CANDIDATE NAME________________________________________________FORM 3

HAVARD PRIVATE Secondary SCHOOL

END OF TERM THREE TERMINAL TEST

ENGLISH
PAPER I (70 MARKS)
Time Allowed: 1 h 45mins
Answer by encircling the letter (A, B, A. Dried
C or D) representing the best option. B. Dried out
1. Laziness results ___________ poor C. Dried up
performance. D. Dried off
A. In 8. Carol has not been well lately,
B. Into but she will_______________ once
C. To she gets home.
D. for A. Pull round
2. Isabel is adept __________doing B. Pull around
practicals in Home Economics. C. Come round
A. For D. Come around
B. In 9. If Natasha________ sick, she
C. At would go to the nearby hospital.
D. into A. is
3. After swimming for a long time, B. had been
the ducks went ashore to bask C. were
_______the sun. D. was
A. On 10. The table________ in time if we
B. In had started cooking in good
C. At time.
D. by A. Would be laid
4. We are all surprised _______ the B. Would have been laid
poor results. C. Would have been lain
A. With D. Would be lain
B. At 11. Unless they_________ faster, they
C. For won’t win this competition.
D. by A. Run
5. The team that went for a quiz B. Runs
competition has been C. Will run
congratulated_____ their success. D. ran
A. About 12. Tadala ate the birthday cake
B. At after we _________some drinks on
C. On her.
D. for A. Poured
6. The girl who had been vomiting in B. Were pouring
the bus ________at Thondwe. C. Had been pouring
A. Dropped out D. Had poured
B. Dropped 13. By 2020, I ____________ two
C. Dropped off albums.
D. Dropped about A. Will release
7. He has started looking for a B. Will be releasing
proper job since his business has C. Shall have released
_______.
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D. Had released For questions 20 to 23, choose the

14. Cynthia has two sisters, letter representing the correct part of
_________of whom is married speech for the underlined word.
although one of the them has just 20. This meal is delicious, only it is
got engaged. cold.
A. one A. Adverb
B. neither B. Conjunction
C. either C. Preposition
D. none D. Adjective
15. Thoko will not come to the 21. The child kept crying during the
meeting, and___________________. night.
A. nor will I. A. Adjective
B. neither will I. B. Verb
C. not me too. C. Preposition
D. nor will I either. D. Adverb
16. Forty students attempted the 22. She helped the teacher carry his
paper, and ___________has boots.
passed. A. Finite
A. none B. Infinitive
B. all C. Gerund
C. neither D. Participle
D. either 23. English speaking is a must at this
For questions 17 to 19, choose the school.
letter representing the correct A. Noun
meaning of the underlined word (s). B. Verb
17. He had a hair’s breadth escape C. Adjective
when his car plunged into the D. Adverb
river. For questions 24 to 26, Choose the
A. Miraculous letter representing the correct order
B. Narrow of adjectives
C. Very huge 24. Before the guest arrived, Hazel
D. hairly sang___________ songs.
18. The centrepiece in the Head A. New loud two local
teacher’s speech was the B. Two new local loud
mention of the reduction of C. Two loud new local
school fees. D. Two new loud local
A. Funniest part 25. He bought his wife
B. Ideal part some___________ sandals.
C. Most important part A. Green leather new Bata
D. Craziest part B. Green new leather Bata
19. Chimwemwe says she cannot C. New green Bata leather
stop singing since she lives and D. New green leather Bata
breathes music. 26. She wrote the poem on
A. Music runs in her family the_______ board.
B. Music gives her air to A. Classroom black big chalk
breathe B. Black classroom big chalk
C. Music is important to her C. Big black classroom chalk
D. She learnt music in a hard D. Big classroom black chalk
way
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For questions 27 to 30, choose the

letter representing the best
description of the underlined
clause/phrase.
27. As soon as she got home, she
prepared dinner.
A. Adverb phrase, modifying
‘prepared’
B. Adverb clause, modifying
‘prepared’
C. Noun clause, subject of
‘prepared’
D. Participle phrase, qualifying
‘she’
28. The police discovered where we
had been hiding.
A. Adjective clause,
qualifying ‘police’
B. Adverb clause, modifying
discovered
C. Noun clause, complement
of ‘discovered’
D. Noun clause, object of
‘discovered’
29. We are certain that we shall all
pass the national examinations.
A. Noun clause, complement
of ‘are certain’
B. Noun clause, object of ‘are
certain’
C. Adjective clause,
qualifying ‘certain’
D. Adverb clause, qualifying
‘are certain’
30. We have just sat for an essay
paper.
A. Noun phrase, object of
‘for’
B. Prepositional phrase,
modifying ‘sat for’
C. Adverb phrase, modifying
‘sat for’
D. An infinitive phrase, object
of ‘for;
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SECTION B: (40 MARKS)

Instruction: Answer one question only.

Spend the first 10 minutes reading all questions and planning your answer to the question
chosen. Planning may include writing rough notes. Cross out your rough notes before you hand
in your Answer Book.
Marks will be awarded for layout, language, and content. Candidates will be penalised for committing
mechanical errors and writing answers that are short and/or off-point.
You are expected to write between 350 and 500 words on the lined answer sheets

EITHER
(31) Your area is affected by drought so much that farmers have harvested very little yields hence
there is a possibility of serious hunger. As a Member of Parliament for the area, write a report to the
Minister of Disaster Management explaining the situation.
(40 marks)
Or
(32) Write an original short story entitled ‘Hard Work Pays’ (40 marks)

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