Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 English End of Term 1 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme.

  It is a Form Three English End of Term 1 examination administered in 2026.

  • Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 80
  • Number of Questions: 5
  • Paper Structure: Comprehension, Cloze Test, Literary Analysis (Poetry), Grammar, and Oral Skills sections.
  • Marking Scheme: The marking scheme is in a different document.

  The examination paper assessed learners’ reading comprehension, literary analysis, grammar usage, vocabulary development, and oral communication skills.

  • Question 1: Comprehension (20 marks): A comprehension passage discussing the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), including questions on understanding, vocabulary in context, reported speech, interpretation of phrases, identifying main ideas, and determining the author’s attitude.
  • Question 2: Cloze Test (10 marks): A passage on the effects of gambling in society where learners fill blank spaces with appropriate words to test vocabulary, grammar, and contextual understanding.
  • Question 3: Literary Analysis – Poetry (15 marks): Analysis of the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, with questions on rhyme scheme, metaphor, mood, interpretation of lines, sound patterns, and critical evaluation of the speaker’s choices.
  • Question 4: Grammar (20 marks): Questions testing sentence combination using relative pronouns, reported speech, sentence transformation, word formation, grammatical agreement, and identification and correction of errors.
  • Question 5: Oral Skills (15 marks): Analysis of an oral narrative involving a hero named Juma, including questions on characteristics of oral narratives, storytelling techniques, moral lessons, use of non-verbal cues in poetry recitation, homophones, and identification of stress patterns in words.

  It covers the following topics:

  • Reading comprehension and interpretation of texts
  • Vocabulary development and contextual meanings
  • Reported speech and sentence transformation
  • Cloze test and contextual grammar usage
  • Poetry analysis and literary devices
  • Rhyme scheme and metaphor in poetry
  • Grammar and sentence structure
  • Word formation and parts of speech
  • Subject–verb agreement
  • Error identification and correction
  • Oral narratives and storytelling techniques
  • Use of non-verbal cues in oral presentations
  • Homophones and pronunciation
  • Word stress patterns in spoken English
• File Size:

  21.20 KB
• Length:

  10 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  ENGLISH
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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