Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Bungoma South Cluster English Paper 3 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Form 4 English Paper 3 examination.

  This paper tests creative composition writing skills and in-depth essay construction based on prescribed KCSE literature set texts. It evaluates learners' linguistic flair, thematic argumentation, character analysis, and textual evidence integration.

  • Month Administered: July 2026
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 60 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 3 Questions
  • Structure: Question 1 Imaginative Composition (Compulsory, 20 marks), Question 2 Compulsory Play Essay based on The Samaritan (20 marks), and Question 3 Optional Set Text Essay (Candidates choose one question out of three optional texts, 20 marks).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Question 1 (Imaginative Composition):
    • Creative narrative composition from an open-ended dramatic story prompt
    • Discursive/expository essay on youth interventions against alcohol and substance abuse
  • Question 2 (Compulsory Set Text - Play):
    • Thematic essay on corruption, misuse of public funds, and the illusion of ill-gotten wealth in John Lara's The Samaritan
  • Question 3 (Optional Set Texts):
    • Short Story Anthology: Abuse of power and subsequent regret in Naguib Mahfouz's A Man of Awesome Power from A Silent Song and Other Stories
    • Play: The transformative role of women against oppressive governance in Adipo Sidang's Parliament of Owls
    • Novel: Destructive consequences and socio-cultural impacts of war in Kazuo Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  ENGLISH
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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