THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

02 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Time: 1:30 Hours Thursday, 8 ^th September 2011 a.m.

Instructions

1. This paper consists of fifty (50) questions in sections A, B, C and D.

2. Answer all the questions.

3. Write the letter of the correct answer for each question in the answer sheet provided.

4. Write your Examination number on your answer sheet.

5. Use a blue or black pen in writing your answer. Answers written in pencil will not be marked.

SECTION A: GRAMMAR

Choose the words that complete the sentences by writing the letters of the correct answer in the answer sheet provided.

1. Juma was told to _____________ grass around the house.

1.  cut 
2.  cutting 
3.  cuts 
4.  chopping
5. chop

2.  We _____________ our new class monitor next week.

1.  had elected 
2.  would elect 
3.  shall elect 
4.  have elected
5. could elect

3. We _____________ to Unguja by the Sea Express Ferry today.

1.  is going 
2.  would go 
3.  had gone 
4.  are going
5.  have gone

4. Julius Nyerere _____________ in 1922 in Butiama village.

1.  had born 
2.  is born 
3.  have born 
4.  has born
5. was born

5. Two weeks ago Mr. Wahi _____________ his son to hospital.

1.  was sending 
2.  will send 
3.  sends 
4.  send
5.  sent

6. In some African traditions the young people are the ones who _____________ the elders.

1.  great 
2.  greats 
3.  greet 
4.  greets 
5.  greeted

7. I always _____________ to the market.

1.  walking 
2.  walks 
3.  have walked 
4.  walk 
5.  am walking

8.  Last week their father _____________ to visit them.

1.  came 
2.  come 
3.  comes 
4.  go 
5.  goes

9. Jacob _____________ his friend Makanja when he was going to the party.

1.  was meeting 
2.  meeting 
3.  met 
4.  is meeting
5.  meets

10. We were looking at the wild animals when the rain _____________ .

1.  starting 
2.  starts 
3.  will start 
4.  started
5. was started

11. My father looked for his lost cow _____________ one year.

A at B with C by D in

E

for

12. Yohana is good _____________ Mathematics.

1.  in 
2.  for 
3.  to 
4.  on
5.  with

13. Neither Peter _____________ Ally will sit for the examination.

1.  no 
2.  with 
3.  nor 
4.  and
5.  or

14. The girl _____________ father died is my cousin.

1.  what 
2.  whose 
3.  whom 
4.  which
5.  where

15.  My grandfather may have _____________ good advice for you.

1.  big 
2.  many 
3.  small 
4.  some
5.  few

16. “Your shorts are torn, Baraka! You _____________ to buy new ones!” Said Juma.

1.  ought 
2.  must 
3.  should
4. will
5. has

17. He is _____________ young to go to the University.

1.  so 
2.  too 
3.  only
4. as
5. but

18. Mr. Mganga bought a _____________ car in Beijing.

1.  largest 
2.  biggest 
3.  most large
4.  large
5.  most big

19. His school is _____________ than ours.

1.  bigger 
2.  smallest 
3.  small
4.  big
5.  biggest

20. They have been learning English _____________ 2005.

1.  in 
2.  at 
3.  since
4.  for
5.  to