KNEC KCSE English Paper 3 – 2015 – Machakos County Trial
2015 KCSE Machakos County Trial
English Paper 3
Answer Three Questions Only
1.
Imaginative composition.
Either:
a) Write a composition beginning:
Looking at my father, I knew my brother and I were in hot soup…….
Or
b) Write a story to illustrate the saying
“All that glitters is not gold”
20 marks
2.
The River and the Source: Margaret A. Ogola.
“In the traditional Africa Society, women suffer the effects of gender discrimination.”
Using illustrations from, The River and The Source, validate the statement.
20 marks
3.
Optional set texts.
a) When the Sun Goes Down and other Stories from Africa and Beyond – Longhorn (ed).
Using illustration from SandIsile Tshuma’s story, “Arrested development” discuss the various ways in which development in developing countries is likely to be ‘arrested’.
Or
b) Betrayal in the City – Francis Imbuga
“We keep our friends close but our enemies even closer”. Support this statement using “Betrayal in the City” as reference.
20 marks
4.
c) The Whale Rider – Witi Ihimaera
Write a composition on the role of tradition giving examples from Witi Ihimaera’s. ‘The Whale Rider’.
