NSANJAMA 2 PRIVATE EXAMINATION BOARD

2025 PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE MOCK 3 EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
(100 marks)

Wednesday 9th, April Time allowed: 2 h 15 min

8:00 – 10:15 am
Name of candidate: ______________________________________________________________
(Surname first)
Name of school: _________________________________________________________________

Instructions:
1. This paper contains 8 pages. Please check. Question Tick if Do not write in
2. Write your Name and Name of your school in the Number answered these columns
spaces provided above and your Examination 1
Number on top of each page of the question paper. 2
3. This paper consists of 4 sections: A, B, C and D. 3
4. You are expected to answer one question only from 4
section A. Your composition should be between 100 5
and 150 words. You should answer all questions in 6
sections B, C and D. 7
5. The first 10 minutes are for the reading the questions 8
and choosing the questions to answer 9
from section A. 10
6. Write all your answers to the questions in sections A, 11
B and C in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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In section D encircle the letter representing the right
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answer to each question.
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7. In the table on this page, tick against the question
27- 36
number you have answered apart from questions 14 to
37 - 41
53.
42 -44
8. Hand in your worked paper to the invigilator when
45 - 46
time is called to stop writing.
47 - 48
49 - 53

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 SECTION A (30 marks)
Answer one question only from this section on the lined answer sheets. Write between 100 and
150 words.
EITHER
1. Write a report on a successful business in your area. Use the following questions to guide you.

Paragraph 1
• What is the name of the business?
• Who is the owner?
• For how long has he or she owned the business?

Paragraph 2
• What type of goods are sold?
• What things make the business prosper?

Paragraph 3
• What problems do you think the owner face?
• What successes has the owner achieved?

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2. Write a composition entitled “UNFORGETTABLE DAY”. In your composition, you may include
the following points;

Paragraph 1
• When did you plan your activity?
• What you planned to do on that day
• Who else was involved in your plan?

Paragraph 2
• What caused the day to be the one you will not forget
• Explain the excitement or displeasure you experienced because of this day

Paragraph 3
• Explain how the day affected your friends

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SECTION B (20 marks)

3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Chikondi grew up in a village called Nthukuso. She lived with her mother and father. The name of
her father was Mr. Damiano and her mother was Emily. At night she slept in her grandmother’s
house with other small girls. The bigger girls slept in a house of their own just like the big boys did.

The grandmother Mrs. Ntonyo, was very good to the girls. Every evening she told them stories. The
stories were about how they should live as good girls. She told the girls to obey their mother. She
also told them sad stories about girls who did not obey their mothers. In addition, she advised them
not to fear boys. She stressed that a girl who plays with boys will become clever and brave.

Mrs. Ntonyo did not explain why other grandmothers advised girls not to play with boys.
Grandmother knew a lot of things she used to tell her grandchildren different stories that happened
in the past when she was growing up. She also told folk tales about Kalulu the hare and Fisi the
hyena.

Chikondi and her friends always played before going to bed. They played different games such as
ogode and hide and seek. These games were being played when there was full moon. They also sang
many songs. But when there was no moon, nobody played. Instead, they listened to grandmother’s
endless stories. Grandmother had a habit of giving them lots of food to eat during the time of telling
stories. They cooked cassava, potatoes and roasted maize and groundnuts.

Like all other girls of her age, Chikondi did a lot of work around the house. She went with her
mother and her brother to fetch firewood. She also went with her friends, both boys and girls, to
fetch water. Her brothers claimed her grandmother’s house as well as her mother’s. They would

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wash up the dishes together, before and after meals. “You have to be good cooks because one day
all of you are going to cook for your families,” grandmother would say.

Chikondi did not like to be told about marriage. She wanted to continue with school and work in
town when she grows up. She wanted to have a good job and be able to help her family. But her
friends were different. They wanted to get married first. They wanted to be looked after by their
husbands. Also, they wanted to have children. As a result, some of them got married before they
completed primary school.

Questions
a. Where did Chikondi grow up?
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b. Who did Chikondi sleep with at night?
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c. Mention any one thing that grandmother would do every evening
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d. Give any two advices that grandmother gave to the girls
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e. Mention two games Chikondi and her friends played before going to bed
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f. Apart from the two games mentioned in (e) above, what else did Chikondi and her friends do
before going to sleep?
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g. What was the grandmother’s habit during story telling?
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h. Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage
(i) “Stressed” (in paragraph 2)
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(ii) “endless” (in paragraph 4)
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(iii) “fetch” (in paragraph 5)
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Why did Chikondi dislike to be told about marriage?
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j. Suggest a title for the story
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 SECTION C (10 marks)
Punctuate the following sentences correctly

4. Lilongwe is the capital city of Malawi

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5. I was given a pencil razor blade and an exercise book
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6. This is Thandis mother

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7. wow it’s time to watch a film
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8. My uncle mr Soko, is in the hospital
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Make sentences using each of the following words to show that you understand their meaning
9. easy
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10. behind
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11. obedience
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12. correct
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13. leave
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SECTION D (40 marks)

Questions 14 to 26. In each of the following 18. The cat entered the house_______ the
questions, choose the correct word (s) (A, B, window
C or D) that best complete(s) the sentence. A. Through C. Below
14. I was filled________ joy after receiving B. At D. Across
the award 19. They were told to run _______ the corner
A. By C. With A. Down C. Near
B. To D. In B. Round D. By
15. The teacher is _______ his way to the bus 20. Soon, I will be coming _______ Mulanje
depot A. About C. Down
A. On C. Down B. At D. to
B. Off D. At 21. Their netball team was beaten _______
16. Breakfast is the most important meal two goals to zero
__________ the day A. With C. Down
A. In C. By B. By D. About
B. Of D. During 22. Today, a lot of people are talking ______
17. He was unable to separate goats_____ going back to school
sheep A. About C. For B.
A. On C. And Of D. With
B. With D. From

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23. His clothes look dirty because he ______ 34. Mphatso gave me something to keep for
them for a month him
A. Wouldn’t wash C. Couldn’t wash A. Adverb C. Pronoun
B. Hasn’t washed D. Hadn’t washed B. Adjective D. Noun
24. She ________ the examination next year 35. They could not see our help
A. Could be writing C. Would write A. Adjective C. Conjunction
B. Would be writing D. Will write B. Noun D. Adverb
25. My father asked me why I ________ the 36. He joined the choir because he was
door interested in the way they dance
A. Would lock C. Had locked A. Noun C. Conjunction
B. Should lock D. have locked B. Adverb D. Pronoun
26. Since last month Thoko_______ at his 37. We water vegetables everyday
office A. Noun C. Adjective B.
A. Was working C. Has been working Verb D. Preposition
B. Is working D. Had been working 38. Yesterday he met a gang of thieves
A. Verb C. Pronoun
Questions 27 to 39. In each of the following B. Noun D. Adjective
choose the correct part of speech (A, B, C or 39. The teacher will be here soon.
D) for each of the underlined words A. Noun C. Adverb B.
Pronoun D. Adjective
27. Are you quite comfortable where you are 40. This is the book I bought yesterday
sitting? A. Pronoun C. Verb
A. Adjective C. Noun B. Adjective D. Conjunction
B. Adverb D. Preposition
28. Fortunately, I remembered on time who Questions 40 – 44. In each of the following
that old man was questions choose the correct question that (A, B,
A. Noun C. Adverb B. C or D) for the statement
Preposition D. Adjective 41. Maria has many friends at
29. The standard 8 boy who fell into the pit school________?
yesterday, had a terrible cut on his back A. Has she C. Isn’t she B.
A. Noun C. Verb She hasn’t D. Hasn’t she
B. Adjective D. Pronoun 42. You play football___________?
30. A pedestrian should walk along the road A. Do you C. Can you
A. Noun C. Preposition B. Don’t you D. Would you
B. Verb D. Adjective
31. Mwayi’s performance at school is above 43. You did not close the door_______? A.
average Did you C. Can you
A. Verb C. Adverb B. Does you D. Didn’t you
B. Noun D. Preposition 44. She rarely comes home________?
32. Wow! “I didn’t know that you speak A. Does she C. Isn’t she B.
French.” Doesn’t she D. Don’t you
A. Adverb C. Noun
B. Pronoun D. Interjection Questions 45 and 46. In Each of the following
33. Most of the girls copied down notes in their questions, choose the word (A,B,C or D) that
exercise books best completes the similes.
A. Adjective C. Conjunction
B. Verb D. Adverb 45. As _________ as the morning star
A. Light C. Bright B.
Shinning D. White

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 46. As black as ___________ 51. The news that he was a thief, shocked us
A. Soil C. Paint A. Adjective clause, qualifying to noun
B. Soot D. Shoes “news”
B. Noun clause in apposition to noun
Questions 47 and 48. In each of the following news
questions choose the word (A, B, C or D) that C. Adverb clause modifying ‘news’
best completes the proverbs. D. Noun clause complement of
“shocked”
47. Once beaten twice ________
A. Shame C. Run 52. We are happy that you have come to our
B. Shy D. Luck school
A. Adverb clause modifying the verb
48. All that glitters is not ___________. “are happy”
A. Stars C. Gold B. B. Adjective clause qualifying happy
Big D. God C. Noun clause complement of are D.
Noun clause object of “happy”
Questions 49 to 53. In each of the following
choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that gives the 53. That was not what the team deserved
correct type of clause and its function. The A. Adverb clause modifying “was”
clause has been underlined. B. Noun clause, object of was
C. Adjective clause qualifying “was not”
49. This is the time when I go to bed D. Noun clause, complement of the verb
A. Adjective clause, qualifying “time” “was”
B. Adverb clause modifying “time” C.
Noun clause in apposition to time D.
Noun clause, complement of is

50. Although she is shy, she is the best learner

in our class
A. Noun clause in apposition to best B.
Adjective clause qualifying ‘best’ C.
Adverb clause, modifying “is”
D. Noun clause, complement of is

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