KCSE questions: What to expect from setbook The Samaritan

The Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) will examine KCSE candidates on an excerpt from the set book play The Samaritan at the end of the year. Knec assumes that by then, candidates will have read, understood and analysed the text.

As is custom, the first question on the excerpt will focus on events just before or after it. Answering this well requires knowing the play’s flow, not just the few lines provided. Sometimes, the first question tests the ability to contextualise the excerpt itself, with marks split between what comes before and after. Writing more points than the allocated marks can be an advantage.