SECTION A: GRAMMAR (10 marks)

A-1- Join the following sentences with words like: as; so; because; as a result; therefore

a)  The best soil was along the banks of the river. People had their farms there.

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b)  Mbinya was very tired. She carried a heavy twenty- litre jerrican.

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c)  The girl was often ill. Her progress in school was affected.

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d)  The child was very tired. He went to bed without eating.

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e)  Marie was ashamed of her body. She could not bathe with her friends.

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A-2- Write the full form of each of the following contracted forms. The first one has been done for you.

1)      It’s customary………….1____It is customary________

2)       The custom’s changed _________________________________________

3)      Water’s very important __________________________________________

4)      They weren’t permitted __________________________________________

5)      We’ve long believed ____________________________________________

6)      A visitor doesn’t drink ___________________________________________

SECTION B: VOCABULARY   (10 marks)

B-1- Circle the word in which the underlined letter(s) sound(s) differently.   (2mrks)

1)      Cascading; Cement; Crash

2)      Journalist; Translator; Combination

3)      Pick; Peak; Pike

4)      Food; Blood; Wood

B-2- Use prefixes and suffixes to make new words from the following verbs.   (3mrks)

1)  to forget ________________ 4)  to visit________________________

2)  to believe ___________________ 5)  to contaminate _____________________

3)  to tour ____________________ 6)  to report ___________________________

B-3- Match the words with their definitions. Write in the space provided.  (5mrks)

1)      Waterproof_______________________________________

2)      Watermelon______________________________________

3)      Waterfall ________________________________________

4)      Waterway _______________________________________

5)      Waterhole _______________________________________

SECTION C: COMPREHENSION (10 marks)

       Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below it.

     Mbinya had returned after fetching water five kilometres from her home. She had carried a heavy 20- litre jerrican on her back after colleting water from a seasonal river. The river had dried up because of the drought, so it had taken Mbinya at least an hour to scoop water from sand in the river bed.

     By the time she got home, Mbinya was so thirsty that she drank a glass of the water without boiling the water. Mbinya knew about boiling water from her lessons at school, but the scorching seen and distance she had walked had made her very thirsty. She couldn’t wait for the fire to be lit, and the water to boil and then cool down to quench her thirst! This water was unsafe for human consumption.

     Mbinya and her siblings live with childhood diseases that can be prevented. Mbinya has worms, her brother has diarrhoea all the time, and her thirteen-year old sister, Julia, has a ringworm infection on her head.

      Questions

1)      What is Mbinya’s life in the village like?

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2)      Why is it difficult for Mbinya to collect water?

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3)      What should Mbinya do to make the water safe for drinking?

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4)      Why did Mbinya not boil the water before drinking?

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5)      What have you learnt from this story?

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  SECTION D: ESSAY (10 marks)

      Write a good essay on one of these topics.

1)      Write a short e-mail of not more than 50 words to a friend, describing something you have seen or done today.

2)      Write about an adventure you had with your friends.