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MAGOBO FOUNDATION SECONDARY SCHOOL
2025 JUNIOR CERTIFICATE END OF TERM III EXAMINATION
ENGLISH
Time Allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
July 2025
PAPER I
(50 marks)
Instructions
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1. This paper contains 8 printed pages. Please check
Number questions these columns
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and any one
21 to 27 if
question from section C
answered
3. In section A, encircle the letter corresponding to the
correct answer to each question. In section B and C, 1-6
write your answers on the spaces provided. 7-10
4. In the table provided on this page, tick against the
question number you have answered 11-15
16-17
18-20
21-25
26
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SECTION A (20 marks)
Answer all questions in this section by encircling the letter representing the right answer to each question.
Questions 1 to 6 7. Teachers at Marymount work with joy.
A. Verb
Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which best B. Adverb
C. Adjective
answers each of the following items D. Noun
8. Whose book is this?
1. Jackson ________ Tumbuka fluently. A. Preposition
A. speak B. Noun
B. spoken C. Adjective
C. speaks D. Adverb
D. will spoke 9. You can’t borrow my car unless you
2. Our ancestors ___________here since promise to drive slowly.
1945. A. Preposition
A. were living B. Verb
B. have been living C. Adjective
C. lived D. Conjunction
D. were being living 10. This is what I wanted.
3. By Monday next week, I _______the work A. Conjunction
you have given me. B. Complement
A. had to finish C. Verb
B. will have finished D. Adverb
C. should have finished Question 11 to 15
D. will have finish Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best
4. The head and the deputy head are ______ describes the underlined part of a sentence
to blame 11. If you work hard, you will pass the
A. all examinations.
B. both A. Adverb clause of manner
C. either B. Adverb clause of condition
D. neither C. Adverb clause of time
5. It seems the table is full of germs. You D. Adverb clause of purpose
may use ____ to kill them. 12. The students were engrossed in what the
A. disinfectant teacher was teaching.
B. arrows A. Noun clause, subject of the verb
C. antiseptic ‘engrossed’
D. a pandemic B. Noun clause, object of preposition ‘in’
6. The doctors had to ___________the body C. Noun clause in apposition to subject
to prevent it from going bad. D. Noun clause complement of verb
A. preserve ‘were engrossed’
B. embalm 13. How the thief was caught is a big puzzle.
C. dry A. Adverb clause of result, modifying ‘is’
D. fumigates B. Noun clause subject of ‘is’
Question 7 to 10 C. Noun clause complement of ‘is’
In each of the following questions choose the part D. Adverb clause of manner modifying
of speech (A, B, C or D) that best describes each ‘is’
of the underlined word(s) in the sentences 14. That she arrived late is unfortunate.
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A. Noun clause, subject of ‘is’
B. Noun clause object of ‘is’
C. Adverb clause of time
D. Adverb clause of manner
15. The girl who is wearing a pink dress is my
niece.
A. Noun clause subject of is
B. Noun clause complement of ‘is’
C. Adverb clause of condition
D. Adjective clause qualifying noun ‘girl’
Questions 16 to 17
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which
means the same or almost the same as the
underlined word in the following sentences
16. He decided to remain mute during his
court hearing.
A. violent
B. silent
C. cute
D. stable
17. She is generally a timid girl.
A. beautiful
B. shy
C. Jovial
D. Charming
Question 18 to 20
Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) that has the
opposite meaning to the underlined words
18. The soldier fought bravely during the
battle
A. seriously
B. smoothly
C. cowardly
D. thoughtfully
19. My wife has robust legs.
A. beautiful
B. long
C. feeble
D. strong
20. The prices in our tuck-shop are cheap.
A. fair
B. dear
C. fare
D. manageable
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SECTION B (10 marks)
Change the following sentences from direct speech to indirect speech
21. “We have been looking for you”, they told John.
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22. “I am eating nsima”, she said.
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23. “He liked Mathematics”, she says.
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24. “We are watching Joyce Meyer”, the boys said.
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25. “Pastor Matenganya will be attending the lessons”, Airu says.
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SECTION C (20 marks)
Answer one question only from this section on the lined answer sheet. Write between 150 and
200 words.
EITHER
26. Imagine that your school is experiencing an outbreak of a skin disease. Write a letter to
your brother informing him about the situation.
In your letter you may include the following points:
a. Signs and symptoms of the disease
b. Other problems caused by the disease
c. People’s reactions and interpretations of the disease.
OR
27. Imagine that that your best friend is acting strangely and looking worried though he or
she pretends all is fine. Write a composition on problems that affect the youths.
In your composition you may include the following points:
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a. Any three problems affecting the youth
b. Any two ways to avoid such problems
c. Any three people or organisations they can go to for guidance and counselling
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