NAPH MWENEZI WEST TESTS

GRADE SEVEN ENGLISH PAPER 2

TERM 1 2024

Answer all questions

SECTION A: COMPOSITION (20 marks)

You are advised to spend 1hour on this section.

1 Answer either question 1(a) or 1(b)

Either

a) A serious drought once occurred in your area. Write a composition describing what happened during
the drought. Your composition should be between 80 and 120 words in length. Use the following points
and any other you may think of to write your composition.

- when the drought occurred

- weather condition during the drought

- how the drought affected people

- how the drought affected crops and animals

- who assisted the people during the drought

- why you don't forget the incident

Or

b) Imagine that you are a Nurse In Charge at a local clinic and the Ministry of Health has asked you to go
to a Covid 19 Awareness Compaign in schools. Write a speech you will use to address learners about
Covid 19. Your speech should be between 80 and 120 words in length. Use the following points and any
other you may think of to write your speech .

- your name and job

- what is Covid 19

- signs and symptoms of Covid 19

- ways of preventing the spread of Covid 19

SECTION B: COMPREHENSION (15marks)

You are advised to spend 45 minutes on this section.

Read the following passage very carefully before you attempt any question.

Answer all the questions in full sentences. You are advised to write your sentences in good grammar and
punctuate them correctly.

Taka's surprise

"Taka! Taka! Come here!" Taka heard his mother's voice echoing across the fields. He was reading a
library book under a tree and was enjoying the story in the book. However, it sounded as if his mother
wanted something urgently, so he slowly got up and sauntered towards the house. Even from a distance
he could see that she was holding a letter. He hoped that it was not bad news about his sister, who lived
in Chipinge and had been very sick recently. As he got nearer he realized that it could not be that. His
mother was waving excitedly and both she and her neighbour, Mrs Sithole, were smiling. Taka
quickened his pace.

"We have won the raffle!" his mother cried as soon as he was within earshot. " Two tickets to
Botswana!" " Air tickets?" cried Taka. He remembered when they had bought the raffle tickets from a
secondary student six weeks before. The school was raising money to improve the science laboratory.

QUESTIONS

a) Who heard mother's voice echoing? [1]

b) Where was Taka?[1]

c) Why did Taka get up slowly and sauntered towards the house?[1]

d) What made Taka to quicken his pace? [1]

e)How many tickets didthey win?[1]

f) Which word in paragraph 1(one) means the same as walking in a lazy manner?[1]

g) When did they buy the raffle?[1]

h) Why was the school student selling raffle tickets?[1]

i) At the beginning of the story who was calling Taka?[1]

j) How did Taka realize that it was not bad news from his sister?[1]

SUMMARY

k) In not more than 50 words, write a summary of what Taka did from the time he was reading the book
up to the time when he quickened his pace.

Begin your summary as follows: After Taka had read the book, Taka ...
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COMPREHENSION ANSWERS

a) Taka heard mother's voice echoing=1

-He heard mother's voice echoing=0

b) Taka was under a tree reading a library book.=1

- He was under a tree =1

- he was under a tree reading a library book=1

c) he got up slowly and sauntered towards the house because he thought mother wanted something
urgently.=1

-Taka/ he thought that mother wanted something urgently.= 1

d) his mother and her neighbour were smiling=1

- his mother was waving excitedly=1

e) they won two tickets=1

-Two tickets = 1/2

f)the word is sauntered=1

- sauntered is the word=1

- sauntered=1

- wrong spelling for sauntered=0

NB Qn f) is high order so don't penalize on grammar, tense or punctuation if the answer correct

g) they bought raffle tickets six weeks before=1

- six weeks before = 1/2

h) The school was raising money to improve the science laboratory=1

-The student was selling raffle tickets because the school wanted to raise money to improve the science
laboratory=1

-The school wanted to improve the science laboratory=1

i) Mother was calling Taka=1

-At the beginning of the story, mother was calling Taka.=1

- His mother was calling him=1

j) As he got nearer he realized that it could not be that=1

- his mother was waving excitedly.=1

His mother and Mrs Sithole were smiling=1

Total (10 marks)

SUMMARY ANSWERS

✓ reading the book

✓slowly got up

✓and sauntered towards the house

✓he quickened his pace

✓he remembered

- I got up=0

- I sauntered=0

-I quickened my pace=0

NB* Deduct one mark for wrong grammar, tense, spelling and punctuation in the summary.

- any two errors = 1 mark

- each error is 1/2 mark off