ENGLISH PAPER 1 (101/1)
Content
Time: 2 hours
Total: 50 marks
Answer ONE question from Section A and ONE question from Section B.
SECTION A – Continuous Writing (25 marks)
1. Write an essay on: "Education should prepare students for life, not just for exams."
2. Describe a place you visited that made a lasting impression on you.
SECTION B – Imaginative/Transactional Writing (25 marks)
3. Write a story beginning: "The letter arrived on a rainy Tuesday."
4. You are the Head Student. Write a speech to be delivered at a national event urging students to
engage in community service.
MARKING SCHEME:
- Content & Relevance: 10
- Organization & Coherence: 6
- Language & Structure: 5
- Vocabulary & Expression: 3
- Length & Presentation: 1
ENGLISH PAPER 2 (101/2)
Content
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total: 50 marks
Question 1: Reading Comprehension (20 marks)
(Unseen passage + questions)
Question 2: Literary Appreciation (20 marks)
(a) Drama Extract – The Samaritan (12 marks)
Excerpt: Masika urging Baraka not to abandon the people.
Questions:
1. Place the excerpt in context. (3)
2. What do we learn about Baraka? (3)
3. Identify stylistic devices. (4)
4. Theme illustrated? (2)
(b) Oral Literature (8 marks)
Folktale classification, features, functions, performance aspects.
Question 3: Poetry (10 marks)
Poem from Echoes of Silence anthology.
Questions on subject, style, and attitude.
MARKING SCHEME:
Q1: 20 marks comprehension and vocabulary
Q2a: Context (3), Character (3), Style (4), Theme (2)
Q2b: Classification (2), Features (2), Functions (2), Performance (2)
Q3: Subject (3), Style (4), Attitude (3)
ENGLISH PAPER 3 (101/3)
Content
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total: 60 marks
Answer THREE questions only: Q1 (Compulsory) and any TWO others.
Question 1 (Compulsory) – Essay (20 marks)
Based on A Silent Song and Other Stories.
"Different writers use stories to highlight social, political and moral issues."
Discuss with reference to at least THREE stories.
Question 2 – Drama/Novel (20 marks)
(a) The Samaritan – "True leadership demands selflessness."
(b) Artist of the Floating World – "Ono’s past continually haunts him."
Question 3 – Poetry (20 marks)
"Poets use imagery and symbolism to criticize society." Illustrate with one poem from Echoes of
Silence.
MARKING SCHEME:
Q1: Content (12), Organization (4), Language (4)
Q2: Drama/Novel essays – leadership/selflessness or memory/guilt
Q3: Identify poem, imagery, symbolism, social criticism
