MWALUKOMBE EVALUATION EXAMINATION - 2021

English Paper
FORM 1
February Series

MARKING SCHEME

1. FUNCTIONAL WRITING

You have had four wonderful days during your half term break. Among the wonderful things that have
occurred are listed below:

 Visiting a game park

 Learning how to ride bicycle
 going for shopping
 participating in writing competition

Keep a diary to capture each of the four entries above. (20marks)

Format – 3marks

 title e.g. “HALF TERM DIARY” – 1mark

 Dates/Days – 2marks @ ½ mark

Content – 12marks

 Visiting a game park – 3marks

 Learning how to ride bicycle – 3marks
 going for shopping – 3marks
 participating in writing competition – 3marks

Language – 5 marks

Informal language

2. Read the narrative below and then answer the questions that follow.

Once upon a time Hare and Leopard, lived together as good neighbours. One day Hare said to Leopard,
“Why can't we start cooking and eating together?” And Leopard said, “Yes, why not?” So, the two friends
began to help each other in all household chores.

One day, Leopard said, “My friend Hare, the planting season has come. Let us go to the fields and plant
groundnuts.” Hare said, “No, I am ill. My friend, you go alone. I will stay at home and take care of the
cooking.”

So, Leopard went to the fields alone. He did this every day until planting was over. When the weeding
season came he said, “My friend Hare, let us go and cultivate the fields.” Hare said, “No, my friend Leopard,
you go alone. I am going to look for some chicken. We certainly cannot go on eating sifuluko as if we are too

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poor to change to something better.” Leopard said, “Well, that sounds good, brother Hare. You may in this
case stay at home then.”

When Leopard returned home after work, he found hare having prepared a very delicious chicken stew.
Leopard washed his hands and sat down to have a bite. Just as he picked up a piece of chicken, he heard
footsteps outside.

“My friend, Hare,” he said, “please go and find out who may be hanging around the barns. It sounds like
footsteps of a thief who might be tiptoeing towards the groundnut barn. Please make haste.”

“No,” said Hare, “those are just the hallucinations of a hungry man.” No wonder they say that: “Extreme
hunger sharpens one's ear and sense of feeling.” However, Leopard insisted that there were strange noises
outside which he could hear very clearly.

“I tell you,” he said, “Those are not just figments of my imagination.”

Within a moment, before Leopard finished speaking, Tortoise appeared at the door, carrying with him
feathers of a hen. “My friend,” he said to Leopard, “I can see you holding a piece of chicken. You seem to be
the thief who has finished my chickens.”

“No, no, no” said Leopard, “I am not a thief. And besides I do not cook, so you better speak to....”

“Aaah!” said Tortoise, “but you are eating chicken just now! Here are the feathers of the chicken you are
enjoying. Today is today, my friend, I will call King Lion to come and settle this matter.” Leopard got so
embarrassed and perplexed that the piece of chicken he was holding dropped...

On seeing that things were getting hot, Hare sneaked away in panic and hid himself in the bedroom. This
aroused suspicion in Tortoise, who exchanged telling glances with Leopard, and hastily added; “In this case,
Hare must be able to explain.”

So, Leopard and Tortoise seized Hare, saying “Now we are going to slaughter you like the hen you have
been eating.” Hare yelled and pleaded with them: “Please, please, please, don't kill me! If you kill me, I will
not cook well in the pot. I will taste very bitter. That is one peculiarity of us Harefolk that I think you are not
aware of. Since you are my friends, I don't see why I should not be honest with you even when you mean to
kill me. For best results, you'd better put me in a big pot containing sifuluko and then cook me slowly on
dying ambers.”

Thus, Leopard and Tortoise agreed to cook Hare in the manner he had chosen, believing that whichever way
he was cooked, they would still chew him with their teeth. Leopard prepared ugali, and when it was ready he
emptied the contents, of the pot onto a plate. No sooner was Hare dished out than he leapt out of the house
and fled. His whole body was completely covered with sifuluko. Leopard and Tortoise chased after him
shouting: “Heeeey....heeey....heee! Stop so that we may also lick that nice relish! Heeeey.....heeeey.....heee,
stop!” But Hare screamed back taunts: “If I do this, and turn this way and that way, I can lick myself can't I?
You clumsy fellows go back, I don't want your company”.....and he licked the sifuluko that covered his body
as he said this. There ends my story.

Sifuluko simsim relish

(a) Classify this narrative. Give a reason for your answer. (3marks)
It is a trickster narrative. After he is caught, Hare deceives Leopard and Tortoise on the manner he
should be cooked. He runs away in the process.
(b) Give examples of each of the following features of narrative evident in the story above. (3marks)

i. opening formula

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 Once upon a time
ii. closing formula
There ends my story.
iii. dialogue
Dialogue between hare and leopard.
(c) Why did the Leopard go to the farm alone during the planting season? (2marks)
Hare said he was ill and could stay at home and cook.
(d) Describe two economic activities of the people . (4marks)
 Crop farming. Leopard goes to the farm to plant and later weed.
 Livestock keeping. Tortoise keeps chicken that Hare steals.
(e) From the story, who is (3marks)
i. A cunning character
Hare
ii. Gullible characters
 Tortoise
 Leopard
(f) Why did Hare sneak away in panic and hid himself in the bedroom? (2marks)
Things were getting hot and it was getting revealed that he stole the chicken.
(g) In your own words explain the trick in the story. (3marks)
After Hare is caught he cheats Leopard and Toroise in a manner they should cook him. He says
that he should be covered in sifuluko and cook him in the dying ambers. When emptying the
contents of the pot into the plate, Hare dashes out of the house.

3. CLOZE TEST
Read the passage below and then fill the gaps with the most appropriate words. Use only ONE
word in each space. (10marks)

Contrary to popular opinion, a slow reading speed has nothing to do with inferior intellect or weak
eyes. Adult reading speeds develop from early childhood literacy techniques. How you learned to
read as a child …1……………………………….everything to do with how fast you read as an
adult. Reading aloud exercises the tongue and ear instead ……2………………….. strengthening
the eyes and brain. This simple act hampers our ability to ……3…………………………….. at a
faster rate.

Studies determine that traditional reading techniques, where words are spoken and read, average
approximately 200 to 250 words ……4……………………………….minute with a comprehension
rate ranging from 50 to 70 percent. This means we ……5……………………………absorb half of
spoken words from a relatively low word count. Scientists determined the human brain could read
approximately 90,000 words under …6………………………… right conditions.

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It is time to explore …7……………………….to expand your reading and comprehension skills.
After all, we already bogged you down with scientific data and tons of random numbers. The
following advice proves highly useful in literacy improvement. Research proves that effective
speed-reading is a combination of environmental and physiological variables.

Read earlier in the day with a refreshed body and mind to …8………………………………….the
material better. Create ……9……………..effective reading area. Seat yourself at a desk instead of
lounging on soft surfaces like a bed or sofa. Place books at a 45-degree angle to minimize eyestrain.
After tackling external variables, heed exactly how you approach desired materials. Categorize
materials based on …10……………………..order of importance. Tackle important items in the
beginning when you feel most energized.

1. has 5. only 9. an
2. of 6. the 10. their
3. read 7. how
4. per 8. understand

4. ORAL SKILLS

(a) Read the poem below and then answer the question that follows.
I’m all mixed up
I need help from ewe
How do I no
Why the sky is blew?
I do not know.
I wish I new.

I have a lot of work to doe

I’ll so a button
On the court you where
I’ll sit on that chair
I’ll wait write over their.
Rewrite the poem by replacing the words in bold with the most appropriate words pronounced in the similar
way. (10marks)
I’m all mixed up
I need help from you
How do I know
Why the sky is blue?
I do not know.
I wish I knew.

I have a lot of work to do

I’ll sew a button
On the coat you wear
I’ll sit on that chair
I’ll wait right over there.

(b) Underline the letter(s) that you don’t pronounce in each of the following words. (5marks)
i. Fractal a (last)
ii. Blackguard ck

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 iii. Wednesday d
iv. Hasten t
v. Heir h
(c) Read part of the riddling convention below and then answer the questions that follow.
James: Riddle! Riddle!
Monica: Riddle come.

i) Identify the challenger and respondent are in the convention. (2marks)

 Challenger – James
 Respondent – Monica
ii) Identify the parts of the riddling convention evident in above. (2marks)
 Challenge
 Acceptance
iii) Identify the parts of the convention not included in above. (4marks)
 Pose
 Guesses
 Prize
 Solution

(d) You are preparing to attend Debating Contest at Hamisi School.

i) How would you prepare for this debate? (3marks)

 Research on the motion to get facts.

 Write notes on the facts.
 Practice how to speak.
 If anxious, do some physical exercise.
 Dress decently.

ii) Identify four ways in which you would effectively deliver your points. (4marks)

 Deliver your points in a confident and persuasive way.

 Vary your tone to make you sound interesting.
 Speak quite loudly to be comfortably heard by everyone in the room.
 Make eye contact with your audience, but keep shifting your gaze.
 Concisely and clearly express your points to be understood by your audience members.
 Provide a proof for each point you put across.
 Speak slowly and enunciate your words.
 Use gestures to elaborate on your points.
 Pause to divide your major points.

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5. GRAMMAR
(a) Use the most suitable from of the word(s) in brackets to complete the sentences. (4marks)
(i) Before last week, many students studied on their own. (study)
(ii) Slavery was a major issue leading to the civil war. (slave)
(iii) Statistics deals with the study of numerical data. (deal)
(iv) David taught.me how to use a compass. (teach)
(v) We are all encouraged to exercise honesty (honest)
(b) Fill in the most suitable form of the verb in brackets. (4marks)
i. She stood up after the bell rang. (stand)
ii. Whenever a problem arises we work diligently to fix it. (arise)
iii. Did June drive the car to school? (do)
iv. Sharon spoke to us in a very soft voice last week. (speak)
v. You were among the students who performed well in that paper. (be)
(c) Rewrite by correcting the error. (5marks)

i. I did not saw anyone at the pitch

I did not see anyone at the pitch.
ii. Do she writes good English?
Does she write good English?
iii. Did Joshua caught the sight of the boy?
Did Joshua catch the sight of the boy?
iv. Are these your luggages?
Are these your luggage?
v. I did not showed the new student around
I did not show the new student around.

(d) Rewrite by replacing the underlined word(s) with pronoun. (5marks)

i. They carried the wheelbarrow without anyone’s help.

They carried the wheelbarrow themselves.

ii. The milk over there is owned by the cat.

The milk over there is its.

iii. Yusuf is the newest student around.

He is the newest student around.

iv. The car next to her is owned by Tim and I.

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The car next to her is ours.
v. Eliud met Fred and Roy.

Eliud met them.

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