Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Navakholo Sub-County Joint Mock 1 Kiswahili Paper 3 (Fasihi) March 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Kiswahili Fasihi (Literature) Paper 3 examination. This paper assesses Form 4 candidates' critical understanding of oral literature, drama, novels, poetry, and short stories drawn from the KCSE set texts — testing analytical, contextual, and stylistic interpretation skills.

  • Total Marks: 80
  • Number of Questions: 8 (answer 4; Question 1 is compulsory; no two answers from the same section)
  • Structure:
    • Section A – Fasihi Simulizi (Oral Literature) – Question 1, 20 marks (compulsory)
    • Section B – Tamthilia: Bembea ya Maisha (Timothy Arege) – Questions 2 or 3, 20 marks
    • Section C – Riwaya: Nguu za Jadi (Clara Momanyi) – Questions 4 or 5, 20 marks
    • Section D – Ushairi (Poetry) – Questions 6 or 7, 20 marks
    • Section E – Hadithi Fupi (Short Stories) – Question 8, 20 marks

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A – Fasihi Simulizi:
    • Identification and analysis of a tendi/wimbo (oral literary genre)
    • Themes of love, social status, and longing
    • Tone, narrative voice, stylistic features, and performance techniques
    • Strategies for preserving oral literary genres in the community
  • Section B – Tamthilia (Bembea ya Maisha):
    • Context and stylistic analysis of selected extracts
    • Themes of parental responsibility, consequences of upbringing, and hospital/illness settings
    • Character traits, tone, imagery, and setting contribution to the play
  • Section C – Riwaya (Nguu za Jadi):
    • Context and tone of extracts involving tax evasion and exploitation
    • Character as an enemy of the community (Matuo)
    • Significance of setting and stylistic devices including metaphor and proverb
  • Section D – Ushairi (Poetry):
    • Analysis of two unseen poems: Mbele ya Safari (arrogance, criticism, and social commentary) and Nieleze by Kithaka wa Mberia (environmental awareness, neighbourliness, and self-reflection)
    • Message, structure, metre (bahari), rhetorical devices, tone, and prose paraphrase of selected stanzas
  • Section E – Hadithi Fupi (Short Stories):
    • Kifo cha Suluhu — significance of a wife's letter in developing the plot
    • Harubu ya Maisha — the theme of employment and its social implications
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  KISWAHILI

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