FORM 4
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ENGLISH
END TERM 1 2025
PAPER 2
MARKING SCHEME
1. PASSAGE (20 MARKS)
a) According to paragraph one, what made Eliud Kipchoge to make world headlines?(1 mark)
He made world headlines when he smashed his own world record.√
Total: 1 mark
b) Why has Africa failed to develop, according to the passage? (2 marks)
Africa has failed to develop because it is very bad in taking natural resources and
opportunity √ and turning them into world-beating products.√
Total: 2 marks
c) Pick a line from the passage to show that Kipchoge is of advanced age. (1 mark)
My legs and body still feel young, but the most important thing is my mind-and that
also feels fresh and young.√
Total: 1 mark
d) Explain one instance of irony in the passage. (2 marks)
It is ironic that Nigeria suffers fuel shortages√ yet it was Africa’s largest exporter of
oil.√
Total 2 marks
e) Nothing has happened.
Rewrite the sentence, supplying a question tag. (1 mark)
Nothing has happened, has it? √
Total: 1 mark N.B: No awarding without a comma.
f) Why did Kipchoge’s record of running under two hours in the Ineos 1:59 challenge fail to
receive the marathon body’s recognition? (2 marks)
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It failed to receive the recognition because he ran it under controlled near-
laboratory conditions √ and he was the only competitor with 41 pacesetters.√
Total 2 marks
g) Which common problem affects Nigeria and South Africa? (1 mark)
They both have inadequate electricity supply/energy.√
Total: 1 mark
h) Comment on the language use in paragraph six. (2 marks)
The author is satirical on Africa state of industries where their collapsing is blamed
on others√-“...biggest industries is whining and moaning about how Europeans...is
exploiting and rigging...against us”√
Total: 2 marks
i) What is the author’s attitude on how African countries perceive their problems? (3
marks)
Pessimistic/hopeless/disillusioned√-Africans seem to have given up on fighing
against exploitation by the developed countries.√ “Too many of us believe that it is
impossible to overcome the odds.”√
Total: 3 marks
j) From the passage, what is the secret behind Kipchoge and other African athletes’ success?
(2marks)
The secret behind their success is the allegory of the possibility of national
progress√ and African global competitiveness.√
Total: 2 marks
k) Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage. (3
marks)
i) Allegory
Story
ii) Plagued
Afflicted
iii) The point had been made-
A conclusion had been achieved or made.
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Total: 3 marks
2. EXCERPT: THE SAMARITAN (25 MARKS)
a) What is Seymour referring to at the beginning of the excerpt? (2mks)
Public outcry in the media (1mk) that companies are billing the Municipal
council huge sums of money without rendering any services/supply of air (1mk)
b) Identify and illustrate two aspects of style in this excerpt. (4mks)
i)Personification…. Barefaced falsehoods
ii)Metaphor………friends are wolves in sheep’s clothing
iii)Allusion……… the Samaritan alludes to the parable of the good samaritan
c)Discuss two themes evident in this excerpt (4mks)
i) corruption “……. 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 Municipality.”
ii) Role of media /suppression of media “Copies of indisputable documentary
evidence
to that effect were all over today’s newspapers and are being
shared in all
media platforms”.
iii) Misuse of power /suppression of media “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 “
iv) Impunity “Nobody can write that kind of thing about me in this world!”
v)Bad governance/ poor leadership ...". allegations of drug trafficking,......gang
warfare "
vi) fear ---- “I am beginning to think this is [Link] we end up in Baneta
Express Prison?”
d) Discuss one character trait of Seymour and one character trait of Mossi. (4mks)
i. Character traits of Seymour
1. arrogant/boastful…..”no one can write such a thing about me …”
2. cruel …….” Swears with a trembling voice that those making allegations
about him will have appointment with fate
ii) Character traits of Mossi
1. Cautious ..wants to take action against Samaritan before damage is done
2. Realistic “….there is hardly ……………about it”
3. Well-informed .. knows more than others
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)
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a) Circular to be issued banning use of the App unless authorized by the council
b)Use computer experts to mess up the App
f) From your knowledge of the rest of the play, briefly explain the origin of the Samaritan
APP. (4mks)
It was developed by two students (1mk) Montano and Alvita (1mk) assisted by
their teacher/madam Nicole(1mk) and was the best in the secondary school
innovation competition(1mk)
g) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the excerpt (5mks)
i) Supply of air … supply nothing real but appear to be doing so on paper
ii) inflation ………… rise in cost…..
iii) discreet …………careful/cautious/wary/guarded
iv) amorphous … vague/formless
v) petition …… appeal/suit/request
3. POETRY (20 MARKS)
(a) What is the poem about? (4 marks)
It is about a child whose parents overprotected him from playing with his fellow
children because they were poor √the child therefore is fearful of the others √and
this made him to be mistreated√ but longed to forgive them √-
Total: 4 marks
(b) Describe the character of the following: (2 marks)
i) The speaker’s parents
Strict/overprotective √- “my parents kept me from children who were rough√
discriminative√- “My parents kept me from children...who wore torn clothes...”√
(Any one point well illustrated)
Identification- 1 mark
Illustration- 1 mark
Total: 2 marks
(c) Identify the persona. Illustrate. (2 marks)
A child√-“My parents kept me from children...” √
Total: 2 marks
(d) Describe the tone evident in the last line of the poem (3 marks)
Regretful√- the persona seems to regret his inability to join other who also didn’t
seem to understand him and wished to forgive them but they never smiled.√√
Identification 1mark
Explanation 2 marks
(e) Identify and illustrate four stylistic devices used in the poem. (4 marks)
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Simile√- “...threw words like stone...”√ “...tigers their muscles like iron...”√
“...they sprang out behind hedges like dogs to...”√
Alliteration√- “ ...thighs showed through...”√ “...climbed cliffs...”√
Consonance√- “...country streams...”√ “...country streams...”√
Repetition√- words like “who”, “they”, “their” are repeated
Assonance- “...parents kept ...chidren...”√
Identification- ½mark ×any 4= 2 marks
Illustration-½mark ×any 4= 2 marks
Total: 4 marks
(f) What is the role of the parents as depicted in the poem? (2 marks)
To protect their children from being harmed√-“my parents kept me from children who
were rough...”√
To protect their children from moral decay√- “My parents kept me from children
who...threw words like stones...”√
(any one well illustrated 2 marks)
Total: 2 marks
(g) Explain the economic background of the children in the poem. (2 marks)
The children in the poem are from a poor economic background because they didn’t
have proper clothes to wear √–“...who wore torn clothes...thighs showed through
rags...”√
Total: 2 marks
(h) Rewrite the following sentence replacing the word in bold with its opposite word.
And climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams (1 mark)
And descended cliffs and stripped by the country streams. √
Total: 1 mark (observe grammar rules including shaping of letters.)
4. GRAMMAR(15 MARKS)
A. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. Do not change the meaning.
(3 marks)
i. Njoki did not know it was a dangerous vocation. (Rewrite using: “...how...”)
Njoki did not know how dangerous the vocation was.
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ii. Someone saw Kirimi leaving the plane in Khartoum. (Begin: Kirimi...)
Kirimi was seen by someone leaving the plane in Khartoum .
or
Kirimi was seen leaving the plane in Khartoum by someone.
iii. She opened the window and a bat flew out. (End in: “...a bat.”)
She opened the window and out flew a bat.
Total: 1 mark ×3= 3 marks
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets, (3 marks)
i. Living in the industrialised (industry) part of the town can e very distressing.
ii. The student was punished for treating the old lady disrespectfully . (respect)
iii. The mock examinations analysis (analyse) has been completed.
Total: 1 mark ×3 =3 marks
C. Use the correct order of the adjectives provided in brackets to complete the given
sentences . (3 marks)
i. I enjoyed carrying my heavy rectangular metallic (metallic, heavy, rectangular)
box every time we opened and closed school.
ii. Magoha married an intelligent young American (intelligent, American, young)
woman.
iii. Please buy me a reasonably cheap big purple (purple, cheap, big)umbrella.
Total: 1 mark ×3 =3 marks
D. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate collective noun. (3 marks)
i. The cargo arrived at the port in a fleet of ships.
ii. The teacher talked to a bevy of girls from class.
iii. A troop of monkeys attacked the leopard.
Total: 1 mark ×3 =3 marks
E. Replace the phrasal verbs underlined with one word similar in meaning. (3 marks)
i. I will work hard to make up for the wasted time.
Recover
ii. Kipkorir takes after his grandfather
Resembles
iii. The project has really eaten into my savings.
Consumed
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Total: 1 mark ×3 =3 marks
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