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TRIAL 1-42

KCSE 2025 REVISION SERIES

FUNCTIONAL WRITING
KCSE REVISION QUESTIONS
1. Write an E-mail to your favorite musician inviting him or her to a charity concert to
be held in your school. Indicate the purpose of the concert and any other information you
consider important. (20mks)

2. Imagine you are the Managing Director of Nairobi Water Company. The Managing
Director Nakuru Water Company had asked to write a confidential report on one of your
former employees, Mr. Peter Maina who is to be promoted as a supervisor in Nairobi
area.
(i) Write a confidential report to the Director about Mr. Peter Maina. (10mks)
(ii) Write a letter to Mr. Peter Maina requesting him to attend water reed project
seminar on your behalf before he reports to Nakuru. (10mks)

3. Your school item has qualified for the national music festival to be held in Mombasa
for one week.
(i) Write a packing list of the personal items you will carry. (10mks)
(ii) Assuming you are the leader of the school Drama Club, write a congratulatory note
to the team. (10mks)

4. Imagine you have just collected your form four national examination results. You have
passed very well in all the subjects.
(i) Write a thank you note to your teachers and thank them for their support.
(10mks)
(ii) Fax the results of your exam to your uncle in Mombasa who sponsored your
secondary education. (10mks)

5. Your friend has been bereaved, her mother has died in a road accident, and she has
requested you to send a telegram to his brother who is in Mombasa.
(i) Write a telegram to his brother (5mks)
(ii) Send your friend a condolence note. (15mks)

6. You are the principal of your school and the local Member of Parliament has invited
the Deputy Principal and the school captain to a luncheon at a atop class hotel in town.
This is as a result of good K.C.S.E performance in your school.
i) Write a memo to the concerned groups informing them of the same. (10mks)
ii) Give them directions to the location of the Imperial Hotel where the occasion
will take place. (10mks)

7. You are the secretary of the youth group in your community. You are required to take
minutes of the proceedings of the meeting. The following information should be
included in the minutes.
(a) Six members have attended but two cannot and left the apologies. The youth officer in
the area was invited. Three members did not attend.
(b) The previous minutes were read through and the dates of the constituency Youth
parliament are discussed as matters arising.
(c) Agenda included-registration of the new members, club elections and projects 2012.
(d) A.0.B include: invitation of guest speaker and end year party. (20mks)

8. You are the secretary of the Social Welfare Club that has been asked to investigate
and recommend the best ways in which to spend a donation to your school. The club has
observed the following needs.
(i) Improve library facilities.
(ii) Expand recreational facilities
(iii) Start a school farm
Taking these needs into account, write a report to the principal making
recommendations. (20mks)

9. You are a dormitory prefect in your school; one of the school rules is that you should
not keep food in the dormitory. There has been a search and several food items were
confiscated from your dormitory.
(a) Write a reminder to the members of your dormitory reminding them not to break
school rules. (10mks)
(b) Write an apology letter to the Deputy Principal apologizing for the incident.
(10mks)

10. Imagine you are the new director of a soap manufacturing company. You wish to
employ some more workers and advertise the company’s new brand of soap CLEANEX
SOAP.
(a) Write an advertisement to advertise the bathing soap. (10mks)
(b) Construct a form that the applicants will fill in including all the selections asking for
information and the type of employees you will need. (10mks)

11. Imagine you are the chairperson of school Journalism Club. Recently, you witnessed
students rescuing a school mate from a burning dormitory, two students burnt to death
and others were seriously injured. The journalist from a local newspaper has asked you to
report the incident since they were not around the vicinity of the school.
(a) Write a short newspaper report on the disaster. (10mks)
(b) Write a letter to the editor of the watchman, column in Nation Newspaper
requesting schools to enlighten students on fire disaster management. (10mks)

12. You are waiting to join a college after your K.C.S.E examination while reading a
newspaper you sees an advertisement for a volunteer worker at a children home.
(a) Write a letter of inquiry to the Managing Director. Express your interest and inquire
if they will pay any allowances and whether they can provide accommodation.
(10mks)
(b) Write a five day dairy of events you plan to undertake during the first week at the
children’s home. (10mks)

13. You are the secretary of young Farmers Club in your school; you are to hold the end
year meeting.
(i) Write notification of meeting to inform members about the end year meeting.
(10mks)
(ii) Write a report on the club activities for the year 2012. (10mks)

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14. Imagine you have two thousand five hundred (kshs.2, 500) and hosting a birthday
party in your house for five friends.
(i) Make a shopping list for the things you will need for the party. (5mks)
(ii) Write a recipe for your favorite dish you would like to cook in the Birthday
Party. (15mks)

15. You are in school and your brother at home has called you and told you to give him
instructions on how to repair a bicycle tire puncture. Write a letter to him instructing him
on hoe to mend the bicycle. (20mks)

16. You are the chairperson of the school straight talk club you intent to tour Kibera slum
and collect information about drug abuse.
(i) Design a questionnaire on Drug and substance abuse that you will give to the
respondents during the collection of the information. (10mks)
(ii) Write a three day personal journal about the tour of kibera slum. (10mks)

17. Margaret Ogola is visiting your school to give a talk about the novel The River and
The Source.
(i) Write a public notice to invite neighbouring schools. (10mks)
(ii) Write a book review of this novel “The River and The Source” (10mks)

18. Imagine you are the managing director of Bethwell Agencies a company that deal in
selling computer hardware parts. You intend to partner with a friend who also owns o
computer agency.
(i) Write a business letter requesting him to form a business partnership with him.
(10mks)

(ii) Write an inventory for the computer hardware that your company possesses.
(10mks)
19. You scored a mean grade of A plain in K.C.S.E examination. You have won a
scholarship in Harvard University. The university has requested you to write your
autobiography and e-mail it to the director of studies. Write an autobiography and e-
mail it to this e-mail address, [email protected]. (20mks)

20. Your Drama Club is organizing to stage a performance of Henrik Ibsen’s play, An
Enemy of the People. You are inviting neighbouring schools and the general public to the
event.
(i) Design a poster announcing the event and inviting other schools and public to attend.
(8mks)
(ii) In not more than 200 words, write a synopsis of the play to accompany the notice.
(12mks)

21. Imagine that you are Akoko write a letter of complaint to the District Commissioner
complaining about Atieno Kembo who has by force taken over the chieftancy and force
fully trying to grab her wealth (20mks)

22. You are a speaker in a seminar “Youth and Drug Abuse” prepare a speech you
would deliver. (20mks)

23. Imagine you are Kinuthia, Waiyaki’s friend. Waiyaki has become a hero in the
Agikuyu community. Write a biography about him. (20mks)

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 24. Imagine you are a secretary of St. John’s Academy. The Director of Education has
called wishing to speak to the principal but he was not in the office. He requests you to
inform the principal that he would be coming to school on Wednesday at four and he
would like to be picked from the airport. Write the telephone message.
(10mks)

25. Imagine you are one of the Daily Nation Columnists. The Chief Editor of the
paper requests you to write a book review of Margaret Ogola. “The River and The
Source” and E-mail it to him for publication. Write it out. (20 mks)

26. You are the chairperson of the creative Writing Club in your school. The club
would like assistance in publishing the winning entry in a recent competition.
Write a letter to a publisher asking them to consider the book for publication.
Remember to write through the head teacher.
In your letter, include the following
The title of the book and name of author
A brief description of what the book is about
Why it is important for the book to be published. (20 mks)

27. You are waiting to join college after you K.C.S.E examination. While reading a
Newspaper, you see an advertisement for a volunteer worker at a children’s home.
Write a letter of inquiry to the manager. Express your interest and inquire if they
will pay any allowances and whether they can provide accommodation.
Remember to quote the reference number of the advertisement. (20 mks)

28. Write an E-mail to your pen friend living in Norway. In your E-mail, highlight
the following to him or her.
Details about you and your family
Your locality and country
Places of interest in your country
You hobbies and interests (20 Mks)

29. While reading the obituaries column in a local daily newspaper, you come across the
untimely demise announcement of a friend. You wish to console the parents of the
deceased. Email your condolences to the parents of the deceased.
(20 Mks)
30. You are the Human Resource manager, Tsavo Inn. The Manager of Kilanguni
lodge has asked you to write a confidential report on one of your former
employees, Mr. Mutuku Mutinda who is seeking a transfer to Kilanguni lodge as a
cheff. Write a confidential report to the manager on Mutuku Mutinda.
(20 marks)

31. Imagine you are a resident of Makutano junction market centre

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32. Imagine you are the teacher in charge of examinations in your
school. Write an Internal Memorandum to teachers informing them
about the date of submission of the raw exams for typing, the date of
starting the exam, the quality expected of the exam to be set, serious
and thorough invigilation, how to deal with exam malpractices by
candidates, marking and preparing report forms. A copy of the internal
memo should be sent to the District examination co-coordinator;
Masinga. (20 mks)

33. Imagine that it is your first day in a new school. Write an entry in
your journal indicating the things that surprised you, those that scared
you and those that made your happy.
(20mks)

34. You have completed your form four examination. You have read
the following advert for a job in The Standard Newspaper; write a
letter of application accompanied with a C.V that can help you
land an interview for the job. (20 mks)

SITUATION!! SITUATIONS!!
WANTED – OFFICE TRAINEE
School leaver (male or female) is required to Act as a general
messenger. Applicants must be well spoken and presentable, as
duties will include answering the telephone and conducting
visitors.
A good command of English is essential. Minimum education
requirements- a mean grade B at KCSE with good passes in
English, Maths and Business Education. Typing is an added
advantage.
Please apply in writing to;-
Miss Mutheru, Personnel Manager, Fierce & Striving Ltd.
P.O Box 12345 00100 GPO Nairobi

35. You have been invited by your best friend, who attained an
aggregate mean grade of A, to a party to celebrate his/her good
performance in last year’s KCSE. Your friend has also asked you to
assist in preparing a one course meal for ten guests.
(a) Write a congratulatory note that you will give to your friend.
(5mks)
(b) Write a recipe that your friend will use to prepare the meal to be
eaten that day.

(15mks)
36. Last year, you read a thrilling novel. You surely wish that your
friend would read it. Write a synopsis that you wish to send to your
friend so that he/she may be persuaded to read it.
(20 marks)

37. You did your KCSE last year and scored A, emerging the best in your school and
division. Your former principal has invited you for a prize giving ceremony and asked

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you to deliver a speech to the students. Write the speech you are going to give.
(20mks)

38. Imagine that you sat for your K.C.S.E exams two years ago and passed well, you
have done some training in a professional course. The other day you read an
advertisement in the Daily Nation of a position you qualify for. Apply for it and attach
your functional curriculum vitae (C.V) (20mks)

39. You are the principal of Baraka Teachers Training College and one of your graduates
Mr. Christopher Lipwoni has applied for employment as a teacher at Lihanda boarding
primary school. The head teacher of that primary school has send you an email requesting
you to avail more information about Mr. Christopher Lipwoni to enable the school decide
whether to employ him or not.
In the space provided below, write a sample report that you intend to email to the
head teacher. Remember to copy the report to the DEO Kakamega East District
(20mks)

40. You are invited to give a speech on the role of the youth in fostering peace in your
country by a friend overseas. You are unable to travel due to unforeseen circumstances.
E-mail your speech to your friend to present it on your behalf.
(20mks)

41. Imagine you live in Mumias, an average town in Western Kenya. The National Music
Festivals are set to be held in this town for five days. Your friend who lives in Webuye
town intends to come over.
a) Give them clear directions to Nabongo cultural centre in Mumias town. Make your
instructions as precise (one page) and clear as possible – you could use land marks, well
known means of transport, show distance in kilometers e.t.c.
(15mks)
b) Also prepare a packing list for your friend to facilitate their stay in Mumias town for
the duration of the festivals (5mks)

42. You are the proprietor of a newly opened hotel. Write an advertisement describing
the services it offers, the menu, hours of business and give directions to the location of
this new hotel. (20mks)

IMAGINATIVE ESSAY.
Write an essay illustrating the saying “Better the devil you know than the angel you
don’t know.” (20mks)

EXPOSITORY ESSAY.
Write an essay on “The frequency of road accidents in the country”. (20mks)

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY.
Write a composition stating whether you agree or disagree with the statement
“Educating a woman means educating the whole nation” (20mks)

DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY.
Write an essay describing a scene of a crime that you witnessed recently.
(20mks)

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