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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA
FORl\1 TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

022 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Year: 2022
Time: 2:30 Hours
Instructions

I. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions .

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3.

4.
Answer all questi ons in the spaces provided .

Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks each and section B carries seventy (70) marks .

All writings must be in bl ack or blue pen .

5. All communication devices and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the assessment
room.

6. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.

FOR ASSESSOR'S USE ONLY

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SECTIO N A (15 Marks)

Answer all questions .
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1. For each of the items (i ) - (x) , choose the correc t answe from the 0oiven altern atives and write
r
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its letter in the box provided .
(i) Majengo was watching a footba ll mate h betwee n K aooer~. 'su;a r and Mbey a City at the
o
BWM stadium . In this situation Majengo was a:
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A referee B striker
C defender D spectator

(ii) Imagi ne you are filling in an official form . You come acros
s an item that requi res you

D
to fill in the particulars about the country you belon g to . What
does this item refer to?
A marital status B nation ality
C nationalization D national

(iii) Neem a was at point A in the east when she saw the ball at
point B in the west. At the
same time, Barak a at point C saw the same ball in the south
. In which direc tion woul d
Neem a see Barak a?

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A South -East B North -Wes t
C South -Wes t D North -East

(iv) When you want to buy a pair of shoes and you have less
mone y, you will ask the

D
shopk eeper to give you a disco unt. If you mana ge to get a
disco unt , what does that act
refert o?
A Requ esting B Argui ng
C Askin g D Barga ining

(v) Anna told her mothe r, "I like readin g story books ." It happe
likes the same activi ty. How would Anna 's moth er reply to
A
C
And me too I 1.ike
And me also
B So do me
ns that her moth er
Anna ? D
D So do I

(vi) lf you are asked to rewri te th e senten ce " Wom en are inferi· .,,
01 ·t · •
wou ld your sente nce read? m o its oppo site How
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A Wom en are good
C Wom en are superior
B W omen are o f low status
D Wom en are equal
D
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\,·ii) When a pers on says , he has enough money to buy

A He will buy a car.
a new car. what does it mea n?
B He does not buy a new car.
D He cannot buy a new car.
D
C He is able to buy a new car.

action ' hear ' t<;> compose a sentence

(viii) Our English teacher asked fo ur students to use the
one student who composed a correct
that shows an ongoing activity. There was onJy
fo llow ing:
sentence. Identi fy' the correct sentence among the
A
B
C
I hear noises from outside.
We are hearing them singing.
He is hearing what you say.
D
D Speak up! I am not hearing you .

g the acquired knowledge, why is

(ix) You have learnt the uses of articles 'a' and 'an'. Usin
y" is incorrect.
it correct to say "an hour" but saying "an universit
A
B
'a' is used before a consonant sound while 'an ' is
'an ' and 'a' are used interchangeably without cons
'a' is used with long words while 'an' is used with
used before a vowel sound.
idering the sounds.
short words.
D
C
vowel letters.
D 'an' and 'a' can be used with all nouns that begin with

(x) Which factual information accounts for Taifa Star

of champion s?
A Prob ably the team does not have experienced play
ers.
D
s' failure to earn points in the league

B It could be due to lack of patriotism from "the players.

the needs in the preparation
C It is because of the budget that didn 't cater for
process.
D It is likely because of short time preparations.

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Li st A wi th the i r co rrespoTicling co mm on name
scriptions in th
Match the oc cu pa tio na l de er be low the ite m nu mb er in e table provided
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of the co rre ct an sw
List B by writing the letter
Li st B
List A A Ag en t
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to take care of pe op le'
(i) A pe rso n whose job is Se cre tar y
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C Co bb ler
s.
(i i) A person wh o writes book
to conn ec t and repaJr D De nti st
(ii i) A person whose job 1s
electrical eq uip me nt. E Au tho r
stone s or blocks.
(iv) A person who builds using F M as on
office, de ali ng with
(v) A pe rso n who works in an G El ec tri cia n
, typing, ke ep ing rec ord s
letters and telephone calls
th people.
an d arranging meeting wi

Answers
(iv) (v)
(i) (ii) (iii)
List A

Li stB

SECTION B (70 Marks)

Answer all questions .

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the jte ms (i) -(v ), rew rit e the b0 iven sentences 1·n th e pa ssi ve v01ce.
3. Fo r ea ch of
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(i) Chin a makes cheap mobil
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(iii ) People in East,A fri oa and northe rn Moza mbiqu e speak Kiswa hi li
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4. For each of the items (i) - (v), choos

.
e one word from the box that best describes the messao0-e
comm unicat ed in each of the follow ing situation:

arrang ement , promi se, habit, certain ty, possib ility

my friends for dinner

(i) Monic a tells her friend s: "Whe n I grow up, I will be inviting
every weeke nd." ........ ........ . ..... .. .

al hospital. She is
(ii) Neem a is aware that her sick friend , Madin a is admitted to the region
... .
heard saying , "I will visit Madin a tomor row." .. .... ........ ........

se, I told him: "I

(iii) My father doubte d our ability to pass the examination. In respon
been working very
ass ure you th at I will pass our exami nations because I had
hard." .. ..... .. ........ . .. .. . .. .

Today I had to tell

(iv) M y dau g hter has been repeat ed ly remindin g me to buy her a gift.
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her" " My daugh ter, today I w ill buy you a doll. " .. ........ ........ ....

Ashur a has negative allitud c towards lil'e . However, Halima has

some hope. She was
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heard sayin g, "A shun.1 will presum ab ly chan ge lt l: r attitude Inw ards."

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). Your friend is looking for some information in the dictionary. She sees and lisb the
abbreviations she does not understand. Provide the long forms of the following abbreviations
~o that she understands what they stand for.
( i) sb
(ii ) sth
(iii ) adj
(iv ) Am E
(v) adv

6 . T he following invitation card misses some important info rmation .

INVITATION CARD

Mr. & Mrs. Masanj a have the pleasure to invite Mr. & Mrs .
Onyango to the wedding ceremony of their son Kulwa & his
wife Amalia.

RSVP. Mr. Masanja

Tel. 0255600017

(i) Identify the missing information .

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(ii ) Rewrite the card correctly.

7. You intend to make the following sentences to express habitual actions. Rewrite them
correctly using the verbs in brackets to communicate your intention in the spaces provided.
(i) Athletics (impress) me .
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(ii) Our teacher (conduct) a class meeting every Friday .

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(i ii) Thi s student (speak) flu enl Engli sh.

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8. You have written ten sentences to describe the new car which your mother bought recently·
Choose appropriate words from the given box to correctly complete your se ntences.

admire, economic, brand-new, cheap, shines, expensive, economical , beautiful,

comfortable, well-trained, four-wheel drive, two-wheel drive, sheds, seven-seater,
heavy-duty

(i) My mother spent fewer dollars to buy the car than she expected . The car was

(ii) Many people are impressed by the appearance of the car. It is ... .. ... . .... .. . . ... .. .. .
(iii) The car is easily dri ven even on muddy and slippery roads. It is a car . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . .
(iv) My moth er is the first person to use the car. It is a .... . .. ... .. ... ... . ... . ... car.
(v) The car uses less fu el than other cars. It is ........... . .. . ........ ...
(vi) All people in our street wi sh they had this car. They .. .... .. ..... . . . .. ... . ... it.
(vii) The car has bi g headlights. It .. .. .... .......... .. . bright light at night.
(viii ) The seats of the car are very ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. ..... You w ill enjoy sitting on them.
(i x) My mother makes sure that she uses a ... .. .... .. . ... ... .. . ... .mechanic to service the car.
(x ) The car can carry seven people at once. It is a .. . ..... . .. . .... ... . .. .. .... car.

9. Rewrite each of th e fo llowing sentences according to the instructi ons given in brackets .
(i) My mother coo ked ugali earlier th at day . Then I arrived from school.
(Join the two sentences to show th at one action happened before the other in the past)

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(ii ) The tra in left be fo re Wed nesday. (Make the sentence negati ve)
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(iii) Yes, chi ldren had not eaten ugali before their parents did. (Write it in question form)
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(iv) Srudents waited fo r the teacher fo r almost an hour. (Add a question tag)
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SECTION C (15 MARKS)

Answer question ten (10).

List of Readings:

The Magic Garden - K.R . Cripwell (1977), William Collins Sons and
Company Ltd , Great Britain.
Kalulu the Hare - F. Worthington (1937), Longman, England.
Hawa the Bus Dri ver - R.S . Mabala (1988), Ben & Company, Dar es Salaam
Fast Money - K .R. Cripwell ( J978) , William Collins Sons and
Company Ltd , Great Britain.
Mabala the Farmer - R.S. Mabala (1988), Ben & Company, Dar es Salaam

10. In li fe , there are habi ts that are cons idered good and those which are bad. With reference to
two cl ass readers, describe three bad habits you have learnt from each class reader and state
why people should avo id such hab its.

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