English Questions and Answers - KCPE 2022 Prediction Papers Set 1

Questions 

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 1to 15. For each blank space, choose the BEST alternative from the choices given

Every day you wake up with    1    that by the end of the day, there are several things you will have done. There is no way you will      2     to do them without     3     on other people. The people you associate with will      4      how your mood will be like    5    , for example your fiends are those    6    talk ill of others and that is what they enjoy     7      .It is unlikely that you will be happy. When you have talked about others, they     8    go elsewhere and you become the new     9    .
This is why you will feel      10     uncomfortable when you are with them. Choose friends who talk    11      about others because when you leave them      12      they will talk similarly about you.
This is the best way to     13     happy the whole day     14     people who make you feel sad     15      tend to see everything negative about others.

For questions 16 to 18 choose the alternatives that mean the SAME AS the underline words

16. The assistance you gave the sick man was appreciated by all.
    1. understood
    2. valued
    3. noticed
    4. rewarded
17. "The pupils were warned against walking idly about without specific destination
    
    1. wander
    2. stroll
    3. stride
    4. sneak
18. The hungry man made earnest request for food from the neighbours
    
    1.  grumbled
    2. whispered
    3. pleaded
    4. shouted

For questions 19 to 21, choose the CORRECT alternative to fill the blank spaces.

19.  It was raining heavily they continued walking
    
    1. and
    2. so
    3. as 
    4. although
20. As they played. Linda hid herself and nobody find her.
    
    1. could
    2. might
    3. would 
    4. should
21. None of us has seen the old note.
    
    1. blue-twenty-shilling
    2. blue twenty-shilling
    3. blue-twenty shillings
    4. blue twenty shilling

For questions 22 and 23, remove one letter from the word in CAPITAL then select the OPPOSITE of the new word formed

22. PLATE
    
    1. Day
    2. Punctual
    3. Early
    4. Darkness
23. BANK
    1. Stop
    2. Keep
    3. Side
    4. Allow

For questions 24 and 25. choose the alternative that BEST completes the statement given

24. However much I try to win the race.
    1. only a few people notice.
    2. but only a few people notice.
    3. that only a few people notice.
    4. except only a few people notice
25. Not only was the holiday long
    1. and also boring
    2. in fact also boring.
    3. but also boring,
    4. then also boring

Read the following passage and answer questions 26 to 38.

The theft had been on for some time and the villagers had complained enough about the loss of green maize from their farms. They had tried at number of tricks to catch the thief or thieves without a solution. The only change that kept happening is where the maize was stolen and when it happened. The villagers who had fallen victim had lost hope but those who had not known their turn was soon coming as the unknown person was busy ripping off the cobs and leaving

the stacks standing. Where he sold them, no one could tell but they really wished to know.

It was not the first meeting the village elder had called to discuss this. He had issued both threats and warnings but they bore no fruit. At one time, he said such act could easily end up with a fatality. He gave clear guidelines on how and when people should harvest the green maize and how to sell them so that people don't suspect one another. He also advised that it would be better if they let the maize dry on the farm first before harvesting in the same meeting. Vigilante groups were formed to help keep security and stem the theft.

Not even one day passed after the meeting. The thief continued the very following day as if the meeting has served no purpose and looked as if it was bound to continue. All the measures the village elder had put in place seemed to be failing. The vigilante groups seemed to be headed nowhere but disbanding them would even be worse.

Unknown to almost everyone, one of the thieves was always attending the meeting and participating actively in passing. He then passed all resolutions to his small gang who planned what to do as they continued with their mission. He made arresting the thieves utterly impossible; even getting a suspect was becoming too complex. When vigilante groups were being constituted, he offered to be in the group. Since all the young men present volunteered to be part of it, he easily got himself in the team. However, it was this that helped to coordinate activities of stealing, and continue remaining mysterious.

It was this same person making the arrest of these thieves an uphill task. By patrolling with the vigilante groups and the fact that he was hilarious and very trustworthy, even at family level, he managed to dupe everybody. He would convince the others to go towards the bridge when he knew his small gang was heading to the hilly area. He would call off the patrol at a time he knew their time to start their ‘job’ was about. The cobs would be ripped from the plant and put in the sisal sack each of them carried. This was done for two reasons they all knew. The sacks were transported by two cyclists who knew where to deliver them at agreed charge

Sila had become irritated and decided to guard his farm on his own. He went there without alerting anyone and sat in a thicket by the edge of the farm. He was determined to wait till whatever time for the thieves. He was willing to wait even up to morning but by around a half past two o'clock, awoken by some rustling or leaves. Some people were walking towards where he was! One of the cracked a joke and they all burst out laughing. The laughter was not the problem; it was that one of them had a very unmistakable way of laughing. It was Kure!

The stealing was done in an organized way. The thieves kept ripping the cobs and throwing into the sacks on their backs they moved together, each covering two lines and moving very fast. When they were about to accomplish their mission Sila screamed and the thieves got a shock of their lives. Their sacks dropped and they took off at lightning speed. With his sharp ‘panga’ in hand, Sila dragged the sacks to a different location then he too moved to hide elsewhere and waited for dawn.

As the sky was clearing, he took the path that the thieves had taken and recovered the shoes they had left behind as they fled. In the afternoon another meeting was called but this time round Kure was absent. As Sila started giving his version what had happened to him, the gathering demanded that he produces the sandals he had picked and when he did so, all eyes turned towards the village elder. The sandals belonged to Kure, his own son! There was murmuring for some time and when it dropped, he ordered five young men to go and look for Kure and bring him before the elders.

26. According to the first paragraph
    
    1. The thieves were tricking the villagers.
    2. Every villager expected to lose his maize.
    3. The villagers had got a suspect in mind.
    4. The villagers had stopped trying to catch the thief.
27. Why do you think was the stealing shifting from place to place!
    
    1. So that not just one villager always falls victim.
    2. It was to confuse whoever wanted to arrest them.
    3. The complaints were to come from different parts.
    4. To enable them get adequate cobs each time.
28. Why did the villagers who had fallen victim lost hope?
    
    1. They could not recover their crop.
    2. No one was willing to help them.
    3. The only option they had was to buy maize
    4. They knew the next turn would be for others
29. The threats and warnings issued by the village elder were
    1. to make the villagers be vigilant at home.
    2. so that nobody could buy green maize from strangers
    3. to stem the theft of green maize.
    4. reduce the amount of maize being stolen
30. What was the village alder's fear eventually?
    1. Some thieves may never arrested,
    2. It could end up with deaths
    3. There would be no maize left
    4. Villagers could easily starve
31. According to the passage, vigilante groups failed because
    1. lot of maize hail already been stolen
    2. no one had faith in whatever they did
    3. it is them who actually stole the maize
    4. the participants were not thinking uniformly
32. Had the villagers banned the vigilante groups earlier…
    1. it could have made the thieves easier to catch.
    2. the village elder would have easily caught the thief
    3. the stealing could have reduced to Some extent.
    4. the vigilante groups would have known who the thieves
33. Why do you think as the thief very confident of remaining unknown?
    1. He had more information from home
    2. There was a lot of maize on different farms
    3. He was getting first-hand information
    4. No one knew where he sold the stolen maize
34. Sila got irritated because
    1. none of their resolutions was helpful.
    2. the village elder was not working hard enough
    3. the village elder was not working hard enough
    4. he would soon be the next victim,
35. The reason why Sila decided to wait upto whatever time is that,
    1. he knew the thieves normally struck
    2. he believed the vigilante groups were rarely on site.
    3. he had not participated in guarding.
    4. he was after the safety of his crop
36. What was Sila doing when the thieves appeared?
    1. He was listening keenly.
    2. He had dozed off
    3. He was lost in his own thought.
    4. He was screaming to scare them away.
37. Sila dragged the sacs of maze as.
    1. he could not carry then home
    2. he wanted to chase away the thieves
    3. As a safety measure.
    4. he was too sleepy to carry them.
38. The village elder got embarrassed because
    1. the shoes displayed were found to be his son’s.
    2. his son had not appeared at the meeting
    3. he had been eating proceeds from stolen maize
    4. he had not been telling the truth all along

Read the passage below and the answer questions 39 to 50

It is true that many people don't get the same treatment at their work place. This is a very normal thing in any company or organisation. It happens that some people follow instructions faster and others too slow to learn how to do work more accurately, even if they are employed by others on the same day. This is what is called favoritism and is something that as an adult, you have encountered or will encounter at some time in your career no matter how small your office or work place is.

According to a recent research carried out about 90% of high profile business executives do confirm that favoritism exists and is the basis for some employee promotions. A huge percentage of them admit to have practiced favoritism themselves to reward employees who seem to reward harder than others. Sometimes, managers do it innocently, perhaps just because they like working with someone who works and reasons like them.

At times, it can worsen when to bigger changes like being the only employee who gets nominated to attend meetings where allowances are given. This happens where there are other equal or more qualified employees. They get pay rise, promotions and other benefits while others remain watching.

Favoritism at work is not entirely illegal. Your boss could just be seen to repeatedly excuse distracting behaviour from a particular employee and never anyone else. There is nothing you can do about it. However, when it contributes to discrimination and unfair treatment on the basis of religion, race, tribe, gender, ability or even nationality it constitutes to criminal offence.

It is hard to successfully climb the career ladder. You have to put in extra effort to outdo your colleagues but in the ends, you get overlooked in favour of someone who is just some sort of a ‘father's pet’. In some careers, employees may be discriminated against as a form of retaliation. This is seen in form of people who reveal secrets on what is going on in the manager's absence. Such people are retained even if they make obvious mistakes while others, who have other reports made secretly, got dismissed instantly.

As an employee, avoid jumping to conclusions. Try to find out some facts or what causes some situations. Digging back into issues by demanding explanations as to why your co-worker has been given this and that won't help.

Probably, your output has been reduced by you putting your energy elsewhere as others work. Continue to do your job as you investigate even when you are demoralised. Stay positive and remember, talking negatively about your boss and co-workers will add no value to you.

39. What do many people lack at workplace?
    
    1. Competition
    2. Satisfaction
    3. Fairness.
    4. Security
40. The MAIN reason why people don't get same treatment at work place is
    
    1. people get employed at different times
    2. response to given instructions differ
    3. salaries given to people are not the same.
    4. a number of people are just jealous of others
41. If you came across favoritism at work place.
    
    1. it means you should retire or resign
    2.  it is strange and should be controlled.
    3. It shows that employers don't value others
    4.  it should not bother you.
42. About 90% of employees are promoted on favoritism because
    
    1.  they seem to put in more effort than others
    2.  they give secret information about others.
    3. employers need to be rewarded at work.
    4.  the remaining 10% are too few to bother employers
43. By saying managers practice favouritism innocently, the writer means they,
    
    1. practice it without harming anyone.
    2. they don't seem to know what to do.
    3. do not practice it with an ill motive.
    4. don't tell employees how they do it.
44. If an employer practices favouritism he's should ensure
    
    1.  he does not talk to other employees about it.
    2.  it doesn't keep benefiting a specific employee
    3. it serves the purpose for which he's doing it.
    4. do it to all employees equally
45. What happens when an employee who is favoured makes a mistake?
    
    1.  it is seen as a criminal offence
    2. he can easily be dismissed for it
    3. he explains why he keeps making the mistake.
    4. it is not taken as an offence
46.  By discriminating against an employee as a retaliation, the writer means that
    
    1. finding someone more qualified to promote
    2. promoting one based on where he comes from
    3. failing to promote one due past disappointment
    4. asking one for bribes before giving promotions
47. People who reveal scores on an on-goings to the manager can best be called,
    
    1. spies
    2. pets
    3. witnesses
    4. colleagues
48. Why should an employee avoid jumping to conclusions?
    
    1. It's only the managers who should draw conclusions
    2. It may give a wrong impression.
    3. Other workers may realise you are being favoured.
    4. It could make you do what you were not employed
49. If an employee puts his energy elsewhere. it means he
    1. does not know how to work well.
    2. could be trying to work like just a few others.
    3. he works harder before he reports to work
    4. is doing what he is not expected to
50. The BEST title for this passage would be
    1. The procedure of getting promoted al work place
    2. Responsibility of a good manager
    3. Dealing with favouritism at work place
    4. Employees who do poor work.

COMPOSITION
You have 40 minutes to write your composition.
Below is the beginning of a story. Write and complete the story. Make your story as interesting as you can.

I hurried back home and went straight into the house. I was about to enter my room when I realized something very unusual in the sitting room........

Marking Scheme

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. D
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. A
25. C
26. B
27. D
28. A
29. C
30. B
31. D
32. A
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. B
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. B
41. D
42. A
43. C
44. B
45. D
46. C
47. A
48. B
49. D
50. C