END SEM1 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE EXAMS YEAR 9

END SEM1 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE EXAMS YEAR 9 QUESTION ONE 1a.Is there anything that man can do on earth nowadays without research? Does it mean everything with life on earth today has to do with research? How far do you agree with this statement? The following is a list of sectors in the economy, in favour of this statement discuss how research is helpful to the following sectors. 10mks i. Business sector ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ii. Farming sector ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iii. Science sector ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iv. Education sector ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

v. Manufacturing sector ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1b. The following table shows a survey on information on important terms that have been covered entirely for Semester 1. Study it and state the term referred in each description. 10mks S/ Information describing the term Give the term described N 1. An inquiry/investigation on a phenomena and search for knowledge 2. A reasonable conclusion 3. Is what the research sets out to answer 4. Acknowledging the source of your ideas 5. Obtaining information from its original source 1c. Research questions are beneficial because they seek to obtain data which is presented as findings for analysis and conclusion. Here are three topics; water, family and employment as your research topics. Choose any of the above research topics and give a reason why you prefer it as your research topic. 2mks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1d. Use the above selected topic and construct four good research questions. 8mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1d. A research questions should meet quality. Discuss five features that gives research question its quality. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION TWO There are preparations required before the material day, when one is required to avail himself in the field to collect information for his research. One need design and construct research instruments, identify the method to be used for data collection, plan and prepare the budget and identify the site for research. The method used should be appropriate to yield one expected findings. 2a. Explain any three research instruments one design before the material day. 6mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2b. Explain any two strategies one can use for data collection. 4mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2c. Compare the similarities and differences between interviews and observation. Five Similarities 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five Differences 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

QUESTION THREE Success or failure of an organisation depends on many factors; that is the strength of its managers, worker motivation and workers having financial stake in the companies and institutions they work for. Besides, the relationship between the managerial staff and workers matters a lot and this is enhanced through communication. Could any company prosper without communication? Communication matter in our institutions and this where the success of any company relies most. 3a. Show how communication helps in the following areas. 10mks Productivity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Decision making ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Worker motivation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Profits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3b. A Coherent text differs from Incoherent text. How can someone who has not learnt the differences between the two understand how they differ from each other? Discuss 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3c. Make someone understand how he/she can structure a text using the Paragraph Approach. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------