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Grade 8 English End of Term 2 Exam 2027 - Paper 1 (with Marking Scheme)

Elimu254 Assessment Series: a Grade 8 English End of Term 2 exam (ENG 8/T2, Paper 1) with its full marking scheme in the same file. Set in the end-of-term format: 20 multiple-choice questions in Section A and structured questions in Section B, 30 questions and 50 marks in 1 hour 30 minutes. It covers the Grade 8 Term 2 sub-strands of the KICD curriculum design: Conversational Skills: Disagreeing politely, Reading Fluency: Poem, Word Classes: Adverbs, Intensive Reading: short story (Class Reader), Mechanics of Writing, Listening for Detail, Intensive Reading: Visuals, Word Classes: Pronouns, Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader), Composition Writing, Listening and Responding: Oral Narratives - Myths, Intensive Reading: Poem, Word Classes: Simple prepositions, Intensive Reading: Poetry, Assessment of writing, Pronunciation: Sounds and Stress, Extensive Reading: Grade appropriate fiction Materials - Characters, Word Classes: Conjunctions – because, that, when, if, unless, and since, Intensive Reading: Similes and metaphors and Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions (240-280 words). The question paper comes first, with a candidate cover page and a Section A answer grid; the marking scheme follows, with the reason for each Section A answer, every acceptable answer for each Section B part with how to award the marks, and which sub-strand each question tests. Print-ready PDF.