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Kiswahili · Paper 1 · 2020

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Questions (27)

Section A

4. 6 marks

a) Identify the tense used in the following sentences. Number one (i) has been used as an example. i. The teacher will come tomorrow. Future tense ___________________________________ ii. The patient admitted to the hospital has been discharged. ____________________________________________ iii. Guests will not travel by boat nor by plane. ____________________________________________ vi. Many people do not like to check their health. ____________________________________________ b) Construct sentences with the following types of words. i. Auxiliary verb _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ii. Possessive pronoun _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

  1. Identify the tense used in the following sentences. Number one (i) has been used as an example. i. The teacher will come tomorrow. Future tense ___________________________________ (1 mk)
  2. Guests will not travel by boat nor by plane. (1 mk)
  3. Many people do not like to check their health. (1 mk)
  4. Many people do not like to check their health. (1 mk)
  5. Construct sentences with the following types of words. i. Auxiliary verb (1 mk)
  6. Possessive pronoun (1 mk)

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5. 6 marks

a) Write the following words in figures. i. Fifteen thousand two hundred and six. _____________________________________________ ii. One hundred and ten thousand. _____________________________________________ iii. Four hundred thousand, thirty-three thousand and thirty-three. _____________________________________________ b) Write the following figures in words. i. 6,909 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ii. 203,000 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

  1. Write the following words in figures. i. Fifteen thousand two hundred and six. (1 mk)
  2. Four hundred thousand, thirty-three thousand and thirty-three. (1 mk)
  3. Write the following figures in words. i. 6,909 (1 mk)
  4. 203,000 (1 mk)

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8. 0 marks

a) i. What is the meaning of a novel? ii. Mention another name for a novel. iii. State the reason why ordinary narration differs from story narration. b) Explain the meaning of the following idioms. i. Kufyata mkia ii. Kutia chumvi Page 10 of 12

  1. (1 mk)
  2. Nini maana ya riwaya? (0 mk)
  3. (1 mk)
  4. Andika sababu inayopelekea masimulizi ya kawaida kutofautiana na masimulizi ya hadithi. (0 mk)
  5. Eleza maana ya nahau zifuatazo: Kufyata mkia (0 mk)
  6. Eleza maana ya nahau zifuatazo: Kutia chumvi (0 mk)

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Section B

0. 4 marks

Write the following numbers in words.

  1. 100,000 (2 mk)
  2. 110,000 (2 mk)
  3. 430,033 (2 mk)

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1. 4 marks

Write the following numbers in words.

  1. Kuna umuhimu gani wa kijana kuwa na rafiki? (4 mk)
  2. Taja maeneo manne (4) ambayo kijana anaweza kupata marafiki. (4 mk)
  3. Kwa nini kijana anapaswa kuwa mwangalifu katika kuchagua marafiki? (3 mk)
  4. Eleza jukumu la wazazi kwa kijana katika kuchagua rafiki. (5 mk)
  5. Taja sifa mbili (2) za rafiki mwema. (2 mk)
  6. 6,909 (2 mk)
  7. What is the importance of a young person having a friend? (2 mk)
  8. 203,000 (2 mk)

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2. 5 marks

a) Translate the following paragraph into Kiswahili.

  1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ (7 mk)
  2. My grandfather goes to the market every morning. When he gets there, he buys some fruits such as pineapples, water melons, avocados and guavas. He also buys vegetables, onions and meat. He buys some spices too. (5 mk)

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3. 3 marks

i. What is the meaning of kongamano? ii. Explain two (2) benefits of kongamano.

  1. Proper noun of place (1 mk)
  2. What is the meaning of kongamano? (1 mk)
  3. Proper noun of mountain (1 mk)
  4. Explain two (2) benefits of kongamano. (2 mk)
  5. Proper noun of month (1 mk)
  6. Proper noun of an individual (1 mk)
  7. Proper noun of day (1 mk)
  8. Proper noun of river (1 mk)

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6. 10 marks

a) Explain the benefits of studying Literature.

  1. Translate the following paragraph into Kiswahili. My grandfather goes to the market every morning. When he gets there, he buys some fruits such as pineapples, water melons, avocados and guavas. He also buys vegetables, onions and meat. He buys some spices too. (5 mk)
  2. i. What is the meaning of 'kongamano'? (2 mk)
  3. Explain two (2) benefits of 'kongamano'. (3 mk)

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Section C

7. 20 marks

Write a short story based on the following picture.

  1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ (20 mk)

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Section D

9. 0 marks

The following is a normal letter which is not in the correct order. Arrange the letter correctly using the letters in each component. The first component has been used as an example in the table below the letter.

  1. Arrange the following components of a normal letter in the correct order. (20 mk)

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10. 10 marks

Explain five (5) differences between an invitation card and a telegram.

  1. Explain five (5) differences between an invitation card and a telegram. (10 mk)

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