KHWISERO SUB COUNTY PRE-MOCK-2015

English
Paper 1
Marking scheme
Section 1:functional writing (20 mks)
THE HEADBOY√ ½
AKILI MINGI SECONDARY,
PO BOX 6789,
NAKURU.
23/3/2015√ ½
THE HEADBOY, √ ½
BUTERE HIGH SCHOOL,
THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL, √ ½
BUTERE HIGH SCHOOL,
PO BOX 1234,
BUTERE.
Dear sir, √ ½
RE: APOLOGY FOR MY COLLEAGUE’S MISBEHAVIOUR DURING THE HISTORY
SYMPOSIUM. √ ½
I take this great opportunity to apologise for my fellow students misbehaviour during the history symposium at
your school at your school on Saturday 21/3/2015.
I deeply regret the incident and promise to work with the administration to identify and severely punish the
culprits. Kindly furnish me with all the details of injured students as my school principal has promised to organise for
their treatment .he would also wish to visit and console them.
Once again sorry for what happened. on my behalf and on behalf of Butere high school I promise that such a thing
will never happen again.
Yours faithfully, √ ½
Sign√ ½
Name
FORMAT (F)= 4MKS
CONTENT©=12MKS
Apology 2mks√
Why apology 2mks√
When the incident happened 2mks√
What the school has done/is doing 2mks√
Any other details 2mks√
Promise /commitment for the future 2mks√
TOTAL=12MKS
LANGUAGE (L)=4MKS
Appropriate language/register
Official tone
Paragraphing 4mks
Sentence construction/vocabulary
TOTAL=20MKS
CLOZE TEST (10 MKS)
1. Disturbed√ 6.much√
2. End/pass√ 7.force√
3. Victims √ 8.difficult√
4. Who √ 9.certainly √
5. Disturbing √ 10.unless√
SECTION 3: ORAL SKILLS
1. a)Tongue twisters (1mk)
b) alliteration-peter piper picked a piece of packed paper-consonant p √
Assonance-peter piper picked a piece of pecked paper-vowel a√
2.i)Stage fright
ii) Inaudibility due to noise √
 iii) Restless audience who cannot concentrate√
iv)Capturing and maintaining audience attention√
v) Organising your points into files
3.a)Howls √ clang√
Clatter bang
b)i)Using rhyme joy/boy
Shout/without√
Heavens/deafens
ii) Repetition -The wind √
-The loose
c) The parents are worried_”pressed with a thousand minor caves” √
“Where on earth is my son?”
The children are exited_”they feel nothing but joy” √
d) Boy/joy √ shout/ without √
Heavens/deafens √
4. Card√
Move√
Farther√
Sort√
Lord√
Story√
Blew√
Air√
Led√
Cue√
5mks