SKYLIMIT ACADEMY

ENGLISH COMBINED PAPER

END OF MARCH
MARKS:50

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer all the questions using black/blue pen in an answer sheet
2. Answer
i. PART A-9 marks
ii. PART B- 21 marks
iii. PART C-20 marks

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 PART A

READ THE PASSAGE BELOW AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW

Seeing Gabs Through the eyes of a tourist

Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) in collaboration with Botswana Society on
Friday gave members of the media an opportunity to see the city of Gaborone through the eyes of a
tourist. The event dubbed the Gaborone Cultural Heritage City Tour, afforded the ‘tourists’ with a
chance to experience the beauty of the city and the history behind some of its heritage sites. The
Botswana Society is a non- profit organization that has been promoting Botswana’s heritage for more
than forty years through its books, journals and public events. In their efforts and dedication to re-tell
Botswana’s heritage they conceptualized the Gaborone Cultural Heritage Tour as a way of promoting
cultural heritage.

An interesting development about this tour is the fact that some of us all take for granted the history
and are rather not interested or too lazy to take time and learn about places that are in our own
backyards. Instead, we usually tend to spend money travelling to foreign countries and investing time in
knowing about these places. The packed itinerary started off at the National Museum where tour guide
Benson Dingalo took the media through some of the old forms of transport that include the sleigh, ox
wagon as well as donkey carts and one of the first trains, Rhodesia train. However the fact that the
museum is closed deprived them the opportunity to know about some of history of Botswana and her
journey. Prior to picking Gaborone as the capital city, there were other areas that include Shashe,
Lobatse, Serowe and Palapye that were on the table but the final selection was Gaborone due to its
proximity as well as location on the Cape to Cairo route and the Gaborone Dam that had been
established in 1963.

In the beginning due to the then lifestyle of Batswana it was anticipated that 20 000 residents would
reside in the city. Next upon the tour was a short drive to the national museum. The drive afforded us a
chance to learn about a monument for The Pioneers. The Pioneers were Batswana who participated in
the Second World War (1939- 1945) and were on the side of the British (our colonisers). The men who
eventually left for war were picked by their chiefs. In total, ten thousand men left for war and two
hundred and ten died while six hundred and thirty seven were injured. Dingalo explained that because
most of the men were not experienced in using weapons, most of the men took posts such as digging
holes for the soldiers as well as cooking. “You can imagine that sending ten thousand men from a
population of 300 000 people, at the time the number was big” he said Second up was driving to the
University of Botswana (UB) and learning along the way that at the time of independence in 1966 only
what is known today as the Grand Stand existed at the national stadium. Prior to the establishment of
the University of Botswana, the governments of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland had BOLESWA that
was based in Lesotho until around 1975. Following this development, Botswana and Swaziland
partnered.

The UB became a stand along University in 1982. The tourists learnt about one of the important rooms
in the compound of UB that is the old library. Back then students either had to stand or borrow books to

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use them outside the small library. Other places that they visited include Gaborone’s Camp where
colonial masters of the time were housed. The place that today is called Village has a gravesite for the
victims of Anglo Boer war. Unfortunately the graves all look abandoned with tall grass covering them.
The old prison was next on the list and most importantly was learning about the BHC trial houses that
are located at the Village. The houses made with asbestos were later abandoned. For this reporter this
was one of the highlights from this tour. For years we have passed by these houses and have always
longed to know the story behind them. Eventually I had thought that expatriates who have gone back
and left them in that state owned them. Old Naledi was another highlight from the half day itinerary.
The history of the township can be traced to around 1970 when the city was established. There was no
residential plan for the people who came to Gaborone seeking employment. It is on this backdrop that a
squatter settlement was established at Old Naledi and later the government declared the residents of
this settlement legal. “Pieces of land were allocated on a first come first serve basis and the land came
with a drop toilet.” Dingalo said. Other places on tour included the three chiefs’ monument as well as
Bonnington. Adapted from Botswana Guardian Newspaper

Questions

1. What does HATAB stand for? _

2. What was the name of the event?

3. Botswana Society is referred to here in the passage as a non-profit organization. What is a non-profit
organization?

4. Explain what the word itinerary means as used in the passage

5. Why was Gaborone chosen as a capital city?

6. How many men were injured at the Second World War?

7. How long was the Second World War?

8. Where is the gravesite of victims of Anglo Boer war located?

9. Old Naledi is said to have been a squatter settlement in the beginning. What is a squatter settlement
as used in the passage?

PART B

CHANGE THE INFINITIVES IN BRACKETS TO EITHER PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

10. He (speak) five languages quite fluently

11. He now (learn) Russian.

12. The moon (go) round the earth

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13. He (listen) to the radio so don’t disturb him

14. He always (complain) about his health

15. My brother (write) a letter and I (read) a book

16. He usually (drive) very carefully but today he (drive) recklessly

17. We (be used) to living on a small income

18. The term always (end) on Friday

19. The AU usually (meet) in Addis Ababa

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW USING GOING TO, WILL AND SHALL WHERE APPLICABLE

20. It is very cloudy and I am sure it ________________ rain

21. He __________ leave for Gaborone on Thursday

22. I __________stay in this town for a month

23. This train _____________ take you to Lagos

24. He __________ give you change if you ask him

FILL IN THE BLANK SPACES WITH AN APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERB IN QUESTION(S)

25. The plane landed on the __________________

A. runway

B. run off

C. run in

D. run on

26. The idea ____________ my mind

A. blew off

B. blew away

C. blew in

D. blew on

FOR QUESTION(S) 27-29 USE THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

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27. Neither Tom nor Jerry _________ eaten anything

A. Had

B. Has

C. Have

D. Is

28. Karabo ___________ food

A. Had loves

B. Love

C. Loves

D. Had love

29. Either he or she __________ telling lies

A. Is

B. Was

C. Are

D. Were

30. Explain the following terms; adjectives and verbs

PART C

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

Question 1

Write a speech and address Mosetlha Junior Secondary School students at the hall of fame about the
dangers of using drugs. You are a Social worker from Ipeleng Counselling Centre. On the meeting there
are students, Senior Chief Representative, teachers, honorable councilor for that area, parents and the
school head of that school.(10 marks)

Question 2

You were passing by the school head’s office early in the morning when you noticed that a burglary was
going on. Write a police report explaining what happened.(10 marks)