MZUZU CITY EXAMINATIONS

2023 FORM 1 END OF TERM TWO EXAMINATIONS

ENGLISH
60 Marks

Wednesday 29th March 2023 Subject Number: J052

Time allowed: 1hr 40 min

1:00 pm – 2:40 min

Instructions
Question Tick if Do not
1. This paper contains 6 printed pages. Please check.
write in
Number answered
2. Write your name on top of every page of the question paper. these
columns
3. The paper has three sections. Answer all questions in
Section A, one question in section B, one question in section 1-20
C, and all questions in section D. 21

4. Make sure you follow instructions for each section carefully. 22

5. In the table provided on this page, tick against the 23

question number you have answered. 24
6. Hand in your completed question paper to the invigilator
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when time is called to stop writing.
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Total

© 2023 Mzuzu City Turn over

 Section A (20 marks)
Questions 1 to 5 Question 7 to 10

Choose the answer (A, B, C or C) that best In each of the following questions, choose
completes the sentence. the part of speech (A, B, C or D) that best
describes the underlined word(s) in each of
1. The Mathematics teacher congratulated the following sentences.
the girls_________ their success.
A. on 7. Mtende managed to show honesty to his
B. about boss.
C. for A. Adverb
D. at B. Verb
C. Adjective
2. Gome________ his course in Economics
D. Noun
at Catholic University last year.
8. He didn’t take either of the books.
A. Begin A. Preposition
B. Began B. Adjective
C. Begun C. Adverb
D. Have begin D. Pronoun
3. The bus ___________in the morning.
A. Arrived 9. Three students were injured in the accident.
B. Reached A. Pronoun
C. Arrives B. Noun
D. Reaches C. Adjective
D. Preposition
4. It was cold in Mzuzu, I wish I
10. We waited patiently for the visitor.
_______my sweeter.
A. Verb
A. Have worn B. Adverb
B. Had worn C. Adjective
C. Wore D. Noun
D. Will wear
5. Teachers are not supposed to ________jeans
while on duty.
Questions 11 to 14
A. Put on
B. Dress Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best
C. Wear
gives the meaning of the underlined
D. Adorn
expression in each of the sentences.
6. The car overturned three times but no one
got__________. 11. Everyone was surprised seeing a student
A. Injured
supporting his football team in his
B. Wounded
birthday suit.
C. Hurt
D. Damaged
A. Smart suit
B. Shabby dressing
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D. Chinese suit D. Punish
12. Mrs. Kutemwa is a very good head 16. He is very rude even to his parents
A. Pleasant
teacher, as she opens the door to
B. Impolite
students.
C. Good
A. Leaves the door open to students D. Virtuous
B. Creates an opportunity to students 17. the small boys took to their heels when I
C. Opens classrooms for students found them stealing
D. Has lost keys for the office A. wore the shoes
13. The students were told to square the bills B. run away
in order to get their school progress C. took their heels
reports. D. found the shoes
A. Pay the bills
B. Pass examination Question 18 to 20
C. Draw the square
D. Receive the bills Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that is
14. The girl is the only bread winner in the opposite in the meaning to the underlined
family. word or phrase.
A. Winner of a bread competition
18. It is high time we start using cell phones
B. Provider of bread in the family
in secondary school.
C. Provider in the family
A. Stop
D. Winning person in the family
B. Begin
C. Continue
D. Proceed
Questions 15 to 17 19. Uwemi got married to a rich man
A. Mean
In the following questions, choose the word B. Poor
or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which means the C. Extravagant
same or almost the same as the underlined D. Wealthy
word in the following sentences. 20. The sponsors have agreed to pay school fees
for one academic year.
15. The teacher of English does not mind noise A. Accepted
makers. B. Allowed
A. Help C. Disagreed
B. Stop D. approved
 Section B (10 marks)

Rewrite each of the sentences by using the past tense form of the verb provided in the brackets

21. The student ____________ a nice picture which was admired by the teachers. (draw)

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22. Last year two schools _______________a prize in composition writing. (win)

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23. The newly appointed Cabinet Minister __________ at the inauguration ceremony in Lilongwe.
(swear)

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24. Nkhwachi __________ to obey his parents despite having a strong belief in human rights. (choose)

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25. The subject teacher_________ the bell in order to invite the students in class. (ring)

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SECTION C (20 marks)

Answer one question only. You are expected to write between 150 and 200 words for the
question you have chosen in the spaces provided.

EITHER

26. Imagine you have heard that your uncle is cutting down trees carelessly for his charcoal
business. Write letter to him advising him on the effects of such a malpractice.

In your letter you may include the following points:

a) The role that trees play in one’s social and economic life.
b) The uses of trees in nature and the environment.
c) The disadvantages of cutting down trees carelessly.
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27. Imagine that you are learning at a rural secondary school and the school has developed the
past year. Write a composition describing developments that have taken place at the school.
In your composition you may include the following points:

a. Any three developments that have taken place at the school

b. Any importance of the developments that have taken place
c. Any three things that have been put in place to sustain the development

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 Section D Literature (10 marks)

28. Read the following poem and answer questions that follow

LEADERS OF TOMMORROW by George Pungulani

You leaders of tomorrow
On what corners stones
Are you going to build?

Running away from school

Where true leaders are baked
You hide in dark corners

Can one find happiness

In sex, drink and smoke
The very horns of death?
Adapted from The Unsung Song, An Anthology of Malawi Writing in English edited by Reuben
Chirambo, Max J. Iphani and Zondiwe Mbano

Questions

a. Identify the persona in the poem.

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b. Who are these leaders of tomorrow?

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c. Pick out one example of the following poetic devices in the poem
i. Metaphor
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d. (i) What is the mood of the poem

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(ii) Justify your answer in d (i) above.

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e. Mention two things they do which will not help them to be leaders

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f. Describe any one theme in the poem

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