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

02 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Time: 1:40 Hours Year: 2023 

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.

Questions

1. According to the story, when did education start?

1. When books were introduced
2. When man was created
3. After introduction of employment
4. Before creation of a man
5. When teachers were available

2. What does a man need to be in order to become self-reliant and build self-awareness?

1. employed
2. changed
3. informed
4. educated
5. advised

3.What are the categories of education?

1. Hunting and farming
2. Cooking and family care
3. Formal and informal
4. Great grandparents and formal
5. Missionaries and traditional

4. What should the youths do to create a generation of well- educated citizens?

1. They should study hard
2. They should get missionaries' education
3. They should get the 3Rs education
4. They should get informal and formal education
5. They should go to school

5. How did formal education benefit the society?

1. People were able to read, write and count
2. People were able to hunt many animals
3. People were able to cook for the family
4. People were able to play target games
5. People were able to change the education system

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

6. Mrs. Johari taught me how to cook biriani. I . . . . . . . . practice it next saturday to improve my cooking skills.

1. have
2. could
3. has
4. had
5. will

7.My uncle is interested in sports. He used to . . . . . . . . .sports TV programmes before he went out for physical exercises

1. watching
2. be watch
3. watch
4. watched
5. watches

8. The railway company has to improve its transport services. The train ____________ late three times this week.

1. was being
2. is being
3. has been
4. would be
5. has being

9. Mussa and Abdul like sports. They_____________tennis now.

1. are playing
2. had played
3. played
4. playing
5. were playing

10. I like the teaching profession. I was influenced by Mr. Winga, our former teacher who ________us happy all the time during his classes.

1. keep
2. keeping
3. keeps
4. kept
5. had kept

11.Rajabu and Paul were mopping the floor_______________ their sister was washing the dishes.

1. why
2. while
3. what
4. which
5. where

12. Yesterday I saw Janeth going to school___________foot.

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

13. Bats are more active_____________night than during day time.

1. in
2. at
3. on
4. by
5. onto

14. Last month, we were invited to court to learn about criminal cases. We sympathised with a man who was sentenced to serve two years jail.

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

15. The whole crowd was surprised by how a thief jumped__________the gate.

1. through
2. over
3. into
4. towards
5. above

16. The beast in the jungle was not only ugly__________dirty.

1. also
2. as well
3. and also
4. as also
5. but also

17. I am invited to a birthday party but__________I won't be able to attend.

1. I deny
2. I thank you
3. I am happy
4. I am afraid
5. I wish

18. Their class teacher said that, neither John__________Mary sat for Mock Examinations.

1. or .
2. no
3. nor
4. also
5. just

19. How would youthange the statement "He said that he was watering the flowers" into direct speech?

1. He said, "I will be watering the flowers."
2. He said, "I would be watering the flowers."
3. He said, "I am watering the flowers."
4.    He said, "I was watering the flowers."
5. He said, "I will be watering the flowers."

20. "He is a standard, seven pupil at Kijito primary school.

1. is he?
2. isn't he?
3. he isn't?
4. he is?
5. he is not?