THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANAZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINSTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

DODOMA REGION

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION FOR STANDARD VI – 2020

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TIME 1:30 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS:-

1. This paper consists of 45 questions

2. Answer all questions as instructed in each section.

SECTION A: GRAMMAR
Choose the most correct answer and write its letter in the answer sheet.
1. All your schools___________ last November for the mid-year holydays. (a)were closing
(b)were close ( c)were closed (d)are closing (e)are closed. ( )
2. Asha said “I _______ you when I come back”, (a)shall see (b)seeing ( c)saw (d)see
(e)have seen. ( )
3. The village chairman __________to his fellow elders now. (a)talked (b)talks ( c) has
talked (d)will talk (e)is talking. ( )
4.The students from Zambia________ by TAZARA train next Monday.  (a)arrive
(b)arriving in (c ) is arriving (d)will arrive (e)were arriving. ( )
5. I __________ to school everyday. (a)go (b)goes ( c)am going (d)went. (e)
6. Selfu __________ very big house last year. (a)build (b)will build (c )built ( d)is builing
(e)has built. ( )
7.If it does not rain, the plant ________ dry up.  (a)are (b)do ( c) did (d)does (e) will. (
)
8. You have written_________ good poem. (a)the (b) a ( c) any (d)an (e)some. ( )
9.The childrensaid goodby to ___________ teachers and run home.  (a)them (b)they
( c)their (d)there (e) us. ( )
10. All the pupils have already _________ their evening meal. (a)eaten (b)eat ( c)ate
 (d)eating (e) eats.( )
11.While they were playing, the teacher__________ swimming. (a)is (b) were ( c)was
(d)are (e) be ( )
12.This book is Mariam’s.It belongs to __________  (a)them (b)she ( c) hers (d)him (e)
her. ( )
13.”Is there ________ sugar in the tin?” Father asked. . (a) an (b)a ( c) some (d) the (e)
any. ( )
14.A giraffe is a very________ animal. (a) tall (b)taller ( c) tallest (d)most tall (e) more
tall. ( )
15.Yassir has been_________ in Kenya for ten years.  (a)living (b) lives ( c)lived (d)have
lived (e)had lived. ( )
16. This is my friend _______ father is a doctor. (a)who (b) whom ( c) that (d)his (e)
whose. ( )
17. Children always _________ playing. (a)like (b) likes ( c)are liking (d) disliking (e)
dislikes.( )
18. Girls like to go out a lone at night._______ (a) are they? (b)Do they? (c )They do?
(d)Aren’t they? (e)Don’t they? ( )
19. Most children go to school ________ foot (a)by (b)with ( c)using (d)in (e) on.( )
20.The ________ boy in the group is my brother.  (a)shorter (b)short ( c)more short
(d)shortest (e)most shortest. ( )
21.I was admitted to the hospital _______ one week.  (a) by (b) in (c )for (d)at (e)
since. ( )
22. The cow hurt ________ (a)Himself (b)herself ( c)itself (d)Themselves (e) myself. ( )
23.I was born _______ 2008  (a)since (b) by ( c)For (d)At (e)in. ( )
24.He does not ________ here very often. (a)come (b) comes ( c)came (d) coming
(e)have come. ( )
25Next month my sister will be__________ to Arusha . (a)Travel (b) travelled
( c)travelling (d)have travelling (e) has travelling. ( )
26.You can __________ sleep or play football. . (a)Neither (b)Either ( c) go (d)play (e)
and. ( )
27.I prefer Football__________ dancing. (a)than (b) for ( c) to (d) with (e)by ( )
28.They have been learning English__________ 2017 . (a)in (b)at ( c)since (d)for (e)to
( )
29.If he _______ we will go with him. (a)come (b)coming ( c)comes (d) came (e)had
come.( )
30.Is Farhiya __________ well in her studies these days? (a)Do (b)Does ( c)Did (d)
Done (e) Doing.( )
 
SECTION B: VICABULARY
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
31.Usually the pupils play Basketball. The opposite of usually is ________ (a) seldom (b)
useless ( c)Few (d) useful (e)difficult. ( )
32.A water is a person who works in a _______ (a)school (b)farm ( c)restaurant(d)
factory (e)hospital. ( )
33.Someone who comes from Togo is a _________ (a)Togolan (b)Togolearn ( c)Togo
(d) Togolese (e) Togolian.( )
34.The one who doesn’t eat meat is call_________ (a) Barchelor (b)Spinter ( c)
veterinary (d)vegetarian (e)canivorus. ( )
35. The home of a bird is a __________ (a)nestling (b)nest ( c) flock (d) byre (e)pen (
)
36. Another meaning for the word “purchase” is __________ (a)sell (b) buy ( c) selling
(d)exchange (e) export. ( )
 
SECTION C: COMPOSITION
This section has four mixed sentences. Arrange the sentences so as to make a good
composition by giving them letters A ,B,C and D.

37. While in Ngorongoro, they wrote about what they had seen there.
38. When they returned home,they told their friends about their enjoyable trip.
39. Jacob and his friends were excited about their trip to Ngorongoro adventure.
40. At Ngorongoro they saw a lot of animals.
 
SECTION D. COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and then answer the questions which follow by choosing the
correct answer
 My name is Majuto. I’m fourteen years old .I am at home now because I’m
pregnant.My school name is Mazengo primary school. I am not at school because of the
reason above.When I was not at school, I used to go to my boyfriend during a
weekend.He gave me some reward especially money.I was proud of that but at the end
he left me with a pregnancy which associated with a big problem of HiV VIRUS. So you as
school girl I would like to insist you to take care when you are familiar with men .Because
failure of that you will not win effectively in your studies.
 
QUESTIONS:
41. When was Nyerere born? ………………………
42. Where did he train as a teacher? ……………
43. Where did he go to get his first degree? ………...
44. What was formed in 1954? …………..
45. When did Tanganyika become independent? ………..