MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MECSONS PRE AND PRIMARY SCHOOL

NAME_________________________________________STD VII,
SECTION A: TENSES
1. I …..to answer the answer now. A. went B. going C. am going D. gone [ ]
2. The boy ….when I saw him. A. weep B. weeps C. was weeping D. is weeping [ ]
3. Our class has …..good example for discipline. A. shows B. showed C. shown D. show [ ]
4. She told me that she ….swim. A. can B. could C. may D. ought [ ]
5. The waiter has ………the table A. lay B. laid C. lain D. lied [ ]
6. None of the girls….allowed to cook. A. has B. have C. was D. were [ ]
7. We used to …………here. A. live B. living C. loves D. lived [ ]
8. “How is …….mother? he asked me. A. you are B. your C. they are D. were [ ]
9. I was going to school when it …….raining. A. start B. starts C. started D. starting [ ]
10. Mr. Mwasuma ……when the rain fell. A. slept B. was sleeping C. sleeps D. is sleeping [ ]
11. Fish and chips ……….my favourite dish. A. are B. is C. were D. have [ ]
12. He always ……his cows in the evening. A. milks B. milk C. milked D. milking [ ]
13. Yesterday Mwangoti was …….in a blue shirt. A. dressed B . dressing C. dresses D. dress [ ]
14. The lady didn’t ….there yesterday A. went B. go C. goes D. going [ ]
15. Both Jane and Anwar …….responsible for these. A. was B. are C. is being D. hare [ ]
16. He …….across the river. A. swum B. swim C. swam D. swimmed [ ]
17. All of us except Janeth ………..wrong. A. is B. are C. is being D. has [ ]
18. If I …..I, would take a week off from work. A. are you B. were you C. is you D. were he [ ]
19. She ……..to Dodoma in 200. A. moves B. has moved C. will move D. moved [ ]
20. I ……come as soon as I finish my work. A. was B. will C. shall D. were
SECTION B: GRAMMAR
21. Big is to small as foe is to ……. A. enemy B. foest C. ally D. three [ ]
22. I am very happy …….. A. amn’t I? B. am I ? C. aren’t I? D. are I ? [ ]
23. …….pass my exams my father will buy me a phone. A. if B. unless C. although D. since [ ]
24. This is the man ………car was stolen. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose [ ]
25. Neither the girls nor the boys ….. making noise. A. is B. are C. were D. his [ ]
26. None of the players ….practicing at the moment. A. are B. is C. were D. will [ ]
27. She has a new dress ……? A. has she B. hasn’t she C. doesn’t she D. does she [ ]
28. Which sentence is correctly punctuated. A. John said “I am tall”. B. John said, “I am tall”. C.
John said. “I am tall”. D. John said, “I am tall.” [ ]
29. “Come here” Mary told me. The reported form of this sentence is ……
A. Mary said that come here B. Mary said come here to me
C. Mary said to me come here D. Mary told me to go there. [ ]
30. “Oh! Thanks for the …………” said the fair lady.
A. complement B. compliment C. compile D. observation [ ]
31. …..we only scored one goal, we won the match. A. if B. unless C. although D. despite [ ]
32. We cleaned our bedrooms by ….. A. our self B. ourself C. our selves D. ourselves [ ]
33. I prefer athletics ….wrestling. A. than B. for C of D. to [ ]
34. I am ……….tall……short. A. either, or B. neither, nor C. both, and D. not only, but also [ ]
35. He was not fast ………win the race. A. so that, B. in order C. enough to D. such [ ]
In questions 36 and 37 choose the best arrangement of the given sentences to make
sensible paragraphs
36. (i) Then he recognized the stranger (ii) Martin felt a hand on his right shoulder
(iii) He nearly fell down with shock (iv) He turned round as he prepared to take off.
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) B. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) C. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) D. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) [ ]
37. (i) It was an experience I will always remember
(ii) We moved from section to section, staring at what was on display.
(iii) Our visit to the museum was quite event full
(iv) I was particularly mesmerized by the skeleton of a whale.
A. (iii ) (ii) (iv) (i) B. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) C. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) D. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) [ ]
38. The head teacher gave us very definite instructions about parents day.
A. length B. precise C. clear D. complete [ ]
39. The plural word of “mouse” is …….. A. mouthes B. mousses D. mice D. mouse [ ]
40. Teacher gave me a ……of keys. A. groups B. bunch C. bunches D. group [ ]
Read the passage below and answer questions 41 – 45
Once upon a time there was a boy who lived with his grandmother. The grandmother loved the boy so
much that she always kept warning him on unsafe act. Never climb trees; you will fall down and get
hurt, she said one day. Then she left for the garden which was several metres away. Knowing that his
grandmother will return soon, he hurredly prepared traps and climbed up the tree and set the traps,
soon after he got down the tree he could hear the birds’ noises getting louder and louder. The boy
climbed the tree again with great joy thinking perhaps one of the traps has caught a bird.
To the boy’s surprise, when he got closer to the trap he saw that the trap has caught a huge snake. With
great fear he got dawn the tree with such speed that he bruised his chest and blood cought out, he felt
great pain and shame.
When his grandmother came back from garden, she found the boy lying on his stomach. “What’s wrong
with you?”
It is not usual for you to lie on your stomach, especially during midday like this. The boy could only
look into his grand mother’s eyes and said tearfully , “grandmother, I am sorry I got hurt when I tried
to run after my ball” I understand. But I told you! Then she prepared their lunch but the boy ate little
the pain was still there.
41. The boy was warned not to …
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
42. The boy got the chance to trap the birds
because…………………………………………………………………………
43. The birds were making a lot of noise because
…………………………………………………………………………………
44. The boy got hurt on the chest because he
………………………………………………………………………………………….
45. The boy felt great shame because ……………………………………………………………………………….