2019 KCSE Marking Scheme

2019 KCSE marking scheme is out. The answers for all 2019 KCSE subjects are available in their original format.

The answers are available at a cost of Kshs 200 for all subjects. The money is payable through Mpesa number 0720502479.

Kindly note that the marking schemes are original- nothing has been added or removed from them.

You can access the question papers on the link below:

2019 KCSE questions

Sample answers are as shared below:

2019 KCSE English paper 1 marking scheme

Expect an informal letter
Format (5 marks)
Address
Date
Salutation
Closing tag
Content (6 marks)
Expect at least three good reasons – give two marks each if each reason is conveyed in a con­vincing manner- ( ability to explain and persuade should come through ).
Paragraphing (1 mark)
Introductory paragraph
Body
Conclusion
Language use (8 marks)
An impression mark should be given based on the candidates overall linguistic ability as fol­lows:

2019 KCSE English paper 2 marking scheme

1. (a) Probably 800,000 years ago/ some human species may have made occasional use of fire as early as 800,000 years ago (2*1 mark)

(b) Sample response:
Humans used fire for light and warmth. They also used it as a weapon against dangerous animals. They burnt the impossible thickets and turned them into grasslands, thereby creating a habitat for animals. And after burning their neighbourhoods, enterprising humans were able to harvest roasted animals, nuts, and tubers for food. (50 words)
Marking instructions
• Allow up to 60 words
• If in note form penalize by 50% at each point and affix capital N on the penalized point
• Penalize by a glimmer for faulty expression once in a sentence
Any 5 points = 5 marks

2019 English paper 3 marking scheme

3 (C) The Novel

John Steinbeck, The Pearl
Introduction
Having desires and dreams of prosperity is not a bad thing but we must guard against becoming obsessed. In an attempt to pursue our desires we may end up endangering our lives and those of the immediate family members. In The Pearl by John Stenbeck, Kino gets into trouble as he tries to achieve his desires.
(Accept any other relevant introduction-2 marks)
Although Kino runs away because of his safety and that ofhis immediate family members, he still clings to the pearl with the hope of getting a better selling price. Kino starts on a journey to a foreign land whose dangers and security he knows very little about. Kino is armed with a sword against heavily armed trackers. Kino thinks that the trackers are after both their lives and the pearl. He manages to kill the trackers, however, their only son Coyotito is shot dead. (Pp44-46, 63, 72-73, 74-77, 92, 95, 96-98, 104, 106-107, 108, 114-115, 116-118).