KNEC KCSE English Paper 3 Question Paper / 2015 KCSE Meru South Form 4 Joint Examination

Points of interpretation
– The candidate must take a stand.
– It must be an argumentative composition.
– If not deduct upto 4 A.D

Must be a story. If not deduct upto 4 AD.
The candidate should present a story on a good deal gone sour.

The River and the Source
Introduction
The book The River and the Source celebrates the success of women across generations in a patriarchal society.
Akoko, Vera, Awiti and Wandia are portrayed as liberated women who will stop at nothing to get what they in life.
Any other valid introduction 2mks
Content
S (i) Akoko is celebrated for standing out among women in her generation. She is the first girl among her 7 brothers but manages to claim her rightful position in the family. She withstands the many losses in her life. She stands up against Otieno and her mother-in-law when she feels they are unjust. Despite having a strong believe in
Were, she allows her daughter Nyabere to go to the mission.
S (ii) Wandia beat men in the anatomy class. Aoro states that it was the first time he was beaten by a woman. She
goes ahead to receive the highest accolade in medical academics.
S (iii) In primary school, Vera is appointed school captain a position that had been held only by boys there before.
She performs well in all her exams and manages to get into the university. Where she takes a course in electrical engineeting. She later joins the Opus Dei. Becky her rival sister, appoints her the guardian to her children.
S (iv) Wandia’s mother in a small way is also celebrated. She single handedly brings up her children and offers them the best she can. She is not prejudiced about her daughters choice of a husband. She gives them her blessings and does not demand for a bride price as was expected by Mark Sugu.
S (v) Awiti stands out in her class. She is the only girl who completed primary school in her year. Despite the many taunts she gets, she does not give up. She later proceeds to a teachers training college. She is also able to raise her seven children.
S (vi) When Nyabera realises that wife inheritance was not doing her any good, she joins Alour mission. Though faced by many challenges in her life, she forges on with the help of Akoko. She convinces Akoko to join her at the mission centre.
Accept any 4 well illustrated points
Mark 3: 3 : 3 : 3 = 12
NB: The achievements of the women must be clearly brought out.
Conclusion
From the above illustrations, it is true that Margaret Ogolla has given credit to the women characters in her text.
Any other valid conclusion
Mark 2
Grammar and presentation 4 mks
Total 20

(a) Short story
Introduction
In any society, states of hopelessness can be brought about by the environmental conditions of a locality and also personal factors. Poverty is a major cause of desperation among members of any given community.
Any other valid introduction
Body/content
C (i) The girl and her mother are the only passengers in a lone third class cabin in a train. They were carrying a plastic sack with things to ear.
C (ii) The mother and the daughter were in severe mourning clothes (Pg 165). The woman bore a contentious serenity of someone accustomed to poverty (pg 166). The mother is carrying a pealing patent leather handbag.
They eat a meal of cheese, cornmeal, cake and cookies only.
C (iii) The town had wooden houses painted in bright colours. At the other end of town, the plantation ended in a
plain which was cracked from the drought.
C (iv) The town was floating in the heat. The station was abandoned (pg 168)
Institutions and business premises were closed at eleven and did not open a little before four when the train
went back.
C (v) The boy gets battered in a boxing ring to earn a living. He is killed after engaging in stealing. The clothes he
was wearing are tattered.
Accept any other valid point
Accept 4 well illustrated points
Mark 3 : 3: 3 : 3 = 12
Conclusion
Poverty truly causes desperation. It is the reason people will engage in crime. Environmental degradation too
causes desperation as illustrated.
Any other valid conclusion 2 mks
Grammar and presentation 4 mks
Total 20 Marks

The Play
Betrayal in the City
Introduction
Those in position of power often than not commit unpardonable crimes yet they go unpunished. In the text Mulili, boss Nicodemo and Tumbo are some of the characters who get away with crimes unpunished.
Any other valid introduction
2 mks
Body/Content
C (i) Mulili takes advantage of his relationship with Boss to get away with many evils. He kills Doga and Nina for insisting on carrying on with the shaving ceremony. He lies to Boss about Kabito and has him eliminated. He has Jere put in prison because of arguing with him over allowing the couple to continue with the shaving ceremony.
C (ii) After the demonstration at the university because of the influx of expatriates in Kafira Boss brings in three hundred more expatriates to teach them a lesson.
Boss locks up Mercedes for complaining about Regina (pg 61)
He orders for the killing of Adika (pg 67)
C (iii) Tumbo embezzles state funds and gets away with it. He is given money to organize for the play writing competition but does not organize for it (pg 48)
He advises Regina to go ahead for her brother’s release when he very well knows that Boss has a weakness for weakness. (pg 45)
He does not take time to read the play written by Jusper and this leads to the bloodless coup in which Boss’s government is overthrown.
C (iv) Mosese drops his christian name because he shared a name with the person responsible for his imprisonment. Nicodemo planted opium in Mosese’s vehicle and has him charged for drug trafficking. It is no wonder he is jittery when he hears that the prisoners were going to share a dias with them during the visit by the head of state.
C (v) Chagaga murders Adika and gets aways with it. All he gets is a dismissal from his job after stating that he did it (pg 4) in self defense. He later tries to get rid of Adika’s body by burning it.
Doga and Nina cannot report this to the sub-chief because Chagaga was his brother.
Any other valid points Accept any 4 well illustrated points
Mark 3 : 3 : 3 : 3 = 12
Conclusion
From the given illustrations, it is true that those in positions of power practice impunity and get away unpunished.
Any other valid conclusion 2 mks
Grammar and presentation 4 mks
Total 20 mks

(c) The Novel Whale Rider
Introduction
Koro Apirana’s hatred for Kahu starts on the day Porourangi makes a phone call to inform his grandparents that he was a father of a girl. Koro says that he had nothing to do with Kahu since she had broken the male line of descent in their tribe.
Accept any other valid introduction
2 mks
Body/Content
L (i) On her first encounter with Koro Apirana, it was love at first sight, but when placed on Koro’s hands he was willing to hold her for fear that she might dribble. (pg 25)
L (ii) Whenever Kahu saw Koro Apirana she would try to sit up and dribble to attract his attract. Koro Apirana
intercepted this as hunger. Nani however reminded him that girl was hungry for his love. (pg 26)
(iii) When she comes Whangara at the age of two, she inquires about her great grandfather who finds out on a Maori council trip. She later accompanies Nani to the bus station to pick him. She is so excited on seeing him.
The old man feels ashamed because of the attention she accords him (pg 29)
(iv) During the school break up ceremony, Kanu invited her family and the boys. She reserves a seat for Koro Apirana who does not turn up. She writes a special speech in the Maori language in honour of her great grandfather.
L (v) Kahu retrieves the carved stone up to make Koro happy after the boys had failed. She goes ahead to get him a cray fish for his tea. Nani Flowers does not want this information disclosed to Koro because he was not read
for it. (pg 71 – 73)
L (vi) Kahu risked her life to get the ancient bull whale back into the sea to save the life of her great grandfather. All along Koro Apirana was blind to the fact that Kahu was the chosen one.
Any other valid point
Accept any 4 well illustrated points
Mark 3: 3 : 3 : 3 = 12 mks
Conclusion
Kahu does not give up on her great grandfather even after coming to a realization that he does not love her.
Any other valid conclusion 2mks
Grammar and presentation 4 mks