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English Language · Paper 1 · 2021

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Questions (18)

Section A

5. 10 marks

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

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

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Section B

6. 10 marks

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

(. If a watch reads 06:12, therefore, it is
A. a pilot
B. a driver
C. a parrot
D. a captain

Section C

7. 2 marks

Complete sentence (i) to (v) by choosing the correct words provided in the brackets to make sentences meaningful. (v) An elephant is (big, bigger, biggest) than a lion.

A. big
B. bigger
C. biggest

Section D

8. 10 marks

Complete the following letter by filling in the blank spaces with the correct words provided in the box. First Aid injection poison bit play walking loudly (i) Oneday I was in the forest. A snake me on my foot. I cried and my friends came. They gave me and took me to hospital. At the hospital, the doctor said that the snake which had bitten me was very . I was treated and returned home.

(i) A snake ___ me on my foot. 2 mk
(ii) They gave me ___ 2 mk
(iii) They gave me First Aid and took me to hospital. At the hospital, the doctor said that the snake which had bitten me was very ____. 2 mk
(iv) The remaining words are 'injection', 'play', 'walking', 'loudly'. These words do not fit grammatically or contextually into the story. Assuming there's an error in the provided word bank or the sentence structure. 4 mk

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Section E

9. 2 marks

Read the following passage carefully, and then write the answers to items (i) to (v) in the spaces provided. One day. Mr. Hyena was invited to two parties. Mr. Elephant had a birthday and Mr. Lion had a wedding. Mr. Hyena wanted to attend both parties because he is greedy. He first went to the wedding and found that the food was not ready. They were very busy cooking. He decided to go to the birthday party. When he reached there, he found all guests had finished eating. So, he decided to run back to the wedding ceremony. Again, he found that they had already finished all the food. 5. What do we learn from the story?

(i) Who invited the Hyena? 2 mk
(ii) Which party did Mr. Hyena attend first? 2 mk
(iii) What did Mr. Hyena find out when arrived at the birthday party? 2 mk
(iv) Why did Mr. Hyena want to attend both parties? 2 mk
(v) What do we learn from the story? 2 mk

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