om .c rs Index No…………………/……. pa pe Name………………………………………………………. Date ………………………….… pa st School……………………………………………………… ww t si MANGA DISTRICT JOINT EVALUATION EXAM– 2012 ee KC SE pa st pa pe rs vi 101/1 ENGLISH Paper 1 (Functional Skills) JULY / AUGUST 2012 Time: 2 Hours w. fr ee kc se Candidate’s Signature……………………… Fo r Mo re Fr Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) 101/1 ENGLISH Paper 1 (Functional Skills) JULY / AUGUST 2012 Time: 2 Hours 1. 2. 3. 4. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above. Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided Answer ALL questions in this question paper. All your answers must be written in the spaces provided in this question paper. FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY QUESTION MAXIMUM 1 20 2 10 3 30 SCORE TOTAL SCORES This paper consists of 12 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 1 English 101/1 Turn Over om .c rs pe Functional Writing (20 mks) pa Q1. pa st Assuming you completed college one year ago and you come across an advert of Kenya kc se Airports Authority in need of ICT Project Manager. The qualifications and experience required fr ee includes:- University degree in IT or related field. (ii) Minimum one year experience as a project manager. (iii) Project management certificate (iv) Should be highly self motivated with strong inter-personal and relationship building skills. You are a highly qualified candidate for this job. Write the C.V you will attach to your SE pa st pa pe rs vi si t ww w. (i) KC application. Use e-mail addresses only. Fr ee ………………………………………………………………………………………………......................... 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Wholesalers added to the fr ee gravity of the shortage by 3__________________________.Whatever little sugar in the market, ww w. pushing prices up further. Retailers also compounded the consumers’ troubles 4 ______________ si t a rationing programme that 5_______________________ buyers to two kilograms for vi 6________________________ visit to the supermarket or shop. Sugar being incontestability one pa pe rs of the consumer’s goods with the highest 7_____________________, fixing the shortage once it st sets in is never easy. Importation of what is required to 8 ________________________ the SE pa shortfall becomes the central of bruising battles 9_________________________ sugar barons out Fo r Mo re Fr ee KC to make 10 ______________________________ money. © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 6 English 101/1 Turn Over om .c rs pa Study the pronunciation of the following words in consideration of the ‘OU’. And (i) pa (a) pe Oral Skills st Q3. kc se group them appropriately. The first example has been done for you. fr ee (5 mks) though nourish souvenir soup four pour sour Coupon Ought dough Ounce Country poultry ww w. rough pa st pa pe rs vi si t bound /aU/ /U:/ /aU/ /:/ Rough though soup bound four ________ ___________ __________ ____________ _____________ ________ ___________ __________ ____________ _____________ Fo r Mo re Fr ee KC SE // (ii) Explain the peculiarity in the pronunciation of the following words, considering the underlined sounds. (I) (4 mks) Indict ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (II) Lieutenant ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (III) Flaccid ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (IV) Apartheid ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (V) Use ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 7 English 101/1 Turn Over om .c rs Study the following proverbs and then answer the questions that follow. pa pe (b) Chururu si ndondondo ( A tickle is not the same as a gush) (Kiswahili) (II) Vulele Vumanyi Mwani Dave (Slipperiness knows no king) (Luhya) (i) Identify the phonological patterns employed in the two proverbs (2 mks) fr ee kc se pa st (I) ww w. (I) si t ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ vi ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… pe rs (II) st pa ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ (ii) Identify a situation that will be applicable to proverb II. (1 mk) ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (iii) Assuming you were translating proverb I. What two challenges will you face? Fo r Mo re Fr ee KC SE pa ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (2 mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 8 English 101/1 Turn Over om .c rs Read the poem below and then answer the questions that follow. pa pe (c) pa st BARTER kc se Life has loveliness to see, fr ee All beautiful and splendid things, ww w. Blue waves whitened on a cliff si t Soaning fire that sways and sings, vi And children faces looking up, SE pa st pa pe rs Holding wonder like a cup. Life has loveliness to see, KC Music like a curve of gold, Fr ee Scent of pine trees in the rain, Mo re Eyes that love you, arms that holds, Fo r And for your spirits still delight, Holy thoughts that star the night. Spend all you have for loveliness, Buy it and never count the cost, For one white singing hour of peace Count many a year of strife well cost, And for a breath of ecstasy Give all you have been or could be. By Sara Teasdale. Questions (i) What is the tone of this poem? Explain. (2 mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (ii) Which words will you stress in line 4 of this poem? Give a reason. (2 mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 9 English 101/1 Turn Over om .c rs Describe the rhyme scheme of this poem. (3 mks) pa pe (iii) pa st ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ kc se ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… fr ee ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ww w. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… si t ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ vi ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… pe rs Assuming you were delivering the poem during a drama festival. How will you perform the last line of the poem? (2 mks) st pa (iv) pa ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Fo r Mo re Fr ee KC SE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 10 English 101/1 Turn Over om .c rs Read through the following passage. pa pe (d) pa st A teacher walks into a classroom kc se “How do you do students?” fr ee “Fine teacher” choruses the class. ww w. This being my first time in class, I must tell you my name is Mr. Kerotwa si t Otwenka. vi “Eee?” pa st pa pe rs Don’t ng’e me! I said my name is Otwenka Kerotwa. “Oooo,” chimes in the class. “Let me make myself clear. If there is anything I hate, it is foolishness, KC SE senselessness and inanity!” Fr ee “What subject?” said a boy at the back. re “Oh yes! I had not mentioned to you that I am your English teacher!” r Mo “Ooooo, English teacher!” Fo “Noooo! I did not say English teacher but teacher of English. (i) What should have been the appropriate responses of the interlocutors rather than the following utterances? (I) (4 mks) “Fine teacher” ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (II) “What subject?” ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… (III) ‘Eee’ ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 11 English 101/1 Turn Over om .c rs pa pe “Noooo!” (IV) pa st ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ kc se ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… fr ee ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ww w. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Is the teacher right or wrong in insisting on being referred to as teacher of vi si t (ii) English? Give a reason for your answer. (2 mks) pe rs ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ st pa ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… pa ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ………………………………………………………………………………………………............ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Fo r Mo re Fr ee KC SE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… © 2012 Manga District Academic Committee 12 English 101/1 END Turn Over
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