REPUBLIC OF RWANDA DISTRICT COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION Date:21/3/20
25
SECOND TERM
SCHOOL YEAR: 2024/2025 Duration:
SUBJECT: ENGLISH 3Hrs
Time:02:00-
LEVEL: ORDINARY LEVEL
05:00
WESTERN PROVINCE GRADE: SENIOR ONE (S1) Max:
RUBAVU DISTRICT 100 Marks
ENGLISH SECOND TERM EXAMINATION FOR S1
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your names and your class
2. Be as neat as possible
3. Answer the question as instructed
4. This paper consists of three sections
SECTION A: Comprehension and vocabulary
SECTION B: Grammar and pronunciation
SECTION C: Writing
SECTION A: Comprehension questions
Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions that
follow.
NUTRITION
When should you eat a balanced diet? What should your portion size be? Choose
wisely and eat healthily every day, three times a day. Serve whole-grains and
choose more fish, poultry and less red meat. Always opt for low-fat dairy foods.
Your meals don’t have to be expensive with plenty of substitutes present.
Choose cassava, arrowroots, sweet potatoes or maize for carbohydrates.
Substitute meat with beans, peas or eggs. Also, eat locally available fruits and
vegetables.
You must include protein in your breakfast. When they are available, choose
from eggs, salmon, lean ham or low-fat dairy. Alternatively, take a chunk of
cassava and a helping of beans, followed by a banana. Top your morning toast
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with a scrambled egg, a slice of smoked salmon or lean ham. Alternatively enjoy
an omelet. Do not skip breakfast. It plays a key role in maintaining healthy
weight.
Eating small portions and often is good. Spread your intake evenly throughout
the day. Make every snack count with nourishing options. Swap your biscuits
for oatcakes. Spread with peanut or almond nut butter and a banana or have a
tasty dip with veggie sticks.
Make lunch a mix of lean of protein and starchy carbohydrates. Go for high fiber
whole-grains to generate energy. opt for an open rye-bread sandwich topped with
salmon. Choose chicken or low-fat dairy as well as plenty of salad. Otherwise,
choose whole-grain toast topped with baked beans.
For dinner, take carbohydrates; they’re low in fat, fiber-rich and help you relax
in the evening. Combine them with some healthy essential fats from oily fish like
salmon. They are also in sardines, nuts, seeds and their oils. Your body uses
healthy fats for regeneration and repair. This is important for maintaining
healthy skin and hair. Always fill half your plate with vegetables or salad.
(Adapted from The New Times Rwanda)
Comprehension questions. / 20 marks
Answer the following questions.
1. According to the passage, you should take ………meals in a day. /2 marks
2. When should you have a balanced diet? /2 marks
A. After a hard day’s work C. in the morning
B. In the evening D. at all the times
3. Why is it important to eat a balanced diet? /2 marks
A. To add weight
B. To remain healthy
C. To build up calories
D. Carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins are available
4. In your own words, explain what has been recommended for breakfast in
the passage. /2 marks
5. According to the passage, which foods help in making healthy skin and
hair? /2 marks
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6. (a) What do you think are the importance of eating vegetables? /5marks
(b) Give any Five examples of vegetables you know. /5marks
Vocabulary /10 marks
Use the words in the box to make sentences of your own.
Diseases nutrition healthy breakfast fiber
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND PRONUNCIATION
A. Change the following sentences into question tags / 5 marks
1. We are eating our delicious meal.
2. Let us join our dining room.
3. My mother sometimes cooks vegetables for lunch.
4. I am going to visit my uncle in the bakery.
5. You can stop eating bananas.
B. Use the correct tense of the verb given in brackets. /10 marks
1. Muhire likes ……………….(dance) to fast music.
2. He generally ……………………(speak) French.
3. I am …………………….. (study) English.
4. Jane likes ……………(put) on warm clothes.
5. Everybody ………….. (know) that all planets revolve round the sun.
6. The patient …………….. (bear) the pain bravely last night.
7. Rwanda Air can …………… (fly)six thousand kilometers in eight hours.
8. In the past, people …………… (respect) traditional marriage.
9. Mutoni ……………. (ring) the bell twice before opening the door.
10. Simon has already ………………. (finish) his homework.
C. Re-write the following sentences as one using the relative pronoun:
who, which, whose, where, whom /10 marks
1. The book is on the table. It has a red cover.
2. I know the girl. She is going to marry my cousin.
3. The film is about a man. His bicycle was stolen.
4. Anna is a beautiful girl. I like her most.
5. Here is a photograph of the hotel. We stayed there for a long weekend.
D. Choose the appropriate word from the brackets to complete the
following sentences/ 5 marks
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a) Kayitare takes ………………. Photographs. (much/a lot of)
b) How …………………candles are on the birthday cake? (some/ many)
c) We don’t have ……………….. money to buy a car. (much/ many)
d) My sister adds …………………..salt in the sauce. (a little/ some)
e) I need …………………. sugar to make a cup of tea. (any/ a few)
E. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given
in brackets. / 10 marks
1. That barked loudly and frightened the burglars. (Rewrite this sentence
using : enough)
2. . If Richard comes early, he will not miss finding a chair (Begin:
Unless…...)
3. She does her homework (Rewrite in interrogative form)
4. If we eat all that food, we will be satisfied (Begin: Unless….)
5. They have some books in the classroom (Rewrite in negative form)
6. You will miss the bus if you do not hurry up (Begin; Unless….)
7. He gave me a lift to the station and I did not miss the train (Change into if
clause)
8. Jane is beautiful. Chantal is not so beautiful (Rewrite as one sentence
beginning: Chantal……)
9. I cannot come because I have to look after my neighbor’s children (Begin:
if……..)
10. I f you do not talk to her, she will not help you (Begin: Unless………)
F. Choose the best word to complete the spaces. /10 marks
1. The match ended before time, …………………...
a. Hasn’t it? b. didn’t it? c. hadn’t it? d. isn’t it?
2. You are an American, ………………………….
a. Aren’t you? b. are you? c. isn’t it? d. don’t you?
3. We shall discuss …………… privately.
a. For the matter b. of the matter c. the matter d. about the matter
4. She is such a quarrelsome woman that few neighbors can …………. her.
a. Put up with b. put away c. put off d. keep up with
5. The manager ………….. my appointment of employment.
a. Turned off b. turned down c. turned away d. turned up
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6. If my application letter goes through, I ………… her earlier.
a. Visit b. will visit c. would visit d. to visit
7. Have you found the solution ……………the problem?
a. To b. from c. with d. about
8. I didn’t know that boy was related ……………. you.
a. On b. by c. with d. to
9. The teacher was angry ……………the students who came late.
a. At b. by c. with d. against
10. His country was occupied ……………. a foreign power.
a. By b. from c. of d. with
Pronunciation / 10 marks.
I.The following are the names of animals. Write the name of the
animal next to the phonetic symbol / 5 marks
a) /'laiən/
b) /go:t/
c) /dƷɪ'ɹa:f/
d) /ʃi:p/
e) /hɔ:ɹs/
II.Match the word with its phonetic symbol / 5 marks
a) Cinema 1. /kɒf/
b) Cup 2. /ϴɹu:/
c) Sing 3. /'sɪnəmə/
d) Cough 4. /sɪϦ/
e) Through 5. /kʌp/
f) Throw 6. /ϴɹəʊ/
SETION C: WRITING/ 10 marks
Choose only one topic and write on it a short text of three paragraphs. (One
page)
1. Talk about the best/worst day in your life. The day you will never forget.
2. In about three paragraphs, write a text about food groups.
END
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