KNEC Indigenous Languages Sample Questions(Suggested responses)
Question 1
a.(i) Key Inquiry Questions- how,why
•How do we describe people, things or places?
•Why do we use adjectives in a sentence?
(ii) Roles/functions of KIQs
•To provoke learners’ curiosity
•To enhance their understanding
•To gauge their entry behaviour
(iii) Leaning resources
b. Benefits of using digital devices/technology
•Digital literacy is enhanced
•High retention of knowledge is ensured
•Learners are exposed to varied methods of gathering information hence, breaking the
monotony of using just one
•Use of technology makes learning real
Question 2
Interventions to mitigate the danger of ILs becoming extinct
•Preserving the language in written form as well as archives and documentaries (film, videos,
radio and television programmes
•Coming up with policies which ensure their spoken form is encouraged rather than being
viewed as inferior
•Organising symposia to enlighten communities on the benefits of using them in different
forums
•Ascertaining they’re taught and examinable
•Organising cultural days, music festivals, drama festivals and rewarding those who shine
during such events
•Introduce specific days for speaking the languages
Question 3
a.Testing the listening and speaking skills of the learners
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b.Approaches to help improve their listening skills
•Maintaining constant eye contact with the learners
•Ensuring correct sitting posture
•Involve them in the story as it unfolds e.g. by solving riddles
•Use a variety of narrative techniques such as facial expressions, body movements, mimicry
to pique their interest
Question 4
a.(I) Effective reading skills
•Correspondence/relationship between letters and sounds
•Fluency skills
•Word attack skills
(ii) How to develop the skills identified in (I)
•Correct articulation of different sounds and how to blend them to make the sounds of
single words/engage them in phonic activities to develop such
•Involve them in read aloud sessions of sentences and paragraphs to advance their fluency
skills (accuracy, speed and prosody)
•Use of word attack skills such as context clues, picture clues, comparison of known
words, analysing compound words,use of affixes
b.Assessment methods
•Matching words/names/sentences to pictures
• reciting poems and rhymes
•Reading words and sentences
•Multiple choice questions
•True/false questions
•Cloze tests
Question 5
a. Ways of gathering idiomatic expressions
• Resource persons
• Print media/printed materials
• Digital devices
• From peers
• Field studies
Learning experiences based on the task in (a)
• Visit places in the vicinity of their school/village and gather idiomatic expressions
• Identify the vocabulary words used in the idioms
• Identify the meaning of the vocabulary words used in the idioms
• Construct sentences using the vocabulary words indicating different meanings of
the idiomatic expressions
• Share their work and make presentations
b. Ways of promoting social equality and responsibility
• Groups should consist of mixed gender
• Groups should also consist of mixed ability
• Learners should be from different ethnic groups
• Learners can be given an opportunity to pick group leaders
• Idiomatic expressions that promote negativism e.g., stereotypes and chauvinism
should be given a wide berth/avoided
• Gender sensitive language ought to be used when learners compile their work.
Question 6
a. Roles of intensive reading
• It enhances comprehension of the reading text
• Builds learners’ vocabulary
• Exposes them to a wide variety of sentence structures
• It equips learners with effective reading skills
• Develops critical thinking
b. Activities for facilitating comprehension of ILs
• Identification of vocabulary and their meaning as used in the text
• Summarising the main points through writing
• Taking notes on the main points in the passage
• Construct sentences using the vocabulary used in the passage
• Description of characters and their traits
Question 7
Imaginative composition
a. Learning experiences
• Brainstorm on the title of the composition
• Draft a plan on how each paragraph will be about
• Write separate paragraphs in line with their draft
•Conduct peer assessment of their work e.g. check on spelling,
punctuation, tenses, vocabulary, grammar....
• Make corrections and rewrite the story
• Proofread the rewritten work
b. Criteria for assessing the learners’ written work
Able to:
• write the correct amount of content (no. Of words) as instructed
• use appropriate grammar and lexical accuracy
• Use correct spelling
• Use correct punctuation
• Use accurate capitalisation
• Apply apt sequencing of ideas
• Use a variety of sentence structures correctly
• Use the appropriate format
• Write neatly and legibly
c. Roles of writing in the development of an IL
• Enhancement of creativity
• For self expression/expression of one’s emotions
•Improvement of writing skills and vocabulary usage
• Promotes critical thinking
• strengthens development of other language skills.
NB: The suggested responses to the questions should by no means be
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