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Instructions to students

Answer all questions
All your answers must be written
Candidates must answer all questions in English

COMPREHENSION
Read the passage below and then answer the questions after it. (20 marks)
When learning institutions were closed in mid- March, the thinking was that the situation would be contained sooner rather than later. But that was not to be. In the interim, the government, through the Kenya Institute of Curriculum development (KICD), rolled out virtual learning programmes through television, radio and internet.

Many schools, especially the privately run that are well-endowed with technology infrastructure also organized customized learning programmes. All that will serve to keep leamers busy, but not count to progression to other levels. Piloting of virtual learning programmes across various levels of education has proved that this is the way to go.

Barring social and logistical challenges such as internet connectivity and cost, there is evidence that online learning is implementable and in the fullness of time, should be institutionalize into our learning programmes. This is particularly crucial for universities and other tertiary institutions and can be used to address the challenges of low-cost access,

In other jurisdictions, higher learning institutions have resolved to make forty percent of learning virtual and in more ambitious cases, limit personalized teaching by nearly half. They have to expand infrastructure and invest heavily in technology. Teachers have to be trained on online teaching to prepare them to use technology for pedagogy and research.

Education Cabinet Secretary and his technocrats should first organize public campaigns to counsel learners, teachers and parents on this new harsh reality but, importantly, use this as a basis for reconfiguring education in its entirely.
(Daily Nation, July 7th ,2020)
1. Why did the government roll out virtual learning? (2 marks)
2. Explain measures put in place by private schools to ensure learners were kept busy. (2 marks)
3. What impression do you get about public schools compared to private schools? (2 marks)
4. Highlight the resolve of some higher learning institution. Give your answers in note form (5 marks)
5. How is the closure of schools a blessing in disguise for education sector? (3 marks)
6. Explain the meaning of the following words: (5 marks)
  1. virtual learning
  2. customized
  3. Piloting
  4. pedagogy
  5. technocrats
7. How is online learning a harsh reality? (2 marks)
8. Provide a suitable title for this passage. (1 mark)
LITERARY PASSAGE
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. (25 marks)
It was then that the girls recognized their hero. It was Olarinkoi. He did not talk or look at them. He stood trembling with anger, breathing heavily, with fist clenched and looking down at the men who lay in a heap, one of the men moved his limbs weakly and moaned hoarsely as thick, heavy streams of blood trickled from his nose and lips to the soil. Olarinkoi stepped forward, lifted his foot and kicked him viciously on the ribs. The man let a loud yell and fell silent.

"That will teach them a lesson, "Olarinkoi said. He pompously straightened the collar and cuffs of his shiit and dusted its sleeves with his hand. “Now, go home girls." Taiyo and Resian looked up at Olarinkoi gratefully. They could not find words to express their gratitude. It was only when he told them to go home that they collected themselves and begun to walk. Although not injured, they were terribly shaken. They sobbed with rage and shame. The incident left a feeling of invasion and degradation. Their dresses were soiled and torn and one of Resians breast ached from the vicious squeeze by one of the vagabonds.

When they got home, their parents had not returned. The girls still felt soiled and greasy. The stench on the men's sweaty filthy clothes and bodies still lingered in their nostrils and the feel of their rough hands still burned on their delicate skins. They took a bath and washed the dirty clothes.

They could never thank Olarinkoi adequately. They were lucky he had come at the nick of time. They could not imagine what would have happened to them had he not come at the very moment. One thing was certain; they would have been raped. Later that night as they lay on their bed, each of them was contemplative. Resian thought how hazardous it was to live in a society where men thought they had a right to every woman's body. The sooner she left Nasila, she thought angrily, the better it would be for her.

Taiyo also seethed with fury. She thought the two vagabonds that accosted them were part of the tyrannical Nasila culture that did not respect women. The incident strengthened her resolve that she was a combatant in a war zone. She hoped she would one day team up with the Emakererei to fight for women and girl child rights.
1. Briefly explain events leading to this extract (4 marks)
2. State two styles used in the above excerpt. (4 marks)
3. Identify the main theme in the excerpt above. (2 marks)
4. “When they got home, their parents had not returned." Using your knowledge of the text, explain where their parents had gone and why. (3 marks)
5. What happens immediately after the excerpt? (2 marks)
6. “The girls were nearly raped by the two vagabonds”. Elsewhere in the text, explain how the two were punished and how one of them is related to Kaelos. (4 marks)
7. Explain the mood of the excerpt above. (2 marks)
8. "The sooner they left Nasila, Resian thought angrily, the better it would be for her." where does Resian wants to go to and why? (2 marks)
9. Provide the meaning of the following as used in the excerpt above. (2 marks)
  1. degradation
  2. seethed
POETRY
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. (20 marks)
The song of the common man.

They drive me along
They do, they do
These my brothers no longer brothers
Their mouths are canons, spittle of fire
No longer am I the same father's pride

They kick me along
They do they do
These playmates no longer playmates.
Their actions are fate, my life they decide
No longer am I the same free born human

They abuse me, they do time and again
Fellow humans load me a poor ass
To be driven pushed, kicked and abused.
1. Identify the persona in the poem. (2 marks)
2. What is the message of the poem? (4 marks)
3. State and explain the effectiveness of any three stylistic devices. (6 marks)
4. What is the meaning of the following lines? (4 marks)
  1. Their mouths are canons, spittle of fire.
  2. Their actions are fate, my life they decide
5. What is the attitude of the persona towards 'they' in the poem? Illustrate your answer. (2 marks)
6. What is the tone of the poem? Illustrate your answer. (2 marks)
GRAMMAR (15 marks)
1. Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences with the most appropriate preposition. (3 marks)
  1. Inoculation gives protection .... infection.
  2. We agreed. .... the general procedure.
  3. It has been the same old story ever .... he was a small boy.
2. Use the correct form of the word in brackets to fill in the blanks. (3 marks)
  1. There was enough ................. (prove) that examination had leaked.
  2. The student gave a very good .............................. (describe) of the party.
  3. The painting ................. (steal) from the museum.
3. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed (3 marks)
  1. Nyambura never came late to school this term. (Begin: Not.....)
  2. If I had known that they would bring the book with them, I would not have brought this
    copy. (Rewrite the sentence using need not instead of would not)
  3. No one likes to be sick. (Change the infinitive into a gerund)
4. For each of the following sentences replace the underlined phrasal verbs with one word
  that that has the same meaning. (3 marks)
  1. You need to cut down on the expenses.
  2. The visitor remarked that the little boy took after his father.
  3. They made up for the lost time.
5. Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate question tags. (4 marks)
  1. Let's help the old man cross the road ..............
  2. We needn't worry about tomorrow ..............
  3. Let me have a taste .......

Marking Scheme

COMPREHENSION (20 MARKS)
1. Why did the government roll out virtual learning? (2mks)
  The government thought that the Covid-19 would be contained sooner rather than later after the schools had closed.(✓1) This was not so hence the introduction of virtual learning (✓1)
2. Explain measures put in place by private schools to ensure learners were kept busy, (2mks)
  The private schools organized for customized technology✓ (on-line) learning programmes.✓ (2) .
3. What impression do you get about public schools compared to private schools? (2mks)
  Privately run institutions are well endowed with technology infrastructure as opposed to most public schools ✓✓ (2) Double tick because the comparison must come out.
4. Highlight the resolve of some higher learning institutions,Give your answers in note form (5mks)
  1. On-line learning is implementable
  2. On-line learning should be institutionalized into all learning programmes.
  3. On-line learning can be used to address the challenges of low cost access to education.
  4. The institutions should make forty percent of learning virtual.
  5. The infrastructure and heavy investment in technology should be prioritized.
  6. Teachers have to be trained on virtual learning to prepare them to use technology for pedagogy and research. (Mark any 5 points 1 mark each.)
5. How is the closure of schools a blessing in disguise for education sector? (1mk)
  Education ministry had a chance to mobilize stakeholders (✓1)in the direction of reconfiguring the education in its entirety(✓1) towards technology oriented learning.(✓1)
6. Explain the meaning of the following words: (5mks)
  1. virtual learning - on-line education
  2. Piloting - testing viability of a product with an aim of rolling it out.
  3. pedagogy - principles and methods of teaching and education research.
  4. technocrats - experts/specialists
  5. customised – specified for individual use.
7. How is online learning a harsh reality? (2mks)
  Education ministry should reorganize the instructional systems in the event that the physical :: access to students/pupils is not tenable. (✓✓2)
8. Provide a suitable title for this passage (1mk)
  COVID-19 EFFECTS ON EDUCATION/etc (✓1)
LITERARY PASSAGE (25 MARKS)
1. Briefly explain events leading to this extract. (4mrks
  Taiyo and Resian are from their father's shop/ when they spot two men eying them./ They recognize one of them to be the one who accosted them during their first day in Nasila./ The men block the girls' way./ One of them held Taiyo and other tried to drag Resian into the bush. (any 4 points mark 1 each)
2. State two styles used in the above excerpt (4mrks)
  1. Personification
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Monologue + illustration + effectiveness
  4. Metaphor
  5. etc
    Mark any two correct styles: ident, +illust 1: effectiveness 1
    Do not mark without illustration
3. Identify the main theme in the excerpt above. (2 mrks)
  1. Violence
  2. Redemption
  3. Violation of women's body
    Mark 1 point: ident. 1, Illust. 1. Do not mark without illustration
4. "When they got home, their parents had not returned. “Using your knowledge of the text,
  explain where their parents had gone and why. (3 mrks)
  1. The parents decide to consult over Oloisudori's demand to marry Resian.
  2. Ole Kaelo has gone to consult with ole Supeyo
  3. The mother, Mama Milanoi, has gone to consult with uncle Simiren's wives.
    Mark the three points: 1 mark each.
5. What happens immediately after the excerpt? (2mrks)
  1. The girls await the parents return in tears to report the attempted rape.
  2. Resian tries to convince Taiyo to use this opportunity to convince their father to allow
    them to go back to Nakuru so that they can join Egerton University.
    Mark the 2 points 1 mark each.
6. “The girls were nearly raped by the two vagabonds". Elsewhere in the text, explain how the
  two were punished and how one of them is related to the Kaelos. (4 mrks)
  1. They were clobbered and they bled profusely. (pg 161)
  2. Ntara Muyo was to give a heifer each for Taiyo and Resian and an extra heifa to erase the shame of attempting to defile a close relative. (pg 163)
  3. Lante son of Kanyira was to pay two heifers. (pg 163)
  4. Ntara Muyo was banished from ever stepping into Ole Kaelo's home or having anything to do with his daughters for the rest of his life. (pg 164-165)
    Mark the 4 points 1 mark each.
7. Explain the mood of the excerpt above. (2mrks)
  1. Tense
  2. Sad/gloomy/dismal + illustration
  3. sympathetic
    Mark any 1 point: ident. 1: illust. 1. Do not mark without illustration
8. “The sooner they left Nasila, Resian thought angrily, the better it would be for her.” Where
  does Resian want to go to and why? (2 mrks)
  Resian wants to go back to Nakuru (✓1) in order to be able to go to Egerton university to study
  Veterenary Medicine (✓1)
9. Provide the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt.
  1. Degradation - belittling/despising/spite/considering someone lowly/abasement
  2. Seethed - fumed/ in an angry mental state/ filled with
POETRY (20 MARKS)
1. Identify the persona in the poem. (2mks)
  The persona is a poor man/destitute/slave/beggar (✓1) + illustration (✓1)
  (no mark without illustration)
2. What is the message of the poem? (4mks)
  The poem is about social injustice/suffering/mistreatment/slavery/etc (1) in which a poor man is subjected to burden of mistreatment and oppression (1) by people some of whom are very close relations (1) + illustration.
3. State and explain the effectiveness of any three stylistic devices. (6mks)
  1. Irony of relatives who mistreat their own: "These my brothers no longer brothers." This emphasizes the bitterness/etc of the speaker.
  2. Metaphor. The speaker says that “Their mouths are cannons, spittle of fire” to portray the inhumanness/etc of his colleagues.
  3. Repetition “They do” gives us the weight and resigned state/etc of the speaker.
  4. Hyperbole. “Their mouths are cannons, spittle of fire"/etc. The suffering/oppression/degradation is intensive.
  5. Etc
    Mark 3 points: ident + illust (1), effectiveness (1)
    No mark without illustration
4. What is the meaning of the following lines? (4mks)
  1. Their mouths are canons, spittle of fire-They hurt the persona by their abusive/insulting words.
  2. Their actions are fate, my life they decide - they determine his future with their decisions
5. What is the attitude of the persona towards 'they' in the poem? Illustrate your answer. (2mks)
  1. Hateful/contemptuous
  2. Scornful
  3. Critical + illustration
  4. Spiteful
  5. sympathetic
    mark any 1 point” ident(1), Illust (1) (do not mark without illustration)
6. What is the tone of the poem? Illustrate your answer. (2mks)
  1. Resigned
  2. Ironic poignant
  3. Sarcaticsad/gloomy/dismal + Illustration
  4. sympathetic
    Mark any 1 point: Ident (1), Illust (1). Do not mark without illustration
Grammar (15 MARKS)
1. 1. from
  2. on
  3. since
2. 1. proof
  2. description
  3. stolen
3. 1. Not once did Nyambura come late to school.
  2. I need not have brought this copy if I had known that they would bring the book with them.
  3. no one likes being sick.
4. 1. reduce
  2. resembled
  3. compensated
5. 1. ....shall we?
  2. ....need we?
  3. ...will you?