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The pictures in Figure 1(a) and 1(b) indicate various means of
communication. Those means include blowing a horn, beating
a drum, talking on the phone, watching television and reading
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braille.

Traditional means of communication use various tools such as
horns and drums. Modern means of communication use tools

such as televisions, newspapers, telephones and computers.

Modern means of communication have advantages over traditional
means of communication. For example, many people receive
information in a short time. Modern tools can be used to save

pictures of various events. Telephones can be used to transfer
and receive money. They can also be used to take and store
pictures.

Read the following passage, then answer the questions

that follow.
Songambele village is close to Lake Victoria. In that village,

there is Songambele Primary School. Upendo is a Standard
Three pupil at Songambele Primary School. One day, early
in the morning, a hippopotamus invaded the school. Upendo
saw her uncle, a school security guard, blowing a horn to
inform the villagers. After hearing the sound, the villagers

ran to the school compound with traditional weapons. They
wanted to attack the hippopotamus. Suddenly, two game
reserve officers arrived. They stopped the villagers from

attacking the hippopotamus. The game reservers directed the
hippopotamus back to the reserve.

Upendo observed the situation. She noted that a horn is an

important tool for sending information to many people. After
that, Upendo went home. She lives with her brother. When
she reached home, she explained to him what happened at

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