Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises RCEA JOINT English Paper 3 2026 Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE English Paper 3 mock examination evaluating creative writing and literary essay composition based on prescribed secondary school literature set books. It assesses candidates' narrative flair, thematic argumentation, textual evidence integration, and literary critique across plays, short stories, and novels.

  • Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 60
  • Number of Questions: 3 (Questions 1 - 3)
  • Structure: Question 1 (20 marks, compulsory imaginative composition), Question 2 (20 marks, compulsory essay on the play "The Samaritan"), and Question 3 (20 marks, optional literature essay chosen from three set text options).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Imaginative Composition:
    • Creative storytelling: narrative composition beginning with an enthusiastic Christmas morning experience
    • Discursive essay: analyzing the negative impacts of social media on modern youth and proposing practical mitigation strategies
  • Compulsory Play Essay (John Lara's "The Samaritan"):
    • Thematic analysis of corruption, political power, and futile attempts by unethical leaders to conceal societal evils, focusing on Mayor Mossi's downfalls following exposés on the Municipal App
  • Optional Set Book Essays:
    • Short Story ("A Silent Song" by Leonard Kibera): exploring societal neglect, apathy, and urban alienation experienced by physically challenged and vulnerable individuals
    • Drama ("Parliament of Owls" by Adipo Sidang'): analyzing the concept of moral choices, political oppression, puppet leadership, and inevitable retribution
    • Novel ("An Artist of the Floating World" by Kazuo Ishiguro): examining maturity, post-war reconstruction, historical accountability, and foresight through the character of Setsuko
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• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  English
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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