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• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises KCSE 2026 English Paper 3 Prediction Paper with Answers (Set 3). The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE English Paper 3 prediction examination designed to prepare candidates for the national assessment.

  This paper tests creative composition and analytical literary essay writing, requiring candidates to structure thematic arguments supported by textual evidence from approved national set texts.

  • Duration: 2½ Hours
  • Total Marks: 60
  • Number of Questions: 3 (Questions 1 - 3)
  • Structure: Essay paper requiring three responses: Question 1 (Compulsory Imaginative Composition, 20 marks), Question 2 (Compulsory Set Text Essay, 20 marks), and Question 3 (Optional Set Text Essay, choose one prompt, 20 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Imaginative Composition:
    • Discursive or Narrative Composition ending with the prompt on proving innocence
    • Proverbial Narrative Composition illustrating the saying "A fool and his money are soon parted"
  • Compulsory Set Text Essay (The Samaritan by John Lara: Exploring the futile attempts by corrupt leaders to conceal social evils and public misconduct, focusing on Mayor Mossi)
  • Optional Set Texts Essays:
    • Short Story Anthology (A Silent Song and Other Stories edited by Godwin Siundu: Examining societal indifference and the struggles of the marginalized in Leonard Kibera's "A Silent Song")
    • Play (Parliament of Owls by Adipo Sidang': Evaluating citizen resilience and the exposure of oppressive leadership through the character of Osogo)
    • Novel (An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro: The vital role of wise familial counsel in navigating personal and post-war crises, focusing on Ono Masuji's family)
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• Category:

  KCSE Prediction Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  English
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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