QUESTIONS

QUESTION 3 (30 MKS)

1. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow:

By day the bat is cousin to the mouse

He likes the attic of an ageing house

His fingers make a hat about his head

His pulse beat is so slow we think him dead

He lops in crazy figures half the night

Among the trees that face the corner light

But when he brushes up against a screen

We are afraid of what our eyes have seen

For something is amiss or out of place

When mice with wings can hear a human face

                        Theodore Roethre

(Form: Glencoe Literature: The Reader’s Choice: 2001)

1. Identify any three pairs of rhyming words in this poem               (3 marks)

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1. How would you perform the last two lines of this poem              (4 marks)

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1. What is the effect of the recurrence of the word “His” in his poem        ( 1mk)

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            Fleece, trays, trace, lace, ice, lays, fleas, eyes

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c)         Sheilla sells Sea-shells at Seychelles sea-shore

i.          Classify the genre above                                                                                 (1 mk)

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ii.         Identify any two sound devices used in the genre above                               (1 mk)

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d)         Your school has organized an inter-house debating competition towards the end of the term. You are going to take part as a proposer to the motion “seeking a partner’s consent in marriage is the solution to domestic conflict n Kenya.” Explain any four things your would do to ensure you with the competition.                                                (4 marks)

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1. For each of the following sentences, state the type of intonation one would employ                                                                                                                                    (5 marks)
2. Are you leaving for work?…………………………………………………
3. Adem likes eating fruits after lunch……………………………
4. Stop making noise!…………………………………………………………
5. What a big house you have!…………………………………………….
6. Enjoy your dinner, Madam…………………………………..
7. In the telephone conversation below, Pamela calls Viatu Shoes Company to book for an appointment with the Managing Director. Complete the telephone conversation using the most appropriate language (6 mks)

Pamela: ……………………………………………………………………

Telephone operator: Yes, it is. How can I help you?

Pamela: ……………………………………………………………………..

Telephone operator: I would like to book an appointment with the managing director on Thursday next week at 2:00 pm

Pamela: Friday, 12.45 is fine with me

Secretary: ………………………………………………………………………

Pamela: I will be there on time. thank you very much

Secretary: ………………………………………………………………………….

MARKING SCHEME

QUESTION 3

• (3 mks) Any 3 pairs @ 1 mark                                                           (30 MKS)
• head, dead
• night, light
• screen, seen
• place, face
• mouse, house

(ii)        Two non-verbal cues @ 1 mark and two verbal cues @ 1 mark (4 mks)

            I would:

• The point at my face to show “a human face”
• Stretch my hands apart as I demonstrate “something is a miss..”
• Flap my arms to indicate “mice with wings”
• Wear a sad face as I say something is a  miss
• Falling intonation to indicate finality

Accept any correct contextualized answers

(iii)       (1 mk)

            This repetition of “His” enhances the memorability, musicality and rhythm of the poem

• (4mks) @ ½

/s/ fleece, ice, trace, lace

/z/ trays, lays, fleas, eyes

(c)

i. Tongue twister

ii. (2 mks)

Alliteration /s/Sells, sea /sh/ sheilla, shells

Repetition sea, sea

• (4 mks) Any 4 @ 1 mark

I would:

• Familiarize myself with the topic of debate – seeking a partner’s consent in marriage as the solution to domestic conflict in Kenya
• Rehearse/practice before debating time
• Prepare by writing down the main points
• Present confidently by articulating the words correctly and stressing the points
• Use non-verbal cues appropriately to reinforce the message
• Provide typical examples and relevant personal experiences by way of illustrating my points
• Be audible and stress my words well

(b) (5 mks) @ 1 mark

1. Rising
   1. Falling
   1. Falling
   1. Falling
   1. Falling

Pamela: greetings, introduction and inquires if it’s Vital Shoes Company that she is calling e.g. Hallo, this Pamela speaking. Is that Viatu Shoes Company? (1 mark)

Telephone operator: Yes, it is. How can I help you?

Pamela: Request – to speak to the manager e.g. can I speak to the managing director please?

(1 mark)

Telephone operator: Please hold as I put you through to the managing director’s secretary

Secretary: greetings, introduction and offers to assist (1 mark)

Pamela: I would like to book an appointment with the managing director on Thursday next week at 2.00 pm

Secretary: politely declines the request and proposes Friday at 12.45 (1 mark)

Pamela: I will be there on time. Thank you very much

Secretary: Thanks the caller (1 mark)