KNEC KCSE English Paper 3 Question Paper / 2016 KCSE 4MCK Joint Exam
2016 KCSE 4MCK Joint Exam
English Paper 3
1 (20 Marks)
Imaginative composition (Compulsory)
1.
Write a story to illustrate the saying:
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’
20 marks
2.
Write a story ending with:
………. I overcame despite growing up in abject poverty.
20 marks
2 (20 Marks)
The play Bertolt Bretch; The Caucasian Chalk Circle
3.
Drawing illustrations from what Grusha goes through in order to save and adopt Michael,
write an essay on the challenges of being a good person in a rotten society.
20 marks
3 (20 Marks)
The Optional set texts: Answer any one of the following questions
4.
The short story E.Ilieva and W. Olembo(Ed), When the sun goes down and other stories
With illustrations from Jane Katjavivi’s short story “White hands”; Discuss how the
rights of Africans were abused.
20 marks
5.
Francis Imbuga, Betrayal in the city
The outside of one cell may as well be the inside of another. Discuss the relevance of
the above statement basing your argument from Francis Imbuga’s
“Betrayal in the city”
20 marks
6.
Witi Ihimaera, The Whale Rider
“Society will always use its culture as a weapon against women. Using illustrations
from Witi Ihimaera’s The Whale Rider. Write an essay to support this statement
