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ZAMUPE EXAMINATIONS COMMITTEE

FORM TWO JOINT MOCK ASSESSMENT, JULY 2023

022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Time: 2:30 Hours YEAR: 2023

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.

2. Answer all questions from each section.

3. Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks and section B carries seventy (70) marks.

4. All writing must be in blue or black ink.

5. Answers must be written in the space provided.

6. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.

7. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.

FOR ASSESSORS’ USE ONLY

QUESTION NUMBER SCORE ASSESSOR’S INITIALS
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TOTAL
CHEKER’S INITIALS

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SECTIONA :(15 MARKS)

Answer both questions in this section.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives given and write letter of the correct
answer in the table given below.
i. Tell your friend the correct form of verb he/she has to use when expressing his/her
friend’s daily routine.
A. Infinitive verb form
B. Ing-verb form
C. Ed–verb form
D. S, es, ies–verb form

ii. My friend, Haitham will come to visit me tomorrow. What kind of noun does the
underlined word belong?
A. Common noun
B. Collective noun
C. Appositive noun
D. Abstract noun

iii. Yesterday when I was going to school, I saw my stolen bag. In the second sentence
which part of speech is expressed by the word stolen?
A. Adverb
B. Verb
C. Adjective
D. Noun

iv. When you write a letter to your friend what is the name of the word written before the
name of the sender.
A. Conclusion
B. Main body
C. Complementary clause
D. Salutation

v. ‘Excuse me’ where is the right place to use the word in our daily life?
A. When you do something wrong to a person
B. When you interrupt someone
C. When you show someone that you are happy
D. When you don’t agree with something.

vi. Juma told Asha“ On my way to school I saw a crowd of birds flying together“ Asha
realized that Juma has not used the appropriate collective noun for birds but she failed
to correct him because even herself didn’t know the correct word. As their friend tell
them the correct collective noun for birds.
A. Juma saw a herd of birds
B. Juma saw a school of birds
C. Juma saw a bevy of birds
D. Juma saw a flock of birds
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vii. ‘I myself killed the lion’. What type of pronoun is expressed by the underlined word
in the sentence given.
A. Emphatic pronoun C. Reflexive pronoun
B. Reciprocal pronoun D. Demonstrative pronoun

viii. Which function does the question tag in the following sentence perform“ You are
Juma, aren’t you?”
A. To ask for more in formation C. To suggest the in formation
B. To confirm the in formation D. To clarify the in formation

ix. You hear your friend saying that“ I have been playing football”. How could you
change the sentence in to passive voice?
A. Football had been being played by me
B. Football has been being played by me
C. Football have being played by me
D. Football was been being played by me

x. Mosses and mussa are good friends. They are studying at our school.“ mosses is as
tall as mussa” the negativity of this sentence is
A. Mosses and Mussa are tall
B. Either mosses or mussa is tall
C. Neither mosses nor mussa is tall
D. Both mosses and mussa are tall

ANSWER
i Ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x

2. Match the item in column A with appropriate one in column B by writing letter beside
the item number in the table below.
COLUMNA COLUMNB
i. It might rain soon A. And also I do
ii. Let’s go home B. Interrogative sentence
iii. Our teacher will come to teach us C. So do i
tomorrow D. Opinion
iv. Will rice be cooked by your E. Shall we?
sister?
F. Passive interrogative
v. I like eating cassava
G. Declarative
H. Shan’t we?
I. Fact.

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ANSWER
ColumnA i ii iii iv V
ColumnB

SECTIONB: (70marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
3. Imagine that you met your friend Nasmat Khalid who told you that in their school
they were not taught the rules of question tags in English language. With one example
from each tell her five rules.
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ii. _____________________________________________________________________
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iii. _____________________________________________________________________
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iv. _____________________________________________________________________
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4. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given.

i. Two students came to help us. Use the underlined word as pronoun
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ii. I told him nothing. (Rewrite the sentence into passive voice)
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iii. The car was expensive. I failed to buy it. (Use such………..that)
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iv. A nasty letter to my parent was being written by class teacher.(change in to active
voice)
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v. Despite of being a notorious student but he passed the examination.(Write it correctly)

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5. Modal auxiliary verbs can be used to form various kinds of sentences. By using the
modal auxiliary verb below write two sentences each according to the use shown in
bracket.
i. Can (ability)
a)______________________________________________________________________
b)______________________________________________________________________

ii. Should (obligation)

a)______________________________________________________________________
b)______________________________________________________________________

iii. Will (request)

a)______________________________________________________________________
b)______________________________________________________________________

iv. May (giving permission)

a)______________________________________________________________________
b)______________________________________________________________________

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v. Shall (futurity)
a)______________________________________________________________________
b)______________________________________________________________________

6. One day your teacher gave you the sentences below and tells you to change them into
indirect speech. How are you going to change them?
i. “Where are you going?“ Ally asked
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ii. He said“ he will inform you next week”

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iii. Teacher said to me“ speak English“

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iv. “Don’t abuse your friend” My mother said to me

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v. I said,“ I will come here tomorrow”

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7. There are various vocabularies we can use to describe physical appearance. Construct
one sentence for each of the following categories.
i. Describing physical appearance using height of the person.
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ii. Describing physical appearance using hair of the person.
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iii. Describing physical appearance using type of hair of the person.
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iv. Describing physical appearance using clothing of the person.
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v. Describing physical appearance using eyes of the person.
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8. a) Study the following underlined words then replace them with the single word.
i. My brother carried on teaching us chemistry till the end of may

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ii. I can’t stand for your behavior

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iii. You have to sum up your points.

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iv. His friend passed away last year.

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v. That symbol stands for past tense.

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b) Choose the correct interjection from the box below to fill in the gaps in the following
sentences

Wow, ouch, oh no, my god, brr, alas, bravo, ah, uh, well, hey

i. ………. ! it is time to say good night!

ii. ………..! that hurts!
iii. ………..! don’t be so lazy!
iv. ………..! you just won a million dollars!
v. ………..! it’s freezing in here!

9. Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow.

If a child cries
Or has a cough
Ocol storm like buffalo,
He throws things
At the child
He says
He does not want
To hear noises,
That children cries
And coughs disturb him!

Is this not the talk

Of a witch?
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What music is sweeter,

Then the cries of children?

A homestead in which
The cries of children
Are not heard,
Where the short little songs
Are not repeated endlessly,
Where the brief sobs
And brotherly accusations
And false denials
Are not heard!

Questions
i. What is about the poem?
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ii. Who do you think is the persona of the poem?

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iii. How many verses and stanzas are there in the poem?

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iv. What is the relationship between child and ocol?

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v. Write one message you get from the poem.

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vi. Is the poem relevant to your society? Why

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vii. With examples write two poetic devices found in the poem.
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SECTION C :(15 Marks)

LIST OF READINGS

Mabala the Farmer -R.S.Mabala (1988) ben & company Ltd, D’Salaam

Hawa the Bus Driver -R.S.Mabala (1988) ben & company Ltd, D’Salaam

Kalulu the hare -F.worthington (1937) Longman,London.

Fast Money -K.R.Cripwell (1978) Williamsand Collinsson

The Magic Garden -K.R.Cripwell (1978) Williams and Collinsson

10. In the society there are various issues exposed by the writers. Using two class readers
you have read explain the issues exposed by writers in their works and how do they
relate to your society (Three points from each reader)

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