ENGLISH
PAPER 1
CHOOSE ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER
READ THE STORY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS BELOW
Last Saturday my friend Tom was nearly bitten by a snake. Tom was visiting me on the farm. It was a
very hot day. We decided to go for a swim in the river. While Tom was walking he dropped his knife
in the tall grass. Before he picked it he saw a big cobra. The cobra did not bite him because my dog
Patch caught it by the head.
1.
The friend of the writer was -------------------------.
A.
Tom
2.
On what day did Tom visit his friend?
A.
Monday
3.
Tom’s friend lives on a -------------------------.
A.
Snake
4.
Tom and his friend decided to go for a -------------------------------.
A.
Swim
5.
The snake they saw was a ----------------------------------------------.
A.
Patch
B. Cobra
C. Patch
B. last
B. grass
D. farm
C. Before
D. Saturday
C. farm
B. dog
D. river
C. snake
B. cobra
D. party
C. swim
D. knife
CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERBS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
6.
I always enjoy -----------------. Television in the evening.
A.
Watching
7.
I -------------------- tea every morning before l go to school.
A.
Drinks
8.
My sister is a smart girl, she ------------- her teeth daily.
A.
Brush
9.
He -------------- to live in town long back and never came back.
A.
Go
10.
The Tonga were ---------------------- in the area now under water.
A.
Lived
11.
The area is -------------------------- by forests with animals.
A.
Surrounded
B. watches
C. watched
B. drink
C. drank
B. brushing
B. goes
D. watches
D. drinking
C. brushed
D. brushes
C. went D. going
B. living
C. live
B. surrounds
D. lived
C. surrounding
IN WHCH WORD HAS THE (u) A DIFFERENT SOUND FROM THE REST?
D. surround
12.
A. ambush
B. summer
C. hundred
D. jug
IN WHICH WORD DOES THE (ea) HAVE A DIFFERENT SOUND FROM THE REST?
13.
A. bread
B. thread
C. threat
D. meat
WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME SOUND AS THE REST
14.
A. height
B. light
C. heat
D. white
CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD TO FILL IN THE BLANK SPACE
15.
A lion is --------------------- animal that is fierce.
A.
a
16.
You will not win the race ------------------ you run fast.
A.
If
17.
In our family we always pray --------------------- going to bed.
A.
because
18.
Maria walked into the house, greeted everyone ---------------- sat down.
A.
and
B. an
C. which
B. after
D. what
C. unless
B. during
D. but
C. although
B. but
C. when
D. before
D. because
CHOOSE THE CORRECT PREPOSITON TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
19.
Every morning l go to school ---------------- foot.
A.
by
20.
Nowadays most people travel overseas ----------------- air.
A.
in
21.
The sun sets --------------------------- the west.
A.
at
22.
I shared the sweets -------------------- John and Peter.
A.
for
23.
She was speaking ------------------------ English all the time.
A.
by
24.
In the evening, many people sit outside and look ---------------- moon.
A.
at
B. on
C. with
B. on
B. in
C. with
B. on
D. by
C. to
B. among
B. in
D. to
D. on
C. to
D. between
C. with
C. to
D. to
D. after
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
In Duma village there is a funny man called Jimmy. The young boys and girls in the village call him
Jimalo. Jimmy lives all by himself in a small brick hut. The hut is at the end of the village.
Everybody in the village knows Jimmy. They all knew him because he is a funny man.
25.
Jimmy lives in -------------------------- village.
A.
Madu
B. Duma
C. Jimalo
26.
The young boys and girls in the village call him ----------------.
A.
Him
27.
What is used to built Jimmy’s house?
A.
Brick
28.
Who knows Jimmy in the village?
A.
No one
29.
Where is Jimmy’s hut?
A.
Town
B. Jimmy
C. Jimalo
B. thatched
D. Duma
C. house
B. boys and girls
B. farm
D. Jim
D. plastic
C. everybody
C. village
D. funny
D. mine
CHOOSE THE RIGHT ADVERB
30.
The teacher wants everyone to write ---------------------------------.
A.
Kindly
31.
We celebrate Christmas -------------------------------------------------.
A.
Hourly
B. softly
C. early
B. annually
D. neatly
C. weekly
D. monthly
CHOOSE THE RIGHT ADJECTIVE
32.
Mother uses a ------------------- knife to cut the meat into small pieces.
A.
Tall
33.
Lions, elephants, zebras and hippos are all ------------------------.
A.
Deep
B. difficult
B. tame
C. sharp
D. fat
C. dry
D. wild
CHOOSE THE WORD OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD
34.
There is a narrow bridge across the river.
A.
Wide
35.
When my name was called, l was awake.
A.
Happy
B. small
B. present
C. big
C. asleep
D. high
D. absent
CHOOSE THE RIGHT PHRASE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE
36.
She was collecting firewood ------------------ make a fire.
A.
Instead of
B. in order to
C. next to
D. because of
WHICH IS THE POLITE WAY TO ASK FOR SOMEONE FOR A PEN TO USE FOR A SHORT WHILE
37.
A. Give me your pen for a short while.
B.
Please lend me your pen for a short while.
C.
I want to use your pen for a short while.
D.
Do you have a pen that l can use for a short while.
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS BELOW
Our country, Zimbabwe has a birthday too. It is on the eighteenth of April every year. Zimbabwe
became independent in year 1980. Heroes and heroines who went to war were brave.
38.
Our country is called --------------------------.
A.
Zimbabwe
39.
In which year did Zimbabwe become independent?
A.
18 April
40.
When do we celebrate independence in Zimbabwe?
A.
In 1980 every year.
B.
On the eighteenth of April every year.
C.
On heroes and heroines day every year
D.
On the birthday every year
41.
What was the character of heroes and heroines?
A.
Happy
B. Zambia
C. Malawi
B. 2020
D. Harare
C. 1890
B. afraid
D. 1980
C. tired
D. brave
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE
42.
A ------------------ sells meat in a butchery
A.
farmer
43.
A ------------------ looks after sheep.
A.
plumber
B. peasant
B. shepherd
C. butcher
D. vendor
C. carpenter
D. builder
CHOOSE THE CORRECT PRONOUN TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
44.
I came here with my friends, but now l have lost -----------------.
A.
they
45.
That is my mother’s shop. It is -------------------- alone.
A.
hers
46.
My brother and -------------- go to the same school.
B. their
B. she
C. them
C. her
D. these
D. his
A.
Mine
B. me
C. him
D. l
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SOUND OF THE ANIMALS
47.
A dog ---------------------------.
A.
shouts
48.
A lion -------------------------------.
A.
cries
B. barks
B. howls
C. trumpets
C. roars
D. hisses
D. crows
WHICH NAME COMES FIRST IN ALPHABETIC ORDER?
49.
A. Harare
B. Bulawayo
C. Mutare
D. Gweru
CHOOSE ONE SENTENCE THAT IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY
50.
A. Who is your best friend?
B.
Who is your best friend,
C.
Who is your best friend.
D.
Who is your best friend
ENGLISH
PAPER 2
SECTION A
CHOOSE ONE TOPIC A or B. your composition must be 8-12 lines and must have 2-3 paragraph. (20
marks)
A.
Write a composition about “My school”. Use the following points and any other you may
think of.
-
Name of school
-
Name of head and deputy
-
Name of your teacher
-
Where is the school
-
What do you find at the school
-
Games you play at school
-
Why you like your school
B.
Write a composition about “My teacher”. Use the following points and any other you may
think of.
-
Name of teacher
-
How the teacher looks
-
Where the teacher lives
-
Where he or she comes from
-
his or her totem and age
-
What the teacher likes
-
Why do you like your teacher
SECTION B
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
There is a gospel singer called Tina Tena. She lives in the capital city of Zimbabwe. She is thirty years
old. Tina has three children a boy and two girls. The children are still going to school. The boy is
grade seven. The two girls are twins and in grade three. Their father works as a doctor in South
Africa. They all worship God.
COMPREHENSION
(10marks)
ANSWER THE QUESTION IN FULL SENTENCES
1.
--------------- is the gospel singer in the story.
2.
Where does Tina live?
3.
How old is Tina Tena?
4.
How many children are in the story?
5.
Who is a doctor in the story?
6.
What is the work of the father?
7.
Who is in grade seven?
8.
What grade are the twins?
9.
The opposite of boy is -----------------.
10.
Who does the family worship?