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English Form 4 Paper 1 End Term 2 Examination 2021

Class: Form 4

Subject: English

Level: High School

Exam Category: Form 4 End Term 2 Exams

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ENGLISH FORM FOUR
101/1
PAPER 1

Instructions
Read the instructions from every section before you answer the questions.

1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING
Read the advertisement below and then answer the questions that follow.

The Ministry of Health is seeking to recruit Form Four graduates to serve in a Campaign in at creating awareness among young people on the importance of Healthy eating.

Applicants must be:
- citizens of Kenya
- 16years and above
- In possession of a national identification card
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili
- able to demonstrate knowledge and experience issues of healthy eating
- creative and innovative.

Interested persons are required to send their application to the following by 30TH, November, 2.016.

The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 6789-001000
NAIROBI

(a) Write a letter of application in response to the advertisement (12mark)
(b) Write a Curriculum Vitae to accompany your application letter. (8mark)

2. CLOZE TEST
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word (10mks)
If our skins were to be complainants in a court of law, they would1..............us of Committing all manner of dermatological crimes 2................them. And they
Would have legitimate grounds to do so. They would, for instance, argue that some of us assault them with bleaching creams, all in an 3................to make our complexions look much 4.................they would produce exhibits of ugly 5.......................left behind by the hazardous substances. In addition, some would recount how we usually 6....................them to layers of Irritating anti-aging creams without consulting them. They would insist that we allow them to age 7.................and gracefully. Moreover, there would be 8..............that would object to continually being plastered with choking substances meant to eliminate non-existent pimples. Inclosing, our skins would submit that they have suffered gross skin abuse in our hands 9...................hope that the judge would find us10...............as charged.

3. ORAL LITERATURE
a) What is a riddle? (3 marks)

(b) i) State one riddle in mother tongue or Kiswahili and provide the English translation. (2 marks)

ii) Explain the imagery in the solution to your riddle (2 marks)

c) Describe the stages in a riddling session (5 marks)

d) Who is the audience in a riddling session? (2 marks)

e) State any four functions of riddles (2 marks)

f) Distinguish between a riddle and a puzzle (4marks)

4. ORAL SKILLS
a) Identify the odd one out based on the pronunciation of the underlined letter(s). (2 marks)
i) Quay, quaint, quack, quality

ii) Chain, Character, Flinch, Champion

b) Shouting and screaming from your class disrupted the other students during study time. As the class monitor, you have been called by the teacher on duty to her office to give an explanation. Complete the conversation below by filling in the blank spaces.

Teacher: You are the class monitor of Form Two East, aren't you?
You: ................................................... (1 mark)
Teacher: Why was your class shouting and screaming?
You: I am not sure, madam. The noise started at the back of the classroom.
Teacher: ............................................................. (1 mark)
You: You see madam, I sit at the front of the classroom and by the time I turned to look, the boys at the back were already on top of the desks and some were trying to jump out of the window.
Teacher: ............................................................. (1 mark)
You: I ran out, madam!
Teacher: ............................................................. (1 mark)
You: I am sorry madam, but it seemed like there was great danger in the middle of the class. I had to run for my life.
Teacher: When the noise subsided, what did you find out?
You: ................................................... (1 mark)
Teacher: A snake?
You: ................................................... (1 mark)
Teacher: Whose toy snake was it?
You: ................................................... (1 mark)
Teacher: You can go now, but I will need to know whose toy snake it was.
You: ................................................... (1 mark)

 

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