Read These Instructions Carefully
K.C.P.E. TRIAL – 2013 STD 8
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Time: lhrs. 40mins
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
1. You have been given this question booklet and a separate answer sheet. The question booklet contains 1-50
questions
2.Do any necessary rough work in this booklet
3.Wien you have chosen your answer, mark in the ANSWER SHEET, not in this question booklet
HOW TO USE. THE ANSWER SHEET–
4. Use only an ordinary pencil
5. Make sure thaton-the answer sheet:
6.By drawing a dark line inside the correct numbered boxes mark your full Index Number (i.e. School Code Number and the three-figure Candidates Number) in the grid near the top of the answer sheet.
7.Do not make marks outside the boxes
; 8. Keep the sheet as clean as possible and do not fold it.
9.For each of the questions 1-50 four answers are given. The answers are lettered A, B, C, and D. In each case only ONE of the four answers is correct. Choose the correct answer.
10.On the answer sheet the correct answer is to be shown by drawing a dark line inside the box in which the letter you have chosen is written.
Example
In the Question Booklet 17. Complete the following using the best question tag Bat are not birds
A.aren’t they?
B.are they not?
C.are they?
D.isn’t it?
The correct answer is A (aren’t they?)
- . On the answer sheet:
15. [A] [B] [C] [D]16, [A] [B] [C] [D] ' 17. [Af[B] [C] [D]18. [A] [B] [C] [D]
11.You dark line MUST be- within the box
12.For each question ONLY ONE box is to be marked in each set of four boxes
TURN OVER
Read the passage below and answer question 26-38
“What are we having to eat tonight?” asked Nyambura. “I feel hungry.” “Soup.” said mother, “I’ve got a lot of vegetables ai: I*m going to make some very nice soup. I wonder whether your uncle, Joseph, is coming today,” she went on. “I expect he wi: He came three times last week, and each time he arrived just as food was being cooked. The money your father earns is only ju enough to feed our own family and the last time Joseph came, we all had to have less, but he always stays until he is offere something to eat I wish he didn’t come so often.
If he arrives today and tastes this lovely food, he will probably keep on coming more often than before. “I know” sai Nyambura. “When he comes we’ll tell him we haven’t got any food at all today, then perhaps he’ 11 stop coming here and g somewhere else.” “Hodi, hodi,” said a voice. “Othello Joseph!” Said mother, “How nice to see you! We were just thinking aboi you, weren’t we children? What happened? You’re earlier than usual”. “I was just passing by” said uncle Joseph, “So thought I’d come in and see how the children were, I heard that Nyambura is ill and I wouldn’t like a relative of mine to think didn’t care about her. By the way, “he went on, “ I thought you would be busy cooking. What are you having to eat today? I’r. not sure whether there’ll be any food cooked at our house this evening.” “Well that’s the trouble.” said the children’s mother: We’ve eaten all the food I bought yesterday and there’s nothing at all left for today. I don’t know what my husband will say whe: he comes home and gets nothing to eat. He always likes his food put out as soon as he arrives. Isn’t it terrible!”
26.What meal was mother going to make?
A. vegetable soupB. meat soup
C. bean soupD. Joseph’s soup
27.WTio is Joseph in the passage?
A. Mother’s uncleB. Father’s uncle
C. Nyambura’s uncle D. We can’t tell
28.From the passage, it can be understood that Joseph’s visits were purposely
A.to eat foodB. to help the family
C. to greet his relatives D. I don’t know
29.Why do you think mother didn’t like Joseph’s visits anymore?
A.because Joseph came so often
B.because whenever he came, he always waited until he
was offered food
C.she hated Joseph
D.because he was going to taste the lovely food
30.“You’re earlier than usual”...... This means that:
A.Joseph usually came earlier
B.Joseph had arrived earlier than he usually did
C.Joseph was always veiy punctual
D.Joseph always came late
31.The word “terrible”is underlined in the passage. It means
A.terrificB. very unpleasant
c
C. very goodD.veiy pleasant
32.Who had told Joseph that Nyambura was ill?
A.Nyambura’s mother B. Nyambura herself
C.we can’t tellD. his friend
33.“I was just passing by”The truth about this statement is
A.that Joseph had an intention of entering the house in the
first place.
B.that he was passing by the roadside
C.that he had not been going anywhere
D.that he had been going past the house
34.“Weil, that’s the trouble,” said the children mother. What did mother mean here?
A.father had not brought food
B.they, too had no food to eat
C.Joseph didn’t care about his family
D.Joseph was selfish
35.From the passage, we can conclude that:
A.the family hated Joseph
B.father and Joseph didn’t get along well
C.the family had gottired of Joseph’s visit
D.Joseph was a bad man
36.“Hodi, hodi,” said a voice, whose voice was it?
A.Joseph’s B. Mother’s
C.Father’s D. Nyambura’s
37.Which one of the following statements is not true, according to the passage?
A.Uncle Joseph had a way of arriving just in time for a meal
B.The family had to feed kess the last time uncle Joseph
visited
C.Uncle Joseph’s last visits was the fourth one in the
recent past
D.Uncle Joseph was sincere with his visits
38.Which one of die following would be the BEST title for the passage
A.The uninvited guest
B.The foolish visitor
C.Mother’s Uncle
D.Mother and Nyambura
Read the passage below and answer question 39-50
Five years ago, Peter Njenga put aside his dreams of going to college. He resigned him self to the fate of most other boys in his village of trampled earth and mud-brick houses in Kikuyu. Njenga dropped out of primary school to look for manual work to support his family. One day, labour scouts from a quarry approached him as he whiled away time on the banks of a stream. They asked him ifhe was interested in employment. He said yes, and today, Njenga takes home Sh. 60 only as his daily wage tom splitting stones at the quarry.
Njenga, 15 is among thousands of children who have been robbed of their childhood and rights by child labour. To save children from this kind of an abuse, child rights advocate have been campaigning for the reduction of the age limit at which a child can work from 16 to 14 years.
A conference coming up soon in Nairobi will discuss a policy paper which research on child labour. 1 he participants are expected to discuss and strengthen the paper which is before parliament The African Network for the prevention and protection against child abuse and neglect (Appzan) leader Dr Onyango, says children must be protected against child labour. "Labour laws stipulate that 16 years is the age at which one can start working. This could reduce to 17 if parliament adopt recommendations in the reviewed employment Act, She says. However, the children Act recognizes a child as anyone below 18.
Laws should not contradict one another. We’ll recommend that these two Acts be harmonized to help fight child labour.” adds Onyango. One defect in the paper is that it puts little emphasis on technical education. Yet, this is the only type of education for the majority of children from poor families who drop out of school after primary education. This group has specific needs that cannot be addressed by the higher education policies.
This document should not disenfranchise those who need help. It should be all inclusive,” says Onyango. Dr. Onyango further points out that the society has failed to adequately address the problem of child labour. She says that child prostitution is rampant in places like Malindi and other tourist havens. Many pupils are withdrawn from school and employed as domestic workers. Others are married off to rich men by irresponsible parents who regard their daughters as property to be sold to the highest bidder. Child activists have started a campaign in various parts of the country to have those who employ, and marry off children arrested and charged with criminal offences. A jailterm and a hefty fine, they hope, will convince offenders that trampling on the
rights of helpless children could be costly indeed.
39.Njenga did not go to college because
A.he no longer wanted to
B.hehad stopped dreaming of going there
C.he most likely could not afford to
D.he wanted to start working.
40.From the first paragraph, we learn that
A.many boys in Kikuyu were’ out of school
B.the majority of boys in Kikuyu were out of school
C.boys in Kikuyu only lived in mud brick houses
D.those who had resigned from school lived in brick houses
41.“Manual work means
A. useless workB. hard work
C.petty work -D. tiring work
42.What were the labour scouts looking for?
A.idle boys
B.people resting at the river bank
C.boys who had dropped out of school
D.people to work in quarries
43.Why did Njenga agree to take a daily wage ofjust shs 60.
A.he had no alternative
B.the amount was enough for his needs
C.splitting stone is not a hardjob
D.he was only 15 years old
44.Why would Njenga work at the quarry termed as child labour?
A.he was paid only sh 60 a day
B.heis a child who should not be working
C.he splits stones instead of doing some other work in
thequarry.
D.there are thousands of children like him
45.Child abuse is when
A.children are given work to do
B.a child drops
C.children are misused
D.a child goes to a quarry
46.How does 'die employment Act contradict the children Act?
A.The children Act allows those considered as under age in the employment Act to be employed
B.The employment Act recognizes children as those
under 14 unlike the children Act.
C.Unlike the children Act, the employment act does not
define the working age.
D.The employment Actallows those considered children ,
by the children Act to be employed
47.According to the childrenAct, and adult is anybody who
48.What do children who are unable to proceed to secondary school need most?
A.higher education
B.basic education
C.technical education
D.employment
49.Who are child activists
A.children who are active
B.defenders of child rights
C.childrenwho go complaining
D.people who don’t harm children
5 0. Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn from the last paragraph?
A.those who many' off children should be arrested
B.those who abuse children's rights should be severely
punished.
C.responsible parents do not mistreat their children
D.trampling on helpless children is costly indeed.