Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises KCSE 2026 English Paper 3 Prediction Paper with Answers (Set 4). 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 candidates' creative writing proficiency and rigorous literary argumentation based on the approved national curriculum core and optional literary set texts.

  • Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Total Marks: 60
  • Number of Questions: 3 (Compulsory Imaginative Composition, Compulsory Set Text, and 1 Optional Set Text)
  • Structure: Question 1 (Creative Writing, 20 marks), Question 2 (The Samaritan, 20 marks), Question 3 (Optional Texts Choice, 20 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Imaginative Composition
    • Narrative Writing (Prompt Beginning: "As I walked along the lonely path...")
    • Discursive / Philosophical Writing on Proverbs ("Pride comes before a fall")
  • Compulsory Set Text: The Samaritan by John Lara
    • Thematic Essay on Leadership Greed, Corruption, and Citizen Suffering
  • Optional Set Texts
    • The Short Story: A Silent Song and Other Stories (Stanley Gazemba's "Talking Money" - Disobedience and Suffering)
    • Drama: Parliament of Owls by Adipo Sidang (Empowerment of Women and Minorities in Peaceful Change)
    • The Novel: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (Devastating Impact of War on Lives and Property)
• File Size:

  37.50 KB
• Category:

  KCSE Prediction Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  English
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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