FTNA English Language Paper 2 2018 — Past Paper & Online Quiz

1. 0 alamas

Define the term “Poem”.

(a) What do many people think eating food is for? 2 alama

(c) Make meaningful sentences by using the underlined words. 6 alama

(i) Your mother’s sister is your 1 alama

(e) i) Masoud (drive) a lorry for sixteen years. (Write the sentence in present perfect tense) 2 alama

(ii) Your sister’s daughter is your 1 alama

(b) What is the reason for people's ill health in relation to food? 2 alama

(iii) Your brother’s son is your 1 alama

(e) ii) The teachers (chart) in the staff room, while we were cleaning the compound. (Use the verb in the brackets in the correct form) 2 alama

(d) What is malnutrition? 2 alama

(e) iv) At this time tomorrow I (cook) my dinner. (Write the sentence in future progressive) 2 alama

(iv) Your uncle’s daughter is your 1 alama

(e) According to the passage, what causes malnutrition in East Africa? 2 alama

(v) Your aunt’s son is your 1 alama

(e) v) They (read) the Quran the whole day. (Write the sentence in present perfect progressive) 2 alama

(f) Apart from being obviously ill, what are some other effects of poor feeding? 3 alama

(e) vi) My mother (go) to hospital to visit my aunt. (Write the sentence in past tense) 2 alama

(vi) Your grandmother’s mother is your 1 alama

(g) Name one common disease that people with a poor diet are more likely to get. 1 alama

(h) Which two groups are most commonly and severely affected by malnutrition? 2 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

2. 0 alamas

What is the meaning of the word “Symbol” as it is used in literature?

(2) Summarize the third paragraph in twenty (20) words. 5 alama

(i) He is so proud that everyone hates him. (Rewrite the sentence by using “such ….. that”) 1 alama

(ii) This is a dog. The dog’s tail is cut. (Join the sentence by using “whose”) 1 alama

(iii) They were good children in these classes. (Change the sentence into singular) 1 alama

(iv) Lions are (danger) animals. (Change the word in the brackets in the correct form) 1 alama

(v) Mwajuma broke the cup (Use the appropriate reflexive pronoun) 1 alama

(vi) “Collect all your rubbish”, the policeman ordered us. (Change the sentence into indirect speech) 1 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

3. 0 alamas

How does the term “Rhyme” differ from “Rhythm”?

(a.i) The man is accused of doing (legal) _________________ business. 1 alama

(b.i) Calamity 1 alama

(c.i) Your mother’s sister is your _______________________ 1 alama

(d.i) He is so proud that everyone hates him. (Rewrite the sentence by using “such ….. that”) 1 alama

(i) Masoud (drive) a lorry for sixteen years. (Write the sentence in present perfect tense) 2 alama

(ii) We (sleep) right now. (Write the sentence in present continuous) 2 alama

(b.ii) Modern 1 alama

(c.ii) Your sister’s daughter is your _______________________ 1 alama

(d.ii) This is a dog. The dog’s tail is cut. (Join the sentence by using “whose”) 1 alama

(a.ii) His secretary is (polite) __________________. 1 alama

(b.iii) Odour 1 alama

(d.iii) They were good children in these classes. (Change the sentence into singular) 1 alama

(c.iii) Your brother’s son is your _______________________ 1 alama

(iii) The teachers (chart) in the staff room, while we were cleaning the compound. (Use the verb in the brackets in the correct form) 2 alama

(a.iii) All students should (obey) ___________________ these orders. 1 alama

(b.iv) Huge 1 alama

(a.iv) It has (regular) ___________________ shape. 1 alama

(c.iv) Your uncle’s daughter is your _______________________ 1 alama

(d.iv) Lions are (danger) animals. (Change the word in the brackets in the correct form) 1 alama

(iv) At this time tomorrow I (cook) my dinner. (Write the sentence in future progressive) 2 alama

(a.v) Your answer is (correct) ____________________. 1 alama

(b.v) Vacant 1 alama

(c.v) Your aunt’s son is your _______________________ 1 alama

(d.v) Mwajuma broke the cup ____________________________________ (Use the appropriate reflexive pronoun) 1 alama

(v) They (read) the Quran the whole day. (Write the sentence in present perfect progressive) 2 alama

(a.vi) The teacher is (happy) ____________________ with the students’ behavior. 1 alama

(vi) My mother (go) to hospital to visit my aunt. (Write the sentence in past tense) 2 alama

(d.vi) “Collect all your rubbish”, the policeman ordered us. (Change the sentence into indirect speech) 1 alama

(c.vi) Your grandmother’s mother is your _______________________ 1 alama

(b.vi) Yearly 1 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

4. 0 alamas

Reading and interpreting a poem is believed to be a complex task. Write two (2) guidelines that can be used to simplify it.

(4) Write your plan on how you will spend the Eid El-Fitri day in the following diary. You should show about ten activities and the time that will be done. 20 alama

(a) Plan of Eid El-Fitri day activities in a diary format, including approximately ten activities with their timings. 20 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

9. 10 alamas

Read the following poem and answer the questions. Eat more by Joe Corrie “Eat more fruits!” the slogans say, “More fish more beef, more bread!” But I’m on unemployment pay, My third year now, and wed. And So I wonder when I’ll see, The slogan when I pass, The only one that would suit me, “Eat more bloody grass!”

(a) What is the poem about? 2 alama

(b) Write one example of personification from the poem. 2 alama

(c) How many stanzas are there in the poem? 1 alama

(d) Identify two (2) possible themes of the poem. 3 alama

(e) Who is the poet of this poem? 2 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

10. 0 alamas

Select one class reader you have read from the given list and answer the questions. LIST OF THE READINGS Fast Money - K.R. Cripwell (1978), William & Collins Sons Company L.t.d., Great Britain. Hawa the Bus Driver - R.S. Mabala (1988), Ben & Company, Dar-es- salaam. Kalulu the Hare - F.Worthington (1937), longman, England. Mabala the Farmer - R.S Mabala (1988), Ben & Company, Dar- es- Salaam. The Death Factory - B. Mapalala (1996), Heinemann Educational Publishers, Great Britain. The Magic Garden - K.R. Cripwell (1977), William & Collins Sons Company L.t.d., Great Britain. The Pearl - J.Steinbeck (1948), William Heinemann L.t.d. Great Britain.

(a) Write the title and the author of the book. 0 alama

(b) “Some writers try to portray the woman as a brave and clever creature”. Confirm this statement by choosing one female character from the book you have read and show four (4) characteristics which make her to be considered as a brave and clever woman. 0 alama

(c) Write the publisher’s blurb of the book you have chosen. 0 alama

(d) What is the lesson you have learnt from the story? 0 alama

(e) Choose one character from the book and write two reasons that make you admire him/her. 0 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

5. 0 alamas

Read the following poem and answer the questions. Eat more by Joe Corrie “Eat more fruits!” the slogans say, “More fish more beef, more bread!” But I’m on unemployment pay, My third year now, and wed. And So I wonder when I’ll see, The slogan when I pass, The only one that would suit me, “Eat more bloody grass!”

(a) What is the poem about? 0 alama

(b) Write one example of personification from the poem. 0 alama

(c) How many stanzas are there in the poem? 0 alama

(d) Identify two (2) possible themes of the poem. 0 alama

(e) Who is the poet of this poem? 0 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

7. 2 alamas

Write two (2) things to be considered when you want to interpret Short Stories.

(i) Write two (2) aims of literary works. 0 alama

(ii) Differentiate between the terms “Persona and Personification”. 2 alama

(iii) Briefly differentiate the term Character from Characterization. 2 alama

(iv) With an example, define the term “Imagery”. 3 alama

(v) Write two (2) things to be considered when you want to interpret Short Stories. 2 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

8. 2 alamas

Reading and interpreting a poem is believed to be a complex task. Write two (2) guidelines that can be used to simplify it.

(i) Why does a poet sometimes break the grammatical rules in writing poems? 2 alama

(ii) Define the term “Poem”. 2 alama

(iii) What is the meaning of the word “Symbol” as it is used in literature? 2 alama

(iv) How does the term “Rhyme” differ from “Rhythm”? 2 alama

(v) Reading and interpreting a poem is believed to be a complex task. Write two (2) guidelines that can be used to simplify it. 2 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

6. 20 alamas

Write a composition about the Importance of Obeying the School Regulations. (140-150 words)

(a) A composition discussing the importance of obeying school regulations, within the word count of 140-150 words. 20 alama

Boresha ili kuona majibu ya mfano.

English Language · Karatasi 2 · 2018

English Language · Karatasi 2 · 2018

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