2019 MOKASA English Paper 1
1. Since last year third term, your class form 4 Green's academic performance has been
drastically going down. This has raised a lot of worries in the entire school, and it was one of
the issues that came up during the release of the first examinations results of this term. After
that meeting, the School Principal summoned you as the Class Prefect to his office and
requested you to lead a class committee to find out the reasons for such a performance. Write
a report that you would present to him in two weeks' time underlining the causes for this
performance by your class and the recommendations that you suggested. (20 marks)
- Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word (10 marks)
It is undeniable that our education system.1……………. Kenya has done a lot for students. Our literacy 2……………………. has risen tremendously over the 3..…………….thirty years. More youths are leaving school for the work force at 4…………………… educational levels. The majority of Kenyans have had the 5…………… of primary education, something most of our grandparents do not 6……………………
However, there are still 7…………………which need improvement in our educational system. There is need for enough space experimentation 8……………the cultivation of genuine interest. .….9…….is required is a real understanding and appreciation of the subject,10…………merely high marks.
- a) i) Provide homophones for the following words (3marks)
- Coup ………………………………………………………...
- Brooch ………………………………………………………
- Muscle ………………………………………………………
- b) Assign intonation to the following sentences. (3 marks)
- I think we are completely lost …………………………………………
- We will be able to go, won’t we? ……………………………………..
- She bought a house ……………………………………………………
- c) Write down a word with a silent letter as indicated. (3marks)
- …………………………………………. p
- …………………………………………..s
- …………………………………………..n
- Identify the odd one out based on the pronunciation of the underlined letter(s). 3 marks
- Quay, quaint, quack, quality .................................................................................................
- Chain, Character, Flinch, Champion .....................................................................................
- Sachet, Packet, Ticket, Thicket .............................................................................................
- Explain the different meanings of the sentence below when different words are stressed as indicated: Wafula saw the thieves enter the house. 2 mks
- Wafula ......................................................................................................................................................
- House ......................................................................................................................................................
- d) i) Your class had invited a former student, now employed by a top company to give a talk on ‘succeeding in the corporate world’. However, during the talk, you realize that most of your classmates are not concentrating. List four things on the part of the speaker that contributed to this. (4marks)
- ii) Suggest two non-verbal cues you would advise the speaker to employ to enhance the delivery of the message (2marks)
- You have been asked to narrate the above story to a group of young people. What four things would you do to attract their attention? (2marks)
- If you were narrating the above story to young children, how do you ensure you sustain their attention for the entire course of the narration? (2marks)
- How would you say the line “I don't like it! I don't like it!"? (2marks)
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