THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TNZANIA

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IFAKARA TOWN COUNCIL
FORM FOUR JOINT EXAMINATION

022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TIME: 3:00 HOURS Wednesday 20thMarch,2024

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
2. Answer All questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C .
3. Section A carries sixteen(16) marks, section B fifty-four (54) marks and section C carries thirty (30).
4. All writings must in blue or black ink.
5. Communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the Examination room.
6. Write your examination number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

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 SECTION A (16 MARKS)
Answer all questions
1. Choose the correct answer
i. “If I had some money, I would have bought a new shirt” This sentence above expresses
condition to mean that.
A. something happens everyday
B. Something that is possible to happen
C. Something will happen
D. Something happened
E. Something that never happened
ii. You would be late for School if you didn’t ran” if you are told by your English teacher to
rewrite this sentence beginning with unless –how would the sentence be.
A. Unless you would be late for School ran
B. Unless you didn’t ran you would be late for School
C. Unless you are late you didn’t ran
D. Unless you ran you would be late for School.
E. Unless you will be late for School you will run
iii. Although she was sick, she attended the party. The underlined part of the sentence above is
called.
A. Main clause
B. If clause
C. Dependent clause
D. Independent clause
E. Auxiliary clause
iv. If you are asked to change the following sentence into direct speech. They said they were
going to school
A. They said “they are going to School”
B. We said “we were going to school”
C. They said “They were going to School”
D. They said “we are going to School”
E. We said “We are going to School”
v. Mandonga has a muscular body. The bolded word is-
A. Adjective B. Adverb C. Verb D. Noun E. Conjunction
vi. How would you change this statement into the negative form? The election took place
A. The election did not took place
B. The election did not take place
C. The election did not taken place
D. The election had not taken place
E. The election not takes place
vii. How would you put a question tag for this statement? John is twelve years old …
A. Isn’t he? B. is he? C. Doesn’t he? D. has he? E. hasn’t he?

viii. Juma and Abdul usually _ up at 6:00 am

A. Wake B. Wakes C. Awaken D. Waking E. Is waking

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 ix. I shall ask a ……… to come and repair the pipe in the bathroom
A. Mason B. Pilot C. Mechanic D. Tailor E. Plumber
x. Which is the suitable word that can replace the underlined word in the following sentence.
Ruvuma Region is located belowthe southern party of Tanzania.
A. At B. On C. In D. Under E. Beside

2. Match the expression in LIST A with their meanings in LIST B by writing letter of the correct answer
beside the item number in the answer booklet (s) sheets provided.

LIST A LIST B
(i) Post mortem A. A box in which a dead body is preserved
(ii) Wreaths B. People who attend a funeral
(iii) Doctor C. Examination done on a dead body
(iv)Mortuary D. A building where dead bodies are kept
(v) Coffin E. Lose consciousness
(vi)Mourners F. An arrangement of flowers on a grave
G. A person who attends patients

SECTION B (54 MARKS)

Answer all question in this section

3. Read the following passage then answer the question that follow after it

Water is necessary for life. Have you noticed what happens to the leaves of a plant that has been
uprooted? Have you noticed the leaves of a tree that has been cut down? Their leaves turn dry and
brown and then die. This is because they are getting no water. Their water supply has been cut off.
Similarly, grass and small plant drop if they have no rain for a long time. Their stems bend and their
leaves hang down. But when rain comes, the plant grows straight and strong again.
When it rains the rain- water soaks into the ground until it reaches the root hairs of the plant. The
plant is made up of a large number of tiny cells. Because the plant is alive, the water can be passed up
from cell to cell. Thus the water travels from the roots, up the stem and into the whole plant. This water
reaches all the leaves of the plant.
On the underside of the leaves, there are little pores. These pores open and shut like little mouths.
When the water reaches the leaves, it gradually evaporates out of the pores and goes into the air as
water vapour.
So how can it make the leaves and stems of plants become straight and firm? To understand how
water makes plants firm, think of a football. If you blow air into the ball, it becomes big and firm so
that you can play with it. You can even kick it hard, but when you let the air out of the football, it
becomes small and soft again.
Plants consist of many cells, and each cell is in some way like a football. When such cells are filled
with water, they expand and become firm and when all the cells are filled at the same time, the whole
plant becomes strong and stands straight.

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 Questions
A. Write down the letter of the best answer to complete the following statements.
(i) If a plant gets no water at all.
A. it flowers B. it droops C. it grows D. it shrinks E. it sinks
(ii) When it rains
A. plants become weak again
B. plants bend down again
C. plants stand up straight again
D. plants become hot
E. plants become red

(iii) When rain water reaches the plant’s root hairs,

A. the water enters them
B. the water evaporates
C. the water passes into the air
D. the water goes out
E. the water pass out
(iv) Plant pass water from cell to cell so that,
A. water wets the leaves and the root hairs
B. water travels from the roots to every part of the plant
C. water reaches the stem and some of the leaves
D. water reaches the leaves and stem become dry
E. water reaches the leaves and make the plants weak

B. Write down the topic sentence for each paragraph.

Paragraph 1: _________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2: __________________________________________________________
Paragraph 3: __________________________________________________________
Paragraph 4: __________________________________________________________
Paragraph 5: __________________________________________________________

4. A: Classify the following sentences into (i) factual and (ii) non-factual information. Roman one (i) has
been done for you as an example.
(i) It is very likely that he is not coming today non- factual information
(ii) The Prime minister may visit our school next month
(iii) The police have arrested people in connection with recent killings ….
(iv) Tanzania is an independent country…..
(v) Perhaps they are going to resolve the matter …….
(vi) The thief could be hiding in the bush …….
(vii) My teacher’s name is Rodrick
B: Some of the sentences below have missing words. Rewrite them correctly. For example
(i) Sun is very bright
- The sun is very bright
(ii) I saw Headmaster was coming
(iii) I did not see moon last night
(iv)Hospital is closed
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5. A. Punctuate the following sentences
(i) what is peter going to do tomorrow
(ii) on monday rose is going to revise mathematics
(iii) she will buy oranges mangoes pawpaw’s rice beans and sugar
(iv)it is sunday tomorrow. what are you going to do?
B: Change the word in brackets in each of the following sentences to make them grammatically correct
(i) She has (live) a decent life
(ii) I have been (live) here since 2003
(iii) He has (forget) her folder
(iv)Have you (hear) the news?
(v) John (study) this subject every evening

6. For each of the following sentences rewrite according to the instructions given after each
(i) The man is calling you. He is my uncle. (use who to rewrite into one sentence)
(ii) The hospital is near our home. The hospital belongs to my grandfather.
(use which to rewrite into one sentence)
(iii) He did every single deed he could. He was a member of clergy. (Begin using As…)
(iv)The old man is my teacher. His shorts are red. (use whose to rewrite the sentence)
(v) The weather was very bad. He didn’t wear a sweater. (join using, Although …)

(vi)Unless Anna works hard, she will not pass the examination. (Replace “unless” with “if”)

7. Your teacher asked you to make one sentence for each of the following to show: -
(i) An ongoing activity
(ii) Habitual action
(iii) An opinion
(iv)Future plan
(v) Past action
(vi)Past progressive
8. Write an invitation card to request your friend Mr. Hamisi to attend on your birthday party. The party is
expected to take place on 28th March 2024 at King’s Palace Hotel. Also outline the format of writing
telephone messages for those who will call for excuse.
SECTION C (30 marks)
Answer two questions from this section

LIST OF READINGS FOR QUESTIONS 9-11

NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES
A Wreath for Fr. Mayer
Unanswered Cries
Passed Like a Shadow
Spared
Weep Not Child
The Interview
- S.N Ndunguru (1977), Mkuki na Nyota
- Osman Conteh, Macmillan
- B.M Mapalala (2006), DUP
- S.N Ndunguru (2004), Mkuki na Nyota
- Ngugu wa Thion’o (1987); Heinemann
- P. Ngugi (2002), Macmillan

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 PLAYS
Three Suitors: One Husband - O.Mbia (1994), Eyre Methuen
The Lion and the Jewel - W. Soyinka (1963), OUP
This Time Tomorrow - Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1972), Heinemann
The Black Hermit - Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1968), Heinemann

POETRY
Songs of Lawino and Ocol - O.P’Bitek (1979), EAPH
Growing up with poetry - D. Rubadiri (ed) (1989). Heinemann
Summons - R. Mabala (1960) ,TPH

9. Read the given poem and answer the questions that follow

THE DYING CHILD

Thin and red,
Skinny and bald,
The boy groans on the ground,
Swollen stomach
Full of waste,
Thin legs,
Thin arms,
Twitch
As the boy
Fights with flies
Over the empty plate.
Ten years old,
He looks pider than ten,
And younger than young,
And so small
As he wriggles,
Prisoner
Of his unproportioned body.
“Mother,” shouts the boy,
“when I grow up
I will carry a gun
And not a pen”
“my son,” shouts the mother,
“my son,” cries the mother
“you will never live to carry a gun
There is no meat for us”

QUESTIONS
(i) What is the poem about?
(ii) Who is the persona in this poem?
(iii) What are the possible two themes of this poem?
(iv) What have you learnt from the poem?
(v) Does the boy fear his enemy? Why?

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 (vi) With examples from the poem give three (3) poetic devices used by the poet.
(vii) Is the poem relevant to your society? Why?

10. Usually the title of any literary work helps the reader to understand the message(s) the writer wants to
convey. Using two novels you have read validate the statement above by providing three points from
each novel.
11. What is your view on the statement “Form and content are two sides of the same coin” use two plays to
appraise the statement above? Give three (3) points from each play.

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