KCSE ENGLISH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: GRAMMAR MODEL 20241017011

KCSE ENGLISH IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION QUESTIONS

1. a) Imagine that you are the chairperson of the Tendering Committee in your school. Write a memo to all heads of the department requesting them to attend a meeting to discuss how to acquire a supply of goods such as stationery, students’ uniforms, foodstuff, laboratory equipment, audio-visual materials and sports equipment for the school.
   Copy the memo to the head of the institution. (12 marks)
2. Write an advertisement inviting various companies to tender their goods with your school. The company must be a wholesaler Company. It must indicate the mode of payment, and how the goods would be delivered to the school.
   Inform the company when the items are required in your institution. (8 marks)

KCSE ENGLISH IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION MARKING SCHEME

POINTS OF INTERPRETATION

• Written clearly and grammatically.
• Use polite language.
• Length of memo depends on the information to be delivered. Relevant information. Be concise and precise. (3 marks)

Must be in the format of an internal memo if not deducted. (4 marks)

(i) Name of institution ½ mark
(ii) Internal memo ½ mark
(iii) Reference No. ½ mark
(iv) Name of a person sending the memo ½ mark
(v) Name of person being sent to ½ mark
(vi) Date ½ mark
(vii) The subject (if a candidate writes Re (0) 1 mark
(viii) CC ½ mark
(ix) Sender’s signature ½ mark
(x) Sender’s name ½ mark
(xi) Designation ½ mark
F = 06
L = 04

b) Advertisement

(i) Address should include: – Physical address ½ mark – Postal address ½ mark – Telephone number ½ mark Either can stand for physical and postal address. If a candidate – Email address ½ mark chooses one of them award (1 mark) – Date ½ mark

CONTENT

(i) Description of products or services required: as stated in
(a) above ( 1 mark)
Dealership: Indicate that the company must be a wholesaler ½ mark
Mode of payment: the company should state whether by cheque or cash. ½ mark
Date: the institution should indicate when items are required ½ mark
Delivery: Inquire whether the company delivers the items or the school collects them. ½ mark
Inquire on condition of sale: Is the price fixed or there is a discount/offer on the items. ½ mark
Inquire on the warranty of goods or lack of it. (optional)
F = 5
L = 03