THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

02 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Time: 1:40 Hours Year: 2022

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of forty five (45) questions.

2. Answer all questions.

3. Read all the instructions in the special answer sheet (OMR).

4. Fill in all the needed information in the OMR form.

5. Shade the digits of your Examination Number in the respective places of the OMR form.

6. Shade the letter of the correct answer for question 1 to 40 in the answer sheet provided. For example, if the correct answer is A, shade as follows:

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

8. Use HB pencil for answering question 1 to 40 and a blue or black ink pen for answering question 41 to 45.

9. Cellular phones and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the examination room.

SECTION A (35 Marks)

Listen carefully to the passage read by the invigilator and then answer the questions that follow by shading the letter of the correct answer in the special answer sheet (OMR) provided.

Click Here To Listen The Passage

Questions

1. Where do the animals in this story live?

1.  In the village
2. In the forest
3. In the den 
4. Under the tree 
5. In the paddock

2. Which animals mocked Mr. Lion's speech? 

1. All wildebeests
2. All antelopes
3. Small animals
4. Conservative animals
5. Suffering animals

3. Why did Mr. Lion give power to small animals?

1. They were the most suffering animals. 
2. They were the animals supported him.
3. They were responsible for the forest.
4. They had been singing the same song for years. 
5. They did not mock Mr. Lion's speech.

4. How was the forest after five years of Mr. Lion's rule?

1. It was very famous town.
2. It was very small.
3. It was very big town. 
4. It was unknown.
5. It became unattractive.

5. What did greedy animals that could not change their life styles do?

1. They were astonished. 
2. They were happy. 
3. They died. 
4. They suffered. 
5. They fled the forest.

Choose the words that complete the sentences by shading the letter of the correct answer in the answer sheet (OMR) provided.

6. My sister . . . . . . . . . . . very good English in 2008.

1. spoken 
2. spoke 
3. has been speaking
4. has spoken 
5. was speaking

7. I used to play with my cat at night before going to bed. My cat has been  . . . . . . . . . . . for two years now and I haven't been able to forget about its death.

1. dies 
2. die 
3. death 
4. dead 
5. dying

8. I missed your call, I  . . . . . . . . . . . was my homework when you called.

1. done
2. do
3. doing
4. does
5. did

9. We all know that Mrs. Daudi  . . . . . . . . . . . your friend for years now.

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

10. . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mawazo teach English subject these days?

1. Do 
2. Did
3. Does
4. Doing
5. Don't

11. This is his book. The book belongs to . . . . . . . . . . . 

1. his
2. him
3. he
4. it
5. her

12. The man  . . . . . . . . . . .  coat is brown is my uncle.

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

13.I  . . . . . . . . . . .  Sabasaba day to the Heroes day.

1. love
2. like 
3. prefer 
4. likes
5. prefers

14. Mwera came  . . . . . . . . . . . of the shop with a loaf of bread.

1. across 
2. inside 
3. in
4. along
5. out

15. The old man was walking  . . . . . . . . . . . the river.

1. under 
2. along 
3. over
4. behind
5. from

16. The following words are prepositions of movement except

1. behind
2. through
3. out of
4. onto
5. around

17. How  . . . . . . . . . . . cars did you see yesterday?

1. much
2. little
3. many 
4. more
5. most

18. Supply the correct question tag to the statement: "She doesn't work with us."

1. doesn't she? 
2. does she? 
3. did she? 
4. she doesn't? 
5. don't she?

19. What is the active voice for the sentence; "The camera was broken by Tom"?

1. Tom has broken the camera.
2. Tom broken the camera.
3. Tom breaks the camera. 
4. Tom broke the camera.
5. Tom had broke the camera.

20. You are in the classroom and you want to go to the washroom. How would you ask for permission from your teacher?

1. Please, must I go to the washroom?
2. Please, shall I go to the washroom?
3. Please, will I go to the washroom?
4. Please, might I go to the washroom?
5. Please, may I go to the washroom?—