PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MOROGORO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
FORM THREE TERMINAL JOINT EXAMINATION
CODE: 022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TIME: 3HRS MAY, 2025
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with the total of elven questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and two questions from section C.
3. All unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
4. Write your name on every page of your answer sheet.
SECTION A (16 marks)
Answer all questions from this section
1. For each of the items (i)-(x) choose the most correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.
(i) “Nuru prefers studying to playing football.” If you rewrite this sentence by using
the verb like instead of prefer, how will it be?
a) Nuru likes studying more than playing football.
b) Nuru likes studying to playing football.
c) Nuru likes studying than playing football.
d) Nuru likes more studying than playing football.
e) Nuru like studying than playing football.
(ii) My father bought me a dictionary but it had a lot of symbols and abbreviations.
He asked me, “what is the importance of using these symbols and abbreviations?
a) To make it different from other books.
b) To make it loved by the students.
c) To economize space in giving as much information as possible.
d) To show the pronunciation and spellings of words.
e) To make the dictionary attractive to customers.
(iii) The newspaper article stated that the number of school dropout is likely to
increase this year. This is non-factual factual information. What indicates that it is
non-factual?
a) Due to the use of the word likely.
b) Due to the use of the word increase.
c) Due to the use of article “the”
d) Due to the use of the compound word “dropouts”
e) Due to the use of the phrase “this year”
(iv) Kamongo told his fellow students that “on my way to school I saw a dog, the dog
was barking at me.” Why Kamongo used article “a?”
a) to show a dog was barking.
b) To show that the dog was familiar to his friend.
c) To show that the dog was not known to his friend.
d) To show that he mentioned it for the second time.
e) To show that he mentioned it several times.
(v) The policeman ___ son was sick lives in Mwanza.
a) Who
b) Whom
c) Whose
d) Whoever
e) Which
(vi) One of the form three students was telling us a story of a cruel boy, he said: “he is
so rude,” his friend said isn’t he? Why was the question tag used?
a) To support a story
b) To ask the question
c) To confirm information
d) To conclude the cruelty
e) To reject information.
(vii) Our English teacher told us to mention English words with opposite meanings.
Identify the terminology which refers to such kind of words.
a) Hyponyms
b) Homophones
c) Synonyms
d) Antonyms
e) Polysemy
(viii) After I lost a library book, the chief librarian, Mr. Nuhu refused to _____ any
other book.
a) Borrow me
b) Lend me
c) Borrow to me
d) Lend for me
e) Borrow for me
(ix) The form three students were conducting a debate on “Education is better than
money.” The bolded part of this sentence is known as:
a) Agenda
b) Argument
c) Motion
d) Argumentation
e) Program
(x) Which of the following sentences contains a demonstrative pronoun?
a) My father has travelled to Dodoma.
b) This is the boy I told you about.
c) I saw myself in the mirror.
d) He blamed them for not coming.
e) Someone is running.
2. Match the expressions in list A with the corresponding response in list B by writing the
letter of the correct answer beside the item number in your answer sheets.
LIST A LIST B
(i) Someone stole my bag. (a) Will you?
(ii) A dog usually eats a kilo of meat (b) Didn’t he?
per meal. (c) Hasn’t it?
(iii) Let’s have a talk. (d) Don’t it?
(iv) My computer has fallen down. (e) Has it?
(v) Moses passed form four (f) Didn’t they?
examination. (g) Doesn’t it?
(vi) Come to me. (h) Shall we?
SECTION B (54 Marks)
Answer all questions from this section
3. Assume that you have been invited to participate in the open debate about the merits of
democracy in your country. As one of the main participants, use the following
expressions to air out your views:
i. In my opinion…,
ii. Due to the fact that ….,
iii. Furthermore…,
iv. In addition to…,
v. As long as…,
vi. Having said all these…,
4. The following pairs of expressions show pairs of events. For each pair, write a
meaningful sentence showing one event occurring before another in the past.
i) Saying a prayer. Entering the office.
ii) Reading a story. Being taught in class.
iii) Eating afternoon meal. Going to the football match.
iv) Arriving at the airport. The plane taking off.
v) Postponing a school baraza. Arrival of the District Commissioner.
vi) Taking breakfast. Travelling.
5. Rewrite the following sentences according to the given instructions:
(i) Fire outbreaks have claimed a considerable number of students’ lives. (Begin with
a considerable…)
(ii) Although he is disabled, he runs a very successful enterprise. (Use in spite of…)
(iii) Even though she was old, she got married. (Use: However…)
(iv) Despite being poor, she lives a happy life. (Use: …nevertheless…)
(v) Mwambulu will pass the examination if he studies hard. (Use:… he would
have…)
(vi) Zaidu will help a lot of students. (Rewrite beginning with a lot of students…)
6. Rewrite the following sentences in either direct or indirect speech.
(i) He said that he could talk to the headmistress.
(ii) Hamisi said that they cannot live without air.
(iii) Gaston wanted to know where Mangungo was.
(iv) “Simon ate the prepared food” our cook said.
(v) “Is he your father?” Salma asked me.
(vi) “Lo! The dog died.” Furaha exclaimed sadly.
7. Describe the following words as used in the cultural activities
(i) Cremation
(ii) Coffin
(iii) Mourn
(iv) Shroud
(v) Widower
(vi) Groom
8. Imagine that you have just finished your first degree course in Agriculture and you wish
to seek a job at Clove Plantation Company, [Link] 2222, Kilimani Street. Write a letter
to your father who is the manager of the company asking him the permission to apply for
the job. Your name is Kaisiki Kizile.
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer two questions from this section.
9. Using the knowledge gained from the theory of literature, with the aid of examples
differentiate the following words:
a) Simile and metaphor
b) Hyperbole and onomatopoeia
c) Rhetorical question and apostrophe
d) Reiteration and alliteration
e) Assonance and consonance
10. “Poetry differs from other genres of literature.” With examples, give six points to justify
the statement.
11. “Women as important creatures in the development of the society have been portrayed
differently in different works of art.” Justify this statement with reference to any two
plays or novels you have done under this section. Give three points from each play.