101/3 · ENGLISH · Paper 3 (Creative Composition and Essays Based on Set Texts) · Nov. 2023 · 2½ hours
Instructions: Answer three questions only. Questions 1 and 2 are compulsory. In question 3 choose only one of the optional set texts you have prepared on; where a candidate presents work on more than one optional set text, only the first one to appear will be marked. Each essay should not exceed 450 words.
1. Imaginative Composition — compulsory (20 marks)
Either
(a) Write a story ending: "… I came to realise that people are not always what they appear to be."
Or
(b) Write a composition about a ceremony where you played a critical role.
2. The Compulsory Set Text (20 marks)
H.R. Ole Kulet, Blossoms of the Savannah
Life sometimes brings many challenges our way; however, we can overcome them through our deliberate efforts. Write an essay in support of this statement with close reference to Resian in Ole Kulet's Blossoms of the Savannah.
3. The Optional Set Texts (20 marks)
Answer any one of the following three questions.
Either
(a) The Short Story — Godwin Siundu (Ed.), A Silent Song and Other Stories
Innocent people may suffer for crimes committed by others. Using relevant illustrations from the short story "God Sees the Truth, but Waits" by Leo Tolstoy, write an essay in support of this statement.
Or
(b) The Play — David Mulwa, Inheritance
In a failed state, it is the ordinary people who suffer most. With reference to Kutula Republic in David Mulwa's play Inheritance, write an essay in support of this statement.
Or
(c) The Novel — Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World
Parents are always happy when their children do well in life. With close reference to Kazuo Ishiguro's novel An Artist of the Floating World, write an essay in support of this statement.