1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20MKS)
Imagine that you have been admitted to form one in a boarding school far from home
a. Write a letter to your aunt and tell her how your school is observing Covid-19 Protocols. (10mks)
b. Prepare a shopping list of the things you would need to take with you to school. (10mks)
2. CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
Fill in the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word.
How do you come to school? Do you walk? Do you(1)…………………………. a bicycle? Do you come (2)…………………………………………bus? Do you travel a long way by train or lorry? Even if you attend a day school near your home and you are able to (3)………………………….School(4)………………………………….foot, you will probably see many moto-car and lorries in your
town,(5)…………………………………there are roads in many parts of Africa. These roads make it possible for men to travel from one place to another in cars or lorries. We are not quite used to seeing vehicles in our streets and (6) ………………………. our roads. It has not (7) ………………………. been so. It is (8) ………………………………a short time since the first motor-vehicles (9)
……………………………. to Africa. In fact, the first motor-car appeared in England (10) ………………………………the year 1888.
3. ORAL SKILLS (10MKS)
a. Give words that are pronounced the same as the following(3mks)
1. Which- …………………………….
2. Tax- …………………………………
3. Whet- ……………………
b. Read the conversation below between a mother and her twelve-year-old step-son. (5mks)
Mother: Hey you good for nothing boy. Come here quickly. boy: (panting hurriedly) Mum, here I am. Please tell me what you would
like me to do. Mother: use your head young man! Can’t you ever think? Must I be the one to always tell you what to do?
Boy: please mummy, I was just cleaning the house and then planning to tend the flower garden.
Mother: you mean you’ve been cleaning the house for hours without end?
Lazy bone! I think all you deserve is a thorough beating.
Boy: please forgive me. I always try my best but I never seem to please you.
Mother: so you know! Do you now call me a cruel master, a hard to please master?
Boy: (kneeling) I’m sorry mum but that is not what I meant.
Mother: now go back to your work and stop calling me mum mum
Using illustrations from the dialogue pick out any five uses of etiquette. (5mks)
c. Identify the silent letter in each of the following words. (2mks)
i. Handkerchief
ii. Pneumonia
4. COMPREHENSION (20MKS)
Read the passage below and then answer questions that follow.
Albinism is a group of inherited conditions in human, animals and plants characterized by hypo pigmentation. The lack of pigmentation creates the comparative lightness of skin, eyes and hair colour most commonly associated with albinism. What is less known, and perhaps of more importance is that all types of albinism are associated with eye disorders,
including nystagmus (rapid involuntary horizontal eye movement), squinting, sensitivity to light and glare and reduced visual acuity.
Albinism affects all, regardless of their race and gather, although some subtypes of albinism are more prevalent among certain groups. The term albinism. Which uses the condition to be a dehumanizing term and is discouraged in favour of the term``person with albinism’’ or even ``
albinism person’’
Albinism is perhaps one of the most misunderstood conditions in the world.
Researchers who have surveyed adolescent attitudes and beliefs towards the
condition have found them to be negative. Some said that persons with
albinism are biracial, they are mentally retarded and they have a contagious
disease.
These unfortunate misconceptions are not limited to the youth but are
represented in much of the general public. The general public’s perception of
albinism is further obscured by the gross misrepresentation of the condition
in movies. For example, a recent major motion picture release called powder
feature a character whose mother was struck by lightning, causing him to be
born with albinism and supernatural powers. Even traditional sources of
reference are not immune to misinformation. Webster defines albinism as
simply ``the condition of being an albino.’’ It goes on to define albino ``as a
person whose skin, hair and eyes lack normal colouration because of genetic
factors. Albinos have white skin, whitish hair and pink eyes.’’ The definition
is a popular misconception about albinism. In fact, many people with
albinism go unrecognized as such by others, and indeed, sometimes even by
themselves.
Albinism is an autosomal (non-sex related chromosome) recessive genetone
disorder requiring both parents to carry the defective gene in order for their
children to have albinism. There is, however, a rare type of X- linked
albinism and unusual autosomal form.
People with albinism have the same life expectancy, similar variation in
intelligence and the same general health problems as the rest of the
population.
Although the visual problems are severe, the social and emotional
ramifications may affect individuals more.
With proper preventive methods and an awareness of the dangers of sun
exposure, skin care is not a problem. By applying sunscreen, wearing hats
and wearing opaque clothes when appropriate, people with albinism may
engage in the same outdoor activities as fully pigmented people.
Questions
a. Explain what causes the features most commonly associated with albinism. (2mks)
b. What types of eye disorders are associated with albinism? (2mks)
c. In note form, summarize adolescents’ mistaken beliefs about albinism. (4mks)
d. What hazes the people’s understanding of albinism? (2mks)
e. Give one definition of albinism that is misleading according to the passage. (3mks)
f. Give the evidence that some sub-types of albinism affect certain groups more than others. (2mks)
g. Which is the finest way of helping people with albinism?
h. Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. (3mks)
(a) Obscured-
(b)Defective-
(c) Hypo-pigmentation-
5. ORAL LITERATURE (20MKS)
Read the narrative below and answer the follo2wing questions
THE TORTOISE AND THE ELEPHANT
Along time ago, the tortoise would cheat the elephant until the elephant was
tired of being cheated, the tortoise thought out once more what he would do
to the elephant.
Early one morning, the tortoise went to the home of the elephant. When he
got there he asked the elephant to go out for a walk with him, and both of
them went off to the forest. When they got to the forest, the tortoise said to
the elephant, `elephant, I have a good idea;; `What idea tortoise?’ asked
the elephant? `I think we should have a riddle contest. You first’, said the
tortoise. The elephant posed the first riddle and said, `my house has no door
and no window, what is it? `The tortoise said. `An egg.’ The tortoise said,
`A large bird sings a small bird steals. `The elephant tried to think of the
answer until he nearly went out of his mind and then said, ` I cannot solve
it’’
The tortoise said, ``come, let us go, and I will tell you the solution. But this
riddle requires that a person should eat plenty of honey first, and I know
where we can get such honey’’
So the elephant followed the tortoise until they came to where the honey
was. They went to the bee hive and the tortoise said to the elephant. ``Put
your trunk into the hive and get some honey for us to eat’’ The elephant put
his trunk into the hive, and started to scoop as much honey as he could..
The tortoise waited anxiously. The elephant removed his trunk and gave all
the honey to the tortoise. The tortoise started eating the honey hungrily. He
said to the elephant, ``the honey is so sweet but this will not be enough for
both of us. Put the trunk in the hive once more and scoop some more
honey.’’ The elephant obeyed and put his trunk into the hive and started to
scoop some more honey.
Before he could remove his trunk, the hive slipped and trapped the
elephant’s trunk. He cried out to tortoise, saying, ``please help me. I am
going to die here?’’ Put the tortoise laughed and refused to help him remove
his trunk.
Meanwhile, the bees inside the hive were disturbed and stung the elephant
furiously. The elephant was stung until he died as the tortoise walked away.
The tortoise is very cunning.
Questions
a. Classify the above narrative and give a reason for your answer. (2mks)
b. What did the tortoise ask the elephant to do early one morning?(2mks)
c. What `good’ idea did tortoise have? Do you agree it was a good idea? Why? (3mks)
d. Do you find the elephant foolish? Explain your answer. (3mks)
e. Identify and illustrate four characteristics features of the above narrative. (8mks)
f. What moral lesson is evident from the narrative? (2mks)
6. GRAMMAR (20MKS)
a. Fill in the blank with correct preposition. (2mks)
i. He is studying ………………. a degree in physics.
ii. Anne is very good………………mathematics.
b. Join the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction. (2mks)
(i) We wanted to swim
The water was too shallow.
(ii) You can eat chicken today.
You can eat beef today.
c. Rewrite the following sentences using pronouns where necessary to
avoid repetition of the nouns in the sentences. (3mks)
(i) The chef made a tasty meal and the chef gave it to us.
(ii) The teacher looked at the car and quickly knew that the car was hers.
(iii) The employees were unhappy when the employees failed to finish the job.
d. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronoun. (2mks)
(i) The ball belongs to them. It is ………………………….
(ii) The country belongs to us. It is …………………………
e. Use a, an, or the to fill in the blank spaces below. (4mks)
(i) I have ……………... European friend
(ii) We meet three times in …………………. year.
(iii) I like …………………. honest person.
(iv) …………………….rhino is an endangered species.
f. Fill the blanks using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
(i) My father …………………. (begun,began) cooking lessons last month.
(ii) Her glasses ………………… (broke, broken) when she fell.
(iii) Paulina ……………….(run,ran) to catch her Nissan to Lodwar this morning.
(iv) James ……………………… (rode, rid) a bicycle yesterday.
(v) We…………………...(spent, spend) the night in the cold.
g. Supply correct question tags to the following.
(i) Let us go home………………………….?
(ii) I am pleased with you, ……………………………...?