ST JOHN PAUL II SECONDARY SCHOOL MIDDLE OF TERM ONE ENGLISH EXAMINATION YEAR 2024

SENIOR TWO CLASS:

TIME ALLOWED :1HR:20 MIN

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE:

 The paper has three (3) sections A, B, C.

 Attempt all questions in the space provided.
 Any unnecessary handwriting and crossing shall lead to loss of marks.
 Pay closer attention to the tenses and instructions given.
SECTION A (10 MARKS)

I. Corrupt leaders are very dangerous to our country. (Begin: How……………………...……!)

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II. We shall have no rain because most of the forest have been cut. (Use: …... since…….)
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III. It is very difficult to climb Jebel Kujur. (Begin: …Climbing…………….)
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IV. If I go to Kampala, I will buy a radio. (Use: ………would have……….)
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V. Cinderella wanted very much to go to the bank. Her uncle advised her to read her books. (Join
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Rewrite the sentences, inserting the numbers in the correct order in box to form a sensible
composition.
a. Lastly, children have a right to parentage.
b. Children’s Responsibilities, on the other hand, are the duties supposed to be performed
by children.
c. Such Responsibilities include: completing class work and home work, respecting elders,
to mention but a few.
d. These rights include the rights to food.
e. Secondly, children also have a right to Education.
f. Thirdly, children are also entitled to protection from any form of harm.
g. In addition to the above three, children have a right to a name.
h. Most children do not know the differences between their rights and responsibilities.
i. Owing to the above reason, we need to know the difference between the two.
j. Children’s rights are the basic freedoms children are entitled to.
 SECTION B COMPREHENSION: (10 MARKS)
Read the following passage and answer the Questions that follows in full sentences.
I was walking home from school one afternoon when I saw an accident, a man was lying by
the side of the road, and a big crowd was gathering nearby. Everyone was talking excitedly.
A policeman arrived, and tried to take down details of the accident in his notebook. But the
people were too busy shouting at each other to give him a clear account of what happened.
While they were still arguing, the man quietly got up, pick up his bicycle, and rode away.
Nobody noticed him. An hour later, the crowd was still arguing.
Questions.
1. Suggest a suitable title for this passage.
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2. In which tense has Peter written this sad story?
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3. What was peter doing when he saw the accident?
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4. What was everyone doing?
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5. Did the people give him a clear account?
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6. Why?
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7. Where was the crowd gathering?
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8. What was the crowd doing still an hour later?
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9. What is the meaning of “arguing” as used in the passage above?
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SECTION C SENTENCE PROGRESSION (10 MARKS)
For question 10-20, rewrite as instructed in the brackets without changing their meanings.

10. Dacy is fine today. (Rewrite the sentence in future perfect tense)
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11. You don’t go to school on Sunday, ……………………? (Supply a suitable question tag to
complete the sentence)
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12. The lunch is being cooked. (Change this statement into a question form?
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13. Tobby is a polite boy. Roberto is also a polite boy. (Begin: Both…………………………………...)
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14. We have been in holidays for two weeks. (Rewrite to end…………………………………...ago.)
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15. The children had just left Libya market when it started to rain. (Begin: No sooner………………)
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16. I didn’t go for that party. She didn’t go for that party too. (Use……………. neither……………….)
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17. A master-of- ceremony should always be a kind person. (Rewrite in plural form)
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18. I write an application letter. I want to get a good job. (Join using …………...in order to……)
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19. The rain would not rain. The farmers didn’t grow their crops. (Use………………as…………………...)
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20. Our watchman is tall. The deputy is taller. (Use ……………….as…………….as……………...)
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SENTENCE STRUCTURE (10 MARKS)
Pick out the complements in the following sentences. Indicate whether subject,
object or participle complement.
21. Barack Obama was nicknamed an African hero.
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22. The visitor is a Japanese citizen.
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23. We sat there laughing.
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 Construct two different sentences with the verb below to show the different situations in
which they are used.
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25. Sow…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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GOOD LUCK
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT