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EXERCISE 10
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EXERCISE 9
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WEEK 12
EXERCISE 8
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FORM ONE
WEEK 6 - EXERCISE SIX (6)
GRAMMAR
State the name given to each of the following .
1. One who studies plants - ...........
2. One who travels to little-known places in order to learn more about them- .........
3. One who watches over students or pupils in an examination- ...........
4. One who trades and does businesses with other countries- ............
5. A doctor who treats infants- ..........
6. One who studies how the mind works-.............
7. One who assists the manager in office work- ..........
8. A doctor who performs operations.
9. The head of a school or college- ........
10. One who represents the government in a foreign country- ......
WRITING
11.................
12.................
13.................
14.................
LITERATURE
THE COLOUR OF GOD (V. B AAKYE)
15. How many lines make up the poem?
16. State one theme of the poem.
DEBBIE, SANDY AND PEPE. (MERRIL CORNEY)
State one character trait of the following.
17. Debbie
18. Sandy
19. Debbie's mum
20. " She *_grinned_* , then calling Sandra, she bounced down the back steps to play". The word in bold and italics means.......
Week 5 Exercise 5
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
FORM ONE
WEEK FIVE (EXERCISE 5)
LITERATURE
"When I was sixteen, my cousin suggested I take a job at a dress factory where she worked"
1. What type of narrative has been employed in the above extract?
2. The setting of the above is..........
" Rows and rows of sewing machines whirred while hundreds of women worked at a furious pace"
3.The dominant literary device used in the above is............
4.The expression, "hundreds of women" is an example of which literary device?............
5. Differentiate between a simile and a metaphor.
WRITING
6. Define a paragraph.
State and explain the features of a paragraph.
7............
8............
9............
10. Which of the features above contains the controlling idea?
GRAMMAR
Provide the most suitable preposition in each space below.
11. We should apologize ........ her for our mistake.
12. I agree.......... you absolutely on this point.
13. Our supplies are stored.......... the warehouse.
14. Their opinion differs............. ours.
15. In order to escape, the thief ran ......... the path.
16. They were amused........ the monkey's antics.
17. I am tired......... his pranks.
18. Please find....... whether the test will be held next week.
19. You must not lean ............ the wall during assembly.
WEEK 2 - EXERCISE 2
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (FORM ONE)
GRAMMAR
Write the synonym for each of the words in brackets below.
1. The panel showed a great deal of (astonishment) after the show.
2. In order to ascend the mountain, the adventurers have to be (daring).
3. My mum's boutique has a wide collection of (apparel).
4. That business tycoon over there achieved his wealth through ( fraudulent) means.
5. Selly is (melancholic). It's affecting everyone around her.
6. Early on, the president made a (witty) statement.
7. During the famine, lots of homes were (deserted).
8. "Must you accuse your workers without facts?" She (yelled) angrily.
LITERATURE
9. In your own understanding, explain the term 'Literature'.
Explain the importance of literature in the following.
10. Education
11. Entertainment
12. Moral values
13. Preservation of culture
14. Tolerance
Write two differences between each of the literary genres below.
DRAMA
15..............................
16..….........................
PROSE
17.............................
18.............................
POETRY
19.….........................
20............................
WEEK 1 - EXERCISE 1
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FORM ONE
GRAMMAR
- What are parts of speech?
- State all the parts of speech and define each one of them.
- Write the names of each of the following descriptions below.
- A partner in crime -
- An uncivilized person -
- A person who steals books -
- One guilty of crime -
- One who pretends to be what he or she is not -
- A part of a building below ground level -
- A place where sweets or cakes are sold -
- One who mends shoes -
- One who travels to outer space -
- One who is employed at a bank, office or shop to take records or accounts, copy letters etc –
LITERATURE
THE OLDMAN AND HIS CHILDREN (RETOLD BY JEAN WATSON)
- At the beginning of the story, the twin boys were always at loggerheads. How would you describe the action of the two twin boys: Mwangi and Njoroge?
- “The bundle of sticks could not be broken and each stick remained intact within it”
The above symbolizes that the bundle of sticks………………………
- ”Our village is strong for we all work together and live in peace”
The contrast in the above implies that……………………..
DILEMMA OF A GHOST (AMA ATTA AIDOO)
Write a brief character description of each of the following characters.
- Monka
- Eulalie
- Nana
- Ato
DESERT RIVERS (LADE WOSORNU)
- What is the correlation between deserts with rivers and humans with talents?
- What is the author’s message to readers in “Desert Rivers?”
- “They run their unwitnessed course to their unwitnessed end”
What imagery is attributed to the above?