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English Language · Paper 1 · 2020

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Section A

1. 1 mark

The shape of wheels was ( ) A: Rectangle B: Circle C: Square

A. Rectangle
B. Circle
C. Square
3. 5 marks

Write true if the statement is correct and false if the statement is incorrect. Write your answers in the space provided. i. Silima was helped by his father to learn shapes. ___________ ii. The children and their father were going to buy a house. ___________ iii. The window had four equal sides. ___________ iv. Salma and Silima were going to buy bricks with their father. ___________ v. The door and the window had the same shape. ___________

  1. Silima was helped by his father to learn shapes. (1 mk)
  2. The children and their father were going to buy a house. (1 mk)
  3. The window had four equal sides. (1 mk)
  4. Salma and Silima were going to buy bricks with their father. (1 mk)
  5. The door and the window had the same shape. (1 mk)

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4. 6 marks

Replace the underlined word with correct pronoun from the box below. Number one (i) is done as an example. You, She, We, It, They, He, I, i. Halima is a nice teacher. She is a nice teacher. ii. A cow is eating grass. ________________________________________________________ iii. Ali’s mother came here yesterday. ________________________________________________________ iv. Ahmad and Aisha are my friends. ________________________________________________________ v. Mohamed is a shopkeeper. ________________________________________________________ vi. My brother and I are going to madrasa. ________________________________________________________

  1. Halima is a nice teacher. (1 mk)
  2. A cow is eating grass. (1 mk)
  3. Ali’s mother came here yesterday. (1 mk)
  4. Ahmad and Aisha are my friends. (1 mk)
  5. Mohamed is a shopkeeper. (1 mk)
  6. My brother and I are going to madrasa. (1 mk)

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5. 5 marks

Fill the blanks in the table below by choosing the correct group nouns of the given animals from the brackets as shown in the example. ( school, troop, pride, herd, flock, swam ) ANIMALS GROUP NOUNS Example: Bees swam i. Monkeys ______________ ii. Lions ______________ iii. Sheep ______________ iv. Fish ______________ v. Elephants ______________

  1. Monkeys (1 mk)
  2. Lions (1 mk)
  3. Sheep (1 mk)
  4. Fish (1 mk)
  5. Replace 'My brother and I' with a correct pronoun. (1 mk)
  6. Elephants (1 mk)

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Section B

2. 5 marks

Use the given compound nouns from the brackets to complete the instructions below. ( classmate, exercise book, black board, play ground, cupboard ) i. Take the duster and clean the _______________________ please. ii. Sit with your __________________________________________. iii. Put the dress in the _____________________________________ iv. Write homework in your _________________________________. v. Slash all grasses at the __________________________________.

  1. Take the duster and clean the _______________________ please. (1 mk)
  2. Sit with your __________________________________________. (1 mk)
  3. Put the dress in the _____________________________________. (1 mk)
  4. Write homework in your _________________________________. (1 mk)
  5. Slash all grasses at the __________________________________. (1 mk)

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8. 5 marks

Write the following calculations in figurers as shown in the example below. Example: Seventy plus nine is equal to seventy nine. Answer: 70 + 9 = 79 i.Thirty eight plus fifty is equal to eighty eight. ii.One hundred minus twenty two is equal to seventy eight. iii. Nineteen multiply by three is equal to fifty seven. iv.Two hundred divide by four is equal to fifty. v. Sixty is greater than sixteen.

  1. Thirty eight plus fifty is equal to eighty eight. (1 mk)
  2. One hundred minus twenty two is equal to seventy eight. (1 mk)
  3. Nineteen multiply by three is equal to fifty seven. (1 mk)
  4. Two hundred divide by four is equal to fifty. (1 mk)
  5. Sixty is greater than sixteen. (1 mk)

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Section C

6. 5 marks

Look at the picture and choose the preposition from the brackets to complete the sentences given below. ( between, beside, under, in front of, on )

  1. The clock is ______________ the wall. (1 mk)
  2. The ball is _______________the table. (1 mk)
  3. The rug is ________________ the table. (1 mk)
  4. The cat is ________________ the sofa. (1 mk)
  5. The table is _______________ the chair and the sofa. (1 mk)

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7. 10 marks

Choose ONE (1) question from this section. a) Translate the sentences below in Swahili. b) Use the given compound nouns from the brackets to complete the instructions below. ( classmate, exercise book, black board, play ground, cupboard )

  1. Translate the sentences below in Swahili. I am a soldier. I use a gun. (2 mk)
  2. Translate the sentences below in Swahili. i. I am a soldier. I use a gun. (5 mk)
  3. Translate the sentences below in Swahili. A carpenter uses a hammer. (2 mk)
  4. Translate the sentences below in Swahili. A pilot flies an aeroplane. (2 mk)
  5. Translate the sentences below in Swahili. Write your name in your book. (2 mk)
  6. Use the given compound nouns from the brackets to complete the instructions below. Take the duster and clean the _______________________ please. ( classmate, exercise book, black board, play ground, cupboard ) (2 mk)
  7. Use the given compound nouns from the brackets to complete the instructions below. Put the dress in the _____________________________________ ( classmate, exercise book, black board, play ground, cupboard ) (2 mk)
  8. Use the given compound nouns from the brackets to complete the instructions below. Write homework in your _________________________________ ( classmate, exercise book, black board, play ground, cupboard ) (2 mk)
  9. Use the given compound nouns from the brackets to complete the instructions below. Slash all grasses at the __________________________________. ( classmate, exercise book, black board, play ground, cupboard ) (2 mk)

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Section D

9. 20 marks

Choose the correct word from the box to complete the following passage. restaurant, fruit, library, twenty thousand, medicine, florist, students, food, Congolese, dentist Asha and Halima are the ___________________ at Hamamni Secondary School. They have a friend from Congo. He is ______________. One day their friend had a toothache. They took him to Mnazimmoja hospital to see a _______________. Their friend got good ________________ for his tooth. On their way home, they saw a nice flower shop. They asked the _____________ the cost of flowers. The flowers cost ________________ shillings per each. Then Halima wanted to go to _________________ to borrow some books. At that time they were very hungry, therefore they went to the _________________ to have some __________________. They ordered rice, soup and __________________.

  1. Asha and Halima are the ___________________ at Hamamni Secondary School. (1 mk)
  2. They have a friend from Congo. He is ______________. (1 mk)
  3. They took him to Mnazimmoja hospital to see a _______________. (1 mk)
  4. Their friend got good ________________ for his tooth. (1 mk)
  5. They asked the _____________ the cost of flowers. (1 mk)
  6. The flowers cost ________________ shillings per each. (1 mk)
  7. Then Halima wanted to go to _________________ to borrow some books. (1 mk)
  8. Therefore they went to the _________________ to have some __________________. (2 mk)
  9. They ordered rice, soup and __________________. (1 mk)

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10. 10 marks

Complete the letter by choosing the correct answer given below. Write the letter of the correct answer in the spaces provided. i) __________________ 23 November 2020. Dear Khairat, ii) ____________________________________________________ The aim of this letter is to tell you about my exams results. Last week we did terminal exams and we got our results today. I did well in all subjects accept in Mathematics where I got 45 percent. So please I need your help in this subject. I will come every Saturday at your home in the evening. iii) ______________________________________________________ iv) _________________________ v) _________________________ Answers a) Haidar Kombo b) Thank you very much please send my greetings to your sisters and brother. c) Tumaini Primary School, P. O. Box 773, Zanzibar. d) I hope you are fine and everything is going well. e) Your best friend, ----------------------------------------

  1. Date and Address (Sender's Address) (2 mk)
  2. Salutation/Greeting (1 mk)
  3. Body of the letter (continuation). The prompt says 'The aim of this letter is to tell you about my exams results.' The provided text is the start of the body. This part would be a transition or continuation. (4 mk)
  4. Concluding Remark/Closing (1 mk)
  5. Subscription/Sign off (1 mk)
  6. Sender's Name (1 mk)

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