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PAPER 3
July/August 2008
THE LARGER BUNGOMA DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2008
MARKING SCHEME
ENGLISH
Paper 3
July August 2008
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AN ‘A’SCRIPT (16-20)
Linguistic ability: few errors
- Relevant to the subject.
- Very good arrangement.
- Script arouses the reader's interest and enthusiasm.
- Very well developed, mature script.
- Many items of merit e.g. vocab,, sent- variety, fluency, humour, figures of speech, punctuation, good
links, definite fluency.
A+: OUTSTANDING (19-20)
- Wide range of vocab. and idioms
-Great variety of sentence structure
-Many items of merit.
- Vivid, sustained account, ,
- No spelling problem.
- Tenses and punctuation - very good.
A: VERY GOOD (18) A
- Positive ability.
- Few errors but these do not make the impact of the script.
- Fluent, variety of sentence structure
- No grammar problems - definite SPARK
A-: VERY GOOD (16-17)
- Lacks the "spark" and excellence of A+ and A.
- Vocab., idioms and sentences.
- Still impressive, good grammar.
B CLASS (11-15)
- Good ability in English,
- Some errors.
- Satisfactory treatment of subject
- Good arrangement.
-Good sentence variety but not as varied/complex as the.'A'scripts."
ITEMS OF MERIT: B (13) (GOOD)
-Variety of sentence structure but of a simple nature, straightforward.
-Fair range of vocab, and idioms
- Natural and effortless, fair ability.
- Some linguistic competence. '
B- FAIR: (11 – 12)
- Fair linguistic ability.
•Some range of vocab.
• Fair use of sentence structure.
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Has little variety of sentences.
• Some errors in speech, punctuation and tenses.
• Still do not detract too greatly from trend of thought.
- Flat treatment or uncertain language.
-A good number of errors.
- Subject undeveloped.
- Some digression.
- Weak arrangement and jerky development.
- Mother tongue interference evident.
C+ (9-10)
- Candidate communicates clearly but in a flat uncertain manner.
- Simple concepts.
- Sentence forms often strained.
- Much less fluency than the B scripts,
- Little range of vocab, idioms at times misused.
-Some errors of agreement, tenses, preps, spelling etc.
C (08)
- Candidate still communicates but there are serious mistakes that interrupt the smooth flow
of thought
- Linguistic resources very limited.
-Dull, flat and jerky.
- Some gross errors in sentence structure. .
- No variety of sentences.
- Poor sentence and paragraph links.
C- (06-07)
- Although the candidate still communicates his ideas, he is seriously hampered by his limited ,
knowledge of English.
- In fact, many mistakes such as serious errors of agreement, spelling, preps,, tenses, verb formation
and sentence constructions are evident.
D CLASS (01-05)
- Broken English, frequent errors
- Subject glanced at or distorted. .
-Arrangement muddled. - Development - erratic or non-existent.
- Although the English is broken and the account full of errors, we can still get some' information.
-Flow of thought almost impossible to follow.
-Full of gross errors.
1. (a)
 Must be a story
 Must end with the given sentence
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 Candidate must narrate an experience which brought him /her realization that
nothing has to be taken for granted.
(b)
 Must be a story
 The story should summarize aspects /virtue / of preparedness in life.
2. Introduction 2mark
Candidate can give a general definition of taking a risk or contextualize it
Taking a risk is putting oneself in a situation of suffering or encountering harm or loss or
danger Many characters come to near harm or danger in the course of their lives in the text.
Points of interpretation
I.
Antonio takes a risk when he accepts to act as Bassanio’s guarantor
 He fails to pay shylock’s money which Bassanio borrowed and is nearly killed
 Shylock demands for a pound of flesh as stipulated in the bond
 Antono is only saved by the witty lawyer (Portia)
II.
Bassanio takes a risk when he accepts money from shylock knowing very well who
shylock is.
 He risks ruining his marriage when he accepts to leave his newly married wife to go
and help his friend.
 He gives out his wedding ring when he had vowed not to give it away.
III.
Lorenzo risks his life when he masks himself and goes to shylock’s house at night shylock
is a harsh person and would have harmed him.
 He marries a Jew – knowing very well the two religions are not compatible
 Shylock, Jessica’s father, hates Christians with all his heart. He would not bless the
marriage.
IV.
Portia dresses herself as a man and travels to Venice to defend her husbands friend in a
court of law. If shylock’s party would have found out it would have been dangerous
 It would have eroded the whole country’s judicial system’s credibility.
V.
Jessica puts her identity in Jeopardy by rebelling from her father
 Marrying a Christian – a sworn enemy of her farther.
 Steals her father’s wealth – risks a curse from her father
Accept any other relevant point
Conclusion
Candidate to give a suitable conclusion i.e. a recap of the essay
Expect any 3 developed points
Mark 4 : 4 : 4 = 12 marks
Grammar : 4 marks – tied to content
Conclusion 2 marks- tied to content
3.
a) INTRODUCTION( 2 MARKS).
Candidate can give a general definition of urbanization
The affects of the development of town’s streets, factories rather than the countryside.
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Or
Candidate can contextualize
E. I There is over –crowding
 “ The park is too crowded today ……” P14 The park is crowded with people and
vehicles that the driver wished he could stay at home.
 “ what a gathering of characters…… they are all like vultures over a carcas” P14
 “ How does man produce!........... what thousands and thousands of
people!........”p16.
E.II. Lack of decent employment.
 most town people go for menial jobs e.g. the caller. “ How can a man spend the
whole day barking like a crazy dog” p14
 In contrast, the villager can dig his farm and sell upto six bags of coffee for a lot of
money. P14
 Town people spend their money buying villagers’ farm produce.
E. III There are traffic Jams /accidents
 Many cars scramble to get into the bus park p14
 There are many small cars e.g. the caller refers to “tortoise”
 There are also double – decked buses
 The caller recalls a man who was run over by a vehicle p16.
E.IV. There are dishonest traders.
 The town is full of traders who claim they can treat all types of diseases. for
example, the Mumbwa seller has medicine for many ailments P16.
E.V. There is plenty of noise
 in town, everybody seems to be shouting e.g. the callers, the sellers, vendors etc. p
15
 The villager wonders “ Do these men wake up in the morning to tell their wives
they are going to work?” p15.
E. VI. There is uncertainty in life/ Tax raids.
 In town, nobody is ever sure what will happen next. for example, the police
organize tax raids arbitrarily P18
Conclusion (2marks)
The candidate has to give a suitable conclusion
EXPECT ANY FOUR POINTS
MARKS 3:3:3:3: =12 MARKS
b) HOME STRETCH
Intro:With proper planning retirement need not to be a time of stress in a person’s life. With proper
planning and utilization of time, retirees can infact make useful contributions to the
communities. This is exemplified in the lives of David & Edith in the Novel “Home Stretch”.
They use their retirement period to recapture what they had lost and to quench their longing to
be home in Jamaica after having lived and worked for 30 yrs in England.
Points of interpretation.
(i)
On education
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ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
David & Edith decide to be useful and would work to improve education in the village. This is
nothing new to them as they had been active participants in the west Indies community life in
Birmingham from where they learnt the skills and importance of community service.
 Edith is determined to give children under seven access to education
 David makes it his project to provide chair for the village school. He becomes the wood
work teacher while Edith teaches girls domestic work and uses them to dress the church
on Saturdays.
Catalysts of development
David & Edith are greatly depressed by the poverty and general economic decline in
Jamaica.
The country is poor and needy. The roads are rough and unpaved, the church is in a
pathetic state, bananas, the chief cash crop, are only grown by the rich leaving the poor
with no source of income. David & Edith become catalysts of development and because of
their efforts, government service activities commence with the grading of the road in the
village. The village’s economy starts to grow as more stock is added to shops, more traffic
starts to pass through the village, young people working in towns start coming to the
village.
David & Edith rediscover their closeness in Jamaica
The couple had been so busy in England and away from each other at most times and by
the time they got together they were so tired and unable to talk to each other. In Jamaica
they are happy and relaxed.
 they can sit and enjoy breakfast, something that was un heard of in England
 they can also entertain friends in their new home.
They can relive their favourite pas-time of reading for one another and for pleasure.
“……Edith found a joke in a book she was reading and called David to share it…………on
laughing long after the joke had disappeared” (pg 42)
Farming
David& Edith are able to find time to do some gardening- growing flowers and vegetables
The climax of their happiness at returning home is experienced during the occasion of their
first anniversary of returning to Jamaica when Laura gathers so many relatives together for
the celebrations.
Proper savings
 Edith & David used to send money to Laura and she on her part used to renovate their
house. They had not sold their house when they left for England like so many others
who sold their houses when they went to live in England.
 They had also saved money that would enable them live comfortably in Jamaica.
 Laura had helped them buy a house from where they were drawing rent
 Both were also receiving pension.
Challenges
David suffering a stroke and his subsequent hospitalization and the fear of dying in
England, the general economic determination they were to witness in Jamaica upon arrival
was overwhelming. It is, however, less painful compared to their relocation to England
thirty years later which had been taxing and wrenching.
Another old couple explains that their coming to Jamaica had been a difficult
experience.. The couple did not return to the place they had left because they did not want
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to be near their poor relatives. They complain about almost everything – low water
pressure, water shortages, high electricity bills and poor transportation.
CONCLUSION.
But all in all, David and Edith’s life is one of success and serves to illustrate that people in
retirement can indeed make useful contributions to their communities.
Expect 4 developed points
Mark 3:3:3:3 = 12
Introduction
2mks
Content
12 mks
Language/ Grammar
4mrks
Language is determined by the content
Conclusion – ( 2 marks) also based on the content.
c) DRAMA
Introduction.
Accept a generalized or contextualized introduction.
I.
The furniture in Odie’s family’s house is said to be what comes free to people of power and
position from favour seeking men. Pg 1.
II.
Odie bribes the official at the lands office to change the title of the land. pg 21
 Used the photograph and radio announcements to convince the lands office official
that Wak is dead.
 The officials agree in a fee for special clearance.
III.
Wak says that some people get their wealth from the SRB – from informing on others. pg 5657.
IV.
People hide whatever they looted from the previous regime –pg 52
V.
There’s so much looting in the society pg 77
 A lot of looting seems to have taken place in the city center.
VI.
There’s wrangling over promotions, deserved or not pg81.
 Nationals don imported suits to hide their hypocrisy and their fear of competition
 In the primer, Odie claims that the returning officer was raised and bribable
 He later ‘over throws’ Wak from the chairmanship
VII. People in service are ready to kill for a fee or a promotion pg 87.
VIII. Wak (as a police officer) tells Stella (the refugee) that there’s a policy of “ Scratch my back
and I scratch yours in place’ pg 91.
IX.
Stella as Mr. No fear No favour observes that he has no coin to bribe a cop. Pg 111
X.
Odie wasn’t happy with his father for not finding him a scholarship. He could have found it for
him if he wanted to pg 120
XI.
Boss has illegally acquired a skyscraper office block, a vast farm and sold people’s staple food
to the boers of south Africa. pg 124.
Conclusion
Accept a suitable conclusion
Expect any six (6) development points.
Mark 2:2:2:2:2:2 =12
marks
Grammar 4
marks
Note: Grammar & conclusion to be pegged on the content
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