Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Navakholo Joint Evaluation Test 1 English Paper 3 March 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE English Paper 3 (Creative Composition and Essays Based on Set Texts) examination. This paper assesses candidates' creative writing and critical literary essay skills, requiring three well-structured essays of up to 450 words each.

  • Month Administered: March 2026
  • Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Total Marks: 60
  • Number of Questions: 4 questions; answer 3 (Questions 1 and 2 compulsory)
  • Structure: Each question carries 20 marks; essays must not exceed 450 words

  It covers the following topics:

  • Question 1: Imaginative Composition (Compulsory)
    • Essay beginning with: "Evening prep had scarcely commenced when the Principal entered our classroom…" OR
    • Expository essay on what Kenyan youth can do to fight alcohol and substance abuse
  • Question 2: Compulsory Set Text — Play
    • The Samaritan by John Lara — essay on the theme that those who unite only for selfish reasons are bound to fail
  • Question 3: Optional Set Texts (choose one)
    • Short Story — A Silent Song and Other Stories (Godwin Shiundu, Ed.): limitations faced by people living with disability, using Mbane in Leonard Kibera's "A Silent Song"
    • Drama — Parliament of Owls by Adipo Sidang': problems faced by leaders who ignore the needs of their people
    • Novel — An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro: negative consequences of war
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  ENGLISH

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