FORM THREE
ENGLISH PAPER FOR
PREPARATION
1.
Read the following passage
and summarize in five (5) clear sentences
Weeds are unwanted plants, or plants or plants growing in a place
where they are in competition with another plant that is needed. Although
unwanted, they can have importance to human life as to provide organic matter
and mineral nutrients.
Some weeds are used as vegetables. Example pig weeds and black
nightshade. The leaves of these plants are boiled and eaten as spinach. Weeds
provide a good surface cover and there by minimize water evaporation and
control soil erosion.
Some weeds are a source of food for wild game. This is particularly
important in the regions where national parks are good sources of fore in
exchange
Patterns
and vocabulary
2.You are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter, you give news
about yourself and the other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Use
the present perfect tense.
Dear
Kitunguu Maji,
Lots
of things have happened since I last wrote to you.
i)
I /
buy/ a new car
ii)
My
father / start/ a new job
iii)
I
/give up/ smoking
iv)
Madagaa
and Kimbelembele/ go /to Ibun Jazar
v)
Minywele
Mibaya/ have/ a baby
3.
Put the verb into the correct form
i)
A
lot of people would be out of work, if the factory ----------- (close down).
ii)
If I
was offered the job, I think --------------- it ( take)
iii)
Hashuo
gave me this ring. She -------------------very upset if I lost it (be)
iv)
I’m
sure Army will lend you the money ‘I ‘d be very surprised if she …….(Refuse)
v)
If
you took more exercise, you --------- better ( feel)
4.
Rewriting the following sentences. Instead of using “somebody / they
/ people” etc write a passive sentence.
i)
Somebody
cleans the room every day.
ii)
People
don’t use this road very often.
iii)
How
do people learn Languages?
iv)
They
cancelled all flights because of a fog
v)
People
advised us not to go out alone.
5.
Re-arrange the following sentences in logical order to make a
meaningful paragraph.
(a)
I
rushed upstairs and pushed her bedroom door open.
(b)
I
dropped my story book and jumped to my feet
(c)
It
was warm Saturday evening
(d)
Suddenly,
I heard my younger sister cry out.
(e)
I
was reading a story book in the sitting room.
Questions
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a
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b
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c
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d
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e
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Answers
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6.
Re arrange the following five sentences into a logical sequence to
make a meaningful paragraph.
(a)
Several
years earlier a man had build a locomotive but it was meant to travel on the
road, not on rails.
(b)
James
John realized that a railway track was necessary
(c)
Hundreds
of people went to watch the train on its first journey
(d)
James
John was the real father of the railway engine and the railway
(e)
He
built his first line in the North of England, and if was opened in 1825
7.
Complete the following sentences using one of these verbs; Get
change, rise, fall, increase. You can use a verb more than one.
i)
The
population of the word.-------------- very fast
ii)
Ken
is still ill but he ---------- better slowly.
iii)
The
world ---------------. Things never stay the same.
iv)
The
economic situation is already very bad and it ------------- worse.
v)
The
cost of living -----------every year, things are more expensive.
8.
Match the items in LIST A with responses in LIST B to make
meaningful sentences by writing answers.
List A
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List
B
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i)
She
has to wake up early in the morning.
ii)
Although
I am tired
iii)
The
film was made in India
iv)
It
wasn’t raining yesterday.
v)
I
am happy to meet my sister
vi)
Your
room is smelling
vii)
I’m
going out wont be long
viii)
Dear,
the door is looked from outside
ix)
My
new baby is called Monica
x)
At
the end of the party we said goodbye to everybody
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A.
One
second and it should not be here ok?
B.
Was
it
C.
I
have to complete my task
D.
So
as to gain a lot of money
E.
In
order to do her work effectively
F.
But
I have to complete my task
G.
Wasn’t
it
H.
But
the story had been written by a
Frenchman
I.
Someone
must be playing tricks out there
J.
He
cried shortly after he was born
K.
They
all thanked us for food and the music
L.
But
the story was written by a Frenchman
M.It is actually making me sick
N.
The
journey was not only long but also tiresome.
O.
I
used to hear about her from my grandmother.
P.
She
cried shortly after she was born
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9.
Re write the following sentences due to the given instructions
(i)
The
girl asked the old man if she could use his telephone for a minute
Rewrite
in direct speech
(ii)
The
leader told his followers that two wrong statement do not make one right one
Rewrite
into direct speech
(iii)
I
hope that I shall pass the examination.
Change into passive voice
(iv)
He
sent you this note. Change into passive voice
(v)
We
started clanking. The bride entered the wedding hall
Re
write using hard ----------------------Than when
10.
Answer the following question according to the given instruction
(i)
As
soon as the train arrived all passengers rushed towards it.
Begin
No sooner ------------------
(ii)
He
was a poor man, yet he agreed to help me with money
Begin
In spite
(iii)
He
took his meals and threw away the crumbs
to the sparrows
Begin
having
(iv)
This
news is too good to be true
Use
so ---------------that
(v)
This
fact is too evident to require any proof
Use
so ----------------that
11.
Provide the plural and singular form of the following nouns
Singular Plural
(i)
_____________ Carps
(ii)
Bureau __________________
(iii)
Thesis
__________________
(iv)
Apex
__________________
(v)
_______________ Mayoress
12.
Write a speech titled, VIOLENCE TO WOMEN
13.
Write a letter to the Editor of Matapishi news paper expressing
your views on the Killings of Albino in Tanzania. The Editors Address
P.O
BOX 45 Dar es Salaam
14.
Write the story with the title “A hard working famer” in
less than 300 words
SECTION
(D) RESPONSE TO READING
Answer all the two questions from this section
15.
Literary
artist always writes when they have something to revel to the society. Vitrify
this statement by using two novels.
16.
By
considering source, for a change to take place conflicts are inevitable.
Justify this statement making reference to any two books ie Novel or Play you
have read.
17.
Read
the following poem and answer the question that follows.
Be hold
The Sun has rises
And with sons of the land have risen too
Forward they go
Well armed
Singing praises to the beauty of the sun rise
With the determination of long form warriors challenging the enemy
With the vigour of a clean purpose
Sit and went brethren
Wait and see what glory they bring at set
How they pay homage to land and their people
QUESTIONS
(i)
What
is the poem about?
(ii)
For
whom does the poem tell us that the san has risen?
(iii)
Explain
three themes from the poem
(iv)
What
do you think the “Sunrise” and sun set symbolizes?
(v)
The
poet talks about “ challenging the enemy “ who do you think the enemy might
be “VALUE HAS A VALUE ONLY IF IT`S VALUE IS
VALUED”
