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English f3 Qs Mid t2 Teacher - Co .Ke

This document outlines the English mid-term examination for Form 3 students in Term 2 of 2024, consisting of various sections including a cloze test, comprehension questions about cancer prevention, a narrative story with related questions, and grammar exercises. The examination assesses students' understanding of language, reading comprehension, and grammatical skills. Instructions are provided for answering all questions in the spaces provided.

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English f3 Qs Mid t2 Teacher - Co .Ke

This document outlines the English mid-term examination for Form 3 students in Term 2 of 2024, consisting of various sections including a cloze test, comprehension questions about cancer prevention, a narrative story with related questions, and grammar exercises. The examination assesses students' understanding of language, reading comprehension, and grammatical skills. Instructions are provided for answering all questions in the spaces provided.

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NAME: ………………………………………………………….……..……CLASS:………ADM NO:……..

ENGLISH
FORM 3
TERM 2 2024
MID TERM EXAMINATION

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

1. CLOZE TEST (10MKS)


Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
(10mks)
Mandela was ____________________ achiever from the earliest days of his life. Born in a rural
South African backwater ____________________1918, he had to struggle as hard as any poor
African child of his time to get an _________________________. A striking symbol of the needy
state of his childhood____________________ is the pair of cut-off trousers which he
_____________________ to borrow from his father as part of his first school uniform. Later, in
the South African cities he had to labour, __________________________ toil, save and scrape
in order to pay for his distance university education and _____________________ as a lawyer.
__________________________ political activism in the African National congress is what
eventually earned him the long prison term. In 1948 the racist National Party came to
_________________ in South Africa. The new government established apartheid as an official
policy, dividing South African Society strictly _________________________ race lines.
2. COMPREHENSION (15MKS)
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
The number of new cancers and cancer deaths is rising, yet many types of cancers can be
prevented by simple lifestyle choices.
High levels of estrogen in the body predispose women to cancer, so efforts to reduce the
risk of breast cancer have focused largely on reducing estrogen levels. A fatty diet
increases the levels of estrogen in the body, and foods containing soy can mimic estrogen
and cause cells to proliferate in the breast. Greater physical activity, even if started late in
life, reduces the overall risk of developing breast cancer.
Lung cancer is largely related to tobacco use. The risk of getting lung cancer increases
with duration of smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked daily. Exposure to second –
hand smoke in childhood has been found to carry a risk developing lung cancer later. Diets
rich in fruits and vegetables are believed to offer protection against lung cancer, possibly
due to their rich antioxidant content. The risk of developing bowel cancer is higher among
those who eat few vegetables. Frequent consumption of red meat (beef, lamb) and alcohol
increases the risk, while eating fish and poultry carries a lower risk.
A high calcium intake protects against bowel cancer, and physical activity stimulates
bowel movement, thereby decreasing the time food remains in the gut, thus lowering the
risk of developing bowel cancer.
Certain sexual behavior increases the risk of developing cervical cancer. Having many sex
partners or sleeping with someone who has had many sexual partners increases the risk of
contracting the germs that causes STIs, thus heightening the risk. The age at which a
woman first engages in sex has also been cited as a risk factor because it might damage
her still underdeveloped cervix.
A high calorie intake has been linked with increased prostrate cancer deaths, indeed,
taking little carbohydrate slows the growth of prostrate tumours. Advanced prostrate
cancer and the risk of dying from it have been diagnosed in obese men. Whereas frequent
sex in men in their 20s increased the risk of prostrate cancer, it appeared to protect
against the disease in those above 50.

Questions

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a. What is the authors’ opinion on the increase of new cancers and cancer deaths?
(2mks)

b. According to the passage how can a woman reduce the risk of suffering from breast
cancer? (2mks)

c. Make notes on how human behavior leads to higher risks of cancer attack.
(6mks)

d. What do you think would be the result of eating few fruits and yet smoking tobacco?
(1mk)

e. “A high calorie intake has been linked with increased prostrate cancer deaths” (Rewrite
this statement in the negative) (1mk)

f. Explain the irony in the last paragraph. (3mks)

3. Read the story below and answer the questions that follow. (10mks)
There lived two men who were good friends. One of them was very wise and the other
very foolish. One day, they argued between themselves , and one said, “I am the wisest
man in the country.” The other said, “No, I am the wisest.” As there was no way of
measuring wisdom, the two men did not know who was wiser than the other.
One day they were discussing the ill-behaviour of their wives and one of the said, “If we
want them to behave well we must beat them up. Women are like children, beat them up
and they will behave well.”
The other said, “No! If you beat your wife, she will become worse.” After arguing for a long
time, they kept quiet and went home. On reaching his house, the man who was in favour
of beating wives began to beat an ox-skin vigorously. When the other heard this, he
thought the sound came from his friend beating his wife and he took a stick and beat his
wife severely until she fell sick and later died.
When the two men met later, it was now clear who between them was wiser than the
other.

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(Adopted from: The Hyena and The Rock by B. M Lusweti: Nairobi: the Macmillian Press Ltd
1992)

Questions
i. Suppose you are the one narrating this story, what would you do first before the
narration to capture the attention of the audience?
(2mks)

ii. How would you deliver the speech by the 2 nd speaker? “No! I am the wisest.”
(2mks)

iii. If you are listening to this story, what would you expect the story teller to do so as
to make the story interesting? (4mks)

iv. As the performer how would you know that your audience is paying attention to
your performance? (2mks)

4. GRAMMAR (15MKS)
a. The following is part of a speech made by an aspiring union leader called Mambo from
it, identify four onomatopoeic words .
(4mks)
Comrades, you know that we have been groaning under the crashing weight of
oppression. We have endured all manner of mistreatment from our employers. And,
sadly, we have taken it all without so much a murmur of protest. But now we say
enough is enough!(He is widely applauded) thank you. From your roar of approval, l
dare say that a new day has dawned for us workers.

b. Fill the blanks with the correct form of the word in brackets.(3mks)
i. My brother was offended by the _______________ (vulgar) of their jokes.

ii. Adija doesn’t know what to do. She is ________________ (decide) about moving
houses.

iii. You will improve your_________________ (pronounce) if you listen to people who
speak well.

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c. Replace the underlined words with the correct phrasal verbs formed from the
words in brackets. (3mks)
i. His performance discouraged me until I stopped teaching him. (put)

ii. No parent can tolerate a lazy child. (put)

iii. The girl resembles her grandmother. (take)

d. Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given without


changing the meaning. (3mks)
i. He is the efficient worker. (Begin No…)

ii. The policemen came as soon as I blew the whistle. (Rewrite to remove the
gender bias)

iii. It is so muddy that we cannot play outside. (Rewrite using too instead of so)

e. Read the genre below and the answer the questions that follow.
(2mks)
“Willy warmly welcomed Wendy and wondered why Wyatt walked wearingly while
whistling.”
i. Classify the above genre. (1mk)

ii. State any one function of the above genre. (1mk)

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