Functional writing
Must be minutes of class meeting. If not deduct 2 mks A
(i) Format
Heading
Attendance – Present
- Absent
- In attendance
Preliminaries
Reading and confirmation of previous minutes
Business of the day
- Guest of Honour
- Ways of raising funds
- Student participation
AOB
Adjournment/closing Total = 8 mks
(ii) Content/body
Candidates must capture clearly the three items agenda for the day. Award 2 marks for each individual item of the
agenda. 2 x 3 = 6 mks
(iii) Language 4. Excellent
3. Good
2. Average
1. Poor 4 mks
(iv) Tone – Formal = 2 mks

1. had
2. challenges/problems
3. blame
4. of
5. like
6. whose
7. out
8. then
9. us
10. our

Sound patterns
(i) Alliteration – hand - hatred
Repetition – let millet be threased
Idiophone – me – ii
Assonance – rain fails
(ii) I would use a rising intonation accompanied by a finger pointing at an imaginary woman and a
commanding voice to remind her to realize that work cannot be done with an empty stomach which will end
with a falling intonation.

– Maintain eye contact
- Be audible enough
- Use appropriate facial expression
- Very your tone appropriately
- Upright posture
- Be confident
- Be humorous
- Make dramatic pauses
- Use apt gestures Any 4, 1 mk each

- Funds will empower the your financially will discourage idleness among youth.
- Reduce drug abuse and crime.

Bring goods and services closer to the local community.
- Spur/trigger/bring development to local community.
Any 6, 1 mk each

- The form of the word must be retained, if not no score.
- The sentence must be grammatically correct if not award ½ mk
- The difference in meaning must be well brought out.
(i) The convict was released from prison yesterday.
The judge convict your for handling stolen.
(ii) Chuka Municipal Council has brought a new refuse collector.
I refuse to compromise my principles.

(i) Security officer/guard/personnel
(ii) Interviewees/people/ladies and gentlemen
(iii) Receptionist
(iv) Chairperson/chair/coordinate
(v) Person/panelist/individual