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Onyesha Nomino (N), kitenzi , kielezi (E) Kiunganishi (U), na kivumishi (v) katika sentensi hizi.
(i) Mtoto anacheza vizuri.
(ii) Utacheza au utasoma?
(iii) Wanafunzi wawili wanalala.
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Kanusha sentensi zifuatazo.
(i) Mkulima analima shamba.
(ii) Mwanafunzi anasoma kitabu.
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Andika vinyume vya sentensi zifuatazo:-
(i) Mama anaanika nguo
(ii) Baba anaenda sokoni.
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Bainisha maneno haya yanapatikana katika ngeli ipi?
Ngoma –
Ukuta –
MachoUgonjwa –
Mmea –
Maiti –
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Andika maneno yenya miundo ya silabi ifuatayo.
KI (Konsonanti irabu) –
KKI (Konsonanti, konsonanti, irabu) –
II (irabu) –
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Andika majukumu tatu ya lugha.
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Taja vigezo vitatu vinavyotumika kuainisha konsonati.
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Taja majukumu matano ya fasihi simulizi.
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Fasihi simulizi ni nini?
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Kanusha sentensi ifuatayo.
Nyumba hiyo itafunguliwa.
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Tambulisha maneno mbalimbali katika sentensi zifuatazo.
i) Mwanafunzi mvumilivu alisoma vizuri.
ii) Yule ameongea maneno mengi.
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Sentensi zifuatazo ziko katika nyakati / hali gani?
a) Otieno hula samaki kila siku
b) Yeye anaandika tu kitabu
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Andika sentensi zifuatazo kwa wingi.
i) Ukuta ambao ulianguka ni huu.
ii) Mwanagenzi yule amepita mtihani vizuri.
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Sauti mwambatano ni nini?
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Toa mifano miwili ya sauti za nazali/ving’ong’o.
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Andika konsonanti tatu ambazo ni vipasuo.
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Taja aina mbili za konsonanti.
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Viungo ambavyo hutumika katika utamkaji wa sauti huitwa aje?
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Kiungo ambacho hutetemeka na kutoa sauti huitwaje?
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Taja:
i) Irabu za mbele.
ii) Irabu ya kati
iii) Irabu za nyuma
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Taja aina mbili kuu za sauti katika kiswahili.
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Soma Ufahamu ufuatao kisha ujibu maswali.
Beata alikuwa msichana mrembo lakini alikuwa haambiliki, hasemezeki . Fauka ya hayo, alikuwa na tamaa
isiyo na kifani.
Alipokuwa katika shule ya msingi, walimu na wazazi walimfunza umuhimu wa kuwa na maadili.
Isitoshe, alifunzwa masomo vyema lakini akili yake ilikuwa butu. Akawa haingizi chochote cha maana ila
uchafu wa fikira. Nyumbani nako hakuzingatia maonyo. Alikuwa hatulii.
Wakati fulani wa krismasi, Beata alipomaliza tu shule ya msingi, alikutana na mwanamume mmoja
mliliwa na wasichana wengi; mtajika kwa mali na jina lake ni Mshikaji . Beata akadanganywa akadanganyika.
Akatorokea kwa huyu Mshikaji ambaye alikuwa ameshawataliki wake wawili tayari. Akawa mke mlezi. Ikabidi
awalee watoto waliobaki na baba yao baada ya mamazao kutanzuka. Beata mwanzoni aliona raha, ingawa
alikereka kuitwa mama kabla hata ya kumpokea mwana wake mwenyewe. Aliwabeza waliokuwepo awali na
akajiona kuwa yeye ndiye mchukuzi bora. Akadharau kuwa pakacha likivuja, nafuu huwa ni kwa yule
mchukuzi. Aliwaona wenzake kama maua yaliyonyauka na lake ndilo kwanza linaonana na jua.
Muda si muda, akajikuta ana wana watatu kwa kipindi kifupi. Mumewe naye hakutulia na mambo ya
nje. Akaimarisha nyendo zake za kiguu na njia, akipochoka, akiingia garini na kuikata mitaa. Beata aende wapi?
Alifungika nyumbani ndi ndi Akamlea mwana huyu na yule; wake na wale wa kambo. Vijisenenesenene
vikazidi. Lakini akajaribu kuvumilia akidhani atazila mbivu, wapi! Alipoligema ilibidi alinywe. Siku zikaja na
kupita. Beata akajuta kwa kutosikiliza wakuu na kumkimbilia mtu ambaye hata hakuwa anamuelewa vizuri.
Pesa na raha alizokuwa amezikimbilia akawa anazisikia kama hadithi ndotoni. Kwao nako kukawa hakurudiki.
Beata akawa majamzito tena kama kawaida akawa anaenda kliniki za wajawazito. Alipopimwa ikabainika
kuwa ana ukimwi. Mtoto alipozaliwa akafariki. Yule mumewe akaanza kumnyanyasa.
Baada ya miaka mitatu, bwana Mshikaji, aliyekuwa akijitapa kwa unene na mali, akaanza kupotelewa na
kiriba chake cha tumbo. Homa za hapa na pale zikaanza kumyemelea. Vipelevipele vikamsambaa mwilini. Hata
akamsingizia Beata kuwa ni yeye aliyeuleta huo ukimwi Ilikuwa ni wazi kuwa msambazaji alikuwa ni yeye
bwana. Waliokuwa pembe za chaki waliujua ukweli ulipokuwa . Baadhi ya vidosho wake walishaanza
kupukutika kama majani yafanyavyo wakati wa mapukutiko. Isitoshe, wengine walikuwa hoi vitandani wakiwa
hawajui waingiao wala watokao. Ugonjwa wa kamata ulishawakamata. Mwisho akawa ni wa kulazwa na
kutoka hospitali hizi na zile. Pesa zikawaishia, wakawa waya. Beata akawa hana budi kuviuguza vidonda
ndugu vyake na vya mumewe. Hatimaye, mumewe akabwagwa chini na ukimwi na akafafo!
Si ndugu si marafiki, hawakumuelewa Beata. Waliamuona kama pweza aliyejipalia makaa makubwa ya
moto makali. Ada za shule zikawa ni shida. Huruma ikwaingia watu. Watu wakasema. “Lisilobudi hutendwa.”
Wakaubeba mzigo kwa hiari yao. Wakawafanyia watoto harambee ya ada na peza za matibabu. Mwishowe
Beata naye aliaga dunia akiwa bado mbichi kwa umri. Hata miaka ishirini alikuwa bado hajafikisha. Watoto
ikabidi walelewe na wahisani.
Hapo walimwengu wakaja kutambua ukweli kwamba, uzuri si hoja hoja ni tabia. Isitoshe mtu
akikimbiliwa na kila mtu, ukimwi hatauepuka. Mtu akiupata, hufa. Anadidimiza watu wengi pamoja na familia
yake. Jamii ilifunzwa pia kuwa unene si hoja. Hata watu vibonge huweza kuleta ukimwi. Basi, jamii hiyo
ikaazimia kuwa wao hawatakuwa watumwa wa tabia iletayo ukimwi. Walitambua kuwa ukimwi unarudisha
nyuma maendeleo na kuipakaza jamii mizigo isiyo tarajiwa. Nasi tutahadhari kabla ya hatari
1. Andika kichwa kifaacho kisa hiki
2. Ni jambo gani lililomkera Beata baada ya kuolewa na Mshikaji?
3. Toa sababu moja iliyomfanya Beata kuwadharau wenzake waliomtangulia kwa mshikaji?
4. Ni kwa nini Beata alianza kujuta?
5. Toa sababu moja kuonysha kuwa Mshikaji ndiye aliyeusambza ukimwi
6. Kulingana na kifungu hiki taja hasara zinazoletwa na ukimwi.
7. Kwa nini walimu na wazazi hawangelaumiwa kwa yale yaliyompata Beata?
8. Andika maana ya:
i) butu
ii) Kope zikawa si zake
iii) Akiwa bado mbichi
iv) Kuzanzuka
v) Vijisenensenene.
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Read the narrative below and then answer the questions that follow.
A greedy Old Man and the Sausage
Once upon a time, there lived an old man. One day he paid a visit to his in-laws. On entering the
house of his mother-in-law, he found that she had been roasting some meat, among which was
delicious looking sausage and she was not in the house. He immediately took the sausage and
quickly shoved it into his quiver. And it so happened that a piece of live coal had got stuck on
the sausage but the old man didn’t know. He quickly shut the quiver.
No sooner had he sat down than the owner of the house came in. They sat down to talk about the
children’s health. When they had finished, it was time for the old man to return to his home. Just
then, the woman noticed smoke issuing from the quiver and asked the old man; “Paker, how
come the quiver is smoking? The man answered, “Oh. It’s some naughty fire stick with a soft
head that smokes whenever it comes into contact with soft wood and the arrows.” The woman
kept quiet and got up to escort her guest.
When they had walked only a short distance, the fire made a hole in the quiver and the arrows
fell out, tak! together with the stolen sausage. The lady, who was walking closely behind,
exclaimed: ‘see, had I not known it! Then the old man fearing that his sausage might be eaten
shouted, “Oh, my Paker, Please do not do it!”
So while the lady ran home in shame, the greedy old man continued with his journey in extreme
embarrassment. They showed each other their backs and there ends the story.
i) State three things a narrator would do to draw the audience’s attention at the beginning of the story
ii) Describe how a narrator would perform line 4-6 of the second paragraph
iii) Explain four ways in which audience can indicate active listening in the performance of this narrative
iv) Apart from using the ending formula, how else would a narrator signal to the audience the ending of his story?
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Read the following story and answer the questions that follow
The Monkey and The Crocodile
A long time ago, Monkey and Crocodile were very good friends. The Monkey’s house was close to a
river and there were many fruit trees on the banks of this river.
Usually monkey would sit on the branches of the fruit trees and chat with his friend Crocodile who
would be basking on the banks of the river. Their friendship continued for a long time until they decided
it was time to introduce their wives to this friendship. "We have been friends for a long time and you
don’t even know my house, Crocodile began.
"Neither do you know mine," Monkey replied. "It is easier for you to come to my-house that it is for me
to visit you since I cannot swim and your house is beyond the water."
“That is not a problem. I can always carry you on my back," responded crocodile. "Let us visit my house
first. My wife is a very good cook,” Monkey argued. “No” replied Crocodile “My wife has had a baby
and there is plenty to eat in the house.”
“Let us not argue about this,” Monkey said. ”If we go to my house first, my wife will not be anxious
when I tell her I am going across the waters to visit you." They agreed that they would visit Monkey's
house first. Though at first Monkey's wife was afraid of crocodile, she later realized that Crocodile was
very friendly. She did not have problems with her husband visiting him. In fact she wished she would
join him.
Monkey was very excited the following day when he got to the banks of the river and found Crocodile
waiting for him. This was going to be Monkey's first trip across the waters and he could not hide his
excitement. He jumped onto Crocodile's back and Crocodile swiftly swam towards the deep waters.
When they were in the middle of the river, crocodile slowed down and began, laughing.
"Why are you laughing?" Monkey asked in surprise "You fool. Did you think I would take you to my
house? I have waited for that heart of yours for a long time. Today I have it.”
Immediately Monkey knew he was in deep trouble. He started thinking of a way out of his predicament.
"Poor you, my friend: Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?" Monkey calmly asked. "What do you
mean?" asked Crocodile in surprise "It is not difficult for me to give you my heart. If you had asked
when we were at my house. I would even have given you my wife's heart too," Monkey replied.
Crocodile was confused.
"Then why don't you give it to me now?" Crocodile asked.
You see my friend; Monkeys have a tradition of leaving their hearts at home when they are going for a
long journey. I therefore left mine on my favorite tree." Crocodile was even more confused.
"We can go and visit your wife first, and then I will give you my heart when you take me back,"
Monkey suggested.
"No," cried crocodile "I will take you back first. When 1 have your heart, we can then visit my wife."
Quickly, Crocodile headed back to the bank of the river. When they got there, monkey jumped from
Crocodile's back onto his favorite tree. He asked crocodile to open is mouth wide to receive the heart.
Monkey then picked the biggest of the mangoes on the tree and threw it into Crocodile's open mouth. It
fell in with a thud, breaking four of Crocodile's teeth. Crocodile was so upset but there was nothing he
could do as Monkey jumped from tree to tree insulting him.
From that day Monkey and Crocodile have remained enemies. And that is the end of my story and may I
not end like it.
Questions
1. Classify this narrative and give reasons for your classification
2. Name two characters found in this story
3. a) Using an adjective, describe monkey’s character trait that enabled him save his life from the crocodile
b) Illustrate your answer
4. What economic activity is practiced by the people from whom this narrative was collected?
5. Write a proverbs that summarizes the narrative and explain how this proverb applies to the narrative
6. Apart from your answer in A1 above, name two other types of narratives that you know of
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Use the most appropriate word to fill in the blank spaces so as to form questions.
a) ___ is your mother? Is she a nurse or a teacher?
b) ___ did you find at the shop? Tom or Mary?
c) ___ of these bags is yours? The red one or the green one?
d) ___ pen is this? Is it Wilson’s or Kennedy’s?
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Complete the sentences below using appropriate reflexive pronouns.
a) The boy was beside___ with fury for missing the penalty.
b) Let us not deceive ___ that life is a bed of roses.
c) When one faces challenges, one has to encourage ___ that things will just be fine.
d) A house divided against ___ cannot stand.
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following passage with the most appropriate article
__ banana tree is___ strange looking plant. It grows very quickly and in less than ___ year will
reach a height of seven meters or more. Usually, pruning needs to be done and one can take more
than ____hour to finish an acre.
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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:-
The communicative power of the English language
Once it used to be said that "the sun never sets on the British Empire". This meant that the British
Empire covered all the time zones, so that when the sun was setting on one part of the Empire, it
was rising on another.
The same thing can be said about the English language today. English is spoken as a first language
in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
It is also spoken in the Caribbean countries like Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana among
others. In addition to this, English is used as a second language in over fifty countries spread across
Africa and Asia. This means that when you have a good command of English you can enjoy the
writings of people from all over the world, and you can communicate your ideas beyond the
borders of this continent.
We in East Africa embraced the English language accidentally through the colonial experience.
English came in as a welcome addition to our already rich language situation of over forty local
languages and Kiswahili. In fact the majority of Kenyans today are multilingual. They use at least
three languages: a local language, Kiswahili and English. A good number of others speak a fourth
language which may be either French, Spanish, German, Japanese or Arabic among others.
The local or ethnic language bonds a person to the history, culture and religious traditions of his or
her people. If you speak one of the ethnic languages, for example, you are able to enjoy the songs,
dances, stories, proverbs and riddles in that language. It also helps you to communicate with the
older folks who may not understand English or Kiswahili.
Kiswahili is the national language in Kenya and is used by people from all the ethnic groups. When
one speaks and understands Kiswahili, one can communicate with people from all over Kenya.
Kiswahili is in fact a "regional language", because it is spoken in a number of countries in East and
Central Africa. Lately, Kiswahili was indeed adopted as one of the working languages at African
Union meetings. Kiswahili, therefore, opens opportunities beyond the borders of Kenya.
After Kenya attained independence, English was retained as the official language because it was,
and still is, a great advantage for many of our operations. Though the original speakers of English
were the people living in the British Isles, English is now spoken as a first language in two other
continents, North America and Australia. It is also the second language for millions of people
living all over the world. Therefore, with English you can be
at home anywhere in the world. English provides us with a powerful link to the global village.
Recent developments in modern technology have enhanced our ability to speak, read, write and
understand English well. Many of the computer programmes available, for example, are made to
respond to instruction given in English.
English is also important for participation at the international level. Many reports and records on
recent developments, science and other special research are in English. There is much more written
literature in English than there is in any other language. Therefore, a student who can read and
write English well is at an advantage.
In international news broadcasting, users of English are greatly advantaged. The prominent
international news networks broadcast in English. English thus enjoys a prestigious position in the
communication of events taking place in the world.
For those who want to be part of what is happening in the world, English is a very important tool.
What does this mean for those of us in Africa and Asia, where English is learned mainly in school?
There is need to put a lot of effort in the teaching and learning of this language so that we can be
part of the vast changes taking place in the world today.
Questions
1. What is the meaning of the clause “the sun never sets on the British Empire?”
2. In which region is English spoken as a second language, according to the passage?
3. State two advantages that a person who has a good command of the English language has
4. How did English come to East Africa?
5. Why is East Africa and particularly Kenya referred to as having a rich language situation?
6. What is the benefit of being able to speak one of the ethnic languages in East Africa?
7. What is the official language in Kenya?
8. How is English useful in modern developments in technology?
9. What makes a student who knows English to be at an advantage over one who doesn’t know?
10. What can speakers of English in Africa and Asia do to avoid missing out in what is happening in the
world today?
11. What is the meaning of the following words according to the passage?
a) Multilingual……
b) Adopted……
c) Prominent……
d) Vast……
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In Form One, one makes new friends. Write three things that you can do when introducing yourself to a new person, so as to appear friendly.
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You have noted that your desk mate Vivian has a poor handwriting. State two factors that might have contributed to this.
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