STD VII ENGLISH ONLINE NECTA TEST FOR YEAR 2012

STD VII ENGLISH ONLINE SELF NECTA TEST FOR YEAR 2012

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

02 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Time: 1:30 Hours Thursday, 20^th September 2012 a.m.

Instructions

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

2. Answer all the questions.

3. Read all the given instructions in the special answer sheet (OMR) and fill in all the required information.

4. Write your Examination Number and then shade the digits of the number in the respective place in your answer sheet.

5. Shade the letter of the correct answer for each question in the answer sheet provided, for example, if the correct answer is A shade as follows:

6. If you have to change your answer, you must rub out the shading very neatly before shading the new one. Use a clean rubber.

7. Use HB pencil only.

8. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.

SECTION A: GRAMMAR

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

1.The children _____________ when the lights went off.

where studying
was studying
were studying
is studying
are studying

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2.The teacher _____________ me with a stick yesterday.

hits
hit
heat
beats
beaten

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3.Mr Kiula _____________ in his vegetable garden now.

worked
is working
has work
work
has worked

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4.My friend _____________ a bath before I arrived.

taken
taking
will take
had taken
takes

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5.Sometimes he _____________ alone.

go
goes
went
have gone
going

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6. Some elephants _____________ our crops.

destroys
has destroyed
is destroying
was destroying
have destroyed

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7. If he _____________, we will go with him.

come
coming
comes
came
had come

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8. Did you _____________ your home work last night?

finish
finishes
finished
finishing
do finish

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9.Farmers _____________ maize next year.

will grow
have grown
has grown
were growing
had grown

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10. Is Andrew _____________ well in his studies these days?

do
does
did
done
doing

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11._____________ she was tired, she worked hard.

Although
Inspite
Despite of
Despite
Even

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11._____________ she was tired, she worked hard.

Although
Inspite
Despite of
Despite
Even

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13.This book is _____________ big to fit in my bag.

very
too
so
to
as

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14.He looks _____________ younger since he came back from Loliondo.

many
any
much
very
some

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15.The man _____________ stole the books was caught at night.

whose
which
who
whom
what

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16.Will you _____________ me your pen, please?

borrow
lend
take
help
assist

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17. Write the indirect speech for the sentence “My brother will be here tomorrow.” Mary said.

Mary said that her brother could be there the next day
Mary said that my brother will be there the next day
Mary said that her brother would be there the next day
Mary said that her brother will be there the next day
Mary said that your brother will be there the next day.

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18. Mr Kalasamaki goes fishing every evening, _____________?

don’t he
wasn’t he
hasn’t he
isn’t he
doesn’t he

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19. Mr and Mrs John have a _____________ family.

happily
happy
happiest
most happiness
more happiest

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20.He is both a committed prefect _____________ a clever pupil.

but
with
and
for
also

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21.I was so exhausted _____________ I did not work anymore.

enough
such
although
that
the extent

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22.Did you send me _____________ empty parcel?

a
few
an
some
many

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23.Mr Tajiri’s house is _____________ big _____________ Mr Maskini’s house.

so … as
as … as
too … as
so … that
too … to

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24.He got up early _____________ catch the aircraft.

because
so that
that to
in order to
therefore

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25.It is cloudy, _____________ it will rain today.

and
that
perhaps
as
so as

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26.My mother uses _____________ onion as a spice.

an
a
and
many
a few

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27.We have known him _____________ 1995.

for
since
by
at
in

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28.There was _____________ rainfall in January than in February this year.

plenty
most
best
less
plentiful

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29.Rehema bought a _____________ of soap and a kilo of sugar.

bunch
pile
crowd
loaf
bar

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30. She injured herself _____________ a knife.

with
by
on
and
of

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SECTION B: VOCABULARY

For each of the following questions, choose the correct answer and shade its letter in the answer sheet provided.

31. A person who cuts other people’s hair is called a __________.

saloon
barber
hair cutter
hair dresser
hair saloon

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32.A person who defends a country when there is a war is called __________.

a doctor
a soldier
a police
an ambassador
a pilot

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33.Our cow has just given birth to a __________.

piglet
puppy
calf
chick
kitten

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34.The items: skirt, shirt, pair of trousers and coat are all __________.

dresses
wears
blouses
clothes
pajamas

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35. A pedestrian is a person who __________.

pedals the bicycle
walks on foot
travels by car
uses a pedal
travels by train

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36. When a person does not get some food nutrients, he/she can get __________.

dehydration
diabetes
measles
constipation
malnutrition

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SECTION C: COMPOSITION

This section has four mixed sentences. Arrange the sentences so as to make a good composition by giving them letters A-D. Shade the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet.

37. She jumped out of bed and ran to her mother happily.

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38. She found her mother in the kitchen with a cake and some toys.

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39. Diana was still fast asleep in the morning dreaming about her birthday.

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40. Suddenly, she heard her mother calling her.

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SECTION D: COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow by shading the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet.

A long time ago, there was a Monkey and his wife who had a garden full of different crops such as beans, peas and cabbages. They also had plenty of yams. Mr and Mrs Monkey worked very hard day and night. During the dry season, they watered their garden by using water from the nearby well.

Near their garden lived a Tortoise who was slow and lazy. Mr Tortoise never did any work. He used to sing his favourite songs all day while Monkey and his wife worked in their garden.

There was a lot of food in the Monkey’s house. The house was so small it could hardly keep all the food from the garden. This was different from Mr. Tortoise’s house since there was no food at all. When Tortoise wanted some food, he got it by telling stories and singing songs. He used to tell children from different homes to take food along when going to his house for the stories and songs.

These children’s parents discovered that Mr Tortoise was using their children for his survival. So they stopped their children from going there, hence Tortoise suffered from hunger. One day, the Tortoise sent his son to the Monkey’s house to borrow some food and promised to pay him the next day. The Monkey gave the Tortoise some food.

The following day, Monkey went to Tortoise’s house and asked to be paid his money. Tortoise told him not to worry as he would pay him “the next day”. Unfortunately for the Monkey, the next day never came.

41. Who worked hard in his garden?