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Form Four English Terminal Exams

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Paper: Form Four English Terminal Examination, May 2026 Time: 3 hours Marks: Section A 16 · Section B 54 · Section C 30
Instructions
  • This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
  • Answer all questions in sections A and B and only two (02) questions from section C.
  • Cellular phones and any other unauthorised materials are not allowed in the examination room.
  • Write your Examination number on every page of your answer sheet(s).
Question 1 score: 0 / 10 Question 2 score: 0 / 6

SECTION A (16 marks)

1. For each of the items (i)–(x) choose the most correct answer from among the given alternatives. (10 marks)

2. Matching items (6 marks)

Match the descriptions of group nouns / occupations in List A with the appropriate words in List B.

SECTION B (54 marks) · Answer ALL questions

SECTION C (30 marks) · Answer TWO questions · Question 9 is compulsory

List of readings (for questions 9–11): Novels – A Wreath for Fr. Mayer, Unanswered Cries, Passed Like a Shadow, Spared, Weep Not, Child, The Interview. Plays – Three Suitors: One Husband, The Lion and the Jewel, This Time Tomorrow, The Black Hermit. Poetry – Songs of Lawino and Ocol, Growing up with Poetry, Summons.

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