KNEC KCSE English Paper 1 Question Paper / 2015 KCSE Kericho West Joint Examination

The University of Nairobi offers undergraduate scholarships of 1000 dollars or more to outstanding students in any any sport and have attained a minimum, of KCSE and grade B+.The scholarship can be taken at Nairobi University main campus and the application deadline is 31 st May 2015.All students are eligible and their website is https//ww.naoirobiuni.co.org.online application.
a) Write an advertisement in the local dailies for this. (10 marks)
b) Inform two friends online about the above scholarship. (10 marks)

The much anticipated parliamentary report(1)_____________the September 21 Westgate mall(2)___________in Nairobi appears to have opted for the middle ground in its attempt to make sense of one of the Kenya’s (3)______________terror attacks.
(4)____________hard questions have been (5)______________in the aftermath of the four
day(6)__________(7)______________,there have been few convincing answers.
Some legislators (8)______________include the failure(9)________________act on intelligence, endemic corruption and the looting of business premises by(10)________________soldiers.

Item 1
Step 1: Tongooch: A challenge
Step 2: Choo: Let it come
Step 3: Kootuiyen kwandayun koibei kootiek
(I met my father carrying arrows)
step 4:Chesweret:porcupine.
Item 2
A boy went home after a street fight and narrated what happened to his father.
“Didn’t I warn you against fighting? See you have now lost two front teeth!”Barked the angry man.
To this, the boy retorted, “I didn’t lose my teeth Dad. Both are in my pocket.”
i) Classify each of the two items above. (2 marks)
ii) What is the role of step 1 in the presentation of item 1? (1 mark)
iii) (a)What kind of audience is best for these two types of items? (1 mark)
(b)Varied responses are expected from the audience to the items. Briefly explain how they would respond to:
i. Item 1
ii. Item 2
(iv) Identify one similar function of the sub-genres in any society. (1 mark)

The following words have two forms of pronunciation leading to a difference in meaning. For each of them construct two sentences to bring out this difference.
i) Minute
ii) Row
iii) Dove

(i) Identify two words from the following sentences with different spelling but similar pronunciation. (3 marks)
a) What seems to ail the couple as they walk down the aisle is an aisle church?
b) After being told which side of the country he sired the child, he sighed heavily.
c) The ideal idol looks idle.
(ii) Place the following words in their appropriate columns depending on the pronunciation of the highlighted part of the word.
(Look, groom, took, boot, hook, boom, soot, noon)

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You are set to present a poem in music festival as a representative of your school. How are you going to deal with fear and panic?

(i)You are out on a field trip to gather oral song and without audio-visual equipment. Mention any four vital aspects you will be unable to refer to in future. (4 marks)
(ii) During the conversation with the resource person at the field trip, how do you know it is your turn to speak?
(4 marks)