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KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 26

English Paper 1

1. FUNCTIONAL SKILLS (20 Marks)

Congragulation note and Invitation
1.

a) Format- 2mks

Language – 2 marks

Content -6 marks

- It must be a note. If not -2AD

- Must have date / address

- Should state clearly what the receipt has achieved i.e. graduated with first class Honours

- Must have salutation i.e. Dear aunt

- Should wish the aunt well i.e. good health, employment, scholarship etc

- Must be written in informal tone

- Must have writers name Max 6pts

b) Must be a note

- Must have date /address

- Must have salutation

- Should clearly state purpose of invitation i.e. attend prize giving day

- Should mention

– date

-Time

-Place /venue

- Must have senders name NB: Tone must be informal

20 marks

2. CLOZE TEST (10 Marks)

Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
2.

1. OF 6. an

2.many /most 7. behind

3. not 8. their

4. detected 9. get

5. cross 10. Also

1 mk each -No mark for wrong spelling/ punctuation

10 marks

3. ORAL SKILLS (30 Marks)

3.

a) Silent letters

i) Basically

ii) coup

iii) rue

iv) comb ½ mk each =2mks

½ mark each =5mks

c) Curtsy who ________________a girl /woman ½ mk

who ________________Greeting / receiving / Giving a gift to a senior person ( ½ mk


Bow who ____________man / woman / boy ½ mk

When ___________________ Greating /showing respect / Receiving / giving an award ( ½ mk

d) MONKEY AND CROCODILE

i) The narrator is likely to have used the following

- facial expressions

- Dramatization

- Tonal variation

- Mimicry

- Gestures

- Body movement Accept any 5 pts with appropriate illustrations from the narrative 1x5 5mks

ii) The sound technique is alliteration going to go sound /g/ is repeated (1mk)

iii) Crocodile is ashamed | embarrassed that he has been outwitted by monkey (2mks
ei) Before an interview

- Ensure you have arranged documents in the right order

- Switch off mobile phone

- Pray

- If anxious can breath in and out

Accept any 3 relevant points

ii) Avoid the following

- Answering / Responding to questions one does not understand

- Giving incorrect information

- Fidgeting in the chair

- Using informal language Any 2pts – 2 mks

f) i) Wound 1a The clock was wound several times

b) I have a wound on my knee minute

1a) This assignment will be done in a minute

b) There are minute organisms in the blood NOTE

- If word form is changed awarded O

- Award zero if one sentence is wrong / difference in meaning is un clear
g) The students: / audience -are bored /disinterested in topic - hungry - indisciplined Any 2pts 1mk each
The speaker

- Is inaudible

- Irrelevant

- Poor mastery of content

- Fails to establish rapport with audience

- Uses difficult language Any 2 relevant pts. Award 1 mark each

20 marks

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