were traditional

heads, they held land in (e)………………………………….. for the community

generally. Food grown on the land was regarded as food to feed the hungry among the tribe. (f)……………………………………. each family might have its own piece of land

on which to cultivate, when there was famine or when you simply wanted to eat, you merely looked for food and ate it. There was no (g) ………………….. on your mind as to who owned it. In many parts of Africa it was thought quite natural for travelers to walk

(h)…………………………… the nearest garden, and pick some bananas or maize and

eat. Nobody would interfere with them (i)……………..…………………….. they went in

and started taking loads of food away. Then they were, of course,

(j)………………………………. the laws of hospitality and generosity, and exploiting

the clan through whose land they were passing.

(Adapted from Freedom and After; Tom Mboya; London; Andre deutsch; 1963)

ORAL SKILLS

Read the narrative below then answer the questions that follow.

In the beginning, the sun married the moon. They travelled together for a long time, the sun leading and the moon following. As they travelled, the moon would get tired, and the sun would carry her for three days every month.

One day the moon annoyed the sun and she was beaten by the sun, just the same way some women are beaten by their husbands. But it happened that the moon was one of those short-tempered women who fight their husbands. When she was beaten, she fought back and wounded the sun’s forehead. The sun also beat the moon, scratched her face and plucked out one of her eyes.

When the sun realized that he was wounded, he was very embarrassed and said to himself “I am going to shine so hard that people will not be able to look at me”. And so he shone so hard that people could not look at him without squinting. That is why the sun shines so brightly.

As for the moon, she did not feel any embarrassment and so she did not have to shine any brighter. And up to now, if you look closely at the moon, you will see the wounds that the sun inflicted on her.

Questions

Mention any two ways by which you would prepare your audience to receive this story (2 marks)

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How would you say the line: “I am going to shine so hard that people will not be able

to look at me” to bring out complete effect? (3 marks)

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Imagine you are the story-teller charged with the responsibility of narrating this story.

What story telling devices would you employ and why? (3 marks)

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iv) While telling the story, you realized that a section of the audience was passive. What was

the likely cause for this? (2 marks)

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b) Provide another word that has the same pronunciation as each of the following words

		(3 marks)
i)	wrapped	………………………….
ii)	lichen	………………………….
iii)	room	………………………….

State whether you voice will rise or fall at the end of each of the sentences below (3 marks)

Fire! Fire! ……………………………………..

Did carry your set book to class? ………………………….

I was never visited by parents. ………………………………

d) Explain what you would do if you were, without prior notice, asked to pass a vote of

thanks during your school’s Prize-Giving Day. (4 marks)

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You have attended a one-day seminar. The person sitting next to you is intruding into your personal space. What four personal space guidelines could this person have failed to

follow? (4 marks)

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f) The following is a conversation between two girls. Identify and illustrate any three

shortcomings in the Pet’s listening skills (6 marks)

SHELLIE: (Walking excitedly to her) Good afternoon, Pet.

PET: (Reading a newspaper. Looking up…) Afternoon too Shellie (resumes

reading)

SHELLIE: (Beaming) Yesterday, I watched the students of Mpesa Academy eulogize the late Bob Collymore.

PET: The one that was brought live on TV? I don’t like funerals since I lost my

aunt.

SHELLIE: They were articulate and expressive in their show of emotions…

PET: So that moved you?

SHELLIE: It not only moved me. It made me admire the late Bob.

PET: (Absent- mindedly) Even after being cremated? I would rather burn in hell.

SHELLIE: (Insistent) I think he was a wonderful man; he had time for even little

people.

PET: (Dismissively) So?

SHELLIE: We can learn something from those who depart before us, Pet. It is possible.

PET: (Laughing as she walks away) Ok. Keep learning. I hope you become

	professor.
SHELLIE: Pet, I think something is the matter with you.
PET:	(Waving at her) Bye! See you in school tomorrow.

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Name ……………………………………………. Stream……… Index Number………

Candidate’s Signature…………………………… Date ……………………

101/2

ENGLISH

PAPER 2

(Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar)

JULY 2023

2½ HOURS

MOCKS 1 2023

English Paper 2

Instructions to candidates

Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.

Answer ALL the questions in this question paper.

All your answers must be written in the spaces provided in this question paper.

This paper consists of 13 printed pages

Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

For Examiners’ use only

Question	Maximum	Candidate’s
	Score	Score
1	20

2	25

3	20

4	15

Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow:

If one said, “The room had an extremely obnoxious smell.” And another said, “The room had the smell of rotten fish.” Which of the two sentences is appealing? Whereas the first sentence may look superior with the word ‘obnoxious’ making it pronounced, the second one stands out. Why? It is more subtle, graphic and appeals to our senses of sight, smell and even taste. Apart from that it is memorable. This is the residence of imaginative or creative writing.

Writing is arguably the highest in the order of skills in language acquisition. It combines: listening, speaking and reading. When one writes, it is for reading and when one reads they are in a one- on-one conversation with the writer; laughing at the jokes, frowning and being drawn to feel with what the writer is saying. If this is the case then there is need for anybody who wants to write to give it some thought.

Good writing that evokes feelings begins with a mindset that delves beneath the surface of things. Creative writings swim in the undercurrents of human existence seeking to bring to the fore hidden nuances of things and human life. In imaginative writing one explains the universal significance of what they observe. For instance, if the twins born together but raised apart eventually reunite and seek to locate the fact surrounding their parentage, creative writing would focus on the twists not the obvious based on the phenotypically acknowledged attribute that a DNA test would readily confirm. But a captivating writing would be if the test also revealed that the fathers who have raised them are not their biological fathers. This would unearth more than what looks true in the surface.

It is this imagination that rises above the mundane human realities that would form some fodder for thought as one gleans through what has been creatively written. Scintillating stories have lived with humanity from the adorable age of oral narratives when animals satirized human foibles. Again, these were not stories for stories’ sake but ones with didactic values; a take-home that would make the human world a better place.

The significance of expressive language cannot be gainsaid in writing. Even scientific reading would be made more accessible and enjoyable if they employed not the jargons that exist in their registers but in how the scientific writers would manipulate language in such a way that would draw attention to itself. Deliberate diction and syntax would create a definite pattern in such writing so as to communicate the complex scientific terminologies with a light timbre of humour.

It is the writer’s thinking captured in images using words and phrases with an obvious appeal and impact on the senses of taste, touch, hearing, smell and sight that would engrain what is read into the hearts and minds of the readers. It is the sensory details communicated through words that are impressionistic. And writing is as good as the indelible impression it leaves on the reader’s mind.

Through good creative works, the reader is transported to worlds far and wide, real and imagined while unveiling the new insights that traversing such worlds bring to human experiences. It is the writer’s conscious effort that concretizes these fictional and real worlds

in any written piece. In such writings, love comes through as a beautiful flower and kindness as the milk of human life.

Sustained vivid accounts of human experiences captured in words using mental pictures engraved in human senses would make creative writing be in a better stead than an action-pact movie.

(Adapted from a paper presented by Oloo Oliver on Creative Writing to teachers at Star of the Sea; Mombasa County; 2017)

Questions

a) According to paragraph one, what does creative writing entail? (2marks)

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b) Why is it important for anyone who wants to write to think? (2marks)

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c) Scintillating stories have lived with humanity from the adorable age of oral narratives

when animals satirized human foibles. (Rewrite beginning: Satirizing…) (1mark)

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d) How would creative writing work as a ‘mode of transport’? (2marks)

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e) Explain why twins are mentioned in this passage. (2marks)

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In note-form mention any three things one needs to consider in creative writing. (3marks)

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g) Why do you think impression is important in creative writing? (2marks)

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h) According to the passage, what is the significance of creative writing? (2marks)

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i) Describe how creative writing would outdo movies. (2marks)

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Give the meaning of the following word and expression as used in the passage

Indelible

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engraved in human senses.

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Read the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow

Nora: (begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it away from herself) If only I dared go out. If only no one would come. If only I could be sure nothing would happen here in the meantime. Stuff and nonsense! No one will come. Only I mustn’t think about it I will brush my muff. What lovely, lovely gloves! Out of my thoughts, out of my thoughts! One, two, three, four, five, six- (screams) Ah! There is something coming -, (makes a movement towards the door, but stands irresolute) (enter MRS. LINDE from the hall, where she has taken off her cloak and hat)

Nora: Oh, it’s you Christine. There is no one else out there, is there? How good of you to come!

Mrs. Linde: I heard you were up asking for me.

Nora: Yes, I was passing by. As a matter of fact, it is something you could help me with. Let us sit down here on the sofa. Look here. Tomorrow evening there is a fancy-dress ball at the

Stenborgs’, who live above us; and Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisher girl, and dance the Tarantella that I learned at Capri.

Mrs. Linde: I see; you are going to keep up the character.

Nora: Yes, Torvald wants me to. Look, here is the dress; Torvald had it made for me there, but now it is all so torn, and I haven’t any idea—

Mrs. Linde: We will easily put that right. It is only some of the trimming come unsewn here and there. Needle and thread? Now then, that’s all we want.

Nora: It is nice of you.

Mrs. Linde: (sewing) So you are going to be dressed up tomorrow Nora I will tell you what —

I shall come in for a moment and see you in your fine feathers. But I have completely forgotten to thank you for a delightful evening yesterday.

Nora: (gets up, and crosses the stage) Well, I don’t think yesterday was as pleasant as usual. You ought to have come to town a little earlier, Christine. Certainly Torvald does understand how to make a house dainty and attractive.

Mrs. Linde: And so do you, it seems to me; you are not your father’s daughter for nothing. But tell me, is Dr. Rank always as depressed as he was yesterday?

Nora: No; yesterday it was noticeable. I must tell you that he suffers from a dangerous disease. He has consumption of the spine, poor creature. His father was a horrible man who committed all sorts of excesses; and that is why his son was sickly from childhood, do you understand?

Mrs. Linde: (dropping her sewing) But, my dearest Nora, how do you know anything about such things?

Nora: (walking about) Pooh! When you have three children, you get visits now and then from—- from married women, who know something of medical matters, and they talk about one thing and another.

Mrs. Linde: (goes on sewing a short silence) Does Doctor Rank come here everyday?

Nora: Everyday regularly. He is Torvald’s most intimate friend and a great friend of mine too. He is just like one of the family.

Mrs. Linde: But tell me this—- is he perfectly sincere? I mean, isn’t he the kind of man that

is very anxious to make himself agreeable?

Nora: Not in the least. What makes you think that?

Mrs. Linde: When you introduced him to me yesterday, he declared he had often heard my name mentioned in this house; but afterwards I noticed that your husband hadn’t the slightest idea who I was. So how could Doctor Rank—?

Nora: That is quite right, Christine. Torvald is so absurdly fond of me that he wants me absolutely to himself, as he says. At first he used to seem almost jealous if I mentioned any of the dear folk at home; so naturally I gave up doing so. But I often talk about such things with Doctor Rank, because he likes hearing about them.

Questions

a) Why does Nora look disturbed at the beginning of this excerpt?

(3marks)

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b) Who brought the box that Nora is unpacking at the beginning of this excerpt why did

Nora want it? (2marks)

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“Yes, Torvald wants me to. Look, here is the dress; Torvald had it made for me there, but now it is all so torn, and I haven’t any idea—–“

i) What does this reveal about the character of Nora? (2marks)

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From this statement, describe the relationship that exists between Nora and

Torvald.(2marks)

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iii) Identify and explain a dramatic technique used in this statement (2marks)

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Cite two things that indicate that Nora is lying about Dr. Rank’s sickness in this excerpt.

(2marks)

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Explain the message in Dr. Rank’s story as narrated by the two women in this excerpt.

(2marks)

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Apart from repairing the fancy dress, what else does Mrs. Linde repair in this play and

how?(3marks)

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g) How is morality explored in this excerpt? (3marks)

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h) Describe Mrs. Linde’s attitude towards Dr. Rank in this excerpt. (2marks)

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i)	Explain Nora’s voice at the end of this excerpt	(2marks)
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j)	Explain the word ‘dainty’ as used in this excerpt.	(1mark)

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Read the story below then answer the questions that follow

Long time ago, the Hyena and the Rock where bosom friends. Whenever the Hyena was idle with nothing to eat, the Rock provided him with some warmth as he yawned away the day. He could sleep on the Rock, roll over to the other side and when he felt any movement, especially of what was edible, he stood on the Rock with a limp and peered into the horizon for what lady luck might have brought to his door-step.

On a rainy day, the Hyena would bring home huge chunks of carcasses, lay them on the Rock and devour ravenously. When his meal was over, usually after a day or two, he spent the rest of the days uncertain of his next meal, licking the remnants of blood left on the Rock. He licked these for days and the Rock remained silent and obedient.

One day when the Hyena had a meal- a smelly piece of meat he had salvaged from a pride lions in the vast savannah grassland, there was a big fight between the Hyena and the vultures who wanted to have a piece from his hard-earned meal. The Hyena bared his teeth to scare off the reluctant birds but the vultures with their sharp pointed beaks flew away with some pieces of the rotten bones. The struggle left the back of Rock with scratches and bruises.

That evening it rained heavily. The Hyena searched and searched and searched but he did not find a crack or space within the rock in which to hide. When morning came, the Hyena looked feverish as he went atop the Rock to await the warmth from the rising sun. The water from its now wet fur dripped down on the rock and when the sun’s eyes peered from the eastern horizon, the droplets glittered and reflected in the Hyena’s eyes. “Hmmm’ it feels good to be warm. But I’m hungry,” the Hyena said.

In the sweltering afternoon sun, the Hyena moved away to a shade that the canopy of trees had provided. In a short time, deep sleep overcame him. He slept carelessly having had no sleep the previous night. He slept on his belly, his sides and on his back snoring loudly. Suddenly his stomach rumbled like thunder and before he knew it, the contents of his bowels spewed out on the green grass. The smell was awful. He gave the steaming mixture a gleeful look before he pounced on it again. He guessed the future would be stormy without any morsel in sight.

After the long rains came a long dry spell. People waited for the rains. The pregnant clouds had receded and the sky was sapphire blue. The birds moved higher up the mountains. Even the King of the Jungle roamed keenly near the few watering points that still had the precious liquid- water. There was no prey in sight The Hyena lurked lazily behind prides waiting to scavenge.

After several days, weeks and months the Hyena approached the Rock again. He looked him more keenly this time. He prayed that God would grant the desires of his heart. “What a lovely back, the Rock has!” he thought, “he could make a meal in this adversity.” He moved closer and now the rock resembled a Hippo. As he went closer and closer, the Rock now changed to look like a sleepy antelope.

“Rock, you know I’m hungry yet you lie here like a meal,” the Hyena said. The Rock was quiet. “I will eat you one day. I will plunge my teeth into your neck and belly then you will be my meal.” But the Rock was still silent. “And you will make my meal for days. I will eat you in bits.” Again the Rock was dumb. The Hyena walked away singing happily:

A meal, meals you people

Let the hungry cry

And the weak die

But the lame will eat, eat and eat.

When the Hyena looked back, the back of the Rock looked yummy. He said, “God this one I have found out of my hand work. But you can still go ahead and find me another one.” Then to the Rock he said, “Even though you are quiet, you have heard.”

Two days later, the Hyena became the vultures’ sumptuous meal on the rock.

(Taken from Oloo Oliver’s Collection for Oral Narratives; 2019; Unpublished)

Questions

What in the story suggests that the relationship between Hyena and Rock was lopsided? (1mark)

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Explain what the phrase “rainy day’ in paragraph two of the story reveals about the

Hyena’s life? (2marks)

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How does the saying: “When two bulls fight it is the grass that suffers,” apply in this

story? (2marks)

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Cite two evidences from the story that indicate that Rock shielded Hyena from crisis. (2marks)

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e) Comment on any two features of oral narratives in this story (4marks)

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f) What two functions does Hyena’s song serve in this story? (2marks)

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g) Explain what this story teaches us about human relationships. (3 marks)

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h) Identify any two values that can be derived from this story. (2marks)

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i)	What two instances show Hyena’s greed in this story?	(2marks)
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j)	Explain what led to the death of the Hyena in the story?	(2marks)

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Grammar

Rewrite the following sentence according the instructions give after each. Do not

change the meaning. (5marks)

Zena studied her opponent’s face because she wanted to win contest. (Rewrite beginning with a present participle)

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They were unaware that the thieves had dug a whole behind their house. (Begin:

Little…)

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The teacher asked us to write down the notes and show him at the end of the lesson. (Rewrite in direct speech)

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The bachelor prepared his own supper. (Rewrite to remove gender bias)

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You can serve me now. (Add a question tag)

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b) Replace the underlined words with appropriate phrasal verbs. (3marks)

The thug could not escape from the hands of the police-officers.

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I will visit you next week.

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My parents provide my basic needs at school.

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c) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. (3marks)

Our principal is revered for her…………………………. character. (conscience)

The newspaper has a …………………………of over a million readers. (read)

That club does not entertain those who are …………………………. in environmental conservation. (interest)

d) The following sentences contain errors. Rewrite them correctly (2marks)

We are discussing about how to improve in English.

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They say he does not reply messages sent to him.

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e) Use complex prepositions to complete the sentences below. (2marks)

Rana visited the yard ……………………………….. buying a brand new car.

………………………. lethargy, most students do not like reading set books.

PAPER 3 ENGLISH MARKING GUIDE

MOCKS 1 2023

1(a)- Must be a story

– should bring out a lie he/she did not detect earlier.

– should include the reaction or effects of the revelation.

(b) The candidate should demonstrate clear knowledge of, and

suggest practical and effective ways of dealing with indiscipline in schools.

(a) Blossoms of the Savannah

“Failure or success is in the mind.”

– The candidate should highlight both failure and success as occasioned by

different characters in the text.

– There should be a clear connection between the inaction or action that brings

about the failure or success. Consider the following suggestions;

Introduction

Our actions or inactions have direct contribution to what we become. Ordinarily, we would

say, we can choose to succeed or fail, depending on the working of our mind.

Blossoms of the Savannah has characters who failed or succeeded because of what was

in their mind as shown below.

Body

Resian’s determination leads to her going to university
Resian successfully resists Olarinkoi. She had previously told him that he

may succeed in circumcising her on the body, but in her mind, she would remain

uncircumcised.

Resian fights monoeyed woman in a dream, and wins.
Taiyo, not so aggressive in her resistance to FGM, becomes a victim.
Taiyo is tolerant to the Nasila culture, especially in traditional dances,

she becomes a victim of those very culture.

Mama Milanoi’s failure to defend and protect her daughters leads to her

losing both of them. She fails as a mother.

MinikEneNkoito has a determination to succeed. Despite working in

a very hostile environment, she succeeds to rescue or free more

more than three hundred girls from early marriages and circumcision.

Short story.

Introduction

Humanity is premised on love for one another. When we fail to show love

and compassion to the less privileged in society, we act more or less like

beasts. On the other hand building a united caring society needs

our deliberate, conscious efforts to reach out to those in need.

Body

– Ezekiel fails to provide proper habitation for his own brother. He is sick

and lives in a flea infested hut. The pavement in town may have been better.

– Though the brother is a preacher, and we expect better from him, he

fails to take Mbane to hospital for treatment. His wife, however,tries by giving

Mbane some medicine.

– The gay pedestrians could pass by talking of bright weather, lovely morning….they

would sing to the blue sky, whistle to the gay morning as their footsteps sang their way

down the pavement and this would taunt him. They offered nothing in spite of his

condition.

-Some gay people, however, would answer to his pleas( give him money)

– Those working around, though seeing , had an indifferent attitude. They were never

touched. Thieves, too, stole from him.

– ” Good men who thronged the brothels were not good enough to him. Moreover, they

cursed.

– Christians who sang praises and hallelujah noticed him but did not care. In fact they

considered him an abled bodied person only crippled more everyday by the idleness of

ofleasurely begging. They failed to show true Christ’s love.

Conclusion

From the above illustrations it’s obvious that omission is a sin just as commission.

We should show love through our actions.

Introduction

Many nations have become failed states due to bad leadership. Before their total failure,

chaotic scenes, loss of life and destruction of property have preceded their fall.

Such is the situation in Kutula Republic as demonstrated below.

Body

Lacuna Kasoo decrees farming policies that cause uprising amongst people,

he sanctions Chipande as the only coffee farmer.

Lacuna hires his cronies, tribesmen and clan members only. This escalates people’s

revolt.

Inefficiency is rampant in government as those employed are not necessarily qualified

for those positions.

Thorn macay runs down Kutula colony through high handedness. People egitate for

freedom as seen through their king, King Kutula XV, ” your people will continue to die.”

5.Leaders look down upon the people, for example, Chipande says of the attendant, “that

how we put them in their place,” meaning social and economic subjugation.

Conclusion.

From the illustrations above, it is clear that poor leadership brings nations down.

MOCKS 1 2023

MARKING SCHEME

FUNCTIONAL WRITING

(20 marks)

Expect an informal letter. If not deduct – 4 AD

– Accept both blocked (strictly) semi – blocked (strictly). If mixed deduct 1 mk.

Tone – formal (This is tied to language mark)

FORMAT

Address 1 – (Don’t award if name is in address

Date – Format Accept only Eg 30^th July, 2019

(if different format deny mark)

Salutation – Accept Dear Mum, Dear Dad ONLY

Closing tag – Your son/daughter/ Yours sincerely

Name (Accept one name or two)

CONTENT

– Greetings/Pleasantries *P (1 mark)

– Mention of having forgotten a set-book and its title *ST (2 mark)

– Asking the parents to bring the book *B (1 mark)

Mentioning the date and time for the Peace Prayer *DT (2 mark)

Mentioning the performance in an exam *PM (1mark)

– Stating the target at KCSE *T (1mark)

LANGUAGE 4 marks

Very good

Good

Fair

Weak

A – 4 (merit ticks)

B – 3

C – 2

D – 1 (Extremely chaotic)

1. CLOZET TEST
Fill in each blank space in the following passage with the most appropriate word.	(10
marks)

Most African tribes have a communal (a) approach to life. A person is an individual only to the extent that he or she is a (b) member of a clan, a community or a family. Land was never owned by an individual, but by the people, and (c) could not be disposed of by anybody.

where there were traditional heads, they held land in ( e) trust for the community generally. Food grown on the land was regarded as food to feed the hungry among the tribe. (f) Although each family might have its own piece of land on which to cultivate, when there was famine or when you simply wanted to eat, you merely looked for food and ate it. There was no (g) question/doubt on your mind as to who owned it. In many parts of Africa it was thought quite natural for travelers to walk (h) into the nearest garden, and pick some bananas or maize and eat. Nobody would interfere with them (i) unless they went in and started taking loads of food away. Then they were, of course, (j) disobeying / contravening the laws of hospitality and generosity, and exploiting the clan through whose land they were passing.

(adapted from Freedom and After; Tom Mboya; London; Andre deutsch; 1963)

ORAL SKILLS

Read the narrative below then answer the questions that follow.

In the beginning, the sun married the moon. They travelled together for a long time,

the sun leading and the moon following. As they travelled, the moon would get tired, and the un would carry her for three days every month.

One day the moon annoyed the sun and she was beaten by the sun, just the same way

some women are beaten by their husbands. But it happened that the moon was one of those short-tempered women who fight their husbands. When she was beaten, she fought back and wounded the sun’s forehead. The sun also beat the moon, scratched her face and plucked out one of her eyes.

Questions

Mention any two ways by which you would prepare your audience to receive this story

marks)

Clear throat

Ring bell

Give relevant proverbs

Tell a joke

Clap hands

Any 2 plausible @ 1 mark = 2 marks NB: Personal involvement

How would you say the line: “ I am going to shine so hard that people will not be able to look at me” to bring out complete effect?

(3 marks)

Verbal – rising intonation (indicating threat)

Non-verbal – Accept any relevant

Gesture

– Facial expression must specify

Body movement

Accept Either

1 verbal

2 non verbal

2 verbal

1 non – verbal

NB: Personal involvement

Imagine you are the story-teller charged with the responsibility of narrating this story. What story telling devices would you employ and why?

(3 marks)

Mimicry

Tonal variation

Facial expression

Gestures & body movement / dramatization

Accept relevant / specific illustration of each

Any 3 x 1 = 3 marks

NB: Personal involvement

While telling the story, you realize that a section of the audience was passive. What was the likely cause for this?

(2 marks)

I was inaudible

I failed to involve /engage them in the story eg through involving them in signing, fillers etc.

I failed to maintain eye contact

Physical factors – Noise, heat

Any other relevant 2 @ 1 mark = 2 marks

b) Provide another word that has the same pronunciation as each of the following words.

i.	Wrapped	rapped
ii.	Lichen	liken
iii.	Room	rheum

c) State whether your voice will rise or fall at the end of each of the sentences below (3 marks)

i.	Fire! Fire!	*Rise*
*ii.*	Did carry your set book to class?	*Rise*
iii.	I was never visited by parents	*Fall*

Explain what you would do if you were, without prior notice, asked to pass a vote of thanks during your school’s Prize-Giving Day.

(4 marks)

Accept the challenge

Psyche myself, adopt, upright posture / confidence

Speak audibly

Recognize those present (hierarchy)

Thank those who have attended / participating

Highlight a few of items captured eg in speech esp guest of honour

Encourage fellow students to work hard

Eye contact

Any other relevant @ 1 mark = 4 marks NB: Personal involvement

You have attended a one-day seminar. The person sitting next to you is intruding into your personal space. What four personal space guidelines could this person have failed to follow?

(4 marks)

She could have been

Seated too close for comfort

Leaning on my shoulder

Looking into my bag, phone / personal items

Chewing to loudly / distracting me NB: Personal involvement

The following is a conversation between two girls. Identify and illustrate any three shortcomings in the Pet’s listening skills.

SHELLIE: (Walking excitedly to her) Good afternoon, Sheillie..

PET: (Reading a newspaper. Looking up…) Afternoon to Pet (resumes reading)

SHELLIE: (Beaming) Yesterday, I watched the students of Mpesa Academy eulogize the late Bob Collymore.

PET: The one that was brought live on TV? I don’t like funerals since I lost my aunt.

SHELLIE: They were articulate and expressive in their show of emotions..

PET: So that moved you?

SHELLIE: It not only moved me. It made me admire the late Bob.

PET: (Absent-mindedly) Even after being cremated? I would rather burn in hell.

SHELLIE: (Insistent) I think he was a wonderful man; he had time for even little people.

PET: (Dismissively) So?

SHELLIE: We can learn something from those who depart before us, Pet. It is possible.

PET: (Launching as she walks away) Ok. Keep learning. I hope you become professor.

SHELLIE: Pet, I think something is the matter with you.

PET: (Waving at her) Bye! See you in school tomorrow.

Pet has

Poor turn taking

She does not pay attention / is absent minded

Makes sarcastic remarks

Pet is impolite / rude Identification – 1 mark Illustration(from the context) – 1 mark

Name ……………………………………………. Stream……… Index Number………

Candidate’s Signature…………………………… Date ……………………

101/2

ENGLISH

PAPER 2

(Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar)

2½ HOURS

MOCKS 1 2023

English Paper 2- MARKING SCHEME

Instructions to candidates

Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.

Answer ALL the questions in this question paper.

All your answers must be written in the spaces provided in this question paper.

This paper consists of 13 printed pages

Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

For Examiners’ use only

Question	Maximum	Candidate’s
	Score	Score
1	20

2	25

3	20

4	15

Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow:

in any written piece. In such writings, love comes through as a beautiful flower and kindness as the milk of human life.

Sustained vivid accounts of human experiences captured in words using mental pictures engraved in human senses would make creative writing be in a better stead than an action-pact movie.

(Adapted from a paper presented by Oloo Oliver on Creative Writing to teachers at Star of the Sea; Mombasa County; 2017)

Questions

a) According to paragraph one, what does creative writing entail? (2marks)

Creative writing making expression which are subtle, graphic and appealing to the human senses so as to be memorable

b) Why is it important for anyone who wants to write to think? (2marks)

It is the highest in the order of skills in language acquisition that combines all the other skill; listening, speaking and reading.

c) Scintillating stories have lived with humanity from the adorable age of oral narratives

when animals satirized human foibles. (Rewrite beginning: Satirizing…) (1mark)

Satirizing human foible, scintillating have live with humanity from the adorable age of oral narratives.

d) How would creative writing work as a ‘mode of transport’? (2marks)

Through good creative works the reader is transported to worlds far and wide, real and imagined while unveiling the new insights that traversing such worlds bring to human experiences.

e) Explain why twins are mentioned in this passage. (2marks)

To show that good creative writing should focus on twists and turns and not the obvious/ that creative writing goes beneath the surface.

In note-form mention any three things one needs to consider in creative writing. (3marks)

Expressive language

Deliberative diction and syntax.

Thinking in terms of images.to create an indelible impression

g)	Why do you think impression is important in creative writing?	(2marks)
	It engrains what one reads into the heart and mind to leave and indelible impression
h)	According to the passage, what is the significance of creative writing?	(2marks)
	To be able to manipulate language in a manner that draws attention to itself to
	make reading enjoyable.
i)	Describe how creative writing would outdo movies.	(2marks)
		3

By sustained vivid accounts of human experiences captured in word using words engraved in human senses.

Give the meaning of the following word and expression as used in the passage

indelible

inerasable/lasting/unforgettable/memorable/rememberable/ingrained/indestru ctable

engraved in human senses.

Carved/etched/embossed/furrowed/embedded/chiseled/imprinted/lodged

Read the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow

Nora: Oh, it’s you Christine. There is no one else out there, is there? How good of you to come!

Mrs. Linde: I heard you were up asking for me.

Nora: Yes, I was passing by. As a matter of fact, it is something you could help me with. Let us sit down here on the sofa. Look here. Tomorrow evening there is a fancy-dress ball at the

Stenborgs’, who live above us; and Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisher girl, and dance the Tarantella that I learned at Capri.

Mrs. Linde: I see; you are going to keep up the character.

Nora: Yes, Torvald wants me to. Look, here is the dress; Torvald had it made for me there, but now it is all so torn, and I haven’t any idea—

Mrs. Linde: We will easily put that right. It is only some of the trimming come unsewn here and there. Needle and thread? Now then, that’s all we want.

Nora: It is nice of you.

Mrs. Linde: (sewing) So you are going to be dressed up tomorrow Nora I will tell you what —

I shall come in for a moment and see you in your fine feathers. But I have completely forgotten to thank you for a delightful evening yesterday.

Mrs. Linde: And so do you, it seems to me; you are not your father’s daughter for nothing. But tell me, is Dr. Rank always as depressed as he was yesterday?

Mrs. Linde: (dropping her sewing) But, my dearest Nora, how do you know anything about such things?

Mrs. Linde: (goes on sewing a short silence) Does Doctor Rank come here everyday?

Nora: Everyday regularly. He is Torvald’s most intimate friend and a great friend of mine too. He is just like one of the family.

Mrs. Linde: But tell me this—- is he perfectly sincere? I mean, isn’t he the kind of man that

is very anxious to make himself agreeable?

Nora: Not in the least. What makes you think that?

Questions

a) Why does Nora look disturbed at the beginning of this excerpt? (3marks)

Krogstad had visited her and threatened her with dire legal consequences arising from the discrepancy in the bond she signed when she took a loan of 250pounds to save Torvald. She is also afraid that her much guarded secret might be revealed and this might ruin her relationship with the husband.

b) Who brought the box that Nora is unpacking at the beginning of this excerpt why did

Nora want it? (2marks)

The nurse brought the box. Nora wanted it so that it can be repaired in readiness for the fancy-dress ball coming up at the Stenborgs’.

“Yes, Torvald wants me to. Look, here is the dress; Torvald had it made for me there, but now it is all so torn, and I haven’t any idea—–“

i) What does this reveal about the character of Nora? (2marks)

She is obedient/submissive– wants to go by what Torvald wants.

She is honest/sincere/truthful– admits that she has no idea how to fix the torn fancy dress.

From this statement, describe the relationship that exists between Nora and

Torvald. (2marks)

It is a hypocritical/pretentious. She wants to please Torvald by doing what he wants not because she likes it.

It is also cordial/warm. Torvald had a dress made for Nora.

Identify and explain a dramatic technique used in this statement. (2marks)

Symbolism. The torn fancy dress that needs repair. It symbolizes the pretentious relationship between Nora and Torvald that requires fixing.

Suspense/Ellipsis. Nora doesn’t say the idea she doesn’t have for the dress. This keeps the audience guessing hence heightens the tension in the play. Situational irony. Nora’s dress is new yet it torn and requires repair. It helps heighten the tension in the play.

(1 mark for identification and illustration; 1 mark for explanation)

Cite two things that indicate that Nora is lying about Dr. Rank’s sickness in this excerpt.

(2marks)

When asked by Christine how she gets to know about such details, she becomes restless and walks about

She also hesitates/stammers when she says that she gets visitors who have a medical knowledge.

She gives a flimsy reason– that because she has three children she gets visits from married women who know something about medical matters.

It is evident that her reasons are based on gossip– that the women talk about one thing and another.

(Accept any two well explained)

Explain the message in Dr. Rank’s story as narrated by the two women in this excerpt.

(2marks)

Love/Friendship. Dr. Rank is Torvald’s intimate friend and Nora’s great friend too.

Dr. Rank suffers because of the excesses committed by his father- that if you live immoral life, it will make your children or relatives suffer too.

Apart from repairing the fancy dress, what else does Mrs. Linde repair and how? (3marks)

She goes all out to repair Torvald-Nora relationship/marriage to make it be premised on truth and honesty rather than pretence. She does so by asking Krogstad not to withdraw the bond so that the truth about Nora’s secret can be known to Helmer. She also insists that Nora should let Helmer know about her much guarded secret.

Christine repairs her broken relationship with Nils. She seeks him out, invites him to Helmer’s house, opens up to him and accepts to be the mother to his

	children.
g)	How is morality explored in this excerpt?	(3marks)
	Dr. Rank’s father committed excesses in his youth and as a result his son suffers
	from a disease- the consumption of the spine- that would finally kill him. This is a
	warning to people to live moral lives devoid of excesses.
h)	Describe Mrs. Linde’s attitude towards Dr. Rank in this excerpt.	(2marks)
	She is critical/condemnatory/spiteful/sarcastic of Dr. Rank. She thinks that he is not
	perfectly sincere.
i)	Explain Nora’s voice at the end of this excerpt	(2marks)

Conceited/exultant/boastful/arrogant voice. She talks of how much Torvald possesses her jealously
Ironic voice. That Torvald is absurdly fond her yet there are things she can only

share with Dr. Rank and not Torvald.

j) What does the word ‘dainty’ mean in this excerpt (1mark)

Beautiful/Charming/Exquisite/Lovely/Neat/Elegant.

Read the story below then answer the questions that follow

A meal, meals you people

Let the hungry cry

And the weak die

But the lame will eat, eat and eat.

Two days later, the Hyena became the vultures’ sumptuous meal on the rock.

(Taken from Oloo Oliver’s Collection for Oral Narratives; 2019; Unpublished)

Questions

What in the story suggests that the relationship between Hyena and Rock was lopsided? (1mark)

It is always the Hyena that benefited from the rock.

Explain what the phrase “rainy day’ in paragraph two of the story reveals about the

Hyena’s life? (2marks)

The Hyena’s life depended on opportunities/chances that he did not work for/ the Hyena never worked for his own.

How does the saying: “When two bulls fight it is the grass that suffers,” apply in this

story? (2marks)

The fight between the Hyena and the vultures over a smelly piece of meat, the back of the rock is left in scatches.

Cite two evidences from the story that indicate that Rock shielded Hyena from crisis. (2marks)

The Hyena searches for a long time on the rock for a crack to hide in when it rains.

When the Hyena is feverish after a heavy downpour he goes atop the rock to await the warm from the rising sun.

When he is hungry with nothing to eat, he wants to eat the rock. (Expect any 2)

Comment on any two features of oral narratives in this story

(4marks)

Opening formula eg. “Long time ago..” Transports the listener to the world of fantansy where the events of the story are plausible.

Repetition eg. “..searched and searched and searched.” Creates rhythm/shows the Hyena’s desperation.

Personification/Use of Dialogue eg. Hyena tells the rock that he would it it one ady but the rock remains silent. This makes the sory real and dramatic.

Use of song eg. The Hyena sings with joy at the sight of the rock after staying for long without a meal. It develops plot/ breaks the monotony of narration.
There is a moral lesson eg. Greed is bad.

(Expect any two. No mark for identification without illustration.)

What two functions does Hyena’s song serve in this story? (2marks)

It breaks the monotony of narration.

It develops the plot- prepares us for the encounter with the rock.

g) Explain what this story teaches us about human relationships. (3 marks

Human relationships are characterized by betrayals eg. The Hyena turns on the Rock when hungry in spite of the rock’s hospitality.

h) Identify any two values that can be derived from this story. (2marks)

Patience- Rock remained patient/calm despite the suffering he undergoes because of

the Hyena.

Love- the Rock remained a true friend to the Hyena even in times of crises.

i) What two things show Hyena’s greed in this story? (2marks)

He gives his own smelly vomit a gleeful look then pounces on it.

He imagines that the rock is now an antelope or hippo and wants to eat it.

j) What do you think led to the death of the Hyena in the story? (2marks)

Hunger

He might have attempted to eat the rock and this left him seriously injured.

Grammar

Rewrite the following sentence according the instructions give after each. Do not

change the meaning. (5marks)

Zena studied her opponent’s face because she wanted to win contest. (Rewrite beginning with a present participle)

Wanting to win the contest, Zena studied the opponent’s face.

They were unaware that the thieves had dug a hole behind their house. (Begin:

Little…)

Little did they know that the thieves had dug a hole behind their house.

The teacher asked us to write down the notes and show him at the end of the lesson. (Rewrite in direct speech)

The teachers asked us, “Write down the notes and show me at the end of the lesson.”

“Write down the notes and show me at the end of the lesson,” the teacher told us.

“Write down the notes,” the teacher told us, “and show me at the end of the lesson.”

The bachelor prepared his own supper. (Rewrite to remove gender bias)

The unmarried prepared their own supper/The single prepared their own supper.

You can serve me now. (Add a question tag)

You can serve me now, will you?

b) Replace the underlined words with appropriate phrasal verbs. (3marks)

The thug could not escape from the hands of the police-officers. break away
I will visit you next week. call on

My parents provide my basic needs at school.

cater for

c) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets.

(3marks)

Our principal is revered for her conscientious (conscience)

The newspaper has a readership of over a million readers. (read)

That club does not entertain those who are disinterested in environmental conservation. (interest)

d) The following sentences contain errors. Rewrite them correctly (2marks)

We are discussing how to improve in English.

They say he does not reply to messages sent to him.

e) Use complex prepositions to complete the sentences below. (2marks)

Rana visited the yard with a view to buying a brand new car.

Due to lethargy, most students do not like reading set books.

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