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Kiswahili · Paper 1 · 2025

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Section A

2. 6 marks

Oanisha mifano yatamathali zasemi ilivo katika Orodha A natamathali husikazilizokatika Orodha B kisha andikaherufiya jibu sahihi katika kijitabuchakocha kujibia.

Orodha AOrodha B
(i) Kilio cha manma mfiwa kilisikika mithili ya king'ora.A Mjalizo
(ii) Haba na habahujaza kibaba.B Tashihisi
(iii) Misitu ni ubai.C Tasfida
(iv) Shangaziamejifunguasalama.D Tabaini
(v) Upepo mkali ulipiga miluzikila ulipogonga kingozamito.E Tashibiha
(vi) Binadamu hupanga,Mungu hupangua.F Onamatopea
G Sitiari
H Takriri
(i) Kilio cha manma mfiwa kilisikika mithili ya king'ora. 1 mk
(ii) Haba na habahujaza kibaba. 1 mk
(iii) Misitu ni ubai. 1 mk
(iv) Shangaziamejifunguasalama. 1 mk
(v) Upepo mkali ulipiga miluzikila ulipogonga kingozamito. 1 mk
(vi) Binadamu hupanga,Mungu hupangua. 1 mk

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Section B

3. 5 marks

Unda nomino moja kwakila kitenzi.

((a)(i) Kauliya kutendewa 1 mk
((b)(i) Elekeza 1 mk
((b)(v) Penda 1 mk

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4. 10 marks

Eleza maana mbili kwa kila neno.

(a) Fafanuavyanzovinne vyamisimu kwa kutoa mfano mmoja kwa kila chanzochamsimu husika. 4 mk
((b)(i) Mkwaju 2 mk
((b)(v) Babu 2 mk

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5. 10 marks

Bainisha viambishi vya o - rejeshi katika kila sentensi kwa kuvipigia mstari kisha taja ngeli husika kwakilakirejeshi.

(a) Udongo ulioleta umekauka 2 mk
(b) Kioo kilichovunjika kimeletwa 2 mk
(c) Karatasizilizokauka zimetumika 2 mk
(d) Mlimokuwamnajoto,sana 2 mk
(e) Kijana atakayeshinda atapewazawadi 2 mk

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6. 8 marks

Explain briefly the meaning of the following idioms:

(a) Juma ana mkono wa birika 1 mk
(b) Kaka amepata jiko 1 mk
(c) Mjomba amepiga maji 1 mk
(d) Mwizi amekata mguu 1 mk
(e) Mtoto amevimba kichwa 1 mk
(f) Beka ana mkono mrefu 1 mk
(g) Rafiki yangu anakaza kamba 1 mk
(h) Kijana amepiga kete 1 mk
(i) Huyu anadamu mbichi 1 mk

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7. 6 marks

Briefly explain the six characteristics that made Kiunguja to be standardized and become the standard Swahili language.

(none) Eleza kwa kifupi sifa sita zilizokifanya Kiunguja kusanifishwa na kuwa lugha sanifu ya Kiswahili. 6 mk

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8. 5 marks

Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow. In that year, people harvested a lot. It had not happened for almost a decade that there were such harvests. The granaries were full of maize, millet, rice, sorghum, pigeon peas, beans, peas, and groundnuts. A lot of meat was brought from the forest, which the women spread out and dried on the fire. Also, large fish were found in abundance, fish that had never been found there before. Everyone in the village was happy. The harvest was accompanied by end-of-year celebrations, which were very enjoyable. Ululations were heard, drums were beaten, and marimbas sounded in the village while people of all ages danced without regard to whether they were old or young. Girls around the age of sixteen shook their bodies attractively, their feet following special patterns on the dusty, hard ground, dancing with embellishments, rotating their necks like giraffes in the savanna. They danced in pairs, some two by two and others three by three. Later, the boys danced their dances. As the drums beat, the young men jumped high like antelopes. The elders sat back and were satisfied, while the women cheered with ululations as the exhausted youth left the stage. While the women and youth were dancing and singing, the elders sat by the fire drinking fresh juice. One by one, the elders stood up and started dancing. They felt young again. Although they did not have the speed of the youth, they surpassed them in attractiveness and creativity of their dance. Page 5 of 7

(a) Eleza kwa ufupi matukio makuu manne yaliyotokea katika kijiji kwa mwaka huo. 4 mk
(b) Ni kwa jinsi gani wazee walivyopiku vijana katika kucheza? 1 mk

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Section C

1. 15 marks

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. Three marimba players emerged and showcased their skills. Each player demonstrated their prowess in playing the marimba, singing, and dancing. When one stopped, another emerged, singing and joining the established tune. They were like a marimba music band, whose playing captivated every listener with a melody that could draw a snake out of its hole. The rhythm of the marimba music penetrated deep into their hearts. During sunset, people rested to eat. The marimba players joined the drummers, and thus the dancing continued until midnight. What made people leave the arena was exhaustion or sleep. Write a title for the story you have read that is not less than three words and not more than five words.

(a) Write a title for the story you have read that is not less than three words and not more than five words. 3 mk
(b) Identify two main activities that provided people with a livelihood according to the story you have read. 4 mk
(c) Briefly explain the meaning of the following words as used in the story you have read: (i) Muongo mmoja (i) Waliwapiku 4 mk
(d) Summarize this story in not less than one hundred (100) words and not more than one hundred and five (105) words. 4 mk

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9. 15 marks

Imagine you are one of the children who attended a conference on children's rights. Write five verses of a poem about "Children's Rights".

(none) Write five verses of a poem about "Children's Rights". 15 mk

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10. 15 marks

The main goal of literature is to entertain and advise society. Confirm this statement by providing three arguments for each novel from the two novels you have read.

(none) The main goal of literature is to entertain and advise society. Confirm this statement by providing three arguments for each novel from the two novels you have read. 15 mk

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11. 15 marks

"Laziness is a factor that hinders the development of society in Tanzania." Evaluate this statement by providing three arguments for each play from the two plays you have read.

(none) "Laziness is a factor that hinders the development of society in Tanzania." Evaluate this statement by providing three arguments for each play from the two plays you have read. 15 mk

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