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Question Owe (i compaliory aniearries20 marks. “Thera are 20 nae enc. 2.) (6) “Vala prop expe, and with etree ovr frminn, explain the ‘atlowiag ()” Desvaton| Gin, Convein 5, (i © Stem ora" (iy Base > (+ "Bayan lowing wot emtionproseee, © Blending (i). Mitipe Formation ay Pere So) Bekormmons tle Ty ae cca) rats 2, Sy the following sentences (1-5) an then joie them to form a complex senance with enence (1-4 Fong the subject nd ate (5) hein he 1 teste () The adetis in Form Two 2) Thestalem joined ar zhao eye (©) Thestutet was exe mba omer act (@. Thestatet was indicitined ©) Thestuleatsmy couse ‘ao nce | Expl tie extend vo which he subject may be suid fo Be a noun oF a entenee “plete preietef alo be 4 vere ‘Goran ers the fellowing sens, Althoueh hat président as very re, hil thre in extreme Povey ap ‘20mm: ‘Dianibiguate the lowing ~ Theyesn tah . i)" The eile ai nie cron inh ver id, Frying obec an be dengue omar) UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI . | ‘MODULA IDBGRME PROGRAM 7012003 z ‘HIRST YHAR EXAMINATIONS OR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS ‘CLG 112: 4 COMMUNICATIVE GRANMMEAR OF ENGL SE Darts aueus 29,2083 ‘Tin: 6.00 P2004, Aapver THR tne. i ies | | “nee oma eu) sin ewoup fi ele epinaenon” | discs 2. Disings . ee 1) ‘Barina et pete me. Oh brecaningee et Gi) Regn aon ecg appa bate he folowing: | 3. Ranhé fut semen and re he gona owe ‘The mann ais frm estar Keay le he hie Shing that he hd ed Yo se ina nary im " 1 estigas . | any he drop jet a ein yy i) Testy he petite of he sntenee i) Tete Sor eres, | J Pu sieotslnnents ins ipa we, Cnc | 5. Page following sentence: ten Porites wero teshr bt thet bain an econo afer she ode degre couree in excnting. | “i ig Bolt your point of ees, ge five tor i nga. i tape aR Bey ‘e fan slog. nwnls = | aed vy DATE: AUGUST 12, 214 ‘TIME: 600.2M- 8.00 94 INSTRUCTIONS: Answer THREE Quesdons . usstion Oe : DERN of amet et) le not auc {fer effective commnicaton Discus, Lo wh ws Se veep lees inguin dsettin Dining eee the towing Nowa Pee an Nominal Phese 5) Bet and Nonsient! ppeston Fonsi ©) Tranhive and Ttecstve ) tive and Tateasitive (ress) Bk yet a O Nous subject Oe emegule peck Disambiguate he following a) They of ish » beset be dangerous 6) Tee child id not drown in te tver Sutton Ee. Si 0 Bevsibe te process of eesvaon ene sow how aff English peli 1) Seiya pain ive word formation processes, C172 AND x) DATE: MAY 23,2012. oe INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS * eile te pat of speck (wordas) to which the undtined words belong. * i really ve Wana? cans donot believe in suc a thing as dernosracy, fe as been mach beter, (9 Onvango Ocmuotho iss cowdtay en, Git neiahtous cme and mi ou ew py (9, cabnetis mide wp ofthe Present gp is (@) The drunkard wants mire ales) toate vA ion shins je ree eld sa of one - () That big ereen Dahish sts sateen ©) Most cafeterias sell fast fod ime in thelr outets, (9 Girt ne veal dont gotogser they te tscempale 2 Shoe bisects loving omactong (9 Sonsini capa ny he No) aa fst the (9 Resp tee Sp pow (OR aso lov nites, fc) & thief has only forty days . {8 Tod mck ofeonbinng tinge, {@Tobw once nc gee, ODA smelt betas ere 0 Mage cemat guy re 6 Treo of pe ey days 6) Wala wed oe besten by his wie 1. (@) Define and explain what the following terms mean: @) Parase Clause Gi) Complex seatence (©) Boplsi, using eiamples what the following grammatical eegories wigan G9). asposs Moca (Voice (©) Explain, wing exernples wis! the following grammatical categories @ Ap G8) Moos Gap Voiee 4, Consitut clear sentences that illustrate the differences in meanings between, () Conta comtinnous (Die: dye (Last latest (6) Bus Bott (D Person; Peeson (g) Faint ent (Beer, Bier () Principal Principle (G) Mazes Maine {G0 Councillor; Counselor 4, Corsectll the grasmtnetic! mistakes thet you may identify inthe following, sentences. {2) Well look on the police to protect our lives and prope. {) Tie people have been charged with robbing the bank nnety milton silings. (6 The reson Musa gave for not atending class was becaut he was il. [@)Fhilesophers often wonder how family life would be like if members exnact ineract (©) The fle was found in possession of the aeused. 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(Gesin: Unfortunately, the antsmoking campaign tad no - ) (© Ja the bush, tis very tical o extinguish a Gre when you have finished with i (Begin: Poting ., ses) (© Phere are fw enmals that ro more ale than leopid, (Begin: The leopard nee {0 am ing th nema thi eveing. You can come ss we, You mun nish your homework fast (Re-write as one sentence, beginning: If... =) © Cite Way othe Naina Pek we aldo thé house ot en eer n (Conga BUR wow i recogni eiferet species ca (Combine into one sentence witout using “and @ You may be & very good singer bt you must study music GBetin: Nometer how nen) DATE: TEBRUARY 10,2018, TIME: 900 AM. ~11.00 Ans snsTRUCTIONS ‘There are FOUR Sections in this paper namely A,B,C nod D, ‘Answer FOUR questions, ONE frum each section. ‘ 0 a 9 » “ SECON A BERODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION 3 yet Dee Be Baplain the importance of communicate an nnization.(10 marks) > Gamay Discus fe bares to efetive communication ia an ongztin end how te eat vith ters (0 smaks) on Desert he communication process wing ery model of conmunictin you are aia with (05 mths) (Giving examples, disuse at east ive (5) pencils of effective commntniction in sn orzanization, (CO maths) 3. Resting the passage blow and ansver te questions ta fellow. 1 gender ea pease he computer ny One of the bigee rblena face women the compete inde te nal Tee Zany (0994) nad then 1993, women secounted for on Y6 per So hoe wih undertone epcerngcprets. Aso prod the impute indaay cs recent ede og et sendy sae prceang: of women tics are stated indy Da toed ad ovement patons Zactary report tht she sty conducted ye ‘onl Aesdeny of Slee, cade thar women the cine nits + ‘unre fvorle hin esenere ” ‘Avs nivel nom fay te computer wo might be expected to ove ose genag-dvea ede, Yer Raseonte ated eu, "ong Fv emen ae evnced Send mile manoemen (2) he hed = ‘ody conde 91995 the Sa ose Saray Neng, which Fan ds ‘her sere mo omen COe rong major computer anairing ems “nd only ahand running fare companies. "Po helene nrwahg by woe tec El, Kano ‘ee xitene of ap ore eon ces" Seat, "Thee a ov 140 womce member 9 sone repressing 200 caller ond Teivrtes gn 160 compa Sex at menosng i pit ener essa” (0 82), "Fong, Hel Cope Sinha Aingtn (294) eptd thea ing aio tei ven i ape whe ea Benen wen pon ir compen pin ‘aa ndarominn Coweres nthe lnc, ay fond ta tons gees ihe propane of sla seve hn fel td Iovm gender prspe epee af pose seal bbs to ep mig of me ead. They ao oan hat waloom genet wou pe Shot peser pepe nthe deckonmaling poet tan teed toe! Questions 1) Provide uable ile for the pasiage Snot mare than thes words, (2 ack) 9) Bon nyserom mrt mag fie pe wen he pe, 9) Provide ane reason why women engineers shin indus jobs prefeing sadeic and overeat jobs. ‘Gnars) 4) plan billy why gender nse area problem forthe ecology industry. (Use weds snd examples fom your own experienc). ‘Gta) ©) Stato nd explain any TWO bed reading habits, @ macs) | | | 4, f SECTION C: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS G4. Reed Ge thesis statement below and ete the quetons that flloye stn fiemcounties he many changes in tonduing fee, fr nd cre cletion ©) enity the sudince and purpot of hin ese, (iad) 5) Wetec came etest ey bud ote thas seme, Qo mata oR QS. Write snargumentation -poruason essay on: “Negative Eustis the major cause of compton in Kenya.” 25 rks) NAL. 1D ORAL PRESENTATION 51 allenges sociated with youth unerployment ie Kenya. Tat tence eee oe Fett abn Sern ling nd Drain, (03 arks) on 27 9) Pisa rey any Gv sues of serous fa pb speaker. Provide ‘methods ofhow such neevousnes canbe overcome, ‘OS sks) 5) Disoas bretly any thee imprint physial ctibues taeeh iy. marks) UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI PROGRAMME 2016/1017 “AR. fr oF BACHEL! Ct és 001; commune us DATE: DECHaMMII Te, 2018 TIME: 2.00.7. 4.00.2.84, INSTRUCTIONS: — ‘This paper covtaias FOUR seeGors: 4, B, Cand D. ‘Asswet FOUR QUESTONS} ONE from each setin. SECTION A:_____IETRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION AND, INFORMATION SKILLS. |. 6) Commincatio i este to building relationships betwee staff members nd bate employes, bh oo professional and socal levels, Wh clear ranpies,escuar Row cual atadin) and language bares cap affect this totic. (mais) {) The suestie of ta orgaization shuld povide for communication in tree distintcreeiane downed, upward and hotzotal. Delineandespaa the Funstos ofeach deton, maces) on (a) Bipiin how pou eaiuse the, ines of elective communication to iaprove interpersonal commuicltion Ya the workplace. {15 marks} (@) Explain the proces of enrununicatin using Kotler (1991 ) Mode SECTION B:__READING SKILLS Qe Read the following excerpt and answer te quenions tat fellove . 4 ‘he Dink, one of the branches ofthe River Lake Nilotes, re «group of closely related peoples living in southern Suda, coacestrated in the Upper ile province ia soutbuas Seay and ecvass into soutvesi Ethiopia. They ae the largest ethic grup in sothern Sudan and stenade up of ‘umber of sll tribes, Diaka Malual, Tie, Re, Ruveng, Bor, Agu. Atwot and Ngok [blinug, The Dinka peoples spek s series of elosely reuted latpuages, which are clustered by linguists ino ave broad fone of dialect, The five languages se called Norheaer, ‘Northwestern, Southeastern, Souchwasirn and South Cental. Fach subgroup cals its own speech by the group's name end over thi dle bave been dete’ among the ve language ‘poopings The Diskas xe agntic, emisnomadie cale-heders. Cale-hesing in the open ‘lin promoles 8 special vay of life in which tensions beween individuality and sociability, batweenbeligerence and social contol, betwedn generations, betweea fate end spa, becom: prominest. Polygamy iste ial for te Dinka, hough many mex may have only one wife. The Dink mst merry aude tei cla (exogamy), which promotes mote cohesion scros the broader Dinka group. “Bride wealth” fs pai by the groom's fay to Selize the mariage lines between the to clan Friis. Levirte mariage provides suppor for widows sad ther Gilden, All ellen of cosvives ae raised together and have a wide family ideaty. Te Dinke believe i.e universal single God, whom they call Nnislac. Humans contact Nhilae thuough spina! itrmedives sod ents called yath an jak, which an be manipulated by ‘dius sual. They believe the the pte ofthe depatad become part ofthe spc phere of this ite. As well as being the fondamental acasure of wealth of Dink society, cate have relsios significance, They ae the fist choice a an anima of scifie, though sheep may te ‘crfced a a substitute on ceeaion. The family aud genre soca latins exe primary values in the Ditka veligions thought. Unsurprisingly, much of Dinks cusiomary lv i insxtiezbly Jinted o bots cate and the Zi. (Explain te wmte's ate ean about 30 word Gris} UG) The excep consns of thee (3) pow paragraphs, Wee ayn es Senteac of paragraphs 2 aod 9 2 mari} (ii) Using woré-arac sis, workout the ming ofthe words in bold (Emacs) (iv) Ditrenine bewveenisensive ane extensive” radi (mms) (0) Make brief ote ofthe following reading concept. 4) SOBR READING seategy Comms? 8) Note making ©) Reading an acive and interactive rosess SECTION C:__ACADBMIC WRITING 4 Writean expository essay on “Impliction of comaption in Keay” [25 marks} 5. Write an argumenation-persasion essy based onthe toc: "Men and women illaever enjoy same rghs and opportrites econ al tors of th sot) 9 es) ND: RES! s_AND Na ‘WAITING SKILLS 6 Youare working for this NGO that hs snadated you to do «presentation on ‘be topic "Kenya a oust desiaton” in Geneva, Sita Hitt any POUR stages of planning you wl east pe uth, [8 mats) G)—Explan bow you would wse ee inoouetionsatepeallyo motile he aadience. (5 raves} (Gi) Discuss the FOUR methods of resentation at yor dispose. “I masa) 7. Wilt a report on how instintions of higher leaming ean improve‘ gu of eduction espeill in developing counties. (Sess) Questions » o o ww w ” oa) State the main idea ofthe passage asks) Provide the meaning of te four underlined words. (nares) Reading ie belived to bean ttive interactive process. Discuss the importance of this wit ference fom the passage (rates) pla biely the model of manporse planning ws given in the passage (2 marks) Define and explain the relevance ofany to ofthe folowing skills to aeidemie reading. (2) Excensive reading (©) Skimming (803k (8) Broad span of recognition (nas) dent ey soure of difielty forthe inexperienced reader in he psa. ‘Suggest solution to this difficulty. marks) SECTION C: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS 4 oR OR Rea the thesis statement below nd answer the questions that follow: ‘Thosis: The vecent fires and unrest in Secondary Schools raises more challenges inthe Education sectr, (0) Wenify the audience and purpose ofthis essay, (5 marks) (©) Writes enuse-etoct analysis essay based onthe thesis statment. (20 natks) \Weltean argumeatatlon-persvasion essay on lth ofthe folowing: (]Thevalue of educaion inthe current Globel market economy. Page ef SUCTION B: FUNCTIONAL WRITING AND ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS. 6. oR Gi) The moder assumptions about what it means o be successful in life (25 ma) Wit an interpretive report on how the ovecnment can aess the problems and challenges esocited with youl vnemploymeat in Keays, The epost should be presente to the eabinet Secetary (C8) Planning and Devolution. (25 marks) (e) Explain and illustrate the importance of praties! rehearsal as akey ‘component of en effective oral presentation. (10 marks) (b) Discuss how an effective speaker ean exhibit ‘redbiity’ and ‘eloquence’ uring presentation, Use specific examples to illustrate your points (15 mas) Page tott Clo |e 2 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI is ia NAT EDI . TACHELOR OF SCIENCE, \ BAC uc cA NDIA x uSTRY ces UNI KILL INSTRUCTION: Truce ave foe setons inthis pape namely: A,B, CAND D. Anuver any FOUR QUESTIONS; ONTE from each seen, = rTRODI ma "AND_INFORMATION/LIBRARY SKILLS (a) Define coimuneatin’ and espsin Ue elements involved io the ousniestion proce. (Ss) (@) Using celevnititseton, isnguish between inrepertnal and Interpersonal levels of eonmunitton. (00 masks) {6} Explain how te following ean lntertece with effective commision i the ganization () Teessolony (@) Cunwe on 2. ia) Define the wea formation fray’ (2saris) 'B) Discs the seve offescd by arademic ibe nd the yes of ifosnaton ‘eaources found in these bras, Page of REAI 3. Read the exept below and answer the guttions that aioe ‘The ett of poverty in any country depends ypon two foe - the avenge level oF neane nd (be degesofinequaity in its stbuon. Although the estimates of income grow xe ‘eitively good, wo have lil liable information on how the distbaton of scone has hanged overtime, Systematic ine seis dat bse oh rable souress a sg cups concept re spy ot avallbl, At mod there ae Hal oF counties for which we bave ‘observations for 2 or move years sping a decade os, I the sbseceof ie seis eat or indivi countries any asessnet of changes in the dsb of incon accompanying evelopment inthe past must be based on win ean be infeed fom erose-

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