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KCSE CLUSTER TEST 14

English Paper 1

1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING (20 Marks)

Instructions, directions and recipe
1.

a) Imagine that some friends from Dubai are coming to visit you at home. They intend to spend a couple of days at your home. Something crops up and you have to leave them in the house for a day or two. Write instructions and directions that they will follow to reach your home. (8mks) ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................................................................................................

b) As you leave your esteemed guests for the few days, they intend to be taking Ugali together with sukuma wiki or beans or omena or even vegetable soup for supper. Write a recipe that will help them prepare Ugali dish. (12mks) ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................................................................................................

20 marks

2. CLOZE TEST (20 Marks)

Fill in the gaps in the following passage with the most appropriate word.
2.

Terrorism in the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear for bringing (1) ______________ political change. All terrorist acts involve violence or __equally important_ the threat of violence. These violent acts are (2)______________by non-governmental groups or individuals- that is, by those who are neither part of (3)____________officially serving in the military forces, law enforcement agencies, intelligence services, or other governmental agencies of an established nationstate. (4)________________attempt not only to sow panic but also to undermine confidence in the government and political leadership of their target country. Terrorism is therefore designed to have psychological effects (5)_____________ reach far beyond its impact on the immediate victims or object of an attack. Terrorists mean to frighten and thereby intimidate a wider audience, such as a rival ethnic or religious group, an (6)_______________ country and its political leadership, or the international community as a (7)_______________________ . Terrorist groups generally have few (8)_________________, limited firepower, and comparatively few organizational resources. For this reason they rely on dramatic, often spectacular, bloody and destructive acts of hit- and – run violence to attract attention to (9)_______________and their cause. Through the publicity generated by their violence, terrorists seek to obtain (10)_____________leverage, influence, and power they otherwise lack.

10 marks

3. POEM (20 Marks)

Read the poem below and answer the questions after it.
3.

Isatou died

When she was only five

And full of pride

Just before she knew

How small a loss It brought to such a few

Her mother wept Half grateful

To be so early bereft.

And did not see the smile

As tender as the root

Of the emerging plant

Which sealed her eyes

The neighbours wailed

As they were paid to do

And thought how big a spread

Might be her wedding too

The father looked at her

Through marble eyes and said

“Who spilt the perfume

Mixed with morning g dew?”

QUESTIONS

i) Identify any four rhyming words in this poem. (2mks)
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ii) Apart from rhyme which other sound pattern is present in this poem? (1mk) ..................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................

iii) State the kind of intonation with which you would say this line and why. (2mks)

“Who spilt the perfume Mixed with morning dew?”

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iv) If you were reciting this poem, how would you perform line 7 to

effectively communicate the emotions involved. (1mk)

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b) Insert the following words in the corresponding column to show whether it has z or s sound (5mks)

Reason girls raise axe piece

See boys base phase news

z s

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iv) ................................................... ........................................................

v) ................................................... ........................................................
c) i) You will be appearing before a teachers’ panel to shed light on an ugly incidence that happened in your school recently. State three things you would do during the interrogation to aid in proper communication. (3mks)

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ii) Abdi was part of the audience listening to a speech delivered by a motivational speaker on life after high school. After the speech, the speaker asked questions on the key issues that featured in the speech. Abdi could not remember much. What do you think Abdi failed to do during the speech? (3mks)

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d) Write down each of the following words and each case underline the syllable that should be stressed. (5mks)

i) Occur

ii) Protrude

iii) Manage

iv) Develop

v) Gargle

c) Below is a conversation between a student, a head teacher and a secretary. Read it and answer the questions that follow.

Mr. Kamau: Good morning Mr. Njoroge.

Mr. Njoroge: Good morning, Mr. Kamau. Any message for me?

Mr. Kamau : Yes, there are some. I have them all here. (Handing over the message pad to Mr. Njoroge)

Mr. Njoroge : Thank you, Mr. Kamau. We better get on with the dictation. Give me a few minutes to go through the message.

Mr. Kamau : Alright sir. ( there is a knock on the door. Anne a student comes in).

Anne : (without greeting Mr. Kamau) May I come in.

Mr. Kamau : Come in, what can I do for you?

Anne : I want to talk to the head teacher.

Mr. Kamau : What is the problem?

Anne : You have heard me. I want to talk to the head teacher.

Mr. Kamau : Iam sorry, Anne. You will have to wait for a few minutes as Mr. Njoroge is busy at the moment.

Anne : Busy my foot! (walks out and bangs the door behind her)

. i) Identify and explain four instances of politeness in the above conversation. (4mks) .....................................................................................................................................................
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ii) Anne is polite and at the same time rude. Identify two cases of politeness and two of rudeness. (4mks) ..................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................

30 marks

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