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THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LINDI REGION

LINDI REGION FORM II MOCK EXAMINATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TIME: 2½ HOURS JULY 2022

INSTRUCTIONS

 This paper consists of section A, B and C with total often (10) questions
 Section A carries 15 marks, section B carries 70 marks and section C carries 15 marks.
 Unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
 Answer all questions
 All answers should be written in this paper.

SECTION A (15 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section
1. Choose the most correct answer from among the given alternative and write its letter
i. ’It wants to eat’ this sentence can be changed into negative
A. It is not want to eat B. it does not want to eat
C. It did not want to eat D. It do not want to eat

ii. AIDS is the ………….. disease.

A. Bad B. worse C. Worst D. ill

iii. You ………….. Speak two languages, can’t you?

A. Can B. Are C. Aren’t you D. could

iv. Juma and Amani ……………the school garden everyday

A. Cleaned B. Are cleaning C. Have cleaned D. clean

v. Will he be ……………….the classroom this time tomorrow?

A. Sweeping B. Sweep C. Is sweeping D. Swept

vi. A girl ……………… bag was stolen is my sister.

A. Who B. Which C. Whose D. Whom
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vii. We met ……………… Dar – es – salaam.
A. On B. In C. Of D. at

viii. …………….. book is stolen

A. Hans B. Han’s C. Hans’ D.Hans’s

ix. Dictionary shows how words are formed are made. What is noun of an verb “decide”
A. Deciding B. Decision C. Decide D. Decidiful

x. Joyce is born in Tanzania .She is a Tanzanian. Grace is born in Congo. She is a…… A.
Congolian B. Congonian C. Congolese D. Congo

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2. Match the items in column A with those in column B to make meaningful sentences by writing the
correct letter in B against the corresponding item number in A. Item one (i) has been done as an
example.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(i) A cat A. roars
(ii) A snake B. Quacks
(iii) A goat C. Crows
(iv) A lion D. Hisses
(v) A duck E. Mows
F. Mews
G. Bleats

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SECTIO B (70 Marks)

Answer all question n this section
3. a) Complete the following sentences using words given in a box.
Any, a lot of, many, enough, much

(i) How __________ money do you want?

(ii) It is not _________ for us to share.
(iii) You can choose __________ of the books you like.
(iv) There is ______________ water in an ocean.
(v) There are __________ mistakes in the essay.
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b) Fill in the blanks with the correct word in the following list, One word can be used more
thanonce.
Whose, whom, which, where, who.

(i) This is the police officer __________ was involved in an accident

(ii) The student ___________ pen was stolen is my best friend.
(iii) That is a girl __________ was talking about earlier.
(iv) To ______________ does this bag belong?
(v) Tanzanian is the only place _____________ I like to live.
4. a) Dictionary shows different abbreviations and symbols. Give out the meaning of the following
abbreviation and symbols as used in the dictionary.
I. [u]
II. Sb
III. V-
IV. [t]
V. Adj

b) Negate the following statement

i) Karombo was over seventy years old
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ii) Kalunde spent a long time in the court.
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iii) His son came to visit them.
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iv) Zella died of high blood pressure.
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v) Mourners paid their last respect
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5. Re- write the following sentences by changing the bold into their opposites
(i) The king was polite ____________________________________________________
(ii) My aunt bought me a present . _______________________________________
(iii) I wanted to see a lion _______________________________________________
(iv) Yesterday I saw a very long pencil ____________________________________
(v) These books are light ____________________________________________
6. Your family is inviting relatives and friends to a get – together function to be held at your home.
Write an invitation card using the information given below.
(i) Family name: Mr & Mrs. Ikune.
(ii) Purpose of invitation: Birthday of their daughter, Bahati.
(iii) Place: The family’s home, Nyasubi Street.
(iv) Date: 15th April, 2022.
(v) Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm.
(vi) Contact: (Those who won’t attend only): Mr Ndorobo.
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7. a) Fill in the blanks with correct form of singular or plural.

SINGULAR PLURAL
i) Datum ________________________________
ii) __________________________ Knives
iii) Ox ________________________________
iv) Sheep
v) __________________________ children

b) Rewrite the following sentences in interrogative form.

i) Forests in Tanzania are in danger of disappearing.
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ii) Deforestation taking place n alarming rate.
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iii) Mt. Kilimanjaro is severely affected by economic changes.

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iv) Glaciers are melting fast.
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v) Tanzania’s population is increasing by over 2 percent per year.
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8. a) Write F against sentences which are factual and NF against sentences which are non – factual.
i) Tanzania is an independent country _____________________________________
ii) I think it might ram tomorrow _________________________________________
iii) The thief could be hiding in the forest ___________________________________
iv) The price of the gas may increase soon _________________________________
v) My teacher’s name is Cinta __________________________________________

b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions

i) She kept her phone _____________________ her bag.
ii) When the teacher came __________________ the classroom, we all stood _____
iii) When my grandmother was sick,. She had to make a phone call ___________ her office to
say that she would not be going _______________ work that day.
iv) I have just come ________________ the library.
v) When we heard a noise, we thought there was a thief hiding ____________ the curtains but
it was just over cat playing _____________ a ball.

9. Re – write the following sentences according to the instructions given.

(i) The boy is black like charcoal
Use ;as………..as _________________________________________________
(ii) I started closing my eyes. The bell rang. (Use: hardly)
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(iii) She is too young to marry me. (Use: enough to)
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(iv) It was strange. He beat his brother.
Strange as it may seem ______________________________________________
(v) He was poor. I got married to him. (Use despite)
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SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. Read the following poem then answer the question that follow

White sheep, white sheep,

On a blue hill, when the wind stops,
You all stand still, when the wind blows,
You walk away slowly, white sheep.

Where have you learnt to be obedient?

Show me that school to take my children,
Because when I tell them to stop, they move,
And when I tell them to move they stop.

QUESTIONS
a) What is thetitle of this poem?
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b) What is white sheepreferred to?
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c) What is the blue hill referred to?
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d) What is the opposite of the word obedient
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e) What can you learn from a poem
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