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K.C.S.E. English Paper 3 Guidelines

This document is an examination paper for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.) focusing on English, specifically creative composition and essay writing based on set texts. Candidates are required to answer three questions, with the first two being compulsory, and each essay must not exceed 450 words. The paper includes prompts for imaginative compositions, analysis of a set text, and optional questions on various literary works.

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K.C.S.E. English Paper 3 Guidelines

This document is an examination paper for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.) focusing on English, specifically creative composition and essay writing based on set texts. Candidates are required to answer three questions, with the first two being compulsory, and each essay must not exceed 450 words. The paper includes prompts for imaginative compositions, analysis of a set text, and optional questions on various literary works.

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101/3 - ENGLISH - PAPER 3


(Creative Composition and Essay Based on Set Text)

TIME: 2½ HOURS

NAME……………………………………..…………….. INDEX NO.


……………………….. CLASS……………………………… CANDIDATE’S
SIGNATURE… …………..…..……… DATE……………………………..
2022 TRIAL 3 MIDTERM INTERNAL EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:-

 Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
 Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
 Answer THREE questions ONLY.
 Questions one and two are compulsory.
 Each of your essay must not exceed 450 words.
 ALL answers must be written in Blue ink.

For Examiner’s Use Only:


Question Maximum Candidate’s
Score Score
1 20

2 20

3 20

TOTAL 60

KAPSABET BOY HIGH SCHOOL


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1. Imaginative composition {COMPULSORY}

a) Write a composition ending with the words: The events of the previous day left me
challenged to begin a new life.

or

b) Write a composition entitled “Love conquers all”. (20mks)


2. Compulsory Set Text

The society presented in the play, A Doll’s House, is rotten! Using Nora, Torvald, Dr.
Rank and Krogstad, discuss the truthfulness of this statement in reference to the
aforementioned play. (20mks)

3. Optional set text {answer only one question}

(A) “Economic duality is evident in our contemporary society” substantiate the validity of
this assertion drawing your illustrations from the short story Hitting Budapest by Noviolet
Bulawayo. (20mks)

Or

(B) The pearl

Failure to listen to wise counsel leads to suffering, show the truthfulness of this statement
drawing your illustrations from the novel, The Pearl by John Stem beck. (20mks)

Or

(C) Inheritance

The author presents Kutula as republic as a society confronted by tyranny. Discuss this using
the Play Inheritance by David Mulwa. (20mks)

KAPSABET BOY HIGH SCHOOL


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KAPSABET BOY HIGH SCHOOL

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