ENGLISH Paper I
Answer all questions on separate answer sheet provided
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Tendai wondered where he would go and sleep. He picked up his luggage and
walked out of the bus terminus without knowing what to do. While he was
struggling with his thoughts, a man came up to him and said, “Good evening my
son. How are you”?
“I am very well father”, Tendai answered
“My name is Nyasha Nyabezi. You look troubled son. What is your problem?”
“I am looking for a job and I don’t have anywhere to go in this city”, answered
Tendai.
Okay my son that is not a big problem.
The man promised to help Tendai. He took him to his house in a part of the city,
where many black people lived. The houses were rather shabby and close
together, but better than those in most rural areas.
The following morning, Tendai accompanied the man to where he worked. Here
the houses were more attractive and well-spaced. Mr Nyabezi’s employer offer
Tendai a job as a gardener. Tendai was very glad and thanked the man who helped
him.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.
When Tendai left the bus terminus his problem was to ___________
A.
carry his luggage B. struggle with his mind C.greet the man
D.find
where to sleep
2.
Mr Nyabezi helped Tendai to _____________________
A.
know the people B. look for a job
C. carry his luggage
D.
keep
out of trouble
3.
Mr Nyabezi lived in a suburb in the city where _________ lived
A.
many black people B. the employer
4.
According to the passage, Tendai was glad because ____________
A.
the house was attractive B. he had found his father
C. all people D. the gardener
C. he had found
a job
D. he had accompanied
5.
The words “You look troubled” as used in the passage mean
A.
Worried
6.
According to the passage, the Good Samaritan is
B.sorry
C.serious
D.fierce
A.
the employer
B. Mr Nyabezi C.Tendai
D.the son
LANGUAGE QUESTIONS
7.
Tendai was __________ a fever, therefore he could not go to work
A.
With
8.
He arrived home ______ exactly quarter past four and saw My Nyabezi.
A.
on
9.
Tendai told his mother that he _______ going to look for work
A.
am
10.
_________ scoring the only goal, Tendai also won the best player award.
A.
Despite
11.
It is sad ____ that Mr Nyabezi is ill.
A.
story
12.
Tendai worked hard and bought five _________ of cattle
A.
Herd
13.
Mr. Nyabezi’s employer was very _____ to his workers
A.
happily B. easily C. sadly
B.from
B. after
B. was
B. Instead of
B. saying
B. head
C.by
D.for
C. at
D. in
C. were
C. Although
C. news
C. heard
D. friendly
D. is
D. Besides
D. drama
D. had
14.
The doctor warned Mrs Nyabezi to be careful because many people are
dying _____ AIDS.
A. of
B. because
C. about
D.
through
THE PARTNERS
A blind man and a deaf man once entered into partnership. The deaf man was to
see for the blind man and the blind was to hear for the deaf man. One day they
went together to a musical and dancing party. The deaf man jokingly said, “The
dancing is very good but the music is not worth listening to”. Then the blind man
said, “on the contrary, I think the music is very good, but the dancing is not worth
looking at”.
During the party a terrible storm come up. It thundered, lightened, rained and
blew with such fury that seemed as if heaven and earth were at war “Oh dear!”
cried deaf man. How bad this lightning is! “Let us be quick and get a shelter”. “I
don’t see that lightning is dreadful at all”, answered the blind man, but the thunder
is very terrible. We must certainly seek some shelter.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
15.
If someone is deaf he or she ______
A.
is unable to see
B. sings well
C. is unable to hear
D. plays music
16.
The blind man was to _________ for the deaf man
A.
sing
17.
The blind man thought the music was ________
A.
not sweet
18.
The deaf man got a fright when
A.
The thunder roared
B. see
C. find
B. dreadful
D. hear
C. loud
D. pleasant
B. heaven and earth were at war
C. he saw some lightning
D. the blind man cried
19.
The passage is about ___________
A.
deaf man
B. disabled men
C. blind man
D.
the
dances
20.
According to the passage the word “partnership” means
A.
Being married
C. helping one another
B. dancing together
D. singing together
LANGUAGE QUESTIONS
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD OR WORDS TO COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES
21.
The partners have only ________ to blame for being caught in the rain
A.
ourselves
B. herself
22.
It is time you _________ shelter
A.
sought
23.
______ the deaf man was puzzled by what he saw
A.
if
24.
If I ____ the blind man, I would not have gone to the party
A.
will be
25.
The storm was _____ frightening that the men could not continue with their
B. will seek
C. himself
C. seeking
B. whether
D. have sought
C. even
B. were
D. themselves
D. after
C. was
D. have been
walk.
A.
so
B. walk
26.
The men sheltered from the storm _____ a tree
A.
along
27.
The partners _________ to a concert last night
A.
have gone
B. on
C. to
C. of
B. went
D. that
D. under
C. go
D. will go
HANDLE WITH CARE
A fortnight ago, Post Office workers at a Bulawayo sorting office shook in their
shoes when a parcel addressed to Kadoma started buzzing. The parcel which was
marked handle with care began making the strange noise when it was picked up
for sorting. Throwing the parcel down, the handler and his colleague ran out of
the sorting room into the next, heading straight for the telephone. They quickly
called the police who arrived in no time at all. The police acted quickly by
cordoning off the place, thus keeping in the public a safe distance away. They
sent for an expert on bombs.
On arrival, the expert was shown the parcel, which he carefully, unwrapped. What
it revealed was astonishing. It was a battery-operated toy train. This dismissed
the fear everyone had. He slid its switch off and immediately, the buzzing
stopped.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
28.
How many people were working in the sorting room?
A.
One
29.
When did the incident take place?
A.
Two weeks ago,
C. Four nights ago
B. Two
C. Many
D. Four
B. A week ago
D. Forty nights
30.
Why did the police send for an expert on bombs?
A.
The thought there were bees inside the parcel
B.
To have the buzzing stopped
C.
To operate the buzzing train
D.
They suspected that the parcel carried a bomb
31.
The police cordoned off the place to_____
A.
Act quickly
B. reveal the parcel
C. dismiss the people’s fears
32.
D. keep the people away
Which words would best describe how people felt when they saw the toy
train?
A.
relieved
B. disturbed
33.
Which words in the passages mean the workers were “very afraid?”
A.
“dismissed the fear everyone had”
C. “shook in their shoes”
C. awful
D. fearful
B.“darted out of the sorting room”
D.arrived in no time
LANGUAGE QUESTIONS
34.
The worker was not at the post office, ______ was he at home
A.
again
35.
The policeman stretched his arm to pick up the ______ telephone
A.
ring
36.
It appeared ______ there were bees buzzing in the parcel
A.
much that
37.
The post man waited ______ the police arrived
A.
till
38.
Inspite of the shocking announcement that he had been fired from work,
B. too
C. either
B. rang
C. ringing
B. so that
B. for
D. neither
D. rung
C. so much
C. during
the worker remained as___ as a cucumber
D. as though
D. if
A. green
B. nice
delicious
39.
The handler was a coward ______ he?
A.
weren’t
B. wasn’t
C. wouldn’t
D. won’t
C. cool
D.
THE HEADMASTER’S ADVICE
One evening, near the end of second term Thomas told Anesu and Allan that the
Headmaster wanted to see them. They wondered which of their mischief had been
found out. They were worried about it as they went to the Headmaster’s office.
Mr. Nyoni had warned them about their mischief on several occasions. The
Headmaster was not angry but very serious. He wanted to speak to them before
they went home. They had been punished several times during the term for
breaking school rules. The Headmaster said that it could not go on. Rules are not
made for the pleasure of making them but for very good reasons. They must and
shall be obeyed. Those who break shall not be allowed to stay at the school. “I
should be very sorry if you have to leave as the school might do both of you much
good so, think it over during holidays. Good night” he said. They returned to their
rooms with troubled minds and resolved never to break the rules again.
40.
The Headmaster wanted to see the boys ______
A.
during holidays
C. before they went home
B. before the evening
D. after the holidays
41.
______ told the boys that the Headmaster wanted to see them
A.
Anesu
42.
In the passage, the boys were frightened at the thought of ________
B. Thomas
C. Allan
D. Mr Nyoni
A.
breaking school rules
C. leaving the school
B. having been punished
D. going for holidays
43.
The Headmaster was advising, the boys to _____ school rules
A.
end
44.
The words “it could not go on” mean that the Headmaster wanted their
B. make
C. leave
D. obey
mischief to _______
A. stop
B. break
C. brake
D. go
45.
The word in the passage which mean the same as “scared “is---------
A.
“frightened “ B. “worried”
46.
The Headmaster will punish the boys, -------he?
A.
isn’t
47.
The boys should be able to --------------their behavior after the holidays
A.
changed
48.
The boys are to be -------a hard punishment
A.
given
49.
The boys will be forced to leave school --------they change their behavior.
A.
though
50.
Anesu and friends ------------when the Headmaster punished them
B. won’t
B changing
B give
B although
C. “troubled”
C. didn’t
C change
C giving
C since
D. “punished”
D. wouldn’t
D changes
D gave
D unless
A.
wonder
B wonder
C wondered
D wondered