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vi. “He had a contentious mind that seemed to question every aspect of his life” (add a
question tag) 1 mark

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vii. What happens immediately after this excerpt? 2 marks

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viii. Give the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the excerpt.(4 marks)
a. Reputable

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b. Intoiye Nemengalana

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c. Reminiscence

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d. Obnoxious

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3. ORAL POETRY 20 MARKS

Read the oral poem below and answer the questions that follow

When the cock crows

The lazy man smacks his lips and says:
So it is day light again, is it?
And before he turns over heavily,
Before he even stretches himself,

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Before he even yawns

The father has reached the farm,
The water carriers arrived at the river,
The spinners are spinning their cotton,
The weaver works on his cloth,
And the fire blazes in the blacksmith’s hut

The lazy one knows where the soup is sweet

He goes from house to house
If there is no sacrifice today,
His breastone will stick out!
But when he sees free yam,
He starts to unbutton his shirt,
He moves close to the celebrant.

Yet his troubles are not few,

When his wives reach puberty,
Rich men will help his marry them.

(Miruka Okumba, Studying Oral Literature)

Questions

a. Classify the above oral poem. 2 marks

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b. Identify, illustrate and state the effectiveness of two styles used in the poem above.
6 marks

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c. State and illustrate any two economic activities carried out in the community in which
the above song is drawn. 4 marks

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d. Give two functions of the oral poem above. 2 marks

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e. What aspect of culture is conveyed in the song from its source community? 2 marks

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f. Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem. 4 marks
i. And before he turns over heavily,
Before he even stretches himself,
Before he even yawns
The father has reached the farm,
The water carriers arrived at the river,
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ii. Yet his troubles are not few,

When his wives reach puberty,
Rich men will help his marry the

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4. GRAMMAR 15 MARKS
a. Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions given after
each. Do not change the meaning. 3 marks
i. I thought that you would like to hear what happened. (Rewrite using “occurred” in
place of “thought”)

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ii. They would not let him enter. (Rewrite to end with…”to enter”

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iii. I shall be saved a lot of trouble by that. (Begin: That…)

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b. Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate word(s). 3 marks
i. If we had gone to bed early last night, we _________________ rested enough.
ii. If I ______________ the recruiting officer, I would not take bribes.
iii. Every one of the students now __________ a role to play in keeping the
school.
c. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate preposition. 3marks
(i) _________________ popular belief, lightning can strike twice in the same place.
(ii) I have never worried ______________ passing exams.
(iii) The children were so frightened that they never stopped
clinging_____________ their father.

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d. Use the correct order of adjectives to fill in the gaps. 4 marks

i. Kaari is a ________________________________(Kenyan ,basketball, brilliant, short)
player.
ii. My ____________________________________laptop is very efficient (small, ugly
old, grey)

iii. My aunt bought a _________________________________(leather, blue, nice)

sweater.

Iv.Every student has a ___________________________________(long, Kenyan,

beautiful, rectangular, red) geometrical set.

e. Replace each of the underline word with a phrasal verb. 2 marks

(i) He used falsified documents to access their bank accounts

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(ii) The criminals disappeared into the dark Boni forest.

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