THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Duration: 3 Hours Year: 2025

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.
3. Section A carries sixteen (16) marks, section B fifty four (54) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink.
5. Communication devices and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

 SECTION A (16 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

(i) Your friend asks you to write his personal information at the back of his diary. What is the suitable term for such information?

1. References
2. Autobiography
3. Bibliography
4. Abstract
5. Biography

(ii) Which of the following is the correct expression?

1. I am as tall as him
2. I am as tall with him
3. I am as tall like him
4. I am tall as like him
5. I am tall as he

(iii) “I have been playing for five hours.” What would be the correct statement if the event was completed at the moment of speaking?

1. I have playing for five hours
2. I had played for five hours
3. I played for five hours
4. I play for five hours
5. I plays for five hours

(iv) The cards expressing sympathy for the demise of somebody are refered to as:

1. Best wishes cards
2. Condolence cards
3. Invitation cards
4. Sadness cards
5. Ceremonial cards

(v) The following are the uses of the dictionary except:

1. identifying the usage of a given word
2. knowing how a word is pronounced
3. understanding the correct spelling of a word
4. showing the number of words of a language
5. understanding the meaning of the given word

(vi) Fidelis likes neither fish nor beef. This statement implies that;

1. Fidelis likes Fish but dislikes beef
2. Fidelis likes both beef and fish
3. Fidelis dislikes fish but likes beef
4. Fidelis dislikes beef but likes fish
5. Fidelis dislikes both fish and beef

(vii) In the sentence “He is always shouting at his wife.” The action of shouting takes place:

1. now and then
2. only at the time of speaking
3. over a longer period of time
4. in a near future
5. in a near past

(viii) The following sentences express future plans except:

1. The president is addressing the nation tonight
2. I am going to drive to work today
3. They read both documents
4. I will be at work on that time
5. I might visit serengeti if it does not rain heavily

(ix) When the school closes, Zuhura will visit her paternal uncle who lives at Ikwiriri. What does the term paternal uncle mean?

1. Her aunt’s husband
2. Her father’s brother
3. Her uncle from aunt’s father
4. Her mother’s brother
5. Her uncle from aunt’s mother

(x) When you write an official letter, you do not write the name of the writer’s address. Why is it so?

1. It normally appears at the bottom
2. It is not part of official information
3. It is not part of the letter
4. It confuses the addressee
5. It is too long to fit in the address

2. Match each expression involving an auxiliary verb in List A with its corresponding function in List B by writing its letter beside the corresponding item number in the answer booklet provided. The responses can be used more than once.

SECTION B: 54 Marks

Answer all questions in this section.

3. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make meaningful paragraph by writing the corresponding letter in the answer booklet provided.

Use the following format for your answers

1. Then, we were called to line up and allowed to start.
2. The day came, and we all gathered for the event.
3. My heart started beating after that information since it was my first time.
4. Surprisingly, I was the first person to touch the finishing line.
5. While we were running, the spectators were shouting, but I did not hear my name.
6. One day, my name was mentioned to participate in the international marathon.

4. Study the invitation card provided and complete it by choosing the correct answer from the given alternatives and write it beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

5. Construct nine grammatical and meaningful sentences that express the quality of objects/nouns beings using the vocabulary items in (i)-(ix).

1. Round
2. Black
3. Energetic
4. Pretty
5. Tall
6. Attractive
7. Shapeless
8. Kind
9. New

6. The following sentences are incorrect. Re-write them correctly.

1. The students were playing soccer yesterday. Aren’t they.
2. Although the headmaster offered the trip to Ngorongoro but the student refused to go.
3. You can see I am busy right now. Do not west my time.
4. I must go to the farm despite of the rain.
5. That is the man which came here yesterday.
6. My friend is to weak too run 15 km.
7. My sister was singing while I danced.
8. We planned to travel on ship.
9. I usually sleep on bed.

7. Construct one meaningful, grammatical sentence for each of the following structures.

1. both … and
2. neither … nor
3. either …or
4. not only … but also
5. prefer … to
6. whether … or

8. Fill in the blanks with either say or tell to complete the following sentences.

1. Ali __________ goodbye to me and left.
2. Please __________ us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
3. Don’t just stand there! __________ something.
4. Please __________ everyone about our journey.
5. Fatuma __________ me that he was fed up with his job.
6. Never __________ it again! They will chase you away.
7. Don’t __________ anybody what you have seen.
8. Did she __________ you what happened?
9. My sister couldn’t help me. She __________ me to ask Janeth.

SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer two (2) questions in this section.

LIST OF READINGS FOR QUESTIONS 9 - 11

NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES

• A Wreath for Mr. Ilyer - S. N. Ndunguru (1977), Mkuki na Nyota
• Unanswered Cries - Osman Conteh, Macmillan
• Passed Like a Shadow - B. M Mapalala (2006), DUP
• Spared - S. N. Ndunguru (2004), Mkuki na Nyota
• Weep Not Child - Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1987); Heinemann
• The Interview - P. Ngugi (2002), Macmillan

PLAYS

• Three Suitors: One Husband - O. Mbia (1994), Eyre Methuen
• The Lion and the Jewel - W. Soyinka (1963), OUP
• This Time Tomorrow - Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1972), Heinemann
• The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa thiong’o (1968), Heinemann

POETRY

• Songs of Lawino and Ocol - O. p’Bitek (1979), EAPH
• Growing up with Poetry - D. Rubadiri (Ed) (1989), Heinemann
• Summons - R. Mabala (1960), TPH

9. The language of poems is quite different from the language of normal conversation. Verify this statement using two poems you have read in this section. Give three points from each poem.

10. The African society is gifted with highly conscious people with liberated minds. Show the truth of this statement with reference to two plays you have read in this section. Give three points from each play.

11. Mistreating others is morally bad because it makes them upset. With reference to two novels, explain the truth of this assertion. Give three points from each novel.

2. Match each expression involving an auxiliary verb in List A with its corresponding function in List B by writing its letter beside the corresponding item number in the answer booklet provided. The responses can be used more than once.

SECTION B: 54 Marks

Answer all questions in this section.

3. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make meaningful paragraph by writing the corresponding letter in the answer booklet provided.

Use the following format for your answers

1. Then, we were called to line up and allowed to start.
2. The day came, and we all gathered for the event.
3. My heart started beating after that information since it was my first time.
4. Surprisingly, I was the first person to touch the finishing line.
5. While we were running, the spectators were shouting, but I did not hear my name.
6. One day, my name was mentioned to participate in the international marathon.

4. Study the invitation card provided and complete it by choosing the correct answer from the given alternatives and write it beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

5. Construct nine grammatical and meaningful sentences that express the quality of objects/nouns beings using the vocabulary items in (i)-(ix).

1. Round
2. Black
3. Energetic
4. Pretty
5. Tall
6. Attractive
7. Shapeless
8. Kind
9. New

6. The following sentences are incorrect. Re-write them correctly.

1. The students were playing soccer yesterday. Aren’t they.
2. Although the headmaster offered the trip to Ngorongoro but the student refused to go.
3. You can see I am busy right now. Do not west my time.
4. I must go to the farm despite of the rain.
5. That is the man which came here yesterday.
6. My friend is to weak too run 15 km.
7. My sister was singing while I danced.
8. We planned to travel on ship.
9. I usually sleep on bed.

7. Construct one meaningful, grammatical sentence for each of the following structures.

1. both … and
2. neither … nor
3. either …or
4. not only … but also
5. prefer … to
6. whether … or

8. Fill in the blanks with either say or tell to complete the following sentences.

1. Ali __________ goodbye to me and left.
2. Please __________ us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
3. Don’t just stand there! __________ something.
4. Please __________ everyone about our journey.
5. Fatuma __________ me that he was fed up with his job.
6. Never __________ it again! They will chase you away.
7. Don’t __________ anybody what you have seen.
8. Did she __________ you what happened?
9. My sister couldn’t help me. She __________ me to ask Janeth.

SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer two (2) questions in this section.

LIST OF READINGS FOR QUESTIONS 9 - 11

NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES

• A Wreath for Mr. Ilyer - S. N. Ndunguru (1977), Mkuki na Nyota
• Unanswered Cries - Osman Conteh, Macmillan
• Passed Like a Shadow - B. M Mapalala (2006), DUP
• Spared - S. N. Ndunguru (2004), Mkuki na Nyota
• Weep Not Child - Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1987); Heinemann
• The Interview - P. Ngugi (2002), Macmillan

PLAYS

• Three Suitors: One Husband - O. Mbia (1994), Eyre Methuen
• The Lion and the Jewel - W. Soyinka (1963), OUP
• This Time Tomorrow - Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1972), Heinemann
• The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa thiong’o (1968), Heinemann

POETRY

• Songs of Lawino and Ocol - O. p’Bitek (1979), EAPH
• Growing up with Poetry - D. Rubadiri (Ed) (1989), Heinemann
• Summons - R. Mabala (1960), TPH

9. The language of poems is quite different from the language of normal conversation. Verify this statement using two poems you have read in this section. Give three points from each poem.

10. The African society is gifted with highly conscious people with liberated minds. Show the truth of this statement with reference to two plays you have read in this section. Give three points from each play.

11. Mistreating others is morally bad because it makes them upset. With reference to two novels, explain the truth of this assertion. Give three points from each novel.