English Paper 3 Questions and Answers - Lainaku II Joint Mock Examination 2023

INSTRUCTIONS

• Answer THREE questions only
• Questions ONE and TWO are compulsory
• In question THREE choose only one of the optional texts you have prepared on
• Each of your essays MUST NOT exceed 450 words
• Each of your essay must not exceed 450 words.
• Candidates must answer the questions in English.

Answer three questions only

1. Imaginative Composition (Compulsory)
   Either
   
   1. Write a story ending
      ………it was the most traumatic day I have ever had.
   2. Write a composition explaining how the emergence of religious cults in Kenya can be fought by both the government and the society.
2. The Compulsory Set Text
   H. R. Ole Kulet, Blossoms of the Savannah
   Someone’s appearance is not always the reflection of their true being. With relevant examples from Blossoms of the Savannah, discuss this assertion.
3. The Optional Set Texts
   Answer any one of the following three questions
   Either
   1. The short story
      Godwin siundu, A Silent Song and Other Stories
      Life for people living with disabilities may be made better if they are accorded all the support they may need. Referring to the short story “A Silent Song” by Leonard Kibera, write an essay to show how the lives of people living with disabilities can be made worthwhile.
      Or
   2. The Play
      David Mulwa, Inheritance
      It is not enough to heap blame of citizens suffering on their leader alone as his cronies and close allies have a role to play in the woes the citizens undergo. Basing your argument on the play ‘Inheritance’, discuss this assertion.
      Or
   3. The novel
      Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World
      War causes untold suffering to the people. Using illustrations from the novel ‘An Artist of the Floating World’ by Kazuo Ishiguro, discuss this statement.

MARKING SCHEME

1. Imaginative composition
   Points of interpretation
                 Composition
   1.  
      • Must be a story, if not deduct 2 marks AD for irrelevance.
      • Must end with the given statement, if not deduct 2 marks AD on Rubric.
      • Deduct 2 marks if length is more than 450 words.(more than 2 A4 pages)
      • N.B. Penalize only up to 4 marks.
      • Candidates must write a story about traumatic event that took place that day.
        Composition
   2.  
      • Must be a discursive essay. If not, deduct. 2 marks.
      • Must be an essay that illustrates ways of curbing religious cults by the government and by the society. If not, deduct 2 marks for irrelevance.
      • Deduct 2 marks if length is more than 450 words. (More than 2 A4 pages.)
        N.B. Penalize only up to 4mks

Classification and allocation of marks

Read each composition, decide the class it falls and allocate the numerical mark based on the following criteria. Subject each essay to the above mentioned deductions, if any.

General classifications

1. Class essays (16-20 marks)
   The candidate communicates not only fluently but also attractively with originality and efficiency. He has the ability to make us share his/her deep feelings, emotions, enthusiasms. He or she expresses himself/ herself freely and with no visible constraint. The script gives evidence of Maturity, good planning and often humour. Many items of merit which indicate that the candidate has complete command of the language. There is no stain, just pleasantness, clever arrangement, felicity of expression.
2. Class essays (11-15 marks)
   This class is characterized by great fluency and easy of expression without strain. The candidate demonstrates that he/she can use English as a normal way of expressing himself/herself. Sentences are varied and usually well-constructed. Some candidates become ambitious or even over- ambitious. There are many items of merit of one word or expression type. Many essays in this category may be just clean and unassuming, but they still show that the candidate is at ease with the language.
3. Class essays (06-10 marks)
   Candidate communicates understandably but only more or less clearly. He or she is not confident with his/her language. Subject is often underdeveloped. There may be some digressions. Unnecessary repetitions frequent. The arrangement is weak and flow jerky. There is no economy of language. Mother tongue influence is felt.
4. Class essays (01-05 marks)
   The candidate does not communicate at all. His language ability is so minimal that the examiner practically has to guess what the candidate wants to say. The candidate fails to fit the English words he/she knows into meaningful sentences. The subject is glanced at or distorted. Practically no valid punctuation. All kinds of errors (“Broken English”) are evident.

Specific classifications

• A - Class essays. (16-20 marks)
  The candidate communicates not only fluently but also attractively with originality and efficiency. He has the ability to make us share his/her deep feelings, emotions, enthusiasms. He or she expresses himself/ herself freely and with no visible constraint. The script gives evidence of Maturity, good planning and often humour. Many items of merit which indicate that the candidate has complete command of the language. There is no stain, just pleasantness, clever arrangement, felicity of expression.
• A - 16-17
  The candidate shows competence and fluency in using the language. He may lack imagination or originality which usually provides the “spark” in such essays. Vocabulary, idiom sentence structure, links, variety are impressive. Gross errors are very few.
• A -18
  Positive ability. A few errors that are felt to be slips. The story or argument has a definite impact. No grammar problems. Variety of structures. A definite spark. Many margin ticks.
• A+ 19 - 20
  The candidate communicates not only information, but also the candidate’s whole self: his /her feelings, tastes, point of view, youth, and culture. This ability to communicate deeply may express himself in a wide range of effective vocabulary, original approach, vivid and sustained account in the case of a narrative, well developed and ordered argument in the case of a debate or discussion. Errors and slips should not deprive the candidate of the full marks he deserves. A very definite spark (very memorable)
• B Class essays. (11-15 marks)
  This class is characterized by great fluency and ease of expression without strain. The candidate demonstrates that he/she can use English as a normal way of expressing himself/herself. Sentences are varied and usually well-constructed. Some candidates become ambitious or even over- ambitious. There are many items of merit of one word or expression type. Many essays in this category may be just clean and unassuming, but they still show that the candidate is at ease with the language.
• B- 11-12
  The candidate communicates fairly and with some fluency. There may be little variety in sentence structure. Gross errors are still found occasionally, but this must not be over punished by the examiner.
• B 13
  The sentences are varied but rather simple and straight forward. The candidate does not strain himself in an effort to impress. There is a fair range of vocabulary and idiom. Natural and effortless. Some items of merit, economy of language.
• B+ 14-15
  The candidate communicates his ideas pleasantly and without strain. There are errors and slips. Tenses, spelling and punctuation are good. A number of items of merit of the “whole sentence” or “whole expression” (margin ticks).
• C Class essays. (06-10 marks)
  Candidate communicates understandably but only more or less clearly. He or she is not confident with his/her language. Subject is often underdeveloped. There may be some digressions. Unnecessary repetitions are frequent. The arrangement is weak and flow jerky. There is no economy of language. Mother tongue influence is felt.
• C - 06-07
  The candidate finds it obviously hard to communicate his/her ideas. He/she is seriously hampered by his limited knowledge of structure and vocabulary. This results in many gross errors of agreement, spelling, misuse of prepositions, tenses verb agreement and sentence construction.
• C - 08
  The candidate communicates but with no consistent clarity. His/her linguistic abilities being very limited, he/she cannot avoid frequent errors in sentence structure. There is little variety or originality. Very bookish English, links are weak, incorrect, repeated at times.
• C+ 09-10
  The candidate communicates in a flat and uncertain manner. Simple concept sentence forms are often strained. There may be an overuse of clichés, unsuitable idioms. Proverbs are misquoted or misinterpreted. The flow is jerky. There are some errors of agreement, tenses and spellings
• D Class essays (01-05 marks)
  The candidate does not communicate at all. His language ability is so minimal that the examiner practically has to guess what the candidate wants to say. The candidate fails to fit the English words he/she knows into meaningful sentences. The subject is glanced at or distorted. Practically no valid punctuation. All kinds of errors (“Broken English”) are evident.
• D- 01-02
  Chaotic, little meaning whatsoever. Question paper or some words from it simply copied.
• D - 03
  Flow of thought almost impossible to follow. The errors are continuous.
• D+ 04-05
  Although the English is broken and the essay is full of errors of all types, we can at least guess what the candidate wants to say.

1. Blossoms of the savannah
   Introduction
   We may be deceived to think that someone or even a certain situation is as we think of it. However, it may come as a shock to us to finally learn that what we thought of those people or those situations is completely opposite of what they are in reality.
   (Accept any other relevant introduction)
   (Candidate should show the irony of situations or people as the way they are depicted in some situations in the text may be opposite of their true picture on the ground)
   1. Olarinkoi
      Olarinkoi came to ole kaelo’s house without being welcomed. Infact no one knew who he was but it waould ave gone against the culture if the kaelos chased him away. He proved helpful to the kaelos as he would sometimes even bring home some foodstuff. He played the role of kaelos daughter’s guardian angel as he saved them from the near rape by the vagabonds. Slowly by slowly, the girls gained some trust in him not knowing he was a wolf in sheeps clothing.at Nasila river when Resian was just about to commit suicide, it was olarinkoi that saved her and told her that he would take her to emakererei and escape her father and Oloisudori’s plan of marrying her forcefully. It shocks us, therefore, when we finaly realise Olarinkoi’s plan for Resian when he takes her to inkiito and even attempts to rape her, while his real intentions were to forcefully marry her after she had been forcefully circumcised.
   2. Minik
      Minik is considered a bad person in the eyes of the members of Nasilian society. Ole Supeyo regards her as a wasp. FGM. She was regarded as the devil’s incarnate for campaigning against the traditions that abused the rights of the girl child such as FGM and early marriages. However the assistance she offers to the girls turns out to be a life changer for them. Resian and Taiyo join Egerton University even when the future looked bleak. Ole Kaelo had already decided that the girls were to be married off. At the same time she rescues many girls and offers them shelter and a lifeline at the ranch.
   3. Olekaelo
      As a father, Ole Kaelo should be at the forefront trying to enable his daughters achieve their dreams. Its shocking, therefore, to see him deny his daughters some of their demands like Taiyo’s music extravaganza in Mombasa after receiving an invitation by one of the popular radio stations. This exposure would have catapulted her music career but because of her father, she did not realise this dream. Resian’s dreams and ambitions to join the Egerton University to study veterinary medicine were thwarted by her father after they relocated to Nasila from Nakuru. Resian’s attempts to have her father allow them go back to Nakuru inorder to join the University were unsuccessful as he would hear none of it. It’s shocking when we see Olekaelo bowing to Oloisudori’s pressure to marry his daughter Resian to him inorder not to lose the shop he started with the funding he got from Oloisudori.
   4. Mama Milanoi
      Mama Milanoi should be the pillar of hope and strength to her daughters, protecting them from anyone and also helping them achieve their dreams. That should be the role of any mother. It’s therefore shocking to see her not defending her daughter Resian after receiving constant rebuke from her father simply because she was born a girl while he expected a boy. She does nothing even after Resian pleads with her to talk to her father on the issue of allowing them go back to Nakuru so that she would join the University. Her lack of effort is also seen when she agrees with her husband that Resian should be married to Oloisudori. More shock is seeing her collaborate with women who tricked Taiyo into going to be circumcised and replace Resian as Oloisudori’s bride, instead of fighting for her daughters rights.
      (Accept any other relevant point that proves a charcter or a situation depicted in the text is contrary to what we would expect)
   5. Nabaru
      Nabaru was brought in to nurse Resian after the nasty encounter with Olarinkoi by Olarinkoi’s Mother. After listening to Resian’s plight, Nabaru decides to help the young girl escape from the grasp of Oarinkoi’s mother and her hell-bent son. The two wanted to have Resian forcefully circumcised then married to Olarinkoi. Nabaru organizes for transport for her and Resian. Olarinkoi is left cursing for his plan had come to a dead end.
      Conclusion
   6. As discussed, some situations and characters in the text are completely opposite of what we would expect them to be.
      (Accept any other relevant conclusion)
2.  
   1. Short story-A Silent Song
      Introduction
      Life for the people living with disabilities can be traumatising to them. However, it is the duty of everyone in the society to try and make their life better by availing them with all the support and assistance they may require. The short story a silent song tries to show the support we may offer the people living with disabilities in the following ways.
      (Accept any other valid introduction)
      Points of interpretation
      1. shelter
         • Mbane had been living in the streets all his life begging in the city where there was a lot of ruggedness and noise, with quick footsteps of people who would keep him alive with a drop of copper in his hat. His brother rescues him from the streets and brings him to his hut which felt so serene. Mbane no longer had to endure hostile cold nights and the basest of thieves he encountered in the streets.
      2. company
         • After being ‘rescued’ from the streets where he spent his nights on the hard pavement, he recounts how no one spoke to him for a long time. He was accustomed to speaking to himself in his thoughts. Ezekiel and his wife however speaks to him despite the fact that he could not start a conversation after getting so much used to being all alone in streets.
      3. comfort
         • At his brother Ezekiel’s home, Mbane is offered a bed on which he had tried to accustom himself to since being rescued from the hard pavement he was used to in the streets.
      4. spiritual / hope
         • Mbane was convinced that it was a glorious thing to believe, to cling to a dream of a future life. It was glorious this feeling that far far away beyond the pangs of darkness lay light, bigger and more meaningful than that which his eyes were denied. There, someone would understand and raise the innocence of his crippled life along with the chosen. It gave him hope and sang his own happy song silently to himself, secretly. His soul had a destination.
      5. medical care/ medical support
         • Mbane’s brother’s wife Sarah takes care of Mbane and tries to alleviate his pain by giving him medicine. She breaks into his hut, slowly and tenderly raises his head and puts the cup to his mouth. The bitter fluid explodes down Mbane’s throat and another attack of pain tears through his stomach. Sarah then assures him that he would be alright soon and god would be with him.
           (Accept any other relevant well illustrated point)
           Conclusion
         • We, as the members of society should try to alleviate the pain and suffering that the people living with disabilities might be going through by availing them the necessary need they may require. (Accept any other valid conclusion).
           Introduction: 2 marks
           Content: 12 marks
           Conclusion: 2 marks
           Language: 4 marks
   2. Inheritance
      Introduction
      The suffering the citizens may undergo, though largely caused by the leader, his close associates and allies may have a hand in it too. Reffering closely to inheritance, lacunas allies and close associates contribute a lot to the suffering that the citizens o kutula undergo (accept any other valid introduction)
      Points of interpretation
      1.  
         1. Meninger
            • Meninger states that from his observation, Lacuna has the mind of a perfect noodle; he is ingenious, greedy rascal utterly devoid of human feelings. He loves pleasure and would throw his mother to the lions given the chance to become Caesar Augustus. He is therefore easy to manipulate which is to the imperealists advantage. Meninger was therefore able to manipulate Lacuna into poisoning his father’s tea and killing him telling Lacuna that he had to do that to secure a better future for Kutula’s citizens (pg 15, pg 68). This act robbed Kutula’s citizens a good leader as can be seen through Tamina on pg 29 when she says that the old king treated them well when they were children before he died.
         2. Goldstein and Robert
            • This two characters influnce the decisions that lacuna makes for his country. They represent the neo-colonial powers in kutula. They command the new leader to do their bidding.they advise him to privatise resources inorder to create wealth. He is advised to privatise the silver mines, remove controls on prices, cut down on employment, nationalise the valley which Robert and Goldstein shall occupy after evacuation of people. (pg 79). All these decisions made by Lacuna under the influence of Robert and Goldstein cause a lot of suffering to the citizens of Kutula.
         3. Chipande
            Chipande is Lacuna’s trusted ally and also his astute follower.he uses his position to enrich himself by embezzling government resources. He forces Tamina to sell him her coffee farm for peanuts thereby impoverishing her and is forced to pick coffee for Chipande on the same farm he had her sell to him inorder to earn a living. Chipande is quuoted by Tamina to have said that he couldn’t stand competition from peasants before he went to the leader (Lacuna) and made sure that no one else got the licence to grow coffee. (pg 29)
         4. Malipoa
            He, together with chipande are the closest and most trusted allies who sorround Lacuna. He plays the role of the traditional and the religious advisor to lacuna. As a religious advisor, he continues to inculcate religious rituals that raise Lacuna to a divine status. People regard Lacuna as one chosen by god and no one can supplant him from office. Malipoa also demands certain priviliges to be extended to the leader. An example is that people should offer a pure girl teenager to Lacuna as a piece of sacrifice to appease the ancestors and bless Kutula. This privilige was about to be abused by Lacuna when his intentions changed to nearly carnalising the girl claiming that sometimes, customs must bow down to national emergencies (pg59). When the leaders plan does not quite work, he has Lulu locked up in the palace cell.
            (Accept any other relevant point)
            Conclusion
            As dicussed above, any close associate of a leader who acts contrary to people’s wishes and well being plays a major role in the suffering that the people undergo. (Accept any othe valid conclusion)
            Introduction: 2 marks
            Content: 12 marks
            Conclusion: 2 marks
            Language: 4 marks
   3. An artist of the floating world
      Introduction
      War has far reaching negative implications that it brings to the people, both long term and short term. In the novel An Artist of the Floating World, the author highlights the post war problems experienced by the Japanese society as discussed in this essay.
      Points of interpretation
      1. loss of lives
         • When there is war, many lives are lost and thereby people lose their loved ones. In the text, ono lost his family members in the war. His son who was a soldier was killed while crossing a land mine. Mr. Ono tries to ease the pain of the loss of his son by considering Ichiro as the replacement of Kenji, but is hurt by the fact that Ichiro is under the direct control of his mother and not of Mr. Ono. Mr. Ono did also lose his wife in the war.
      2. destruction of property
         • The bomb blast destroyed Mr. Ono’s magnificent house, and he is disturbed to explain the condition in which the once well imposing house currently is. The house which was bought to add the family reputation and increase the daughter’s marriage prospects is now a shadow of its former past. The blast damaged the corridors and the verandah. Parts of the house are in deteroriation, and the house looks shabby. Mrs. Kawami lives in desolate neighbourhood. The neighbouring houses are badly damaged with some having blown out windows and roofs fallen in. She is wishing there was a neighbouring business establishment to keep her company.
      3. impacts negatively the economic conditions of people
         • Mrs. Kawakami’s business has been greatly impacted by the war. Business has become increasingly difficult for her; certainly it must be hard to believe this is the same district where she first opened her little place those sixteen or seventeen years ago. For nothing really remains of the old pleasure district now. Mrs. Kawakami is however luckier than her competitors who have closed up shop and left and Mrs. Kawakami must more than once have considered doing likewise (pg21)
      4. environmental degradation
         • The effects of war are eminent in the neighbourhood. The environment has taken a major beating, there is a wasted expanse, heaps of broken brick and timber, pieces of piping protruding from the ground like weeds and lines of old telegraph poles without interconnection wires are eminent. Sorrounding the bar are rubbles of destroyed buildings.
           (Accept any other relevant well illustrated point)
           Conclusion
           War has far reaching negative implications to the people and should therefore be avoided at all times
           (Accept any other relevant conclusion)
           Introduction: 2 marks
           Content: 12 marks
           Conclusion: 2 marks
           Language: 4 marks