Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Mumias West Sub-County Joint Evaluation Kiswahili Karatasi ya 1 May 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Kiswahili Karatasi ya 1 (Insha) examination. This paper evaluates candidates' creative and functional writing skills in Kiswahili through two compositions of at least 400 words each — one compulsory and one from three options — testing expression, argument development, and narrative ability.

  • Month Administered: May 2026
  • Duration: 1¾ hours
  • Total Marks: 40
  • Number of Questions: 4 (write 2 — Question 1 compulsory, one from Questions 2–4)
  • Structure: Lazima (compulsory, 20 marks) + one optional essay (20 marks); minimum 400 words per essay

  It covers the following topics:

  • Insha ya Lazima (Compulsory)
    • Katibu wa kikao — functional writing task: drafting minutes/report of a seminar educating students on productive use of school holidays
  • Insha za Kuchagua (Optional — choose one)
    • Umuhimu wa mwanafunzi kujiunga na vyama mbalimbali shuleni (importance of joining school clubs)
    • Hadithi kuhusu methali: "Mchuma janga hula na wa kwao" (narrative story illustrating a proverb)
    • Insha inayomalizika kwa sentensi maalum: "…sijawahi kujuta kama nilivyojuta siku hiyo" (story ending with a given sentence)
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  KISWAHILI

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