MITIHANI
ENGLISH LANGUAGE: TERMINAL EXAMINATION
FORM THREE A, B & C
TIME: 3 HOURS DATE: 16TH JUNE, 2012
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of section A, B, C and D.
2. Answer the questions as instructed under each section.
3. All answers must be written in answer sheets provided
SECTION A : COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)
1. Read the following passage, then answer the questions that follow.
The trade fair was very crowded. Everybody seemed to be busy. Some people were buying things while others were looking at various displays, there were about 50 companies from East and Central Africa present at the fair.
Yunia was not interested in just moving around and looking at things, he was interested in science and technology; he was therefore attracted to these pavilions where the attendants were explaining and describing things.
Yunia entered one pavilion belonging to a cigarette company from Zambia, there was not much to learn in there, he walked out and entered another.
This one was quite lively, it dealt with electric goods, the place looked like a power station, there were generators, turbines, cables and all sorts of electrical gadgets and sources of electricity. The electrician was demonstrating something, he answered and visitor’s questions cheerfully and clearly. Yunia cleared his voice and asked “Sir, we’re told that if you touch an electric wire, you’ll die. Now; why is it that birds stand on them and fly off unhurt?”
The electrician laughed and said, “That’s a good question young man” “Oh! I wanted to ask the same question” someone interrupted.” “This is the fifth time I’ve answered that question,” said the electrician. “Well, it’s simple. You get a shock when you touch both wires’ live or neutral one you won’t be affected. This is because the electric circuit is not complete, but make sure you have your shoes on.” The visitors became more attentive. “If your feet are naked and you’re standing on something that can conduct electricity, you’ll certainly be in trouble.
“This is because the circuit is completed.” The visitors started murmuring and looked more curious. “We, I’m sorry it’s lunch time, so more questions tomorrow.” The electrician finished. Yunia went home, and in the evening asked his father the same question “well, I think the outer skini of a birds foot is dead’ and so it acts as an insulator, it does not conduct electricity, but you had better ask your teacher at school” his father said.
Two days later Yunia paid a visit to his friend Kabwe, it was Sunday and the family were busy cleaning the house “Kabwe, could you play that cassette please?” Yunia requested “I’m afraid we have no electricity today.” “Oh! I’ve forgotten, we’ve got the same problem at home.” “Now boys, you’ll clean the sitting room while I do the kitchen,”
Kabwe’s mother said, she poured a lot of water on the kitchen floor and started to scrub with a brush.
Kabwe, Yunia and Betty went on chatting in the sitting room, suddenly two things happened simultaneously. The lights went on and a scream was heard from the kitchen “Help! Help! Everybody jumped up. In a flash Betty was on her way to the kitchen “Mum! What is wrong?” She cried. No sooner had she set her foot in the kitchen, than she was also stuck. She started screaming louder than her mother.
Kabwe stood up and rushed to the kitchen as well, but Yunia thought and reacted fast, he stood quickly and pulled him back shouting “you will be electrocuted! Don’t go!” He then tablecloth in two pieces. He wrapped his hands in these pieces and rushed into the kitchen. In two seconds, he had pulled Betty and her mother safety.
He left them lying in the sitting room and stood on a chair to turn off the main switch, he went into the kitchen again, to try and identify the source of the problem, he searched everywhere, but without success, then he looked behind the fridge “Gracious me!” he exclaimed. The wire connecting it to the wall socket was lying in a pool of water, and a rat had eaten some parts of its outer casing.
(a) Comprehension questions
(i) The companies which were present at the fair are likely to have come from;
A. Libya, Zambia and South Africa
B. Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
C. Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya
D. Burundi, Kenya and Somalia
(ii) Yunia asked a question
A. which sound foolish to the electrician
B. which had already been asked
C. about why birds are killed by electricity
D. which many people laugh
(iii) The electrician said, the birds could not get shock because
A. their skins were insulated
B. their feet touched only one positive wire
C. by touching only one wire the circuit was incomplete
D. they either did not touch both wires or the circuit was complete
(iv) According to the electrician, you get a shock if,
A. you touch a wire with your shoes on
B. you touch a live wire with your shoes on
C. you touch both wires without your shoes on
D. you touch a neutral wire with your shoes on
(v) Kabwe’s mother got an electric shock when
A. she started working in the kitchen
B. she poured some water on the kitchet floor.
C. The power was back
D. The power was off
(b) What is the meaning of the underlined words in the context of the story?
SECTION B : VOCABULARY AND PATTERNS (20
MARKS)
2. Choose the best vocabulary to complete the following sentences.
(i) Jane, you may ______________________________ down. (sit/seat)
(ii) You must return the book I _____________________ you. (lend/borrow)
(iii) Please amina may you switch off the fan I feel so _________________ (cold/cool)
(iv) The mango you gave me __________________ bitter, can you give me another one? (tests/tastes)
3. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions.
(i) Unless my brother comes too, I shall not go to the party. (Begin: She said that ………………..)
(ii) She tried harder and harder, but achieved less and less. (Begin: The harder ……………………..)
(iii) He returned to find the garden covered with weeds. (Begin: When ………………………………….)
(iv) No sooner had John got out of the car, than the car was scattered by the bomb blast. (Rewrite using ……………………as soon as …………………………….)
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.
(i) The teacher wouldn’t let ________________ until 5 o’clock.
A. them to see her
B. them seeing her
C. them see her
D. their seeing her
(ii) The receptionist suggested _______________ in the corridor until called.
A. us to sit
B. that we should sit
C. us sitting
D. us that we should sit
(iii) The boys can’t carry those heavy boxes, ___________?
A. Can’t they?
B. Do they?
C. Can they?
D. Should they?
(iv) It gets _____________ cold here that we often need at least two blankets.
A. so B. very C. too D. extremely
(v) Martha has got _____________ hair.
A. black lovely shiny B. shiny lovely black C. lovely shiny black D. lovely black shiny
(vi) Your Ugali _________________________.
A. tastes delicious B. delicious tastes C. deliciously tastes D. tastes deliciously
(vii) Mike plays ________________________.
A. beautiful the guitar B. the guitar beautiful
C. beautifully the guitar D. the guitar beuatifully
(viii) ________________ of my brothers lives at home any more.
A. both B. either C. some D. neither
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition given in the alternatives.
(i) We were picked up by a tax which dropped ____________ in Bombo road.
A. off us B. off C. ourselves D. us off
(ii) After the storm, the sky started to brighten and the sun broke ____________ the clouds.
A. through B. away C. in D. off
(iii) After the flood, everyone helped with clearing _________ the water inside the house.
A. off B. down C. over D. up
(iv) My uncle was accused ________________ stealing his friend’s money.
A. against B. of C. on D. in
SECTION C : LANGUAGE USE (30 MARKS)
6. Rearrange the following sentences in a logical sequence to make a meaningful paragraph. Write the letter beside the item number in the box provided. Draw the box in your answer booklet.
A. Those with watches took out too and put them on their desks so they could keep an eye on the time.
B. As soon as she gave the word, the candidates started.
C. The invigilator told everyone not to talk and then began to give out the examination papers face down.
D. As soon as the candidates arrived at the examination room, they sat down in their seats.
E. They took out their pens and pencils and put them on their desks.
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7. Match items in columns A and B to make five correct sentences.
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(i) Mary complained that it was a long time ……………….. (ii) Juma wrote his answers so quickly ……………………….. (iii) Although we arrived home late, ……………………. (iv) Running out of the room ………………….. (v) John wrote as quickly as he could ………………… |
A. but he couldn’t finish before the end of the exam. B. Marry said she would see me later. C. she hadn’t seen me D. while father was very angry. E. Since she had seen me. F. inspite of the fact they hadn’t been there before. G. he finished a long time before the end of the exam. H. without understanding the questions. I. father was not as angry as we had thought. |
8. Write two composition chosen from the topics below:-
A. “Examinations are unfair methods of judging ability.” Do you agree? Discuss the arguments for OR against examinations. (200 words).
B. Write a composition with ending: HELP! HELP! HELP! ………………. Telling about your personal experience or your friends experience. (250 words)
C. “Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all.” Illustrate the saying by writing the composition of not less than 200 words.
SECTION D : RESPONSE TO READING (40 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions from this section, one questions should be selected from poetry.
LIST OF READING AUTHORS
PLAYS:
Three Suitors one husband - Oyono Mbia
The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Lion and the Jewels - Wole Sonyika
NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES
Unanswered Cries - Osman Conteh
Passed Like a Shadow - Bernard Mapalala
POETRY:
Song of Lawino - Okot P’ bitek
9. Modern education is a necessary tool for modifying African traditional culture. Justify this statement by using a novel you have read.
10. Choose two characters from the play you have read describe them by showing how they succeeded to solve their problems.
11. “Western education is the source of conflicts happening in many African societies.” Justify this statement using the poem you have read in class.
12. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow:
Development
How is development
To be brought brother
When the people of who
We have entrusted power
Are corrupt?
The majority plead
Exploited
Cheated
Disregarded
But brother
How is development to come?
Questions
(i) What is the poem about?
(ii) Who is the speaker in this poem? Elaborate your answer.
(iii) What are the possible four themes in the poem? Give explanation to your answers.
(iv) What do you learn from the poem? Explain
(v) Is the poem relevant to your society? Elaborate your answer.
FORM THREE A, B & C
TIME: 3 HOURS DATE: 16TH JUNE, 2012
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of section A, B, C and D.
2. Answer the questions as instructed under each section.
3. All answers must be written in answer sheets provided
SECTION A : COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)
1. Read the following passage, then answer the questions that follow.
The trade fair was very crowded. Everybody seemed to be busy. Some people were buying things while others were looking at various displays, there were about 50 companies from East and Central Africa present at the fair.
Yunia was not interested in just moving around and looking at things, he was interested in science and technology; he was therefore attracted to these pavilions where the attendants were explaining and describing things.
Yunia entered one pavilion belonging to a cigarette company from Zambia, there was not much to learn in there, he walked out and entered another.
This one was quite lively, it dealt with electric goods, the place looked like a power station, there were generators, turbines, cables and all sorts of electrical gadgets and sources of electricity. The electrician was demonstrating something, he answered and visitor’s questions cheerfully and clearly. Yunia cleared his voice and asked “Sir, we’re told that if you touch an electric wire, you’ll die. Now; why is it that birds stand on them and fly off unhurt?”
The electrician laughed and said, “That’s a good question young man” “Oh! I wanted to ask the same question” someone interrupted.” “This is the fifth time I’ve answered that question,” said the electrician. “Well, it’s simple. You get a shock when you touch both wires’ live or neutral one you won’t be affected. This is because the electric circuit is not complete, but make sure you have your shoes on.” The visitors became more attentive. “If your feet are naked and you’re standing on something that can conduct electricity, you’ll certainly be in trouble.
“This is because the circuit is completed.” The visitors started murmuring and looked more curious. “We, I’m sorry it’s lunch time, so more questions tomorrow.” The electrician finished. Yunia went home, and in the evening asked his father the same question “well, I think the outer skini of a birds foot is dead’ and so it acts as an insulator, it does not conduct electricity, but you had better ask your teacher at school” his father said.
Two days later Yunia paid a visit to his friend Kabwe, it was Sunday and the family were busy cleaning the house “Kabwe, could you play that cassette please?” Yunia requested “I’m afraid we have no electricity today.” “Oh! I’ve forgotten, we’ve got the same problem at home.” “Now boys, you’ll clean the sitting room while I do the kitchen,”
Kabwe’s mother said, she poured a lot of water on the kitchen floor and started to scrub with a brush.
Kabwe, Yunia and Betty went on chatting in the sitting room, suddenly two things happened simultaneously. The lights went on and a scream was heard from the kitchen “Help! Help! Everybody jumped up. In a flash Betty was on her way to the kitchen “Mum! What is wrong?” She cried. No sooner had she set her foot in the kitchen, than she was also stuck. She started screaming louder than her mother.
Kabwe stood up and rushed to the kitchen as well, but Yunia thought and reacted fast, he stood quickly and pulled him back shouting “you will be electrocuted! Don’t go!” He then tablecloth in two pieces. He wrapped his hands in these pieces and rushed into the kitchen. In two seconds, he had pulled Betty and her mother safety.
He left them lying in the sitting room and stood on a chair to turn off the main switch, he went into the kitchen again, to try and identify the source of the problem, he searched everywhere, but without success, then he looked behind the fridge “Gracious me!” he exclaimed. The wire connecting it to the wall socket was lying in a pool of water, and a rat had eaten some parts of its outer casing.
(a) Comprehension questions
(i) The companies which were present at the fair are likely to have come from;
A. Libya, Zambia and South Africa
B. Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
C. Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya
D. Burundi, Kenya and Somalia
(ii) Yunia asked a question
A. which sound foolish to the electrician
B. which had already been asked
C. about why birds are killed by electricity
D. which many people laugh
(iii) The electrician said, the birds could not get shock because
A. their skins were insulated
B. their feet touched only one positive wire
C. by touching only one wire the circuit was incomplete
D. they either did not touch both wires or the circuit was complete
(iv) According to the electrician, you get a shock if,
A. you touch a wire with your shoes on
B. you touch a live wire with your shoes on
C. you touch both wires without your shoes on
D. you touch a neutral wire with your shoes on
(v) Kabwe’s mother got an electric shock when
A. she started working in the kitchen
B. she poured some water on the kitchet floor.
C. The power was back
D. The power was off
(b) What is the meaning of the underlined words in the context of the story?
SECTION B : VOCABULARY AND PATTERNS (20
MARKS)
2. Choose the best vocabulary to complete the following sentences.
(i) Jane, you may ______________________________ down. (sit/seat)
(ii) You must return the book I _____________________ you. (lend/borrow)
(iii) Please amina may you switch off the fan I feel so _________________ (cold/cool)
(iv) The mango you gave me __________________ bitter, can you give me another one? (tests/tastes)
3. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions.
(i) Unless my brother comes too, I shall not go to the party. (Begin: She said that ………………..)
(ii) She tried harder and harder, but achieved less and less. (Begin: The harder ……………………..)
(iii) He returned to find the garden covered with weeds. (Begin: When ………………………………….)
(iv) No sooner had John got out of the car, than the car was scattered by the bomb blast. (Rewrite using ……………………as soon as …………………………….)
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.
(i) The teacher wouldn’t let ________________ until 5 o’clock.
A. them to see her
B. them seeing her
C. them see her
D. their seeing her
(ii) The receptionist suggested _______________ in the corridor until called.
A. us to sit
B. that we should sit
C. us sitting
D. us that we should sit
(iii) The boys can’t carry those heavy boxes, ___________?
A. Can’t they?
B. Do they?
C. Can they?
D. Should they?
(iv) It gets _____________ cold here that we often need at least two blankets.
A. so B. very C. too D. extremely
(v) Martha has got _____________ hair.
A. black lovely shiny B. shiny lovely black C. lovely shiny black D. lovely black shiny
(vi) Your Ugali _________________________.
A. tastes delicious B. delicious tastes C. deliciously tastes D. tastes deliciously
(vii) Mike plays ________________________.
A. beautiful the guitar B. the guitar beautiful
C. beautifully the guitar D. the guitar beuatifully
(viii) ________________ of my brothers lives at home any more.
A. both B. either C. some D. neither
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition given in the alternatives.
(i) We were picked up by a tax which dropped ____________ in Bombo road.
A. off us B. off C. ourselves D. us off
(ii) After the storm, the sky started to brighten and the sun broke ____________ the clouds.
A. through B. away C. in D. off
(iii) After the flood, everyone helped with clearing _________ the water inside the house.
A. off B. down C. over D. up
(iv) My uncle was accused ________________ stealing his friend’s money.
A. against B. of C. on D. in
SECTION C : LANGUAGE USE (30 MARKS)
6. Rearrange the following sentences in a logical sequence to make a meaningful paragraph. Write the letter beside the item number in the box provided. Draw the box in your answer booklet.
A. Those with watches took out too and put them on their desks so they could keep an eye on the time.
B. As soon as she gave the word, the candidates started.
C. The invigilator told everyone not to talk and then began to give out the examination papers face down.
D. As soon as the candidates arrived at the examination room, they sat down in their seats.
E. They took out their pens and pencils and put them on their desks.
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7. Match items in columns A and B to make five correct sentences.
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(i) Mary complained that it was a long time ……………….. (ii) Juma wrote his answers so quickly ……………………….. (iii) Although we arrived home late, ……………………. (iv) Running out of the room ………………….. (v) John wrote as quickly as he could ………………… |
A. but he couldn’t finish before the end of the exam. B. Marry said she would see me later. C. she hadn’t seen me D. while father was very angry. E. Since she had seen me. F. inspite of the fact they hadn’t been there before. G. he finished a long time before the end of the exam. H. without understanding the questions. I. father was not as angry as we had thought. |
8. Write two composition chosen from the topics below:-
A. “Examinations are unfair methods of judging ability.” Do you agree? Discuss the arguments for OR against examinations. (200 words).
B. Write a composition with ending: HELP! HELP! HELP! ………………. Telling about your personal experience or your friends experience. (250 words)
C. “Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all.” Illustrate the saying by writing the composition of not less than 200 words.
SECTION D : RESPONSE TO READING (40 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions from this section, one questions should be selected from poetry.
LIST OF READING AUTHORS
PLAYS:
Three Suitors one husband - Oyono Mbia
The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Lion and the Jewels - Wole Sonyika
NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES
Unanswered Cries - Osman Conteh
Passed Like a Shadow - Bernard Mapalala
POETRY:
Song of Lawino - Okot P’ bitek
9. Modern education is a necessary tool for modifying African traditional culture. Justify this statement by using a novel you have read.
10. Choose two characters from the play you have read describe them by showing how they succeeded to solve their problems.
11. “Western education is the source of conflicts happening in many African societies.” Justify this statement using the poem you have read in class.
12. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow:
Development
How is development
To be brought brother
When the people of who
We have entrusted power
Are corrupt?
The majority plead
Exploited
Cheated
Disregarded
But brother
How is development to come?
Questions
(i) What is the poem about?
(ii) Who is the speaker in this poem? Elaborate your answer.
(iii) What are the possible four themes in the poem? Give explanation to your answers.
(iv) What do you learn from the poem? Explain
(v) Is the poem relevant to your society? Elaborate your answer.
FORM THREE A, B & C
TIME: 3 HOURS DATE: 16TH JUNE, 2012
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of section A, B, C and D.
2. Answer the questions as instructed under each section.
3. All answers must be written in answer sheets provided
SECTION A : COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)
1. Read the following passage, then answer the questions that follow.
The trade fair was very crowded. Everybody seemed to be busy. Some people were buying things while others were looking at various displays, there were about 50 companies from East and Central Africa present at the fair.
Yunia was not interested in just moving around and looking at things, he was interested in science and technology; he was therefore attracted to these pavilions where the attendants were explaining and describing things.
Yunia entered one pavilion belonging to a cigarette company from Zambia, there was not much to learn in there, he walked out and entered another.
This one was quite lively, it dealt with electric goods, the place looked like a power station, there were generators, turbines, cables and all sorts of electrical gadgets and sources of electricity. The electrician was demonstrating something, he answered and visitor’s questions cheerfully and clearly. Yunia cleared his voice and asked “Sir, we’re told that if you touch an electric wire, you’ll die. Now; why is it that birds stand on them and fly off unhurt?”
The electrician laughed and said, “That’s a good question young man” “Oh! I wanted to ask the same question” someone interrupted.” “This is the fifth time I’ve answered that question,” said the electrician. “Well, it’s simple. You get a shock when you touch both wires’ live or neutral one you won’t be affected. This is because the electric circuit is not complete, but make sure you have your shoes on.” The visitors became more attentive. “If your feet are naked and you’re standing on something that can conduct electricity, you’ll certainly be in trouble.
“This is because the circuit is completed.” The visitors started murmuring and looked more curious. “We, I’m sorry it’s lunch time, so more questions tomorrow.” The electrician finished. Yunia went home, and in the evening asked his father the same question “well, I think the outer skini of a birds foot is dead’ and so it acts as an insulator, it does not conduct electricity, but you had better ask your teacher at school” his father said.
Two days later Yunia paid a visit to his friend Kabwe, it was Sunday and the family were busy cleaning the house “Kabwe, could you play that cassette please?” Yunia requested “I’m afraid we have no electricity today.” “Oh! I’ve forgotten, we’ve got the same problem at home.” “Now boys, you’ll clean the sitting room while I do the kitchen,”
Kabwe’s mother said, she poured a lot of water on the kitchen floor and started to scrub with a brush.
Kabwe, Yunia and Betty went on chatting in the sitting room, suddenly two things happened simultaneously. The lights went on and a scream was heard from the kitchen “Help! Help! Everybody jumped up. In a flash Betty was on her way to the kitchen “Mum! What is wrong?” She cried. No sooner had she set her foot in the kitchen, than she was also stuck. She started screaming louder than her mother.
Kabwe stood up and rushed to the kitchen as well, but Yunia thought and reacted fast, he stood quickly and pulled him back shouting “you will be electrocuted! Don’t go!” He then tablecloth in two pieces. He wrapped his hands in these pieces and rushed into the kitchen. In two seconds, he had pulled Betty and her mother safety.
He left them lying in the sitting room and stood on a chair to turn off the main switch, he went into the kitchen again, to try and identify the source of the problem, he searched everywhere, but without success, then he looked behind the fridge “Gracious me!” he exclaimed. The wire connecting it to the wall socket was lying in a pool of water, and a rat had eaten some parts of its outer casing.
(a) Comprehension questions
(i) The companies which were present at the fair are likely to have come from;
A. Libya, Zambia and South Africa
B. Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
C. Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya
D. Burundi, Kenya and Somalia
(ii) Yunia asked a question
A. which sound foolish to the electrician
B. which had already been asked
C. about why birds are killed by electricity
D. which many people laugh
(iii) The electrician said, the birds could not get shock because
A. their skins were insulated
B. their feet touched only one positive wire
C. by touching only one wire the circuit was incomplete
D. they either did not touch both wires or the circuit was complete
(iv) According to the electrician, you get a shock if,
A. you touch a wire with your shoes on
B. you touch a live wire with your shoes on
C. you touch both wires without your shoes on
D. you touch a neutral wire with your shoes on
(v) Kabwe’s mother got an electric shock when
A. she started working in the kitchen
B. she poured some water on the kitchet floor.
C. The power was back
D. The power was off
(b) What is the meaning of the underlined words in the context of the story?
SECTION B : VOCABULARY AND PATTERNS (20
MARKS)
2. Choose the best vocabulary to complete the following sentences.
(i) Jane, you may ______________________________ down. (sit/seat)
(ii) You must return the book I _____________________ you. (lend/borrow)
(iii) Please amina may you switch off the fan I feel so _________________ (cold/cool)
(iv) The mango you gave me __________________ bitter, can you give me another one? (tests/tastes)
3. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions.
(i) Unless my brother comes too, I shall not go to the party. (Begin: She said that ………………..)
(ii) She tried harder and harder, but achieved less and less. (Begin: The harder ……………………..)
(iii) He returned to find the garden covered with weeds. (Begin: When ………………………………….)
(iv) No sooner had John got out of the car, than the car was scattered by the bomb blast. (Rewrite using ……………………as soon as …………………………….)
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.
(i) The teacher wouldn’t let ________________ until 5 o’clock.
A. them to see her
B. them seeing her
C. them see her
D. their seeing her
(ii) The receptionist suggested _______________ in the corridor until called.
A. us to sit
B. that we should sit
C. us sitting
D. us that we should sit
(iii) The boys can’t carry those heavy boxes, ___________?
A. Can’t they?
B. Do they?
C. Can they?
D. Should they?
(iv) It gets _____________ cold here that we often need at least two blankets.
A. so B. very C. too D. extremely
(v) Martha has got _____________ hair.
A. black lovely shiny B. shiny lovely black C. lovely shiny black D. lovely black shiny
(vi) Your Ugali _________________________.
A. tastes delicious B. delicious tastes C. deliciously tastes D. tastes deliciously
(vii) Mike plays ________________________.
A. beautiful the guitar B. the guitar beautiful
C. beautifully the guitar D. the guitar beuatifully
(viii) ________________ of my brothers lives at home any more.
A. both B. either C. some D. neither
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition given in the alternatives.
(i) We were picked up by a tax which dropped ____________ in Bombo road.
A. off us B. off C. ourselves D. us off
(ii) After the storm, the sky started to brighten and the sun broke ____________ the clouds.
A. through B. away C. in D. off
(iii) After the flood, everyone helped with clearing _________ the water inside the house.
A. off B. down C. over D. up
(iv) My uncle was accused ________________ stealing his friend’s money.
A. against B. of C. on D. in
SECTION C : LANGUAGE USE (30 MARKS)
6. Rearrange the following sentences in a logical sequence to make a meaningful paragraph. Write the letter beside the item number in the box provided. Draw the box in your answer booklet.
A. Those with watches took out too and put them on their desks so they could keep an eye on the time.
B. As soon as she gave the word, the candidates started.
C. The invigilator told everyone not to talk and then began to give out the examination papers face down.
D. As soon as the candidates arrived at the examination room, they sat down in their seats.
E. They took out their pens and pencils and put them on their desks.
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7. Match items in columns A and B to make five correct sentences.
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(i) Mary complained that it was a long time ……………….. (ii) Juma wrote his answers so quickly ……………………….. (iii) Although we arrived home late, ……………………. (iv) Running out of the room ………………….. (v) John wrote as quickly as he could ………………… |
A. but he couldn’t finish before the end of the exam. B. Marry said she would see me later. C. she hadn’t seen me D. while father was very angry. E. Since she had seen me. F. inspite of the fact they hadn’t been there before. G. he finished a long time before the end of the exam. H. without understanding the questions. I. father was not as angry as we had thought. |
8. Write two composition chosen from the topics below:-
A. “Examinations are unfair methods of judging ability.” Do you agree? Discuss the arguments for OR against examinations. (200 words).
B. Write a composition with ending: HELP! HELP! HELP! ………………. Telling about your personal experience or your friends experience. (250 words)
C. “Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all.” Illustrate the saying by writing the composition of not less than 200 words.
SECTION D : RESPONSE TO READING (40 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions from this section, one questions should be selected from poetry.
LIST OF READING AUTHORS
PLAYS:
Three Suitors one husband - Oyono Mbia
The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Lion and the Jewels - Wole Sonyika
NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES
Unanswered Cries - Osman Conteh
Passed Like a Shadow - Bernard Mapalala
POETRY:
Song of Lawino - Okot P’ bitek
9. Modern education is a necessary tool for modifying African traditional culture. Justify this statement by using a novel you have read.
10. Choose two characters from the play you have read describe them by showing how they succeeded to solve their problems.
11. “Western education is the source of conflicts happening in many African societies.” Justify this statement using the poem you have read in class.
12. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow:
Development
How is development
To be brought brother
When the people of who
We have entrusted power
Are corrupt?
The majority plead
Exploited
Cheated
Disregarded
But brother
How is development to come?
Questions
(i) What is the poem about?
(ii) Who is the speaker in this poem? Elaborate your answer.
(iii) What are the possible four themes in the poem? Give explanation to your answers.
(iv) What do you learn from the poem? Explain
(v) Is the poem relevant to your society? Elaborate your answer.
FORM THREE A, B & C
TIME: 3 HOURS DATE: 16TH JUNE, 2012
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of section A, B, C and D.
2. Answer the questions as instructed under each section.
3. All answers must be written in answer sheets provided
SECTION A : COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)
1. Read the following passage, then answer the questions that follow.
The trade fair was very crowded. Everybody seemed to be busy. Some people were buying things while others were looking at various displays, there were about 50 companies from East and Central Africa present at the fair.
Yunia was not interested in just moving around and looking at things, he was interested in science and technology; he was therefore attracted to these pavilions where the attendants were explaining and describing things.
Yunia entered one pavilion belonging to a cigarette company from Zambia, there was not much to learn in there, he walked out and entered another.
This one was quite lively, it dealt with electric goods, the place looked like a power station, there were generators, turbines, cables and all sorts of electrical gadgets and sources of electricity. The electrician was demonstrating something, he answered and visitor’s questions cheerfully and clearly. Yunia cleared his voice and asked “Sir, we’re told that if you touch an electric wire, you’ll die. Now; why is it that birds stand on them and fly off unhurt?”
The electrician laughed and said, “That’s a good question young man” “Oh! I wanted to ask the same question” someone interrupted.” “This is the fifth time I’ve answered that question,” said the electrician. “Well, it’s simple. You get a shock when you touch both wires’ live or neutral one you won’t be affected. This is because the electric circuit is not complete, but make sure you have your shoes on.” The visitors became more attentive. “If your feet are naked and you’re standing on something that can conduct electricity, you’ll certainly be in trouble.
“This is because the circuit is completed.” The visitors started murmuring and looked more curious. “We, I’m sorry it’s lunch time, so more questions tomorrow.” The electrician finished. Yunia went home, and in the evening asked his father the same question “well, I think the outer skini of a birds foot is dead’ and so it acts as an insulator, it does not conduct electricity, but you had better ask your teacher at school” his father said.
Two days later Yunia paid a visit to his friend Kabwe, it was Sunday and the family were busy cleaning the house “Kabwe, could you play that cassette please?” Yunia requested “I’m afraid we have no electricity today.” “Oh! I’ve forgotten, we’ve got the same problem at home.” “Now boys, you’ll clean the sitting room while I do the kitchen,”
Kabwe’s mother said, she poured a lot of water on the kitchen floor and started to scrub with a brush.
Kabwe, Yunia and Betty went on chatting in the sitting room, suddenly two things happened simultaneously. The lights went on and a scream was heard from the kitchen “Help! Help! Everybody jumped up. In a flash Betty was on her way to the kitchen “Mum! What is wrong?” She cried. No sooner had she set her foot in the kitchen, than she was also stuck. She started screaming louder than her mother.
Kabwe stood up and rushed to the kitchen as well, but Yunia thought and reacted fast, he stood quickly and pulled him back shouting “you will be electrocuted! Don’t go!” He then tablecloth in two pieces. He wrapped his hands in these pieces and rushed into the kitchen. In two seconds, he had pulled Betty and her mother safety.
He left them lying in the sitting room and stood on a chair to turn off the main switch, he went into the kitchen again, to try and identify the source of the problem, he searched everywhere, but without success, then he looked behind the fridge “Gracious me!” he exclaimed. The wire connecting it to the wall socket was lying in a pool of water, and a rat had eaten some parts of its outer casing.
(a) Comprehension questions
(i) The companies which were present at the fair are likely to have come from;
A. Libya, Zambia and South Africa
B. Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
C. Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya
D. Burundi, Kenya and Somalia
(ii) Yunia asked a question
A. which sound foolish to the electrician
B. which had already been asked
C. about why birds are killed by electricity
D. which many people laugh
(iii) The electrician said, the birds could not get shock because
A. their skins were insulated
B. their feet touched only one positive wire
C. by touching only one wire the circuit was incomplete
D. they either did not touch both wires or the circuit was complete
(iv) According to the electrician, you get a shock if,
A. you touch a wire with your shoes on
B. you touch a live wire with your shoes on
C. you touch both wires without your shoes on
D. you touch a neutral wire with your shoes on
(v) Kabwe’s mother got an electric shock when
A. she started working in the kitchen
B. she poured some water on the kitchet floor.
C. The power was back
D. The power was off
(b) What is the meaning of the underlined words in the context of the story?
SECTION B : VOCABULARY AND PATTERNS (20
MARKS)
2. Choose the best vocabulary to complete the following sentences.
(i) Jane, you may ______________________________ down. (sit/seat)
(ii) You must return the book I _____________________ you. (lend/borrow)
(iii) Please amina may you switch off the fan I feel so _________________ (cold/cool)
(iv) The mango you gave me __________________ bitter, can you give me another one? (tests/tastes)
3. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions.
(i) Unless my brother comes too, I shall not go to the party. (Begin: She said that ………………..)
(ii) She tried harder and harder, but achieved less and less. (Begin: The harder ……………………..)
(iii) He returned to find the garden covered with weeds. (Begin: When ………………………………….)
(iv) No sooner had John got out of the car, than the car was scattered by the bomb blast. (Rewrite using ……………………as soon as …………………………….)
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.
(i) The teacher wouldn’t let ________________ until 5 o’clock.
A. them to see her
B. them seeing her
C. them see her
D. their seeing her
(ii) The receptionist suggested _______________ in the corridor until called.
A. us to sit
B. that we should sit
C. us sitting
D. us that we should sit
(iii) The boys can’t carry those heavy boxes, ___________?
A. Can’t they?
B. Do they?
C. Can they?
D. Should they?
(iv) It gets _____________ cold here that we often need at least two blankets.
A. so B. very C. too D. extremely
(v) Martha has got _____________ hair.
A. black lovely shiny B. shiny lovely black C. lovely shiny black D. lovely black shiny
(vi) Your Ugali _________________________.
A. tastes delicious B. delicious tastes C. deliciously tastes D. tastes deliciously
(vii) Mike plays ________________________.
A. beautiful the guitar B. the guitar beautiful
C. beautifully the guitar D. the guitar beuatifully
(viii) ________________ of my brothers lives at home any more.
A. both B. either C. some D. neither
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition given in the alternatives.
(i) We were picked up by a tax which dropped ____________ in Bombo road.
A. off us B. off C. ourselves D. us off
(ii) After the storm, the sky started to brighten and the sun broke ____________ the clouds.
A. through B. away C. in D. off
(iii) After the flood, everyone helped with clearing _________ the water inside the house.
A. off B. down C. over D. up
(iv) My uncle was accused ________________ stealing his friend’s money.
A. against B. of C. on D. in
SECTION C : LANGUAGE USE (30 MARKS)
6. Rearrange the following sentences in a logical sequence to make a meaningful paragraph. Write the letter beside the item number in the box provided. Draw the box in your answer booklet.
A. Those with watches took out too and put them on their desks so they could keep an eye on the time.
B. As soon as she gave the word, the candidates started.
C. The invigilator told everyone not to talk and then began to give out the examination papers face down.
D. As soon as the candidates arrived at the examination room, they sat down in their seats.
E. They took out their pens and pencils and put them on their desks.
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7. Match items in columns A and B to make five correct sentences.
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(i) Mary complained that it was a long time ……………….. (ii) Juma wrote his answers so quickly ……………………….. (iii) Although we arrived home late, ……………………. (iv) Running out of the room ………………….. (v) John wrote as quickly as he could ………………… |
A. but he couldn’t finish before the end of the exam. B. Marry said she would see me later. C. she hadn’t seen me D. while father was very angry. E. Since she had seen me. F. inspite of the fact they hadn’t been there before. G. he finished a long time before the end of the exam. H. without understanding the questions. I. father was not as angry as we had thought. |
8. Write two composition chosen from the topics below:-
A. “Examinations are unfair methods of judging ability.” Do you agree? Discuss the arguments for OR against examinations. (200 words).
B. Write a composition with ending: HELP! HELP! HELP! ………………. Telling about your personal experience or your friends experience. (250 words)
C. “Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all.” Illustrate the saying by writing the composition of not less than 200 words.
SECTION D : RESPONSE TO READING (40 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions from this section, one questions should be selected from poetry.
LIST OF READING AUTHORS
PLAYS:
Three Suitors one husband - Oyono Mbia
The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Lion and the Jewels - Wole Sonyika
NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES
Unanswered Cries - Osman Conteh
Passed Like a Shadow - Bernard Mapalala
POETRY:
Song of Lawino - Okot P’ bitek
9. Modern education is a necessary tool for modifying African traditional culture. Justify this statement by using a novel you have read.
10. Choose two characters from the play you have read describe them by showing how they succeeded to solve their problems.
11. “Western education is the source of conflicts happening in many African societies.” Justify this statement using the poem you have read in class.
12. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow:
Development
How is development
To be brought brother
When the people of who
We have entrusted power
Are corrupt?
The majority plead
Exploited
Cheated
Disregarded
But brother
How is development to come?
Questions
(i) What is the poem about?
(ii) Who is the speaker in this poem? Elaborate your answer.
(iii) What are the possible four themes in the poem? Give explanation to your answers.
(iv) What do you learn from the poem? Explain
(v) Is the poem relevant to your society? Elaborate your answer.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE: TERMINAL EXAMINATION
FORM THREE A, B & C
TIME: 3 HOURS DATE: 16TH JUNE, 2012
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of section A, B, C and D.
2. Answer the questions as instructed under each section.
3. All answers must be written in answer sheets provided
SECTION A : COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)
1. Read the following passage, then answer the questions that follow.
The trade fair was very crowded. Everybody seemed to be busy. Some people were buying things while others were looking at various displays, there were about 50 companies from East and Central Africa present at the fair.
Yunia was not interested in just moving around and looking at things, he was interested in science and technology; he was therefore attracted to these pavilions where the attendants were explaining and describing things.
Yunia entered one pavilion belonging to a cigarette company from Zambia, there was not much to learn in there, he walked out and entered another.
This one was quite lively, it dealt with electric goods, the place looked like a power station, there were generators, turbines, cables and all sorts of electrical gadgets and sources of electricity. The electrician was demonstrating something, he answered and visitor’s questions cheerfully and clearly. Yunia cleared his voice and asked “Sir, we’re told that if you touch an electric wire, you’ll die. Now; why is it that birds stand on them and fly off unhurt?”
The electrician laughed and said, “That’s a good question young man” “Oh! I wanted to ask the same question” someone interrupted.” “This is the fifth time I’ve answered that question,” said the electrician. “Well, it’s simple. You get a shock when you touch both wires’ live or neutral one you won’t be affected. This is because the electric circuit is not complete, but make sure you have your shoes on.” The visitors became more attentive. “If your feet are naked and you’re standing on something that can conduct electricity, you’ll certainly be in trouble.
“This is because the circuit is completed.” The visitors started murmuring and looked more curious. “We, I’m sorry it’s lunch time, so more questions tomorrow.” The electrician finished. Yunia went home, and in the evening asked his father the same question “well, I think the outer skini of a birds foot is dead’ and so it acts as an insulator, it does not conduct electricity, but you had better ask your teacher at school” his father said.
Two days later Yunia paid a visit to his friend Kabwe, it was Sunday and the family were busy cleaning the house “Kabwe, could you play that cassette please?” Yunia requested “I’m afraid we have no electricity today.” “Oh! I’ve forgotten, we’ve got the same problem at home.” “Now boys, you’ll clean the sitting room while I do the kitchen,”
Kabwe’s mother said, she poured a lot of water on the kitchen floor and started to scrub with a brush.
Kabwe, Yunia and Betty went on chatting in the sitting room, suddenly two things happened simultaneously. The lights went on and a scream was heard from the kitchen “Help! Help! Everybody jumped up. In a flash Betty was on her way to the kitchen “Mum! What is wrong?” She cried. No sooner had she set her foot in the kitchen, than she was also stuck. She started screaming louder than her mother.
Kabwe stood up and rushed to the kitchen as well, but Yunia thought and reacted fast, he stood quickly and pulled him back shouting “you will be electrocuted! Don’t go!” He then tablecloth in two pieces. He wrapped his hands in these pieces and rushed into the kitchen. In two seconds, he had pulled Betty and her mother safety.
He left them lying in the sitting room and stood on a chair to turn off the main switch, he went into the kitchen again, to try and identify the source of the problem, he searched everywhere, but without success, then he looked behind the fridge “Gracious me!” he exclaimed. The wire connecting it to the wall socket was lying in a pool of water, and a rat had eaten some parts of its outer casing.
(a) Comprehension questions
(i) The companies which were present at the fair are likely to have come from;
A. Libya, Zambia and South Africa
B. Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
C. Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya
D. Burundi, Kenya and Somalia
(ii) Yunia asked a question
A. which sound foolish to the electrician
B. which had already been asked
C. about why birds are killed by electricity
D. which many people laugh
(iii) The electrician said, the birds could not get shock because
A. their skins were insulated
B. their feet touched only one positive wire
C. by touching only one wire the circuit was incomplete
D. they either did not touch both wires or the circuit was complete
(iv) According to the electrician, you get a shock if,
A. you touch a wire with your shoes on
B. you touch a live wire with your shoes on
C. you touch both wires without your shoes on
D. you touch a neutral wire with your shoes on
(v) Kabwe’s mother got an electric shock when
A. she started working in the kitchen
B. she poured some water on the kitchet floor.
C. The power was back
D. The power was off
(b) What is the meaning of the underlined words in the context of the story?
SECTION B : VOCABULARY AND PATTERNS (20
MARKS)
2. Choose the best vocabulary to complete the following sentences.
(i) Jane, you may ______________________________ down. (sit/seat)
(ii) You must return the book I _____________________ you. (lend/borrow)
(iii) Please amina may you switch off the fan I feel so _________________ (cold/cool)
(iv) The mango you gave me __________________ bitter, can you give me another one? (tests/tastes)
3. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions.
(i) Unless my brother comes too, I shall not go to the party. (Begin: She said that ………………..)
(ii) She tried harder and harder, but achieved less and less. (Begin: The harder ……………………..)
(iii) He returned to find the garden covered with weeds. (Begin: When ………………………………….)
(iv) No sooner had John got out of the car, than the car was scattered by the bomb blast. (Rewrite using ……………………as soon as …………………………….)
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.
(i) The teacher wouldn’t let ________________ until 5 o’clock.
A. them to see her
B. them seeing her
C. them see her
D. their seeing her
(ii) The receptionist suggested _______________ in the corridor until called.
A. us to sit
B. that we should sit
C. us sitting
D. us that we should sit
(iii) The boys can’t carry those heavy boxes, ___________?
A. Can’t they?
B. Do they?
C. Can they?
D. Should they?
(iv) It gets _____________ cold here that we often need at least two blankets.
A. so B. very C. too D. extremely
(v) Martha has got _____________ hair.
A. black lovely shiny B. shiny lovely black C. lovely shiny black D. lovely black shiny
(vi) Your Ugali _________________________.
A. tastes delicious B. delicious tastes C. deliciously tastes D. tastes deliciously
(vii) Mike plays ________________________.
A. beautiful the guitar B. the guitar beautiful
C. beautifully the guitar D. the guitar beuatifully
(viii) ________________ of my brothers lives at home any more.
A. both B. either C. some D. neither
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition given in the alternatives.
(i) We were picked up by a tax which dropped ____________ in Bombo road.
A. off us B. off C. ourselves D. us off
(ii) After the storm, the sky started to brighten and the sun broke ____________ the clouds.
A. through B. away C. in D. off
(iii) After the flood, everyone helped with clearing _________ the water inside the house.
A. off B. down C. over D. up
(iv) My uncle was accused ________________ stealing his friend’s money.
A. against B. of C. on D. in
SECTION C : LANGUAGE USE (30 MARKS)
6. Rearrange the following sentences in a logical sequence to make a meaningful paragraph. Write the letter beside the item number in the box provided. Draw the box in your answer booklet.
A. Those with watches took out too and put them on their desks so they could keep an eye on the time.
B. As soon as she gave the word, the candidates started.
C. The invigilator told everyone not to talk and then began to give out the examination papers face down.
D. As soon as the candidates arrived at the examination room, they sat down in their seats.
E. They took out their pens and pencils and put them on their desks.
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7. Match items in columns A and B to make five correct sentences.
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(i) Mary complained that it was a long time ……………….. (ii) Juma wrote his answers so quickly ……………………….. (iii) Although we arrived home late, ……………………. (iv) Running out of the room ………………….. (v) John wrote as quickly as he could ………………… |
A. but he couldn’t finish before the end of the exam. B. Marry said she would see me later. C. she hadn’t seen me D. while father was very angry. E. Since she had seen me. F. inspite of the fact they hadn’t been there before. G. he finished a long time before the end of the exam. H. without understanding the questions. I. father was not as angry as we had thought. |
8. Write two composition chosen from the topics below:-
A. “Examinations are unfair methods of judging ability.” Do you agree? Discuss the arguments for OR against examinations. (200 words).
B. Write a composition with ending: HELP! HELP! HELP! ………………. Telling about your personal experience or your friends experience. (250 words)
C. “Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all.” Illustrate the saying by writing the composition of not less than 200 words.
SECTION D : RESPONSE TO READING (40 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions from this section, one questions should be selected from poetry.
LIST OF READING AUTHORS
PLAYS:
Three Suitors one husband - Oyono Mbia
The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Lion and the Jewels - Wole Sonyika
NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES
Unanswered Cries - Osman Conteh
Passed Like a Shadow - Bernard Mapalala
POETRY:
Song of Lawino - Okot P’ bitek
9. Modern education is a necessary tool for modifying African traditional culture. Justify this statement by using a novel you have read.
10. Choose two characters from the play you have read describe them by showing how they succeeded to solve their problems.
11. “Western education is the source of conflicts happening in many African societies.” Justify this statement using the poem you have read in class.
12. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow:
Development
How is development
To be brought brother
When the people of who
We have entrusted power
Are corrupt?
The majority plead
Exploited
Cheated
Disregarded
But brother
How is development to come?
Questions
(i) What is the poem about?
(ii) Who is the speaker in this poem? Elaborate your answer.
(iii) What are the possible four themes in the poem? Give explanation to your answers.
(iv) What do you learn from the poem? Explain
(v) Is the poem relevant to your society? Elaborate your answer.
