English Form Three 2023_092103
English Form Three 2023_092103
English Form Three 2023_092103
1. This paper consists of section "A'&'B" together 'C" with total of eleven questions from section 'A'
and 'B' and two questions from section 'C' of which question (10) is compulsory.
2. Section 'A' carries (16) marks and (54 marks in section 'B' and (30 marks in section 'C'
3. Consider the instruction of each question
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SECTION "A" (16 marks)
1. Choose the letter of the most correct answer among the five alternatives
i. Angel is the girl_________mother works at BBC media.
A. Whom. B. Who is. C. Whose. D. Who her E. Where
ii. I have been waiting for this examination_________four years now
A. During. B. Since. C. Meanwhile. D. For. E. On
iii. It seems that we will have to differ on the amount of money to be spent for the graduation ceremony.
As used in the sentence the word differ means____________
A. Disagree. B. Quarrel. C. Speak. D. Think E. Forget
iv. Our English language teacher often teaches for an hour. Why is the article 'an' is used instead of the
articles
A. It shows time before the word "hour"
B. It indicates a singular form in sentence
C. The first letter in the word 'hour' has a vowel qualities
D. The word "hour" is in plural
E. The last letter in the word "hour" has consonant qualities
v. John is tall, Yasmin is taller but Dorine is _____________
A. Taller than all. D. The tallest of all
B. Tallest one. E. Most tall of
C. More tallest of all.
F. all.
vi. My friend who has just arrived from Dodoma prefers coffee than tea. Why is the under lined phrase
wrong?
A. Prefer go with " for" instead of than D. Prefers go with "at" instead of than
B. Prefers go with "of" instead of than E. Prefers go with "in" instead of than
C. Prefers go with "to" instead of than
vii. If the boat had been maintained properly, it __________ sunk into the river
A. Will not have C. Will not E. Might not
B. Would not have. D. Would not.
viii. He was accused __________ stealing
A. For. B. At. C. About. D. On. E. Of
ix. Paul's house is green and big. The description of Paul's house is in terms of
A. Colour and quality. D. Shape and quality.
B. Colour and size. E. Number and quality
C. Number and quantity
x. To deliver a speech means to
A. Give thanks. C. Give a talk E. Give opportunity
B. Receive honours. D. Be offered a reward.
2. Match the item in List A with the response in List B to make meaningfull sentences by writing the letter
of the correct response bedside the item number in the answer sheet provided
LIST A LIST B
i. An African wild animal like horse and white lines all over its body A. Cheetah
ii. A large black kind of cattle with wide curving which is wild in Africa and B. Porcupine
used for work in Asia. C. Giraffe
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iii. A wild animal like a dog which eats meat and has a cry like laugh. D. Leopard
iv. A wild animal of the cat family with black sporty that runs very fast. E. Wolf
v. An animal with Short legs which is covered with things like needles it can F. Zebra
throw out when attached G. Mongoose
vi. A full grown female animal of a domesticated breed of Ox H. Hyena
I. Cow
SECTION B: ( 54 MARKS )
Answer all questions in this section
3. Being conversant with different Media, you can come across with different types of information; others
can be facts while others can be opinions. Can you state whether each of the following information is
FACT or OPINION
i. Soil erosion destroys the soil fertility ______________________________________
ii. Newspaper may be more important than radios___________________________________
iii. Food crops are likely to be more useful to farmers than cash crops____________________________
iv. Oil floats in water __________________________________________
v. The Sun rises from East ______________________________________
vi. Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa might visit our school __________________________________
vii. Tanzania probably got her independence in 1950 ___________________________________
viii. The East Africa Community offices are in Arusha ____________________________________
ix. Science subjects may be simple compared to Arts ____________________________________
x. There is possibility that Mr. Maji Marefu is dead _________________________________________
4. Rewrite the following sentences according to instruction given after sentences
i. Jonathan scored four goals for his team ( Begin with four goals)
ii. He walked very hard. He paid very little ( Begin with despite)
iii. They are intelligence. They can pass the examination (use enough to)
iv. He was sick but he manage to go to school ( Begin with however)
v. If he comes. He will enjoy life (use unless)
vi. The driver had negotiated with the passengers as the accident occured. ( Begin: hardly)
vii. Joel is handsome. Dikson is handsome (use: both)
viii. A cat likes drinking milk every time: (put into negative)
ix. He sent to school for further studies ( Rewrite in present perfect progressive)
5. The following lists of words are common in one way or another. But there is one which intrudes. Can you
give out the word which is not part of the list.
i. She, They, cry, you,we.
ii. On, above, among, at, and
iii. Tiger, cat, rhinocerous ,lion,cheetah, leopard
iv. Rwanda, Mozambique, Nairobi,Uganda,Congo
(b) Tukunyema wanted to confirm the truth of certain information. What kind of question tag will she use
to know if these statements are true or not?
i. There is a Mosque in there
ii. Iam okay
iii. Wait a minute
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iv. Close the door
v. You don't expect father to believe that
6. English Language lessons, form three teacher taught different ways of expressing events according to the
time they occur. Use that knowledge to put the verbs in the brackets in their correct form.
i. I would have (give) him some money if he (ask)
ii. Hashim will build the house, if he (get) a building permit
iii. If she (purchase) More goods, she would retain her customers.
iv. I will (talk) to her parents. If she come rate.
v. They had (feel) sorry, If their loved leader would would have (leaved) the school.
vi. If you had (send) me an invitation, I (come) to your party.
vii. Unless you (paint) your house, blue colour.
viii. They would travel round, If they (win) the lottery.
ix. They (went) to school yesterday
7. Imagine you are Doctor Tabia Njema. Reply the invitation below by giving reasons for your regret for the
event through a telephone message.
The family of Mr.& Mrs. Chindende of upper residential area Mwananyamala Komakoma.
Is greatly honoured to invite the family of Prof/Dr/Rev/Mr/Miss&Mrs
Tabia Njema
To the special graduation party of there's beloved daughter Kwandu Mwaseba on 25 march 2023 that will be held at
their residence from 05:00P.m to 11:30 p.m
Your are most welcome
R.S.V.S
P.O. Box 90,Dar es Salaam
Mobile: 0768- 999999
8. You went to visit your friend Zara who was sick and she didn’t come to school for one week. There you
talked a lot of things and shared different information. Can you write a dialogue between you and Zara in
one full page. Your name is Zarina.
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions from this section (10 compulsory)
9. when Suzana was reading a FREEDOM SONG by O. Magoye she realized that it was a bit different
compared to when he was reading PASSED LIKE A SHADOW or THIS TIME TOMORROW. Can you
analyse the differences she saw from that genre (poetry) compared to other genres of literary works. (5
points)
10. Playwrights ought to use characters with different behaviours and attitudes. Some resemble others differ.
Choose two characters from any two readings you have done under this section and explain their
similarities (one from each reading) (six points)
11. There was meeting held in a Kikusya village, citizens were complaining and blaming one another for
different traditions customs and beliefs practiced in their village. As a novel reader can you explain some
traditions, customs and beliefs that can contribute to misunderstanding in the society. (3 points from each
reading)