Your Drama club is organizing to stage a performance of Bertolt Bretcht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle. You are inviting neighbouring schools and the general public to the event at a small fee.

a) Write the notice announcing the event and inviting other schools and the public to attend.

b) In not more than 200 words, write a synopsis of the play to accompany the notice.

Good students are focused. In other words, (1)…………………………have specific goals that they aim to achieve. If one has no goals, one drifts aimlessly (2)…………………………….accomplishes little. Having (3)………………………………also means being able to (4)………………………between what is important and what is not.
………………………….(5) addition, model students are hardworking and consistent. They (6)…………………… the temptation to procrastinate and maximize the use of their time. They do not miss class or wait to be supervised. Ideal students co-operate with (7)…………………………..teachers and students. They are not (8)…………………………….. No; they are willing to help others whenever possible and to share their knowledge (9)…………………….. They do not take short cuts (like cheating during exams) or give excuses for their failures. They take (10) ……………………… and seek ways of improving themselves.

a) Read the poem below and then answer the questions that follow
A sudden storm
The wind howls, the trees sway,
The loose house – top sheets clatter and clang,
The open window shuts with a bang,
And the sky makes night of day.

Helter skelter the parents run,
Pressed with a thousand minor cares:
‘Hey, you there! Pack the house-wares!
And where on earth’s my son?

Home skip the little children:
Where have you been, you naughty boy?
The child can feel nothing but joy,
For he loves the approach of rain.

The streets clear, the houses fill,
The noise gathers as the children shout
To rival the raging wind without,
And nought that can move is still

A bright flash! - a lighted plain:
Then from the once- blue heavens
Accompanied by noise that deafens,
Steadily pours the rain

i) Describe the rhyme scheme of this poem.

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ii) Apart from rhyme, how else has the poet achieved rhythm in the poem. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………

iii) How would you perform line 11 and 12?

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iv) For each of the following words, write another word that is pronounced the same.

You……………………………………….

Son……………………………………….

Rain ……………………………………..

Blue

b) As the school captain, the Principal has asked you to give a talk to the incoming form ones. Your talk centres on discipline, how they can live harmoniously with others and how they can make good use of their high school experience to achieve their goals. State any three ways of introducing your talk effectively.

c) State any two reasons why it is important to respect personal space.
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d) You have been invited for a job interview. What would you need to do before and during the
interview to ensure success.

e) Underline the odd word out depending on pronunciation of the undelined letters.

f) Read the dialogue below and then answer questions that follow.

i) Identify the weaknesses in the members’ participation.

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ii) Discuss the limitations of the chairperson.

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