3. Match the items in column A with those in column B to make meaningful sentences by by writing the correct letter in B below the corresponding item number in A. Item (vi) has been done as an example.
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(i) Although he earned a lot ______ (ii) Hardworking people are not ready to waste time __________ (iii) He opened the door quietly _______ (iv) Her family has been here _______ (v) She will drive if she learns ________ (vi) They won’t stop working ________
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- for two years.
- he didn’t want to wake up the child.
- he saved a little.
- since two years.
- unless it starts raining
- won’t she?
- won’t they?
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4. Re-arrange the following sentences in a logical sequence to make a meaningful paragraph. Letter ‘A’ has been done as an example:
A. Very good, congratulate her.
B. Good morning class.
C. Thank you Madam, it was all about making a telephone call.
D. Sh!!! don’t make noise the subject teacher is coming to our class.
E. Good morning Madam!
F. Ok, sit down. Who can remind us what we learned last time. Diana, stand up and tell us.
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5. Write a composition about your first day at school. Use the following points to guide you:
- Your name and family members
- The name of the school
- The year you joined the school
- Your age at that time.
- The way you felt on your way to the school
- The people you saw and met
- The way they received you
- Activities you did on that day
- What you liked most in the school
- How the day ended.
SECTION C PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY (40 MARKS)
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6. Re-write the following sentences by changing the bolded words into their opposites.
Example: The boy was very shy.
The girl was very shy.
(i) The king was polite.
(ii) My aunt brought me a present.
(iii) I wanted to see a lion .
(iv) Yesterday I saw a very long pencil.
(v) These books are light.
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7. Underline the word which does not fit in the following groups of words:
(i) Actress, lawyer, accountant, musician, niece
(ii) Spoon, plate, apron, bowl, fork
(iii) Chair, iron sheet, table, cupboard, bed
(iv) Wall, pencil, book, pen, paper
(v) Trousers, bed sheet, shirt, shorts, dress
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8. Re-write the following sentences according to the instruction given after each.
(i) He got the job. He had no qualifications.
(join using: “in spite of”)
(ii) He shouted very loudly. He woke the baby up.
(Join using: “so …… that”)
(iii) You must work hard in order to pass your examination.
(Begin with: “If …….”)
(iv) He went to the bus station in a hurry. He wanted to be on time.
(Join using: “in order to”)
(v) If you won’t show me your identity card, I won’t give you the details.
(Re-write using: “Unless”)
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9. Complete the following sentences using the words in the box below. The same word may be used more than once.
for, | by, | on, | of, | in, | at, | to, | with. |
(i) He came foot.
(ii) The patient died yellow fever.
(iii) We are tired eating ugali everyday.
(iv) He has been in Nairobi three days.
(v) My father died 2007.
(vi) I travelled air.
(vii) Small as he was, he killed a thief a knife.
(viii) There is someone door.
(ix) We are going start our mock examination.
(x) We saw Chinua Achebe’s funeral television.
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10. Complete the following puzzle using the clues given below.
Number 1 (down) has been done to guide you.
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1. What we get at school
4. The past tense of “lead”
5. The present moment
6. A number
7. We use it to open the door 9. A structure we live in 10. A country in Africa.
DOWN
1. The biggest land animal
2. The past tense of “take”
3. The opposite of “Yes”
8. The second person singular/plural
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>SECTION D READING PROGRAMME (15 MARKS) 11. Select one male character from one of the class read in Form one or two and describe him.
(i) Mention the name of the character.
(ii) In what reader does he appear?
(iii) What did he do in the story?
(iv) Give two reasons why you like or dislike him.
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12. Read the following poem and then answer the questions which follow.
When the cock crows
The lazy man smacks his lips and says So it is day light again, is it?
And before he turns over heavily
The farmer has reached the farm
The water carriers have arrived at the river The spinners are spinning their cotton
And the tailor is working on his cloth.
QUESTIONS (i) What time of the day is it in the poem?
(ii) Where do you think the lazy man is?
(iii) How does the lazy man feel about the time of the day in the poem?
(iv) Why do you think he feels the way he does in (iii)?
(v) Suggest a suitable title for the poem.
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