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Kiswahili · Paper 1 · 2023

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Questions (10)

Section A

1. 10 marks

Listen carefully to the following sentences and write them correctly in the spaces provided. i) ________________________________________________________ ii) ________________________________________________________ iii) ________________________________________________________ iv) ________________________________________________________ v) ________________________________________________________

  1. ________________________________________________________ (2 mk)
  2. ________________________________________________________ (2 mk)
  3. ________________________________________________________ (2 mk)
  4. ________________________________________________________ (2 mk)
  5. ________________________________________________________ (2 mk)

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Section B

2. 10 marks

What tense are the following sentences? Write the correct answer in the space provided. Sentence (i) is used as an example. i) Kaka anaimba nyimbo vizuri. Wakati uliopo. ii) Daktari alimtibu mgonjwa wetu ________________________________________________ iii) Baba yangu ataandika barua ________________________________________________ iv) Wanafunzi wanafanya mtihani wao. ________________________________________________ v) Kuku walitaga mayai mengi. ________________________________________________ vi) Baba na mama watalima shamba lote. ________________________________________________

  1. Daktari alimtibu mgonjwa wetu (2 mk)
  2. Baba yangu ataandika barua (2 mk)
  3. Wanafunzi wanafanya mtihani wao. (2 mk)
  4. Kuku walitaga mayai mengi. (2 mk)
  5. Baba na mama watalima shamba lote. (2 mk)

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Section C

3. 10 marks

Complete the following riddles by choosing the words in brackets and writing them in the blank spaces.

  1. My soldier is gentle but the enemy is having diarrhea ________(cat, dog, goat) (2 mk)
  2. Grandmother never gets tired of carrying me _______(chair, couch, bed) (2 mk)
  3. My house has one pillar _________________ (pen, mushroom, door) (2 mk)
  4. The white man came from Europe with a hand on his waist __________ (handbag, bucket, cup) (2 mk)
  5. Rich in color _____ (house, clouds, chameleon) (2 mk)

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Section D

4. 10 marks

The following sentences are mixed up. Arrange them in a meaningful order by writing the letters A, B, C, D, and E in the given spaces. Sentence (i) has been used as an example.

  1. Finally Kaposo was taken to the hospital. (1 mk)
  2. The bees got angry, chased him and stung Kaposo. (2 mk)
  3. One day Kaposo escaped from school and went to the forest. (2 mk)
  4. He threw a stone which hit a beehive. (2 mk)
  5. He was using his catapult to hunt birds. (2 mk)
  6. There in the forest Kaposo went to hunt birds. (1 mk)

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Section E

5. 10 marks

Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow by writing the correct answer in the space provided. Human life depends on plants, Environment is important, indeed we depend, Our trees are precious, we get rain, Accept my greetings, let's preserve the environment. Protecting it is important, our natural trees, Efforts every phase, to care for the natural, Trees are an important crop, we get furniture, Accept my greetings, let's preserve the environment. We have held the reins, determination to achieve, Human activities contribute, indeed, To destroy the sweetness, of trees and air too, Accept my greetings, let's preserve the environment.

  1. What crop does the author of the poem emphasize we should take care of? (1 mk)
  2. Mention two benefits we get from taking care of trees. (2 mk)
  3. What causes environmental degradation? (2 mk)
  4. What is the meaning of the word “samani”? (2 mk)
  5. In the second stanza, what message does the author convey? (3 mk)

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