FORM ONE ENGLISH MIDTERM-2 EXAMS

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM ONE EXAMINATION SEPTEMBER, 2022

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TIME: 2:30 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • This paper consists of sections A,B, C and D with a total of eleven (11), questions.
  • Answer all questions in the spaces provided
  • All writing must be in black or blue pen
  • All communications verbally if only authorized can be allowed in the examination room.
  • Write your number/name on top of every page.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE

NO. OF Q

MARKS

SIGN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

TOTAL

SECTON A (15 MARKS)

COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY

  1. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Once upon a time there lived an old King in the land of Kalamindi. His name was Kala, but people nick named him “Brownie” because of his brown skin. The king only had one son, his name was Wasafi.

One day, the king summoned his servants and asked them to prepare a big feast for a twin celebration; one for his birthday and two, for his son to select a woman to marry. In three days’ time, the party was set and people came from all walks of life. In the midst of the celebrations, Wasafi sported Tausi, a slim dark lady and reported her to his father. Before his father could send his servants to locate Tausi, she had vanished from the crowd. Fortunately, Tausi left one of her shoes in the dancing hall.

An order was given by King Kala to his servants to look for any lady whose feet will fit the shoe. Every person in the land tried the shoe on without success. Several days later, Wasafi grew weaker and thinner, he asked his father to prepare a second event and invite more people; this time, the event was to happen in the open and last for two days and two nights.

In this second party, it was made compulsory for everyone to try the shoe on irrespective of age and body size. Fortunately, the shoe fitted someone. She was none other than Tausi herself. Joy and celebrations filled the air.

Questions

Choose the most correct answer and write its letter in the answer sheet

  1. One of the following statements describe the old man
  1. He was the oldest man in the kingdom
  2. He loved his children so much
  3. His other name was Brownie
  4. He was so famous in the land
  1. Wasafi wanted to marry because
  1. His father wanted it that way
  2. He saw beautiful Tausi in the party
  3. One of the ladies had left her one shoe in the party
  4. His father’s servants instructed him to do so
  1. How many times was the party held?
  1. Twice
  2. Thrice
  3. Once
  4. Until Tausi arrived
  1. Why did Wasafi look for Tausi after the party?
  1. To give her shoes
  2. It was an order from his father
  3. Because she had told him to come her
  4. Because she was his choice for marriage
  1. How did the celebrations end?
  1. After finding the owner of the shoe
  2. After the king ordered everyone to leave
  3. After the last party ended
  4. After everyone was assured of having shoes

ANSWERS

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

  1. Write TRUE for true statements and FALSE for false statements based on the passage for question 1 above.
  1. The old man wanted his son to marry because his son was getting very old______
  2. The old man organized celebrations for two occasions ____________
  3. Tausi and Wasafi had known each other prior to celebrations________
  4. King Kalamindi was nick named “Brownie” because of his skin colour______
  5. Another party had to be held since Wasafi was not contented with the first party___

SECTION B (25 Marks)

  1. Match the phrases in list A with those in list B to make correct complete sentences.

List A

List B

  1. She goes to school every day
  2. She has gone to school
  3. She doesn’t go to school this days
  4. She is going to school
  5. She went to school yesterday
  1. Simple past tense
  2. Simple present tense
  3. Past perfect tense
  4. Future perfect tense
  5. Future continuous tense
  6. Present continuous tense
  7. Negative sentence
  8. Present perfect tense

a

b

c

d

e

  1. (a) Write one word for the following expressions that are underlined.
  1. Pato takes care of our cattle
  2. My father is the head of state of this country
  3. He works in a library
  4. James picks us up from home to school in a bus and brings us back in the evening
  5. Mary’s aunt works in school, she ensures that students attend classrooms and also do their assignments

(b) Re write the following sentences into plural form

(i) I am the eldest daughter in our family_________________

(ii) My neighbour speaks French _______________

(iii) This young girl loves chocolate ____________

(iv) That house is empty _____________

(v) The bird is singing on the tree _______________

  1. Identify the most appropriate answer from the ones given in brackets to complete the sentences below
  1. Our dog ______(barks, backs, bricks) every night.
  2. Please! Do not _____ (light, right, write) on that wall
  3. I was ____ (list, least, atlas) prepared for this examination.
  4. This soup tastes ______(bitter, butter, better), the salt in it is too much
  5. Cheetah is as _______(past, fast, first) as a lion

SECTION C: (40 MARKS)

PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY

  1. (a) Complete the following sentence with the correct preposition
  1. The teacher is ______ the classroom
  2. The girl goes to school _____ bus.
  3. We walk _____ foot to school every morning
  4. The school bell rings ____ exactly 8 o’clock in the morning
  5. The headmaster ordered us to come to school ____ our parents

(b) Re write the following sentences by changing the words in brackets in their correct forms to make meanings

  1. Giraffe is_____ (tallest) than antelope
  2. Jane and Aisha are beautiful but Suzzy is the ______ (beautiful) of all
  3. It is ____ (cold) here during the winter season
  4. Hamisi is _____ (best) in English language subject than Basic Mathematics
  5. My mother cooks _____(good) than most women around this place
  1. (a) Re arrange the following words to make a grammatical meaning.
  1. The crying for milk baby is
  2. Tanzania blessed country is a
  3. The tomorrow visitors will arrive here
  4. Was today very hot the sun
  5. Is it possible a noisy place to study in?

(b) Find out the odd one from the alternatives given below and write it in the space/s provided

(i) Cold, hot, mountain, temperature ____________

(ii) Gate, house, church, mosque ____________

(iii) Tall, honest, slim, short ______

(iv) Security guard, driver, pilot, captain

(v) Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, West Africa ________

  1. Join the following sentences with the most appropriate conjunction.
  1. Tom ____Jerry are good friends
  2. My mother is cooking ______ my father is reading a newspaper
  3. Linah is honest, ____ she is highly tempered
  4. Each one of you should come _____ an umbrella to school next week
  5. The boy runs as fast ______ a lion
  1. Write the correct possession form of the following expressions
  1. This is my house, the house is_______________
  2. This is our car, the car is __________
  3. This bag belongs to him, it is _______
  4. They own a car yard, it is _____
  5. She has a new shoes , the shoes are ______

SECTION D

READING PROGRAMME 20 MARKS

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

Three blind mice

Three blind mice

See how they run

See how they run

They run past

A farmer’s wife

A farmer’s wife cuts their tail

With a sharp knife

Can you ever see how they are

My poor three blind mice

Questions

  1. Provide the appropriate title for this poem

________________________________________________________________

  1. What could this poem be about?

______________________________________________________________

  1. How many stanzas and verses are there in the poem? ______________________________________________________________
  2. How has the musical feature been achieved in this poem?

______________________________________________________________

  1. What two messages can find from this poem? _________________________
  1. Use Class readers to answer the following question
  2. Using the book “MABALA THE FARMER” and “HAWA THE BUS DRIVER” BY Richard Mabala answer the following questions.
  1. Identify the main character from the reading you have chosen

____________________________________________________________

  1. Write one event that made the main character admirable ______________________________________________
  2. What is message of the story?

________________________________________________________________

  1. How is the reading relevant to the society of Tanzania? Explain ______________________________________________________________
  2. Write the names of characters who worked with the main character to make the story great __________________________________________________________

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 109  

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 109  

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM ONE EXAMINATIONS SEPTEMBER 2022

NEW EXAM FORMAT

 

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……………………..
  1. Your family is inviting relatives and friends to your birthday party which will be held at your home on the 16th December 2021. Write an invitation card with the help of the following information.
  1. Your name is Bahati.
  2. Family name: Mapunda.
  3. Time:3:00p.m to 9.00p.m
  4. Contact: Mr. Mapunda +2557450050

               Mrs. Mapunda +2557410045

  1. Place:     Manyara street, House No. 2020/c/sp

 

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?

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

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

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

 

  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 104  

FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 104  

THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

MINISTRY OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER   EXAMINATION SERIES

ENGLISH  FORM-1

2020

2:30 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS. 

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

HIV lives in the body fluid of an infected person. The virus is spread when these fluids get into the body of another person. This means that HIV is transmitted through having sexual intercourse with an infected person, using unsterilized surgical instruments such as knives, razor blades and syringes.

HIV is not spread from one person to another by touching, shaking hands, sitting together or eating together.

However, one can protect himself/herself from HIV infection by avoiding
 unprotected sex and the use of contaminated syringes, knives or razor blades.

Some people who are living with HIV/AIDS are afraid of death of live regrettably about how they got HIV/AIDS. The best thing to do for a person with AIDS is to spend time with his/her family and feel that he/she is just like other people who are not infected.

The patient should drink extra fluid and eat balanced diet. The patient should be discouraged from taking alcohol or smoking cigarettes. In addition, the sick should not share toothbrush, razorblades or syringes with others. If the care taker wants to wash the patient, he/she should make sure that he/she wears protective gloves so as to avoid infection.

QUESTIONS

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

(i) In one word, what is the title of this passage?

(ii) State two ways through which HIV is spread.

(iii) How can we prevent ourselves from HIV infection?

(iv) Which actions when done, cannot spread HIV?

(v) Why is it important for the care-taker to wear protective gloves while washing the AIDS patient?

 

(b) For each of the following statements, write True if the statements is correct of False if the statement is not correct.

(i) HIV does not live in the body fluid of an infected person

(ii) Every person has HIV/AIDS......

(iii) A person with HIV/AIDS should drink extra fluid and eat a balanced diet

(iv) The HIV infected person should not share toothbrush, razorblades or syringes with others 

(v) People with HIV/AIDS should feel that they are just like others who are not infected 

2. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.

There are many buildings in our school. In the eastern part there is a post office. The bus stand is found on the northern part of the school. Beside the post office, there are laboratory, dormitories, dining hall and bathroom. Adjacent to the bathroom is an assembly hall and laundry. The headmaster's office is next to the school laboratory.

QUESTIONS

(i) Post office is in the

(ii) The headmaster's office is ......

(iii) The dormitories are ......

(iv) The bathroom is adjacent to ......

(v) The bus stand is in the ........................

SECTION B 
LANGUAGE USE

3. Match the expressions in Column A with the meaning in Column B by writing the correct letter in Column B below the corresponding item number in A in the table provided. Item (vi) has been provided as an example.

COLUMN A

COLUMN B

(i) A feeling that shows pleasure
(ii) A feeling that shows disappointment and negative reaction.
(iii) A feeling that you want to eat something.
(iv) Feeling sorrowful
(v) Needing or wanting to drink
 (vi) Feeling unwell

  1. Love
  2. Sad
  3. Hungry
  4. Thirst
  5. Bored
  6. Sick
  7. Angry
  8. Happy

 

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. Scrub the clothes.
  2. Take a bucket of water.
  3. Wring out water and put them to dry.
  4. Put dirty clothes in it and soak for an hour.
  5. Take out the clothes and rinse them in clean water.
  6. Mix water and the detergent well.

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 
PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY

6. Imagine that your sister is going for shopping next Saturday. Use the words in the box below to fill in the blank spaces in the following passage.

banana kilos packet soap loaves

My sister is going to buy six bunches of........for my father. Then she will

buy ten bars of .....and three .....of bread for the family. She will also

buy a .....of biscuits for my young sister. Finally, she will buy five .....
 of sugar.

 

7. (a) Complete the following sentences using the words given in the box.

My yours his her its ours theirs

(i) My father owns a boat. It is ............ boat.

(ii) This book belongs to you. It is

(iii) They have a house at Tanga. It is

(iv) We have to study hard because the future is .......

(v) My sister has a car. It is ...... car.

 

(b) Change the following verbs in the brackets into the correct form.

(i) We ........(do) a lot of work last week.

(ii) They ............ (fight) against our team in the last UMISETA season. 

(iii) Pendo (live) with her parents when she was young.

(iv) Magdalen........ (swear) before the magistrate yesterday.

(v) He ....... (sit) for his final examination in October last year.

 

8.(a) Re-write the following sentences using "going to" instead of "will".

(i) We will water the plants again next Monday.

(ii) Seif will visit Mikumi next Tuesday.

(iii) Halima will comb her hair at the dressing table.

(iv) They will lend us more money.

(v) She will stay in Paris for two weeks.

(b) Re-write each of the following sentences as instructed.

(i) You are a hard working student. You will pass your exams. Join the sentences begin with: Since

(ii) He put on his jacket. He was feeling cold Join the two sentences by using because.

(iii) He is dirty. He is clever.

joint the two sentences by using but.

(iv) I will report you to the head teacher unless you tell me the truth. Begin with: If

(v) It was raining. Maija went to school Begin with: Although

 

SECTION D 
READING PROGRAMME

9. Select one male character from one of the following class readers and describe him by answering the questions that follow.

The Magic Garden

K. R. Cripwell (1977), William & Collins Sons and Company L.t.d Great Britain i

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 L.t.d., Great British.

Mabala the Farmer

R. S. Mabala (1988), Ben & Company, Dar es Salaam

The Death Factory

B. Mapalala (1996), Heinemann Educational Publishers, Great Britain.

The Pearl

J. Steinbeck (1948). William Heinemann L.t.d., Great Britain

(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:

I want to know about the calendar,

The time and a lot more, 

The clock tells me time, 

The watch tells me time, and the crowing cock tells me time.

The clock ticks midnight, 

In the middle of the night, 

Tick tock, tick tock,

In the middle of the night to make a new day.

I tell the time,

 

In seconds, minutes and hours,

The calendar teachers you and me, 

All days and months of the year,

The clock and the cock,

Ticks and crows, for long hours and days

QUESTIONS

(a) Name the two things which tell us time, according to the poem

(b) According to the poet, which bird can tell us time?

(c) How many lines are in stanza three?

(d) Give a pair of words which rhyme in the poem:
 . . . . . . and . . . . . . 

(e) What do you think is the poem about?

 

 

 

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FORM ONE ENGLISH EXAM SERIES 23  

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