PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NKEREGE SECONDARY SCHOOL
FORM THREE TERMINAL EXAMINATION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TIME: 2:30 Hours MAY, 2025
INSTRUCTIONS
i. Answer all questions from both sections
ii. Neat and legible work will add credit to your examination
SECTION C (16 Marks)
1. For each of the following items (i) – (x) choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet provided
i. “AZIZI KI is a professional footballer in Young African Sports Club”. this sentence is in
A. Present perfect D. Present progressive
B. Future perfect E. Simple past
C. Simple present
ii. Which of the following sentences expresses an action which will happen at a later?
A. Frank has gone to Nyarwana D. I am attending a party tonight
B. I have taken lunch E. She is eating
C. Who is that man?
iii. ………………………. it help you in your studies?
A. Will B. Was C. Is D. Are E. Were
iv. Which of the following sentence is grammatically correct?
A. Did you went to school yesterday?
B. They have to inform their parents today
C. We must to speak English frequently
D. Does he goes to school every day?
E. My uncle are doctor
v. No one come to school on time
A. Did they? D. Didn’t he?
B. Do they? E. Don’t they?
C. Did he?
vi. They passed their test easily. The underlined adverb is
A. Adverb of manner D. Adverb of time
B. Adverb of frequency E. No answer
C. Adverb of degree
vii. Juma is tall, Anna is taller but Stella is ………………….
A. Taller than all D. The tallest of all
B. More tallest than all E. Very tall
C. Most tall than all
viii. Suppose you come across the statement “you like English, don’t you?” What immediately
comes to your mind?
A. Incomplete question D. Literal question
B. Question tag E. Indirect speech
C. Negative statement
ix. How would you respond to a question that demands the use of either of articles “a”, “an”,
and “the”
A. “a” immediately before a vowel
B. “an” immediately before a consonant
C. “the” immediately before “a” and “an”
D. “a” immediately before a consonant
E. Any article can be used immediately before any word
x. Identify the sentence which explains passive voice
A. Tom write a nice letter
B. A nice letter was written by Tom,
C. Tom is writing nice letters
D. Tom has been writing nice letters
E. Nice letters should be written by Tom
2. Match the description of items in LIST A with its appropriate response in LIST B by writing its
letter beside the corresponding item number in the answer sheet provided
LIST A LIST B
i. This is the act of disagreeing in conversation or discussion using A. Interview
a reason or set of reasons B. Debate
ii. This is a conversation between two or more people C. Discussion
[Link] is discussion that takes place between two groups of people D. Speech
on a given topic, usually called motion E. Argument
iv. This is a formal meeting at which somebody is asked questions F. Dialogue
to see if he or she is suitable for a particular job, or for a course G. Panel
of study at a college, university, etc. H. Interviewee
v. This is a process of allowing each member an equal opportunity I. Meeting
to express his/her views and opinions on different matters and
arrives at a common understanding
vi. A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given
publicly by one person
SECTION B (54 Marks)
3. Fill in the blank with correct words from the box provided below
a.
Own, mine, owns, Mary’s, Juma’s, belongs
i. That is ………………………………. Car. It is hers
ii. This ……………………………… to me
iii. She ……………………………….. coffee plantation
iv. We ……………………………. A small piece of land
v. This is my house. The house is …………………………..
b. Fill in the gaps with appropriate article
i. I need to buy ……………………….. orange
ii. Kilimanjaro is ………………………….. highest mountain in Africa
iii. The earth moves around …………………….. sun
iv. Juma is ………………………. honest man
4. A) Re-write the following sentences in negative form
i. Juma is watching TV
ii. Neema and James are helping Janeth to clean the houses
iii. The doctor is talking to the patient at this moment
iv. Asha and Anna are going to Mwanza today
v. The presidents are addressing the press conferences
B) Write an appropriate questions tag for each of the following statements
i. I am okay ………………..
ii. Wait a minute ……………..
iii. Close the door ………………..
iv. You don’t expect father to believe that …………………………………
5. For each of the items (i) – (vi), change the active voice into passive voice
i. They do homework every Monday
ii. My brother is drawing pictures
iii. Teachers have taught the students
iv. Boys cleaned that room yesterday
v. We say that she is a teacher
vi. Do you speak French?
6. When the actual words of the speaker are reproduced, it is called direct speech. Rewrite the
following sentences into indirect speech
i. She said that she was busy
ii. They said they were going to school then
iii. The laboratory technician said that water freezes at 0o C
iv. Renu said that she had finished her work
v. The president said that he wanted them to clear up that uncertainty if they didn’t, he would
decide otherwise
vi. The teacher said that the sun rises in the East
7. Give out the word which is not part of the list of words provided below
i. He, they, eat, you, we
ii. Tiger, cat, rhinoceros, lion, cheetah, leopard
iii. On, above, among, at, and
iv. Uganda, Togo, Nigeria, Zambia, Nairobi
v. Corruption, bribery, dishonesty, nobility, embezzlement
vi. May, could, come, might, will
8. Use the words in the box below to join each pair of the sentences given. One word can be used
more than once
However, even though, though, therefore, although
i. I tried my best. I still failed the examination
ii. There was no response. The chairperson declared the meeting closed
iii. Men and women are equal. Women are looked down by some men
iv. I have just finished form four. I will not let women discrimination persist in my village
v. The government fights gender inequality. Men are not ready to change
vi. I tried my best to convice them. People were not ready for the meeting
SECTION C (30 Marks)
9. Assume that you have been invited as one of the interview panelists and one of your classmates
has applied for the position of head prefect. Complete the table below by writing five questions,
which you would like to ask the applicant
Area of focus No Question
i.
Leadership skills ii.
i.
Discipline ii.
v.
Sports and Games
10. Imagine that you’re the first candidate who performed well this English Examination. The head of
school has awarded you 50,000/- shillings. In about 250 words, explain how you feel and how
you will spend the money
