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PRACTICE TEST 1
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FUNCTIONAL WRITING
Write a formal letter to the clerk of your local council complaining about the loud music in the bars
where you live. Indicate how residents spend sleepless nights due to the loud music, and what you
think should be done. (15mrks)
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CLOZE TEST (10mrks)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word
Most people are poor listeners. Even when we think we are listening carefully, we usually
_______only half of what we hear, and we retain even _______
Improving your listening skills can be helpful in every part of your life, including speech making.
The best speakers are often the best listeners. The most important cause of poor listening is
giving _______ to physical and mental distractions. Many times we let our thoughts wander
_____ than concentrate on what is being said. Sometimes however, we listen too hard. We try to
remember _______ word a speaker says, and we lose the main message by concentration on
details. In other situations, we may _______ to conclusions and prejudge a speaker without
hearing out the message. Finally, we often judge people by their appearance or speaking manner
instead of listening to what they say. You _____overcome these poor listening ____
by taking several steps. ______ take listening seriously. Think of listening as an active process and
commit yourself to becoming a better listener. Second, _____distractions. Make a ____ effort to
keep your mind on what the speaker is saying. Third, try not to be directed by appearance or
delivery

GRAMMAR (15mrks)
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the brackets. (3Marks)
(i) All the guests will be___________________ (dining/dinning) with the queen tonight.
(ii) The people of Kameno shunned Chege’s ____________________ (prophecy/prophesy)
about the coming of the white men.
(iii) Children should always listen to their parents pieces of_______________ (advise/advice)

Explain the difference in meaning between the following pairs of sentences. (2 marks)
(i) She went and bought herself a skirt.
(ii) She went and bought a skirt herself.
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Choose the correct pronoun from the brackets to complete the following sentences. (3 marks)
i. Mr.Kamau and _______________ visited us last year. (he/him/himself)
ii. John offered Njoroge and ________________some biscuits. (I/me)
iii. Do you think that he is wiser than _________________. (I/me)

Complete the following statements with the correct question tag. (3mks)
a. You will arrive in good time________
b. I am doing the English exam ___________
c. I have you money___________
d. Come here_____________

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Use a suitable preposition to fill in the gaps in the following sentences. (3mrks)
a. My birthday is ………….in two weeks’s time.
b. I need to have my hair cut…………..that day.
c. I went with my sister to the market………the eleventh hour.

ORAL SKILLS (10 marks)

a) Read the following oral narrative and answer the questions that follow. (10mks)
One day, the chameleon and the donkey were arguing as to who could run faster than the other.
The donkey said, “You chameleon, you are very old and tired. You can’t compete with a man
like me in a race.”
The chameleon replied,” Don’t blow your own trumpet. I am not going to praise myself, but you
know you can’t defeat me in a race. We shall be equal.”
The race began and without donkey’s knowledge, the chameleon jumped on the donkey’s tail.
They ran and ran, until the donkey was so tired until he stopped to rest. As soon as the donkey
stopped, the chameleon jumped from the donkey’s tail and said, “Now my friend, are you any
faster than I?”
“No, now I know that you are a man,” answered the poor donkey.

i. What would you do in order to capture the attention of the audience before you begin to tell the
story? (2 marks)
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ii. How would you make the narration of the line indicated in bold effective? (4marks)
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iii. If you are part of the audience for this story, explain two things you would do to show
that you are participating in the performance. (4marks)
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PRACTICE TEST 2
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1. COMPOSITION (20MKS)
Imagine that your uncle’s family is travelling to Mombasa for weekend; and you have been invited to
accompany them. Write a letter to your uncle accepting the invitation.
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2. CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word
It was about one and ……………1…………..half years since the emergency had
……………2……………declared in the Mt. Kenya Reserve. The situation had
………………3……………worse in the Rift Valley also. The Great Sweep had followed the
emergency. Every Kikuyu, Embu and Meru as the passbooks disclosed, had his or
…………4……………movements controlled. This, however, was done whether one was
……………5……………………..or not. Those who were guilty of aiding the Mau Mau movement
…………………6………………being swept from all over the country and taken back to the central
province. It was like herding the cattle back into ……………7……………boma because they had
broken through it.
Soon after the declaration of the emergency, only a few ………………8………………….or women
had been caught and detained. Nevertheless, this had not ………………9………………..the Mau
Mau movement. The tirest fighters had become even tougher. It was their
………………10………………they were fighting for and had sworn to fight the intruder to the end.

3. COMPREHENSION (20MRKS)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow
Let us do away with gender-defined roles
When God made women out of man according to the Biblical story of creation), He did not restrict
her from doing certain types of jobs, nor did He forbid man from doing any kind of chores. The only
problem with us today is that we think like those who lived in an age where men’s roles and women’s
roles were clearly specified.
Consequently, it is rare to find a man at home doing chores like washing the dishes, preparing supper
for the family or even cleaning the house while the women of the house sits to watch the news or a
programme she enjoys on television.This mindset has also been passed down to children, where you
will find a girl working tirelessly around the house while her brother is comfortably stretched out on
the sofa watching a movie. Why can’t we train our children to do what needs to be done irrespective
of their gender?
Personally, I was brought up in a home where chores are divided equally among those present, and
no amount of protesting could exonerate me from my assigned chores, which is why I find this
gender sensitivity somewhat discriminative. I once broached the issue of sharing chores with a friend
of mine and his reaction was unpredictable, “You expect me to cook, wash the dishes, clean the
house and look after the baby? These are things I can’t do no matter how much I love her! My job
is to put food on the table and secure our children’s future,” he responded passionately. These are
biases so deeply ingrained that it seems odd if a man tells you that he is a nurse. The question that
naturally comes to mind will be, “Isn’t that a woman’s job?” because you expect a nurse to be a
woman in a pretty white or small stripped dress and a white cap. However, the truth is that men are
just as capable of providing nursing care as their female counterparts.
And turning to politics, how many of our constituencies have female representatives in parliament?
Just a handful. And how many countries in the world have women presidents or prime ministers?

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Another handful. Many women have joined politics hoping to succeed where men have failed but
quit after being frustrated by men’s obvious lack of trust in their abilities. But from those who have
persevered, we can see that women do better than men since they start this from the basic level of
the home, where they take care of their families and do everything to keep them going.
Another very peculiar field is football. Fans flock pubs to watch male players juggle the ball and
make their fancy moves and sometimes fights erupt after heated arguments about football games
like the World Cup, premier League and other tournaments. But I have never heard people fight over
the Women’s World Cup or anybody disappointed after a women’s team he supports took a thrashing
from an opponent.
Careers like engineering have also been affected by this negative trend. It is getting increasingly rare
to find a woman in overalls lying under a heavy truck checking for engine trouble or repairing the
brakes. This is considered a man’s job and many people believe a woman cannot do it properly.
I believe is it time we got rid of these outdated beliefs and started appreciating women for who they
are. We should give them a chance to prove themselves and open up more opportunities for them.
Men should also realize that to do perfectly, one requires brain, not brawn, and if this continues, it
will do more harm than good. Besides, what a man can do, a woman can do, sometimes even better.
Giving women an opportunity, will create a balance and bring out the best in everyone.
(Adapted from: Daily Nation 24thFebruary 2010, Living Magazine page 2-Gichuru Hebson)

Questions
a) According to the passage, what seems to cause conflicts in gender roles today? (1mk)
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b) What is the author’s opinion of defined gender roles (1mk)

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c) How has his upbringing contributed to this opinion? (1mk)

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d) Make notes on duties of men and women as brought out in the passage (5mks)
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e) Identify any three careers that are considered male dominated in our society today (3mks)
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f) In your opinion, should there be gender-defined duties for boys and girls? (2mks)
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g) According to the passage, what should be done to get rid of the outdated practice of defined
gender roles? (3mks)
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h) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. (4mks)
i. Exonerated
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ii. Ingrained
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iii. Peculiar
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iv. Brawn
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4. ORAL SKILLS (30MKS)
e. Choose the correct words to fill the blanks (6mks)
i. The beautiful lady with shinny ……………………………….named Nora as her ………………..
(hare, heir,hair)
ii. If Peter lets the bird ………………….., he might ……………………it forever. (Lose, loose, loss)
iii. When you …………………….too quickly, you could run out of …………………….. (breath,
breadth, breathe)
iv. The young farmers keep ……………………………..for their …………………………..farming.
(diary, daily, dairy)
v. The tailor bought a ………………………………to make a ……………………………….for the
beautiful girl. (Clothe, cloth, clothes)
vi. They……………………….the cattle in the ………………………..cattle
…………………………(deep, dipped, dip)

f. Use the following words to construct two sentences. (4mks)

One as a noun and the other on its verb form
i. Project
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ii. Air
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g. Identify the silent letters in the following words (5mks)

i. Fascinate
ii. Wrist
iii. Slaughter
iv. Handkerchief
v. Fasten

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h. Indicate the correct intonation for the following sentences (3mks)
Can I take you home?
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How did she travel to Nairobi?
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I have been working very hard for the coming examination.
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i. Pick the odd one out according to the pronunciation of words in each group in reference to the
letters underlined (2mks)
Charade Church Chauffeur Chassis
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Axe Xenon Tax Maximum
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j. Read the poem below and answer the questions that (10mks)
I had a dream last night I dreamt.
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, it seemed,
Short and tall and thin and short.

But just before I sprang a wake,

I knew what parent I would take.

And this surprised and made me glad,

They were the ones I always had.

Questions
a) Describe the rhyme scheme of the above poem. (2mks)
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b) Apart from rhyme, identify three aspects of style based on pronunciation. (3mks)
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c) Which words would you stress in line 7 and why? (3mks)

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d) How would you say the last line of the poem (2mks)
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5. GRAMMAR (20MKS)
a) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given in brackets.(3mks)
i. My sister cooked lunch at two o’clock (Begin: Lunch…)
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ii. The child saw a Lion in the forest (change into the negative)
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iii. There were dresses of girls in the shop (Use the possessive noun)
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b) Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate preposition (3mks)

a) There was a snake ……………………………….the hole.
b) We went to Mombasa ………………………..air.
c) …………………………………rearing livestock, Musa also keeps fish.

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c) Complete the sentences below using an appropriate form of the word given in brackets.
(4mks)
i. The sick girl looked ……………………..………………………(help)
ii. The village was ………………………………………….(access) due to the bad roads.
iii. His poor ………………………………………..(pronounce) affected his delivery of the acceptance
speech.
iv. Such an …………………………………….(occur) would scare the people.

d) Punctuate the following sentences. (2mks)

i. watch out there is a speeding car
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ii. if it rains we will not travel James noted
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e) Fill in each gap in the following sentences with the progressive form of the verb in
brackets (2mks)
i. The men ……………………………………..(argue) on top of their voices.
ii. My family ………………………………..(plan) to have a holiday at the coast in August.

f) Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the adjectives given in brackets (3mks)
i. Njoki is the ………………………………..(bright) of her two friends.
ii. This flower is …………………………….(pretty) than that one.
iii. Biashara market is the ……………………………….(far) of all the markets you have mentioned.

g) Use an appropriate quantifier phrase to complete the sentences below. (3mks)

i. …………………………………………………money was spent in constructing the railway line.
ii. ………………………………………………….people attended the rally.
iii. Serve me ………………………………juice, please.

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1.Read the following comprehension and answer the questions that follow (20mks)
THE MANY HEALING PROPERTIES OF ALOE VERA.
There are over 240 different species of Aloe Vera growing mainly in the dry regions of Africa,
Asia, Europe and America.

Although Aloe Vera is a member of the lily family, it has many characteristics in common with the
cactus .This unique plant also belongs to a larger plant family called Xeroids.

Known to herbalists and medical folklorists for centuries as the medical plant or the potted
physician. This cactus like plant with green, dagger-shaped leaves filled with a clear, viscous gel,
was taken to North America from Africa in the sixteenth century.

But long before this, Aloe Vera, whose name means shining bitter substance ,was widely regarded
as the master healing plant. The ancient Egyptians referred to Aloe Vera as the plant of
immortality and included it among the funeral gifts buried with the pharaohs in the pyramids.

In recent years, medical research has confirmed and extended many of the health claims for the
shining bitter substance used externally or consumed as a liquid that forms the heart of Aloe Vera.

One of the major properties that makes Aloe Vera a must for the cosmetics industries is its capacity
to help the human skin accelerate the production of fibroblasts. Fibroblasts aids in the manufacture
of collagen, which is the protein that controls the aging process of the skin and wrinkling. As one
ages, collagen starts to disappear from the skin causing a slackening which results in wrinkling.
Aloe Vera gel helps to protect the outer layers of the skin by helping it to re-organize skin cells,
causing the skin to regain its firmness. The skin needs moisture to avoid wrinkling. Research has
also shown that the skin absorbs moisture from Aloe Vera gel three to four times faster than
water.

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Another benefit of Aloe Vera is that it heals wounds faster. The bulk of the Aloe Vera leaf is filled
with a gel, of which 96 percent is water. The other four per cent contains healing substance.
Applied to wounds Aloe Vera gel is a mild anaesthetic, relieving itching ,swelling and pain. It is
also antibacterial and anti-fungal used in conditions like athletes foot.
Aloe Vera is also used after surgical operations as it decreases surgical recovery time. For example
eighteen acne patients underwent facial surgery in which lesion scars were removed.
After the operation, dressings were applied to their faces, with half of each person’s face receiving
the standard coated with surgical gel, and other half with Aloe Vera added to the dressing .The half
of the face treated with Aloe Vera healed approximately 72hrs faster than the other side.

Another advantage of using Aloe Vera is that when taken orally it eases intestinal problems. Aloe
Vera juice has been found effective in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

Aloe Vera has also been found to reduce blood sugar in diabetes. When taken, Aloe Vera reduces
the blood sugar levels in diabetics as reported in Hormone Research .Five patients with adults, non
insulin-dependant diabetes were given half –teaspoon of Aloe Vera extract daily for up to 14
weeks. Blood sugar levels were reduced in all patients by an average of 45 per cent.

Research has also shown that Aloe Vera reduces arthritic swelling. It can help prevent arthritis and
reduce the inflammation in joints already affected by arthritis, according to the journal of the
American Pediatrics Medical Association.

An extract of mannose, one of the sugars in Aloe Vera has been found to inhibit HIV-1 progression.
In 1991 study in molecular Biotherapy, HIV-1 cells were treated in vitro, outside the body with a
mannose extract Aloe Vera slowed virus reproduction by as much as 30 percent. This suppressed
the spread of the virus from infected cells.

Questions
1.When was Aloe Vera imported to America from Africa? (2mks)
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2.Why do you think the Pharaohs were buried with Aloe Vera. (3mks)
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3.What are the different ways of using Aloe Vera? (2mks)
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4.Why is Aloe Vera of great value to the cosmetic industry? (4mks)

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5.Apart from Aloe Vera use in the cosmetic world, what are its other benefits? (4mks)
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6.Give the meaning of the following word from the context: (5mks)
(i)Cosmetics-
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(ii)Anaesthetic -
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(iv)Facial-
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(v)Inflammation-
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2.CLOZE TEST
Malaria(1)______________been the scourge of humanity since the earliest times and there are
ominous signs that is fighting back(2)____________ modern science. The first
great(3)____________in the treatment of malaria was the discovery by Sin Ponald
Ross(4)_____________the disease was transmitted(5)_____________the female Anopheles
mosquito. Giovanni Grassi (6)_________________ out the life cycle of the human malaria
parasites.
With the connection(7)___________malaria and the mosquito clearly established ,steps could be
taken to fight the(8)_____________.One method was to attack the (9)__________places of the
mosquito.It was known that mosquitoes (10)____________their eggs in water.

QUESTION 3:ORAL SKILLS(10 MKS)

a)Identify the silent letters in the following words. (5mks)
(i)Glistening-
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(ii)Write-
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(iii)Mortgage-
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(iv)Handkerchief-
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(v)Psychology-
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QUESTION 4 :GRAMMAR (10mks)

Rewrite the following sentences in the plural form. (3mks)
a)A night flight is more comfortable for me.
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b)The commander-in-chief is the most powerful person in the armed forces.

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c)Her new tablecloth has beautiful colours.

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2.Supply suitable quantifier phrases to complete the sentences below. (3mks)
a)I gave her________________advice to help her improve her manners.

b)She only needs _____________flour to make the dough stiff.

c)There is_________________noise coming from that room.

3.Rewrite the sentences below, replacing the underlined words with the appropriate possessive noun.
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a)A goat that belongs to Mathenge disappeared mysteriously.
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b)The programme for tomorrow will address computer literacy skills.

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4.Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with suitable pronouns. (2marks)
a)Can___________be good friends?You and I have known each other long enough.

b)I cannot allow____________to take over the restaurant before she is well trained.

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TIME: 2 HOURS
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Answer All the questions in the spaces provided

1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING
In not more than 250 words,
Write a letter of apology to the head teacher of your school giving reasons as to why you did not attend
the school’s academic day. (20mks)
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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 _______________
know whether I was weeping because my friend was dying _______________ because I had very
little hope of __________________ the next sunrise ______________ fell like a heavy
___________________ covering the whole country around us. A hyena, which was apparently
watching _____________________helplessness, made anoise which sounded like a hoarse laughter.
__________________ frightened me so much that I could hear my own ____________________
beating. I shouted as _____________________ as my empty stomach would allow me and the
____________________ ran to the forest. From that day to this, when iam telling this story, I have
never been confronted by such a problem.

ORAL SKILLS (30MKS)

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 surprise and made me glad;

They were the ones I always had!

Questions.
i) Explain how the poet achieves rhythm in the poem (3mks)
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ii) Which words would you stress in line 7 of this poem? (2mks)
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iii) How would you say the last line of this poem? (1mk)
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iv) You are perfoming this poem to your classmates. How would you know that they are not
concentrating? (4mks)
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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.

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a) Shortcomings (5mks)
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b) Identify instances of etiquette as used by voice 1 and 2 (4mks)

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3. Identify the silent letter / sound in each of the following words. (6mks)
i) Fracas –
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ii) Bomb –
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iii) feign-
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iv) Psychology-
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4. In the following sets of words identify/ underline the odd one out.
i) Choir chord chore chain
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ii) Gas germinate grace guise
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iii) cynic cycle census chat
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2. 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.
Her parents have been strict and demanding. She has had not 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
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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 movements 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 bhut 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 planning to 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 sine Mrs. Ngueso arrival. He saw in her
pleading eyes the pain of a loving mother. He quickly looked away. At that moment he realized
how very 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.

2.1 Why does the author describe Tatii life as having been dreary? (1mk)
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2.2 What excuse have Tatii parents constantly given for not allowing her to visit her relatives
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2.3 Why was Tatii so unhappy after the results of the examinations came out. (1mk)
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2.4 What was Tatii father reactions to her results? (1mk)

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2.6 What evidence is there in the passage to show that Tatii mother was more understanding
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2.7 Compare Mrs Ngeuso’s character and that of Tatii’s father. Put your answer in the table
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Character Character Trait Illustrations from the text

Mrs. Ngueso
Tatii’s Father

2.8 Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage (6mks)
Dreary
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Demanding
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Zombie
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Security entrance
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Harsh
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GRAMMAR. (20MKS)
1. Give the plural forms of the words listed below.
a) Ox –
b) stadium –
c) Radius-
d) Oasis –
e) Goose- (3mks)

2. Rearrange the following words the order in which they would appear in the dictionary.
a) trachea, tweet, tragedy, thump, thirst.
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b) Mongrel, Frenzy, target, puzzle.

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c) climate, cataract, cockpit, captive, cock

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d) Head lamp, headgirl, headboy, head teacher (2mks)

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3. Complete the following collective nouns using the appropriate word.

a) A______________ of journalists.
b) A ________________ of flowers.
c) A ________________ of judges
d) A __________________ of monkeys
e) A ___________________ of sheep. (2 ½ mks)

4. The words below are misspelled, correct them.

a) profesar
b) Tomorow
c) Imediately
d) Pronounciation (2mks)

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5. Use suitable pronouns to replace the underlined nouns.
a) The weather is changing. The weather is becoming rather chilly.

b) Mary took the book. She said it was Mary’s.

c) People don’t like liars. People say liars are no better than murderers.

d) Otieno is a very good leader. (2mks)

6. Join the following sentences using the conjunctions listed below.

Avoid unnecessary repetition, and, but so also, or.
a) Tigers are beautiful animals. Tigers are dangerous animals.

b) You can borrow my pen. You can buy one from the shop.

c) They went to the theatre. They bought tickets for “passion of Christ”

d) The train was booked up. I went by Akamba bus. (2mks)

7. Rewrite the following sentences using either the comparative or superlative form of
adjectives in brackets.
a) Statistics show that (much) energy is consumed by industry than by individuals.

b) Susan is the (tall) girl in our class.

c) This book is (expensive) than that one.

d) The Atacama Desert in Chile is the (dry) in the world. (2mks)

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8. Fill in the blanks in the following passage with appropriate prepositions.
Breakfast was usually served ______________________ 6.30 am. Every recruit _________ the
camp was expected to be _____________ the parade ground ________________ 7.15 am.
______________ this particular Wednesday I had woken up feeling very low and my head was
clouded _____________ a myriad _____________ thoughts _________________ the impending
events _____________ the camp. (4 ½ mks)

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ENGLISH
PRACTICE TEST 5
TIME: 2 HOURS
NAME…………………………………………………….. ADM NO………………..............

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Answer All the questions in the spaces provided

1. Your school’s Debating Club had attended a debating contest in another school. On your way
back to school you went to a supermarket without permission and delayed everyone. Write a letter
of apology to the Debating Club patron. (10mks)
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2. Read the passage below and fill in each blank spaces with an appropriate word. (10mks)
It is an indisputable fact that agriculture 1 ………the backbone of the economy. It is therefore 2
……… that we stop over-relying on the rain-fed agriculture. Israel is a classic 3 ………… Of a
country that has reclaimed its deserts and put them 4 …………use. Land which was 5 ……..
‘useless has been turned around and 6 …………..…useful. Egypt which solely depends on 7
……… River Nile is a leading exporter of fruits and cereals. For our country to 8 ………….. self-
sufficiency in food production and to get a 9 …………for export, land should be utilized to the 10
…..………This is only possible with irrigation.

3. a).Study the poem below and then answer the questions that follow.
If We Must Die – Claude Mckay
If we must die – let it not be like hogs
Haunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,
Making their mock at our accused lot,
If we must die – oh let us only die
So that our precious blood may not be shed
In vain; then even the monsters we defy
Shall be constrained to honour us through dead!
Oh Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe;
Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave
And for their thousand blows deal one death blow
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!

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QUESTIONS
(i) Describe the rhyme scheme of this poem. (2 marks)
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(ii) Which words would you stress in the last line of this poem and why? (3 marks)
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(iii) Apart from rhyme, how else has the poet achieved rhythm? (4 marks)
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(iv) Suppose you were performing the above poem, explain ways in which you would make it very
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b).You have been invited to a very important interview. Explain briefly what you would need to do
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c).For each of the words given below, write down another word with a similar pronunciation.
(5marks)
Maid ……………………………
One ……………………………
Hire …………………………….
Guest …………………………..
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d).Identify the silent letters in the words below (5mks)

History
Debt
Psychology
Yacht
Condemn

4 .Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow
Terrorism is a real and urgent threat to nations and their interests a threat that could become perilous
if terrorists acquire nuclear or biological weapons. The policies pursued by the bush administration
have too often been counterproductive and self-defeating. In the name of an ‘offensive’ strategy,
they have undermined the values and principles that made the United States a model for the world,
dismayed cooperative nations around the world and jeopardize their cooperation with us, and
provided ammunition for terrorist recruitment in the Middle East and beyond. To achieve our long-
term objective we must go beyond narrow counterterrorism policies to embed counterterrorism in
an overarching national security strategy designed to restore American leadership and respect in the
world. This leadership must be based on a strong commitment to our values and to building the
structures of international cooperation that are needed to only fight terrorists, but also to meet key
challenges of our time: proliferation; climate change and energy security; the danger of pandemic
disease; and the need to sustain a vibrant global economy that lifts the lives of people everywhere.
We have to demonstrate that the model of liberty and tolerance embodied by the United States, are
the enemy of these universal ambitions. We must pursue an integrated set of policies- on non-
proliferation, energy and climate, global public health and economic development- which reflect
recognition that in an independent world, the American people can be safe and prosperous only if
others too share in these blessings. Our policies must demonstrate a respect for differences of history,
culture and tradition, while remaining true to the principles of liberty embodied in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. This kind of enlightened self-interest led others to rally to American
leadership in the Cold War and offers the best hope for sustaining our leadership in the future. The
world is filled with terrorist organizations. While the State Departments list of designated groups

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includes almost four dozen, numerous well known ones are still omitted because of issues related to
designation process. Yet to many organizations, only one subset currently poses a serious and
sustained threat to the United States and its allies: the Sunni jihadist organization known by the
shorthand ‘al Qaeda’
The group merits this special status because it is the only terrorist organization with the ambition and
the capability to inflict genuinely catastrophic damage, which can provisionally be defined as attacks
that claim causalities in the four digits or higher. The group is also unique in that it may eventually
be able to carry out a campaign of repeated attacks that would have a paralyzing effect on American
life and its institutions. Its ability to foil fundamental U.S. strategic goals-as it did in Iraq and as it
threatens to do together with the Taliban in Afghanistan-has been amply demonstrated. As the
turmoil in Pakistan has demonstrated, its capacity for upsetting the geopolitics of major regions of
the world today is also unrivalled among non-state actors. The evidence provided by September 11,
2001 is sufficient to demonstrate the groups’ capability and its determination. Unlike most terrorist,
it eschews incremental gains and seeks no part of a negotiation process; it seeks to achieve its
primary ends, including mobilization of a large number of Muslims, through violence.
The Bush administration has fundamentally misunderstood the nature of the jihadist movement and
its actions have made the threat considerably worse. The administration has hyped the threat and
subordinated foreign security policy into the ‘Global War on Terror.’ It has relied on the wrong tools
–principally the military- and vastly overemphasized tactics at the expense of strategy. To the extent
that it has a strategy for reducing the appeal of jihad, it is the ‘freedom agenda’ which has backfired.
Counter terrorism requires a shift away from a foreign and security policy that makes
counterterrorism the prism through which everything is evaluated and decided. It requires a policy
that must go beyond uncompromising efforts to do away with those who seek to harm us today.
International engagement is essential in meeting this threat since it will ensure that new terrorist
recruits do not come to take the place of those that have been defeated.
(Adapted from ‘strategic Counterterrorism’ by Daniel Benjamin, Policy Paper Number 7, 2008)

QUESTIONS
i. .In what ways were the policies pursued by the Bush administration counterproductive and self-
defeating? (3mks)
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b).What according to the author is the essence of American counterterrorism leadership. (3mks)
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c).Make notes on what ought to be done to uphold American leadership. (4mks)
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d).In the following sentence, replace the underlined expression with one word (1mk)
It requires a policy that must go beyond uncompromising efforts to do away with those who seek to
harm us today
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e).Why is Al-Qaida a unique group? (2mks)
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f).What is needed in the fight against terrorism? (2mks)

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g).In your opinion, what is the most dangerous aspect of terror a threat? (1mk)
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h).Explain the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage (4mks)
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5. GRAMMAR (15mks)
i).Fill in the blank with the correct verbs from the brackets (3mks)
1. The team…………………expected back tomorrow. (are/is)
2.You ………………………..stay at home if you are feeling sick.(would/should)
3 .Parliament……………………resolved to abolish school fees in all public schools.(has/have).

ii) .Join each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using the phrase given in
brackets. (3mks)
1a.James is more responsible than his brother.
b. James is the last born . (although)

2 a. Onyango met the woman.

b . Onyango wanted to marry the woman’s daughter. ( whose)

3 a. The woman read a newspaper

b. The man prepared a meal. (while)

iii).Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the correct collective nouns (3mks)
The………………of onlookers was controlled by the police officers.
Many brides in African weddings throw the…………………..of flowers at their bridal party.
Some suitors believe in using a ……………………of singers to persuade ladies to accept their
love.

iv).Use the correct possessive pronouns from the choices given to complete the sentences below.
(3mks)
1. Do you prefer to send the information via your email or………………….(him/mine)
2. Our computer is not as big as………………………(theirs/ours)
3……………………………..(Hers/She) was a case of mistaken identity.

v).Rewrite the sentences below with the adjective in their correct order. (3mks)
1. .A designer is waiting to interview a dark Rwandese tall tailor.

2. We gave Kamau some heavy new sports grey shoes.

3. The company sold their black mahogany oval Turkish table.

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TIME: 2 HOURS
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SECTION A: FUNCTIONAL WRITING (10 MKS)
Schools are almost closing. Your friend Genevieve lives in Kitui. She has invited you to visit and
stay at their home for one week.
(a) Write a packing list that you would use when preparing for the visit.
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SECTION B: COMPREHENSION (20 MARKS)

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

THE VILLAGE DEGREE

She was coming from the river when she noticed her primary school headteacher’s bicycle leaning
against the tree in front of her parent’s house. Instinctively, she decided to stealthily go round the
house and hide in the kitchen. She didn’t want her teacher to see her in her torn and patched work
dress. But the mention of Alliance Girls High School made her forget about her attire. She rushed
into the house, water jerry can still on her back.

She became the heroine of the family, the village, the location and even the district. Her name
appeared in the newspapers. She was the best in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in the
county and her name was on the lips of everybody. The whole family crowded around the teacher
to read for them this great letter.

Even those who could not read wanted just to touch it. The letter spoke of hope and freedom from
poverty and as many of the women seemed to think, free from dependence on men in their
celebration. Many older women repeated in different versions their belief that with education you
my daughter won’t have to be a slave for a man. You will be your own master. Though
Mwongeli did not understand much about what the older women meant, she was excited as they
were over her apparently open path to freedom.

So Mwongeli had joined Alliance thrilled by the prospects of freedom. There she met the best
brains in the country and they were all celebrating freedom from slavery. But to her surprise, the
presence of visiting boys’ school seemed to generate such excitement that she wondered from
men.
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As for Mwongeli, her mother had told her not to mix men and education. In obedience, she kept the
two apart and sure enough, after four more years, yet another letter came to her and there was
cause for women folk in her village to celebrate `again. The daughter had been admitted to study
for a degree in Electrical engineering at the university of Nairobi, the only woman in the class of
twenty. Yes, she was no longer Mwongeli ….. she was already a village engineer. In fact, the
name Mwongeli even it its form ‘Ngeli” was lost. Now the focus was a degree. She was now
Engineer Mwongeli’

Aren’t you going to open the letter? Atieno asked, startling Mwongeli out of her reverie. ‘It’s not
urgent’ Mwongeli replied in a flat tone. ‘I was just thinking how I can do this quietly ….. you
remember how the whole village hired a van to come and celebrate my masters scholarship offer?
I’m usually glad to see them happy and excited but I find I have no privacy. I’d like to handle this
one differently. I’ll need to read the letter when I have had a rest and I’ll tell you what I decide.

And with that Mwongeli put her letter in the handbag and sat down to enjoy a cup of tea and chart
with her friend.

QUESTIONS:
(a) According the passage, why did Mwongeli want to hide in the kitchen? (2 mks)
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(b) Why did Mwongeli’s name appear in the newspaper? (2 mks)

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(c) What had made Mwongeli’s teachers visit her home? (2 mks)
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(d) Explain the irony in paragraph three of the passage? (3 mks)

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(e) Which letter is being referred to in paragraph three of the passage? (1 mk)
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(f) How many Engineering students were in Mwongeli’s class? (1 mk)

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(g) According to the passage, what shows that children belong to the community? (2 mks)
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(h) What advice did Mwongeli’s mother give her that enabled her to go through Alliance High
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(i) Apart from doing well in school, what else in the passage shows that Mwongeli was a
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(j) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. (3 mks)
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SECTION C: CLOZE TEST (10 MARKS)

Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word
I used to enjoy reading horror stories until I realized (1)____________________ much they
affected me. I had to study late in the (2) _____________________ to prepare for my
examination. I used to be alone (3) ___________________the hall when everyone else was (4)
__________________. Very slight noise frightened me. I imagined that there was (5)
____________________ behind me while I was memorizing the Math’s formulae. Every(6)
____________________ the curtains fluttered in the wind, my heart would skip a (7)
____________________. When my neighbours dog barked, I broke (8) _____________________
in goose bumps because dogs (9) __________________assumed to be able to see spirits that are
invisible to the human (10) _________________________

SECTION D: ORAL SKILLS (15MARKS)

POETRY
(a) Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
INFANT SORROW
My mother groaned, my mother wept;
Into dangerous world I leapt;
Helpless, naked, piping loud,
Like a friend hid in a cloud.

Struggling in my father’s head

Struggling against my
Swaddling-bands
Bound and weary I thought best
To suck upon my mother’s breast.

QUESTIONS:
(i) Describe the rhyme scheme of the above poem. (2 mks)
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(ii) Mention two non-verbal cues you would use to enhance a recitation of the poem. (4 mks)
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(iii) Which words would you stress in line five of the poem and why? (2 mks)
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(b) The principal of your school visits your class during a class meeting. As the class prefect,
You are sited at the front of the class. You note that some students are not listening.
State three observations that are evidence enough that they are not listening. (3 mks)
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(d) For each of the following words, write a word that is pronounced the same as: (4 mks)
(i) Queue –
(ii) Male –
(iii) Him –
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SECTION E: GRAMMAR (15 MARKS)

(a) Rewrite each of the following sentences with the appropriate form of the word in
brackets (4 mks)
(i) The ________________ between Makuyu and Kameno had been the greatest challenge
for the people (enemy).
(ii) There has never been such an __________________ in our school (occur).
(iii) The chronic _____________________ will eventually lead to her poor performance
(absent).
(iv) Mr. Makori works in the vehicle _____________________ department (maintain).

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(b)Fill in the blank spaces with the plural form of the nouns in the brackets. (3 marks)
(i) The three _______________ were arrested by the police. (passer-by)

(ii) How many ________________ does the computer have? (word-processor)

(iii) The __________________ are very powerful in the armed forces

(commander-in-chief)

(d) Arrange the adjectives given in the brackets in the right order and use them to fill
in the blank spaces. (3 mks)
(i) They found the _____________________ car parked outside the office
(white, metallic, small)

(ii) They talked to the __________________ watchman.(Old, ugly, Congolese)

(iii) I will buy her a ___________________ table (wooden, coffee, beautiful)

(e) Use the correct preposition to complete the sentences. (3 mks)

(i) In accordance _______________ the new constitution, men and women are
equal partners in marriage.

(ii) We need to sit _______________ the shade.

(iii) Do not sit _________________ the glass table, it will break.

(f) Fill in each blank space with the correct collective noun. (2 mks)
(i) The whole maize crop was destroyed by a _______________ of locusts.

(ii) A _______________________ of pilgrims make a trip to Mecca each year so

as to acquire the title ‘Alhaji’

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ENGLISH
PRACTICE TEST 7
TIME: 2 HOURS
NAME…………………………………………………….. ADM NO………………..............

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Answer All the questions in the spaces provided

SECTION A
Composition (20mks)
1. Write a composition entitled ‘The effects of Modern Technology on the Youth Today.’
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SECTION B
2. Cloze Test (10mks) Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an
appropriate word.
Most of us know 1__________________ our human rights are. We often demand that they be
respected. This is as it should be. Unfortunately, some of us do 2__________realize that others
have rights too. For instance, you have the right to 3________________ loud music. You have to
consider if the music would be a nuisance to other people who want peace and
4________________ . What about the way we dress? Should we dress to please ourselves? Should
we dress to please others? Definitely, we come first. We must not dress in a way that
5________________the modesty of others. Also, many people defend the right to 6
_______________. They know how harmful this is to our health. I, however, strongly believe that
smoking should not be done I 7________________. Doing so denies others the right to enjoy a
pollution free environment and 8____________ their health. Remember nobody is likely to
9_____________________ your rights if you do not respect those of others. Long live
10_______________ human rights.

SECTION C
3. Oral Skills (10mks)
For each of the following words provide a word pronounced in the same way. (5mks)
i. bury __________________
ii. gate __________________
iii. cruise__________________
iv. taught __________________
v. flecks __________________

e) Identify the silent letters in the following words (5mks)

i. Debut __________________
ii. Chassis __________________
iii. Crochet __________________
iv. rendezvous __________________
v. poignant __________________

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Comprehension (20mks)

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow

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QUESTIONS
i. According to the information given in paragraph 2, how can pleasure affect a man? (2mks)
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ii. What is the author’s argument excessive use of alcohol? (2mks)

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iii. Rewrite the following statements according to the instructions given after each.
a) Addiction can happen with things like tobacco and alcohol: It can also happen with drugs
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b) A pleasure should not cost too much .
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iv. What is the author’s recommended test for pleasure? (2mks)

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v. How can pleasure become harmful to other people? (2mks)

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a) Controversial

b) Over-indulgence

c) built –in-risk

d) Illicit relationship

e) annexes
SECTION E
Poetry (10mks) Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow

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My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.

We romped until the pans

Slid from the kitchen shelf;
My mother’s countenance
Could not unfrown itself.

The hand that held may wrist

Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.

You beat time on my head

With a palm cake hard by dirt,
Then waltzed me off to bed
Still clinging to your
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a) Say what happens in the poem (2mks)
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b) Who is the persona in the poem (1mks)
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SECTION F
Oral Literature (15mks)
Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow:
This thing happened long time ago when people first appeared on earth. One day, the people were
told that if they didn’t want to die, they should send chameleon with a fat piece of meat to take to
the moon who would pass it to

QUESTIONS
i. With illustrations, classify the above narrative (2mks)
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ii. Describe the character of the following as brought out in the narrative (4mks)
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v. Identify and illustrate one economic activity of the community from which this narrative is drawn
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vi. Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as used in the narrative (1mks)
Sniggered
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GRAMMAR (15MKS)
A. Complete the following sentences by filing in the blanks with the correct proposition
(3mks)
The traveller was robbed ___________________________ all his money
Mike expressed his interest _____________________ modern art
Juma’s parents no longer have much influence ___________________________ him.

B. choose the correct pronoun to fill in the gap (3mks)

i) She knows as well as _________________________ that food is not permitted in the dormitories
(me, I )
j) There’s not much difference between you and ______________________(he,him)
k) I am taller than _______________ (she, her)

C. Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each (4mks)

i. He went to look for a window – cleaner since he could not do the work himself (rewrite to
change the compound noun to plural)

ii. “I greeted the president this morning, “Esther exclaimed (change to indirect speech)

iii. If you have nothing more to contribute, we will stop the fundraising now (Begin:
Unless…..)

iv. The favourite colour of Bosire is blue (correct the sentence where necessary)

D. Rewrite the following sentences using the present perfect tense form of the verb in
brackets (3mks)
a. The dresses I bought _________________________ (shrink)

b. The market _______________________ (grow) and changed a great deal.

c. The shirt ____________________ (cost) him a fortune

E. Complete the following idiomatic expressions with the correct word. (2mks)
iv. Do not take him seriously, he is just pulling your ______________________

v. Her behaviour is getting out of _____________________________.

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PRACTICE TEST 8
TIME: 2 HOURS
NAME…………………………………………………….. ADM NO………………..............

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Answer All the questions in the spaces provided

SECTION A : WRITING (20mks)
You attended a cousin’s wedding during the April holiday. On the day of wedding, your younger
sister Celestine Wanjiku went missing. You decided to help your parents in the search for the girl,
hence, you did not open school with the rest, which is against the school rules.
Write a letter of Apology to the Principal of your school, explaining what made you not report on
the first day of the term.
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SECTION B: COMPREHENSION (20mks)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow
Decades ago, two geologists visited Migori County and left villagers with high hopes of
striking it reach.
A valuable mineral had been discovered.
Now, 20 years later, nothing much has been done to tap the gold in Macalder. Instead, hundreds of
people have died in the process of digging the mines, while pregnant women working in the area
have been giving birth to children with deformities.
Residents attribute their misfortunes to lack of modern equipment to professionally exploit the
mineral. They have been mining gold using mercury mixed with water and powdered stones which
they stir to the consistency of porridge before washing off the mercury into their farms.
One man is keen to prevent deaths among the residents depending on gold mining as a source of
income.
He has invented a gold mining machine- the ball mill machine.
Mr. Olello, 41says he got idea for the machine from a friend who went to Zimbabwe on business
and returned with a photograph of a gold mining machine.
“It took me two years to design my first machine and in 1999, I eventually came up with the ball
mill” . Mr.Okello says his villagers neither knew nor cared whether mercury was harmful to their
health.
Mr. Okello explains that his machine is a multipurpose appliance. It can mill numerous kinds of
rocks for building materials industry.
For gold mining, the machine uses small steel ball grinders which separate gold ore from dust, after
which it is further refined.
Among the places that have been mapped for gold deposits within the region are Rongo, Kehancha
in Kuria District; Masara and Kehara in Nyatike constituency, Lolgorian area in Trans Mara and
some parts of Siaya county.
Gold qualities make it one of the most coveted metals in the world. Not only can it be beautifully
shaped and sculpted, the yellow metal conducts electricity and does not tarnish.
Gold has been used in dentistry for nearly 3,000 years. It is used for filling, crowns, bridges and
orthodontic appliances. Gold can be placed in contact with person’s body and not cause harm.

QUESTIONS
i. What gave the villagers the hopes of striking it rich? (2mks)
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ii. Outline the challenges experienced by the villagers in the mines. (2mks)
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iii. What according to the residents contribute to their misfortunes? (2mks)
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vi. “It took me two years to design my first machine and in 1999 I eventually came up with the ball
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vii. Mr. Okello explains that the machine is a multipurpose appliance(add a question tag) (1mk)
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viii. Make notes on uses of gold (4mks)

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ix. State the meaning of the following words as used in the passage (3mks)
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SECTION C: CLOZE TEST (10mks)

Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word.
What is good governance? This is a question that people _1_______________ very often. It refers
to the responsible __2_______________ of the affairs of a village, town or country. Where there
is good governance, people live in harmony; ways of __3__________________ poverty are sought
and people assume ownership __4____________________ the process of developing their
communities.
__5____________________ the government is expected to create a _6_________________
political and legal environment for development, it cannot succeed if ordinary citizens do not co-
operate and play their role. Everyone craves for the _7____________________ of the rule of law,
but if we do not obey that _8__________ law, we will not know peace. We accuse certain sectors
of _9________________ but give bribes in order to induce others to give us
_10_______________ treatment. If we really desire to have positive changes in our society, we
must change our attitude and join our hands in building a society.

SECTION D: ORAL SKILLS (15mks)

f) Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow.
One day the chameleon and the donkey were arguing as who could run faster than the other. The
donkey said; ”You chameleon, you are very old. You can’t compete with me in a race.”
The chameleon replied, “Don’t blow your own trumpet. I am not going to praise myself but I know
you can’t defeat me in a race. We shall be equal.”
The race began and the chameleon jumped on the donkey’s tail. They ran until the donkey was so
tired that he stopped to rest. As soon as the donkey stopped, the chameleon jumped from the
donkey’s tail and said, “Now my friend donkey, are you faster than I ?”
“No, now I know that you are a man.”

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QUESTIONS
(iii) Mention any two things you would do to capture the attention of the audience before you
begin your narration. (2mks)
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(iv) Explain any two ways you would use to make the narration from, “The chameleon
replied……(line 4) …We shall be equal. (line 5) effective. (2mks)
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(v) If you were part of the audience for this story, explain three things you would do to show
that you are participating in the performance. (3mks)
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g) In each of the following words, underline the syllable that is stressed. (4mks)
i. chal .lenge (verb)
ii. ad.vise
iii. ac.cent(noun)
iv. de.lete

h) For each of the following words, write a word that is pronounced the same way (4mks)
a) time
b) toad
c) what
d) seller

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SECTION E: LITERARY APPRECIATION (20mks)

Read the song below and answer the questions that follow.
Daughter of Lekamoi
Oh, mother
Behold the daughter of Lekamoi
Who has just grown up
Young woman, when will she return
When does my love come back?
Daughter of the bull?
Woman, come, let me see you,
Listen;
Daughter of Lekamoi
Leader of the girls
When does my own arrive?
Ah! Abul, chief of women.
Her neck resembles a snake
Coming out of a vase
Behold, daughter of Lekamoi
Her teeth are like ash
Oh, when does my love come back?
Daughter of the bull
Abul, come and dance before me
Listen
Daughter of Lekamoi
Who has just shot up,
All men want her
Ah, Abul, chief of women
My girl appears on the path from
Anaka
Behold the daughter of Lekamoi
Tall and graceful
With whose daughter can you
Compare her?
My companion, when will
She return?
Daughter of the bull
Woman come, I will take
You from your husband, Listen
Daughter of Lekamoi,
Leader of the girls,
Ye, all the men want her
Abul,Chief of women.
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QUESTIONS
i. What type of song is this? Give reasons for your answer. (2mks)
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ii. who is the singer? (1mk)
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iii. To whom is the song sung? (1mk)
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iv. Describe the singer’s attitude towards the subject? (3mks)
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v. Where is Abul at the time of singing? (2mks)
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vi. What makes the song an oral song? Support your answer (4mks)
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vii. Identify and illustrate any two poetic styles used in this song (4mks)
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viii. With illustrations, describe the mood of the song? (3mks)

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SECTION F: GRAMMAR (15mks)
4. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct preposition. (4mks)
i. Every member was asked to part _____________ twenty shillings for the purchase of the gift.
ii. He bought a bicycle_________________ loan from the credit shop in town.
iii. We heard the news __________________ the radio.
iv. Have a look of yourself _________________ the mirror.

5. Fill in the blank spaces using the correct form of the verb in the blanket (4mks)
i. If I had the money, I ____________________ (buy) the computer already.
ii. If I ___________________( be) Bill Cosby, I would have helped the poor with the money I made.
iii. We ______________________(walk) along Koinange street when we met him.
iv. The party ____________________(start) when we arrived.

6. Rewrite each of the following sentences as instructed. (5mks)

l) Wanjohi is more responsible than his brother.
Wanjohi is the last born.
Join the two sentences, beginning with the word ‘although’

m) The man bombed the hotel.

He was finally arrested.
Join the two sentences, using the word ‘who’

n) Jane is strong. Her brother is equally strong.

Join the two sentences using a comparative

o) The young man was very hungry. He swallowed the potato without chewing it.
Join the two sentences beginning with ’so’

(e) Kimani said, “I will do the work tomorrow”

Rewrite in reported speech

7. Arrange the adjectives in brackets and use them to fill in the blank spaces.
i. The East African community has _______________________________________forces.
(Combined, military, powerful).
ii. She bought a ____________________________________________________ bed.
(huge, wooden, old, Japanese)

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FORM 2 EXAMINATION TRIALS

ENGLISH
PRACTICE TEST 9
TIME: 2 HOURS
NAME…………………………………………………….. ADM NO………………..............

SIGN……………………………………………...………. DATE;…………………………...

Answer All the questions in the spaces provided

SECTION A WRITING (20MKS)
Write a composition ending with the following words.
………. “You will serve as an example to the rest of the students in this school,” the principal
shouted as he pushed me into his office.
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SECTION B: COMPREHENSION (20MKS)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows:
The breeze on the third mainland bridge would have made anybody sleepy at that time of the
morning. It was 2 a.m, the traffic on the bridge had practically ceased. The morning night was
approaching the hour when only the police and thieves would be on road unless, of course, there
was anybody foolhardly enough to share the hours with them.
This was Lagos and the armed robbers were laying siege to the city. For the three policemen on
check-point duty, it was a time to find somewhere to sit down, hidden well away from the lights.
They would check a few more cars and that would be all. After standing all day they were tired.
The sergeant in charge of the check point was the first to put his bolt- action rifle down. He sat
down and lit himself a cigarette. The cigarette glowed in the darkness.
“Check a few more cars then come and rest,” said the sergeant. “After all it’s not our father’s
work. Besides, how much are they paying us?”
The others smiled at him, their smiles hardly visible in the dark. No, it wasn’t their father’s work
and the pay was paltry. The sergeant was right. It stood to reason. If it wasn’t for the money they
collected on check-point duty, things would be very bad indeed.
“How much have we made today?” asked the sergeant. Constable Dilibu put his hand in to his
pocket and brought out the notes he had stuffed in there. The sergeant’s torch illuminated the area
while he counted them. Constable Dilibu was barely two months out of the police college, Ikeja.
He was just nineteen, but he was learning fast. Although he made at least five naira extra per night,
he didn’t really like check-point duty. He was too scared of the armed robbers. Those boys played
much too rough- if you could call it a game.
“Twenty – nine naira, “fifty kobo,” constable Dilibu answered at last.
“Good,’ said the sergeant. He calculated that the two naira, fifty kobo extra would be his own. He
liked it when he made more than the boys. It showed who was the boss.
At first the lights in the distance were like two small illuminated dots floating in the air. The car
was travelling very fast. May be another party-goer, they thought. The two constables braced
themselves. This could be their chance to make more money for the night.
The sergeant took another puff at his cigarette. He was well satisfied with the night’s take. The
boys could take care of the oncoming car by themselves.
Dilibu flashed his torch, moving it up and down in the manner “slow down and stop.”
The car decelerated and came to a stop right in front of the policemen. The driver was no ordinary
motorist. He knew how to handle the car. Dilibu shone the torch inside.
“Coming from a party?” He enquired. The five men in the car did not answer. “Come and open
your boot,” Dilibu ordered. The driver took the key out of the ignition.
“Take the key and check it yourself,” he said. The constable took the key and walked round to the
boot. He opened it, peered in, closed it again and walked back to the driver. The boot was empty.
These men were definitely up to something, Dilibu thought. He could feel it, somehow. They made
him nervous.
The sergeant strolled over. He knew, too. They were men of the underworld all right. The quiet
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The man sitting in the owner’s corner spoke. “Listen, my brother. What’s your concern? What’s
your problem? Why get yourself killed for this country? What will you gain – level five?”
The reference to the sergeant’s salary touched a sore point. The driver held out his hand for the
key. The man in the owner’s corner spoke again. “Take this,” he said, holding out his hand to the
sergeant.
The sergeant instinctively put out his hand and took what the man was proffering. The feel of the
wad of money told him there must be at least fifty naira there.
“All the big men are enjoying themselves while we are here suffering,” the man added. There was
no real sympathy in his voice.
“That’s true, my brother,” the sergeant agreed. He did not need convincing. They were
outnumbered. He was sure the men were better armed too, even if the guns were not visible.

QUESTIONS
i. Why had the traffic on the bridge ceased? (2mks)
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ii. According to the passage, what was the main problem in the city. (2mks)
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iii. Give two reasons why the sergeant said that they should check a few cars and then rest. (2mks)
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iv. Identify one sentence from the passage that best explains how the officers make their end meet.
(2mks)
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v. For how long had constable Dilibu worked? (1mk)
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vi. Rewrite the sentences adding a question tag. (2mks)

He was too scared of the armed robbers.
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The boys could take care of the oncoming car by themselves.
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vii. “Come and open your boot,” Dilibu ordered. (rewrite in reported speech) (1mk)
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viii. In about 40 words, summarize constable Dilibu’s actions to answer the question: “ How much
have we made today?” (4mks)
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ix. Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. (4mks)
a) Paltry-

b) Peered-

c) Proffering-

d) Illuminated-

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SECTION C CLOZE TEST (10MKS)

Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word
Excessive consumption (1) alcohol is a big problem in our society today.
Unfortunately, many people are not (2) of its many negative effects. It can adversely
affect us physically, socially (3) economically.
Let us consider what alcohol (4) to your health. Although alcohol has a high level of
calories, it does not contain nutrients.
Actually, (5) interferes with absorption of nutrients in the body system. (6)
you consume alcohol, there is the likelihood (7) being malnourished.
Moreover, it has been established that alcohol encourages the development of cancer of the
pancreas and the stomach.
In addition, consuming alcohol, even if lightly, in pregnancy, can (8) physical and
mental retardation of the unborn child. Alcohol also causes a fatal damage of the liver called
cirrhosis. Since the liver is a main (9) organ, damages to it disrupts (10)
body processes.

SECTION D ORAL SKILLS (15MKS)

vi. Complete the following telephone conversation between the principal of Utawala Academy and
Mrs. Wanjau, who is a parent to Jack, one of the students. (7mks)
Principal:
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Mrs. Wanjau: Speaking. May I help you?
Principal: This is the principal of Utawala Academy.
Mrs. Wanjau: Hi! How is Jack? Is he alright?
Principal:
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Mrs. Wanaju: A whole week! Why didn’t you call me?
Principal:
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Mrs Wanjau: Yes, I will be there very early in the morning. I hope that all the medical records are
available.
Principal:
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Mrs. Wanjau: I will be grateful. Thanks a lot. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Principal:
(1mk)

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(vi) For each of the following words write a word pronounced the same. (4mks)
F. Would-
G. Sales
H. Doe-
I. Sent-

(vii) Underline the silent letter in the following words (4mks)

i) Sachet
j) Debris
k) Gnaw
l) Mortgage

SECTION E: POETRY (15MKS)

Read the song below and answer the questions that follow
Daughter of Lekamoi
Oh, mother
Behold the daughter of Lekamoi
Who has just grown up
Young woman, when will she return 5
When does my love come back?
Daughter of the bull?
Woman come, let me see you?
Listen;
Daughter of Lekamoi
Leader of the girls 10
When does my own arrive?
Ah! Abul, chief of women
Her neck resembles a snake
Coming out of a vase
Behold, Daughter of Lekamoi 15
Her teeth are like ash
Oh, when does my love come back?
Daughter of the bull
Abul, come and dance before me
Listen 20
Daughter of Lekamoi
Who has just shot up,

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All men want her
Ah, Abul, chief of women
My girl appears on the path from 25
Anaka
Behold the daughter of Lekamoi
Tall and graceful
With whose daughter can you
Compare her? 30
My companion, when will
She return?
Daughter of the bull
Woman come, I will take
You from your husband, listen 35
Daughter of Lekamoi,
Leader of the girls
Yes, all the men want her
Abul, chief of women.

QUESTIONS
a) What type of song is this? Give reasons for your answer. (2mks)

b) Who is the singer (2mks)

c) To whom is the song sung? (1mk)

d) Describe the singers attitude towards the person being sung to (3mks)

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e) Where is Abul at the time of the singing? (1mk)

f) Identify and illustrate any two stylistic devices that are found in the above song. (4mks)

g) Explain the meaning of the following line (2mks)

“With whose daughter can you compare her?”

SECTION F GRAMMAR (20MKS)

k. Use the correct form of the word in brackets to fill in the blank spaces (5mks)
v. I bought this shirt last year. It five hundred shillings. (cost)
vi. Who has been through my files? (go)
vii. Moses and Brian the class yesterday. (sweep)
viii. My son to school everyday and he says he enjoys it. (walk)
ix. Last night, the farmer the nappier grass in to bundles ready for selling (bind)

l. Arrange the adjectives in the brackets and use them to fill in the blank spaces. (3mks)
d. She bought a bed. (huge, wooden, old,
Japanese)
e. Jane killed the cock. (black, big, old)
f. President Uhuru Kenyatta flew in a plane.
(spacious, new, multicolored)

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m. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct pronoun from the words given in brackets.
(4mks)
i. The teacher gave my friends and presents. (me/ I)
ii. Peter and went to visit their friend. (he/ him)
iii. are you referring to. (Who/ whom)
iv. You seem taller than .(she/ her)

n. Re-write the following sentences correctly (3mks)

i. An orange fell on Jack while he was sitting under the shade of the mango tree.

ii. Take care you do not loose your purse.

iii. “My names are Joseph Mwangi,” said the young man.

o. Re-write the following sentences in to passive voice. (2mks)

ix. People say Kelvin works 18 hours a day.
(Begin: It……………………..)

x. My mother takes me to school everyday.

p. Fill in the blank spaces using the correct phrasal quantifiers (3mks)
a) The secretary has ordered for a of foolscaps.
b) A whole loaf has several of bread.
c) The news excited me.

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FORM 2 EXAMINATION TRIALS

ENGLISH
PRACTICE TEST 10
TIME: 2 HOURS
NAME…………………………………………………….. ADM NO………………..............

SIGN……………………………………………...………. DATE;…………………………...

Answer All the questions in the spaces provided

FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20MKS)
Imagine you are one of the passengers in Isaboke Coach Bus going to Kisumu. You alight in Nakuru
and later realize that you picked another passenger’s luggage by mistake. Write a letter of apology
to the manager, Isaboke Coach Company Kisumu office. Direct him to pick the luggage at the
Nakuru office and request him to drop yours at the same office. Remember to thank him for being
kind.
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B) CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE WORD
I 1____________I was treated less kindly when I arrived. The host did not look directly 2 _______
me. Yet I had thought that my visit would be 3 ______________ appreciated. There were six
people in that small room and all continued to direct their 4 _____________ towards the television
set. It was news time. I was 5 _____________ on time for a great disappointment 6 ___________I
encouraged myself, “not again, not ever.”
When I asked why I was given such a hostile 7 _______________, I got evasive answer. Anyway,
I was supposed to be a goodwill messenger from the local Government Revenue Department 8
___________ six gentlemen sitting 9 ________________ the tiny table were meant to be waiting
with bated breath and appreciation for my news. Well, I decided they could wait a 10
____________________ longer.

C. COMPREHENSION
1. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
BAKING soda or bicarbonate or edible soda (ENO), as it is also called, is sodium bicarbonate in
chemistry books. It is different from washing soda or soda ash, which is sodium carbonate. Soda
bicarbonate was called ‘saleratus’ in earlier days.
In the human body, it is the main mildly alkaline substance. The human body makes it out of carbon
dioxide breathed in sodium obtained from the salt in the diet. it helps to maintain the delicate
balance between acidity and alkalinity that is necessary for the normal chemical activity in the
body. It helps transport carbon dioxide to the lungs, neutralizes stomach acids as a component of
saliva, helps cut down on tooth decay. The blood of a healthy human being is slightly alkaline.
When the amount of sodium bicarbonate in the blood is insufficient, we suffer from acidosis. The
digestive juices from the liver and pancreas are alkaline. The gastric juice in the stomach is
decidedly acidic and it contains hydrochloric acid.
To most people, baking or edible soda in tablet form or a powder is a comforting medicine to sooth
acidity. A teaspoon dissolved in a glass of water is a popular and effective remedy for indigestion.
A cupful dissolved in bathwater along with two cupfuls of starch helps relieve the itching of
allergic reactions.
When mixed with water to form paste, it helps alleviate the pain of minor burns and a paste of soda
bicarbonate and water or cold cream, relieves the discomfort of insects bites. For fungus on your
feet, especially between your toes, apply a soda bicarbonate paste. For foot odour soak your feet
in a solution of soda bicarbonate in water. Take soda bicarbonate and mix it with a little bit of
water, and apply it with your fingers along the gum-line in your teeth. Brush your teeth after this.
It will help you stop all sorts of gum diseases. Mixed with a little common salt, soda bicarbonate
makes an excellent tooth powder. Most toothpaste contains a little soda bicarbonate.
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As a formidable plaque deterrent soda bicarbonate was recognized as an efficient dental cleaner in
1931 only. Soda bicarbonate is now a major component of best selling toothpastes. There is
exclusive soda bicarbonate toothpaste. From the home medical cabinet, soda bicarbonate has now
moved to the industry. Today, it is used to curb acid emissions from chimneys and to help prevent
acid rain, to keep toxic materials like lead and copper out of drinking water, to help in
biodegradation of sewage and to remove contamination from soil. It may turn out to be world’s
‘greenest’ natural chemical. It has more than 300j applications in industry and more and more
uses are still being discovered. Soda bicarbonate is also added to cattle feed. Cattle raised for
meat industry are fed a high energy, low-fibre diet to maximize weight gain, are given
supplementary soda bicarbonate to speed up their digestion process. Dairy cows which are given a
similar diet, also have soda (bicarbonate mixed with their feed).it (increases their milk production).
Use of soda bicarbonate in baking was an instant success as a time-saver.
Yeast breads needing a rising time of two to three hours where quickly joined by quick-rising baking
soda batters, breads and biscuits.
When soda bicarbonate is combined with an acid like vinegar (acetic acid), butter-milk containing
lactic acid, carbon dioxide is released to create an instant cleaning agent.
Scour tarnished brass and copper pots with a paste of soda bicarbonate and lemon juice. They will
shine once again. Flush one cup of soda bicarbonate down the
toilet every week. It helps clean clogged septic tanks. For food stuck or burnt into pots and pans,
cover the burned food generously with soda bicarbonate. Add enough hot water and let it soak for
a few minutes. Wash thoroughly.

1. a) How does the human body absorb soda bicarbonate? (2mks

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b) In note form, what is the importance of soda bicarbonate in the human body? (4mks
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c) The digestive juices from liver and pancrease are alkaline.(Begin: Both ….) (1mk
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d) In a paragraph of not more than 40 words, summarize the uses of edible soda at home(8mks
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e) Soda bicarbonate is used to curb acid emission from chimneys and to help prevent acid rain.
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f) Give the meanings of the following words and phrases as used in the passage (1mk
i) Comforting medicine to soothe acidity (1mk
ii) Remedy (1mk
iii) Greenest natural chemical (1mk
iv) Deterrent (1mk

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(f) Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech:
“There are many people who can help you if you are really serious about financial success’’, he
said, “so seek them out and ask for help”. (1mk)
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(g) What does the writer say is the truth about loans? (2mks)
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(h) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage: (4mks)
(i) Back to the drawing board ………………………………………………………………….
(ii) To gauge our financial health ………………………………………………………………
(iii) Seek ………………………………………………………………………………………
(iv) Premiums………………………………………………………………………………….

x. ORAL SKILLS (30MKS)

iii. Oral Poem
Read the following oral poem and answer questions that follow (8 marks)
One hand cannot manage work
A threshing stick cannot thresh millet with
One hand
Some hands breed hatred at eating time
Nobody hates being assisted

Let millet be threshed

Let it be threshed, let it be threshed

Cut a threshing stick for me

A lazy wife
Is taken back to her parents
When the rain fails
It blames the wind
And a lazy woman

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Blames the threshing stick
Cut a threshing stick for me-ii
My co-wife, cut me a threshing stick
You woman, owner of this occasion
Remember that work is the stomach
Take care not to starve us
The threshing sticks are sounding
Let the millet leave the threshing ground

(Adapted from Oral Literature of the Embu and Mbeere by CiarunjiChesaina)

QUESTIONS
a. Identify and illustrate two mnemonic effects (sound devices) in the poem. (2 marks)
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b. You’ve been asked to perform the above poem. Explain how you will prepare for it.
(2 marks)
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c. What non-verbal aspects would you use in the performance of the poem and where?
(2 marks)
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d. While performing the above poem you notice that members of the audience are murmuring
what could the problem be? (2 marks)
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b) Give another word with the same pronunciation as the word given (3 marks)
(i) Born ............................................................................................
(ii) Heard ............................................................................................
(iii) Gamble ............................................................................................
(iv) Core ............................................................................................
(v) Some ............................................................................................
(vi) Aisle ............................................................................................

c) Identify the silent letter in the following words (3 marks)

(i) psychology
(ii) Debut
(iii) know
(iv) Tomb
(v) Lesson
(vi) Subtle

d) You attend a prize-giving ceremony in your school. Mention four things that will indicate
that the students are attentive as the chief guest speeches. (4 marks)
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e) The underlined indicates the stressed word in the sentence below. Briefly explain what each
sentence means (3 marks)
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e) Tom visited Mary yesterday
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f) Tom visited Mary yesterday

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g) Tom visited Mary yesterday

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f) TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
Imagine that your uncle, John calls you and wants to send you to your grandmother tomorrow. Fill
in the blank spaces so as to complete the conversation that took place
Uncle John: hello Jack. This is Uncle John. How are you?
You: ______________________________________ (1mk
Uncle John: I am happy that you are fine. Please, do me a favour. I brought some items for your
grandma and she needs them urgently._________________ (1mk
You: tomorrow? _________________________ (1mk
Uncle John: What plans?
You: _____________________________________ (1mk
Uncle John: could you reschedule the visit? Joseph will you understand
You: _____________________ (2mks
Uncle John: I see your point. You cannot cancel the visit for a second time?
You: _____________________________ (2mks
Uncle John: sure! I’ll try Patrick _______________________ (1mk)
You: I assure you he will be of help ____________ (1mk
Uncle John: oh! I didn’t know he enjoys travelling. Thank you for that suggestion.
You: thank you for being understanding. Bye.

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SECTION E: GRAMMAR (20 MARKS)
1. Fill in the blanks with simple present form of the verbs in brackets.( 5 Marks)
a. Nairobi _____________ the capital of Kenya. (be)
b. The posts __________ very heavy. (be)
c. She and her sister ___________ very hard.(work)
d. They ________________ to work by bus. (come)
e. Raising children ___________ a fortune. ( cost)
m) Arrange the adjectives given in brackets in the correct order in the space provided. (supply
a, or an where necessary). (5mks)

i. She was wearing a ____________________ dress. (Japanese, silk, green)

ii. I have just read (a/an) _____________________________ novel. (new, exciting, Caribbean)

iii. The meeting took place in a ________________________ hall. (conference, dilapidated)

iv. The company is proud to launch a___________________ drink. (refreshing, sparkling, new)

v. His car was a______________________ model. (French, reliable, twenty-year old)

d) Complete each of the following sentences with one of the words in brackets. (3mks)
a. They saw ______________ animals in the park than they expected. (less, fewer)
b. After walking for three kilometers, they were lucky to get ___________ water from the
stream. (little, a little).
c. We cannot accommodate another person, there is ___________space left. (little, a little)

e) Use the right form of the words in brackets. (3mks)

a. The modern world today has many _______________ forms of communication. (sophistication).
b. There are several factors which contribute to a healthy ____________ (exist).
c. Victims of drug abuse become social _______________ (fit).

C)supply questions tags to the following statements (4mrks)

i. He didn’t come to school,………………………..?
ii. I have not seen her,……………………..?
iii. Jane rarely sleeps in class,………………..?
iv. She is a smart lady,……………………….?

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