ZERAKI ACHIEVERS’ EXAMINATIONS 13.
END TERM 2-2024
ENGLISH
FORM ONE (1)
MARKING SCHEME
1. Write a composition beginning: I regretted ever having had Riziki for a friend…’ (20 Marks)
The student work must be a story.
It must begin with the given sentence.
The candidate must present a credible scenario emanating from the sentence given.
2. Read the passage bellow and answer the questions that follows. (20 Marks)
Typhoid is an infectious bacteria disease transmitted through contaminated food and water. Typhoid
infection first establishes itself in the digestive system from where it spreads further to the rest of the body.
After infecting the intestines, typhoid bacteria destroy the intestinal lining leading to ulceration and
bleeding. It is through the bleeding body vessels that a blood infection is established and then further
spread through the body.
Typhoid is a serious infection and should be attended to promptly whenever it develops. It is a systematic
infection: thus, it can affect any part of the body. However, as mentioned earlier, at onset of infection, the
organ affected is the intestine. This leads to intestinal symptoms being the first to appear. The symptoms
may include passing loose stool, abdominal discomfort and loss of appetite, nausea and passage of bloody
stool. As the disease progresses, blood stream involvement leads to the onset of general malaise, fever,
joint pains, muscular pains, headache and mental clouding. In severe infections, coma and death may
result.
When a patient with typhoid reports to a doctor, the doctor suspecting the disease can carry out some tests
to confirm whether the patient has the infection or not. Among the tests recommended, blood tests are the
most important. However, urine and stool tests can be very useful for the doctor to distinguish it from
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other diseases which presents themselves in a similar manner such as parasitic amoeba or the bleeding
vascular disorder of the digestive system.
Once in the blood, typhoid bacteria are filtered and excreted in the urine by the kidneys. Therefore, urine
tests can reveal a typhoid infection. Thus, a qualified doctor or medical personnel should only determine
a diagnosis of typhoid by relevant evidence of the presence of symptoms and signs. The doctor can also
use either direct or indirect evidence of the presence of the responsible bacteria to diagnose the disease.
If you develop any of the symptoms such as nausea, abdominal discomfort, general malaise, joint pains,
fever, dysentery, mental clouding and abdominal swelling, you should seek medical advice immediate ly.
The doctor will then decide the kind of treatment you require. The treatment given depends on the severity
of the disease, and can involve administration of intravenous medicines or oral medication according to
the doctor’s assessment. The doctor could also have your body fluid and blood replaced die to diarrhea
and dysentery.
Transmission of typhoid can be controlled in various ways. Proper cooking of food and boiling of drinking
water can reduce transmission of typhoid. Washing hands before eating and after visiting the toilet is also
important. Proper disposal of body waste is another good preventive measure.
Early diagnosis and treatment of those who get infected also reduces transmission to others. In addition,
anti-typhoid vaccine provides protection against typhoid for at least three years after which one is due for
another vaccination.
Questions
a. How is typhoid transmitted? (2 Marks)
Typhoid is transmitted through contaminated water and food.
b. How does the typhoid bacteria affect the intestines? (2 Marks)
Typhoid bacteria destroys intestinal lining leading to ulceration and bleeding.
c. Why is typhoid said to be a systemic infection? ( 2 Marks)
It is because it step by step slowly affects every part of the body.
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d. What are the symptoms of typhoid infection? (4 Marks)
Passing of loose stool
Abdominal discomfort
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Passage of bloody stool (Any 4,1 mark each)
e. Why should a person undergo a typhoid test before treatment? (2 Marks)
A patient should undergo a typhoid test before treatment, to ascertain whether he/she has the
infection or not as there are other diseases that present themselves in the same way.
f. According to the passage, what should one do so as not to contract typhoid fever? (4 Marks)
For one not to contract typhoid fever they need to:
Cook food properly
Boil drinking water
Wash one’s hands before eating and after visiting the toilet
Dispose body waste properly
g. Give the meaning of the following words and phrases as they have been used in the passage. (4
Marks)
i. Contaminated
polluted/corrupted/infected/poisoned/stained/adulterated/marred
ii. Onset
start/beginning/arrival/outset/inception/birth/outbreak/genesis
iii. Malaise
ailment/illness/sickness/disease/ill/infirmity
iv. Symptoms
indications/indicators/signs/marks/ manifestations/features
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ORAL SKILLS (20 Marks)
a) Read this sub-genre and answer the questions that follows.
A tutor who tooted the flute
Fried to tutor two tooters to toot
Said the two to the tutor
i. Identify the above genre. (1 Mark)
Tongue twister
ii. Give three characteristics of the above genre. (3 Marks)
Makes use of repetition e.g ‘tutor,two’ have been repeated
Makes use of sound patterns eg. Alliteration- Fried to tutor two tooters to toot
Assonance- Fried to tutor two tooters to toot
They are nonsensical.
iii. Give three importance of using the above genre. (3 Marks)
They are used for entertainment.
They are a way of passing time for children.
They enhance creativity in children.
They educate.
b. Classify the words below according to the sound of the underlined ‘ch’ letters. (5 Marks)
Bench Chore Chandelier
Charisma Parachute Trachoma
Chauvinism Chora Church
Champagne Charm Chrysalis
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/ts/ /s/ /k/
Church Champagne Trachoma
Charm Chandelier Chrysalis
Bench Chauvinism Charisma
Chore Parachute Choral
c. For each one of the words below, provide another word which is pronounced in the same way but
spelt differently. (3 Marks)
i. Rain rein/reign
ii. Nun none
iii. Waist waste
d. Underline the silent letter(s) in the following words. (5 Marks)
i. Bridge
ii. Wednesday
iii. Wrist
iv. History
v. Palm
GRAMMAR (20 Marks)
a) Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative from the choices given. (3 Marks)
i. Who lit a fire outside my house? (light, lighted, lit)
ii. Since the introduction of community policing in our estates incidents
of theft have reduced. (incidence, incident, incidents)
iii. An elephant looks after its calf. (it’s, its)
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b) Identify, underline and correct the four words that have been mis-spelt in the paragraph below.
(4 Marks)
We didn’t give him the privilege of representing us on the District Environment committee
because he has a tendency of disagreeing with everyone. He embarrasses himself by pretending
to be so knowledgeable.
c) Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (3 Marks)
i. A flock of birds flies/flew/has been flying/had been flying/was flying (fly) away from
this lake every week.
ii. I wonder why they had sung/had been singing (sing) that particular song.
iii. The ball must have been hit (hit) too hard.
d) Fill in each of the following sentences with the continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
(3Marks)
a. The magician was/is untying (untie) the knot.
b. I am/was seeing (see) my friend off.
c. The principal is receiving (receive) the guests right now.
d. Everybody was viewing (view) the programme yesterday.
e. It was/is occurring (occur) at the same time.
e) Fill in each of the following sentence with the correct form of the adjectives given in brackets. (4
Marks)
a. My locker is tidier than yours. (tidy)
b. The hyena is the most foolish animal in the jungle. (foolish)
c. My father is older than your father. (old)
d. Olunga is the most intelligent of the Kenyan players. (intelligent)
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