101/2 -ENGLISH- Paper 2

(Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar)

Name……………………………..……......................Candidate’s Signature…………….…Date……….…
School……………………………...……… Stream……………………….…..…….Adm No………….…

Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name, School, admission number and stream in the spaces provided above.
(b) All your answers must be written in the spaces provided in this question paper.
(c) This paper consists of 10 printed pages.
(d) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no questions are missing
(e)Candidates must answer the questions in English.

For Examiner’s Use Only

Question Maximum Score Candidate’s Score

2 25

3 20

4 15

Total 80

1
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (20mks)
No person rises to enduring prominence and disregards the need for learning. The difference makers
listen to their cynics, friends, and foes. They prick their ears to those around them to hear what they need
to. They welcome many forms of learning: observing, listening, trial and error, and for many they sharpen
their thoughts through extensive reading. We learn all we can by embracing the discipline of learning,
developing a competence unmatched, and cultivating the courage to take risks.
Learning is of course not one of those things you do on autopilot. It takes lots of deliberate effort.
Achievers understand two points that humanity through the ages have experienced – the pain of discipline
and the pain of regret. The preference for discipline has always propelled them to higher planes of lasting
success. They seal as true the statement, “the future belongs to the disciplined.”
While it is true that many legends did not have much to write home about their school performance,
it does not negate their dire need for learning. Apart from an education they did not have, or a degree that
they did not use in their careers, they all had one thing in common. They were voracious readers.
The ‘Wizard of Menlo Park,’ as many referred to Thomas Edison, read literally everything in print
about every project he undertook. He told the media one day, “I don’t read books, I read libraries.” This
disciplined diligence made him the most prolific inventor in history.
Occasionally, I have breakfast with the legends of all times. These legends are people I would not
ordinarily get an appointment. This is because they are either long dead or we are miles apart. Sipping a
cup of tea with a biography or an autobiography of these great people, I savour the morsels of wisdom that
made them great. You cannot continue with the crystallised thoughts of such great minds and remain the
same.
Within each of us is a yearning to be better. Of this desire Canadian author Chuck Gallozzi
observed, “We have an incredible desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to be more than
what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never ending improvement, we
lead a life of endless accomplishment and satisfaction.” I concur with him.
Talk to any achiever worth his salt and you will learn the lengths taken to improve on competency.
Aaron Rumbui, one of the top pianists in Kenya, practices for hours every day. He is a self learnt pianist
and relishes every moment of learning. So is golf champion Tiger Woods. Woods has never stopped
practicing to improve since age three. While talents are inherent, the skills to perfect them to outstanding
performance have to be learned.
In every field of endeavour, people learn well and fast at first. As time goes by, the champions
begin to separate themselves from their counterparts. They begin to make that extra effort to improve, and
do so for years to earn their place among heroes. In most cases, they don’t follow euphoria – what everyone
wants. When cornered, they take criticism positively using the bile as a starting point. They incarnate the
2
fact that champions are never made in the ring but are merely recognized there. They work in silence
avoiding distractors within their midst and take the greater stride of venturing in unknown territories
opening new vistas in life.
Adopting the attitude of the starting point keeps your competency edge sharpened. It distinguishes
winners from losers. As Sidney Harris noted, “A winner knows how much there is still to learn, even when
the others consider him an expert. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned
enough to know how little he knows.”
As we strive to know more, the more we unveil our sphere of ignorance. Our increasing
consciousness of how much more we can do to improve our competency puts us on the fast lane of self-
development with the host of other learning experts. Learning whispers every day: Great minds started
simple things.
Source: Made for Greatness, Anthony Gitonga.

a) What is it that some people do that differentiates them from others? (2Mrks)
…………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………..…………………………………………………………………………
b) What do the people who make it know very well? (2Mrks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………….……….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..………………………………………………………………
c) Identify at least two forms of learning as described in the passage. (2Mrks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
d) Describe the author’s attitude towards biographies and autobiographies. (3mks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………..
3
e) In not more than 50 words, summarise how are champions developed? (4Mrks)
Rough Copy
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………..………………………………………….……………………………………………………
Fair Copy
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
f) With illustration, identify the imagery used in the last paragraph. (3Mrks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
g) Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given. (2Mrks)
i) The future belongs to the disciplined. (Change into interrogative)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) We want to be more than what we already are. (Add a question tag)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………
h) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. (2Mrks)
i) dire ……………………………………….………………………………………………..
ii) worth his salt ……………………………………….………………………………………………..

4
QUESTION2. QUESTIONS BASED ON EXTRACT FROM SETBOOK (25MARKS)
Read the following extract from the play “The Samaritan “by John Lara and then answer the questions
after.
Seymour: (Springing to his feet with clenched fists) That cannot be possible. Nobody can
write that kind of thing about me in this world!
Harvester: (Looking at Ted and Seymour) Copies of indisputable documentary evidence
to that effect were all over today’s newspapers and are being shared in all
media platforms.
Seymour: (Resuming his seat and swearing with trembling voice) Those are fake documents!
These are all barefaced falsehoods! And I can assure you one thing: Those behind
the allegations now have their appointment with fate! Certainly!
Ted : (Sitting properly and looking up for the first time) Supply of air? I am beginning
to think this is [Link] we end up in Baneta Express Prison?
Harvester:(Turning pages of his note book)But that is only one of the allegations ,there are
many more ,including drug trafficking,grabbing of public land,inflation of the cost of
municipal projects, use of proxies to secure municipal tenders, undertaking shoddy public
works, murder and gang warfare. The information is very detailed on the people and
companies involved .
Mossi: There is a lot of personal information on municipal leaders on that evil
thing , too; including lifestyles of individual municipal officials,where they
live, the kind of houses they live in, their businesses, the vehicles they own,
other properties in their possession, when the properties were acquired, and
a lot of other personal details I don’t want to mention here. (Looking at Bembe)
There was a lot of talk yesterday on the Madingo Golf Club, with everyone
Wondering where you got the money to put it up.
Bembe: (Sitting up with an expression of horror on his face) The Madingo Golf Club? No!
I have always been very discreet about my private affairs! How did they get the
Information it is mine?
Mossi: You see, there is hardly anything on earth you can do without somebody knowing
About it. You should also remember that those we regard as our friends are
Sometimes wolves in sheep’s clothing. And they may have a lot of information

5
 About us,which could be damaging!
Bembe: This might be our worst nightmare!
Mossi: What worries me most is the recent formation of a lobby group,an amorphous
virtual group, comprising mostly of lawyers,calling itself The Samaritan. It is calling
upon the people to volunteer as witnesses and help in the prosecution of those
involved in corruption and abuse of office in the [Link] are also
planning to petition the Local Government Minister ,the Prime Minister,and the
Chief Justice to take [Link] situation is not pretty at all.
Ted: (Looking at Justice Jaden)Can such online allegations form a strong basis for
prosecution and conviction?
Jaden: (Adjusting his eyeglasses) Yes, they can;provided there are valid documents
supporting the allegations.
Bembe: (Throwing his hands in the air) I think we have no choice other than ban that
thing within Maracas Municipality! The Municipal Council needs to pass a by-law
to that effect urgently. I will enforce it immediately!
Jaden: (Adjusting his eyeglasses and then his tie) I think we need to be careful and strategic.
On what basis do you ban it? And how can you police the use of mobile phones to
ensure the ban is effective?
Seymour: We can think creatively about [Link] example, we can claim that municipal
authorities are concerned that suspect Apps,particularly spy Apps, are finding
their way into our municipality. This may lead to theft of confidential
information such as bank account [Link] can also cite issues of cyberbullying
and the sharing of pornographic materials in schools
QUESTIONS
a) What is Seymour referring to at the beginning of the excerpt ? (2mks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
b) Identify and illustrate two aspects of style in this excerpt. (4mks)

6
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………….
c)Discuss two themes evident in this excerpt (4mks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
d)Discuss ONE-character trait of Seymour and ONE-character trait of Mossi as presented in this excerpt.
(4mks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
e) From your knowledge of the rest of the play, what two things does Mossi suggest could be done to
control the use of the Samaritan App? (2mks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
f) From your knowledge of the rest of the play, briefly explain the origin of the Samaritan App. (4mks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
g) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the excerpt (5mks)
i)Supply of air …………………………………………………………………………………
ii)inflation …………………………………………………………………………………………
iii)discreet ……………………………………………………………………………………………
iv)amorphous ……………………………………………………………………………………………
v)petition …………………………………………………………………………………………………

QUESTION 3: ORAL LITERATURE (20 MARKS)

Read the following narrative and answer the questions after it.
Story Teller: ‘I salute you the Old Men and Women of the Land.’
Audience: ‘We salute you, too’
Story Teller: ‘Is this where you reside?’
Audience” ‘Yes, this is where we reside; it is where old age found us.’
Story Teller: ‘Shall I tell you a story?’
Audience: ‘O, yes.’
Story Teller: ‘A good one or a bad one?’
Audience: ‘A good one.’

Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Kimera of the Angare clan. He was out hunting one day when he found a
grove of mango trees. He went home and told his parents about it, who then told the clan elders and all the people
moved to the grove so they could eat as many mangoes as they wanted.

The Angare clan lived there for some years, but one day someone said the mango grove belonged to the Nohoho, the
giant. When the grown-ups heard this, they were very frightened and did not pick any more fruits. They told the
children that they must not eat the fruits any more, but the children did not take any notice. They liked mangoes and
picked them when it was dark so no one could see them.

One evening before the new moon, the children went to pick the fruits as usual. As they climbed up one of the trees,
they heard a horrible voice shout: ‘Who are you? You have eaten the mangoes of my ancestors, you have done this
for many years … for many days and nights. If you ever come here again …! Before the giant had finished his
sentence, the children ran and ran as fast as their legs could take them. They ran back to their parents and told them
about the giant. The parents did not believe the children’s story but warned them again not to pick the mangoes.

For the next few days, the children kept away from the mango grove, but they soon got over their fright. They
decided that they would visit the place at midday and pick some of the sweet fruits. ‘If we see the giant, we will kick
him,’ they said. They then argued about who would kick the giant first. Some of the boys were frightened. But they
all walked towards the trees, climbed up and picked as many mangoes as they could hold. Nothing happened and
they climbed down again and again with the fruits.

8
They looked at the fruits and they were all unripe or bad. Kimera, the grandson of the great Kimera who first told
the clan to move to the mango grove said: ‘I am going to climb up again and pick some better fruits. This is no
good.’

“Yes, you go,’ said the other children. If the giant attacks you, we shall come to your help at once.’

Kimera climbed up, but just as he put out his hand to pick a large mango, the huge giant Nohoho appeared! He was
as big as an elephant and the whole body was covered with thick short hair. He had four eyes just under his
forehead. His eyelids were like red flames and his eyes kept moving up and down or sideways.

When Kimera saw this awful sight, he screamed. The giant hit him a terrible ‘whack’ on his left cheek. ‘Where are
my helpers?’ Kimera angrily asked himself.

Of course, as soon as the other children had heard the ‘whack’ they forgot to keep the promise to kick the giant. You
know what happened then.

Nohoho picked up Kimera in one hand and put him in a dirty purse which was tied around his waist. Kimera cried
and cried, but the giant thought what a good meal he would be. The giant went home and cooked Kimera and ate
him. Each year the ripe fruits fall on the ground, but who touches them? My story ends [Link]! Nede!

a) Classify this narrative. (2 marks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
b) Explain two effects of dialogue in this narrative. (4 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Imagine you are to perform this narrative before an audience, Write two ways in which you would make it more
interesting to your audience (2 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………
d) With illustrations from the passage, describe one-character trait of the following: (4 marks)

i) Kimera
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………

9
ii) Kimera’s friends
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………
e) Explain any two main economic activities carried out in the community. (4 marks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
f) What is the moral lesson of this story? (2 marks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………
g) If you set out to collect an oral literature item like the one above, explain two problems you would expect to
encounter and how you would try to solve each of them. (4 marks)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………................................
……………………………………………………………………………………

10
4. GRAMMAR (15mks)
a) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each. Do not change the meaning.
(4Mrks)
i) If he had walked under the bridge, he would have been hit by the train. (Begin: Had…)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) Mark was walking down the footpath. He saw a sick woman. (Begin: Walking.…)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii) The team was the weaker one. It merged victorious. (Join the sentences using ‘nevertheless’)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iv) In Kenya, ………………………………elections are usually hotly contested. (Use the word ‘senator’ in
its right form to complete the sentence)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Pick the best alternative from choices given in bracket to fill in the blank spaces below. (3mrks)
i) He addressed Mary and ……………….….…...……(I/me)
ii) It hurts to…………………….………...(loose/lose) a friend.
iii) ……….……….…………. (Practice/Practise) makes perfect.
d) The following idioms are misquoted. Re-write each with the correct from of the idiom. (3Mrks)
i) When cornered, the suspect spilled the maize.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) The Governors have found themselves in a catch 35 situation.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii) The government’s allocation to our school was a drop in the river.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate preposition. (3mks)
i) Ekawi has a great passion…………………. music.
ii) His father prohibited him……………………talking to strangers.
iii) Ekialo was born ………………. humble and God fearing parents.
f) Explain the difference in meaning of the following pair of sentences. (2mks)
i) I only heard the news briefly.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) I only heard the news in brief.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11