Functional writing
Format 6mks
Content 8 mks
Language 4 mks
Tone 2mks
Total 20 mks
Format
i) Addresses (sender’s) 1mk
ii) Date ½ mark
iii) Recipient’s address 1 mark
iv) Salutation ½ mark
v) Subject must be REF 1 mk
vi) Signing off
Yours faithfully 1mk
Sign 1mk
Name/ designation
Content
i) Should acknowledge the identity of the student
ii) Should mention positive attributes I the following
a) Conduct/ displine
b) Academic performance
c) Leadership position held in school
d) Participation in co- curriculum at least 3 attributes
iii) Should recommend the student to HRM
NB
It must be a confidential report if not 2 mks AD
Mixed format deduct upto 1AD

1. is
2. most
3. on
4. among
5. grand
6. revealed
7. thought
8. terms
9. worse
10. handling

i) Abcadefaghiaejk
identify and illustrate
irregular rhyme scheme
ii) - through repetition kukuru kakara
- idiophone- kukuru kakara
- onomatopoeia- roaring , racing
criss –crossing, halt
crawling
- rhyme- wriggling rumbling
- alliteration- thriving, thatch
iii) I would use- tonal variation
Dramatization and body movement
Facial expression

Any well identified word
iv) Lose the musicality
Lose the meaning
Lose the originality and authenticity
1 mk

Must be about the manager
- Did not do thorough research
- Could be misleading the students
- Poorly groomed
- Being inaudible
- The pace slow/ fast speaker
- Poor articulation/ fluency
- Shy/ timid
- Poor eye contact
@1 mk= 6 mks
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i) The speaker is asking if mary and not somebody else was going to Nairobi
ii) The focus is on the destination and the question is to find a clarification of the destination which is Nairobi.
iii) The focus is on the object (him) not anybody else
iv) The focus is on feelings of the addresses not any other feeling

i) Walk
ii) Weak
iii) Debut
iv) Rock

Mercy: Hello, is this Toyota Kenya Ltd.
Mercy: may I speak to MD Toyota Kenya please
Secretary: hello, this is Toyota Kenya ltd. Who am I speaking to and may I help you
Secretary: sorry the manager wont be in on Wednesday, until Friday 12:45 pm, will that be fine with you?
Mercy: thank you for your time. Goodbye