STARLIGHT ASSESSMENT TEST

Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA)

GRADE 9 2025
KJSEA – MARKING SCHEME – STR004 - 25

MATHS ENGLISH KISWAHILI

1. D PAPER 2 KARATASI KARATASI 2
PAPER 1
2. C 1
3. A 1. C
Task 2
1. B
1. i) Cruel he immediately Zoezi 2
4. B 2. B 2. A a) - Mkakamavu
wanted to kill the rats
5. D 3. D 3. D - Mkali
playing around him
6. B 4. A ii) Compassionate merciful - 4. C - Mwenye hekima
7. C 5. B he felt pity on the rat and let 5. C - Mwenye nguvu
8. B them go. - Uongozi bora.
6. A 2. He thought such small 6. D
9. B b) Msitu
7. D creature would not be able the 7. B c) Ili wajadili kuhusu kiangazi
10. B 8. D help him. 8. D
11. D kilichowaumiza.
9. C 3. - Use of an opening formula 9. A d) - Mfalme Simba
12. D 10. B
once....
10. C
- Personification- The Lion - Mzee Kobe
13. A 11. A 11. D - Sungura
laughing/Rats talking
14. C 12. D 4. I wou ld put o n a sa d a nd 12. B e) - Kiliwapa maji ya kunywa
15, A 13. C frightened facial expression.(or 13. B - Walitumia maji yake
16. B 14. D any other appropriate) 14. A kunyunyia mimea.
17. B Task 3 f) - Nahau - Kunja mika
15. A 5. The poem has two stanzas. 15. B
18. C - Methali - Siku za mwizi ni
16. D Stanza one has five lines. 16. A arubaine.
19. D 17. A Stanza two seven lines. 17. C
20. A Zoezi 3
18. D 6. - W ord ha ve been repeated 18. D a) - Nyumbani
21. 0.000041064 such as The, That, With,
19. C - Some phrases such is I love
19. B - Shuleni
22. a) 1300 20. C has also been repeated. 20. A - Chuoni
21. C - Repetition has been used to 21. D b) - Bidii - Tunaelezwa kuwa
b) 1.331 × 103
22. B achie ve m usicality fo r th e 22. A anayezungumziwa alikuwa
c) 113 emphases. mwenye bidiikatika
23. C 23. B
7. - The persona is a person who alichokifanya.
23. x  121 24.
25.
D
A
admire the African women. 24.
25.
D
C
- Usafi - Anayezungumziwa
- The pe rso n de sc ribes the didimisha usafi popote
24. x = 14 26. C African women on the detail 26. C alipokuwa.
27. B ca ll ing th em queen, 27. D
25. a) 1 57 c) - Msafi
wo nde rf u ll y made and
28. A awesome.
28. A - Mwenye bidii
b) 1 52 29. C (1 mk for identification 1 mark for 29. D - Mwenye hekima
30. A explanation) 30. B d) Kike
26. Mark for a well 31. A Task 4 31. B Zoezi 4
drawn net of a 32. C 8. It means a variety or many types. 32. C a) - Sebuleni
closed cuboid 9. Diversity Beauty /t/ b) - mwenye busara.
33. D Shiny Ebony /n/ 33. A
27. y = 1 x = 3 - mwenye hekima
34. D 10. The characters are the narrator, 34. C - ana utu
35. B Maami and Nana. Maami is the 35. CB
28. 69.12m2 narrator’s mothers while Nana is c) i) Tashhisi
36. B the narrator’s grandmother.
36. A - `Sasa hivi kifo
37. B 11. Maani thought school was a 37. B mimetunjoja tu
38. C priority and important while the 38. D - Kutusafirisha ahera
39. C Nana through school was a 39. D ii)Balagha - Hii mali yote
waste of time. umeigawaje?
40. A 12. She had been selected to run for 40. C
41. A the junior section of the school in 41. B
Zoezi 5
42. D county games. 42. B
43. B 13. Athletics 43. C
14. She did not have a lot of a) Usalama
44. C knowledge concerning a lot of 44. D b) Tarbia
45. A things as a result of not attending 45. A c) Umbo lake ni la tarbia
46. B school. 46. B d) Cha kati ni u na cha nje nia
47. D 15.a) - Doubtful she did not went 47. B
48. B to believe that the narrator 48. C
was chose to run
49. C - Ignorant - she believed 49. A
50. D going to school was a 50. C
waste of time.

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 b) i) - Nucleus control all the d) Help to improve attraction to the
INTEGRATED SCIENCE monuments.
functions of the cell.
e) It is our responsibility to protect
1. C 16. D - Carries genetic material and conserve them.
2. B 17. D ii) - Give support to the plant 27. a) Life experiences
3. A 18. D cells. b) Age of a person
4. A 19. C c) Social surroundings
- Maintains the shape of d) Personality
5. B 20 B plant cells. e) Thoughts about self and others.
6. A 21. B iii)- Medium where chemical 28. Trade was conducted between
7. B 22. A reasons take place. West African and North Africa Trade
carried out was slaves, gold, kola
8. C 23. C 38. a) - Painful urination. nuts, salts, ammunition,
9. D 24 D - Pus like discharge from glassware. Berbers and Tuaregs
10. A 25. B the penis (Yellow or green) controlled the trade. Rich
11. C 26. A - Swelling or paining one merchants provided finances for
the trade the camel were used as
12. A 27. D testicles meals of transport.
13. A 28. B b) - Syphilis 29. a) Causes day and night
14. A 29. C - Herpes b) Causes difference in time
15 C 30. A - HIV/AIDS c) Impact the movement of water in
water bodies.
31. a) 39 c) - Excess water 30. a) practical work conducted by
b) 19 - Urea researcher in the natural
c) 20 39. a) PotentialKinetic sound environment.
b) refer to the way building and
d) 1electron b) Force that acts perpendicularly houses are distributed in a
32. a) magnesium Mg per unit area. particular area.
b) 2.8.2 c) N/M2 Pascal (Pa) c) Social surroundings
c) d) Personality
40. a) North-south direction e) Thoughts about self and others.
b) i) Attraction 31. a) To civilize Africans
ii) Repulsion b) Spread Christianity.
c) Settle surplus population.
c) 23 SOCIAL STUDIES d) Protect missionaries in Africa
e) Stamp out slave trade
33. a) The substance that tis 1. A 11. C 32. A set of rules or values agreed
b) The substance that is 2. B 12. C upon by a group of peopl, which
3. B 13. D govern the relationships within the
responsible for dissolving. group of society.
4. C 14. C
c) A homogeneous mixture of a 33. a) Allow access to new talents.
5. C 15 A b) Easier to travel
solute and solvent. 6. D 16. A c) Real time communication
34. a) - Water containing Salt A 7. C 17. B d) Exploitation of foreign worker or
- Water containing Salt B 8. C 18. C employees
9. D 19. B e) Allow access to new technology.
b) - Ca2+ 34. a) Border disputes
10. C 20. D
- Mg2+ B b) Political instability
c) - Form scan that stains 21.a) - (Teacher to measure and mark for c) Personal differences
garment during washing. appropriate answer) d) Divided loyalty
b) Kenya e) Lack of enough funds
- It clogs hot water pipes and f) Lack of standing army
c) - To ensure gender equity.
can make them burst. - To enhance human and capital 35. a) - Fought for the right of women
- It wastes soap when using development. - Led campaigns for India’s
for washing. - To address socio economic independence
differences. - Fought against racial
- If form scales on heating discrimination
- To enhance human and capital
kettle and boilers. development. - Fought against the castle
- Trade system.
35. a) - Rusting - reaction of iron - Stamp out slave trade
22.a) Critical thinking
metal with oxygen and b) Creativity b) - Respect
moisture to form hydrated c) Collaboration - Problem solving skills
Iron (III) Oxide d) Problem solving - understanding
23.a) Hunting - Responsible
b) - Oxygen 36. a) - Enforces law and policies of
b) Gathering
- Moisture c) communal cooperation the country
36. a) Semipermeability 24.a) Cross cultural marriages. b) Interpret the constitution.
b) Learners of different c) It is the supreme law making
b) - Both involve movement of body in the country
c) People from different religious
small particles. background interact freely. 37. a) - Learning area
- both are affected by 25. a) A - South West moist winds - Writing and communication
temperature and B - Cold canary current skills.
C - Warm Somali current - Extra activities
concentration gradient. - Networking
b) - Latitude
- Both involve movement of - Distance from the sea - Research and critical thinking
particle form where they are - Shape of he coastline b) - Be clear about your goals
more concentrated to where 26. a) Reminds us of golden times. - Take initiatives
b) It is a national heritage. - Focus on what works for your
they are less concentrated. - Seek out diverse resources
c) Help to repair the damaged
37. a) X15 construction. - Get assistance
38. a) unemployment
b) Political instability
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 c) Agricultural challenges PRE-TECHNICAL STUDIES 41. a) Being informed and aware.
d) limited access to quality 1. C 16. A b) Check product quality and
education 2. B 17. B standards.
e) limited access to credit and c) Reporting fraud and unfair
financial services 3. C 18. C
39. a) Arrowheads - increased warfare 4. D 19. B practices
b) Harpons - increased hunting of 5. A 20. D d) Keeping record of purchases.
fish 6. A 21. C e) Exercise the right to choose.
c) Awl - helped in making clothes 7. C 22. A 42. a) System software
d) Provide fire that made man live 8. A 23. D b) Application software
even in cold places. 9. D 24. A 43. a) Enhance productivity
40. a) Respect for nature. b) Helps data storage
10. B 25. C
b) Respect for elders
11. A 26. A c) Saves cost and resources
c) Use of traditional medicine
d) Story telling 12. C 27. B d) Enhance creativity and
e) Planting indigenous plants 13. B 28. C innovation
14. D 29. A e) Promote learning and skills
15 B 30. D development.
AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION 44. a) Input device
31. a) - Diagonal scale b) Input device
1. A 11. B - Vernier scale
2. C 12. A c) Output device
- Comparative scale 45. a) Motion /Control /Sensing /
3. B 13. D b) (mark for appropriate place
4. D 14. A Looks/Sound/My/ events
scale drawing) 46. a) Install antivirus software.
5. D 15 A 32. a) - Parallel lines in the real object
6. A 16. D b) Use strong passwords
remain parallel in the c) Back up data regularly,
7. C 17. D projection though having less
8. A 18. B d) Restrict user access
depth depending on the angle. e) Use secure wifi connections
9. B 19. A - other face and edge are drawn
10. C 20. B f) Enable two factor
usually at 45º giving the authentication (2FA)
21. a) Washing it in the running water projection in an angular 43. a) Enhance productivity
b) Peeling thinly appearance. b) Helps data storage
c) Covering the cooking pot while - One is able to see horizontal c) Saves cost and resources
cooking vertical and one of the face of d) Enhance creativity and
d) Reducing cooking time. the object. innovation
e) Cutting it in medium size. (b) (mark for correctly drawn e) Promote learning and skills
22. a) Uprooting diagram) development.
b) Mowing 33. a) Making items such as
c) Slashing fabrications
23. a) Use of organic manure b) Extraction of metal e.g. mining CREATIVE ART & SPORTS
b) Use of organic pests c) Processing of metals
c) Mechanical weed control d) Marketing and selling metals 1. C 16. D
d) use of organic foliar feed made and metal products. 2. B 17. B
from the animal wastes 34. a) Sharp edged tools 3. C 18. B
24. a) Rabbit keeping b) Disarranged room. 4. D 19. D
b) Poultry keeping c) Poorly lit rooms 5. C 20. B
c) Fish rearing d) Working without protective gear. 6. C 21. C
c) Vegetable farming 35. a) Poison 7. D 22. D
d) Poultry farming. b) Flammable
8. C 23. C
25. a) Granary 36. a) Fairness in competition
d) Honesty in art created.
9. C 24. D
b) sacks
c) Containers e) Being grateful for the talents and 10. C 25. A
d) Store room abilities of other. 11. B 26. D
e) Buckets 37. a) Cost of the channel. 12. C 27. C
26. a) Lack of skills in handling the b) Urgency of the message 13. C 28. B
waters c) Number of people receiving the 14. B 29. C
b) Use of poorly constructed message. 15 B 30. B
waters that leads to d) Nature of the message.
inadequate water intake by e) Need for immediate feedback. 31. This is the combination of many
animals. 38. a) Volume of output pictures to form a single image.
c) Poor placement of the waters. b) Methods of production. 32. a) Source of income
d) provision of less spacious c) Size of the market controlled b) Fosters growth
waters for large number of d) Capital invested. c) Boasts the economy of the
animals. e) Volume of sales nation.
27. a) Type of garment f) Number of workers. 33. a) Used to tell a story
b) Type of fabric 39. i) Create a timeline for the goal to b) Used to pass information.
c) Position of the seam on the be achieved. 34. a) Fingering
garment ii) Implement and asses your b) Slowering
d) The effected desired. financial goals. c) Blowing
28. a) Egg fetch high price sin the 40. One who pursues a project that
market. has the potential to solve problems
b) Grading encourages farmers to affecting people in a community.
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35. a) Pitch 25. a) Praying to God 12. a) Sheets
b) Sound b) Having faith in God b) On bones
c) melody c) Reading the word of God. c) on barks of trees
d) Harmony d) Personal thinking
36. o 26. -

27. a)
To fulfil Old Testament
prophecies.
The Gospel
13. a) was spoken by the prophet
and his people.
37. a) It is a technique used in
handball where ea player b) Historical books b) It was spoken by millions of
bounce the ball repeatedly on c) Epistles people across the world.
the ground. d) Prophetic books c) It has broad vocabulary.
38. a) Single feign 28. a) Jesus has power over death. d) It has sweet and good
b) Double feign b) We should show melody.
compassion to those who e) It is easy to express and
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS have challenges. understand.
29. a) They will pay taxes. 14. a) Do not ridicule.
EDUCATION
b) He will make their children b) Do not insult
1. A 11. C c) Avoid suspicion
2. A 12. D soldiers.
d) Do not backbite
3. C 13. C c) He will take the tenth of their
e) Avoid negative suspicion.
4. C 14. D flock.
f) Do not call offensive names.
5. B 15 C 30. a) Jealously
15. a) Hadith Sahih
6. C 16. C b) Seeking attention
b) Hadith Hassan
7. C 17. D c) Influence from friends
c) hadith Dhaif
8. D 18. B 31. a) The snake was cursed.
16. 1. Questioning
9. D 19. A b) The woman would 2. Records of deeds
10. C 20. C experience trouble of pain 3. Scale of deeds
child bearing. 4. Final judgement
21. a) He ruled with wisdom from 17. Miqat
God. ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS
b) He had strong alliances with EDUCATION
other kingdom during His
reign. 1. D
22. a) Abilities 2. C
b) Skills 3. A
c) Passion 4. A
d) Interests 5. D
23. a) Humility 6. B
b) Honesty 7. A
c) Teamwork 8. C
24. Day 1 : Light and darkness 9. C
Day 2: The sky 10. B
Day 3: Land and Sea, all kind of
plants that bear grain and 11. a) To guide mankind to the
fruits. correct path.
Day 4 sun, moon and stars b) To teach mankind how to
Day 5: All kind of birds and sea worship Allah (S.W.T)
creatures c) To teach mankind Ilm-al-Ghaib
Day 6: All kind of animals; (Hidden knowledge)
domestic and wild, human d) To fulfill Allah’s promise to
earlier prophets.
being; male and female.
e) To correct information of the
Day 7: Rested
distorted holy scriptures.
b)God is the sole creator
f) Backbiting

COMPOSITION/INSHA MARKING CRITERION

- The composition will be assessed according to the following general guidelines
- The maximum mark will be 20 and the minimum mark 01.
- Does the script show that the candidate can communicate accurately, fluently and imaginatively in English?
Accuracy a) Correct tense and agreement of verbs (2 marks) b) Accurate use of vocabulary (2marks)
(8 marks) c) Correct spelling (2marks) d) Correct punctuation (2 marks)
Fluency a) Work in correct order (2 marks) b) Sentence connected and paragraphs (2marks)
(8 marks) c) Correct spelling (2marks) d) Ideas developed in logic sequence (2 marks)
Imagination a) Unusual but appropriate use of words and phrases (2 marks)
(4 marks) b) Variety of structure (2marks)
NB: Teachers are requested to scrutinize his marking scheme before use, it is worth.
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