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English Language · Paper 1 · 2014

50 questions

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Questions (50)

Section A

1. 1 mark

We _____________ arrive in Kenya at 10.00pm.

A. would
B. has
C. will
D. have
E. had
2. 1 mark

Maria was cooking bananas when her brother _____________.

A. arrived
B. arriving
C. comes
D. is coming
E. arrive
3. 1 mark

The girls _____________ their books to the library already.

A. has taken
B. will take
C. shall take
D. take
E. have taken
4. 1 mark

Every year, Tanzania ___________ a lot of visitors from different countries all over the world.

A. has taken
B. will take
C. shall take
D. take
E. have taken
5. 1 mark

_____________ Halima clean her teeth every day?

A. Do
B. Does
C. Is
D. Has
E. Have
6. 1 mark

The lazy pupils _____________ their homework.

A. have not did
B. has not done
C. have not do
D. have not done
E. have did
7. 1 mark

Ghati _____________ her clothes since morning.

A. have been washing
B. has been washing
C. will be washing
D. shall be washing
E. is been washing
8. 1 mark

The teachers _____________ teaching mathematics at the moment.

A. is
B. were
C. have
D. are
E. shall
9. 1 mark

If he _____________ early he would have caught the train.

A. had came
B. would come
C. has come
D. will come
E. had come
10. 1 mark

Maria will _____________ to the guest of honour tomorrow.

A. be talking
B. are talking
C. talked
D. talks
E. be talked
11. 1 mark

I will either have tea _____________ coffee.

A. and
B. with
C. or
D. for
E. nor
12. 1 mark

He will not pass his examination _____________ he works hard.

A. but
B. because
C. even
D. unless
E. and
13. 1 mark

David and Willy were preparing _____________ to go to school.

A. themself
B. themselves
C. theirselves
D. yourselves
E. ourselves
14. 1 mark

That noise is preventing me _____________ working.

A. in
B. from
C. with
D. to
E. of
15. 1 mark

_____________ I study hard, I will be a doctor.

A. Unless
B. Although
C. If
D. Whether
E. Neither
16. 1 mark

Yesterday _____________ 6 O’clock, I was watching my favorite film.

A. in
B. on
C. by
D. at
E. to
17. 1 mark

My brother’s daughter is my _______________.

A. niece
B. nephew
C. daughter
D. cousin
E. aunt
18. 1 mark

My sister has bought _____________ new dress.

A. it
B. you
C. she
D. he
E. her
19. 1 mark

He peels the mangoes _____________ he eats.

A. but
B. so
C. before
D. after
E. during
20. 1 mark

We travelled _____________ train from Kigoma to Dar-es-Salaam.

A. at
B. with
C. by
D. on
E. in
21. 1 mark

The bus moved slowly _____________ the bus stand.

A. towards
B. under
C. over
D. onward
E. with
22. 1 mark

The farmers can _____________ plant beans nor maize this year.

A. either
B. both
C. not
D. neither
E. also
24. 1 mark

There were _____________ people in the room.

A. not
B. no
C. no any
D. none
E. no body
25. 1 mark

That is _____________ shirt.

A. James’
B. James’s
C. Jame’s
D. James
E. James is
26. 1 mark

My uncle has been a teacher _____________ a year now.

A. at
B. in
C. on
D. since
E. for
27. 1 mark

The problem depends on who you are dealing _______________.

A. at
B. to
C. without
D. with
E. in
28. 1 mark

She managed to build a new house _____________ her weakness.

A. despite
B. inspite
C. although
D. because of
E. despite of
29. 1 mark

It is known that the cow died _____________ hunger.

A. by
B. of
C. for
D. at
E. on
30. 1 mark

The policemen chased the thieves away _____________ they could not arrest them.

A. even
B. but
C. because
D. when
E. also
42. 1 mark

People usually dream when they are _________.

A. walking
B. sleeping
C. sitting
D. resting
E. wondering
43. 1 mark

Lilato was happy because he was given _________.

A. a big house
B. iron sheets
C. a chicken
D. an egg
E. a chick
44. 1 mark

Lilato’s thought he could get a lot of money by _________.

A. selling eggs and chickens
B. building a big house
C. selling a big house
D. keeping a big house
E. keeping eggs
45. 1 mark

Lilato’s thought about the chick was that, it would grow and _________.

A. become an egg
B. become a hen
C. be killed
D. build a big house
E. be sold
46. 1 mark

To hatch as used in the passage is to _________.

A. become rich by keeping chickens
B. build a big house with iron sheets
C. put the egg into the pocket
D. break and open for the chick to come out
E. become a big chicken
47. 1 mark

Lilato cried that he would _________.

A. be a rich man
B. get a lot of money
C. never be rich
D. get a lot of eggs
E. have many chickens
48. 1 mark

What happened to the egg which Lilato was given?

A. It got broken
B. It became a chicken
C. It became a chick
D. It was eaten
E. It was sold.
49. 1 mark

After waking up, Lilato _________.

A. had become a rich man
B. was sad for the egg
C. had many chickens
D. had built a big house
E. was happy that it was a dream
50. 1 mark

What is the best title for this passage?

A. Eggs and chickens
B. Lilato’s chickens
C. Lilato’s dream
D. Lilato’s hen
E. Lilato’s house.

Section B

31. 1 mark

A person who can draw well is __________.

A. a drawer
B. an art
C. a teacher
D. an artist
E. a painter
32. 1 mark

The plural form of the word sheep is __________.

A. sheeps
B. ships
C. sheep
D. ship
E. sheepy
33. 1 mark

Not everything that __________ is gold.

A. dims
B. darkens
C. shone
D. lights
E. glitters
34. 1 mark

Genuine products are those that are __________.

A. shiny
B. original
C. nice
D. perishable
E. fancy
35. 1 mark

A child whose parents have died is __________.

A. a bachelor
B. single
C. fatherless
D. a spinster
E. an orphan
36. 1 mark

Pupils were __________ for winning their match against their opponents.

A. congratulated
B. celebrate
C. praise
D. confirmed
E. concurred

Section C

37. 1 mark

She was attacked by a crocodile and died immediately.

  1. She was attacked by a crocodile and died immediately. (0 mk)
  2. She jumped into the pool without reading the caution sign written, “crocodiles inside.” (0 mk)
  3. It was a hot sunny day and what Mary wanted was some water to cool her body. (0 mk)
  4. She then saw a pool of water across the road. (0 mk)

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38. 1 mark

She jumped into the pool without reading the caution sign written, “crocodiles inside.”

  1. She was attacked by a crocodile and died immediately. (0 mk)
  2. She jumped into the pool without reading the caution sign written, “crocodiles inside.” (0 mk)
  3. It was a hot sunny day and what Mary wanted was some water to cool her body. (0 mk)
  4. She then saw a pool of water across the road. (0 mk)

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39. 1 mark

It was a hot sunny day and what Mary wanted was some water to cool her body.

  1. She was attacked by a crocodile and died immediately. (0 mk)
  2. She jumped into the pool without reading the caution sign written, “crocodiles inside.” (0 mk)
  3. It was a hot sunny day and what Mary wanted was some water to cool her body. (0 mk)
  4. She then saw a pool of water across the road. (0 mk)

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40. 1 mark

She then saw a pool of water across the road.

  1. She was attacked by a crocodile and died immediately. (0 mk)
  2. She jumped into the pool without reading the caution sign written, “crocodiles inside.” (0 mk)
  3. It was a hot sunny day and what Mary wanted was some water to cool her body. (0 mk)
  4. She then saw a pool of water across the road. (0 mk)

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