PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

TAHOSSA DAR ES SALAAM ZONE

FORM FOUR PRE - NATIONAL EXAMINATION

022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Time: 3:00 Hours September 2021

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of twelve (12) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B, and three (3) questions from section C.

3. All writings must be in blue or black ink.

4. All necessary working answers for each question must be shown clearly.

5. All communication devices, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed
in the examination room.

6. Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet/booklet (s).

This paper consists of 4 printed pages

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 SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the item (i) – (x) choose the most correct answer from the given alternatives
and write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet (s) provided
(i) The house _______ Juma lived belong to his uncle
A. That C. Whose E. At which
B. Which D. In which
(ii) The police has waited ________ two hours now
A. Within C. In E. Since
B. For D. At
(iii) “We were electing the leader’” change this sentence into interrogative form
A. Was the leader? D. We were electing the leader?
B. Are we electing our leader? E. Were we electing the leader?
C. Are elected our leader?
(iv) What is the noun for the word beautiful?
A. Beautifully C. Beautifulness E. Beautiful
B. Beauty D. Beautify
(v) Which of the following sentences is type 2 conditional sentence?
A. If he goes home, he sees his mother
B. If he goes home, he will see his mother
C. If he went home, he would see his mother
D. If he had gone home, he would have seen his mother
E. If he had gone home, he could have seen his mother
(vi) The mount Kilimanjaro _________ in Africa
A. Tall C. Taller E. Is taller
B. Is the tallest D. Taller than
(vii) These are my daughters
A. Can they? C. Aren’t they? E. Do they?
B. May they? D. Are they?
(viii) She slowly moved in. What part of speech is the word “slowly”?
A. Noun C. Pronoun E. Adjective
B. Verb D. Adverb
(ix) “I have sent a message to joyce” how can this sentence be changed into past
perfect form?
A. I was sending a message to Joyce
B. I had sent a message to Joyce
C. I have been sending message to Joyce
D. I sent a message to Joyce
E. I had to sent a message to Joyce
(x) I ____________ some money last week
A. Have B. Had C. Having D. Has E. Hasn’t
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2. Match the item in list A with the response in list B to make meaningful sentences by
writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer sheet (s)
provided

LIST A LIST B
(i) An African wild animal like horse which has black A. cheetah
and white lines all over its body B. porcupine
(ii) A large black kind of cattle with wide curving C. Giraffe
which is wild in Africa and used for work in Asia D. Leopard
(iii) A wild animal like a dog which eats meat and has E. Wolf
a cry like laugh F. Buffalo
(iv) A wild animal of the cat family with black sporty G. Zebra
that runs very fast H. Mongoose
(v) An animal with short legs which is covered with I. Hyena
things like needles, which it can throw out when J. Cow
attached

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section
3. Change the following sentences into plural form
(i) I met a person on my way to school
(ii) He saw ship in the Indian ocean
(iii) My school is located at Masaki
(iv) My book has a very nice cover
(v) I am a student
4. complete the following sentences using the correct word given
Principle, Portuguese, dairy, principal, epidemic, Turkish, dairy, endemic
(a) Someone from Portugal is called a __________
(b) A disease confined to a particular district or place __________
(c) Someone who heads a college ____________
(d) A place where milk is converted into butter and cheese __________
5. Active and Passive voices can be presented in a number of ways, construct one sentence
under each of the following ways to illustrate their use.
(a) The use of is/are/am + past participle
(b) The use of have/has + been + past participle
(c) The use of had + been + past participle
(d) The use of was/were + being + past participle

6. In each of the following sentences, one word is wrong. Identify the wrong word and
replace it with the right one
(a) Electric wires are made of steal
(b) Prayers always heels the broken hearts
(c) Sealing boards helps to decorate our house
(d) No one is aloud to break the law
(e) Our teacher always worn us about wondering outside during class hours
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7. Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each in the
answer sheet (s)
(a) Juma is grown up now. He can travel alone to school
(Join the two sentences using ________enough to __________)
(b) Abas was too fat to win the race (Re-write using “so that”)
(c) I wish I could go to school, said Ali and I would like to read stories too
(Punctuate this sentence)
(d) A mouse is bigger than a louse (Re-write into plural)

8. Write a letter to the editor of Mwananchi Newspaper, P.O.BOX 25654 Dar es salaam,
discussing the importance of mixed gender school in Tanzania. sign your name as Ushindi
Richard P.O.BOX 28009 Tanga

SECTION C (45 Marks)

Answer three (3) questions from this section
9. Imagine you have been invited to be a guest of honour to a youth meeting and given an
opportunity to address your audience on effects of early marriage. Write a speech about
250 words
LIST OF READINGS FOR QUESTIONS 10 – 12
NOVEL AND SHORT STORIES
PASSED LIKE A SHADOW - BENARD MAPALALA (2006) DUP
WEEP NOT CHILD - NGUGI WA THIONG’O (1987) HEINEMANN
THE INTERVIEW - PATRICK M. NGUGI (2002), MCMILLAN
UNASWERED CRIES - OSMAN CONTEH, MACMILLAN
SPARED - S.N.NDUGURU (2004) MKUKI NA NYOKA
A WREARTH FOR FR MAYOR - S. N. NDUGURU (1977) MKUKI NA NYOKA

PLAYS
THREE SUITOR’S ONE HUSBAND - C.O. MBIA (1994) EYRE METHUEN
THE LION AND THE JEWEL - W. SOYINKA (1963) OUP
THIS TIME TOMORROW - NGUGI WATHIONG’O (1972) HEINEMANN
THE BLACK HERMIT - NGUGI WATHIONG’O (1968) HEINEMANN

POETRY
GROWING UP WITH POETRY - DAVID RUBADILI (ED) 1989
SONG OF LAWINO AND OCOL - OKOT P’BITEK (1979), EAPH
THE SUMMONS - R.MABALA (1960), THP
10. With reference to two poems of your choice, show how the poets/poetess have addressed
different issues. Give three points from each poem
11. Show how women are capable of contributing to the development of their society by
using two plays you have read, give three points from each reading

12. Choose four female characters from two novels you have done, analyses how authors
portrays them. Then comment if they are resemble with women in our current community
(two female characters from each book)
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