CBM TIMBONI SECONDARY SCHOOL
OPENER EXAM - Term 2- 2024
ENGLISH (101)
FORM TREE (3)
Time: 1Hour
Name: …………………………………………………………. Adm No: ……………….
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: …………………...
Instructions to the candidates
i. Write your name and admission number in the spaces above.
ii. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
iii. Check to ascertain that the paper has all questions.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE
3. ORAL SKILLS 30
30
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1. ORAL SKILLS
(30marks)
a. Read the poem below and answer the questions that
follow
Rise Around the Rosie
The world outside is wide
I tell myself I’m safe inside
But all our walls are creeping near
As the life I had fades into fear
It takes all night for sleep to fall
I wait all the day for the all-clear call
i) Describe the rhyme scheme in the above poem and
state its effectiveness
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ii) Apart from rhymes, explain two other ways the rhythm has been
achieved in the above poem.
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iii) How would you perform the last line of the poem above?
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b. Write a word pronounced exactly the same way as:
(3marks)
i) Gate
ii) Hew
iii) Metal
c. Underline the silent letter(s) in:
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i) Chorus
ii) Months
iii) Submission
d. Underline the part of the word in boldface that needs to
be stressed. (5marks)
i) All I did was to [Link] her.
ii) His [Link] was full of books and poems.
iii) I am joining you this [Link].
iv) [Link] is key here.
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v) Your performance is directly [Link] to your behavior.
e. Imagine that you attended a public lecture on how to pass
exams. How would you ensure that you pay attention despite
the high temperatures and congestion in the room?
(5marks)
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f. You are a TV presenter with “KTN” station. You have been
assigned the duty to interview an important and famous writer
in the name of H.R Ole Kulet. How would you prepare yourself
for an effective session with a view to producing a good
programme? (5marks)
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