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STANDARDSEVEN2010
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A509
ENGLISH
Time:1hr40mins
Readthepassagebelowwithblankspacesnumbered1-15andthenchoosethebestalternativetofillthe
gapsfromthechoicesgiven
Itwasnineo’clock_1_theeveningandSergeantWasikestartedto_2_areportabouta_3__4_had
_5_broughtintothestation_6_hourbefore.Amemberofthepublichadreportedamantryingto_7_cars._8_
thepolicearrived,themanranaway_9_twoofficersranafterhimand_10_him.Theman_11_struggled,so
theyhandcuffed_12_.Theman_13_nowin_14_,waitingtobequestionedby_15.
1.A.at B.in C.from D.during
2.A.write B.record C.state D.jot
3.A.prisoner B.convict C.suspect D.thief
4.A.whom B.who C.which D.whose
5.A.being B.then C.been D.be
6.A.a B.the C.some D.an
7.A.break B.breakinto C.breakdown D.breakup
8.A.When B.While C.Then D.After
9.A.when B.and C.so D.but
10.A.caught B.tied C.captured D.got
11.A.had B.have C.has D.would
12.A.her B.he C.them D.him
13.A.was B.is C.are D.had
14.A.custody B.prison C.cell D.stattion
15.A.public B.Sergeant C.detectives D.police
Ineachofthequestions16-18,choosethe
correctalternativetofilltheblankspacesfrom
thechoicesgiven
16. Mybrotherboughta______blanketfor
ourmother.
A.big,woollen,brown
B.big,brown,woollen
C.brown,big,woollen
D.woollen,big,brown
17. Itisyourdutytofeedandkeepthedogs
free______ticks.
A.of B.with
C.off D.from
18. Youlostyourpen,______?
A.didn’tyou B.isn’tit
C.don’tyou D.aren’tyou
Forquestions19-21,choosethesentencethatis
correctingrammarandpunctuation
19. A.Neitherofthemistall.
B.Neitherofthisissmall.
C.Eithermybrothernorhisfriendknows
theplace.
D.Everyoneofthemweresentout.
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20.A.Givemeatenshillingscoins.
B.Shecouldnotbeabletowalk
C.Heiselderthanhisbrother.
D.Oneoftheboyswaspunished
21.A.Aliismybrother,isntit
B.“Getout,”saidPeter,“andcollectthe
papers”
C.Theteachersays,“arabbitiswildanimal”
D.Whatadaythatwas?
Forquestions22-23,rearrangethesentencestomake
asensibleparagraph
22.(i)Itwasoneofthosememorabledays
(ii)Asshortashewas
(iii)Hebroketheschoolrecord
(iv)Dickrunsofast
(v)Hewasaschoolstarfromthen
A.i,iv,v,iii,iiB.i,ii,iv,ii,v
C.iv,iii,v,i,iiD.v,iv,iii,ii,i
23.(i)TheKenyaNationalStores
(ii)Inthisyearsaccounts
(iii)Recordedapleasant
(iv)Millionprofit
(v)Fivehundred
A.i,iii,v,iv,iiB.i,ii,iii,v,iv
C.i,ii,v,iv,ii,iD.v,iv,iii,ii,i
Forquestions24and25selectthebest
sentencetocompletetheonegiven
24. Hardlyhadhesetthetrap______.
A.thanthecockcrowed
B.andthecockcrowed
25.Nosoonerhadheeaten______.
A.thanthebrotherarrived
B.thenthebrotherarrived
C.whenthebrotherarrived
D.sothebrotherarrived
C.thenthecockcrowed
D.whenthecockcrowed
Readthefollowingstoryandthenanswerquestions26-38
ItwasaprizegivingdayatMagenaPrimaryschool.Parentsandotherguestshadbeeninvitedandtheday’s
programmehadbeenprepared.Theteachersandthechildrenallhadtheirpartstoplay.
Astheguestsarrived,theyweremetatthegatebythescoutsandsomeassignedpupilswhogavethemcopies
oftheday’sprogramme.Theguestswereshowedaroundtheschoolandthenescortedtotheirseatsinthearenawhich
wasconstructedandartisticallydecorated.
Theteachersandtheguestssatinseveralrowsfacingtheguestofhonourwhileparentsandtheirsonsand
daughterssattogether.ThemasterofceremonyMr.Okwembagottohisfeetandbegantospeakintothe
microphone.Heinvitedthechildrentopresentawarmwelcomingsong.Thiswasaftertheopeningspeechfromthe
schoolhead.Asthepupilssteppedoutofthestage,thewholeplaceturnedintoabattlefield.Insteadofestablishingthe
courseofthecommotiontheschoolchairmanquicklydirectedthegueststosafety.Someofustooktoourheelswhile
othersclimbedthestonewallswiththeagilityofmonkeysandsucheasethatnonewashurt.
UpthetreeIscurriedtogetabetterviewfrommyvantagepoint.Icouldseeallthatwasgoingoninthefield.
Somerobbershadgotintothecompoundandwereuptosomemischief.Sincetimeandtidewaitsfornoman,oneof
theteachersrantothenearesttelephoneboothandrangthepolice.withinashortspelloftimethepolicewereonthe
spot.Therobbersweresurroundedbythepolice.Theirproverbialfortydayswereover.
Firsttheytriedtoputupabraveshowbutthiswasinvain.Latertheydecidedtotaketotheirheels.Thepolice
wereanticipatingthisandputtheirattemptsincheck-mate.TheywerearrestedandfrogmatchedintotheLandRover
whichwashiddenbehindtheschooloffice.
Afterthedusthadsettled,theorganizersrearrangedeverythingandtheceremonyonceagaintookoff.Very
educativespeechesweredelivered.Cheapandexpensiveprizeswereawarded.Theguestswereentertainedwith
plentyoffoodandseveraldrinks.
26. Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thefollowing
wereinvitedEXCEPT?
A.Men B.Women
C.Pupils D.Parents
27. Adocumentshowingtheorderofevents
duringafunctionis______
A.catalogue B.microphone
C.list D.programme
28. Artisticallydecoratedasusedinthepassage
wouldmean______
A.decoratedbytheartteacher
B.smartlyandneatlyarranged
C.fullofartthings
D.arrangedintheartroom
29. Itistruetosaythatteachersandotherguests
A.satingroups B.Satinsevenrows
C.satinmanyrows D.satinafewrows
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30.Thephrasegottohisfeetimplies______
A.theteacherrose
B.theteacherran
C.theteacherwalked
D.theteacherrushed
31.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrue
accordingtothepassage?
A.Thechildrenhadagilityofmonkeys
B.Thechildrenusuallyclimbedwalls
C.Thereweresomemonkeysintheschool
D.Itwassurprisinghowthechildrenclimbed
thestonewall
32.Climbedisunderlinedinthepassage.Its
oppositewouldbe______
A.ascended
B.descended
C.hid
D.seek
33. Accordingtothepassagewhatbroughtabout
thecommotion?
A.Masterofceremony
B.Teachers
C.Guests
D.Robbers
34. Whydidthepolicecometotheschool?
A.Somebodywentforthem
B.Thewriterrangthem
C.Theschoolchairmancalledthem
D.Ateacherrangthem
35. Therobberscouldnotescapebecause
A.thepupilsblockedthem
B.thepolicesurroundedthem
C.therewasaLandRoverwaiting
D.thecompoundwasproperlyfenced
36.Whichofthefollowingidiomaticexpressions
bestsummarizesthepassage?
A.Astitchintimesavesnine
B.Fortydaysofathief
C.Slowbutsurewinstherace
D.Hurryhurryhasnoblessings
37.Howsoondidthepolicearriveatthespot?
A.Afterashortperiod
B.Afteramoderateperiod
C.Afteralongperiod
D.Inablink
38.Accordingthewriter,whichofthefollowing
statementisNOTtrue?
A.Thedaywaseventful
B.Theystartedwellandendedwell
C.Therewasalotoffood
D.Thedayendedbadly
Readthepassagebelowandthenanswerquestions39-50
Everyearyouhavetostartbyaskingwhatyouneedtodoinordertobesatisfiedwithyouryear’swork.This
yeartheansweriseasy-youwanttopassthefinalexaminationsifyou’vedoneallorevenmostofthethingsyoushould
havedoneinthelastsevenyears.YoualreadyknowalltheEnglishyouneedinordertodowell.Butknowingitisone
thingandgettingitonpapersothattheexaminercanseeisanother.
YouknowenoughEnglishnow,canyouthereforegiveallyourattentiontoothersubjectsandrelyonyour
presentskillforsuccess?Unfortunatelynot.Thatwouldbeliketrainingforanimportantfootballmatchbyspendinga
yearplayingnetball.Youwouldloseagreatdealofyourskillatfootballifyoudidnotexerciseit.Simlarlyyouwilllose
youskillatwritingandreadingEnglishifyoudonotconstantlypracticeit.Youwillgetworseinsteadofbetter,andyou
donotwantthat.
ButofcourseyouarelearningyourothersubjectsinEnglish,willthatnotgiveyouenoughpractice?Thesad
thingisthatunlessyouknowwhatyouaredoing,youmaydomoreharmratherthangoodtoyourEnglishthroughwork
inothersubjects.Ifyouandyourteacherbelievethatinothersubjects,theEnglishhardlymattersatall,youwill
practiceagreatdealofcarelessness.Youwouldnotexpectamotoristtodrivebadlyforsixdaysoftheweekandwell
onSundays.Ifhestayedalivetodoso,willyouifyouarecontenttowritecarelesslyinothersubjectsandbecareful
inone?
YourobjectinEnglishistobeabletowritecompletelyaboutanysubject.Science,History,Geographyhave
theirownspeciallanguages.Youmightreadadozentextbookswithoutmeetingsucheverydaywordsashandkerchief,
handsome,hare,harness,totakeafewoutofthedictionaryatrandom.Youwouldfindnothinginanytextbookto
moveyourheart.Therewouldbenolaughterortears,thoughplentyofintellectualinterest.
Thereisanotherreasonwhyitisverydangeroustoreadnothingbuttextbooks.Theyarewritteninavery
specialandlimitedlanguage.
39. Accordingtoparagraphone,theauthoris
A.isaddressingthecandidates
B.addressingalowerclass
C.addressingthepre-candidates
D.addressingteachers
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40.Whatshouldonedoinordertobe
skillfulinEnglish?
A.Learnenglishforsevenyears
B.Frequentlypractisereadingandwritingit
C.Writeitonpaperfortheexaminertosee
D.DoEnglishinothersubjects
41. Aftersevenyears,thelearneris
A.soknowlegeablethatheisabletopass
English
B.knowledgeablethoughneedstowritemore
inEnglish
C.tooknowledgeabletopassEnglish
D.knowledgeableenoughnottopass
47.Readingothermaterialssuchasstorybooksin
additiontotextbookscandothefollowing
except
A.makeonesadorjoyous
B.makeonemeetawidervocabulary
C.makeonewritecompletelyaboutany
subject
D.makeonetobelimitedinlanguage
English
48. Atthebeginningoftheyearthetalkisallabout
42. Thewordhardlyhasbeenunderlinedin
thepassage.Itcanbestbereplacedwith
A.perhaps B.rarely
C.often D.never
43. Accordingtothepassageitistruetosay
that
A.learningothersubjectsinEnglishgives
enoughpractiseinEnglish
B.theauthorisnotateacherofthe
classheisaddressing
C.afterknowingEnglish,astudentisableto
writeitbetter
D.othersubjectsshouldnotbelearntin
English
44. Thephrase“...... sothattheexaminer
cansee.”tellusthat
A.examinerobservesthewrittenEnglish
B.examinerlooksatthewrittenEnglish
C.examinerassesesthewrittenEnglish
D.examinersightsthewrittenEnglish
45. Itisdangeroustoreadnothingbut
textbooksbecause
A.textbookscontainslessfacts
B.tetbooksaremoreentertaining
C.textbooksarefullofspecificlanguageofa
subject
D.textbooksareoffullofeverydaywords
46. Continouscarelessnessinwritingiscompared
toadriver
A.whoiscarelessindrivinginmost
daysoftheweek
B.whoiscarefulonweekend
C.whoiscarelessonSundays
D.whonevercaresatallduringanyday
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A.howtopassinEnglishlanguage
B.howtobecontentaboutayear’swork
C.howtodopartoftheyear’swork
D.howtorelyonthepresentskillsforsuccess
49.“Ifhestayedalivetodoso”asusedinthe
passagemeans
A.thedriver’scarelessnessdoesnotcount
B.thedriverisunwell
C.thedriver’scarelessnessislikelytocause
death
D.driversdonotliveforlong
50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbest
summarizesthestory?
A.Ayear’sworkandthefinalexaminations
B.Englishandothersubjects
C.ThebestwayoflearningEnglish
D.LearningothersubjectsinEnglish