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Kiswahili · Paper 1 · 2020

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Questions (10)

Section A

1. 10 marks

Listen carefully to the sentences being read and write them correctly in the spaces provided.

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Section C

3. 10 marks

Provide the meaning of the following idioms by writing the correct answer in the space provided. (a) Kufa kishujaa (b) Kifungua mimba (c) Mkono wa birika Complete the following proverbs by writing the correct answer in the space provided. (a) Maji yakimwagika (b) Fuata nyuki

  1. Kufa kishujaa (1 mk)
  2. Meaning of the idiom: Kufa kishujaa (2 mk)
  3. Kifungua mimba (1 mk)
  4. Meaning of the idiom: Kifungua mimba (2 mk)
  5. Meaning of the idiom: Mkono wa birika (2 mk)
  6. Mkono wa birika (1 mk)
  7. Maji yakimwagika (3 mk)
  8. Fuata nyuki (4 mk)
  9. Complete the proverb: Fuata nyuki (2 mk)

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4. 10 marks

The following sentences are mixed up. Arrange them in a meaningful order by assigning the letters A, B, C, D and E. Sentence (i) has been used as an example. (i) When I get to school I will start lessons. E (ii) Every day I wake up in the morning. (iii) Then I leave to go to school. (iv) I brush my teeth and take a bath. (v) Sister gives me tea and chapati. (vi) I drink tea and chapati.

  1. When I get to school, I will start lessons. (1 mk)
  2. Kila siku ninaamka asubuhi. (1 mk)
  3. Kisha ninaondoka kwenda shuleni. (1 mk)
  4. Every day I wake up in the morning. (1 mk)
  5. Ninapiga mswaki na kuoga. (1 mk)
  6. Then I leave to go to school. (1 mk)
  7. I brush my teeth and take a bath. (1 mk)
  8. Dada ananipa chai na chapati. (1 mk)
  9. Sister gives me tea and chapati. (1 mk)
  10. Ninakunywa chai na chapati. (1 mk)
  11. I drink tea and chapati. (1 mk)

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5. 10 marks

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow by writing the correct answer in the space provided. Yoya and Bura live in Ulanga village. These children had a habit of stubbornness. Whenever they were warned by their parents they did not obey. Teachers also fulfilled their duty of upbringing, so they often advised them to stop the habit of stubbornness. Although they were warned by teachers and parents, they did not change. When they reached Standard Four, these children started the habit of truancy and finally dropped out of school. They agreed to start a charcoal selling business. Every day they went to the forest to cut trees for burning charcoal. Their parents warned them by reminding them of the government's ban on cutting trees indiscriminately. One day when they went to cut trees in the forest, village government leaders ambushed them and caught them. They were taken to the village office. There they received harsh punishment and were ordered to plant twenty trees each. They regretted their stubbornness and apologized to their parents and teachers. They were forgiven and returned to school to continue their studies. From then on, these children were very respectful and obedient. Questions: (a) What bad habits did Yoya and Bura have? (i) (ii) (b) What habit made Yoya and Bura drop out of school? (c) After being punished, what did Yoya and Bura do? (d) What is this story about? (e) What does this story teach you?

  1. Where do Yoya and Bura live? (2 mk)
  2. Ni tabia gani mbaya walizokuwa nazo Yoya na Bura? (2 mk)
  3. Ni tabia gani iliwafanya Yoya na Bura kuacha shule? (2 mk)
  4. What bad habit did the children have? (2 mk)
  5. Baada ya kupewa adhabu Yoya na Bura walifanya nini? (3 mk)
  6. Who advised them to stop their bad habit? (2 mk)
  7. What new bad habit did they develop in Class Four? (2 mk)
  8. Habari hii inahusu nini? (2 mk)
  9. Habari hii inakufundisha nini? (1 mk)
  10. What business did they start after leaving school? (2 mk)

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