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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE – RUVUMA REGION

LONDONI SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM III MIDTERM EXAMINATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TIME: 2:30 HOURS                                                                                   SEPTEMBER, 2018

 

INSTRUCTION;

                1. This paper consists with four ((04) sections A, B, C and D

2. Answer all questions in each section, But in section D, answer only one question.

    

                                       SECTION A. COMPREHENSION

1. Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow;

        Mrs Msemakweli lives at chang'ombe village. Every Sunday she goes to town to buy some of things for her home. Before living the house, she writes on a piece of paper everything she is going to buy. This is called the shopping lists.

        Yesterday was saturday and as usual, Mrs Msemakweli went to town. When she reached there, she saw her friend Asha and great her.

Mrs ; Msemakweli;, Hello Asha!

Asha; Oh hello. What are you doing in town?

Mrs; Msemakweli; Well,I have come to do some shopping.

Asha; I see. What are you going to buy today?

Mrs;  Msemakweli; Many things . I want to buy a gallon of cooking oil, some sugar, some rice, two bars of soap, some milk, a packet of salt, fruits, vegetables, dresses, and a pair of shoes.

Asha;  That's a very long shopping list. You must have a lot of money.

Mrs; Msemakweli; well. Not quite but I think it will take me a long time to look all these things.

Asha; That's true . But I can show you a place where you can buy all these things at once .

Mrs;  Msemakweli;  Do you realy mean it ?  Is there such a place?

Asha; Oh yes, come along and i'll show you. It is called suppermarket.

Mrs; Okey , let’s go.

In the suppermarket ,  Mrs Msemakweli   was surprised  to a lot  of things.  She started moving from one section to another.

Firstly they went to the vegetables and fruits section.  There were a lot of oranges , bananas, green beans, potatoes, and tomatoes.  They also saw a few pineapples and mangoes. But they din't see any pawpaws.

Then they went to another section where they saw many packets of  of tea, sweets, and biscuits  on the shelves.  There were also many bags of rice , sugar,and wheat flour.           

     Suddenly Mrs Msemakweli remembered she didin't have much flour left at home. So ,she added'' Wheat flour'' in her shopping list.

From here they went to the shoes and clothes section. They saw many beautiful dresses  and pair of  of shoes.  There were also T-shirts, trousers , hats and  umbrellas. Mrs Msemakweli took an empty basket and put the things she had taken from the shelves. When she was going to pay for things, she saw a shelf of perfumes. '' I wish I could buy some’’ she said .

But she had only little money left.  '' I will buy next time’’ She said while walking to the cashier .  She paid and walked out .Her friend Asha helped her to carry the basket to the bus stand.

 

                 Questions;

a) Write TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statement

 i)Mrs  Msemakweli lives in a town_______________________

ii)Mrs  Msemakweli  goes shopping once a week_________________

iii) When Mrs Msemakwli left her home, she had written down all the things she wants to buy____

iv)When Mrs Msemaakweli left her home , she  did not know that  there was a  super market  in town _____________

b)Give full answers for each of the following  questions

 i)Why did  Asha help Mrs Msemakweli  to  carry the basket?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ii)How did Mrs Msemakweli  go home?  Give reasons for your answer.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

iii)Did Mrs Msemakweli have a lot of  money? Why do you say so?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   

iv)Do you think it is good to have supermarkets? Why?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   

 

 

                              SECTION B; GRAMMAR ANG STRUCTURE

2.  Make the following words plural

      Example; Chimney -Chimneys

  i) Box:________________________________________________

 ii) Wolf :________________________________________________

iii) Woman :____________________________________________

iv) Toy:    _______________________________________________

v)  Industry : ____________________________________________

vi) Clutch : _____________________________________________

vii)  Ox:       ____________________________________________

viii) Goose: ____________________________________________

ix) Child: _____________________________________________

x) Son -in-law: _________________________________________

 

3. Choose the correct preposition and fill in the  blanks.  AGAINST, FOR, OF, TO WITH.

a) I dislike your interference ____________________ my work.

b) The doctor advised the patient to take prevention ________________AIDS

c) There is no limit ______________________ambition in men.

d)Her face is a proof______________ her innocence

e) I paid penalty __________________exceeding the speed limit.

4. Change the following sentences into PASSIVE VOICE.

i) They laughed at the poor beggar

__________________________________________________________________ 

ii) They looked after the girl

____________________________________________________________ 

iii) We called in mechanic

___________________________________________________________ 

iv) I sent for the doctor

______________________________________________________ 

v) Please post this letter.

_____________________________________________________ 

5. Join the following sentences using relative pronouns given.

a) Here comes a man. He was looking for you. (Who)

b) I read a book. You told me about the book. (Which)

c) The man is coming tomorrow. His wife ran away (Whose)

d) I bought a television set. It is very modern. (Which)

e) He comes to the office drunk. This is very bad (which)

 

6. Fill in the blanks using the most appropriate tenses.

Twenty years from now we _____________________(live) in multistoried buildings. We don't like that  to happen , but there _____________________(be) no  land left to build houses on, we_________________ (move)  around in vehicles  all the time , because  it _______________(be) impossible  to walk  along  roads.  No plants __________(grow) anywhere ,  because , there  _______________(be) no soil for them to grow on.  All of us ____________________(eat) synthetic food  and our children ___________________(drink)  artificial  milk . Every day __________________(go)  round wearing Oxygen masks. The air ________________(not be) good enough to breath.

7. Change the word in the bracket and fill it in the space provided.

Example; This excise is (simple)_________________ of all.

                 This excise is simplest of all.

i) Ana is (pretty) ___________________ than Eva.

ii) Kilimanjaro is (high) __________________ mountain in Africa.

iii) Is English (difficult) ___________________than kiswahili)

iv)Lukas is (handsome) ____________________than Ali

v)This music is as (interesting) ________________as Singeli.

 

                                              SECTION C. LANGUAGE USE.

8. Match the item in column A and B to produce complete and meaningful sentences.

COLUMN  A	COLUMN B
i)It might rain ii)Despite the hot sun iii)He succeeded iv)The girl followed what was being said v)The temperature was high	a) Despite his laziness. b)Yet they expected wanders c)They did not stop digging  the canal d) Despite her hearing impairment. e)although the sky is clear f) But he was feeling cold.

 

9. Rearrange the following five sentences in a logical sequence to make meaningful paragraph.

A. The other day , when a match had been arranged  against another  club I played with my friend.

B. After my day's work  I often go to the tennis club.

C. Since we won this time , we shall probably play for the club again next week.

D. Although I have not been playing long,  I can beat many at the other members there.

E. We won our match easily , but the other pairs all lost theirs.

                                       

                                   SECTION; D.

                                 COMPOSITION

10. Write an Essay of eradicating road accidents in your country.(write five(05) points)

11. Your name is Alan Makemba, Box 21, Songea. Write an application letter to the manager of TOP ONE INN V.T.C, Box 222, Songea to apply for a job vacancy of being a secretary in his college.