PRESIDENT OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES
COMPETENCE BASED ASSESSMENT
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FORM TWO
TERMINAL EXAMINATION - MAY, 2023
TIME 2: 30 HRS
INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions
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SECTION B (70) Marks
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SECTION C (15 MARKS)
Thin and red,
Skinny and bald,
The boy groans on the ground,
Swollen stomach
Full of waste
Thin legs
Thin arms
Twitch
As the boy
Fights with flies
Over the empty plate
b. Using any class reader that you have attempted, give a short impression of the character and why you think he/she is worth learning something from
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THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES
FORM TWO TERMINAL EXAMINATIONS
MAY-2023
TIME: 2:30HRS ENGLISH LANGUAGE
INSTRUCTION:
SECTION A (15 MARKS) : Answer all questions in this section
(viii) The plural form of the sentences ‘’ I go to school’’ is which (a) I’m going to school (b) we is gone to school (c) we are going to school (d) we go to school
(ix) A countable noun are noun which cheeped into singular and plural, which set it correct(a) Cook- cooks (b) read-reading (c) water-water (d) pen-pens.
(x) Which is the reason for the failure of students to speak English fluent around school compound? (a) Fear to speak (b) think their laughing (c) likes to speak Kiswahili (d) Does not speak more time.
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SECTION B (70 MARK): Answer all questions
Cousin, niece, grandfather, uncle, nephew, sister- in –law, son-in-law, grandson, aunt
Note; use the following guidelines in writing your card.
(b). Complete the following sentences with the right information from the brackets.
(i) The …………………….. is setting ( sun/son)(ii) The cat has a long ……………………..( tale/tail). (iii) He said ……………………….. to the visitors ( by/bye) (iv) Do you ………………………….. in this place ( live/leave) (v) Let us …………………………. For him (weight/wait)
(ii) Suppose you are head of prefect of your school. You have received a guest who wants to know the location of toilets, library, headmaster office and classroom in your school. Use the word/phrases in the box to construct four sentences giving the location of the places.
Close to, next to, behind, opposite |
Their, our, theirs, her, us, hers, ours, his, him |
(ii) Dictionaries use abbreviation and symbols to some space. What do the following abbreviation and symbols stand for.
SECTION C: (15 Marks)
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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORM TWO TERMINAL EXAMINATION JULY, 2022
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TIME: 2:30 Hours
INSTRUCTIONS:
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SECTON A (15 MARKS)
COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY
Migration is referred to the movement of people from different places. Such movements may be triggered by different factors including search for pastures, Every person, when asked about his/her ancestral land will mention a place different from where they reside at the moment, this shows that there are higher chances of cultural mix among individuals.
Historically, Bantu speakers were said to have migrated from DRC Congo, these group spread to Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Researchers can tell from their linguistic perspectives, similarities in speech and from their pattern of life.
In Tanzania, Bantu immigrants form a bigger percentage of speakers, however, there are other speakers such as Cushitic speakers mostly found in Manyara region, and said to have originated from Ethiopia and settled in Kenya before crossing over to Tanzania. Also, there is Khoisan, who are said to have migrated from South Africa and settled in Kondoa District, Dodoma Region. With such a combination of various languages in Tanzania, it is apparent that in few years’ time, there shall be a common language and people will not be able to trace their ancestral places anymore.
QUESTIONS:
SECTION B (25 Marks)
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4. a) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each
b) Write one word for the expressions
5. Change the sentence “she walks to the market every weekend” as instructed below
SECTION C: (40 MARKS)
PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY
6. Complete the following statements with the most appropriate answers by filling in the blank spaces with alternatives given in brackets (Unless, both.. and, neither …nor. no sooner .. than if )
7. a) Find the verbs from the following nouns
NounVerb
WordOpposite
8. Re arrange the following sentence to make logical meaning
9. a) Use the given words to make a complete sentence
(i) Pilot
(ii) People
(iii) English subject
(iv) My classmate
b) Mention five components of a friendly letter
SECTION D
READING PROGRAMME 20 MARKS
10. a) Read the following poem carefully then answer the questions that follow.
Where has it been heard before?
That a snake has bitten a child
In front of its own mother
The war is upon us
It is within our very huts
And the sons of men shall fight it
Let the white man’s guns boom
And its smoke covers us
We are fighting them to die
We shall die on the battlefield
We shall like death at no other place
Our guns shall die with us
And our sharp knives shall perish with us
We shall die on the battlefield.
Questions
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES
ENGLISH TERMINAL EXAMINATION - MAY
FORM TWO-2021
Time: 2:30Hours
Instructions.
SECTION A (35 Marks)
Comprehension.
1. Read the following passage carefully then answer all the questions
"Empowerment" is the process by which women and men achieve the skills, confidence and support to determine their own lives and make their own choices. It is the state in which people have access to the resources end opportunities to control their own future.
In a perfect world, girls and boys and men and women, would have equal opportunities in life to develop themselves and fulfils their-dreams; to become empowered. However we know that the world is not like this. We also know that even in the most impoverished nations, boys and men still have many more opportunities and advantages and are, more valued in society in general. in the two largest developing countries, China and India, accounting for one-third of the entire world's: population, these are extreme examples such as the significant ,decreases in female population due to abortion and infanticide of girls.
Throughout the world many millions- of women and girls suffer unirnaginable violence — rape, restrictions and neglect, not to mention the- less violent but just as damaging exclusion from education, opportunity and choice.
For these reasons and, many more gender equity emphasizes the challenges facing girls and women in the world to day. While gender 'concerns the roles, status and relations between men and women, gender equity focuses more on girls and women to find ways to help them break through constraints to their full participation, decision making and equal status in the world.
Today, in most countries, boys are more valued than girls. When a boy is born, there is more often celebration of the birth than when a girl is born. Female, infanticide remains a reality. Harmful tradition practices such as female genital mutilation are still popular. These. Practices are indicative of girls; and women's low value and status in society as compared boys and men.
For these reasons, equitable efforts are necessary to break through the barriers to empowerment • and provide an opportunity for a better life.
QUESTIONS:
Choose the best answer and write its letter in the answer booklet (s) provided.
(a) Equity (b) gender (c) Sex (d) Empowerment
(a) They marry each other (b) They play together
(c) They have equal opportunities in life . (d) They work together
(iii) The writer says that many more opportunities, advantages and values are given to
(a) Boys and men (b) Both sex (c) Girls and boys
(d) Girls and women
(iv) According to the passage, two largest developing countries are ..........
(a) Canada and India (b) Japan and Canada (c) China and India
(d) India and Japan
(v) Throughout the world, many millions of women and girls suffer from .....
(a) Violence — rape, restriction and neglect (b) Diseases such as malaria
(c) Birth celebrations and diseases (d) Lack of confidence
(vi) According to the passage, more celebration is made when ............
(a) A boy is born (b) a girl is born
(c) Both boy and girl born at the same time (d) A baby is born in the midnight
(vii) Gender concerns the roles, status and relations between
(a) Women and girls (b) Women and boys (c) Men and Women
(d) Men and boys
(viii) Today, in most counties ……………are more valued than girls
(a) Men (b) women (c) Children (d) Boys
(ix) Which of the following is among harmful traditional practices?
(a) rape (b) exclusion (c) Genital mutilation (d) Neglect.
(x) The best title for this passage is……………
(a) Power relations (b) Women empowerment (c) Men’s empowerment (d) gender empowerment
2. With reference to the passage you have read, answer the following questions..
SECTION 13: (20 marks)
LANGUAGE USE.
3. Match the statement in column A with those in column B, so that they make sense. The first one has been done for you
COLUMN A:
(I) What can I do to help you?
COLUMN B:
(1) Well, orange, juice will be okay
4. Re arrange the following sentences in a logical sequence.
5. Identify the words in the box and write them along the sentences
Example:
A place where children are taught school
SECTIONS C: -
PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY'
6. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct word from the brackets
7. Re — write the following sentences according to the instructions given:
Join using: . too ......... to .......
Re-write using ..................not only ......... but also .........
Join using ....................neither .............nor....
Join using .....................either ............nor...........
Join the two sentences using ......................otherwise..
8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the following list.
MY, YOURS, HIS, HER, OUR, THEIR, MINE, HIS, HERS, OURS, THEIRS
Write the following words in Past form
10. Change the following sentences into questions Example:
He is sick: Is he sick?
(iv) She speaks Germany:
SECTION D: (15 marks)
READING PROGRAMME
11. Answer the following question by using ONE class readers from the following list
Hawa the bus driver
Fast money
Kalulu the Hare
Dirty water
Good food
Accident
Magic Garden
QUESTIONS:
(I) The title of ti.w book is?
12. Read the following Poem and answer the questions that follows: She came like a thief
She came like a snake
A snake in the grass
Oh! Why was she ever created?
Like lighting she strike people
Like electricity she shock people
The young and the old, the poor and the rich Oh!
Why was she ever created?
She has left us fatherless, motherless, childless Oh! Ladies and gentlemen, gather our strengths Wage a big war against the enemy
Oh! HIV, why was she ever created?
QUESTIONS:
Who is "she" in a poem
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THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ENGLISH- TERMINAL EXAMINATION-MAY
FORM TWO
TIME: 3HRS 2020
NAME: _________________________________CLASS: ___________
INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION A
COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY
1. Read the passage below carefully and then answer the question that follows.
The East Africa Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organization that is made up of five members countries Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi. Those countries cover an area of about 1.8 million square kilometers and by 2005, the community had a population of about 100 million people.
Cooperation in East Africa started many years ago. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in particular have had cooperation since the early 20th Century. For example, there was the customs union between Uganda and Kenya in 1917, where as, Tanganyika joined in 1927.
The East African Community itself had a long history too. It was originally founded in 1967 but, it collapse in 1977, partly because of disagreements in the political philosophies of the three countries; dictatorship under Idi Amini Dada in Uganda, socialism in Tanzania and capitalism in Kenya. Later on, president Mwinyi of Tanzania, Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya and Yoel Museveni of Uganda signed the Treaty of East African Cooperation in Arusha Tanzania on 30th November 1993. They established a tripartite cooperation the cooperation embraced many areas including political social, cultural, research and technology, defence, security, legal and financial affairs. On 30th Nov. 1999, a treaty for the -re – establishment of the East African Community was signed and it came into force on 7th July 2000. Burundi and Rwanda joined the East African community in 2007.
There are governance structures that serve the East African Community. The East African court of justice in the judicial arm of the community. The court oversees the interpretation and application of the 1999 Treaty that established the EAC. The legislation arm of the community is the East African legislative Assembly (EALA). The Assembly has 27 members countries. One of the functions of EALA is to debate and approve the budget of the community. Since inauguration, the EALA has had several sittings in Arusha, Nairobi and Kampala.
Though faced with numerous challenges, the EAC has had some achievement and has outlined some future plans. One key achievement is the introduction of the East African passport which was launched on 1st April 1999. This passport was introduced in order to make border crossing for East African easier. It is available at the headqucters of the respective immigration departments in Dar es salaam, Nairobi and Kampala. Among EAC’S future plans is the introduction of a monetary union with a common currency, a common market and political union,
Questions
Choose the correct answer and write its letter in your answer booklet.
(i) Which of the following is a list of the member countries of the East African Community today?
(ii) Why was the East African passport Introduced
(iii) What is the synonym of the word re-establish?
(iv) Why was the East African Community Collapse in 1977?
(v) Night came on and the room grew dark. This is an/a…………..
(vi) She did not make a false statement. This is a/an …….noun
(vii) The word bitter means?
(viii) Which word means the same as supplement?
(ix) The word commence means?
(x) He led a life devoid of blame. The underlined phrase is a/an……………….
2. Match the items in column A with those in column B to produce the most meaningful sentences.
COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
(i) Unless you are rich (ii) Hardly had he finished sitting (iii) Use your time property (iv) I cannot be promoted to higher rank (v) She is not only fat |
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SECTION B 40 MARKS
3. Write a summary of what Nyerere did after retirement in three sentences.
The late J.K.Nyerere retired as president in 1985, though he remained leader of his CCM party until 1990, when he moved back to his home village in Butiama. After retirement, he travelled around the world becoming a spokesman for African peace and unity in 1990’s playing a major part in bringing peace to both Rwanda and Burundi.
4. Complete the following sentences using words given in the box.
Mean , shy, kind, strict, cheerful, intelligent, stupid |
5. Re- write the following sentences according to instructions given after each.
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Use…….inorder to…..)
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6.In each of the following sentences one word is wrong. Identify and correct them by writing the correct spelling for each word.
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7. Use the words below to complete the following expressions
Guardian, trader, chef, grocer, clean, lawyer, keeper, journalist, decon.
8. (a) Fill the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets:
(b) Fill the blanks with the correct words given in the brackets
SECTION C
READING PROGRAMME
9. Select one class reader you’ve read from the given list and answer the questions that follows
The Magic Garden K.R. Cripwell (1977) & Collins Sons Great Britain
Kalulu the hare - F. Worthington (1937) Longman England
Hawa the bus driver - R.S. Mabala (1988) Ben & Company Dar es Salaam
Mabala the farmer - R.S. Mabala (1988) Ben & Company Dar es Salaam
Fast money - K.R. Cripwell (1978), Willium & Collins sons. GB.
Questions
10. Read the following poem then answer the question that follows.
Suck and I hide you, my gentle one,
Suck and I hid you, my beloved,
I dreamt that the hunter was at kebaroti,
I dreamt that the hunter was at granted,
Where shall I put you, my little baby?
Where, oh where, shall I put you, lovely little lips?
If I put you in a clump of grass, my gentle one
The hunter’s rough dog will come sniffing around
The hunter’s thick club tears up your back.
Suck and I hide you, gentle one
Suck and I hide you, you for whom the drum sound a hunter
Where shall I put you, lovely little lips?
If I put you by the way side, gentle one
Passers- by will take you with them, my beloved
If I put you in an anthill, my little baby.
The ants will enclose you into their nest, lovely little lips
Suck and I hide you, little baby
Suck and I hide you, gentle one
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