Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises KALA Trial French Paper 2 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 French Paper 2 (501/2) mock examination prepared for Form Four candidates.

  The paper assesses French reading comprehension, structural grammar transformations, contextual cloze testing, and functional written communication.

  • Month Administered: July 2026
  • Duration: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 40 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 3 Sections (Sections I, II, and III)
  • Structure: Section I (Reading Comprehension - 15 Marks), Section II (Grammar - 15 Marks), and Section III (Functional Writing - 10 Marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section I (Compréhension des Textes Écrits):
    • Passage 1: the vital importance of water, environmental water sources, and waterborne diseases in Africa
    • Passage 2: personal testimonial at a Nairobi restaurant addressing social attitudes, alcohol refusal, and customer service
    • Passage 3: comparative cost of living analysis in global and African capital cities (EIU ranking report)
    • Lexical skills: contextual synonyms and antonym identification
  • Section II (Grammaire):
    • Syntactic transformations: subjunctive mood (Il faut que...), double object pronoun placement, passive voice, prepositional constructions (Sans...), future tense temporal clauses (Lorsque...), reported speech indirect questions, and past conditional hypothesis (Si clauses)
    • Cloze text completion focusing on holiday travel narratives, vocabulary, and agreement of past participles and adjectives
    • Conversational communicative matching: pairing social inquiries with appropriate oral rejoinders
  • Section III (Production Écrite - Functional Writing):
    • Option (a): drafting a formal Curriculum Vitae (CV) for a tour guide job vacancy at an NGO
    • Option (b): drafting a dialogue between a holidaymaker and a park tour guide during a nature walk
• File Size:

  203.43 KB
• Length:

  8 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  French
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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