KCSE ENGLISH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: GRAMMAR MODEL 20241017001

QUESTION

QUESTION 2          (10 MARKS)

Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word

The way people speak, their tone, cadence, roughness or smoothness of voice, the way they 1………………………………..their hands and eyes, the way they stand 2 …………………. They are speaking to us, all convey 3………………………… These additional ways of communicating are all instances of non-verbal communication channels. Non-verbal messages supply different kinds of meaning s4…………….the verbal ones.

With the 5……………………..of special situations, non-verbal messages either act to modify the meanings of the verbal 6……………………….to transmit information 7 ……………….. the general attitudes and feelings of the speaker. Non-verbal messages can be divided into three types, based 8 ……………………the kind of energy involved in 9………………… transmission that is, aural (pitch, cadence, timbre, intonation, clarity of articulation) visual (Facial expression, eye contact, posture, gesture) 10…………………..tactile (touch).

(Adapted from New Society and Culture: 1996)

MARKING SCHEME

QUESTION 2

Fill each of the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word

The way people speak, their tone, cadence, roughness or smoothness of voice, the way they 1 use their hands and eyes. The way they stand 2 while they are speaking to us, all convey 3 information. These additional ways of communicating are all instances of non-verbal communication channels. Non-verbal messages supply different kinds of meanings 4 from the verbal ones.

With the 5 exception of special situations, non-verbal messages either act to modify the meanings of the verbal 6 or to transmit information 7 about the general attitudes and feelings of the speaker. Non-verbal messages can be divided into three types, based 8 on the kind of energy involved in 9 their transmission that is, aural (pitch, cadence, timber, intonation, clarity of articulation) visual (facial expression, eye contact, posture, gesture) 10 and tactile (touch).

(Adapted from New Society and Culture: 1996)