CSEE Kiswahili Paper 1 2011 — Past Paper & Online Quiz

1. 10 marks

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

(a) According to the information you have read, what do most people think about forests? 2 mk

(a) What is the main idea of the passage? 2 mk

(b) What does the author of this news report say causes the destruction of forests? 2 mk

(b) According to the passage, what are the consequences of cutting down all the forests? 3 mk

(c) In what areas does the author suggest forests should be cut? 2 mk

(c) What is the difference between conserved forests and open areas for agriculture, as explained in the passage? 2 mk

(d) What consequences will occur if forests disappear completely? 2 mk

(d) What is the role of the Forest Department as mentioned in the passage? 3 mk

(e) Is it correct to say that because there are protected forests, there is no need to worry about planting trees in the country? Why? 2 mk

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2. 5 marks

Summarize the last three (3) paragraphs of the passage you read in eighty (80) words.

(a) Onyesha jinsi maendeleo ya teknolojia yalivyoathiri uchapishaji wa vitabu vya Kiswahili. 5 mk

(b) Eleza changamoto tatu zinazokabili ukuzaji wa matumizi ya Kiswahili katika sayansi na teknolojia. 6 mk

(c) Taja njia mbili ambazo Kiswahili kinaweza kutumiwa kuimarisha umoja wa Afrika Mashariki. 4 mk

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3. 10 marks

Use the affix 'KA' to show ten (10) occurrences.

(a) Jadili kwa kina umuhimu wa lugha ya Kiswahili katika kuleta mabadiliko ya kijamii na kiuchumi katika nchi za Afrika Mashariki. 15 mk

(b) Fafanua kwa kina mbinu mbalimbali zinazoweza kutumiwa na serikali na wadau wengine ili kuinua hadhi ya lugha ya Kiswahili nchini Tanzania. 15 mk

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4. 10 marks

"Every language has a tendency to borrow words from other languages to meet its lexical needs." Explain this statement using ten (10) Kiswahili words.

(a) Ni kwa jinsi gani fasihi ya Kiswahili inachangia katika malezi ya uzalendo? 5 mk

(b) Tathmini mchango wa vitabu vya historia katika jamii. 5 mk

(c) Eleza maana ya tamthiliya na taja vipengele vyake viwili. 5 mk

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5. 10 marks

Arrange the following words as they appear in a dictionary, then explain the meaning of each word by giving one example (1) sentence.

(a) Falsafa 1 mk

(b) Barizi 1 mk

(c) Anuwai 1 mk

(d) Barubaru 1 mk

(e) Kinda 1 mk

(f) Ajuza 1 mk

(g) Fanusi 1 mk

(h) Ghaibu 1 mk

(i) Goigoi 1 mk

(j) Kinanda 1 mk

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15. 15 marks

Explain the structure of a short story. Compose a suspenseful short story about a fictional event.

(none) Eleza kwa kina umuhimu wa matumizi ya lugha ya Kiswahili katika mawasiliano rasmi na yasiyo rasmi. 5 mk

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Kiswahili · Paper 1 · 2011

Kiswahili · Paper 1 · 2011

Section A

Section B

Section E

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