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English Language · Paper 1 · 2018

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Questions (8)

Section A

1. 10 marks

Listen carefully to the sentences read in (i) to (v) and then write them in the blanks provided.

(i) Write sentence (i) here. 2 mk
(ii) Write sentence (ii) here. 2 mk
(iii) Write sentence (iii) here. 2 mk
(iv) Write sentence (iv) here. 2 mk
(v) Write sentence (v) here. 2 mk

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Section B

2. 10 marks

Choose the most correct answer in (i) to (v) and then write its letter in the box provided.

A. two o'clock
B. eight o'clock
C. half past two
D. half past eight

Section C

3. 5 marks

Fill in the blanks in (i) to (v) with the correct word provided in the box to make the sentence meaningful. a few, cooked, is, much, cook, was, many, some

(i)) He ate too meat last night. 2 mk
(i) He ate too meat last night. 1 mk
(ii) Juma invited friends for lunch. 1 mk
(ii)) Juma invited friends for lunch. 2 mk
(iii)) My mother put milk in the glass. 2 mk
(iii) My mother put milk in the glass. 1 mk
(iv) Our teacher here two hours ago. 1 mk
(iv)) Our teacher here two hours ago. 2 mk
(v) Mrs. Tamaambele a lot of food yesterday. 1 mk
(v)) Mrs. Tamaambele a lot of food yesterday. 2 mk

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Section D

4. 7 marks

Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks with correct word provided in the box. attract, anopheles, eat, diseases, evenings, mosquito, cook

(none) Malaria is one of the dangerous in Africa. It can cause death. It is transmitted by a female mosquito called . This mosquito bites at night. The signs of malaria include fever and chills. In order to prevent malaria, we have to wear long sleeved shirts and light coloured clothes in the . This is because black colours mosquitoes. Therefore, white coloured clothes are better than black coloured ones. We also have to sleep under nets. 7 mk

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5. 10 marks

Read the following passage carefully and then write the answers in items (i) to (v) in the space provided My name is Ally. I am ten years old. I am in Standard Four. My bothers are Juma and Abdallah. They teach at Mwongozo Secondary School. My sisters are Aisha and Amina. Aisha is eleven years old. She is in Standard Seven. We study together at Mbuyuni Primary School. Amina is nine years older than Aisha. She has a shop. She sells rice, sugar, maize flour, beans and bread. She is very hard working. Many people like to buy things from her shop because she uses polite language. We all live in Babati Town. Questions: i) How many children are there in Ally's family? ii) Who is the youngest in Ally's family? iii) How old is Amina? iv) Why do many people like to buy things at Amina's shop? v) Where does Juma live?

(i)) Answer question (i) based on the passage. 2 mk
(i) How many children are there in Ally's family? 2 mk
(ii) Who is the youngest in Ally's family? 2 mk
(ii)) Answer question (ii) based on the passage. 2 mk
(iii) How old is Amina? 2 mk
(iii)) Answer question (iii) based on the passage. 2 mk
(iv)) Answer question (iv) based on the passage. 2 mk
(iv) Why do many people like to buy things at Amina's shop? 2 mk
(v) Where does Juma live? 2 mk
(v)) Answer question (v) based on the passage. 2 mk

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