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Term 1 - 2024

ENGLISH (101)
PAPER 2
FORM 4

Name: ………………………………………………….. Adm No: ……………………………………

School: …………………………………………………. Class: ……………………………………….

Date: …………………………………………………… Sign: ………………………………………..

TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Answer all questions in this question paper.


2. All your answers must be written in the spaces provided in the question paper.

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

QUESTION TOTAL MARKS SCORE

COMPREHENSION 20

EXCERPT 25

POETRY 20

GRAMMAR 15

TOTAL MARKS 80

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1. Read the Comprehension below and answer the questions below. (20marks)

Please show us mercy. Save us. We are dying of hunger and thirst. “This was the cry of four emaciated
children who escaped from Shakahola forest in March this year. The four children aged between 10 and 15
arrived at a village elder’s homestead in Shakahola trading center about 12km from the Shakahola extensive
farm tired and bruised as they walked through the forest in their attempt to escape from the forced cult fast.
In this new discovery, Shakahola village elder Changawa Mangi says the children had lost weight and told
him they had been locked in by their parents and forced to fast while those who defied instructions were
killed. “I gave them food and water and offered them refuge at my place for some time,” the elder said.
Mangi, however, says since the authorities were not aware of the cult activities in the forest, they decided to
take time and investigate the children’s allegations.

When they narrated the story to me, 1 took the matter to the area chief but he told me we should first
investigate the matter since the children might be making up stories. “We thought maybe the children were
just pretending and they were too lazy to work in the forest. That’s why they had run away and we were
afraid of giving the wrong information to the police,” Mangi said. It is after this incident that the chief and
the village elder started to trail the activities at Paul Mackenzie’s farm, “We collaborated with youths who
were grazing in the forest and after a week they told us they had seen many people who looked weak and
that’s when we decided to report the matter to the police,” he said, adding that later on, the four children
were taken to a rescue Centre in Malindi.

As the second phase of exhumation continues, dozens of bodies have been exhumed and children were the
most affected since they were the first to fast and die, followed by women and then men. Mackenzie told his
followers that in the Kingdom of God, children were given first priority and that is why they were to die and
go to heaven. Also, in his other teachings, Mackenzie explained that children should not be an obstacle in
advancing the gospel. “God has created you to spread his word. Children should not be an obstacle to this. If
you can’t preach because you are considering providing for your kids, they better starve to death. Let them
die. We will bury them.”

The number of bodies exhumed from the Shakahola forest has surpassed 211. The homicide team led by
Homicide director Martin Nyaguto has been digging the mass graves in the expansive Shakahola forest
hoping to exhume all the victims and identify them to allow their families to bury them with dignity. After
the first phase of exhumations, the morgue holds 112 bodies that have not been identified. Pathologists and
forensic experts, desperate to return remains to loved ones, are working tirelessly to find out who they are so
that their bodies can be laid to rest. Many families waiting in agony for news about their loved ones have
continued to give DNA samples. This is after chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor said the bodies
exhumed in the first phase were badly decomposed and would be difficult to identify.

The process begins inside the morgue, where pathologists extract tissue samples from the dead. Because of
the bodies’ advanced state of decomposition, often a piece of bone is the only option. The samples are then
delivered to a laboratory where analysts work to build DNA profiles. “I’m hoping to get the bodies of my
sister and my three nephews.” said Priscar Zawadi who has been camping at the Malindi sub-county hospital
mortuary for two weeks. “We just want to bury our loved ones with dignity,” she says.

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QUESTIONS
a) What emotions does the first line of this passage evoke? (1mark)
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b) Why were the children walking through the forest? (1mark)
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c) According to the passage, why did the Authorities take time to investigate the children’s allegations
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ii) What does this reveal about the authorities? (2marks)
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d) What finally prompted the chief to report the matter to the police? (1mark)
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e) Describe the prevailing tone in the passage. (3marks)
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f) According to the passage, what is the homicide team tasked to do? (2marks)
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g) Make notes on the process of DNA (4marks)
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h) We will bury them. Add a question tag (1mark)
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i) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage (4marks)
Emaciated
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Trail
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Exhumed
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Homicide
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2. Read the Excerpt below and answer the Questions that follow. (25marks)

“Ms McKenzie!” he said. “What a pleasant surprise!” He ushered her in. “Please come in.”

“I hope I’m not interrupting anything,” she said. He closed the door then steered her towards a chair.

“Feel at home,” he said.

“And I will.” She sat. “Mother has a question for her boy. How was your day, young one?”

“It was only so- so, “Mother,” he said. “Or, as we say back home, ‘Only small- small.”’

Mother thinks that’s big-big enough. Are you ready for tomorrow?”

As ready as I never will be, I guess, Mother.” He went and sat beside her.

“And do you still think the summit will adopt Way Omega?”

Only twelve hours. We can wait.”

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“By the way, guess who I ran into downstairs? Someone by the name Longway. I was tracking down a man
they call their guide and thought this fellow might be him. Do you know him?”

Dr Afolabi did not answer.

Well, do you know Mr Longway or not?”

“Yes, Ms McKenzie, I do. You might as well know this now: I am their guide.”

“What?”

“Promise you will keep that to yourself, Okay?”

“I promise.”

“Apart from Mr Longway , whom you now know, there are four other people I’m working with on the
periphery of the summit as their guide. Instead of adopting way Omega, this group wants the summit to
adopt Path Alpha.”

1. What happens before this excerpt.(4mks)

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2. Comment on any three styles in the excerpt. (6mks)

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3. “Feel at home.” He said. (change to reported speech) (1mk)

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4. “Are you ready for tomorrow?” what is to happen tomorrow from the rest of the text? (3mks)

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5. Identify and explain two character traits each of: (4mks)

I) Dr. Afolabi-

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Ms. Fiona mckenzie-

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6. What is, “this group” and why does it want the summit to adopt, “ Path Alpha” and not “Way
Omega”. (4mks)

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7. Give the meaning of these words: (3mks)

I) Steered-

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II) Periphery-

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III) Summit-

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3. POETRY (20mks)

Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow

You watched

You watched those unfortunate kids


Those so-called street urchins

With pleading beseeching sunken eyes


Desperately calling out for help

A meal, a frock or shelter

You unflinchingly sent them packing Your


excuse, they make the town unsafe

You watched those orphans


Guilty of sins unknown

Agony masking their innocent faces

A testimony of years of anguish


Timidly calling out for help

For love, kindness or hope

Big drops of tears rolled down from your eyes Is


that all you can do?
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You watched the handicapped Struggling
to be like you and me Indifferent to their
needs you walked on Forgetting you too
are handicapped Perhaps in a different
way

Like a snail you abandoned your shell


Can you soften your heart?

Questions

a).Who is the persona in the poem? (2mks)

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b) What is the poem about? (3mks)

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c) Illustrate any two stylistic devices used in the poem (4mks)

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d) What is the attitude of the persona towards the ‘you’ in the poem? (3mks)

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e) Illustrate any character trait of the ‘you’ in the poem (2mks)

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f) Mention the ills that the persona accuses the ‘you’ of doing (2mks)

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g) “Can you soften you heart?” What does the persona mean by this? (2mks)

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h) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the poem (2mks)

indifferent …………………………………………………………………………………………..

anguish ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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4. GRAMMAR (15 MARKS)

(a) Rewrite each of the following sentence according to the instruction given after each (3marks)
i) Noah was determined to pass his examinations. He dedicated a lot his time to studies.
(Join using so………..that)
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ii) Nyamita flew the plane over the pacific
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iii) They did not have much money. They worked hard and kept their children in school.

(join using in spite of)

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b) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets (2mks)
i) William resigned from his position to...............................................(peace) his agitated accusers
ii) He did not want to be bothered, so he was...........................................................(interest) in their
discussion.

c) Replace the underlined words with appropriate phrasal verbs formed from the words given in
brackets (3mks)
iii) The student’s performance did not meet the expected standard (measure)

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iv)She was completely deceived by the man (take)

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v) I recall my primary school days with pleasure (look)

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d) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions (3mks)
vi)The prisoners of war were deprived............................their freedom for seven years.
vii).....................................................She was indebted them for the assistance they gave when she was
unwell.
viii).............................................“I forbid you going there again!” Obadiah’s mother said.

e) Fill in the spaces with the adjectives given in brackets in their correct order (2mks)
ix) The couple bought a ……………………………………….bed (new, wooden, huge)
x) It was a/an..............................................................car ( sports , blue, expensive, German)

f) Explain two possible meanings of the sentence below (2mks) The


burglar robbed the woman with the knife

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