English Language · Paper 1 · 2016
12 questions 🇹🇿 NECTA3-hour timed simulation · auto-graded · counts toward ranking
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Analyse eight elements which makes drama look different from other works of literature.
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Giving eight points, explain the importance of studying literature.
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Analyse four key elements of Form and four of Content in a piece of literary writing.
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Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow: AFRICA BY DAVID M. DIOP Africa my Africa Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs Africa of whom my grandmother sings On the banks of the distant river I have never known you but your blood flows in my veins Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields The blood of your seat The sweat of your work The work of your slavery The slavery of your children Africa tell me Africa. Is this your back that is bent This back that breaks under the weight of humiliation This back trembling with red scars And saying yes to the whip under the midday sun But a grave voice answers me Impetuous son that tree young and strong That tree there In splendid loneliness amidst white and faded flowers That is Africa your Africa That grows again patiently obstinately And its fruit gradually acquire The bitter taste of liberty.
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Section B
Using two plays read to support the view that “cultural issues are hindrance to development in our societies.” Give four points from each play.
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With reference to two plays read, justify the statement that, “selfishness and misuse of power among African leaders hinder the achievement of aimed goals in many societies.” Use four points from each play.
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Discuss the main ideas found in one play of your choice using eight points.
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Section C
Give four points from each of the two readings of your choice to support the argument that, the titles of novels give the view of what is happening in that particular society.
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Choose two characters from two readings you have done under this section and explain their positive contributions to their societies using four points each.
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Use two readings to discuss the causes of conflicts between people in society. Use four points from each reading to support your discussion.
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Section D
Discuss the relevance of the themes of two poems you have read to the today’s Tanzanian society.
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Using two poems you have appreciated under this programme, point out four issues raised from each of the poems and then show how those issues are relevant to our society today.
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