FORM ONE ENGLISH ANNUAL EXAMS

PRESIDENT OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

COMPETENCE BASED ASSEMENT

ENGLISH FORM ONE

ANNUAL EXAMINATION NOVEMBER– 2023

SECTION A

Answer all questions in this section

1.For each of the items (i) – (x) choose the most correct answer from among the given alternatives then. Write its letter beside item number in table provided.

(i) My name is Bahati, I have three sisters, Neema, Amina and Aziza and two brothers Musa and Baraka. My sister Neema is married to Athuman who is Athuman to me?

  1. Father in law
  2. Brother in law
  3. Uncle
  4. Brother

(ii) Whose pen is this? How can this question be re-asked starting with To whom ........?

  1. To whom does this pen belong
  2. To whom did this pen belong
  3. To whom does this pen belongs
  4. To whom is this pen belong?

(iii) The following are rules of Note taking except

  1. Identify the major points made by speaker
  2. Avoid writing everything you hear from speaker
  3. Do not underline the key phrases
  4. Write notes in point form

(iv) What you think about somebody or something is your opinion. Identify an opinion from the following sentences

  1. I may come here tomorrow
  2. I’ am very tired
  3. I hate lazy people
  4. I suggest we see him tomorrow

(v) Imagine that the doctor has diagnosed you with malaria. How will you correctly tell your mother?

  1. I’ am suffering with Malaria
  2. I am suffering malaria
  3. I am suffering from malaria
  4. I am suffering for malaria

(vi) “They brushed their shoes” How can you rewrite the sentence into a negative form?

  1. They did not brush their shoes
  2. They did not brushed their shoes
  3. Did they brush their shoes
  4. Did they brushed their shoes

(vii) Mr. Kulakula like eating every time. How can Mr. Kulakula be described?

  1. Mr. Kulakula is mean
  2. Mr. Kulakula is greedy
  3. Mr. Kulakula is generous
  4. Mr. Kulakula is rude

(viii) Our English teacher told us to mention work with similar meanings. Identify the terminologies which refer to such kind of word.

  1. Homonyms
  2. Homophes
  3. Synonyms
  4. Antonyms

(ix) The baby is crying, can be confirmed by a question.

  1. Does it?
  2. Is it
  3. Isn’t it
  4. Isn’t she/he

(x) Our English teacher often teachers for an hour. Why article “an” is used instead of other

  1. It shows the time before the word “hour”
  2. It indicates a single form of a sentence
  3. The first letter in word “hour” has vowel qualities
  4. The last letter in word letter has consonant qualities

2. Match occupation description in List A with their corresponding common names in List B writing the letter of correct answer below the items number in table provided.

LIST A

LIST B

  1. A person who receives visitors in an office is...........
  2. A person who cuts peoples hair
  3. A person who plaits peoples hair
  4. A person who mends shoes
  5. A person who sells meet
  1. A butcher
  2. A hair dresser
  3. Cobber
  4. A receptionist
  5. A barber
  6. A fruit vendor
  7. A cook

SECTION B: (70 Marks)

3. Rose is standing at the central part of her school compound, facing the sun setting direction. In front of her, there is the watchman’s office. To her right hand there is a computer room which is 20 m from Rose’s point. On the left hand side there are school laboratories, classrooms and toilets that are 30 m away the central point. To her back side there is the administration block and the staff room.

QUESTIONS:

i. Name the two buildings that are in the Eastern part from Rose’s position.

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ii. If Rose stands facing the computer room, which buildings will be on her backside?

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iii. If you’re walking speed is 1 m per second how much time will you use to walk from the computer room to the school toilets? __________________________________________________________________

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iv. Suppose you want to know how many visitors have come to collect in a day, why should you collect such data to the office in the western part?

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v. Suggest the title for the above passage

4. Imagine that last year you attended your sister’s Wedding Ceremony. Using each of the given words/phrases, describe the event. (Make one sentence for each word/phionel)

  1. Bride
  2. Bride groom
  3. Wedding rings
  4. Wedding cake
  5. Honeymoon

5. Rewrite the following sentence by changing the verbs into their correct past tense forms

  1. Dotto (write) a letter yesterday
  2. We had (eat) when the victors arrived
  3. I (be) speaking when our teacher asked me a question.
  4. They (have) been living in Toronto for ten years
  5. He (wash) all his uniforms last week.

6. (a) Write short answers to the following questions. Beginning with the given word in brackets

  1. Have you seen my pencil (No . .) ________________________________________________?
  2. Can I help you? (Yes ...) ________________________________________________
  3. Who came to school late? Rachel or John? (John ...) ________________________________________________
  4. Were you there yesterday? (No . ..) ________________________________________________
  5. Musa goes to school on foot. (Yes . .) _______________________________________________

(b) change the following sentences into negative forms

  1. Asha is washing her clothes now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
  2. He is reading a book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
  3. Are you cutting trees?.................................................................................................
  4. They coming now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
  5. I am responsible for your poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

7. (A) Use the following relative pronoun to make grammatical English sentence

  1. Who . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
  2. Which............................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
  3. Whose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
  4. Whom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
  5. That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

(B) make one sentence for each of the following prepositions

  1. In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
  2. On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  3. At . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
  4. Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
  5. By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Complete the following sentences using words given in the list by writing it in the blank spaces provided.

My, yours, his, hers, her, its, ours, our, theirs, their, mine.

  1. That farm belongs to us. It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  2. My teacher gave me a pen as a gift. It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  3. Our teachers have office at school. It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  4. Hamis has a new book. It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . book.
  5. My mother bought a new car. It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Car

9. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow;

The life at school I am not told

Is different from life at home

At school

The hours are swallowed by studies We study English, we study Geography Chemistry, Biology and others.

We study!

In the classroom, in the library, In the dormitory, in the dining hall,

In the assembly hall, in the chambers.

Study hard! Study hard!

For life roars like a lion

Hunting for any prey to swallow.

But something surprised me!

English!

The English language

You write this you pronounce that Differently.

QUESTIONS 

i. What is the poem about?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

ii. Write the title of the poem in two words.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

iii. Who is speaking in the poem?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iv. What surprised the persona? Give reason for your answer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

v. Is the poem relevant to your society? How?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. Write your composition about your first day at school . Use the following points that will guide you.

a. Your name and family members

b. The name of the school

c. The year you joined the school

d. Your age at that time

e. The way you left on your way to school

f. The people you saw and met

g. The way they received you

h. Activities you did on that day

i. What you liked most in the school

j. How the day ended

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 158  

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 158  

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

COMPETENCY BASED SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

ENGLISH FORM ONE

TIME: 2 HOURS NOVEMBER 2022

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B,and Cwith a total of Ten (10)questions.

2. Answer ALLquestions provided in this paper.

3. All writings must be in blueor black pen ink.

4. All communication devices and any unauthorized materials are NOTallowed in the assessment room.

5. Write your Assessment Numberat the top right corner of every page of your booklet(s).

SECTION: A (15 Marks)

Answer all questions from this section.

1. Chose the best alternative for each for each of the following sentence below and write the letter of the correct answer in the box provided.

i. Miriam_________ my best friend for many years.

A. is being B. has been C. have been D. was being E. was been

ii. The girl was as intelligent………………

A. like his brother B. as his brother C. like her brother

D. for his brother. E. as her brother

iii. My friend has worked in this company………

A. for 2008 B. in 2008 C. at 2008

D. since 2008 E. until 2008

iv. If I were a doctor, I ……………. your patient without demanding payment.

A. will treat. B. would treat. C. would have treated

D. will not treat E. would not treat

v. We called you……………. you didn’t answer.

A. and B. but C. until. D. despite E. after

Vi Give us………. is left in the bowl.

A. what B. Which C. where

D. how E. whose

vii. …………..your carelessness, I have appointed you to be our store-keeper

A. Inspite of B. Although. C. For everything

D. Though E. Unless

viii. Rosemary can read and write well though she…………to school in her life

A. has never been B. was not been C. have never been

D. was being. E. had never go.

ix. You must eat! You haven’t eaten ………… all day?

A. anything B. something C. nothing

D. everything E. any things

x. Doreen hasn’t completed her assignment, has she?

A. Yes, she hasn’t B. No, she hasn’t C. Yes, she has

D. No, she has E. No, she doesn’t

2. Match the items in LIST Awith those in LIST Bby writing answers in the table prepared below.

SECTION B: (70 MARKS)

3. Make a correction in each sentence below.

i) The students were seating in the class quietly.

Corrected sentence: …………………………………………………….

ii) I was beaten by a snake two months ago.

Corrected sentence: …………………………………………………………

iii) That heal is the source of river Mbuchi

Corrected sentence…………………………………………………………….

iv) May you borrow me your story book?

Corrected sentence: ………………………………………………………….

v) Every family member was at the party accept Felix who is at school.

Corrected sentence…………………………………………………………….

4. A) Complete each of the following statements with a proper question tag.

(i) You and I have never met before, ………………………………………….…?

(ii) My nephew gave you some money...………………..………………..…….…?

(iii)Amina never played netball at school, ………………………………………...?

(iv) HIV – AIDS is incurable disease, ……………………………………………..?

(v) We don’t need these fruits, ………………...…………………………….……?

B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the list given below.

(i) Here is………………. he hides his keys.

(ii) You need to tell us……………kept you so long at the market.

(iii)The girl…………...school bag was stolen is my niece.

(iv) Here comes the lady…………………...we were talking about yesterday.

(v) She has not told us……………. she got such a big amount of money.

5. A. Fill in the blanks below with appropriate words from the box given below.

(i) Two policemen caught a thief………………the bus stop.

(ii) No one is ………………………. the law.

(iii)All students passed………………. the windows when they saw a snake at the door of the class.

(iv) I eat some rice……………………...a spoon.

(v) Our school is……………...the market.

B. Change the following sentences into interrogative form

i) Asha went to school yesterday.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……….

ii) My cow produces ten litres of milk.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….

iii) We had already eaten some food at that time.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………….

iv) Joshua studies harder than Mary.

……………………………………………………………………………..

v) They are playing a volleyball match.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….

6. Re-write the following sentences as instructed in each.

i) Nuriati has not cleaned the room. Diana has not cleaned the room as well

Begin: Neither………………………………………………………………

ii) “You will visit your friends tomorrow” Ashura told Daniel. (Change into reported speech) ………….…………………………………………………….

iii) I have bought a new story book.

Begin: A new story book………………………………….……………………

iv) We will play the football match even if it rains heavily.

Use: no matter……………...………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………..

v) The lady told us a very interesting story. All children listened attentively

Use: such that …………………….……………………….………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………

7. a) Write the following words in plural form.

(i) Person ………………………………………………………………………….

(ii) Water …………………………………………………………………………..

(iii)Child ………………………………………………………………….………

(iv) Fly ……………………………………………………………………..……

(v) Baby …………………………………………………………………………..

b) Change the following sentences into appropriate tenses as instructed after each sentence.

i) We are doing the examination. (Present perfect tense)

ii) Saumu has performed very well (Simple present tense)

iii) Teachers do not like truancy. (Past perfect tense)

iv) It is raining now. (Present perfect continues tense)

v) I sing to praise my nation. (Past continuous tense)

8. Choose one class reader you have read in form ONE or TWO, then answer the following questions.

  • The Magic Garden – K.R. Cripwell (1997): William Collins Sons and Company Ltd, Great Britain.
  • Kalulu the Hare - F. Worthington (1937): Longman, England.
  • Hawa the Bus Driver - R.S. Mabala (1988): Ben & Company, Dar-Es Salaam.
  • Fast Money - K.R. Cripwell (1978): William Collins Sons and Company Ltd, Great Britain.

a) i) Write the title of the book.

............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

ii) Who wrote the book?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Which character did you like most? Why?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………..

c) Which character did you dislike? Why?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

d) Did the story end with happiness or sadness? Explain.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

e) Would you like to advise your friends to record the book? Why? (02 Reasons)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. Give the meaning of the following poetic terms.

(i) Poem……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(ii) Poet……………….………………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(iii)Rhythm…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(iv) Stanza………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(v) Verse………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION C: (15 MARKS)

10.Write a letter to your friend EMACY CENDI P.O.BOX 71,Ujiji - KIGOMA, Greet and invite him to visit your home at Itilima town in Simiyu Region. Use your name as RINDER SIKA, P.O. BOX 308, Itilima - SIMUYU.

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 113  

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 113  

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

ENGLISH   ANNUAL   EXAMS 

FORM ONE-NOVEMBER 2021

Time: 2:30Hours

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TIME: 2.30HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

  • This paper consists of sections A, B, C and D with a total of ten (10) questions.
  • Answer all questions in the space provided.
  • All writings must be in black or blue pen.
  • All communication devices are not allowed in the examination room.
  • Write your examination number at the top right corner of every page.

 

SECTION A (20 MARKS)

COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY

  1. Read the following passage carefully then answer the questions that follow;

Mr. Akilimali is an old man now. He is a grandfather with twelve grandchildren. Mr. Akilimali does not remember his parents. They died when he was very young. He was therefore left an orphan. His uncles and aunts brought him up. 

At the age of twenty five, Mr. Akilimali got married to a beautiful girl called Maua. Their wedding celebration was attended by many people. They ate, drank, and danced for three days. Everybody who attended the wedding wished them a happy life. They also hopped that the bridegroom and his bride would have many children.

The first few years, Mr. Akilimali and his wife lived happily together. But later on things changed. They became unhappy because they could not get children. On the tenth year of their marriage Mr. Akilimali decided to marry another wife Pili. With the new wife Mr. Akilimali now has three sons and two daughters. The sons are Dunia, Kazi and Chuma. The daughters are Lulu and Siti.

Mr. Akilimali’s children are now grown up and have their own families. They no longer live with their parents. People in Mr. Akilimali’s tribe have many traditions and customs, one of them is that a child is married and gets children, he/she has to send a child to live with the grandparents. Because of this tradition therefore, Mr. Akilimali now lives with his two wives and five grandchildren.

 

QUESTIONS

  1. Write your answers in the space provided for each question.
  1. Why does Mr. Akilimali not remember his parents?

…………………………………………………….

  1. Why did Mr. Akilimali decide to marry a second wife?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. Do you think Mr. Akilimali was wise to marry another wife? Why?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. Why does Mr. Akilimali live with his grandchildren?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. Suggest a suitable title for this passage…………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………

  1. For each of the following statements, write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
  1. The word ‘bride groom’ means a woman on her wedding day or just before or after the events………………….
  2. Mr. Akilimali doesn’t remember his parents because they died when he was still young………………………..
  3. According to Mr. Akilimali’s tribe, only daughters have to send their children to live with their grandparents………………………
  4. During Mr. Akilimali’s wedding celebration people ate, drank and slept for three days……………….
  5. Mr. Akilimali lived with his first wife happily for the first few years…………………………
  1. Using five sentences, describe Mr. Akilimali’s life; example:
  1. At the age of twenty five, Mr. Akilimali got married to a beautiful girl called Maua.
  2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  5. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  6. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
  1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow;

 

“I’m going to punish all truant students”, said a class master of form two classes. Juma talked a silent voice oh my God! What am I going to do? Because he was one among the truant students. After all the announcements at the assembly ground we entered in the class. Juma saw a class master coming to our class, he said to the class hush! Observe silence the teacher is coming.

So Juma planned to escape at the school through a window so as to save his life from the teacher, but unfortunately, while Juma tried to jump through a window his shirt touches to one of the window’s nails and led him to fall down heavily every student shouted to Juma Jesus! Save him and Juma cried God, I’m finished! Juma was injured his right leg. Teachers took him to the hospital after doctor’s investigation, doctors told Juma that they are supposed to remove his leg due to bad injury he got. Juma cried so much and he said to the doctor oh no! Doctor how can I walk can’t you find another ways of saving my leg. Help me! Doctor please I can’t repeat it again.

 

Identify five interjections from the given passage 

  1. …………………………………………………………..
  2. ……………………………………………………………
  3. …………………………………………………………….
  4. …………………………………………………………….
  5. …………………………………………………………….

 

SECTION B (20 MARKS)

LANGUAGE USE

 

  1. Match each sentence in column A with the word in column B by writing correct letter besides the items number.

COLUMN A

COLUMN B

  1. To wish a person a long life and a happy future.
  2. To wish a person a quick recovery from sickness.
  3. To say sorry to one whose relatives or friend has died.
  4. To wish one good grades in a major examination.
  5. To pass greetings to a person during the Christmas season.
  1. Success cards
  2. Condolence cards
  3. Christmas cards
  4. Birthday cards
  5. Get-well-soon cards

 

Answers 

COLUMN A

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

COLUMN B

 

 

 

 

 

  1. State whether each of the following sentences is a FACT or an OPINION in the blank spaces provided.
  1. It might rain today ……………………
  2. The sky is blue………………………..
  3. Science is better than arts……………….
  4. The most beautiful colour is red………….
  5. All secondary school students do form two National assessment……………………..

 

SECTION C (40 MARKS)

PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY

  1. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of word in the brackets.
  1. Matumula (do) …………….a lot of exercises daily.
  2. I (send) ……………..my friend an E-mail yesterday.
  3. The patient (lie) …………to the doctor.
  4. Have you (see)……………my keys?
  5. I am (read) ………………a good story book.
  6. Babies (sleep) ……………for many hours.
  7. She (put) …………..some salt in the tea yesterday.
  8. My uncle (have) ………..two daughters and a son.
  9. She (travel) …………..to Mpanda next week.
  10. Asha (wash) …………..her uniform now.

 

  1. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.
  1. Peter plays football, Paul plays football too.(Join using; both)
  2. My child is only five years old. He can’t start standard one.

(re-write as one sentences using;………..too…….to……..)

  1. Babies cry whenever they are hungry. (re-write in singular).
  2. Jamila can’t swim. Her sister can’t either. ( begin with; Neither )
  3. Mangoes are sweeter than oranges. (re-write using ‘as…….as  in one sentence.)

 

  1. a)Add the right question tag to the following;
  1. You speak English,………………………………?
  2. You don’t mind if I go, ………………….?
  3. Doctors in Tanzania work very hard, ………………………?
  4. Smoking is a health hazard, ……………………….?
  5. Your mother remember me,…………………………?
  6. He had taught us,……………………….?
  7. I am a student, ………………………….?
  8. They will come, ………………………….?
  9. We played football, ……………………….?
  10. They are not teachers, ………………………..?

 

b) Below is a timetable you made for a visit to the Tanzanite Game Reserve last term. Your teacher has asked you to narrate to the class what happened. Use the timetable to guide you. Number (i) has been done as an example.

TIME

EVENT

10am

Bus comes to pick students

10:20am

Everybody gets into the bus

10:30am

Journey begins

12:30 pm

Stop-over and lunch at Usa River

1 pm

Arrival at the Game Reserve 

 

1:30 pm

Viewing animals

4 pm

Refreshments

4:30 pm

A tour around the Tanzanite Hotel

5 pm

Listening to a talk from the Game Reserve Manager

5:30 pm

Return journey begins

8:15 pm

Arrival at school.

 

  1. At 10 am the bus came to pick students.
  2. By 10:20 am everybody…………………………………………
  3. At 10:30 am the journey …………………………………….
  4. We………………………a stop –over and lunch at Usa River at 12:30 p.m
  5. At 1 pm we………………………………………………………..
  6. At 1:30pm we ……………………………………………………
  7. Then at 4pm we………………………………………………………
  8. At 4:30pm we………………………………………………………..
  9. At 5pm we……………………………………………………………
  10. Then at 5:30pm the return journey…………………………………
  11. By 8:15pm we……………………………..

 

SECTION D (20 MARKS)

READING PROGRAMME

  1. Choose on class reader you have read in form One or Two and then answer the questions that follow in the blank spaces provided;
  • Mabala the Farmer .
  • Hawa the Bus Driver
  • Fast Money
  • The Magic Garden
  • Kalulu the Hare
  1. i) Give the title of the book

……………………………………………………………..

ii) What is the name of the author?

……………………………………………………………..

  1. i) Who is the main character in the story you read?

………………………………………………………………

ii) Which strength of the main character you have identified in (b) (i)?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. What did you learn from the story?

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  1. Would you recommend the book to your friends? Why?

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  1. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow;

 

Hey you AIDS, you are an uninvited guest

In homes, schools, villages, towns

And yes even in big cities

You make everybody sick.

 

The poor and the rich

The old and the young

The tall and the short

Oh, how cruel you are!

Let’s all be careful with this guest!

 

Questions

  1. What is the poem about?
  2. In this poem, the poet is speaking to…………………….
  3. What is the lesson we get from the poem?
  4. What is the title of this poem?
  5. How does the poet feel?

 

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 77  

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 77  

THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

MINISTRY OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ANNUAL EXAMINATIONEXAMINATION SERIES

ENGLISHFORM-1

2020

2:30 HOURS

  1. This paper consists of sections A, B, C and D with a total of ten (10) questions.
  2. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
  3. All writing must be in blue or black ink
  4. Calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
  5. Write your Examination Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A (20 Marks)

COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY.

1. Read the passage below carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

My pet is a dog, his name is Nene. He has brown and black fur and his hind legs are slightly shorter than the front ones. His ears are always upright. I can remember certainly well the day my father brought him home. It was on 17th December, 2015. At that time he was a puppy of two months, it was surely the best day of my life. I held him and tried to be good at him, but it was a bad day for him since he had been separated from his mother and other puppies.

Nene did not eat or drink anything the whole day. Of course I was happy to have him for my own, but his cries made me feel sorry for him and I promised to take good care of him. After three days, he started eating well and even played with me.

Nene is a lovely dog, he is loved by all members of our family. He comes to great me whenever I come back from school. He wags his tail and lies down ready to play. He is an intelligent and obedient dog I have ever seen.

After finishing my homework, I always play with him. My mother often tells me, "Mark, I am happy you got what you have always wanted". We feed him once a day, we provide him with plenty of water throughout the day, along with dog-food. To make him clean we give him a bath with dog-shampoo once a week. We also clean his kennel every day. Every year, we take him to the veterinary clinic for vaccinations. He is both a protector and a friend.

QUESTIONS

(a) Answer the following questions by using the right information from the passage.

(i) Who was keeping the dog?

(ii) When was the dog brought home?

(iii) Why do you think Nene was crying?

(iv) How many times was Nene fed in a day?

(v) Why was Nene taken to the veterinary clinic?

(b) For each of the following statements, write TRUE if the statements is correct or FALSE if the statement is not correct.

(i) The dog had brown and black fur.......

(ii) Nene was a protector and a friend ......

(iii) Mark did not like to play with the dog......

(iv) Nene's ears were always upright......

(v) Nene was brought home when he was three months old........

2. Read the following passage and answer the question that follows in the blank spaces provided.

Sports and games are necessary for maintaining health and physical fitness. Involving oneself in competitive sports and games encourages the sense of competition. Being a captain helps to provide the person with leadership qualities. Playing as a team encourages cooperation among players.

You may ask yourself, “If I spend my time in sports and games when should I study?” Here is the solution; study in the morning as the mind is still fresh and play in the evening as the mind is tired since sports and games make us mentally active. Remember the saying which says that “all study and no play makes Jack a dull boy”.

List down five advantages of participating in sports and games:

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

SECTION B (20 Marks)

LANGUAGE USE

3. Match the expressions in Column B below the corresponding expression number in Column A in the table provided. Item (vi) has been provided as an example

Column A

Column B

(i)A place where dead bodies are kept until burial.

(ii)A room in a hospital where babies are born

(iii)A place where medicines are prepared and sold.

(iv)A room in which sick people get bed rest.

(v)A place where sick people are treated

(vi)A room which is used for health check up.

  1. Pharmacy
  2. Ward
  3. Stadium
  4. Laboratory
  5. Mortuary
  6. Labour ward
  7. Hospital
  8. Kitchen
  9. Laundry

4. Re – arrange the following sentences into a logical sequence to make a meaningful paragraph.

Sentence number 6 has been done as an example.

  1. The two have six children.
  2. Jumbe has a wife whose name is Makwabe
  3. So, Jumbe and Makwabe are my grandparents.
  4. Who is thus my grandfather is called Jumbe
  5. My mother’s father.
  6. Including my mother.

5. Imagine that you are a prefect and you live in a school hostel. Explain your school daily routine to a fellow prefect from a new school who wants to learn from you. Use the following events as your guidelines:

(a) Wake up time.

(b) Cleaning the hostel areas.

(c) Taking a bath and putting on school uniform.

(d) Taking morning roll call.

(e) Doing cleanliness around the school.

(f) Standing in assembly for morning speech and announcements

(g) Lessons in the classrooms begin.

(h) Break time.

(i) Lunch time.

(j) Outside activities and going back to the dormitories.

SECTION C (40 Marks)

PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY

6. Fill in the blank spaces by using the following words in the list.

Cousin, niece, grandfather, uncle, nephew, sister-in-law, son-in-law, grandson, aunt.

(a) The sone of your son is your 

(b) The daughter of your sister is your 

(c) The brother of your father is your 

(d) The sister of your wife is your 

(e) The son of your brother is your 

7. (a) Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word in the brackets.

(i) Asha  her uniform now. (wash)

(ii) My mother  cooking rice when I arrived home yesterday. (be)

(iii) Upendo (be write)  a letter now.

(iv) Mariam (go)  to the market now.

(v) Baraka (eat)  now.

(b) Complete the following sentences by using words given in the list.

in, on, from, to, at, by

(i) Salama wakes up  6.00 a.m

(ii) John is suffering  malaria.

(iii) Bukagile goes to school  a car.

(iv) Kali lives  Dar es Salaam.

(v) Masasila goes to the market  foot.

8. Re-write the following sentences according to the instruction given after each.

(i) He got the job. He had no qualifications.

(join using: “in spite of”)

(ii) He shouted very loudly. He woke the baby up.

(Join using: “so …… that”)

(iii) You must work hard in order to pass your examination.

(Begin with: “If …….”)

(iv) He went to the bus station in a hurry. He wanted to be on time.

(Join using: “in order to”)

(v) If you won’t show me your identity card, I won’t give you the details.

(Re-write using: “Unless”)

SECTION D (20 Marks)

READING PROGRAMME

9. Choose one class reader you have read in form one or two, then answer the following questions.

The Magic Garden- K.R. Cripwell (1977), William Collins Sons and Company Ltd, Great Britain.

Kalulu the Hare- F. Worthngton (1937), Longman, England.

Hawa the Bus Driver- R.S. Mabala (1988), Ben and Company, Dar es Salaam

Fast Money- K.R. Cripwell (1978), William Collins Sons and Company Ltd, Great Britain.

Mabala the Farmer- R.S. Mabala (1988), Ben and Company, Dar es Salaam

(a) Give the title of the book.

(b) Mention the name of the character.

(c) What did he do in the story?

(d) Why do you like or dislike him?

(e) In your opinion, what can be learnt from the character?

10. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow:

Twinkle twinkle little star 

How I wonder what you are 

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

When the blazing sun is set 

And the grass with dew is wet 

Then you show your little light

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night 

QUESTIONS

(a) What is the title of this poem?

(b) What is it compared to the Diamond?

(c) Where are the stars found?

(d) When can the stars be seen?

(e) What can you learn from a poem?

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 30  

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 30  

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