2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK II EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Subject Number: M052/I
Time Allowed: 1 hr 45 mins
Monday, 25th July, 2022.
PAPER I
(70 MARKS)

Instructions:
1. This paper contains 9 printed pages. Please check.
2. Before beginning the examination, fill in your
Examination Number on top of every page.
3. This paper contains two sections, A and B. Answer all
questions in section A, and one question in section B.

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 SECTION A (30 MARKS)
Question 1-10 Encircle the letter (A, B, C or D) against the word
that best completes the statement.
1. The Chief Executive has 5. Since the price of beef has
been in office for only two _______________sharply
years __________, he has you will have to do
achieved more than any without meat.
of his predecessors. A. inflated
A. Furthermore B. grown
B. However C. increased
C. Consequently D. expanded
D. Besides
6. The hungry tourist lay on
2. “I did not ask her to leave the _________________ of
-------------I tried to the lake waiting to be
persuade her to stay, served.
“said the angry husband. A. Shore
A. On the other hand B. Coast
B. To the contrary C. Beach
C. Besides that D. Bank
D. On the contrary
7. He spoke so loudly that
3. I remember receiving his speech should have
_________________ book. been ____________ to all.
A. an old French A. Credible
tattered B. audible
B. a tattered old French C. legible
C. a French old tattered D. edible
D. an old tattered
French 8. The dangerous criminal
4. Mrs. Chingwe was not in and some of his
Blantyre and her ______________ terrorised
husband was not there the township.
_________________________. A. partners
A. too B. assistance
B. also C. henchmen
C. neither D. colleagues
D. either

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9. Tchaka’s fighting 10. The unpredictable
technique could not be employee was
used anywhere else, it ______________ with
was _____________________ dismissal.
to his world. A. reprimanded
A. relevant B. warned
B. special C. threatened
C. common D. abused
D. peculiar

Questions 11 to 12: Shows the most correct phrasal verb for

the sentence.
11. The handwriting was so 12. The football team was
bad that I could not __________________ for an
________________ what hour by heavy traffic.
was written. A. held up
A. make out B. held off
B. make up C. held down
C. make off D. held out
D. make over
Questions 13 to 17: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) against the
best description for the underlined word.
13. He asked if we had had A. Verb
enough. B. Adverb
A. pronoun C. Adjective
B. adjective D. noun
C. noun 16. We hardly eat cakes.
D. conjunction A. Adjective
B. noun
14. Tamanda’s handwriting is C. verb
far much better than D. adverb
mine. 17. You are capable of
A. Adverb passing this examination.
B. conjunction A. Adjective
C. adjective B. Verb
D. Preposition C. Adverb
D. Noun
15. The disadvantages of
ignorance are numerous.

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Questions 18 to 25
Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) against the meaning of the
underlined word or words.
18. Chitsa and Mavuto do not C. dine
his it off very well since D. quarrel
Chitsa’s promotion.
A. They have had 22. The clerk’s services were
quarrels terminated due to
B. Their relationship misconduct.
has soured A. stopped
C. Their interests have B. finished
differed C. hindered
D. They are afraid of D. blocked
each other
23. The villagers praised their
19. She was a nice lady and chief for his open
her workers were cast handedness.
down by the news of her A. incorruptibility
death. B. generosity
A. Confused C. honesty
B. Frightened D. impartiability
C. Depressed
D. Surprised 24. A bomb exploded just
20. He was the kind of person before sunset.
who would not sit down A. went up
to insults. B. went out
A. tolerate C. went off
B. listen D. went down
C. forgive 25. I have had a premonition
D. forget of trouble.
A. forecast
21. It is not wise to pick a B. prognosis
bone with a neighbour. C. divination
A. befriend D. forwarning
B. argue

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Questions 26 to 30:
Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) that best describes and gives the
function of the underlined words.
26. The house which she has C. adjective clause,
built is very big. qualifying ‘rule’
A. adjective clause, D. noun clause, object
qualifying ‘big’ of ‘be enforced’
B. adjective clause
qualifying ‘house’ 29. The officer that reported
C. adverb phrase, late for duties this
subject of ‘is’ morning has been sent
D. noun phrase in back.
apposition to ‘house’ A. adjective clause,
qualifying ‘officer’
27. Kondwani has left his B. noun clause in
village to earn some apposition to ‘officer’
money. C. adverb clause,
A. adverb clause, modifying ‘has been
modifying ‘has left’ sent’
B. adverb phrase, D. noun clause, subject
modifying ‘has left’ of ‘has been sent’
C. adjective clause,
qualifying 30. The villagers praised their
‘Kondwani’ member of Parliament for
D. adjective phrase, showing interest in their
qualifying welfare.
‘Kondwani’ A. noun phrase, object
of preposition ‘in’
28. The rule that every pupil B. noun, object of
must be in school preposition ‘for’
uniform should be C. noun phrase object
enforced. of praised.
A. noun clause, subject D. noun phrase object
of ‘be enforced’ of showing.
B. noun clause in
apposition to ‘rule’

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 SECTION B (40 MARKS)
In this section answer only one question, either a composition or a
letter.
31. a. Write am original short story titled ‘some people never
learn’
Your short story should have atleast 350 words and the
maximum of 500 words.
OR
b. Imagine you are a concerned citizen who is not happy
with the constant blackouts. Write a report to the
relevant authorities on the importance of investing
heavily in the electric power section.

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