COMPOSITION

DO NOT JUDGE A BOOOK BY ITS COVER

QUESTIONS

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 1-15. For blank spaces choose the best alternative from the choices given

I ___1___to study late ___2___ the night to prepare for my essay. ___3___ in the hall ___4___ everyone also was ___5___, a ___6___ slight noise frightened me. I ___7___ that ___8___ was someone ___9___me.
Every time the curtain ___10___ in the ___11___, my heart missed ___12___. When my ___13___ dog ___14___, I broke ___15___  in goose bumps.

For questions 16-18, choose the correct form of adjective 

16. Joy is my ____________________ sister.
    1. older
    2. eldest
    3. more old
    4. elder
17. Of the twins, Tom is the ______________________ one.
    1. clever
    2. more cleverer
    3. cleverer
    4. cleverest
18. Nairobi is the ________________ city in Kenya.
    1. most populous
    2. more populous
    3. most pepulace
    4. most dense

For questions 19-20, complete appropriately

19. Do you prefer coffee______________ tea?
    1.  or
    2. and
    3.  to
    4. with
20. Scarcely had I walked in, ____________-
    A. than he arrived
    B. when he arrived
    C. as he arrived
    D. unitl he arrived

Use the correct form of the verb in the following questions.

21. None of my friends __________________ that has been going on.
    A. attend
    B. are attending
    C. attends
    D. attending
22. Either Kay or her friends ___________________ come.
    A. have
    B. has
    C. is
    D. were being

For questions 23-25, select the best preposition.

23. I told him _____________________ his face that he was a disgrace to our family.
    
    1. on
    2. in
    3. at
    4. to
24. How much money do you have, __________________ you?
    1. by
    2. with 
    3. in
    4. on
25. We congratulated them _____________________________ their incredible performance.
    
    1. for
    2. on
    3. with
    4. of

Read the passage below to answer questions 26-38

Is it possible to predict the future? Can we know something before it has taken place? For those of us who do not think it possible, let us look at the case of Janet Henley.

One day, Janet, a colleague of Linda's, a nurse, told Linda that she had dreamt something terrible. Apparently, in her dream, Linda was trapped in a store-room in the hospital and fire was engulfing her. Janet could not remember the ending to the dream. Linda laughed it away as "Overwork!" The dream came again two days later. This time, she saw Linda trying hard to escape but unable to do so because the door was stuck. However, Janet also saw a large hammer in the corner of the room. She related the events to Linda again. Two days later, she dreamt the same thing again. This time she was scared as the number ten kept appearing too.

She got up the next day and felt depressed When she reached the hospital, she realized that the date that day was the tenth. She told Linda, "Please be careful - remember my dream - it's the tenth today." Linda shrugged it off as another crazy dream

At about eleven in the morning, Linda had to get some plasters and bandages for an emergency case from the store-room. As she was rummaging through the shelves for more bandages, she smelt smoke. Before she knew it, there was an explosion and bottles started cracking in the heat. She ran to the door to escape and found it locked. Suddenly, she remembered Janet's dreams. Looking around her frantically, she saw a large hammer leaning against the wall! She grabbed it quickly, broke the lock and scrambled out to safety.

After the firemen had put out the fire and everyone was safe, Linda related what had happened in the store-room to Janet. She added, "I remember you saying there was a hammer in your dream. You know what - that's what saved me. You are psychic!"

It was a scary thought for Janet but she was pleased that her dreams had saved Linda. She never dreamt anything like that again but she could never understand how she knew about the fire.

Was it really a dream or was it a premonition? Was it God's way or just a fantastic coincidence? As you can see, there is no rational explanation — or, at least, I cannot think of one. Can you?

26. According to paragraph one, it's true to say that
    
    1. It is not possible to predict the future. 
    2. Everyone thinks it's impossible to predict the future.
    3. Some people believe it's possible to predict the future.
    4. We always know things before they happen.
27. What was Janet's first dream about Linda?
    1. Linda was killed in a fire.
    2. Linda was trapped in a lift with fire engulfing her.
    3. There was a hammer in a corner
    4. Linda was trapped in a store-room with fire engulfing her.
28. What would the meaning of the word colleague be as used in the passage?
    
    1. Workmate
    2. Acquaintance
    3. Ally
    4. Antagonist
29. According to Linda, Janet's dreams were as a result of
    
    1. tension
    2. anger
    3. burnout
    4. exhaustion
30. On the night before the actual fire, Janet
    
    1. was very depressed
    2. dreamt about the number ten
    3. slept well
    4. dreamt that Linda managed to escape
31. What did Janet think the number ten meant in her dream?
    
    1. Linda would be trapped at ten O'clock 
    2. It would happen on her tenth birthday
    3. Linda would be caught in the fire on the tenth
    4. Ten bottles would explode in the store-room
32. Linda went to the storeroom because
    1. she needed some peace
    2. there was an explosion
    3. she had to get some medical items there 
    4. she was to swathe bandages and plasters
33. Linda believed in Janet's story when
    1. Janet said, "I told you!"
    2. She found herself locked in the storeroom C
    3. The fireman arrived
    4. She saw the bottles exploding
34. What saved Linda from dying in the fire?
    1. The broken lock
    2. The hammer in Janet's dream and its position
    3. The explosion broke the lock
    4. The firemen saved her
35. Janet was scared when the whole incident was over because
    1. her friend was safe
    2. the store-room was on fire
    3. the firemen arrived late
    4. her dream became reality
36. Was the whole thing a dream? 
    1. It was coincidence
    2. There was no explanation for what happened
    3. It was God's way
    4. It was only a dream
37. Who is a psychic?
    1. A person who sees a hammer in a dream
    2. A person who can predict a fire
    3. A person that is able to know what ma happen in future
    4. A nurse with special power
38. What is a suitable title for the passage?
    1. Premonition
    2. Friendship
    3. Crazy dreams
    4. A fire

Read the passage below to answer questions 39-50   

A visit to a healthcare provider is often not a very exciting undertaking. Patients and their family members are in an uneasy state during the time. Many healthcare professioanls that we interact with during such visits do not make it any better.

Most of us have come across cold doctors, harsh nurses, insensitive dentists, slack laboratory assistants, unhelpful pharmacists among other not-so- caring healthcare professionals. Experience with such staff makes patients feel worse about their medical condition.

Why is customer experience in healthcare lagging? Why are our experiences in hospitals, doctors' and dentists' clinics laboratories, pharmacies and other health-service providers frequently below par?

Two to three decades ago, healthcare services in Kenya were mainly public. Growing up, those were our natural choices, locally, we had a renowned health centre for outpatient services, there was the general hospital and a few missionary hospitals not too far away. This may not have been the case for every Kenyan. Today, it is different both public and private healthcare servies in most counties are a stone's throw away and some are next to each other. The number of healthcare providers has soared.

Most patients are spoilt for choice. Despite this, many of our local providers do not seem to have improved their experience considerably. The healthcare industry seems to be trailing in its focus on the customer. Kudos to the few providing an exceptional experience.

In the public sector, healthcare services continue to face a myriad or indequancies. There has been frequent labour unrest. There is also lack of adequate supplies, and facilities are poorly maintained. As a result, most Kenyans continue to experience sloppy public healthcare services. The customer
experience in public heathcare certainly needs improvement.

39. According to the paragrah one, a visit to a health care provider
    
    1. is a walk in the park
    2. B. is a tall order
    3. is a rosy affair
    4. is a professional one
40. Who among the followng is not a healthcare professional?
    
    1. Doctors
    2. Laboratory assistants
    3. Quacks
    4. Pharmacists
41. The word slack has been underlined. What does it mean according to the passage?
    
    1. Loose
    2. Quiet
    3. Calm
    4. Lazy
42. According to paragraph four sentence one, it is true to say that
    
    1. there were no private hospitals then 
    2. healthcare services were topnotch
    3. there were few private hospitals
    4. there were many private hospitals
43. Three decades is equivalent to
    1. thirty years
    2. three years
    3. ten years
    4. three hundred years
44. The number of healthcare providers has soared, means that they have
    1. become better
    2. gone up
    3. improved
    4. stagnated
45. Most patients are spoilt for choice means that patients
    1. have fewer choices
    2. have spoilt the healthcare provides
    3. have a wide array of hospitals to choose from
    4. cannot decide what to do.
46. Who is the customer mentioned in paragraph six?
    1. The doctor
    2. The patient
    3. The professional
    4. The healthcare providers
47. Which one of the following is not an inadequacy in the healthcare services?
    1. Cheap drugs
    2. Poor maintenance of facilities
    3. Inadequate medicines
    4. Strikes by doctors
48. The customer care in public healthcare is
    1. good
    2. wanting
    3. impressive
    4. okay
49. A stone's throw away as used in the passage means
    1. by the road
    2. near a quarry
    3. very near
    4. in the outskirt
50. The best title for the passage would be
    1. A visit to a hospital
    2. Patients and doctors confidentiality
    3. Minimising patients pain by healthcare providers
    4. Private healthcare providers

MARKING SCHEME

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. C
20. B
21. D
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. A
26. C
27. D
28. A
29. D
30. B
31. C
32. C
33. C
34. B
35. D
36. B
37. C
38. C
39. B
40. C
41. B
42. C
43. A
44. B
45. C
46. B
47. A
48. B
49. C
50. A

QUESTIONS

1. Write 70070007 in words
   1. Seventy million, seventy thousand and seven
   2. Seven hundred million seventy thousand and seven
   3. Seven million seven thousand and seven
   4. Seven million seventy thousand and seven
2. Round off 150956 to the nearest hundred
   1. 200 000
   2. 151000
   3. 150000
   4. 150900
3. Evaluate
   20 of ¼ − ¹/₈ x 4 ÷ ½
   
   1. 5
   2. 2¼
   3. 4¾
   4. 4
4. What is the sixth number in the series
   4, 9, 25, 49, _____
   
   1. 169
   2. 121
   3. 225
   4. 81
5. What is the value of
   8²(6² − 36)
         √16
   
   1. 0
   2. 8
   3. 16
   4. 4
6. How many times is the value of digit 3 more than the value of digit 6 in 34769803
   1. 2000
   2. 500
   3. 5000
   4. 20,000
7. What is the sum of the largest and smallest numbers formed by the digits
   9, 3, 8, 5 and 1
   1. 112120
   2. 84942
   3. 102020
   4. 102110
8. What is 23.1408 correct to three decimal places
   1. 23.1
   2. 23.140
   3. 23.141
   4. 23.0
9. Which of the following statements is not true about a rhombus
   1. opposites angles are equal
   2. has two pairs of parallel lines
   3. diagonals are equal
   4. all sides are equal
10. The figure below represents triangle ABC in which line BC=15cm and line AC is 17cm and angle ABC is a right angle
    
    What is the area of the triangle
    1. 120cm²
    2. 127.5
    3. 68cm²
    4. 60cm²
11. Jane deposited sh.2000 in a bank that paid a simple interest of the rate of 12% p.a. How much money was in her account at the end of 2 years
    1. Sh. 2240
    2. Sh. 480
    3. Sh 2480
    4. Sh.2508.50
12. John is.a farmer. He sold milk from January 17^th to April 17^th 2011. How many days did he sell the milk.
    1. 92
    2. 90
    3. 93
    4. 91
13. How many poles placed 10m apart can be used to fence a rectangular plot measuring 1200m by 800m
    1. 201
    2. 200
    3. 400
    4. 402
14. In the figure below WXY, line WX=WF. Angle WXY=4x and angle XWY is 20°
    
    What is half the value of angle WYZ
    1. 80°
    2. 50°
    3. 100°
    4. 20°
15. A printing firm produces 1160470 advertising posters in a month. How many posters will be produced in a year
    1. 35974570
    2. 34814100
    3. 11604700
    4. 13925640
16. Njagi is paid a salary of sh 3800 plus 5% commission for the total sales in one month, he sold goods worth sh 32000. How much did he earn that month?
    1. Sh 5590
    2. Sh 5400
    3. Sh 1600
    4. Sh 35800
17. Find the size of angle Q
    
    1. 105°
    2. 95°
    3. 40°
    4. 88°
18. Find the radius of a circle whose area is 2464cm². take pie to be 3¹/₇
    1. 14cm
    2. 28cm
    3. 7cm
    4. 56cm
19. An empty vehicle weighs 1.2 tonnes. When loaded with 30 bags of maize, it weighs 4.2 tonnes. Calculate the mass of each bag
    1. 100kg
    2. 180kg
    3. 540kg
    4. 280kg
20. Simplify the following expression ½x − 12 > 4
    1. x < 16
    2. x <36
    3. x > 32
    4. x > 16
21. Okongo walked from his home to the hospital for 2hrs 30 min at 4km/h. He stayed at the hospital for 30 min. He then returned home at 5km/h for how long was he away from home?
    1. 2 hours
    2. 4hours 30 minutes
    3. 5 hours 30 minutes
    4. 5 hours
22. Work out the perimeter of the figure below
    
    1. 15cm
    2. 30cm.
    3. 56cm
    4. 56cm²
23. What is the capacity of a container whose volume is 1000,000cm³
    1. 100litres
    2. 10litres
    3. 1000cm
    4. 1000litres
24. Convert 4:5 as a decimal
    1. 0.9
    2. 0.4
    3. 0.8
    4. 1.25
25. In January last year the number of candidate who registered for KCPE in Gucha zone was 4500. This year the number of candidate registered increased 15%. How many candidates were registered this year
    1. 4900
    2. 675
    3. 975
    4. 5175
26. The marked price of a TV flat screen is Sh.38200. Otieno paid Sh.37436 after begaining what was his percentage discount
    1. .2.5%
    2. 764
    3. 20%
    4. 2%
27. The table below shows the fares in shillings charged between Eldoret to Nakuru by train
    
    Omollo travelled from Eldoret to Molo through Kipkerion. How much did he pay
    1. Sh. 50
    2. Sh. 250
    3. Sh. 150
    4. Sh. 300-
28. Evaluate the following (²/₃ ÷ ¾ of ⁵/₆) × (¼ of ¹/₃ ÷ ½)
    1. ²/₉
    2. ⁸/₄₅
    3. 6²/₅
    4. ¹⁰/₈₁
29. A class has 16 girls and 27 boys. During a mathematics lesson, of the girls and, of the boys were sent home because of school fees. How many pupils were sent home for fees.
    1. 36
    2. 7
    3. 43
    4. 50
30. Kamau bought the following items from a sho
    1. 6 oranges @sh 20 per an orange 
    2. 3 litres of water @ sh 16 per '/, litres (i
    3. 4 kg of meat @sh 120 per kg (
    4. 2kg of onions@sh 45 per kg
    5. 2kg tins of cooking fat @sh 97 per kg
       and 4 bottles of soda sh 27 per bottle
       How much balance was he given if he gave two one thousand shillings notes.
       1. Sh 1088
       2. Sh. 3088
       3. Sh 912
       4. Sh. 928
31. Omagwa paid sh 1930 for a shirt after being allowed 3½% discount. What was the discount
    1. Sh 2500
    2. Sh 70
    3. Sh 3900
    4. Sh 2000
32. In the triangle PQR below line PQ=15cm, QR=16cm and RP=10cm. PO is perpendicular to QR. Angle PQS is 145° and PRQ is 60°
    
    Calculate the size of angle RPQ
    1. 150°
    2. 30°
    3. 85°
    4. 95°
33. A group of pupils in Kimwera primary school took 2 decilitres of milk each. How many pupils took 0.1m³ of milk
    1. 100
    2. 500
    3. 50
    4. 5
34. Construct an equilateral triangle ABC of sides 5cm. Draw a circle such that points A,B andC are on the circumference. What is the radius of the circle
    1. 2
    2. 6
    3. 3
    4. 4
35. A car travelling at 70km/h takes 3 hours to finish a journey. At what speed must it travel to finish the journey in 2 hours
    1. 84km/h
    2. 100km/h
    3. 105km/h
    4. 138,km/h
36. Korir's flower garden is in the shape shown below
    
    Calculate the area of the garden in ares
    1. 59.5
    2. 0.0595
    3. 5.95
    4. 0.595
37. Convert ²/₉, to a decimal and give your answer to the nearest whole number
    1. 2
    2. 0
    3. 0.2
    4. 0.22
38. Calculate the volume of the cylinder drawn below in cubic metres
    
    1. 1886500m³
    2. 18865m²
    3. 18865m³
    4. 1886500m²
39.  The cash price of a radio cassette is 20% less than the hire purchase price. Kimani bought the radio cassette on hire purchase price by paying a deposit of Sh 2000 and five monthly installments of sh 300. How much more than the cash price was the hire purchase price?
    1. Sh 3500
    2. Sh 700
    3. Sh 583.50
    4. Sh 2800
40. The temperature of a room was -18°C. After sometimes of a gradual increase, it read 15°c. What was the temperature increase?
    1. 33°C
    2. 30°C
    3. 15°C
    4. 0°C
41. A river of length 12.5km is represented on map by a distance of 25cm. What was the scale on a map
    1. 1:50000
    2. 1:10000
    3. 1:125000
    4. 1:25000
42. The number of children in a town is twice than that of women. There are 340 more women than men. If there are 6240 children, how many men are there in the town?
    1. 3120
    2. 3420
    3. 2780
    4. 3460
43. Find the value of 2.45 + 0.03 (4 x 3) − 0.54
    1. 2.55
    2. 32.46
    3. 2.36
    4. 2.27
44. Construct triangle RST in which line RS-4cm, ST-6cm and angle RST=100°. Draw a circle touching its edges. What is the diameter of the circle?
    1. 1.5cm
    2. 3cm
    3. 2cm
    4. 4cm
45. Solve the value of x in the equation ⁵/₈ (x − 48) − 24 − 38
    1. 144
    2. 76
    3. 147.2
    4. 146.2
46. The table below shows the types and number of vehicles Njuguna counted along Embu-Meru road on one day
    Buses     Lorries        Nissans      Cars
      12             45              120             b?
    If the mean of all the vehicles counted was 50. How many more Nissans than cars did he count?
    1. 60
    2. 97
    3. 23
    4. 54
47. The charges for sending a telegram are sh. 20 for the first ten words of less. Each additional word is charged @ Sh.1.00 A 10% tax is charged on the total. How much did Beatrice pay to send the following telegram ALICE MUTHONI BOX 46933 NAIROBI SEND YOUR CERTIFICATES FOR TEACHER TRAINING RECRUITMENT BEATRICE ACHIENG NAKURU
    1. Sh.50.50
    2. Sh.25.00
    3. Sh.12.50
    4. Sh 27.50
48. The circumference of a circle is 88cm. Calculate the area of the circle in cm²
    1. 616cm²
    2. 768cm²
    3. 308cm²
    4. 154cm²
49. Pauline has 2x sweets. Her sister Mary has 8 more sweets than Pauline. If they all put their sweets together and shared them equally. How many sweets did each of them get?
    1. 2x + 4
    2. 2x+8
    3. 4x+8
    4. 4x + 4

The graph below shows Mr. Ndungu's journey from Nieri to Molo and back. Study it and answer question 50.

50. From the graph, calculate Mr. Ndungu's average speed for the whole journey?
    A. 93km/h
    B. 140km/h
    C. 80km/h
    D. 70km/h

MARKING SCHEME

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. C
21. D
22. B
23. D
24. C
25. D
26. D
27. A
28. B
29. B
30. C
31. D
32. C
33. B
34. C
35. C
36. D
37. B
38. C
39. B
40. A
41. A
42. C
43. D
44. B
45. C
46. B
47. D
48. A
49. A
50. B

 QUESTIONS    

1. Which of the plants below is a non- green plant?
   
   1. Moss.
   2. Puffball.
   3. Fern.
   4. Algae.
2. Sharing the same drug with a person with similar symptoms is
   
   1. drug misuse.
   2. overdosing.
   3. expiry of drugs.
   4. underdose.
3. In the acronym AIDS, letter S stands for syndrome, meaning
   
   1. symptoms and signs.
   2. acquiring.
   3. state of sickness.
   4. shortage.
4. The following plants have the same root system except
   
   1. carrot.
   2. banana.
   3. peas.
   4. cabbage.
5. Which pair of the following blood vessels forms the main blood vessels in the human circulatory system?
   
   1. Pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein.
   2. Pulmonary vein and venacava.
   3. Aorta and venacava.
   4. Pulmonary artery and aorta.
6. Which one of the following is not a sign of an animal infected with parasites?
   
   1. Rough coat.
   2. Rise in body temperature.
   3. Chewing cud.
   4. Loss of appetite.
7. The diagram below shows an apparatus.
   
   Heat travels from point A to point B through the process known as
   1. evaporation.
   2. convection.
   3. conduction.
   4. radiation.
8. Digested food is absorbed into the blood stream in the
   1. colon.
   2. ileum.
   3. rectum.
   4. stomach.
9. Which of the following animals is a secondary consumer?
   1. Rat.
   2. Zebra.
   3. Lion.
   4. Bacteria.
10. The soil with the poorest drainage
    1. is used in construction.
    2. is good for farming.
    3. cracks when dry.
    4. has a medium capillarity.
11. The following are ways of conserving water
    1. Mulching.
    2. Shading.
    3. Harvesting.
    4. Re-using.
       Which pair consists of methods that conserve soil moisture?
       1. i and ii
       2. ii and iv
       3. i and ii
       4. ii and iv
12. Which one of the following is the best lubricant?
    1. Tar.
    2. Water.
    3. Engine oil.
    4. Petrol.
13. Which one of the following does not take place when breathing in? The
    1. diaphragm moves downwards.
    2. ribs move upwards.
    3. diaphragm moves upwards. 
    4. lungs become inflated.
14. The diagram below shows a tooth.
    
    The type of teeth infection shown illustrates
    1. cavity.
    2. bleeding gums.
    3. dental caries.
    4. plague.
15. Which one of the following statements on precautions during thunderstorms is incorrect? A person should
    1. wear shoes with thick rubber soles.
    2. walk in open fields carrying metallic objects.
    3. not to stand in a pool of water.
    4. not to shelter under a tall tree.
16. The diagram below represents a simple machine in use.
    
    The arrangement represents a
    1. wheelbarrow and a crowbar.
    2. crowbar.
    3. crowbar and a claw hammer.
    4. wheelbarrow.
17. Which one of the following is not an artificial source of heat?
    1. Candle.
    2. Sun.
    3. Electricity.
    4. Lamp.
18. Dark or grey heavy mountainous clouds which appear low in the sky are
    1. cumulus
    2. stratus
    3. nimbus
    4. cirrus
19. A group of class 7 pupils set up the experiment below.
    
    After sometime, the candle goes off because
    1. water in the plate rises up and extinguishes the candle.
    2. the candle burns using most of the oxygen in the glass and then goes out.
    3. the glass prevents the candle from burning immediately it is placed in it.
    4. the candle burns but the carbondioxide it produces extinguishes it.
20. Which one of the following does not cause tooth decay?
    1. Eating biscuits.
    2. Eating sugary foods.
    3. Drinking water.
    4. Brushing teeth once in a while.
21. Which one of the following is an egg laying mammal?
    1. Reptile
    2. Shark
    3. Eagle
    4. Platypus
22. The rainguage has its parts made of metal in order to
    1. make it look attractive.
    2. make it easy to paint.
    3. withstand harsh outdoor weather conditions.
    4. expand and contract.
23. Below is a chart showing a simple classification of animals
    
    Which animal is wrongly classified?
    1. Man
    2. Flea
    3. Locust
    4. Cricket
24. A HIV victim appeared to loose much weight within a short time and have a persistent cough. The person was likely to be in
    1. window stage.
    2. incubation stage.
    3. symptomatic stage.
    4. full blown stage.
25. Gabions help to conserve soil in the environment by controlling
    1. sheet erosion.
    2. splash erosion.
    3. gulley erosion.
    4. rill erosion.
26. Which one of the following is not a rotational grazing method?
    1. Strip grazing.
    2. Paddocking.
    3. Herding.
    4. Tethering.
27. Which of the following parts of a flower does not wither after fertilization?
    1. Petals.
    2. Anthers.
    3. Sepals.
    4. Ovary.
28. Which of the following parts of a seed develops into a shoot after fertilization?
    1. Radicle.
    2. Cotyledon. 
    3. Plumule.
    4. Testa.
29. When buying animal feeds, salt licks and bone meal help in supplying the animal diet with
    1. vitamins.
    2. fats and oils.
    3. minerals.
    4. proteins.
30. Which one of the following is not part of the alimentary canal?
    1. Mouth.
    2. Liver.
    3. Anus.
    4. Rectum.
31. Grade 6 pupils did an experiment as shown below.
    
    The pupils were investigating
    1. absorption in plants.
    2. photosynthesis in plants.
    3. transportation of water and mineral salts in plants.
    4. transportation in plants.
32. The correct unit for measuring rainfall is
    1. the rainguage.
    2. millilitres.
    3. millimetres.
    4. newtons.
33. Which one of the following is not a form of special sound? A
    1. Screaming
    2. Ringing a bell
    3. Hooting
    4. Singing
34. The diagram below shows the human breathing system.
    
    Air is moistened and cleaned in
    1. J and K
    2. K and L
    3. L and M
    4. M and N
35. The word EXAM is written on a T- shirt. Which of the following shows how the word would appear if the wearer stands infront of a mirror?
    1. EXAM
    2. EX∀M
    3. MAX∃
    4. 
36. The following are examples of food crops except
    1. beverages.
    2. legumes.
    3. cereals.
    4. fruits.
37. Which one of the following weeds is dispersed by animals from one place to another?
    1. Sodom apple.
    2. Black jack.
    3. Oxalis.
    4. Wandering jew.
38. The following are field pests except
    1. aphids.
    2. white ants
    3. cutworms.
    4. weaver birds.
39. The blood vessels on the human circulatory system which have a pulse also
    1. act as links between veins and arteries.
    2. are located deep in the skin. 
    3. are at the surface of the skin. 
    4. carry blood with oxygen only.
40. In a flower, fertilization takes place in the
    1. stigma.
    2. pollen tube.
    3. ovary.
    4. ovule.
41. Which of the following lists does not contain any protective food?
    1. Watermelon, greengrams, yams.
    2. Green bananas, pawpaws, beef.
    3. Fish, kales, ugali.
    4. Potatoes, beef, milk.
42. The bouncing off of light from a surface is termed as
    1. refraction.
    2. translucent.
    3. dispersion.
    4. reflection.
43. The texture of soil type is determined by the
    1. size of its particles.
    2. mineral particles.
    3. living organisms.
    4. moisture in it.
44. Which one of the following methods of preserving food does not dehydrate food?
    1. Drying
    2. Smoking
    3. Freezing
    4. Salting
45. Which one of the following physical changes takes place in girls only?
    1. Increase in height and weight.
    2. Onset of menstruation.
    3. Onset of wet dreams.
    4. Appearance of beards.
46. Which one of the following plants has a tap root system?
    1. Maize
    2. Onion
    3. Coconut
    4. Mango
47. A child was suffering from a certain disease and showed the following signs:
    1. General body weakness.
    2. Face looking like that of an old person.
    3. Bones visible underneath the skin.
    4. Crying often.
       The child was likely to be suffering from
       1. goitre.
       2. kwashiorkor.
       3. marasmus.
       4. anaemia.
48. Which one of the following components makes up the largest living component?
    1. Air
    2. Plants 
    3. Animals
    4. Water
49. A disease which causes a patient to experience itching at the bowels can be prevented by
    1. proper sanitation.
    2. draining stagnant water.
    3. cutting tall bushes.
    4. drinking boiled water.
50. During an experiment to determine conduction in solids, pupils set up the following experiment.
    
    The first pin to drop off was
    1. P
    2. Q
    3. R
    4. none

MARKING SCHEME

1.  B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. C
23. B
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. D
28. B
29. C
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. A
35. C
36. A
37. B
38. B
39. A
40. C
41. D
42. D
43. A
44. C
45. B
46. D
47. C
48. B
49. B
50. D

 MASWALI    

Soma vifungu vifuatavyo. Fina nafasi mpaka 15. kwa kila nafasi umepewa majibu manne hapo. Chagua jibu lifaalo zaidi kati ya uliyopewa.

Katika baadhi ya ___1___ humu nchini, tatizo la uhaba wa maji ___2___ kuwaka kama ___3___. Wakazi wa maeneo hayo ___4___  changamoto kwani bei ya maji nayo imepanda maradufu. Wanaochuuza maji mitaani kwa ___5___ nao hawana ___6___  kwani ___7___ wakazi wa maeneo hayo na ___8___, wamepandisha bei ya bidhaa hiyo muhimu bila chembe ya hisia.

Elimu ina ladha yake. Ingawa haihisiki kwa ulimi, utamu upo ___9___. Nasema hivi kwa sababu nimeyaona manufaa ya elimu. Nina uwezo wa kutambua maradhi kama ___10___ ambayo huambukizwa na ___11___ na mashairi ya aina nyingi kama vile ___12___ ambapo mshororo wa tano hukamilisha kila ___13___. Licha ya hayo, nimewafahamu wafanyakazi mbalimbali. ___14___ kuwa mfanyakazi anayeshughulikia mitambo ndiye
___15___

Kutoka swali la 16 hadi 30. jibu swali kulingana na maagizo.   

16. Chagua sentensi yenye tanakali ya sauti.
    1. Lo! Kumbe alikuwa shangazi yake!
    2. Wanafunzi walisoma kutwa kucha.
    3. Sarafu ilianguka mchangani tifu! 
    4. Baba wa Juma ni mkali kama simba.
17. Chagua kiwakilishi katika sentensi hii.
    Kijana huyu ni mzuri kushinda yule.
    1. yule
    2. mzuri
    3. huyu
    4. kushinda
18. Tumia kirejeshi amba badala ya o-rejeshi.
    Wanafunzi waliofuzu vizuri walizawidiwa.
    
    1. Wanafunzi ambao waliofuzu vizuri walizawidiwa.
    2. Wanafunzi ambao walifuzu vizuri walizawidiwa.
    3. Wanafunzi ambaye walifuzu vizuri walizawidiwa.
    4. Wanafunzi ambayo walifuzu vizuri walizawidiwa.
19. Kamilisha methali:
    Mwana wa kuku hafunzwi
    
    1. kuriaria
    2. kutembea
    3. kuchakura
    4. kupuruka
20. Chagua majina yaliyo katika ngeli ya YA-YA pekee.
    
    1. Maumbo, maktaba, mate.
    2. Makawa, matatu, maji.
    3. Maradhi, maskanini, makavazi.
    4. Mafuta, mazingira, mauti.
21. Ni neno gani halijaambatanishwa ipasavyo na jibu lake?
    
    1. Buriani  -  inshallah
    2. Makiwa  -   tunayo
    3. Alamsiki  -  binuru
    4. Sabalkheri  -  aheri
22. Chagua sentensi iliyotumia o-rejeshi tamati kwa usahihi.
    
    1. Wageni wanaokuja ni wetu.
    2. Wanafunzi watakaotutumbuiza waje hapa mbele.
    3. Achanikaye kwenye mpini hafi njaa.
    4. Waliotuzwa wawape nafasi wengine watuzwe.
23. Chagua sentensi sahihi kutokana na maneno haya:
    Kitabu, cha, nipe, vitate, hiki
    1. Nipe vitate cha hiki kitabu. 
    2. Kitabu hiki cha vitate nipe
    3. Nipe hiki kitabu cha vitate.
    4. Nipe kitabu hiki cha vitate.
24. Makia ya mabuzi haya ni mafupi katika wastani ni
    1. mkia wa mbuzi huyu ni mfupi.
    2. mikia ya mbuzi hawa ni mifupi.
    3. mikia ya mbuzi hao ni wafupi.
    4. mkia wa mbuzi huyo ni mfupi.
25. Ni ipi ala ya muziki kati ya maneno yafuatayo?
    1. Parapanda
    2. Manati
    3. Manowari
    4. Nyambizi
26. Kanusha:
    Ningeenda ningempata akipepeta pojo kwenye ungo.
    1. Singeenda singempata akipepeta pojo kwenye ungo.
    2. Nisingeenda singempata akipepeta pojo kwenye ungo.
    3. Nisingeenda nisingempata akipepeta pojo kwenye ungo.
    4. Nisingeenda nisingepata akipepeta pojo kwenye ungo.
27. Tegua kitendawili.
    Wanashindana wakifuatana.
    1. Kufuli
    2. Samaki
    3. Mtu na kivuli
    4. Magurudumu
28. Chagua jibu linaloonyesha sifa iliyoundwa kutokana na nomino.
    1. Saka  -  msasi
    2. Ushujaa  -  shujaa
    3. Cheza  -  mchezo
    4. Lipa  -   malipo
29. Chagua neno lenye sauti changamano.
    1. Mtoto
    2. Watoto
    3. Mwavuli 
    4. Wayo
30. Upi ni usemi halisi wa sentensi ifuatayo?
    Maono alisema kuwa alikuwa akiwachukia waliowaajiri watoto.
    1. Maono alisema, "ninawachukia wanaowaajiri watoto.
    2. Maono alisema, "Ninawachukia wanaowaajiri watoto."
    3. Maono alisema, mimi siwapendi wanaowaajiri watoto.
    4. Maono alisema anawachukia wanaowaajiri watoto.

Soma kifungu kifuatacho kisha ujibu maswali 31 hadi 40.   

Ajali za barabarani nchini zimeongezeka maradufu. Swali ni je, nani aelekezewe kidole cha lawama? Ni serikali, ni madereva au ni sisi wasafiri? Hiki kimebaki kitendawili kisichoweza kuteguliwa. Kila siku utasikia kutoka kwenye vyombo vya habari watu walioaga dunia kutokana na ajali. Hili ni jambo la kuatua moyo hasa kwa wale wanaofiwa na wapenzi wao katika ajali.

Mojawapo ya kiini cha ajali barabarani kwetu ni barabara mbovu. Barabara zilizoharibika huchangia pakubwa katika kusababisha ajali. Mashimo yaliyojaa barabarani hufanya magari kuyumbayumba na kisha kupoteza mwelekeo. Mwishowe magari hugongana dafrau na hivyo kusababisha vifo vya watu wasiokuwa na hatia. Serikali yetu ina jukumu kubwa katika kukarabati barabara. Wawape kandarasi watu walio na ujuzi
katika ujenzi wa barabara.

Vilevile, magari yanayobeba abiria kupita kiasi husababisha ajali. Dereva na kondakta wake huwasomba abiria ukadhani ni mashehena ya mizigo. Lengo la haya yote ni ulafi wa pesa. Lawama hapa zinafaa kuelekezwa kwa madereva, makondakta na abiria. Ni sharti wenye magari wajali masilahi ya wasafiri, nao wasafiri ningewashauri kutoabiri magari yaliyojaa abiria.

Isitoshe, magari mabovu katika barabara zetu pia ni chanzo cha ajali. Si ajabu kuwaona madereva wakiyaendesha makatara barabarani. Magari hayo huharibikia mahali popote na wakati wowote. Waendeshaji hawa hujipa moyo na kujitetea kwa methali isemayo ukuukuu wa kamba si upya wa ukambaa. Hatua thabiti za kisheria zinafaa kuchukuliwa na serikali ili kuyaondoa magari ya aina hii. Tukumbuke kuwa kinga ni bora kuliko tiba. Aidha, tutahadhari kabla ya hatari.

Fauka ya hayo, madereva wasiohitimu huchangia katika kusababisha ajali. Wao huendesha magari bila kuhitimu. Labda waliwahonga wanaohusika na utoaji wa leseni. Hawajui ishara za barabarani. Kwa mfano, kivuko cha watoto na hata wanyama, barabara zenye matuta na pengine ishara ya kuonyesha kuruba. Wanaotoa leseni wanapaswa kuwajibika na kutoshiriki ufisadi.

Madereva waliotumia dawa za kulevya pia husababisha ajali. Uwezo wao wa kuona vyema huathirika kwa sababu ya vileo. Wao hawamakiniki wanapoendesha magari. Mihadarati pia huwafanya wengine kuendesha magari kwa kasi mithili ya duma. Wao husahau kuwa haraka haraka haina baraka.

Ni sharti sote tuungane mikono ili kukomesha ajali katika barabara zetu. Tukumbuke kuwa nia zikiwa moja, kilicho mbali huja. Sisi ndisi wenye nchi na kumaliza ajali kunatutegemea sisi.

31. Katika aya ya kwanza, ni nani anastahili kulaumiwa kutokana na ajali?
    
    1. Madereva
    2. Abiria
    3. Hafahamiki
    4. Serikali
32. Ni orodha ipi iliyo na vyombo vya habari pekee?
    
    1. Redio, televisheni, tishali. 
    2. Gazeti, redio, televisheni.
    3. Majarida, kiyoyozi, redio.
    4. Runinga, uyoka, magazeti.
33. Barabara zilizoharibika husababishaje ajali?
    
    1. Magari huendeshwa kwa kasi na baadaye kuyumba.
    2. Magari huharibika, kuyumbayumba na kugongana.
    3. Magari hupoteza njia na kugongana. 
    4. Magari huyumbayumba na kuwagonga wapitanjia.
34. Kwa nini madereva huwabeba abiria kupita kiasi?
    
    1. Mara nyingi wao huwa na haraka. 
    2. Abiria hupenda kubanana kama ndizi.
    3. Wao huwa na tamaa ya pesa.
    4. Viti huwa vichache mno magarini.
35. Ni nini maana ya methali ukuukuu wa kamba si upya wa ukambaa?
    
    1. Tusidharau vitu vya zamani kwa kutamani vipya.
    2. Vitu vya zamani huwa tofauti na vipya.
    3. Tusividunishe vitu vipya kwani vina faida nyingi.
    4. Vitu vya zamani huwa si vizuri kama vipya.
36. Madereva wasiohitimu huwezaje kupata leseni?
    1. Huzinunua kutoka madukani.
    2. Hupewa na maafisa wa trafiki barabarani.
    3. Hutoa hongo.
    4. Hupewa na serikali.
37. Kulingana na ufahamu, mihadarati husababisha haya yote ila
    1. shida za kutazama barabarani.
    2. madereva kuugua magonjwa yatokanayo na dawa za kulevya.
    3. madereva kukosa uangalifu wanapoendesha magari.
    4. magari kuendeshwa kwa kasi.
38. Unafikiri ni njia ipi mwafaka ya serikali kuhakikisha kuwa magari yameendeshwa kwa mwendo wa kadiri?
    1. Kuwa na maafisa wa trafiki katika kila mji nchini.
    2. Kuandaa semina kuwahamasisha abiria.
    3. Magari kutiwa vidhibitimwendo.
    4. Kutoa adhabu kali kwa abiria wanaoabiri magari yaliyojaa abiria.
39. Ni ushauri upi uliotolewa kwa wale wote wasababishao ajali?
    1. Kuwafahamisha askari wa trafiki kasoro yoyote ya madereva.
    2. Kutowahonga wanaotoa leseni.
    3. Kutoabiri magari yaliyojaa wanaposafiri.
    4. Kuchukua tahadhari wanaposafiri.
40. Kichwa kinachofaa zaidi ufahamu huu ni kipi?
    1. Athari za ajali barabarani.
    2. Chanzo cha ajali barabarani.
    3. Njia za kuzuia ajali barabarani.
    4. Ufisadi katika sekta ya uchukuzi.

Soma kifungu kifuatacho kisha ujibu maswali 41 hadi 50.   

Vumilia alikuwa mtoto wa kike. Alikuwa kifunguamimba katika familia ya mzee Juhudi. Baba wa Vumilia alikuwa maskini wa mali lakini tajiri wa moyo. Alifanya kazi za kijungujiko kuwakimu wanawe na mkewe ambaye walichukuana kama sahani na kawa. Wazee wa vumilia walikula yamini kufanya kila waliloweza ili kumrithisha mwana wao ufunguo wa maisha.

Vumilia alipohitimu darasa la nane, wazazi wake walichochea ari yake ya kufuzu maishani kwa kutumia mifano halisi ambayo Vumilia aliielewa. Wazee hao walimkumbusha binti yao kuwa bidii, utiifu, uvumilivu pamoja na heshima na uadilifu vilikuwa siri kubwa ya fanaka. Naam! Ilibainika kuwa samaki hukunjwa angali mbichi.

Binti wa watu alipopasuliwa mbarika, alikuwa kama mbwa aliyeonyeshwa ufuko, akakataa abadan katan kufa maji. Aliongeza bidii maradufu katika masomo yake na kuwa kama anayetegemea kisomo kuishi. Waliosema kuwa bidii hulipa hawakukosea. Mtihani ulipofanywa na matokeo kutolewa, Vumilia aliwaacha wengi vinywa wazi kwa kuwa alikuwa amewashinda watahiniwa wote nchini.

Halikuwa la mjadala tena. Anayechovya asali hachovyi mara moja. Vumilia hakulegeza kamba wala kuangalia nyuma. Makini yake yalikwama masomoni. Licha ya kuwa kijana, alikataa kuwa bendera ya kufuata upepo. Alimakinikia ndoto yake ya kuwa mhasibu ili kuwaauni wazee wake kama njia ya kushukuru kwa yote waliyoyatenda. Wafadhili wake waliridhishwa na hatua yao ya kumfadhili Vumilia tangu shule ya msingi hadi chuo kikuu.

Hewaa! Hayawi hayawi huwa. Tunapozungumza sasa, Vumilia ni mhasibu mkuu katika benki kuu ya Tulizeni. Amewajengea wazee wake kasri na kuhakikisha kuwa wanapata kila wanalohitaji. Daima huwasomesha wadogo wake na kuwahimiza kufanya bidii za duduvule wakifahamu mno kuwa jasho la leo ndilo faraja ya kesho.

41. Ni kweli kusema kuwa katika familia ya mzee Juhudi
    
    1. Vumilia alikuwa mtoto wa pekee.
    2. Vumilia alikuwa yatima aliyefadhiliwa.
    3. kulikuwa na watoto kadhaa.
    4. Vumilia hakuwa na wanuna wowote.
42. Kifunguamimba ni sawa na
    
    1. mwanambee.
    2. ndugu mdogo.
    3. mtoto wa pekee
    4. mtoto wa mwisho.
43. Wazazi wa Vumilia waliichochea ari yake
    
    1. alipokuwa katika shule ya msingi.
    2. baada ya kumaliza masomo ya sekondari.
    3. alipokuwa katika chuo kikuu.
    4. alipomaliza masomo ya msingi.
44. Ni sifa gani ambayo wazazi wa Vumilia hawakumfunza kama siri ya fanaka?
    
    1. Bidii.
    2. Utiifu.
    3. Ujanja.
    4. Uadilifu.
45. Katika kidokezi samaki hukunjwa angali mbichi, anayelinganishwa na samaki hapa ni
    A. vumilia.
    B. wazazi.
    C. walimu.
    D. wanuna wa Vumilia.
46. Kilichomwezesha Vumilia kupita vizuri katika mtihani wa darasa la nane ni
    1. utajiri wa wazazi wake. 
    2. hali ya umaskini wao.
    3. ushauri wa wazazi wake.
    4. mtihani kuwa rahisi.
47. Vumilia alikuwa tofauti na vijana wenzake kwa kuwa
    1. hakushawishika kufuata mkondo mbovu.
    2. aliamua kuwa mhasibu.
    3. alisoma hadi chuo kikuu. 
    4. aliwafaa wazaziwe baadaye.
48. Amewajengea wazee wake kasri ni 
    1. nahau.
    2. tanakali ya sauti.
    3. istiara.
    4. tashbihi.
49. Wafadhili wa Vumilia
    1. walijutia uamuzi wao.
    2. walimwonea fahari Vumilia. 
    3. walimwonea wivu Vumilia.
    4. walisikitikia mafanikio ya Vumilia.
50. Methali gani inayoweza kutumiwa kufupishia ujumbe wa ufahamu huu? 
    1. Heri nusu shari kuliko shari kamili.
    2. Mali bila daftari hupotea bila habari.
    3. Hasara humpata mwenye mabezo. 
    4. Mvumilivu hula mbivu.

MARKING SCHEME

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. D
21. A
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. A
26. C
27. D
28. B
29. C
30. B
31. C
32. B
33. C
34. C
35. A
36. C
37. B
38. C
39. D
40. B
41. C
42. A
43. D
44. C
45. A
46. C
47. A
48. C
49. B
50. D

 QUESTIONS     

Read the passage below it contains blank spaces numbered 1-15. For each blank space, choose the BEST alternative from the given four.

Juma was well known not only for his skill in metalwork ___1___ for the way he ___2___ with people. He ___3___ politely to his customers and he ___4___overcharged them. He was honest ___5___ for this people liked him. His grandmother was friendly. She talked to customers kindly and ___7___ the women how their children were ___8___.Two or three times ___9___ month Juma went to town and ___10___ bags full of old cans On ___11___ days, his grandmother was left to ___12___ the workshop

"Hallo, Grandmother. Are you the shopkeeper this afternoon ____13___ I asked her one day ___14___ I visited the workshop. "Yes, I am," she ___15___.

For question 16-18, choose the alternative that best completes the sentence given.   

16. The secret was between you and __________
    
    1. he
    2. me
    3. they
    4. I
17. The new fabric ___________________ when it was washed yesterday.
    
    1. shrunk
    2. shrink
    3. shrinked
    4. shranks
18. It was not until four o'clock __________________
    
    1. when the choir returned 
    2. that the choir returned 
    3. that the choir returned back
    4. when the choir returned back

For question 19-21, choose the alternative that means the same as the underlined word(s)    

19. The president spoke in very few words.
    
    1. harshly
    2. wildly
    3. clearly
    4. briefly
20. We could hear the sound of the horse distinctly from afar.
    
    1. neighing
    2. chattering
    3. braying 
    4. whirring
21. Had the children worked harder, they would have excelled.   
    1. The children didn't work hard yet they excelled.
    2. The children didn't work hard enough to excel.
    3. The children worked hard and excelled.
    4. The children will excel as long as they work hard.

For question 22 and 23. choose the alternative that means the opposite of the underlined.  

22. The maximum number of players allowed in the game is twenty.
    
    1. least
    2. greatest
    3. minimum
    4. largest
23. The polite learner was awarded by the head teacher at the end of the year.
    
    1. humble
    2. harsh
    3. courteous
    4. rude

For question 24 and 25, choose the one that least fits in the group.   

24.  
    1. stop
    2. run
    3. jog
    4. occur
25.  
    1. pilot
    2. captain
    3. teacher
    4. occupation

Read the passage below and then answer question 26-38.   

The village we all loved so well consisted of perhaps twenty mud houses grouped in compounds on either side of the road. Each compound contained four or five houses arranged in a hollow square. One of these compounds, the biggest by far, was the Chief's. His was the only house with corrugated iron roofing. Not even his wives' houses in the same compound had this luxury.

A little stream ran under the main road at one end of the village near the school. The bridge over this stream was wide enough to take one car or lorry at a time. When we were having our twice-daily bath in the cool, clean water below, it was frightening to see how a lorry crossing the bridge leaned over, seeming always in danger of falling and crushing us.

I suppose I must at an early age have given some evidence of possessing better-than- average intelligence, for my family sent me to school - the only one of my brothers and sisters thus favoured. Perhaps though, it was only that when we were children squatted on the bare earth in front of the house, taking it in turn to invent stories, mine always seemed to be the lengthiest and most involved, as well as the most popular. But then my elder brother had learned to give the customers who came to my mother's shop their correct change at an earlier age than 1, and one of my younger brothers could beat the drum better than I could. I see now that, slight as were my father's contacts with the outside world, he had learnt that a person's success depended on his ability to express himself effectively in the big city on the coast (which to the best of my knowledge, he only visited once), as well as in the great unknown world beyond.

I do not remember ever hearing my father and mother discuss the question of my being sent to school. One morning, without any warning, my father said to me," Kisimi, put on your best gown, wash your feet, and follow me." I must have been about ten years old at the time, for I was just tall enough to reach things on our verandah parapet from the ground outside. My father had put on his best khaki trousers and a blue and white striped robe, and walked ahead of me down the two miles road between our hut and the small school run by the American missionaries on the other side of the village.

We turned off the road up a neat gravelled path lined with short bushes of crimson double hibiscus set at regular intervals. To one side of the path was a dwarf-sized football field, and mango and avocado pear trees stood on the other side, the former with their blossoms, so much like Christmas-tree decorations, swaying softly in the breeze. My feelings are we stepped over the dusty threshold into the cool interior of the one-roomed school were compounded of curiosity and pride, but mainly of the latter.

The American lady who rose from her table in a corner of the room to greet us as we entered was I thought, radiantly beautiful. She smiled as if she already knew and was very fond of us; her skin was white and red, and looked so soft and smooth that I longed to touch it. But when she spoke her voice sounded unmusical and unnatural, and even the little boy who was summoned to interpret for her seemed to have difficulty in understanding what she was saying. I marvel now at the speed with which we all learned to understand and speak the strange language she spoke.

26. In the village where the writer fived
    1. houses were made of bricks and mortar
    2. houses were arranged in two parallel rows
    3. only the houses of the Chief's wives had corrugated iron roofing
    4. the Chief's house was situated in the biggest compound
27. Which of the following statements is correct?
    
    1. The water of the stream was seldom clean.
    2. It was the writer's daily habit to go twice for a bath in the stream.
    3. The bridge over the stream was too narrow for a lorry to pass.
    4. In the village there were no fewer than twenty compounds.
28. The writer says that
    
    1. he does not know the reason why he was sent to school.
    2. his stories were popular because they were imaginative.
    3. all his younger brothers except one could beat the drum better than he did.
    4. his elder brother learnt to give the customers the correct change at a younger age than he did.
29. It is clear from the passage that the writer's father
    
    1. had no contact whatsoever with the outside world.
    2. was well aware of the fact that a man's ability to express himself effectively stood him in good stead in a big coastal city.
    3. thought that his son had more-than- average intelligence.
    4. sent his son to school because he could do no useful job at home.
30. According to the passage, which statement is true?
    1. Kisimi heard his parents discuss that they would send him to school. 
    2. Kisimi and his father were well dressed on the day of their visit to the American missionaries' school.
    3. Kisimi was exactly ten years old when he joined the school.
    4. Kisimi went ahead of his father all the way from their house to the school.
31. On the occasion of his first visit to the village school, the writer
    1. requested his father to accompany him to the school.
    2. had mixed feelings of pride and curiosity.
    3. was very much impressed by the American lady teacher who said that she knew them.
    4. did not fail to notice the musical quality about the American lady's voice.
32. When Kisimi and his father visited the school
    1. The American lady made them feel that they were welcome visitors
    2. They had little difficulty in understanding what she was saying
    3. A little boy translated fairly well for them in their language what she was saying
    4. Kisimi learnt to understand and speak the American lady's strange language which she spoke on the very first visit he made to the school
33. The description of the writer's visit to the school as given in the last two paragraphs is
    1. Vague
    2. Vivid
    3. Dull
    4. Unnecessary
34. What does the expression 'this luxury'. printed in bold in the first paragraph, refer to?
    1. The biggest compound
    2. A bath in the cool, clean water
    3. Corrugated iron roofing
    4. A house made of bricks and mortar
35. The word 'evidence' printed in bold in the third paragraph can be best replaced by
    1. Proof
    2. Confidence
    3. Certainty
    4. Assurance
36. How old was the writer when he was taken to school?
    1. Ten years old
    2. Approximately ten years
    3. Almost ten years old
    4. Precisely ten years old.
37. What surprising thing has the writer mentioned in the last paragraph?
    1. They learnt the foreign language very fast.
    2. The white lady forced them to enrol in the school.
    3. He hated school right from the first day.
    4. He enjoyed learning immediately after enrolment.
38. The best title for the passage above would be
    1. My first day in school.
    2. My childhood years.
    3. The village we lived in.
    4. Why I was sent to school.

Read the passage below and then answer question 39-50    

The term child labour is not new in this country. It is a practice that has existed from time immemorial. Children are forced to seek employment for various reasons. Some may have lost both parents at a very tender age. Others come from very poor families hence are forced to stop schooling to seek employment to sustain the remaining members of the family.

Due to poor working conditions, these children suffer untold pain. Many's the time when these children work in the rain, scorching sun and very dusty conditions. These children are also exposed to very harmful and deadly chemicals for they work without protective clothing such as gloves, mouth and nose masks, gumboots, helmets or overalis. They touch these with their bare hands and step on them with bare feet. Any medication for these children becomes a nightmare.

Most of these children are mistreated by their employers. They are not allowed to complain whatsoever; they are beaten thoroughly whenever they complain. During these beatings, they sustain serious injuries, which become rather septic and rarely get the necessary treatment. Further still, the mistreatment and injuries the children sustain leave them so traumatized and not trusting any adults. They find adults rather inhuman.

Employing children denies them the basic right to education and opportunities to go to school not forgetting that education at primary and secondary levels in Kenya is free. Child labour encourages delinquency, truancy and school dropouts among many children of school going age. Despite the hardship encountered, children prefer to give up school and fend for themselves through the minimal wages received in child labour.

Further investigations on child labour reveal that some parents give out their eldest children to fend for the family and themselves. The case in point is where children are employed as house helps. In most cases, the child employed is of the same age as the children of the employer. The employer's children go to school but the juvenile house help has to wake up at the wee hours of the morning, prepare breakfast, polish the children's shoes and see them off to school. Sometimes the child is subjected to beatings and verbal abuse for work not well done. At times the child will go without food for a mistake made by someone else.

Worse still, child labour encourages drug and alcohol abuse. Most children take to drug abuse and alcoholism to escape their woeful lives. Many of these children develop immoral behaviour due to the harsh conditions they are subjected and exposed to at such a tender age. We all agree that child labour is an evil act that demoralizes children. We should all stand our ground and say no to child labour.

39. According to the first paragraph, child labour
    
    1. has been accepted in the society as a long-time practice.
    2. has been practiced for a long time in Kenya.
    3. has existed among Kenyans for a short period.
    4. is a new practice being tried out.
40. Which one of the following is not a possible reason why children seek employment?
    1. Becoming orphans at a young age.
    2. Being born and raised in abject poverty.
    3. Peer pressure.
    4. There are various reasons for this.
41. ....at a very tender age... has been used to mean
    
    1. young and unexposed
    2. coming from the village 
    3. young and foolish
    4. old enough to care
42. What does the writer mean by untold pain?
    
    1. Too much pain that is not known by many.
    2. Pain that cannot be told.
    3. Pain that has never been heard of.
    4. Pain that can be borne.
43. When you work without protection wear you
    
    1. inhale harmful chemicals.
    2. take deadly and harmful things.
    3. do not get exposure to anything.
    4. are likely to suffer from deadly disorders.
44. What eventually happens to those children who work without protective gear?
    
    1. They are treated although when it is too late.
    2. They contract diseases but do not get treatment.
    3. They withstand all that comes their way.
    4. They are too strong to be shaken.
45. According to the passage, adults
    1. are considered inhuman because of the way they treat the underage and employed children.
    2. inhuman in the eyes of all the children.
    3. traumatize young children in their surrounding.
    4. expose employed children to deadly things.
46. How does the society violate the children's rights?
    1. They do not consider the fact that education is free in Kenya.
    2. They expose them to chemicals.
    3. They beat up children.
    4. They deny them the right to education by employing them.
47. Why would a parent give out their children to work? In order to
    1. fend for their families.
    2. increase to the family income.
    3. avoid paying school fees.
    4. engage everyone in the family.
48. The words 'at the wee hours of the morning' can be replaced by
    1. late at night
    2. very late in the day
    3. mid mornin
    4. very early in the morning
49. Why do employed children take lo drugs?
    1. In order to escape from the wretched life they lead.
    2. They are poor and condemned to die so.
    3. Harsh punishment awaits them later in the day.
    4. It is their only consolation.
50. The passage you have read is about
    1. Child abuse.
    2. The modern society today.
    3. Child Labour.
    4. Inconsiderate parents.

 QUESTIONS     

1. What is ninety eight million, ninety eight thousand and ninety eight in numerals?
   
   1. 98 098 908
   2. 98 908 908
   3. 98 908 098
   4. 98 098 098
2. How many groups of thousands are there in the total value of digit 4 in the number 548 928 671?
   
   1. 40 000
   2. 4 000
   3. 400
   4. 400 000
3. What is the next number in the pattern?
   209, 168, 131, 100, 71, ________
   
   1. 44
   2. 46
   3. 48
   4. 50
4. What is ⁶/₁₃, ⁹/₁₄, ⁸/₁₅,  and ¹¹/₁₇ arranged in an ascending order? 
   1.  ⁹/₁₄, ⁸/₁₅, ⁶/₁₃, ¹¹/₁₇
   2. ⁶/₁₃, ⁸/_15, ⁹/₁₄,  ¹¹/₁₇
   3.  ¹¹/_17, ⁹/_14, ⁸/_15, ⁶/₁₃, 
   4. ⁸/₁₅, ⁹/_14, ¹¹/_17, ⁶/₁₃ 
5. What is 28. 2586 rounded off to the nearest hundredths?
   1. 28. 25
   2. 28. 259
   3. 28.6
   4. 28.26
6. What is the place value of digit 6 in the number 962 534?
   1. Tens of thousands
   2. Hundreds of thousands.
   3. Thousands.
   4. Millions.
7. What is the value of 8¼ + 2¹/₃  of  3²/₉ ÷ 1¹/₆ ?
   1. 9¹¹/₃₆
   2. 18¹⁹/₃₆
   3. 14²⁵/₃₆
   4. 20²³/₃₆
8. What is the value of:
   0.87 + 51.3 - 0.09 + 0.2?
   1. 52.82
   2. 51.26
   3. 51.88
   4. 52.28
9. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 11?
   1. 2 158 496
   2. 2 614 150
   3. 2 588 964
   4. 2 469 830
10. The area of a square plot of land is 2 809m². Find the length of one side.
    1. 53m
    2. 57m
    3. 47m
    4. 43m
11. The population of a country is 46 005 818. If 15 589 746 are women and 21 934 834 are children, how many men are in the country?
    1. 8 841 328
    2. 9 281 328
    3. 8 481 238
    4. 9 821 238
12. A bus travelled from Mombasa to Nairobi, a distance of 468km. Later on, the bus went another 281km to Nakuru and then further 96km to Kericho. What distance in kilometres was covered by the bus altogether? 
    1. 854km
    2. 845km
    3. 749km
    4. 794km
13. A lorry carries 378 bags of rice in one trip. Each bag of rice is 25kg. If the lorry makes 18 trips, how many tonnes does the lorry transport?
    1. 1710t
    2. 171.0t
    3. 1701t
    4. 170.1t
14. In a coffee plantation, 28 080 coffee seedlings were planted in 156 rows. How many coffee seedlings were planted in each row?
    1. 180
    2. 140
    3. 160
    4. 120
15. Three bells ring at intervals of 24 minutes, 30 minutes and 40 minutes. The bell rang together at 1145hrs. At what time in am/pm will they ring together again?
    1. 11.45 a.m
    2. 3.45 am
    3. 11.45 pm
    4. 3.45 pm
16. Kipkoech's stride is ⁵/₈, of a metre. How many strides will he make to cover a distance of 80m?
    1. 128
    2. 96
    3. 50
    4. 64
17. A man spent ³/₈ of his salary on food, ¹/₅  on clothing, ¼ on other expenses and saved the rest. What fraction of his salary did he save?
    1. ¹⁷/₄₀
    2. ³⁷/₄₀
    3. ²⁷/₄₀
    4. ⁷/₄₀
18. What is the GCD of 28, 63 and 84?
    1. 28
    2. 14
    3. 49
    4. 7
19. A matatu left Busia for Nairobi at 2045hrs on Wednesday. The journey took 8 hours 55 minutes. What time and day did it reach Nairobi? 
    1. 1740hrs Thursday
    2. 1740hrs Wednesday
    3. 0540hrs Thursday
    4. 0540hrs Wednesday
20. What is the square of 2¼ ?
    1. 1½
    2. 5¹/₁₆
    3. 4¹/₁₆
    4. 1¹/₈
21. In the figure below, line AB is parallel to line CD and line PQ is a transversal line.
    
    Which of the following statements is true?
    1. Angle b and g are corresponding angles.
    2. Angle a and e are co-interior angles. 
    3. Angle h and g are vertically opposite angles.
    4. Angle c and e are alternate angles.
22. The area of a triangular piece of land is 22.5 Ares. It has a base length of 250 metres. What is its height in metres?
    1. 90m
    2. 45m
    3. 360m
    4. 18m
23. Which of the following properties is true in both a rhombus and a parallelogram?
    1. All sides are equal.
    2. The sum of interior angles adds up to four right angles.
    3. Diagonals bisect each other at right angles.
    4. Each interior angle is a right angle.
24. The total length of a barbed wire round a square piece of land is 144m. What is the area of the piece of land in square metres?
    1. 1 296
    2. 20 736
    3. 576
    4. 5 184
25. Simplify:
    ³/₅ (40x − 25y) + ²/₃ (18x − 21y)
    1. (36x  − y)
    2. (36x + 29y)
    3. (36x + y)
    4. (36x − 29y)
26. What is the value of a (3c - 2b)
                                            d
    when a = 2, d = 5, b = 3 and c = 4?
    1. 1¹/₅
    2. 3³/₅
    3. 2²/₅
    4. 2¹/₃
27. What is the value of letter y in the equation below? 5(3y − 2) = 2(3y + 13)
    1. 4
    2. 9
    3. 6
    4. 3
28. Simplify the inequality 2(x − 1) < x + 4
    1. x < 2
    2. x < 6
    3. x > 2
    4. x > 6
29. Find the value of angle m in the figure below.
    
    1. 144°
    2. 108°
    3. 128°
    4. 116°
30. Construct triangle PQR in which line PQ = 6.5cm, angle QPR = 30° and angle PRQ = 40°. Draw a circe that touches points P, Q and R. What is the radius of the circle?
    1. 4.6cm
    2. 3.5cm
    3. 5.2 cm
    4. 2.5cm
31. The top of a 17m ladder leans on a vertical wall with its lower end touching the ground. Which one of the following sets of measurements represents the height of the wall and the horizontal distance from the ladder to the wall?
    1. 5m and 12m
    2. 3m and 4m
    3. 6m and 8m
    4. 8m and 15m
32. What is the total value of digit 8 in the decimal number 3.52842?
    1. ⁸/₁₀₀₀
    2. ⁸/₁₀₀₀₀
    3. ⁸/₁₀₀
    4. ⁸/₁₀
33. Which one of the following fractions will give a recurring decimal?
    1. ¹⁶/₂₅
    2. ⁷/₃₄
    3. ⁵/₃₆
    4. ¹¹/₅₀
34. Work out:
    √0.0324
    1. 0.0018
    2. 0.018
    3. 0.18
    4. 1.8
35. What is ¹¹/₁₆ as a percentage?
    1. 68.75%
    2. 6.875%
    3. 0.6875%
    4. 0.06875%
36. The sketch below shows possible routes to school from Kagu's home.
    
    What is the distance from Kagu's home to school through the health center in kilometres?
    1. 56.2
    2. 10.8
    3. 43.8
    4. 31.5
37. The radius of a bicycle wheel is 21cm. How many turns will it make to cover a distance of 6.6km?
    1. 50 000
    2. 5 000
    3. 500
    4. 50
38. The cost of a plot in Isinya in the year 2020 was sh. 400 000. After one year, the cost of the plot appreciated by 35%. What was the cost of the plot in the year 2021?
    1. Sh. 140 000 
    2. Sh. 480 000 
    3. Sh. 540 000
    4. Sh. 435 000
39. A rectangular piece of land measures 32.4m in length and 26.8m in width. Kiba fenced this land with four strands of barbed wire. What was the length of the wire used?
    1. 473.6m
    2. 59.2m
    3. 118.4m
    4. 236.8m
40. In the year 2021, covid related deaths in a certain country was 3 500. In the year 2022, this number reduced by 26%. How many people died of covid in the year 2022?
    1. 4410
    2. 910
    3. 3 140
    4. 2 590
41. Find the perimeter of the shape drawn below.
    
    1. 33cm
    2. 48cm
    3. 58cm
    4. 63cm
42. There was 1 800 litres of water in a tank. During construction, 68% of the water was used. How much water was left in the tank?
    1. 1 224L
    2. 1080L
    3. 5761L
    4. 1 276L
43. What is the area of a circle whose radius is 28cm?
    1. 616cm²
    2. 4 928cm²
    3. 1 232cm²
    4. 2 464cm²
44. The figure below represents a model cuboid made from wire rods.
    
    Calculate the total length of the wire rods needed to make the model.
    1. 152cm
    2. 308cm
    3. 1 728c
    4. 652cm
45. Figure ABCD is a rhombus. Line BD and AC are diagonals. Angle BDA = 35°
    
    What is the size of angle BAC?
    1. 35°
    2. 110°
    3. 70°
    4. 55°
46. The table below shows Wanjala's expenditure for the month of December 2021. The information on the expenditure on clothing is not indicated.
    

    Item	Rent	Food	Saving	Clothing
    Amount	Sh. 6 000	Sh. 5 000	Sh. 4 000

    A pie chart was drawn to represent the information above. If the angle representing the expense on food was 100°, how much was used on clothing?
    1. Sh. 4 000
    2. Sh. 3 000
    3. Sh. 8.000
    4. Sh. 2 000
47. A length of 3.2cm era on a scale drawing represents an actual length of 9 600m. What is the scale used?
    1. 1:3 000
    2. 1:30 000
    3. 1: 300 000
    4. 1:3 000 000
48. The graph below shows a journey of a cyclist from town X to town M, a distance of 100km. On the way, he stopped to relax. He then continued with the journey to town M
    
    What was his average speed for the whole journey?
    1. 40km/hr
    2. 50km/hr
    3. 48 km/hr
    4. 35km/hr
49. The mean mark scored by five pupils in an examination was 82. If the marks of four of them were 84, 96, 78 and 64, what was the score of the fifth pupil?
    1. 68
    2. 84
    3. 74
    4. 88
50. Which of the following nets can form a closed cube when folded?
    

MARKING SCHEME

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. D
16. A
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. D
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. D
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. D
32. A
33. D
34. C
35. C
36. D
37. B
38. C
39. A
40. D
41. C
42. B
43. D
44. A
45. D
46. B
47. C
48. A
49. D
50. A

 QUESTIONS   

Study the map of Sawe area and use it to answer questions 1 to 7.     

1. The general flow of river Suri is from
   1. cast to west.
   2. south west to north.
   3. west to cast.
   4. north west to north.
2. Tea is grown in the western part of Sawe area because
   
   1. the area has cool and wet conditions.
   2. the area is hilly.
   3. there are rivers that provide water for irrigation.
   4. the area has a tea factory.
3. The general direction of the cattle dip from the tea factory is
   
   1. cast.
   2. north cast.
   3. south west.
   4. north.
4. Which one of the following economic activities is not carried out in Sawe area? A
   1. Livestock farming 
   2. Crop farming 
   3. Trading 
   4. Mining
5. Which one of the following products is transported along the murram road to Gare market for export?
   
   1. Flowers
   2. Milk
   3. Timber
   4. Cabbages
6. Which one of the following statements about the population of Gare area is true? 
   1. People live in clusters.
   2. Most people live along the roads.
   3. The area has a high population.
   4. The area has evenly distributed population.
7. Which one of the following social facilities is lacking in Tuti town? A
   
   1. school.
   2. hotel
   3. stadium.
   4. health centre.
8. The following are characteristics of a vegetation zone:
   1. Trees have protruding roots. 
   2. Trees are evergreen.
   3. Trees are of medium height.
      The vegetation described above is
      1. rainforest vegetation.
      2. savannah vegetation.
      3. mangrove vegetation.
      4. mediterranean vegetation.
9. Below are descriptions of a system of marriage:
   1. A marriage certificate is issued.
   2. It is conducted by a religious leader. 
   3. It is conducted according to the couple's traditions
   4. A 21 days notice is given.
      Which one of the following combinations about a civil marriage is correct?
      1. i and iv
      2. ii and iii
      3. ii and iv
      4. i and ii
10. Which one of the following titles was given to village heads in the traditional Buganda government?
    1. Bataka
    2.  Miruka
    3. Gombolola
    4. Batongole
11. Three of the following statements about French colonial rule in Africa are true. Which one is not?
    1. The French used indirect rule policy.
    2. African colonies were taken as overseas provinces.
    3. A colony was headed by a lieutenant- General
    4. Africans were encouraged to adopt French ways of life
12. Which one of the following communities was the first to migrate and settle in Southern Africa?
    1. Dutch
    2. Zulu
    3. San
    4. Herero
13. Below are characteristics of a form of livestock farming:
    1. Indigenous breeds of livestock are kept.
    2. It is practised in sparsely populated areas.
    3. Overstock and overgrazing are problems faced
       The method of livestock farming described above is
       1. dairy farming
       2. beef farming
       3. paddocking
       4. pastoral farming

Use the map of Kenya below to answer questions 14 to 17.     

14. Three of the following statements about the town marked T are correct. Which one is not?  It
    
    1. was visited by the early visitors.
    2. has a petroleum refinery.
    3. handles much of Kenya's external trade. 
    4. is Kenya's main industrial town.
15. The main source of the river marked M is 
    1. Ngong hills
    2. Mau ranges
    3. Cherang'ani hills
    4. mount Kenya
16. Natural vegetation in the shaded area marked F consists of
    
    1. dry bushes.
    2. short shrubs.
    3. dense evergreen forests.
    4. scattered grass.
17. The communities that used the route marked S during the migration period were looking for 
    1. fertile areas for farming.
    2. better grazing lands.
    3. goods for trade.
    4. iron for tool making.
18. Which one of the following combinations of European nations had colonies both in East and North Africa?
    
    1. Italy and Germany. 
    2. Spain and France.
    3. Britain and France.
    4. Portugal and British.
19. Which one of the following minerals is correctly matched with the method used to extract it?
           Mineral          Method   
    
    1. Gold              deep shaft
    2. Soda ash       drilling
    3. Petroleum      opencast
    4. Copper           dredging
20. Namuli mountains in Mozambique and Hoboli mountains in Mali were formed whep
    
    1. land between faults was uplifted.
    2. molten lava solidified on the surface.
    3. underneath rocks folded.
    4. soft parts of the earth were eroded.
21. The following are conditions for growing a certain crop:
    
    1. Rainfall of 1000mm and 15 000mm per year.
    2. Cool highland temperatures.
    3. High altitude above 1 800 metres.
       The conditions listed above favour the growing of
       
       1. wheat.
       2. pyrethrum
       3. flowers.
       4. cotton.
22. Which one of the following is a characteristic of equatorial climate?
    
    1. Skies are usually cloudless.
    2. There is a high range of temperatures.
    3. Annual rainfall is less than 1 500mm. 
    4. Temperatures are high throughout the year.
23. Three of the following is a characteristic of indigenous education. Which one is not?
    1. Some skills are taught through observation. 
    2. Proverbs are used to teach moral values.
    3. Learners are given written tests.
    4. Parents teach children good behaviour.
24. Which one of the following was a result of interaction of the Luo and the Abaluhya people in the pre-colonial period? The
    1. Luo learnt crop growing from the Abaluhya.
    2. Abaluhya learned circumcision from the Luo.
    3. The Luo learnt livestock keeping from the Abaluhya.
    4. Abaluhya learned crop growing from the Luo.
25. The main crop grown at Kenana irrigation scheme in Sudan is
    1. cotton
    2. rice
    3. sugarcane
    4. pineapples
26. Which one of the following statements about the political organization of the kingdom of Old Ghana is correct?
    1. Decisions were through general agreement. 
    2. A chief was chosen by the leading priest.
    3. A king was succeeded by his sister's son. 
    4. A chief came from the most senior clan.
       Use the diagram below to answer question 27.   
       
27. Which one of the following statements about the winds marked X is correct? They
    1. are cool with little moisture.
    2. are hot and dry.
    3. cause heavy rainfall on the leeward side. 
    4. raise temperature on the leeward side.
28. Three of the following are duties of a head teacher in a school. Which one is not?
    1. Taking care of school property.
    2. Chairing Board of Management (BOM) meetings
    3. Ensuring proper use of school funds.
    4. Allocating duties to teachers.
29. Which one of the following is a problem facing marine fishing in Africa?
    1. Lack of adequate labour.
    2. Presence of water hyacinth.
    3. Inadequate funds to buy modern fishing equipment.
    4. Long periods in the seas.
30. The French policy of assimilation did not succeed in West Africa mainly because
    1. Africans resisted French rule. 
    2. of funds to assimilate the Africans.
    3. there were no enough jobs for assimilated Africans.
    4. most people in West Africa were Muslims. 
31. The most commonly abused drug by people between 25years and 45 years of age are 
    1. bhang and cocaine.
    2. khat and bhang
    3. alcohol and tobacco 
    4. mandrax and alcohol
32. The Atlas mountains in Morocco and Akwapim hills in Ghana were formed through
    1. erosion of soft rocks.
    2. folding of underneath rocks.
    3. uplifting of land between faults
    4. solidifying of molten lava on the surface. 
33. Nelson Mandela encouraged unity in South Africa when he
    1. appointed different races in the government.
    2. took part in forming the African union. 
    3. formed a political party for black people. 
    4. interacted with white people while in jail. 
34. Most people in Eastern Africa use roads to move from one place to another because 
    1. roads are the most widespread.
    2. most people own vehicles.
    3. road transport is the cheapest.
    4. road transport is the fastest.
35. Which one of the following groups is made up of countries that border Eastern Africa in the south?
    1. Botswana, Mozambique, Angola.
    2. Angola, Namibia, Malawi
    3. Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi
    4. Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe
36. The British used indirect rule in Northern Nigeria during the colonial period because A.==
    1. the area had able traditional rulers.
    2. the area was sparsely populated.
    3. Africans were ready to collaborate. 
    4. Africans resisted British colonial rule
37. A negative effect on the environment that has been caused by rapid industrial development in South Africa is
    1. growth of slums around industries.
    2. congestion of vehicles in industrial areas.
    3. movement of people to live in towns.
    4. air pollution by smoke from industries.
38. The western parts of Botswana are sparsely populated because the areas
    1. do not have good roads. 
    2. have semi-desert conditions. 
    3. are infested with tsetse flies.
    4. have large swamps.
39. Which one of the following swamps is correctly matched with the country it is found?
           Swamp             Country     
    1. Lorian                Uganda
    2. Sudd                  Tanzania
    3. Okavango          Botswana
    4. Malagarasi         South Sudan
40. When the Lozi people of Botswana collaborated with the British they were led by king
    1. Lewanika
    2. Khama
    3. Lobengula
    4. Mashoeshoe
       Use the diagram below to answer question 41
41. The marine fishing method shown above is
    
    1. trawling method.
    2. long lining method.
    3. net drifting method.
    4. purse seining method.
42. Struggle for independence in Zimbabwe was faced by the problem of
    1. lack of unity among Africans.
    2. refusal by white settlers to negotiate. 
    3. small numbers of educated Africans.
    4. lack of support by neighbouring countries.
43. Which one of the following communities in Africa does not practise pastoral farming? 
    1. Tswana B
    2. Maasai
    3. Baganda 
    4. Fulani
44. Three of the following statements about cultural artefacts are correct. Which one is not? They
    1. are preserved in museums.
    2. describe people's culture.
    3. are exported to earn foreign exchange. 
    4. preserve the traditional way of life of communities.
45. The main economic contribution of the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is that they
    1. protect sources of rivers.
    2. are home to wild animals.
    3. make the landscape beautiful
    4. provide rare indigenous timber for export.
46. A problem that was caused by the construction of the Akosombo dam in Ghana is that
    1. lake Volta has disrupted road transport from east to west.
    2. silt is no longer deposited in the lower course of river Volta.
    3. people have settled on the shores of lake Volta.
    4. people who have settled along river Volta are threatened by flooding.
47. Which one of the following was a political party formed in Ghana before independence?
    1. African National Congress (ANC)
    2. Convention Peoples Party (CPP) 
    3. Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
    4. Rhodesian Front Party (RFP) 
48. River Congo carries the largest volume of water in Africa mainly because it
    1. has many tributaries.
    2. rises in highland areas.
    3. flows through areas with high rainfall.
    4. is wide.
49. Which one of the following is an economic right? Right to
    1. marry. 
    2. life
    3. education.
    4. own property.
50. The main objective of forming the East African Community (EAC) in 1967 was to
    1. promote economic co-operation. 
    2. promote the use of Kiswahili.
    3. form similar systems of government.
    4. promote peace among member states
51. Which one of the following is a contribution of a community to the development of a school?
    1. Allocating duties to teachers.
    2. Donating land to expand school buildings.
    3. Preparing the school routine.
    4. Providing a school with funds.
52. Below are characteristics of a type of soil:
    1. It loses water slowly.
    2. It cracks when dry.
    3. It has fine particles.
       The type of soil described above is
       1. sandy soil.
       2. loam soil.
       3. volcanic soil.
       4. clay soil.
53. Three of the following were results of the coming of Arabs to Eastern Africa. Which one was not?
    1. Introduction of Swahili culture.
    2. Abolition of slave trade in Eastern Africa. 
    3. Introduction of stone buildings.
    4. Establishment of towns along the coast.
54. Below are descriptions of a town in Eastern Africa:
    1. It is the main industrial town in the country.
    2. It lies along the Trans African Highway.
    3. It has textile industries.
       The town described above is
       1. Thika.
       2. Arusha
       3. Dodoma.
       4. Jinja.
55. One of the duties of the kings of the Buganda people in the pre-colonial period was to
    1. decide major cases.
    2. lead people to war
    3. prepare medicine from plants.
    4. lead people in long distance trade.
56. In Kenya a person qualifies to vote in a general election only after
    1. acquiring an identity card.
    2. registering as a voter. 
    3. completing school.
    4. getting a job.
57. The head of the county executive is a
    1. governor.
    2. cabinet secretary.
    3. county commissioner.
    4. speaker.
58. Three of the following are benefits of democracy. Which one is not?
    1. Equality before the law.
    2. Freedom to choose.
    3. Expansion of industries.
    4. Right to own property
59. A foreign woman who gets married to a Kenyan citizen can become a citizen by
    1. marriage.
    2. Birth
    3. application.
    4. registration.
60. The term writs in the National Assembly means
    1. instructions that declare all seats vacant.
    2. records of parliamentary discussions.
    3. laws that have been passed.
    4. bills that are yet to be discussed.

PART II
SECTION A
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 

61. According to the story of creation in Genesis 1, human beings were created to
    1. be suitable companions.
    2. care for God's creation.
    3. multiply and fill the earth.
    4. care for the garden of Eden
62. God punished human beings during the time of Noah because of
    
    1. wickedness.
    2. dishonesty.
    3. pride.
    4. intolerance.
63. God ordered Abraham to get circumcised in order to
    
    1. make a covenant with him.
    2. bless all the nations.
    3. identify Abraham's descendants.
    4. change his name.
64. God commanded Moses to take off his sandals when he was
    
    1. taking care of Jethro's sheep.
    2. crossing the Red sea.
    3. standing before the covenant box.
    4. speaking to the king of Egypt
65. The main value that the Israelites lacked as they wandered during the Exodus was
    1. courage. 
    2. respect
    3. obedience.
    4. faith.
66. The person who took over the leadership of the death of Moses was
    1. Joshua
    2. Aaron
    3. Samuel.
    4. Gideon.
67. God rejected Saul as the king of Israel because he
    1. tried to kill David.
    2. had taken Naboth's vineyard.
    3. had disobeted God.
    4. had taken the wife of Uriah.
68. Which one of the following was done by Solomon when he was the king of Israel? He
    1. made Jerusalem the centre of worship. 
    2. made Jerusalem the capital city
    3. built a temple in Jerusalem.
    4. brought the covenant box to Jerusalem.
69. Which one of the following prophets prophesied a drought in Israel?
    1. Samuel. 
    2. Elijah. 
    3. Nathan.
    4. Elisha.
70. The good news brought to Mary by Angel Gabriel was that
    1. she would be married by Joseph.
    2. there would be a census in Israel.
    3. her relative Elizabeth was pregnant.
    4. she would have a son.
71. The angel that appeared to the shepherds at night told them that
    1. Herod wanted to kill baby Jesus.
    2. Jesus had been born in Bethlehem.
    3. some wisemen had visited baby Jesus.
    4. they should visit baby Jesus.
72. The main message from the sermon on the mount teaches Christians to
    1. help the needy.
    2. preach the word of God.
    3. respect their leaders.
    4. live holy lives.
73. The miracle that Jesus performed in the village of Bethany is when He
    1. raised Lazarus.
    2. raised a widow's son.
    3. raised Jairus' daughter.
    4. healed blind Bartimaeus.
74. Which one of the following events took place during the transfiguration of Jesus?
    1. The Holy Spirit came in the form of a dove.
    2. Darkness covered the earth.
    3. Jesus' clothes changed to dazzling white.
    4. An angel came down and comforted Jesus. 
75. The teaching of Jesus about carrying the cross teaches Christians that they should
    1. acquire earthly possessions.
    2. be ready to suffer for Christ. 
    3. live in harmony with others.
    4. help those burdened with heavy luggage.
76. Judas Iscariot agreed to betray Jesus because he
    1. did not love Jesus.
    2. came from a different area. 
    3. was a friend of the High priest.
    4. had been offered money.
77. Which one of the following actions of Jesus made the disciples believe that He was the risen Christ? He
    1. showed them His scars.
    2. walked on water.
    3. preached to them.
    4. ate with them.
78. On the day of Pentecost, the Jews accused the disciples of
    1. speaking in languages they could not understand.
    2. mixing with sinners.
    3. eating using unwashed hands. 
    4. being drunk
79. The disciple chose twelve deacons whose work was to
    1. distribute to the widows.
    2. preach to the Gentiles.
    3. protect them.
    4. provide funds to them
80. Which one of the following books of the New Testament describes the activities of the early believers?
    1. Ephesians
    2. Acts
    3. Romans
    4. John
81. Which one of the following is a gift of the Holy Spirit?
    1. Peace
    2. Joy
    3. Faithfulness
    4. Wisdom
82. Which one of the following beliefs about creation in traditional African communities is correct? Human beings were
    1. the last to be created.
    2. created in God's image.
    3. created by God.
    4. put in the garden of Eden.
83. People in traditional African communities offer sacrifices in sacred places known as
    1. altars
    2. shrines
    3. offertories 
    4. tithes
84. Ancestors in traditional African communities are appeased through
    1. offering sacrifices to them.
    2. composing songs about them.
    3. visiting their graves.
    4. naming children after them.
85. Which one of the following is an immoral act in traditional African communities?
    1. Dancing
    2. Singing
    3. Incest
    4. Praying
86. The purpose of fasting in Christianity is to
    1. strengthen their faith.
    2. spare food to give the poor.
    3. minimize wastage.
    4. get recognition.
87. The work of the laity in the church is to 
    1. train the clergy.
    2. assist in activities related to the church. 
    3. preach the word of God.
    4. baptize new converts.
88. It is a Christian duty to help poor and orphaned children througH
    1. establishing schools for them.
    2. giving them money.
    3. looking for their relatives.
    4. arresting those who loiter in towns.
89. Priscilla who is your deskmate tells you that she wants to drop out of school because of her poor performance. The best advice to give her is to tell her to
    1. transfer to another school. 
    2. put effort in school work. 
    3. get married.
    4. look for a job.
90. Thika school for the blind was started by the
    1. Seventh Day Adventist church
    2. Catholic church.
    3. Salvation Army church.
    4. Methodist church.

SECTION B:

ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

61. The opening chapter of the holy Qur'an is made of seven often read ayahs referred to as
    1. Qiyamah lail
    2. Ramii jamarat
    3. Sabal mathaniy
    4. Jaariyah
62. "And sent against them birds in flocks" This is an ayah from chapter
    
    1. Quraysh
    2. Fiyl
    3. Lahab
    4. Kafirun
63. Which of the following is the second scandal mentioned in surah Humaza?
    
    1. Backbiter
    2. Slanderer
    3. Wealth amaser
    4. Defrauder
64. Why is surah Asr very important in Islam? It
    
    1. encourages good time usage.
    2. reminds us of the last earthquake.
    3. talks of monotheism
    4. mentions about scandals in life.
65. Which surah discourages Muslims against unhealthy rivalry in life?
    
    1. Humaza
    2. Takathur
    3. Zilzala
    4. Kafirun
66. Why should Muslims read surah Al Tiyn? To
    
    1. know about monotheism.
    2. acknowledge our creation.
    3. avoid laziness.
    4. ask for forgiveness.
67. Who among the following prophets was crucified?
    
    1. Ayub (as)
    2. Isa (as)
    3. Harun (as)
    4. Sulaiman
68. Which among the following acts makes one to be loved by others?
    1. Keeping off worldly affairs.
    2. Fasting properly.
    3. Visiting the people.
    4. Avoiding their affairs.
69. What should one avoid during judgement execution?
    1. Biasness.
    2. Justice.
    3. Careful listening.
    4. Asking Allah for guidance.
70. What should you do if you see a pig drowning?
    1. Ask Allah for help.
    2. Call others.
    3. Bring policemen. 
    4. Save the pig.
71. In Islam, neighbourhood goes up to the _____________________ house in radius.
    1. 40th
    2. 114th
    3. 99th
    4. 22nd
72. What will Allah do to you if you, without being forced, spend on others?
    1. You will be rich.
    2. You will lose everything. 
    3. You will become popular
    4. Allah will spend on you.
73. Which of the following is optional to be washed during wudhu?
    1. Nostrils
    2. Face
    3. Arms
    4. Legs
74. What is the nisab for the bufalloes on the lowest side?
    1. 10
    2. 5
    3. 30
    4. 40
75. Why did prophet Muhammad observe optional fasting on Mondays?
    1. He was born on Monday. 
    2. Allah receives our deeds. 
    3. Qiyama will take place.
    4. No one knows.
76. One of the following did not happen in Makkah. Which one?
    1. Open mission of prophet Muhammad (SAW)
    2. Gushing out of the spring of Zamzam. 
    3. Building of Alkaaba.
    4. Building of Masjid Nabawy.
77. Which value is learnt from performing of Hajj?
    1. Punctuality
    2. Sacrifice.
    3. Empathy.
    4. Generosity.
78. Who among the following martyred Hamza, prophet Muhammad's (SAW) uncle?
    1. Abu Lulu
    2. Wahshy
    3. Hindu
    4. Abu Sufyan
79. Which of the following was the second book to be revealed?
    1. Zabur
    2. Injil
    3. Quran
    4. Taurat
80. Canaan, prophet Nuh's (as) son
    1. followed his father's teaching.
    2. brought food from heaven.
    3. disobeyed his father.
    4. preached secretly
81. Which of the following mentions Allah to be the all knowing?
    1. Alrazaq
    2. Al Ghaffar
    3. Al Aleem
    4. Al Muswawir
82. Who accompanied the prophet (SAW) during the second pledge of Aqabah?
    1. Hamza
    2. Abu Lahab
    3. Abu Talib
    4. Abbas
83. How many Muslims accompanied the prophet during the conquest of Makkah?
    1. 313
    2. 3 000
    3. 114 000
    4. 1400
84. How many children did prophet Muhammad have in total?
    1. 10
    2. 7
    3. 8
    4. 4
85. What should be done by a Muslim before relying on Allah?
    1. Fast for 30 days.
    2. Go for hajj.
    3. Play your part.
    4. Wait especially at night.
86. Where was nabii Ibrahim supposed to slaughter his son Ismail(a.s)?
    1. Mina
    2. Arafat
    3. Hira
    4. Musdalifa
87. Your umrah will not be complete if you miss out on
    1. ramii jamarat
    2. arafat
    3. ihram
    4. zamzam
88. Which of the following facilitated the building of the prophet's (SAW) mosque? 
    1. Harambee spirit.
    2. Al jinn
    3. Miracles.
    4. Smuggling of building materials.
89. Who wanted to kill nabii Isa (as)?
    1. The chinese
    2. The Romans
    3. The Medyanites.
    4. Angels
90. What is mihrab?
    1. The pulpit.
    2. The minaret.
    3. Front part of the mosque.
    4. The ablution area.

MARKING SCHEME

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. D
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. D
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. A
25. C
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. C
30. D
31. C
32. B
33. A
34. A
35. C
36. A
37. D
38. B
39. C
40. A
41. D
42. B
43. C
44. C
45. D
46. A
47. B
48. C
49. D
50. A
51. B
52. D
53. B
54. D
55. A
56. B
57. A
58. C
59. D
60. A

C.R.E

61. B
62. A
63. C
64. A
65. D
66. A
67. C
68. C
69. B
70. D
71. B
72. D
73. A
74. C
75. B
76. D
77. A
78. D
79. A
80. B
81. D
82. C
83. B
84. D
85. C
86. A
87. B
88. A
89. B
90. C

I.R.E

61. C
62. B
63. A
64. A
65. B
66. B
67. B
68. D
69. A
70. D
71. A
72. D
73. A
74. C
75. A
76. D
77. B
78. B
79. D
80. C
81. C
82. D
83. C
84. B
85. C
86. A
87. C
88. A
89. B
90. C

QUESTIONS   

1. Which pair of chambers of heart receives brightly coloured blood? 
   1. Right auricle and left ventricle
   2. Left auricle and left ventricle 
   3. Right ventricle and left ventricle 
   4. Right auricle and right ventricle
2. The diagram below represents a foetus developing in the uterus.
   
   Which one of the following shows the correct name of the part and its function?
   

   	Part	Name	Function
   A.	Y	Placenta	Carry food and oxygen.
   B.	Z	Amnion	Prevent the foetus from diseases.
   C.	W	Amniotic fluid	Act as a shock absorbers.
   D.	X	Umbilical cord	Facilitate food transfer.

3. During breathing in the following happens except
   
   1. The ribs move downwards and inwards
   2. The lungs expand
   3. The ribs move upwards and outwards
   4. The diaphragm flattens
4. During adolescence, both boys and girls
   1. develop broad hips
   2. start experiencing wet dreams
   3. develop deep voice
   4. increase in weight and height
5. The following are descriptions of a certain tooth.
   1. Last to be shed
   2. Have two roots
   3. Have uneven top
      The tooth described above is
      1. canine
      2. premolars
      3. incisors.
      4. molars
6. Insectivorous plants produce a juice to digest insect. What do they make after digesting the insects?
   1. Starch
   2. Proteins
   3. Nitrogen
   4. Vitamins
7. The diagram below represents a monocot seed.
   
   The parts represented by P, Q, R and S respectively are
   

   	P	Q	R	S
   A.	Endosperm	Plumule	Cotyledon	Radicle
   B.	Radicle	Cotyledon	Plumule	Endosperm
   C.	Plumule	Endosperm	Radicle	Cotyledon
   D.	Radicle	Cotyledon	Plumule	Endosperm

8. Which one of the following pairs of plants consists of legumes?
   1. Rice and maize
   2. Sorghum and oats
   3. Oats and green grams
   4. Peas and ground nuts
9. The following are green flowering plants except
   1. mosses
   2. banana
   3. cactus
   4. cabbage
10. Which one of the following is not an adaptation of plants that grow in moist soils?
    1. Increased number of stomach 
    2. Reduced number of stomata
    3. Stomata remain open most of the time
    4. Most of the stomata are on the upper surface of the leaf
11. The following are characteristics of vertebrates. 
    1. lay eggs
    2. fertilize their eggs externally 
    3. have scales
    4. have varying body temperature
       Which of the above characteristics are not true for both snakes and birds?
       1. (ii) and (iii)
       2. (iv) only
       3. (ii) and (iv)
       4. (i) and (iii)
12. The chart below shows some farm animals and their product.
    
    The products represented By X and Y respectively are
             X           Y
    
    1. Wool     Milk
    2. Milk       Beef
    3. Beef      Mutton
    4. Milk       Pork
13. The diagram below shows some livestock parasites.
    
    Which one of the following methods would be the best to control the parasites above?
    1. Dipping
    2. Spraying
    3. Rotational grazing
    4. Deworming
14. Which one of the following is an advantage of using organic manure?
    1. Supplies specific nutrients in the soil
    2. Increase the soil drainage.
    3. Required in small amount
    4. Remains useful in the soil for along time
15. To investigate the properties of soil a group of std 6 pupils performed the experiment below.
    
    Soil P can be used for
    1. Making the longest ribbons
    2. Constructing buildings
    3. Farming
    4. Modelling
16. Which of the following is not a method of rotational grazing?
    1. Tethering
    2. Stall feeding
    3. Paddocking
    4. Strip grazing.
17. All the following are signs of gum disease except
    1. shedding of deciduous teeth
    2. bleeding gums
    3. red and swollen gums
    4. bad breath
18. Farm tools can be maintained in all the following ways except
    1.  sharpening cutting tools.
    2. oiling.
    3. proper storage.
    4. using the tools regularly.
19. Which one of the following effects of soil erosion are as a result of gully erosion?
    1. Absence of the top layer of the soil 
    2. Formation of small channels
    3. V-shaped trenches
    4. Small holes on the ground
20. The diagram below shows two pupils balancing on a seesaw
    
    Which of the following statement is correct?
    1. Peter should sit closer to the fulcrum in order to balance John
    2. They cannot be able to balance
    3. They should be at the same distance from the fulcrum to balance 
    4. John should sit closer to the fulcrum to balance Peter
21. Which one of the following factors make a nail to sink in the water but piece of wood to float on water?
    1. Size
    2. Weight.
    3. Type of material
    4. Shape
22. The chart below represents a simple classification of liquids
    
    Which liquids are represented by X and Y?
    1. Petrol.                 Water
    2. Cooking oil         Diesel
    3. Turpentine          Milk
    4. Milk                     Cooking oil
23. Which one of the following groups of materials consists only of materials that are magnetic?
    1. Staples pins stee! wool,tin can
    2. Copper wire,bottle top,aluminium foil 
    3. Silver coin,razor blade,scissors
    4. Pieces of zin,spoon,copper coin
24. The pie chart below represents the components of air
    
    Which two parts represents gases forming approximately 78% of air in the atmosphere?
    1. F and H
    2. E and G
    3. F and G
    4. G and H
25. The thread like substances found in some food are very helpful in our bodies as they
    1. help to dissolve food
    2. help to digest food
    3. add extra nutrients
    4. help to empty bowels
26. Which one of the following consists of a pair which is both modern and traditional method of preserving food?
    1. Use of low temperature and salting
    2. Drying and use of low temperature 
    3. Smoking and refrigeration
    4. Drying and salting
27. Which of the following pairs of processes occurs when temperature increases?
    1. Melting and Expansion
    2. Expansion and contraction
    3. Condensation and evaporation
    4. Freezing and condensation
28. Which one of the following are both reasons for lighting a house?
    1. Warming and discouraging pest
    2. Safety and reading comfortably
    3. Encouraging pest and seeing clearly 
    4. Safety and drying
29. In a certain investigation pupils were blindfolded, stood in a circle. One pupil stood in the centre and rang the bell as they listened. What aspect of sound was being investigated?
    1. Soft and loud sounds
    2. Meaning of special sound 
    3. Direction of sound
    4. Effects of sound pollution
30. The diagram below represents a set-up that can be used to investigate good and poor conductors of electricity.
    
    Which one of the following pairs of materials can be fitted in the gap to make the bulb light?
    1. Razor blade and wet twig
    2. Glass and graphite
    3. Chalk and steel wool
    4. Dry wood and aluminium foil
31. Which one of the following is not a way of reducing the force that opposes motion?
    1. Lubrication
    2. Smoothening surfaces
    3. Increasing treads
    4. Using rollers
32. The following are ways in which water is used in industries except
    1. manufacturing of soft drinks 
    2. making pulp
    3. cooling machines
    4. sport fishing
33. Which one of the following does not describe a way of drug misuse?
    1. Taking someone else medicine
    2. Taking preventive medicine 
    3. Taking sleeping pills to relax
    4. Taking an overdose
34. Which one of the following shows a pair of water-borne diseases?
    1. Typhoid and cholera
    2. Malaria and bilharzia
    3. Common cold and cholera
    4. Cholera and malaria
35. in a certain investigation a pupil observed a candle flame through different materials one at a time and recorded the findings. What aspect of light was being investigated?
    1. Reflection of light
    2. light travel in a straight line
    3. Passage of light through materials
    4. Dispersion
36. Which one of the following groups of food consists only of sources of nutrients that protect the body against diseases?
    1. Pigweed, spinach, tomatoes 
    2. Groundnuts, potatoes, liver
    3. Kales, fish, beef
    4. Cassava, sugarcane, avocado
37. Which one of the following consists only of substances that have no definite shape but has definite size?
    1. Sand, paraffin, smoke
    2. toothpaste, soda, glue
    3. Nitrogen, cement, water vapour 
    4. Stone, wood, flour
38. Which one of the following pairs of levers have the same position of effort, load and fulcrum when in use?
    1. Wheel barrow and claw hammer
    2. Spade and clawbar
    3. Claw hammer and seesaw
    4. Crowbar and wheelbarrow
39. Which of the following STIs causes painful skin rush and can be transmitted to foetus during -pregnancy?
    1. Chancroid
    2. Gonorrhoea
    3. HIV and AIDS
    4. Syphilis
40. The correct order of the planets listed below starting with the closest to the sun is
    1. Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune 
    2. Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn 
    3. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
    4. Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter
41. Which one of the following does not affect the accuracy of the rainguage when measuring the rain water collected?
    1. The diameter of the collecting jar
    2. The material used to make the container
    3. The diameter of the funnel
    4. The distance between the markings on the collecting jar
42. The HIV is transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person mainly through
    1. body fluids
    2. sexual intercourse
    3. kissing
    4. blood transfusion
43. Which one of the following is not a way of controlling water pollution?
    1. Planting cover vegetation and terracing
    2. Storing water in porous dams
    3. Practicing proper hygiene
    4. Clearing accidental oil spills soonest possible
44. Which one of the following groups consists of only diseases that are immunizable?
    1. Typhoid, Pertusis, Bilharzia
    2. Malaria, Polio, Cholera
    3. Tetanus, Measles, HIV
    4. Cholera, Tuberculosis, Typhoid
45. Clouds are classified according to the following except
    1. distance
    2. height
    3. shape
    4. appearance
46. When wet tea leaves are put in a glass of cold water and heated at the bottom, the wet tea leaves are seen to rise and fall. This is because wet tea leaves
    1. become lighter than water when heated
    2. rise when heated and come down on cooling
    3. are carried by hot water which come down on cooling
    4. and water rise when heated and come down on cooling.
47. Which one of the following materials is not required when investigating that light travels in a straight line?
    1. Match box
    2. Nail
    3. Candle
    4. Mirror
48. Which one of the following is not a major component of environment? 
    1. Rare gases
    2. Algae
    3. Light 
    4. Sand
49. Circular plates of the same size were arranged in a pile as shown in the diagram below.
    
    When the bottom plate was knocked suddenly using a ruler, it moved out leaving the pile intact. The pile remained intact because of
    1. weight
    2. inertia
    3. friction
    4. gravity
50. Which one of the following pairs consists of only soil components that are invisible?
    1. Water and air
    2. Mineral particles and humus
    3. Water and humus
    4. Humus and air

MARKING SCHEME

1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. D
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. D
26. B
27. A
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. C
32. D
33. B
34. A
35. C
36. A
37. B
38. C
39. D
40. C
41. B
42. A
43. D
44. D
45. A
46. C
47. D
48. C
49. B
50. A

MASWALI  

Soma vifungu vifuatavyo. Vina nafasi 1 mpaka 15. Kwa kila nafasi umepewa majibu manne hapo Jaza kila pengo kwa kuchagua jawabu lifaalo zaidi.

Kufaulu kwa kila mmoja katika maisha ___1___ mambo mengi ___2___ mambo hayo ni bidii. ___3___ ukafaulu katika jambo ___4___ bila kuwa ___5___ bidii. ___6___,kuna watu wengi wanaopenda ____7____ katika maisha. Si ajabu kuwapata wanafunzi ___8___ kusoma wala kufanya kazi wanazopewa kwa bidii. Wanafunzi kama hao wanafaa kukumbushwa kuwa ___9___

1.  
   1. inategemea
   2. kunategemea
   3. yanategemea
   4. anategemea
2.  
   1. Baadhi ya
   2. Kati ya
   3. Katika
   4. Miongoni ya
3.  
   1. Hauwezi
   2. Hawezi
   3. Hatuwezi
   4. Huwezi
4.  
   1. yeyote
   2. wowote
   3. yoyote
   4. lolote
5.  
   1. ambaye
   2. wenye
   3. mwenye
   4. ambao
6.  
   1. Hata hivyo
   2. Hata ingawa
   3. Hata kama
   4. Hata kuwa
7.  
   1. kujifunga kibwebwe 
   2. kulaza damu
   3. kufa kikondoo
   4. kuambulia patupu
8.  
   1. wasiyependa
   2. wanaopenda
   3. wasiopenda
   4. wanayependa
9.  
   1. siku za mwizi ni arubaini
   2. akufaaye kwa dhiki ndiye rafiki
   3. mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu
   4. wapishi wengi huharibu mchuzi

Ni kweli kuwa msimu ___10___ uchaguzi umekaribia sana. Huu ___11___ wakati wa kufanya uamuzi wa busara kuhusu viongozi ___12___ kwa miaka ___13___ ijayo. Tatizo ___14___  hutusumbua kila wakati wa uchaguzi ni ukabila na tamaa. Kuna wakenya ambao hufanya uamuzi kwa kuzingatia kabila la mtu ama pesa walizopewa wakati wa uchaguzi. Tunafaa kumchagua mtu aliye na___15___ ya kutuletea maendeleo.

10.  
    1. wa
    2. ya
    3. la
    4. cha
11.  
    1. ndilo
    2. ndiwo
    3. ndiyo
    4. ndio
12.  
    1. vitakavyotuongoza
    2. wataotuongoza 
    3. vitavyotuongoza
    4. watakaotuongoza
13.  
    1. tano
    2. mitano
    3. kumi
    4. sita
14.  
    1. ambayo
    2. ambao
    3. ambalo
    4. ambazo
15.  
    1. uwezo
    2. mpango
    3. pesa
    4. mipango

Kuanzia swali la 16-30, libu kulingana na. maagizo

16. Tambua sentensi iliyo katika hali tegemezi.
    1. Mwanafunzi amekamilisha kuandika insha. 
    2. Ukimaliza kazi hiyo utapewa zawadi.
    3. Mwanafunzi asomaye kwa bidii hupewa zawadi.
    4. Angehifadhi mazingira angekuwa na afya bora
17. Maamkuzi gani ambayo hutumika asubuhi pekee?
    
    1. chewa, sabalkheri, umeamkaje
    2. masalkheri, umeshindaje, chewa
    3. cheichei, masalkheri, alamsiki
    4. alamsiki, buriani, kwaheri
18. Chagua wingi wa
    Seremala alitengeneza meza akampa mkunga.
    
    1. Waseremala walitengeneza meza wakawapa wakunge.
    2. Maseremala walitengeneza meza wakawapa mikunga.
    3. Maseremala walitengeneza meza wakawapa wakungs.
    4. Waseremala walitengeneza meza wakawapa mikunga.
19. Sentensi gani iliyotumia nusukoloni? 
    1. Alitembelea miji mingi: Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu na Nairobi.
    2. Ugonjwa wa UKIMW! ni hatari; hauna tiba.
    3. Fuata maagizo kwa kuwa asiyesikia la mkuu...
    4. Ng'ombe wameshambuliwa na mbung'o.
20. Omolo alikuwa na robo moja ya chungwa, akaigawa vipande viwili sawa. Je, akisami gani iliyopatikana?
    
    1. ½
    2. ¼
    3. ¹/₈
    4. ²/₄
21. Upi ukubwa wa
    Mtoto aliona ndovu akimfukuza ng'ombe.
    1. Jiloto liliona jidovu likilifukuza jigombe. 
    2. Toto liliona dovu likilifukuza gombe. 
    3. Kitolo kilikiona kidovu kikifukuza kigombe.
    4. Jitoto aliona jindovu akimfukuza jing'ombe.
22. Tambua ukanusho wa
    Unga uliomwagika ni wa nyanya.
    1. Unga asiomwagika ni wa nyanya.
    2. Unga usiomwagika si wa nyanya. 
    3. Unga uliomwagika ni wa nyanya.
    4. Unga ambao haujamwagika ni wa nyanya. 
23. Ulinganisho upi ambao ni tofauti?
    1. kipusa -- mrembo
    2. buda-ajuza
    3. banati- msichana
    4. jogoo - jimbi
24. Chagua sentensi iliyotumia kivumishi kiulizi.
    1. Mwanafunzi mzuri atapewa kitabu gani?
    2. Musa alifundishwa kuboresha hali na nani?
    3. Matokeo ya mtihani yatatangazwa lini? 
    4. Unatoka wapi wakati huu wa usiku? 
25. Pesa ambazo hutumika kuanzisha biashara huitwaje?
    1. mtaji
    2. arbuni
    3. riba
    4. karadha
26. Sentensi ipl iliyotumia kiwakilishi cha nafsi ya tatu?
    1. Mimi nimependezwa na ukarimu wako.
    2. Wewe na yeye mtakutana kesho.
    3. Sisi tulikamilisha upanzi wa miti mapems.
    4. Nyinyi mnaitwa na mwalimu.
27. Tambua aina za maneno yaliyopigiwa mistari.
    Huyu amenunua gari jipya.
    1. kiwakilishi, kivumishi
    2. kivumishi, kielezi
    3. kivumishi, kivumishi
    4. kiwakilishi, kielezi
28. Kiambishi 'ki' kimetumikaje katika sentensi hii?
    Musa akifika Mombasa atanunua kijibwa.
    1. wakati, kielezi
    2. wakati, udogo
    3. masharti, kielezi
    4. masharti, udogo
29. Sentensi ifuatayo itaandikwaje katika kauli ya kutendwa?
    Kinyozi amenyoa nywele za Omari.
    1. Nywele za Omari zimenyolewa na kinyozi.
    2. Omari antenyolewa nywele na kinyozi
    3. Kinyozi alimnyoles Omari nywele.
    4. Kinyozi alinyolewa nywele na Omari.
30. Orodha gani iliyo na sauti ghuna pekee?
    1. b, z, d
    2. f, s, t
    3. th, dh, sh
    4. h, k, p

Soma ufahamu kisha ujibu maswali 31-40  

Hewaa! Bila shaka, sote tulikuwa tumeisuburu siku hii kwa hamu na ghamu. Nami sitapoteza hata punje ya sekunde. Nitatumia fursa hii adimu na adhimu kukufafanulia mambo unayofaa kuyafanya ili ufaulu katika mtihani wa kitaifa. Ni bayana na wazi kama meno ya ngiri kuwa sasa wewe ni mwanafunzi wa darasa la nane. Muda nao haupo, una miezi michache sana kabla ya kuufanya mtihani wa kitaifa wa darasa la nane. Je, umejiandaa vipi? Unawezaje kutumia muda huu mfupi uliosalia ili kufua dafu katika mtihani wako?

Awali ya yote, ni lazima kama ibada kuwa mwenye bidii. Naam, bidii hulipa. Bidii ndilo daraja la kukuvusha hadi katika kisiwa cha ufanisi. Fanya kazi unazopewa na mwalimu kwa moyo wako wote. Kazi za kiada na ziada zisipuuzwe hata kidogo. Usikubali kulaza damu na kuwa mtepetevu. Masomo yapewe kipaumbele ikiwa unataka kufaulu. Licha ya hayo, tumia muda wako vizuri. Wakati ni upepo, haumsubiri mwana wa mfalme. Muda ukienda haurudi Jambo linalofaa kufanywa leo lifanywe leo. Usijiambie kuwa nitafanya kesho. La hasha! Wakati uliotengewa kusoma utumike kwa kusoma. Ule uliotengewa kucheza uwe wa kucheza. Usipoteze wakati ukitazama runinga au kucheza na marafiki hapa na pale. Hilo uliepuke.

Aidha, ni muhimu kuwachagua marafiki zako kwa hekima na busara. Lazima unajua wanafunzi katika darasa lenu ambao wanapenda kusoma na wale wasiokuwa na haja na masomo. Wale wapendao masomo ndio wanaofaa kuwa marafiki zako. Hao watakufaa na kukuelekeza katika mambo ambayo huyajui. Watakusaidia unapokuwa na tatizo katika somo lolote. Kwa upande mwingine, kuna wanafunzi ambao kazi yao kuu ni mchezo na kuchekacheka darasani. Wanapopata nafasi yoyote, pengine mwalimu hajaingia darasani au hakuja shuleni, wao huipokea nafasi hiyo kwa furaha ili wacheze na kuwasumbua wenzao. Kutembea au kusuhubiana na watu kama hao ni kujiingiza katika kichaka cha simba ukiona. Tabia za mtu hutegemea sana tabia za watu anaotembea nao. Marafiki wabaya wanaweza wakafanya uwe mwenye tabia mbaya. Hilo usisahau.

Vilevile, usichoke kuuliza maswali na kufanya utafiti. Wahenga walisema kuwa kuuliza si ujinga, ni kutaka kujua. Kila unapokuwa na swali ama jambo usilolielewa, usione aibu wala haya. Uliza mwalimu wako ili akupe mwelekeo. Iwapo mwalimu hayuko na kuna mwanafunzi anayeweza kukueleza, basi tafuta msaada kwake. Kwa namna hiyo, utazidi kupata maarifa na kujiimarisha kimasomo. Usiwaogope wanafunzi ambao humcheka mwenzao anapouliza swali. Waache waendelee kucheka. Pengine hawajui kuwa mcheka kilema hali hakijamika. Kujisomea na kudurusu nako ni muhimu sana. Panga muda wako wa kujisomea ili kuelewa mambo ambayo hukuwa umeelewa vizuri. Fanya mazoezi ya mitihani iliyopita kisha ujisahihishie au mwalimu akusahihishie. Hakikisha kuwa unapata maelezo ya maswali uliyofeti na kufanya masahihisho. Kwa namna hii, utakuwa imara kama chuma cha pua.

Jambo jingine ambalo ni muhimu mno ni kumtanguliza Mungu. Mungu ndiye mpaji wa vyote. Ndiye ahakikishaye kwamba umelala na kuamka salama salimini. Afya yako, ja mwili na akili, i mikononi pake. Huwezi ukafaulu katika jambo lolote bila msaada wa Mungu. Juhudi zote unazoweka katika masomo yako si chochote si lolote bila uwezo wa Mwenyezi Mungu. Muu ndio ukweli wa kauli kuwa jitihada haiondoi kudura. Hatimaye, ni jambo la busara kutenga muda wa kupumzika vya kutosha. Hakuna awezaye kuchapa kazi bila kupumzika. Unafaa kupumzika kila baada ya kusoma kwa muda wa kutosha. Kupumzika huko kunajumuisha kulala ama kucheza na wenzako. Unapocheza kisha uoge na kupata usingizi wa kutosha, akili yako huwa na uwezo wa kuelewa mambo unayoyasoma kwa kasi sana. Ninakutakia kila la heri unapojiandes kwa mtihani wako mwisho wa mwaka huu.

31. Tambua maana ya nahau kufua dafu namna ilivyotumika katika kifungu.
    1. kuwa mwenye bidii
    2. kufaulu katika jambo
    3. kutumia muda
    4. kujibu maswali
32. Kulingana na aya ya pili, ni kweli kuwa;
    1. mwanafunzi anashauriwa kufanya bidi leo ili kesho apumzike.
    2. mwanafunzi anaweza kuutumia muda wake kwa jambo lisilofaa.
    3. mwanafunzi hafai kucheza wala kutazama runinga.
    4. mwanafunzi anashauriwa kuwaepuka marafiki maishani.
33. Mwandishi amelinganisha bidii na nini katika aya ya pili?
    
    1. malipo
    2. daraja
    3. ufanisi
    4. kisiwa
34. Aya ya tatu inadokeza kuwa darasani kuna wanafunzi;
    
    1. wanaopenda michezo na wasiopenda michezo
    2. wenye tabia nzuri na wasiokuwa na tabia
    3. wanaofaulu katika masomo na wanaoanguka mtihani
    4. wanaothamini masomo na wapendao kufanya mzaha
35. Baini maana ya 'kujiingiza katika kichaka cha simba ukiona namna yalivyotumika katika kifungu
    
    1. kujitenga
    2. kujinusuru
    3. kujiepusha
    4. kujihatarisha
36. Marafiki wabaya wanaweza wakafanya uwe mwenye tabia mbaya. Methali gani inayoweza kujumuisha ujumbe katika kauli hii?
    1. Akufaaye kwa dhiki ndiye rafiki. 
    2. Tabia ni ngozi.
    3. Baniani mbaya kiatu chake dawa.
    4. Nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima.
37. Maneno imara kama chuma cha pua' ni mfano wa;
    1. tashbihi
    2. istiara
    3. nahau
    4. chuku
38. Kifungu kinaeleza kuwa wanafunzi wanaowacheka wenzao wanaouliza maswali darasani;
    1. hawajui kuwa mcheka kilema hafi hakijamfika.
    2. wanafaa kupuuzwa na yule anayeuliza maswali.
    3. hawafai kufundishwa bali waachwe waendelee kucheka.
    4. hawatazidi kupata maarifa na kujiimarisha kimasomo.
39. Kulingana na aya ya mwisho, ni kweli kuwa;
    1. Mungu humlaza na kumwamsha mwanafunzi.
    2. Ni vyema kupumzika kila wakati kwa muda wa kutosha.
    3. Kumtanguliza Mungu si muhimu kuliko mambo mengine yote.
    4. Kucheza na kupumzika huiwezesha akili kufanya kazi vyema zaidi.
40. Kifungu hiki kinahusu
    1. jinsi ya kuufanya mtihani
    2. umuhimu wa kufaulu mtihani 
    3. faida za kuufanya mtihani
    4. maandalizi ya kuufanya mtihani

Soma ufahamu kisha ujibu maswali 41-50   

Daima siwezi kumsahau Mzee Saidia katika maisha yangu yote. Japo wasemao husema kuwa yaliyopita si ndwele tugange yajayo, kumsahau Mzee Saidia na wema wake si rahisi kama kula papai kwa kijiko. Mzee Saidia alikuwa jirani yangu aliyekuwa si maskini hohehahe wala tajiri wa kutajika. Alikuwa na duka moja pale sokoni Shibale alipouzia bidhaa rejareja. Kila nilipotumwa dukani na wazazi wangu, nilihakikisha kuwa nimenunua dukani pake kutokana na upole wake alipowahudumia wateja. Aghalabu duka hilo lilijaa wateja waliohiari kusubiri kwa muda mrefu ili wapate huduma nzuri. Wengine nao hawakuwa na pesa, haja yao ilikuwa kumlilia hali ili wakopeshwe. Mzee Saidia aliwasikiliza na kuwasaidia kulingana na uwezo wake. Duka lake lilifunguliwa asubuhi na mapema, lingekuwa wazi huku wateja wakiingia na kutoka hadi saa mbili au tatu za usiku.

Kuna wakati wazazi wangu walianza kuugua kutokana na maradhi yasiyokuwa na tiba. Juhudi zao za kutafuta matibabu hazikuzaa matunda. Haukupita muda mrefu kabla ya wazazi wangu niliowapenda kama mboni za macho kuzidiwa na maradhi. Walilala usingizi usiojua kuamka. Niliunawa uso wangu katika machozi yasiyojua kuwa kilio si dawa. Wanuna wangu nao walionekana kuzubaa tu, wasielewe kwa nini watu wengi walijaa nyumbani kwetu. Baada ya mazishi ya wazazi wangu, shangazi alichukua mnuna mmoja na mjomba akachukua mwingine. Mimi nilibaki na ami yangu aliyependa pombe kama uhai wake. Maisha katika nyumba ya ami yalikuwa magumu kama jehanamu. Kuenda shuleni kulikuwa ndoto ya mchana. Lishe bora nayo ulikuwa msamiati uliowekwa katika kamusi kimakosa.

Siku moja nilipigwa na butwaa nilipoona watu wakijaa katika boma. Wengi wao walikuwa waliokula chumvi nyingi. Mara nilipasuliwa mbarika kwamba nilifaa kukeketwa kulingana na mila na itikadi za jamii yetu. Licha ya watu wengi kuzitupilia mbali mila hizo zilizopitwa na wakati, kunao waliopuuza na kuzikumbatia. Nilitetemeka kama kijibwa kilichonusurika kumezwa na chatu. Nilifungwa maleso na kuelekezwa katika kijumba kilichokuwa kitalifa cha pua na mdomo kutoka kwa ami. Ghafla kama mawingu, niliona maafisa wa polisi wakijitokeza mbele yetu. Ami na baadhi ya watu waliohusika katika shughuli hiyo walitiwa mbaroni. Wengine wallfaulu kupiga mbio na kutokomea. Polisi hao walinifahamisha kuwa walipigiwa simu na Mzee Saidia, akawafahamisha kuhusu ukatili uliokuwa ukiendelea.

Mzee Saidia alinirudisha shuleni. Huko nilisoma kwa bidii za mchwa ajengaye kichuguu kwa mate. Mzee Saidia alinifaa kwa hali na mali. Alinichukulia kama mmoja wa watoto wake. Sote tulienda shuleni na kufaidi utamu wa masomo. Nililala katika chumba kimoja na mabinti zake. Wakati wa wikendi au likizo, tulifanya shughuli kadhaa za shambani na nyumbani. Mzee Saidia hakukubali hisia za uzembe wala ubaguzi. Baada ya masomo ya shule ya msingi. tuliendelea na masomo ya shule ya upili. Mzee Saidia alinilipia masomo yangu ya chuo kikuu. Nikasoma hadi nikatimiza hamu yangu ya masomo. Baada ya kufuzu, niliajiriwa katika kampuni moja maarufu nchini humu. Niliwachukua wanuna wangu ili waendeleze masomo kutokea walipokuwa wamefika. Nilizingatia mafunzo ya uadilifu na bidii niliyopewa na Mzee Saidia. Tulipopata nafasi, tungejumuika nyumbani kwake pamoja na wanawe ili kufaidi nasaha alizotupa na kumshukuru kwa moyo wake uliosheheni wema.

Baada ya nusu mwongo wa kufanya kazi nchini humu, nilipata nafasi ya kufanya kazi kule ng'ambo. Mimi na wanuna wangu hatukuwa na budi kuhamia huko, Mzee Saidia na aila yake yote walitusindikiza hadi katika uwanja wa ndege. Tuling'oa nanga, tukasafiri na kuwasili Marekani bila shari wala dosari. Miaka takribuni kumi ilikuwa imepita. Wakati huo wote tulizungumza na Mzee Saidia kwa simu tu na kuandikiana baruapepe. Kila mwisho wa mwezi, sikusita kumtumia kitita cha pesa, shukrani zangu za dhati kwa wema wake. Mara nilipata ujumbe kuwa Mzee Saidia alikuwa amezidiwa na ugonjwa wa figo. Nilizungumza na wanawe pamoja na mkewe, tukaelewana kuwa aje ng'ambo ili afanyiwe matibabu. Alipowasili marekani, nilienda kumpokea katika uwanja wa ndege. Tulikutana tena baada ya tukio hilo la wema. Ulikuwa umepita muda mrefu lakini bado nilimshukuru.

41. Kifungu kinadokeza kuwa Mzee Saidia aliwahudumia wateja;
    
    1. waliomjua na wale ambao hawakumjua. 
    2. waliolipa madeni na wasiolipa madeni.
    3. waliokuwa na pesa na wasiokuwa na pesa.
    4. waliohitaji bidhaa na wasiohitaji bidhaa.
42. Tambua sifa za Mzee Saidia kulingana na kifungu.
    
    1. anayeshirikiana, mvumilivu, anayejali haki
    2. mwangalifu, mpole, mwenye bidii
    3. anayethamini elimu, mwaminifu, mcheshi
    4. mwenye bidii, karimu, anayezingatia usawa
43. Kauli walilala usingizi usiojua kuamka imetumika katika ufahamu, ina maana gani jinsi ilivyotumika?
    
    1. waillemewa na ugonjwa
    2. waliaga dunia
    3. hawakupata matibabu
    4. walishindwa kuamka
44. Mwandishi alipokuwa kwa ami, alikosa;
    
    1. elimu na lishe bora
    2. malazi na makazi
    3. masomo na chakula
    4. makazi na lishe
45. Kulingana na aya ya tatu, ni kweli kuwa; 
    1. mwandishi alishangazwa na hali ya watu kujaa katika boma kila siku.
    2. msemaji hakutarajia kufanyiwa mpango wa kukeketwa na ami.
    3. waliojaa katika boma la ami walikuwa waliokula chumvi nyingi pekee.
    4. jamii ya msemaji ilikataa kutupilia mbali mila zilizopitwa na wakati.
46. Kulingana na ufahamu, ni kweli kuwa mwandishi;
    1. alilipia matibabu ya Mzee Saidia.
    2. alikuwa kifunguamimba.
    3. alikataa kuenda kuishi na shangazi wala mjomba.
    4. alikuwa msichana wa pekee katika familia yao.
47. Mwandishi ni mwajibikaji kwa kuwa;
    1. alikubali kuishi na ami wazazi walipofariki.
    2. alikubali kukeketwa ili kuonyesha heshima kwa wazee.
    3. aliwachukua wanuna wake na kuendeleza masomo yao.
    4. alitoroka alipoona polisi wakifika kuwashika ami na wenzake.
48. Kitendo cha polisi kuwashika ami wa mwandishi na wenzake kinatoa funzo lipi? 
    1. Polisi wanafaa kujulishwa kabla ya mtu yeyote kukeketwa.
    2. Ni vizuri msichana anayekeketwa akubali kabla ya kukeketwa.
    3. Ukeketaji haufai kufanyika wakati shule hazijafungwa.
    4. Ni vyema kufuata na kuheshimu sheria zilizowekwa na serikali.
49. Mwandishi alikuwa amefanya kazi kwa muda gani kabla ya Mzee Saidia kuanza kuugua?
    1. kumi na mitano
    2. kumi
    3. mitano
    4. karibu kumi na mitano
50. Methali zifuatazo zinaweza kujumuisha ujumbe katika kifungu isipokuwa;
    1. Wema hauozi.
    2. Mla nawe hafi nawe ila mzaliwa nawe. 
    3. Baada ya dhiki faraja.
    4. Dau la mnyonge huendeshwa na Mungu.

MARKING SCHEME

1. A
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. B
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. D
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. D
26. D
27. B
28. A
29. B
30. B
31. B
32. A
33. B
34. C
35. A
36. B
37. A
38. B
39. B
40. D
41. A
42. A
43. D
44. B
45. A
46. D
47. A
48. D
49. A
50. C

QUESTIONS  

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 1 to 15. For each blank space, choose the best answer from the choices given.

Forgiveness is a virtue but the way people ___1____it is quite relative. Many people think that certain actions are ___2___ while others are not. Some people ___3___ that forgiveness encourages the wrongdoer to repeat ill ___4___. Forgiveness is subjective and the act of forgiveness can have many meanings. Acceptance of apology may be forgiveness for some, while helping the other ___5___offended you to get out of the habit of ill-treatment may be a way for others.

We all make mistakes. So when we learn to forgive others, we can also ___6___forgiveness when we commit follies. Also if we ___7___ forgive others, we also learn to forgive ourselves in situations of self-guilt. Thus the virtue of forgiveness helps us ___8___ out of the feeling of self-blame. If we fail to forgive ourselves in time, we often end up realizing that others had forgiven us long back, but we kept feeling bad ___9___ ourselves all this time.

Forgiveness helps us feel light and helps us get ___10___ of hard feelings that occupy our mind, heart and ___11___ away our peace of mind. Forgiveness is a way to self-fulfillment, ___12___ people who can readily forgive others are more responsible and satisfied inside than those who keep grudges ___13___ others and develop feelings of enmity. The feeling of anguish only results in arguments, fights, mistreatment and war ___14___ cases. Those who forgive ___15___ in creating positive energy on this planet.

1.  
   1. perceive
   2. imagine
   3. think
   4. consider
2.  
   1. defensible
   2. forgivable
   3. inexcusable
   4. imaginable
3.  
   1. reason
   2. think
   3. reflect
   4. consider
4.  
   1. actions
   2. activities
   3. engagements
   4. deeds
5.  
   1. whom
   2. who
   3. whose
   4. which
6.  
   1. pursue
   2. strive
   3. seek
   4. try
7.  
   1. can
   2. would
   3. might
   4. could
8.  
   1. derive
   2. originate
   3. initiate
   4. come
9.  
   1. on
   2. in
   3. about
   4. over
10.  
    1. free
    2. clear
    3. rid
    4. liberate
11.  
    1. eat
    2. delete
    3. eaten
    4. rid
12.  
    1. however
    2. also
    3. moreover
    4. besides
13.  
    1. for
    2. on
    3. against
    4. towards
14.  
    1. confident
    2. variety
    3. certain
    4. assured
15.  
    1. support
    2. help
    3. benefit
    4. comfort

For questions 16 and 17, choose the alternative that means the same as the underlined sentence.

16. Should you come late, you may find all the gates locked.
    
    1. When you come late, it is likely that you will find all the gates locked. 
    2. If you come late, you will find all the gates locked.
    3. When you come late, you will find all the gates locked.
    4. If you come late, it is likely you will find all the gates locked.
17. There was hardly any food in the plate.
    
    1. There was a lot of food in the plate. 
    2. There was very little food in the plate.
    3. There was some food in the plate.
    4. There was no food in the plate.

For questions 18 to 20, choose the alternative that best fits in the blank space.

18. Mr. Chege sold ten crates of oranges ___________________ were rotten.
    
    1. most of whom
    2. of which most
    3. most of which
    4. which of most
19. Mitchelle, along with several other girls, __________________ to the show
    1.  is going
    2. are going
    3. have gone
    4. were going
20. If I had time, I ____________________ visit him.
    
    1. could
    2. might
    3. should
    4. would

For questions 21 and 22, choose the best arrangement of the given sentences to make a sensible paragraph.

21.  
    1. People with diabetes are advised to eatspecial diet that will either increase or reduce the sugar level.
    2. In one, there is excess sugar in the bloodstream while in the other there isn't enough.
    3. The disease appears in two different forms.
    4. Diabetes has become a serious world problem.
       
       1. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
       2. (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
       3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
       4. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
22.  
    1. In fact, one does not need a passport to travel within the region.
    2. Travelling in East Africa region has never been easier.
    3. Since the signing of the common Market Treaty restrictions on travel have been lifted.
    4. All one needs are proper national identification papers.
       1.  (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) 
       2. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
       3. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
       4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

For each of the questions 23 to 25 select the best alternative to fill in the blank space.   

23. When My sister fell sick, she ______________________ in bed for three weeks.
    
    1. lay
    2. lied
    3. laid
    4. lain
24. You ___________________ participate in the race if you don't feel like.
    1. can't
    2. shouldn't
    3. needn't
    4. mustn't
25. The goalkeeper ____________________ his leg in the match.
    1. injured
    2. damaged
    3. wounded
    4. hurt

Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 38.   

Whether you are the best pupil in class or not, no matter how hardworking or bright you are, you are bound to miss class one day. The likelihood is that it will be more than one day; it is inevitable. Emergencies, illness, bereavement and a desire to sleep on are some of the reasons pupils abscond classes.

When you miss class because of your irresponsibility, you ought to look closely at your priorities and obligations because you are responsible for your future. So, what happens when you miss a lesson? Will you just walk into the next class and continue as
usual?

If you miss one lesson, it means you have missed out a section of the syllabus. You therefore need to be at par with your classmates. Some of the practices to help you get completely up to speed for your next class when you miss class include: You need to understand that some teachers take offence at absences. Unless you were gravely ill or lost a close relative, they may never want to listen to your explanations. Others will allow you to miss even if it is just a mild flu. Whichever category your teacher falls, do not take it personally. Every teacher wants their pupils to perform well. Determine where your teacher stands and let that dictate how you handle such circumstances.

Tell your teacher or have a close relative inform them that you will not be attending their classes. This will convince the teacher that indeed you have a problem. You could also inform the class prefect or classmate to inform your teacher about your absence.

If you have been given an assignment prior to your absence and you had completed it, ensure it gets to your teacher even as you are away. When you eventually come back to class, it would be rude for you to ask if you missed anything important. Every teacher knows and feels that their class is important. Get hold of notes that were taken while you were away, ask questions and clarification for the information you did not understand.

Find out from the other pupils what they did while you were absent and request them to share their notes. Do not just read one student's notes; get them from different students since some students tend to miss out some points. This way, you will get the complete picture of what had happened in class. You could also request your teachers for one-on- one session with them during free time so that they take you through the lesson you missed.

26. Which of the following statements is true according to the first paragraph?
    1. There are reasons why student miss classes.
    2. Disciplined, bright and hardworking pupils often miss classes.
    3. The desire to sleep on is the reason why students miss classes.
    4. You can only miss class for a day.
27. The word 'inevitable' shows that missing classes
    
    1. can be a hard task.
    2. require valid reasons.
    3. cannot be avoided completely.
    4. is caused by emergencies.
28. Which of the following is not given as a reason why pupils miss classes?
    
    1. Famine.
    2. Sickness.
    3. Death of a loved one.
    4. Emergencies.
29. The writer reminds the lazy and irresponsible pupils that
    
    1. they are the makers of their own destiny.
    2. their future is not defined.
    3. they have no future.
    4. they will be responsible in future.
30. When one misses a class, they should
    1. continue with the next class.
    2. ask the teacher for the syllabus.
    3. not take teachers personally 
    4. let the teacher know of their absence through someone.
31. From the writers description of the nature of teachers, we can say that
    1. teachers are very strict. 
    2. teachers take issues differently. 
    3. according to teachers, flu is not an illness.
    4. teachers don't stand at the same place.
32. The phrase take offence means
    1. get annoyed.
    2. offend absentees.
    3. annoy absentees.
    4. they don't allow absenteeism.
33. The primary school course is guided by 
    1. the timetable. 
    2. the bell
    3. the syllabus.
    4. teachers.
34. The word mild has been used in the passage. Its opposite could be
    
    1. slight
    2. severe 
    3. light 
    4. hot
35. Who is the best person to inform your teacher about your absence?
    
    1. Classmate.
    2. Prefect.
    3. Friend.
    4. Parent.
36. Which of the following is not expected of an absentee?
    
    1. Asking if the others learnt anything important.
    2. Informing the teacher of his/her absence.
    3. Handing in assignments given.
    4. Finding out what the others did while they were away.
37. Why is it not advisable to rely on one student's notes?
    
    1. Students are not very keen.
    2. You might miss out some information.
    3. It enables you to get a complete picture of the other students.
    4. Students prefer not to share all the information attained.
38. From the passage, we can conclude that
    
    1. missing classes is not allowed in institutions.
    2. students who miss classes are the best performers.
    3. one should ask for permission before missing school.
    4. when a student misses classes, they have to follow and catch up with the rest

Read the passage below and answer questions 39 to 50.

Research has shown that students who are involved in co-curricular programs tend to achieve better results in academic work as opposed to the usual 'bookworms'. They know how to strike a balance between academics and co-curricular activities. They utilize time they have at their disposal and make the most of it. They show great interest in their academics and go an extra mile to show their prowess. It is also important to note that students taking part in co-curricular activities stand a chance to join better secondary schools and colleges.

Co-curricular activities make learners both creative and innovative. They stimulate the learner's interest and desires to find new ways of solving the many challenges that come their way. These learners also relate well with other people. They know how to make and keep friends

Co-curricular activities help the learners remain fit and refresh their mind. Such learners are unlikely to suffer from lifestyle diseases or even subjected to intense stress. It also keep students away from harmful habits like drugs, crime and immorality. Learners who are active in co-curricular activities are occupied at all times and have no time to think of destructive behavior.

Parents should encourage their children to be active in co-curricular activities. Education is a broad concept that goes beyond the confinement of a classroom. The principle aim of education is to bring about an all-round development of a child. This implies that a child has to develop physically, intellectually, morally and socially. To fulfil, these objectives, there is a prime need of striking a balance between syllabus work and co- curricular activities. It is pointless for a child to get A's in academics yet he is physically unfit and can hardly get along with the society at large.

Co-curricular activities are activities which take place outside a typical pen and pencil classroom environment. They give pupils an opportunity to develop particular skills and exploit their non-academic abilities. Some of these activities help learners in numerous ways. As a matter of fact, they complement the academic work. They refresh pupils' minds and make them ready for lessons.

Children who take part in co-curricular activities are more confident than those who do not. They can express themselves before a crowd with ease. Besides, they develop the spirit of competition and understand that one does not have to win all the time for him to be considered a victor. They also recognize the significance of team work in a competition. They learn to trust their teammates and value their contribution towards the well-being of the group. Such learners develop trust in the team and not their own contributions only.

39. From the first sentence, it is correct to say that
    
    1. education is incomplete without co- curricular activities.
    2.  it is unlikely for education to take place outside the classroom.
    3. education is too complex for all people to understand.
    4. education takes place both inside and outside the classroom.
40. The word prowess has been used in the passage to mean
    
    1. success.
    2. strength.
    3. compassion.
    4. talent.
41. In order to be all round, a learner is required to
    
    1. prioritise on academic work.
    2. engage entirely in co-curricular activities.
    3. be involved in both academic work and co-curricular activities.
    4. be a bookworm
42. People who can relate well with others in the society are best described as
    1. physically fit.
    2. socially fit.
    3. intellectually stable.
    4. emotionally stable.
43. Which statement is true according to the passage?
    
    1. All learners are academically talented.
    2. Learners always have similar interests.
    3. Some co-curricular activities are optional for the learners.
    4. Co-curricular activities hinder students from concentrating in academic work.
44. A learner who is confident
    
    1. can talk freely before many people.
    2. has interest in academic activities.
    3. does not need to take part in co- curricular activities.
    4. spends more time studying.
45. Which one of the following is true about competition? It
    
    1. mostly calls for individual effort.
    2. enables learners to get high marks in school.
    3. is always good for a participant to win all the time.
    4. can result in a loss or a win.
46. How do teammates help in a competition? They
    
    1. work as individuals to win.
    2. help one another to succeed.
    3. recognize the efforts of the team members.
    4. challenge one another to be alot more focused in class work.
47. What enables learners to do well in both academic work and co-curricular activities? They
    
    1. are naturally clever.
    2. have talents in co-curricular activities.
    3. manage their time well.
    4. spend extra time studying as opposed to other learners.
48. A learner is considered creative if he or she
    
    1. has desires to take part in many co- curricular activities.
    2. is more confident than other learners 
    3. develops interest in academic work.
    4. tries to find new ideas.
49. Learners usually engages in harmful habits because they
    
    1. are idle.
    2. cannot excel in academic work.
    3. have no time to engage in co- curricular activities.
    4. are under stress.
50. The best title for the above passage is
    1. Talents.
    2. Parents should participate in co- curricular activities.
    3. Co-curricular activities and academic work.
    4. Importance of co-curricular activities.

MARKING SCHEME

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. D
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. A
26. A
27. C
28. A
29. A
30. D
31. B
32. A
33. C
34. B
35. D
36. A
37. B
38. D
39. D
40. A
41. C
42. B
43. C
44. A
45. D
46. B
47. C
48. D
49. A
50. D