ENGLISH 2006

SECTION A

TENSES

Choose the correct word or words, which complete(s) the sentences for questions 1 - 10. Write the corresponding letter in the answer sheet provided.

1. The teacher is very angry; he  . . . . .at the pupils.

1. has shouted
2. is shouting
3. shouted
4. will shout
5. shouts

2. She . . . . . .  heavily while she was running.

1. breathes
2. breath
3. breathe
4. breathed
5. breathing

3. My brother . . . . . . potatoes every year in his garden.

1. grown
2. grows
3. growing
4. has grown
5. had grown

4. My dog is healthy because it . . . . . . good food.

1. eat
2. eats
3. eating
4. eaten
5. eated

5. My brother . . . . . . asleep after eating his dinner.

1. fall
2. fell
3. felt
4. was falling
5. falling

6. Our football team has . . . . . . . . the May Day Cup.

1. win
2. won
3. wined
4. winning
5. warn

7. Rashid . . . . . . . mangoes and sold them to us every Monday morning.

1. picked
2. picking
3. pick
4. has pick
5. will pick

8. "Joan, have you . . . . . . . . your school uniforms?" Her mother asked.

1. wash
2. washing
3. washed
4. washes
5. have wash

9. We . . . . . . . new leaders for the school council next Saturday.

1. shall elect
2. elected
3. elects
4. electing
5. was elected

10.  . . . . . . . you come with me to watch the football match?

1. will
2. is
3. are
4. is it
5. have

SECTION B

GRAMMAR

For each question 11 - 30 choose the correct answer and write its letter in the answer sheet provided.

11. Mr. Mvungi is the . . . . . . .  member of his family.

1. tall
2. more tallest
3. less tallest
4. tallest
5. least tallest

12. Jamila always went to bed early . . . . . . .  she had to go to school early every morning.

1. instead
2. in spite of
3. despite
4. although
5. because

13.  . . . . . . . you listen carefully you will not understand what the teacher is talking about.

1. if
2. unless
3. until
4. although
5. however

14. The boy . . . . . . you are talking is my best friend.

1. who
2. whose
3. whoever
4. to whom
5. which

15. The doctor went . . . . . . . the room where my father was resting.

1. on
2. to
3. into
4. by
5. along

16. He will pass the examination . . . . . .  he is very intelligent.

1. although
2. unless
3. because
4. even if
5. normally

17. I went to the shop to buy . . . . . .  milk.

1. the
2. some
3. an
4. a
5. any

18. You like my house . . . . . . 

1. Do you?
2. Are you?
3. Don't you
4. Aren't you
5. Will you

19. 1 was given a choice of . . . . . .  getting a Christmas present or school fees for the coming term.

1. neither
2. instead
3. either
4. but also
5. instead of

20. Angela was the of the . . . . .  five beauty queens.

1. more beautiful
2. very beautiful
3. much beautiful
4. most beautiful
5. beautiful