ENGLISH FORM TWO DECEMBER 2025 ASSIGNMENT

[Link] NARRATIVE

Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow. (20
marks)

Long, long time ago animals and birds spoke just like men do. When God had to stop them
speaking, he made birds sin, like this chrrip! Chrrip Lions to roar like this graagh! Graagh!
And hyenas to howl like this huuu! Huuu! And do you blame God? Listen to what naughty
hyena who had gone two days without any meat did. He had been wondering up and down the
hills when he suddenly stopped, nose in the air, one foot raised. Do I smell, eh smell
food? He slowly raised his head to the skies as if to say, “Please God, let me find some food,
even one rotting bone will do.” Slowly, he followed the smell, sniffing hard, stopping now and
again, over grinning wider as the smell became stronger. “Here at last”, He said as he came in
sight of a calf that seemed dead, flies buzzing over its excrement. “God, no time to waste. Who
knows the owner may be around. Oh, no, 3 see it is secured to a tree with a “Mukwa” I’ll take
my time. Ha, I am tired too, come to think of it. God gave us pretty strong senses of smell,
generous old man. Still I do think some people tend to exaggerate, now who was it saying the
other day ‘ati’ God is the giver of everything and that we should be grateful. O.K. Tell me, did
God give this calf? Did you God? I found it myself, smelled my way there, all the way. Nice calf
too, rather thin but it will do. I’ll take the head home and make soup with herbs. I especially like
‘muthathii’, and I see one over there. OK. Here we go, where shall I start, this lovely neck?
No, I know, I will start with the ‘mukwa’ then I’ll get on to the soft stuff, the tail, the rump,
‘Mahu’ .” After chewing up half of the ‘mukwa’ the hyena brushed his teeth with the
twig of a ‘muthiga’ a tree of stimulate his appetite. He stepped on the calf’s tail, stuffed it in
his mouth and ‘snap’ it went. The calf which was only very sick and tired shot up and bolted
away in the twinkling of an eye. The hyena rubbed his eyes, ambled after the disappearing calf
and soon fell down in exhaustion. He looked up again to the heaven, tried to speak but no words
came. Hyenas have never been able to speak ever since ..

(a) Categorize this narrative and give a reason for your classification. (2
marks)

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(b) Identify and explain two characteristics of oral narratives evident in this story. (4
marks)
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(c) Describe two character traits of the hyena as depicted in the narrative. (4
marks)

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(d) Identify one economic aspect of the community described in this narrative and give a reason
for your answer.
(2 marks)

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(e) What moral lesson do we learn from this narrative? (2

marks)

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(f) Give a proverb with the same moral lesson as this narrative. (1
mark)

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(g) If you are asked to go and collect this story in the field, state:

(i) Three things you would do before the actual field trip. (3
marks)

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(ii) Two problems you are likely to encounter. (2

marks)
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[Link] (15marks)

a) Fill in the blanks with correct auxiliary verb from the choice presented (5
marks)

i) What.......................... the kids doing when you last saw them?(was, were, are, did, been)

ii) Carla...........................always wanted to try sky diving. (was, doesn't, has, is,have)

iii) Where..........................you go on your summer vacation?(we're,been,are,did,does)

iv) Why does you think she.....................call you like she said she would?(didn't, is,hasn't,has
been,have)

v)Mary ............... .......going to be upset when she hears what happened. (will,don't, is,didn't, has)

b) Fill in the blank space using appropriate collective nouns (2

marks)

i) Father Roe punished the .................................. that cheered master Thug.

ii) The ........................................ has returned a guilty verdict.

c) Fill in the blanks with appropriate interjections. (3

marks)

i) .....................! you are now the High Commissioner!

ii) .....................! I think I know whom to talk to.

iii) .......................! am late for my appointment.

d) Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate prepositions. (3

marks)

i) He apologized ........................being late.

ii) She was angry ....................... the delay.

iii) I congratulated him .................... his promotion.

e) Rewrite by arranging the order of words in brackets. (2
marks )

i) She wore a ( silk , beautiful ,red ) dress.

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ii) He bought a ( wooden, round, small ) table

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3. CLOZE TEST

Read the passage below and fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate word. (10 mks)

Most parents innocently believe __________________(i) parental guidance with regard to television watching
means making sure that your child does not sit too close to the set. They believe that sitting close to the TV
____________________(ii) hurt their eyes. Unfortunately, the harmful effects of electronic media go much
deeper _______________________(iii) just the physiological damage of x-rays on the brain and eyes. This is
especially so with children under the __________(iv)

of seven, whose senses are only ____________________(v) beginning to develop. Electronic media has been
discovered to hamper young children’s __________________(vi) to create their own inner pictures - which is
the foundation of all [Link] is the key ______________________(vii) this early age. A child can
only to be truly human from human beings themselves; not from electronic gadgets,
__________________(viii) do faithfully represent humanness. Studies show consistently how watching TV
slants creative play in young children. Nightmares _____________________(ix) ensue from the violent scenes
[Link] anaesthetizes our higher brain function ______________________(x) disrupts the balance
and interaction between left and right hemispheres.