LUSHAMBA SECONDARY SCHOOL v. Mechanic D.

Grows crops
vi. Cobbler E. Looks after people’s teeth
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST vii. Farmer F. Makes clothes
viii. Mason G. Makes things out of wood
FORM TWO FEBRUARY, 2024 ix. Dentist H. Mends shoes
x. Barber I. Plaits people’s hair
TIME 2: 10 HRS xi. Author J. Repairs cars
K. Treats people
Instructions L. Writes books.
Answers
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C. 2. It has a total of 10
questions. 3. Answer all questions i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x xi

SECTION A (20 Marks)

COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY SECTION B (60 Marks)

1. Read the passage below carefully and answer questions that 3. a) The following sentence are not properly arranged, rearrange them in
follow logical order to make meaning

The world’s population growth rate is in rapid increase, whereas A. People prepare their farms
employment opportunities remain constant. With such difference, people B. Thereafter, they plant seeds
have come up with survival tactics of which some are not morally upright. C. During rainy season
For instance, in urban places, especially in Dar es Salaam Tanzania, D. And finally, they wait for their harvest
unemployed people have made life difficult for many innocent souls. E. Later, weeds them

Most of these unemployed people are found in shops, bus stands, at the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
junctions and in social gatherings. These people have mastered the art of
identifying potential “clients” just by looking in their faces. From a (b) Re arrange the following sentences to make logical meanings
distance, they can tell what a customer is looking for, his/her financial
abilities and any other standards. Suppose this customer wants, say, to i. From Zimbabwe I come …………………………………
buy a cloth, these jobless individuals will approach him/her and give an ii. The jar in the water is half full. ……………………….
inflated price as they get commission from the surplus. iii. I hate people lazy. ………………………………………….
iv. Dogs our lazy are. ………………………………………….
Another case of negative effects of unemployment is when travelling
upcountry using public means. Here, you will meet many bus agents, who 4. (a) Below is Simon’s routine practice/s. Read it and use the information
will look at you and tell you the destination you are heading to, they will to answer the question that follows
not leave until you tell them where you are heading to, thereafter, they
will ask you for the bus fare, then give you a fake receipt before Days of the week Activities
disappearing. Monday and Tuesday Trains at home with friends
Wednesday and Thursday In the field, competing with
Presently, many people have become aware of the activities of these different teams
unemployed people, especially those who engage in weird behaviours. Friday and Saturday Taking instructions from coach
They therefore, do not talk to them nor answer them back in order to Sunday Hangs out with friends
avoid any form of closeness which may eventually lead to falling in trap. Simon has a routine for (i)…………….days in a week. He trains with
friends on (ii)……………On Wednesday and Thursday, he (iii)
Questions ……………….... with different teams and take instructions from the
coach on (iv)………………... Sunday is Simon’s last day of the week
a) Use the above passage and give answers to the following questions whereby, he (v)………………. out with friends.

i. What is the main cause of unemployment? ………………. b) Match the expressions in list A with their correct meanings in list B
ii. Which part of Tanzania do unemployed people use survival
tactics? …………………… List A List B
iii. Mention three places where one would meet the unemployed i. Someone who walks to work on A. Domestic animals
people …………………… foot B. Pedestrian
iv. The term “client” as used in the passage could possibly ii. A place where goods are sold C. Animals
mean…………………………… iii. A group of people travelling in D. Worker
v. What title can best describe the passage? ………………… a bus E. Passengers
iv. Cows, goats, ships, dogs F. Market
b) Write T when the answer is correct and F when the answer is not G. Wholesale
correct, for the statements below, based on the above passage Answers
i. Every unemployed person ends up taking advantage of the
i ii iii iv
people around them…………
ii. The world’s population is increasing daily……….
5 a) Rearrange the following groups of words in their alphabetical
iii. The best way of dealing with suspicious people who want to
(dictionary) order.
take money from you is through speaking to them…
iv. Whenever travelling upcountry with public means, you are
certainly going to meet bus agents…….. i. Leopard, learned, laziness, large: ………………………..
v. These unemployed bus agents forcefully take money from ii. Catch, caught, come, camel: ………………………………
travelers…….. iii. Beauty, baby, busy, buzz: …………………………………
iv. Hall, half, hail, hawk: …………………………………….
v. Faith, father, future, foremen: …………………………….
2. For each of the occupations given in the box below, write the letter of
the correct definition.
(b) Change the sentences below by writing them according to instructions
given after each
i. Doctor Someone who……………………..
ii. Nurse A. Attend to sick people
iii. Carpenter B. Builds house i. Agnes is taller than Mary (Begin: Mary is……....)
iv. Tailor C. Cuts people’s hair ii. The farmer slaughtered his chicken (Change into plural)
 iii. The boy is innocent. The young lady is innocent (join using i. Do elephants live in the sea? No………..
“Both………….and…………..”) ii. Is the hyena a fierce animal? Yes, ……….
iv. She likes reading novels (provide a question tag) iii. Does he study hard? Yes, …………
v. He is not fun of handball (use “dislike”) iv. You are ill, aren’t you? Yes, …………..
v. Did they play football? No,……………
6. (a) Use the group of words given in the following box to complete the
sentences that follow (b) Re – write the following sentences according to the instructions given
after each.
Important, people, country, easier, late
i. There are some …………... who like fried meat and others a) The girl is crying. Her bag was stolen (re – write using:
who are strictly vegetarians “whose”)
ii. A peaceful ……………means well for her citizens b) These children are hungry, (Add a question tag)
iii. Teachers always encourage students not to be………….for c) Her son wrote a poem. (Turn the sentence into the negative)
schools d) Chemistry is more difficult than Physics. (Begin: Physics)
iv. Tongue and eyes are examples of.….organs in human body e) The Pastor wrote a letter to my headmaster. (Begin: A
v. Some people believe that art subjects are ………..…… than letter……….)
science subjects
SECTION C (20 Marks)
(b) Fill in the spaces provided by changing the form of the words given to
make meaningful statement 9. Write a letter to your father to tell him that you are healthy. Tell him
that you need some pocket money for buying exercise books and personal
i. I ….. my grandparents, they are my role models (loves). needs. Tell him that you are expecting to go home in the first week of
ii. It …….…. too cold today. I hope the weather changes for April (use fictitious names and address)
better (was).
iii. Every player …….a trophy (love). 10. Select one female character from one of the readers you have read in
iv. Mary and Nancy ……. Always punctual in class (is). Form 1 or 2 and analyze her as follows.
v. The morning train ……..left for Kigoma (have).
i. Mention the name of the character
(c) Answer the following questions by putting the correct words or phrase ii. Name the reader in which she appears
in the spaces iii. What she did in the story
iv. Two reasons why you like or disliked her.
Father, son, brother in law, father, nephew, grandfather,
grandmother, niece

i. How do you call your sister’s husband ……………………

ii. How do you call your brothers son……….………….
iii. How do you call your sister’s daughter …………..………..
iv. How do you call your father’s father …………..…………
v. How do you call your mother’s husband …………………..

7. a) There is one mistake in each sentence. Find it and correct it.

i. The girl with the black and white puppies have a ball.
...............................................................................................
ii. That medicine effects my ability to sleep...........................
iii. She has very big tooth. .........................................................
iv. Anna and Pot are married and he has been married for 20
years......................................................................

b) Choose the correct word from the brackets then write in the blanks
provided.

i. ___________(little/few) knowledge is a dangerous thing.

ii. Please _____________(accept/ except ) my gift.
iii. Please _____________(advice/ advise) me on what to do.
iv. We are _____________( all ready/already) to move
v. Thank you for the___________(complement/ compliment)
about my dress.

c) Match the clauses in column A with the phrases in Column B to make

meaningful sentences by writing the correct letter in B against the
corresponding item number in A

Column A Column B
i. Hard working people are not ready to A. Aren’t they?
waste time,…. B. Am I?
ii. The factory workers are on strike, ….. C. Will they?
…… D. Don’t I?
iii. Most schools will close down, ….. E. Don’t they?
iv. Teachers won’t do that..… F. Are they?
v. As a teacher, I’m not supposed to G. Won’t they?
misbehave, … H. Do I?
vi. I always meet you here,… I. Aren’t I?

i ii iii iv v vi

8. (a) Respond to the following questions by writing your answers in the

space provided for each question.