Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises KALA Trial English Paper 1 2026 Mock Exam with 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 1 (101/1) mock examination prepared for Form Four candidates.

  This functional assessment evaluates practical writing proficiencies, cloze test vocabulary, oral literature interpretation, phonology, and verbal communication and negotiation strategies.

  • Month Administered: July 2026
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 60 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 3 Questions (Questions 1 - 3)
  • Structure: Compulsory three-part paper consisting of Functional Writing (Question 1), Cloze Test (Question 2), and Oral Skills (Question 3)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Functional Writing:
    • Writing a comprehensive newspaper book review evaluating a novel by a renowned author
  • Cloze Test:
    • Contextual vocabulary, cohesive devices, and grammar in a prose passage discussing technological advances and digital cybersecurity threats
  • Oral Skills:
    • Oral literature performance: capturing audience attention, dramatization, performance enhancement, and detecting audience distraction
    • Phonology: identifying homophones for selected words
    • Speech acts: etiquette and delivery of an impromptu oral apology
    • Pronunciation: identifying silent letters in English words
    • Oral communication and negotiation skills: dialogue analysis highlighting persuasive negotiation tactics
• File Size:

  195.57 KB
• Length:

  8 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  English
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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