KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE REVISION PAPERS

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE REVISION

ORAL SKILLS

KCSE ENGLISH PAST PAPERS 

 

What to expect in a KCSE English paper 1 exam (Oral Skills)

KCSE English Paper 1 2023

​(a) Read the text below and then answer the questions that follow:

i) Identify two elements that show this text is a speech. (2 marks)

ii) What is achieved by the use of commas in the text? (2 marks)

iii) Describe how you would deliver the last line effectively. (2 marks)

​(b) Organize the following words in two groups according to the pronunciation of the letter 's'. (4 marks)

​(c) Your teacher has asked you to practice introducing yourself and others.

i) State three appropriate body language strategies that you may use during the activity. (3 marks)

ii) There are different expressions that you may use to introduce yourself. Write down any two of them. (2 marks)

​(d) In each of the following sentences, underline the stressed part of the word in bold. (3 marks)

​(e) Imagine you are listening to oral instructions. What three things would you do to ensure you get everything clearly?

​(f) You are among the audience in an oral narrative performance. Write two things that you would do to encourage the narrator to continue. (2 marks)

​(g) The principal has sent you to call a student from a class. You find a teacher in the class. How would you go about delivering the message? (6 marks)

KCSE English Paper 1 2022

​(a) Poem - The Quarrel by Eleanor Farjeon

i) Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem and explain its function. (4 marks)

ii) How would you perform the following lines in the poem? (4 marks)

​(b) For each of the following words, provide two other words pronounced the same way. (6 marks)

​(c) Underline the stressed part of each of the words in bold. (3 marks)

​(d) Attentive listening is an important communication skill. Name three non-verbal cues that show someone that you are paying attention to what they are saying. (3 marks)

​(e) Imagine that you are a first-year student looking for accommodation outside college. You have just been shown vacant flats and you have gone to see the landlord. Complete the conversation below. (10 marks)

KCSE English Paper 1 2021 

3​(a) Poem - The Beard

 i) Identify and illustrate two sound features used in the poem. (4 marks)

ii) Describe how you would say the following lines. (4 marks)

​(b) Underline the stressed part of the word in the sentences below. (4 marks)

​(c) Imagine that your class is having a talk on career choices. The speaker keeps asking the students to pay attention. Give 6 indicators that inform the speaker that his listeners are not attentive. (6 marks)

​(d) In each of the following words, identify the odd one out according to the pronunciation of the underlined part of the word. (4 marks)

​(e) Read the following conversation between Jane and a tailor and answer the questions that follow.

i) Give two illustrations that Jane is polite in the dialogue. (2 marks)

ii) In the dialogue, Jane hesitates to respond two times. Explain one possible reason for the hesitation. (2 marks)

iii) In your own words, rewrite any two of the responses by the tailor to demonstrate negotiation skills and politeness. (4 marks)

KCSE English Paper 1 2020

3. ​(a) Riddle
i) Describe the stages of the riddling process evident in the riddle above. (4 marks)
ii) Who are the most likely participants in a riddling process? (1 mark)
iii) What would have happened if the respondent had not got the right answer? (1 mark)

​(b) For each of the following words, give a word that is pronounced the same. (6 marks)

​(c) For each of the following words, underline the part that is stressed. (3 marks)

​(d) You are the Chairperson of your English Study group. Explain three things that you would do to ensure that discussion is concluded effectively. (6 marks)

​(e) Read the following conversation between Hamisi and the Secretary of Walimu Wema College and answer the questions that follow.

i) Identify the shortcomings in the Secretary's responses. (3 marks)

ii) Correct any three responses of the Secretary to ensure that they adhere to telephone etiquette. Write your responses in the table below. (4 marks)

[What she said vs. What she should have said]

KCSE English paper one 2019

3(a) Oral poetry (9mks)

             i.        Features of oral song (4mks)

           ii.        Word stress in a line of a poem (3mks)

         iii.        Preforming a line of a poem(2mks)

 

(b) Intonation (3mks)

 

(c) Homophones (6mks)

 

(d) Oral report (6mks)

 

(e) Etiquette (Polite language) (6mks)

 

 

KCSE English paper one 2018 

3(a) Poem (A Poison Tree by William Blake) (9mks)

             i.        Features that make the poem easy to recite(4mks)

           ii.        Rhyme scheme (3mks)

         iii.        Saying a line of a poem(2mks)

 

(b) Vowel sounds (odd one out) (6mks)

 

(c)Homophones (5mks)

 

(d)Negotiation skills (dialogue) (10mks)

i.        Politeness in a negotiation(2mks)

ii.        Preparedness for a negotiation (2mks)

iii.        Counterpart reaction/behavior (2mks)

iv.        Complete the dialogue, add two turns (4mks)

 

 

KCSE English paper one 2017

3(a) Oral poetry (Adapted from Magomoro; portrait of an African village) (1987) (8mks)

i.        Features of oral song (6mks)

ii.        Word stress (2mks)

 

(b)Sound features in a; (6mks)

i.        Joke

ii.        Proverb

iii.        Tongue twister

 

(c) Pronunciation (diphthongs/vowels) (4mks)

 

(d) Stress (in syllables) (5mks)

 

(e)Fill in conversation (Etiquette) (7mks)

 

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2016

3(a) Poetry (Giraffes – Adopted from the Modern Poetry for Common Wealthy, by Maurice Wellman, John Spencer, London: George C. Harrap 1966,) (8mks)

    i.        Rhyme scheme (3mks)

  ii.        Alliteration (2mks)

iii.        Saying a line of poem (3mks)

 

(b) Homophones (5mks)

 

(c) Pronunciation (words pronounced differently) 

 

(d)   Consonants/vowel) (5mks)

 

(e)Listening and speaking (6mks)

i.        Speech (Restless audience) (3mks)

ii.        Listening effectively (3mks)

 

(f)Etiquette (fill in conversation) (8mks)

 

 

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2015 

3 (a) Passage about negotiation and conflict resolution 

    i.        Negotiation skills (4mks)

  ii.        Win-win situation (3mks)

iii.        Rhythm (2mks)

 

(b) Poem, Reprise (by Ogden Nash 2005) (9mks)

    i.        Rhyme scheme ( and its effectiveness) (4mks)

  ii.        Alliteration (4mks)

iii.        Performing lines of a poem(3mks)

 

(c) Pronunciation (vowel) pick odd one out (6mks)

 

(d) Direction (6mks)

 

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2014

3(a) Oral narrative (8mks)

1. Features of oral narrative (4mks)
2. Nonverbal cues (gestures) (1mk)
3. Sound features(alliteration) (2mks)
4. Idiophones (1mk)

 

(b) Homophones (6mks) 

 

(c) Intonation (5mks)

 

(d) Oral report (3mks)

 

(e) Etiquette (fill in conversation) (7mks)

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2013

3(a) Poem-DAY SEVENTEEN By Khalil AL Mustafa (February, 6-2009) (9mk)

1. Alliteration (1mk)
2. Assonance (2mks)
3. Preforming lines of a poem (4mks)
4. Word stress(1mk)

 

(b) Homophones (4mk)

 

(c) Stress in syllables (5mks)

 

(d) Speech (6mks)

 

(e) Listening skills (dialogue) (6mks)

 

(f) Poor listening skills (4mks)

 

(g) Good listening skills (2mks)

 

 

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2012

3(a) Poem (If We Must Die by Claude McKay) (9mks)

1. Rhyme scheme (2mks)
2. Word stress(3mks)
3. Rhythm(4mks)

 

(b) Speech (4mks)

 

(c) Etiquette (Choice of register) (4mks)

 

(d) Homophones (4mks)

 

(e) Interview (9mks)

1. Etiquette (appearance and grooming) (3mks)
2. Interview (before and during) (6mks)

 

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2011

3(a) Intonation (5mks)

 

(b) Oral song (From oral poetry from Africa; Compiled by Mapanje and White) (8mks)

    i.        Saying line of a poem (3mks)

  ii.        Saying a line of a poem (2mks)

iii.        Homophones (3mks)

 

(c) Speech (Capturing attention) (6mks)

 

(d) Turn taking skills (dialogue) (6mks)

 

(e) Stress in syllable (5mks)

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2009

3(a) Oral poetry (chant) (Rain making litany) (10mks)

 

     i.        Aspect of oral performance (3mks)

   ii.        Performance (3mks)

 iii.        Preparation (by performer, to make audience participate) (4mks)

 

(b)Debate (Public speaking) 

 

(c) Dealing with fear/anxiety (6mks)

 

(d) Sound “ch” (3mks)

 

(e) Stress in sentence (3mks)

 

(f) Fill in conversation turn taking (7mks)

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2008

3(a) Homophones (5mks)

 

(b)Poem (The debt by Paul Laurence Dunbar) (11mks)

1. Rhyming words(3mks) 
2. Tone(appropriate in reciting poem) (3mks)
3. Punctuation(3mks)
4. Saying line of a poem (2mks)

 

(c) Effective listening (5mks)

1. Restless audience(boredom, indifference) (3mks)
2. Listening effectively (3mks)

 

(d) Negotiation skills (5mks)

1. Purpose of greeting(1mk)
2. Negotiation skill(buyer) (3mks)
3. Nature of negotiation(4mks)

 

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2007

3(a) Oral narrative (a young woman and an ogre oral literature of the Maasai) 

1. Saying lines of a character (1mk)
2. Giving direction (1mk)
3. Speech delivery of a character (2mks)
4. Preforming a song within the narrative (verbal/nonverbal) (2mks)
5. Narration, saying a line of a narrative (2mks)
6. Audience reaction(1mk)

(b) Homophones (5mks)

 

(c) Stress in syllable (4mks)

 

(d) Speech (capturing attention) (4mks)

 

(e) Listening skills (dialogue/shortcomings) (8mks)

 

KCSE ENGLISH PAPER ONE 2006

3(a) Oral narrative (10mks)

1. Capture attention of the audience(2mks)
2. Effective narration(specified lines) (4mks)
3. Audience participation(how to tell) (4 mks) 

 

(b) Homophones (4mks)

 

(c) Poem (Lenrie Peter’s Isatou died) (6mks)

1. Rhyming words(2mks)
2. Stress in words(2mks)
3. Saying a line of a poem(2mks)

 

(d) Fill in conversation (choice of register/Etiquette) (10mks)

  Next we analyse oral skills notes on oral reports.

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