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LILONGWE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL CLUSTER

2023 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Subject Number: M052/1

PAPER Time allowed: 1 hr: 45 min

(70 Marks)

Instructions

1. This paper contains 9 printed pages.

Tick if
Please check.
answered
2. The paper has two sections; A and B. In
section A, answer all questions by Question Do not write in
encircling the letter representing the right these columns
Number
answer. In section B, answer only one
question in the spaces provided on the 1 -30
question paper.
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3. Write your name on all pages of this
question paper. 32
4. In the table provided on this page, tick
against the question number you have
answered.
5. At the end of the examination, hand in your paper to the invigilator.
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 SECTION A (30 marks)
Answer all questions in this section by encircling the letter representing the right answer to each
question.

In questions 1-18, choose the answer (A,B,C or D) that best completes the sentence.

1. The girl ought to know the correct answer, _________________ ?

A. does she B. oughtn’t she
C. ought she D. doesn’t she

2. Everybody enjoyed the meal I prepared, ________________?

A. don’t they B. do they
C. didn’t they D. did they

3. Michael hardly visits us these days , ______________?

A. does he B. hasn’t he
C. doesn’t he D. has he

4. Mayeso got knocked ____________ by a taxi as she ran for the bus.
A. down B. off
C. out D. over

5. The boy was unable to distinguish a verb ___________________ a noun.

A. with B. from
C. by D. against

6. We are deeply indebted ________________ you for your help.

A. for B. at
C. to D. with

7. John tied his goat _____________ a tree.

A. by B. to
C. against D. on

8. Juana took her sick son to the hospital where he was operated ________________ .
A. on B. up
C. out D. in

9. Moyenda had learnt to speak Swahili ______________ the time he was five years old.
A. at B. until
C. by D. before

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10. Our main concern is to raise the voters’________________ of living.
A. capacity B. conditions
C. degree D. standard

11. The driver requested passengers to ____________ their seat -belts.

A. fasten B. tie
C. wear D. put on

12. We have paid our monthly ________________ for the television channels.
A. fee B. contribution
C. dues D. subscription

13 Namagetsi _______________ it over and then she did as his father asked..
A thinks C. arrives
C. thought D. was thinking

14. I would never have accepted his apology if he _____________ humble.

A. hadn’t been B. couldn’t be
C. wasn’t D. wouldn’t be

15. The manager is committed to _________________ the welfare of his staff.

A. be improving B. improving
C. have improved D. improve

16. The face of the patient _______________ when the pastor entered the ward.
A. lit off B. lit out
C. lit up D. lit down

17. The firefighters managed to _______________ the fire before it spread to the other
buildings.
A. put under B. put out
C. put down D. put off

18. He’ ll soon ___________________ his disappointment and be quite cheerful again .
A. get over B. get away
C. get out of D. get through
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In questions 19-22, choose the answer (A,B,C or D) that best describes each of the underlined
part of speech.

19. Notwithstanding the bad weather, we went ahead with our meeting .
A. pronoun B. preposition

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20. The performance of our team was very impressive.

A. noun B. adverb
C. preposition D. adjective

21. Giving alms to the poor is good.

A. adverb B. adjective
C. verb D. noun

22. Mary’s results were very encouraging.

A. adverb B. verb
C. adjective D. noun

In questions 23-26, choose the order of adjectives (A,B,C or D) that best completes the
sentences.

23. My brother bought a ____________________ belt

A. beautiful new brown leather
B. new beautiful brown leather
C. leather brown beautiful new
D. new leather beautiful brown

24. The road has been paved with _____________________ slabs .

A. archaic grey concrete huge
B. huge archaic grey concrete
C. archaic huge grey concrete
D. huge archaic concrete grey

25. They constructed a_____________________ dyke .

A. rectangular vast Dutch stone
B. vast rectangular stone Dutch
C. stone Dutch vast rectangular
D. vast rectangular Dutch stone

26. The poem was recited by a _______________ student .

A. dark Togolese young
B. tall dark young Togolese
C. tall young dark Togolese
D. Togolese dark young tall

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In questions 27-30, choose the option (A, B, C,or D) that best describes and gives the function
of the underlined phrase or clause.

27 She searched the room where she had lost her ring.
A. noun clause in apposition to noun room‘ ’
B. adjective clause , qualifying noun ‘ room’
C. adjective phrase, qualifying noun ‘room’
D. adverb phrase, modifying verb to ‘ searched’

28 Had I known, I would not have come here.

A. noun clause, subject of ‘wound not have come’
B. noun phrase, object of ‘would not have come’
C. adverb clause, modifying ‘ would not have come’
D. adverb phrase clause, modifying ‘ would not have come’

29. He asked me why I came late.

A. noun clause, object of verb ‘asked’
B. adjective clause , qualifying ‘ me’
C. noun clause, in apposition to ‘ me’
D. adverb clause, modifying ‘ asked’

30. The family left for the city to earn a living.

A. noun clause, in apposition to noun ‘city’
B. adjective phrase qualifying noun ‘city’
C. adverb clause, modifying verb ‘ left’
D. adverb phrase, modifying verb ‘ left’

SECTION B (40 Marks)

Answer one question only. Spend the first 10 minutes reading the questions and planning your
answer to the question chosen. Planning may include writing rough notes. Cross out your rough
notes before you hand in your script.

Marks will be awarded for layout, language, content and creativity. Candidates will be penalized
for committing mechanical errors and writing answers that are short and/ or off-point.

You are expected to write between 350 and 500 words for the question you have chosen in the
space provided.

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 EITHER
31. Imagine that a local market in your area caught fire which destroyed a lot of property. As
a Chairperson of the Market Business Committee, write a report to the District
Commissioner about the incident.
(40 marks)

OR
32. Write an original short story entitled: ‘‘The Narrow Escape’’. (40 marks)

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Marking key
Section A
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 D
5 B
6 C
7 B
8 A
9 C
10 D
11 A
12 B
13 C
14 A
15 B
16 C
17 B
18 A
19 C
20 D
21 D
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22 A
23 A
24 B
25 D
26 C
27 B
28 C
29 A
30 D

Section B xxxxxx marking key sent separately

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