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📘 Paper 1 – Functional Writing, Cloze Test & Oral Skills (60 Marks)

Functional Writing (20 marks):

• Write a Book Review of John Lara’s The Samaritan:

  • Include: Heading, Title, Author, Publisher, Year of Publication, Price, Pages, Availability, Reviewer

  • Content: Introduction, Setting, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Styles, Strengths, Weaknesses, Recommendation

  • Proper book review format required

Cloze Test (10 marks):

• Complete a passage on Whales, featuring:

  • Unique marine animal behaviors

  • Mating for social bonding

  • Giving birth to live young (calves)

  • High-fat milk for rapid growth

  • Intelligence and strong social bonds

  • Groups called pods

Oral Skills (30 marks):

• Poetry Analysis – “To One Coming North” by Claude McKay

  • Rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef ghgh) and effectiveness

  • Sound features (alliteration, consonance, assonance)

• Homophones – Supply words with similar pronunciation (air/heir, one/won, soar/sore, flower/flour)

• Word Stress – Underline stressed syllables (unfaithful, advice, produce, repair)

• Intonation – Identify falling/rising intonation

• Interview Preparation – Advice for a friend preparing for an interview

• Telephone Etiquette – Identify and correct poor etiquette in a father-son dialogue

📗 Paper 2 – Comprehension, Literary Appreciation & Grammar (80 Marks)

Comprehension (20 marks):

• Read and answer questions on a passage about Corruption in Kenya

• Topics covered:

  • Two contradicting opinions on hindering economic growth (infrastructure vs. corruption)

  • Effects of corruption (reduces effectiveness, affects credibility, diverts money, reduces growth)

  • Cartoon of police officer (satirizes police bribery)

  • Imagery (simile: corruption is like a debilitating disease)

  • Tone (critical)

  • Recommendations to eliminate corruption (president leads, lifestyle audits, independent entity, punitive measures)

  • Vocabulary: proactive measures, takes two to tango, deterrent

Literary Appreciation – Excerpt (25 marks):

• Analyze an excerpt from Paul B. Vitta’s Fathers of Nations (Summit Chair and President Dibonso)

• Key focus areas:

  • Events before the excerpt (Path Alpha selected, Choice Matrix debate)

  • Character traits (Chair: authoritative, scheming, humorous; President Dibonso: aggressive, confrontational, daring/bold)

  • Themes (power and authority, conflict and political tension, deceit/trickery, hospitality)

  • Reported speech transformation

  • Stylistic devices (code-switching, onomatopoeia, rhetorical questions, dialogue, simile)

  • Question tags

  • The Trick (Choice Matrix to avoid consensus)

  • Events after excerpt (violence threats, chaos)

  • Vocabulary: consensus, cap, sizzling

Poetry (20 marks):

• Analyze the poem “Grandmother” by Sameeneh Shirazie

• Key focus areas:

  • What the poem is about (relationship between persona and grandmother)

  • What the speaker asks her grandmother

  • Meaning of specific lines

  • Figures of speech (personification, similes)

  • Theme (love and relationship)

  • Speaker’s feelings (regret)

  • Attitude towards grandchild (pity)

Grammar (15 marks):

• Sentence transformation (End with…, Begin Seeing…, On condition that…)

• Word forms (maintain → maintenance, spell → misspellings)

• Pronouns (we, her, they)

• Prepositions (of, from, with)

• Punctuation (quotation marks, exclamation marks)

• Gender-sensitive language (watchman → security guard, master on duty → teacher on duty)

📙 Paper 3 – Imaginative Composition & Set Text Essays (60 Marks)

Imaginative Composition (20 marks):

• Option A: Write a story ending with: “… Truth be told, we strongly believe that he was innocent.”

• Option B: Write a story to illustrate the saying: “A fool and his money are soon parted.”

Compulsory Set Text – The Samaritan by John Lara (20 marks):

• Essay topic: “Leaders who engage in social evils in the society will always try to hide their misdeeds when they are exposed but they fail miserably.” (Focus on Mayor Mossi)

• Key points:

  • Launch – Tries to stop launch; orders Nicole to write a letter; fails

  • Newspaper – Orders Harvester to buy all newspapers; App continues

  • Banning the App – Plans to ban; fails; panic sets in

  • Pleadings – Pleads with Nicole; refuses; desperate bribery attempt

  • Bribery – Tries to bribe Nicole; she refuses; embarrassment

  • Press conference – Calls press conferences; fails to stop App

  • Blame game – Blames other leaders; Nicole blames him instead

  • Enticement – Offers Nicole Director General position; she refuses; arrested

  • Blackmail – Tries to blackmail Jaden; Jaden stands firm

Optional Set Texts (20 marks) – Choose ONE:

Option A: A Silent Song by Leonard Kibera (from A Silent Song and Other Stories)

• Essay topic: “The society we live in is less concerned about the less fortunate members of the society, making them to go through challenges.”

• Key points:

  • Physical pain – Mbane suffers alone in dirty hut

  • Bitterness – Life is flat and bitter; no meaning

  • Confinement and loneliness – Confined in hut; misses city life

  • Begging – Survives through begging on streets

  • Lack of shelter – No proper shelter; suffers heat and cold

  • Lack of family – No wife and children

  • Hypocritical relatives – Sarah and Ezekiel pretend to care

  • Hopelessness – Loses hope; disillusioned

  • Negligence – Neglected by able-bodied

  • Death – Chooses death to ease pain

Option B: Parliament of Owls by Adipo Sidang

• Essay topic: “Justice can only be achieved when the oppressed are determined to expose the ills from their leaders.” (Focus on Osogo)

• Key points:

  • Assassination – Osogo criticizes killing of birds

  • Moonlight Law – Challenges oppressive laws without fear

  • Python – Accuses royal owl of using python to kill birds

  • The Flute – Uses flute as symbol of resistance

  • Support for Oyundi – Supports overthrowing Money Bag and Royal Owl

Option C: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

• Essay topic: “Family members play an important role when they give wise advice to each other making life bearable.” (Focus on Ono Masuji’s family)

• Key points:

  • Sachiko – Discourages negative remarks about Ono’s art career

  • Michiko – Advises Ono to find a house for marriage prospects

  • Setsuko/Ichiro – Forbids giving sake to young Ichiro

  • Setsuko – Accepts Kenji’s ashes even if mingled with comrades

  • Setsuko – Discourages Ono from blaming himself for wartime role

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✅ Authentic Prediction III Material

These are actual Prediction III Examination papers prepared by experienced educators, known for producing high-quality KCSE preparation materials.

✅ Up-to-Date Content

All questions, passages, and topics are current and aligned with the latest KCSE syllabus for 2026.

✅ Student-Centered Design

Clear instructions, ample writing space, and a self-evaluation section encourage independent learning and self-improvement.

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Used and trusted by teachers across Kenya as a reliable benchmark for student performance.

✅ Comprehensive Coverage

All three papers cover the entire KCSE English syllabus with detailed marking schemes.