PAST PAPER FOR STANDARD VII ENGLISH LANGUAGE

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

DODOMA REGION COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE

STANDARD SEVEN 2016, REGIONAL PRE- MOCK EXAMINATION

SUBJECT 2: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TIME: 1:30 HOURS (8:00 – 9:30am) 19th NOVEMBER, 2015

INSTUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of fifty (50) questions in section A, B, C, D and E.
2. Read all instructions provided carefully.
3. Write your name, district, school and subject on your answer sheet provided.
4. Answer all questions in each section.
5. Write a letter of the correct answer in the answer sheet provided.
6. Cellular phones and calculators are not allowed in the examination room.

SECTION A: TENSES
Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the answer sheet provided.
1. Mary is ________________________ porridge now.
(a) cooked
(b) have cooked
(c) hooks
(d) had cooked
(e) cooking

2. When she arrived we have already ________ our lunch.
(a) eating
(b) eat
(c) eaten
(d) ate
(e) eats

3. Fred and Joel ________ us next week.
(a) is visiting
(b) are visits
(c) visited
(d) visits
(e) will visit

4. Last week we ______________at the team’s office.
(a) met
(b) meet
(c) meets
(d) meeting
(e) were met

5. Festo keeps cows, goats and chicken. He _____ milk, meat and eggs from them.
(a) is got
(b) got
(c) getting
(d) get
(e) gets

6. Next month, Kizito will be _______ to South Africa.
(a) travelling
(b) travelled
(c) travel
(d) travels
(e) have travelled

7. James has ______________ in the school farm since this morning.
(a) has been working
(b) been working
(c) works
(d) working
(e) had been

8. Hamisi ________ to learn English.
(a) likes
(b) like
(c) is like
(d) was like
(e) has liked

9. The air plane ________ to Kilimanjaro yesterday.
(a) flew
(b) flies
(c) is flying
(d) fly
(e) flown

10. Both Marietha and Zaina have __________their homework correctly.
(a) did
(b) done
(c) does
(d) have done
(e) doing

11. The poor woman ________________bags of rice by the President.
(a) was given
(b) was giving
(c) given
(d) give
(e) gives

12. Gervas _______ the congregation yesterday.
(a) joined
(b) joins
(c) join
(d) joining
(e) will join

13. Children have already ______________ for school.
(a) leaves
(b) leave
(c) left
(d) leaving
(e) lefts

14. They ________ eaten their food already.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) is
(d) have
(e) has

15. Camels ________ in the desert.
(a) lives
(b) living
(c) is living
(d) was living
(e) live

SECTION B: GRAMMAR
Select the correct answer and write its letter in the answer sheet provided.

16. My Uncle is ___________________ to carry a heavy load.
(a) as strong as
(b) so strong
(c) strong enough
(d) stronger
(e) strange

17. My father owns that house. It belongs to _____
(a) him
(b) his
(c) me
(d) you
(e) them

18. Mzee Igayo has been living here ______ 1934.
(a) In
(b) from
(c) since
(d) for
(e) on

19. __________ Mr. Segeja is very rich, he is very kind.
(a) even
(b) but
(c) sure
(d) although
(e) while

20. The Principal wanted to know the ________ name.
(a) teacher’s
(b) teachers
(c) teacher
(d) teaches
(e) teach

21. Mr. Njema has been in German ________twelve years.
(a) since
(b) in
(c) from
(d) for
(e) when

22. Khatibu is not _______________clever ______________Joshua.
(a) as ___________ as
(b) So ___________ too
(c) Too __________ so
(d) So ___________ that
(e) Very _________ as

23. Mr. Juma is suffering _____________ malaria.
(a) from
(b) to
(c) with
(d) for
(e) by

24. Can you climb the tree? ______________
(a) no you can’t
(b) yes, I can’t
(c) yes, he can
(d) yes, I can not
(e) no I can’t

25. You cannot be a pilot ___________you complete your training.
(a) unless
(b) because
(c) if
(d) since
(e) after

26. There isn’t ______________ loaf of bread in the cupboard.
(a) any
(b) a lot of
(c) a few
(d) some
(e) an

27. The naughty boys killed their neighbor's dog and threw it ________ a well.
(a) onto
(b) into
(c) away
(d) in
(e) off

28. ________ you go there; you will not see her.
(a) if
(b) because
(c) unless
(d) though
(e) while

29. Zawadi said that, “I am going to school”
The correct reported speech of the above direct speech should be;
(a) Zawadi said that she is going to school
(b) Zawadi said that, “I was going to school”
(c) Zawadi said that she was going to school
(d) Zawadi said that, I am going to school
(e) Zawadi said that she can be going to school

30. Miraji is good ______________mathematics.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
(d) by

(e) for

SECTION D: COMPOSITION
Re arrange the following sentences into a meaningful series by giving them letters from A-E.

31. In her final examination she scored higher marks. D
32. She works hard in her school activities and listens to her teachers very attentive. C
33. She is studying in Std VI. B
34. Her father was very interested and he bought some presents for her to encourage more efforts. E
35. Ukende is a pupil at Salisima Primary School. A

SECTION D: VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer and write its letter in the answer sheet provided.
a: CYCLIST b: INVENT c: TWINS d: CLEVER e: CROWD.

36. Many people at the same place E
37. To make or think of something for the first time B
38. A person who rides a bicycle is called a A
39. Joseph and John are ……. They were born at the same time to the same mother. C
40. All the pupils in the class are bright. The word “bright” is similar in meaning to D

SECTION E: COMPREHENSION:
Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow.

Once upon a time, there was a boy. This boy used to steal chicken from the neighbors. One day he was caught
stealing a very big chicken from an old woman who lived all by herself. The boy was badly beaten by the
villagers before he was taken to the Police station. One of the Policemen said to the thief, “Today you are lucky.
If you don’t change your behavior, you may end up being burnt alive. Do you know that? “The thief answered
calmly, |” Yes sir! I know that, has because I am used to steal, I cannot stop suddenly. In the past I used to steal
one chicken a week, but from tomorrow, I will steal one chicken a Month. In this way, by next year, I’ll have
stopped being a thief.

Questions:

41. The boy used to steal ____________________
(a) the Policemen
(b) the chicken
(c) tis neighbors
(d) The old woman
(e) his chicken

42. Who beat the boy? _____________________
(a) his mother
(b) the old woman
(c) the villagers
(d) his neighbors
(e) the policemen

43. From whom did the boy steal a very big chicken?
(a) from an old woman
(b) from his neighbors
(c) from his father
(d) from a very big woman
(e) his sister

44. The policemen said, “Today you are lucky. “This means ___________
(a) to be unlucky
(b) to be caught
(c) to be beaten
(d) to be a thief
(e) to be fortune

45. The boy was beaten ______________________
(a) after he was taken to the police station
(b) before he stole the chicken
(c) before he was taken to the hospital
(d) before he was taken to the police station

(e) none of the above

46. How did the thief answer? ______________
(a) Calmly
(b) Friendly
(c) Quickly
(d) Suddenly
(e) Harshly

47. From the passage, the old woman was living ___________
(a) with her husband
(b) with a thief
(c) alone
(d) with a boy
(e) with the villager

48. From the passage, we learn that _________
(a) we should not keep chicken
(b) people don’t like theft
(c) stealing is good to people
(d) we should not keep chicken
(e) theft is a good job.

49. The boy promised to steal _____________ chicken a month.
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) One

50. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
(a) the thief
(b) the old woman
(c) the policeman
(d) the villagers
(e) the chicken