ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION GRADE 11 TEST 2 MARKING SCHEME

QUESTION 3: POETRY a) Observer:-HeShe is able to see the persona ravaged by hunger I counted his ribs Your stomach is a den of lions. Identification +illustration 2marks b) Description of hunger and malnutrition 2marks Be grateful with the little you have because there others with nothing c) i) Similes(Identification + illustration each style 2marks) 6marks - The skin was pale and tight like the skin of the drum - His tongue darted in and out like a chameleon snatching flies ii) Metaphors - Your stomach is a den of lions iii) Repetition -One day d) i) The bun is placed on a very high shelf where the boy cannot reach. 2marks ii) The rumbling of stomach due to hunger 2marks e) Sympathetic or piteous attitude 2marks Oh! Child And I promise you child One day, my child f) Chiseled - clearly defined 4marks Glazed - dull, dreamy, cannot see clearly Taunt - not relaxed Confetti -many and coloured QUESTION 4: GRAMMAR A.i) Scarcely had Mochumbe completed his assignment when lights went off.. ii) That is the most ridiculous story I have ever heard. iii) The forms were given to the Education officer by the principal. B. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate form of the word in brackets. i. diligence ii. brevity iii. strenuous C. i)for ii) to iii) in