KNEC Grade 6 KPSEA (Kenya Primary School Education Assessment) Setting Pattern,
Grade 6 KPSEA (Kenya Primary School Education Assessment)
KPSEA SETTING PATTERN
Grade six learners shall do a total of 5 Papers. Neither composition nor insha shall be set in 2022 and 2023
| Paper | Distribution of questions | Duration | Note | |
| 1 | English (30 qns) | a) 1-20 COMPREHENSION– 5 Passages
– Dialogue – Narrative (2) – Topical /Factual – Cloze test (Each passage shall have 4 qns) b) Qn 21-30 – Grammar /Language use |
1 hour (60 mins ) (Approximately 2 Minutess per question) |
-Teachers to enhance the reading skill while guiding learners on how to make predictions
from the images in the question paper |
| 2 | Kiswahili
(Maswali 30) |
vipengele vitakavyotahiniwa
a) 1-20 UFAHAMU Vifungu vitano vitakavyotahini vipengele vifuatavyo; – Namba 1-5- Mazungumzo (5) – Namba 6-8 – Ufahamu simulizi (3) – Namba 9-12 –Mazungumzo (4) – Namba 13 – 15- Ufahamu simulizi (3) – Namba 16-20 – Kujaza vihasho (5) b) 21-30 SARUFI/MATUMIZI YA LUGHA |
1 hour
(60 mins ) (Approximately 2 Minutes per question) |
Wanafunzi wajikaze katika stadi ya kusoma kwa makini ili waweze kuyaelewa yanayosimuliwa
-Wasaidiwe kubashiri yanayojiri kwenye picha |
| 3 | Mathematics
(30 Qns) |
Some of the areas to be set are:
– Measurements – Mechanical Questions /Applied Qns – Geometry – Tables – Algebra |
1 hr 40 minutes
(100 mins) (Approximately 2 minutes per question) |
More practice to be done in all the strands |
| 4 | Integrated Science (50 Qns) | The 50 questions shall be distributed as follows;
–Agriculture – 10 qns – Homescience – 10 Qns – PHE – 15 Qns – Science and Technology – 15 Qns |
1 hour 40 mins
( 100 mins) Approximately 2 minutes per question |
The question paper may cover all the strands from the EYE |
| 5. | CREATIVE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES (50 Qns) | The 50 questions shall be distributed as follows;
– Art and Craft – 10 Qns – Music – 10 Qns – Social Studies – 15 Qns – CRE – 15 Qns |
1 hour 40 mins
( 100 Mins) Approximately 2 minutes per question |
The question paper may cover all the strands from the EYE |
