1.
WRITING (10marks)
During the science and engineering fair you manufactured a unique liquid soap. Write an
advertisement that you would place on the school notice board marketing the soap.
SECTION B: CLOZE TEST (10Marks)
She was waiting for (i) at the next valley. Her heartbeat rose as she saw
him approach . She did not know what she would tell him for she felt guilty (ii)
her failure to go to Marionshoni on the day she (iii) promised to
see him. She had wanted to go but it (iv) have been a big risk . Her
father had (v) at home at that time. Waiyaki had never been out of her mind
ever(vi) that day they met in the moon light. She was always excited at the
thought (vii) him. And her eyes shown so that sometimes Mariamu
asked her(viii) she was dreaming about. She did not know what was happening to
her but she knew that ever since that accidental meeting she had never been the same again. And
now that she (ix) a strange longing for that not even the
river could give her.
(From Ngugi wa thiongo’s The River Between)
SECTION D:- ORAL SKILLS (20marks)
a) For each of the words below . write another that is pronounced the same way but is
spelt differently and has a different meaning
(i)Mail
(ii) Cent
(iii) Blew
(iv) To
(v) Grown
b) underline the silent letter
i) Asthma
ii) Condemn
iii) Drastically
iv) Comb
v)Often
c) you have been asked to present a poem during the school Parents’ Day. Mention three
things you would do before the actual presentation to ensure that the task is successfully
done .(3marks)
During the presentation what would you do to ensure that your performance to the
audience is well done? (2marks).
d) Complete the following telephone conversation 5marks
(Gring! Gring! Gring!)
Mr.
Otieno:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Joyce: Hello Mr. Otieno. I am sorry the manager is not in .Can I put you through to his
assistanOtieno: that will not be necessary , just tell him to call me .
Joyce:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Otieno:0722100498.
Joyce: that will be okay. I will tell him to call you as soon as he comes back.
Otieno: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECTION E . GRAMMAR (20marks)
a) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each
1. The land owned by my parents will be sub divided equally. (Rewrite , replacing underline
part with the correct possessive word).
2. The tourists have been stopping here every month.(Rewrite by inserting the word
” briefly” in the most appropriate position.
3. My grandmother is so sick that she cannot walk alone. Rewrite using the word “ too”
4. Mwala’s remark was a (repeat) of what Mworia had said.
b)Fill in the blank space with the correct alternatives from the choices given ( 3marks)
i) Who a fire outside my house ?(light, lighted , lit).
ii) Since the introduction of community policing in our estates
of theft have reduced. (Incidence, incident, incidents)
iii) An elephant looks after calf.( it’s, its)
b) Choose the most appropriate conjunction from those given below to fill in the
gaps 3marks ( when, what , while , which and who)
i) She wouldn’t tell me I wanted to know.
ii) He walks to work every day, keeps him healthy.
iii) the many challenges we face in life , we should never give up.
c) Insert the most appropriate interjection from the choices given below to make the
sentences complete ( ugh; wow; bravo; yuck;ooh;ouch;phew) 3marks
i) !that was close. The stone nearly hit my face.
ii) ,that food tastes horrible.
iii) ! I have got a terrible toothache.
d) Use the verbs in the brackets in the correct simple present tense forms to fill in
the gaps in the following sentences .
(Box, go, press, echo , )
i) Mary is always smart because she neatly her uniform.
ii) The forest what we say.
iii) Tyson very well and wins all his contests.
e) Choose the correct form of adjectives in the brackets to fill in the blank spaces
i) The weather today is than yesterday’s.( favourable)
ii) This is the student in the class.( timid)
iii) Of the three sisters , Irene is the (quiet)
iv) Is this one really as as that one?
ONG’ECHE MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL
NAME: ADM NO:
DATE: SIGN:
FORM TWO EXAMS
END TERM 3 2025
ENGLISH
TIME:
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
a) Write your name and index number in the space provided above.
b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
c) Answer all the questions.
d) All answers should be written in the spaces provided.
FOR EXAMINATION ONLY
SECTION QUESTION MAXIMUM CANDIDATE’S
SCORE SCORE
A WRITING 10
B CLOZE TEST 10
C COMPREHENSION 20
D ORAL SKILLS 20
E GRAMMAR 20
TOTAL 80
SCORE
