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TIME: 1:00 SEPTEMBER, 2024
MONTHLY EXAMINATION
STANDARD SIX
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PUPIL’S NAME _________________________________________________
SCHOOL NAME _________________________________________________
REGION______________ DISTRICT______________DATE______________
Instructions:
1. This exam consist section A, B and C with six questions.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Your work should be neat and answer should be shown clearly
4. Remember to write your name
5. Read all instructions in each section
SECTION A: (20 MARKS)
1. Listen carefully the passage read to you by the teacher and then
choose the letter of the correct answer from (i)-(v)
i. Last holiday, Allen and Pendo travelled to _____
(A) Mkangumi village (B) Mkunguni town (C) Mkunguni street (C)
Mkunguni ward (E) Mkunguni village [ ]
ii. At which time they arrived at the bus stop? ___
(A) Thirty minutes to six (B) Thirty minutes to five (C) A half past six (D) A
half to twelve (E) Thirty minutes past twelve [ ]
iii. Before arriving to the village, the bus crossed ____ River.
(A) Lau (B) Rau (C) Rua (D) Lua (E) Reu [ ]
iv. On the way, they saw a giraffe which was eating leaves from? _______
(A) A tall tree (B) A short tree (C) A long grasses (D) A short grasses (E) A
short flower [ ]
v. Allen and Pendo saw many animals such as _______,______, and ____
(A) Lions, elephants and hyena (B) Zebras, giraffes and lions (C) Monkeys,
lions and antelope (D) Elephants, giraffe and hare (E) Hyena, antelope
and monkey [ ]
2. Choose the letter of the correct answer and then write it in the bracket
provided
i. The two buses ______ very fast often
(A) Were moving (B) Are moving (C) Moves (D) Moved (E) Move [ ]
ii. All the passengers have already ______money for their tickets.
(A) Pays (B) Paying (C) Payed (D) Paid (e) Pay [ ]
iii. Where can I _____ the primary English course pupil’s book seven?
(A) Get (B) Gets (C)Got (D) Getting (E) Gotten [ ]
iv. ________ You work hard, you won’t succeed.
(A) If (B) Unless (C) Neither (D) Either (E) Altogether [ ]
v. Neema is the ugliest girl in our class. The antonym of the word ugliest is?
(A) Beautiful (B) More beautiful (C) Most beautiful (D) Beautifully (E) Best
beautiful [ ]
3. Complete the following sentences with the “Relative pronouns”
provided in the box below
Which, Where, Who, Whom, Whose
i. This is the place ____________________ I spend my holiday.
ii. I gave her pen ______________________she put on her table at once.
iii. This is a woman ____________________child was crying.
iv. you will see the man _______________________ran away from his
parents
v. Do you know the girl ______________________ I was talking about?
4. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B
COLUMN “A” ANSW COLUMN “B”
ERS
i. Pity [ ] A. The act or practice of inflicting pain or suffering
on someone as a punishment
ii. Cruel [ ] B. Suddenly begin to understand.
iii. Torture [ ] C. Feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the mis
fortunes of others
iv. Realise [ ] D. Causing pain and suffering
v. Scavenge [ ] E. Search through things that other people do not
want
SECTION B: (20 MARKS)
5. Fill in the blank spaces below
i. Before it rained, “ The sky got as dark as the night” which figure of
speech is the underlined phrase____________________________
ii. Hardly had I reached the market ____________________it started
raining.
iii. If you study hard, you ________________ exams.
iv. “Salome played netball last week”, ____________________?
(Add tag question)
v. Someone who works with machines or design and makes bridges and
roads is called? ________________________________
6. Read the poem below carefully then answer the questions that follow.
Life is like the sun, it sets and rises
To mark the new beginning
We would wish you to stay
But the new beginning matters the most.
As we bid you goodbye
A piece of advice seems important
Be a good example wherever you are
That is the real value of education.
QUESTIONS
i. Suggest the title of the poem above _________________________________
ii. What is the value of education according to the poem?
____________________________________________________________
iii. What king of figure of speech “Life is like the sun”________________ ____
iv. The poet compares life and _________________________________
v. How many verses in each stanza?__________________________________
SECTION C: (10 MARKS)
7. Arrange the sentences so as to make a good composition by giving them letters
A,B,C,D and E.
i. I hope we shall meet during the December holiday at home [ ]
ii. I wish you the best in your exams [ ]
iii. Dear Winfrida [ ]
iv. I heard that you will write your terminal examination in May 2024 [ ]
v. Thank you for your letter [ ]
PASSAGE STANDARD VI
Allen and Pendo lived with their parents in Moshi last holiday, they
travelled to Mkunguni village. They went there to visit their grandparents.
The children woke up early in the morning. They travelled by bus. They
arrived at the bus stop at 6:30 in the morning. There were many other
passengers at the bus stop.
Allen and Pendo got on the bus at 7:30 in the morning. The driver
drove carefully. On their way to the village, the bus crossed Rau River.
Alen and Pendo saw many animals. There were lions, zebras, elephants,
giraffes and monkeys. The monkey was jumping from one tree to another.
A giraffe was eating leaves from a tall tree. Alen and Pendo were very
happy to see the animals.
