Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises KCSE 2025 English Paper 2 Prediction Paper with Answers (Set 5). The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE English Paper 2 prediction examination designed to prepare candidates for the national assessment.

  This examination delivers a rigorous test of unseen comprehension, set text literary appreciation, poetic analysis, and applied advanced grammar. It evaluates students' skills in drawing thematic parallels, identifying dramatic styles, dissecting stylistic devices in poetry, and demonstrating grammatical proficiency.

  • Month Administered: July 2025
  • Duration: 2 ½ Hours
  • Number of Questions: 4 (Questions 1 - 4)
  • Structure: Four sections covering Comprehension (20 marks), Literary Appreciation Excerpt (25 marks), Poetry (20 marks), and Grammar (15 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Unseen Comprehension: Analysis of Eliud Kipchoge's Marathon Feats as an Allegory for African Economic Competitiveness, Natural Resource Management, Irony, Tone, and Vocabulary
  • Literary Appreciation: Excerpt Analysis of The Samaritan by John Lara (Themes of Corruption, Public Embezzlement, Characterisation, Dramatic Irony, Style, and Conflict Resolution)
  • Poetry Analysis: Dissection of Stephen Spender's "My Parents" (Childhood Vulnerability, Bullying, Socio-economic Class Contrast, Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Tone, and Irony)
  • Applied Grammar: Sentence Transformation, Word Formation and Morphological Derivation, Adjective Ordering Rules, Collective Nouns, and Phrasal Verbs
• File Size:

  68.00 KB
• Length:

  11 pages
• Category:

  KCSE Prediction Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  English
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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