MODEL QUESTIONS

Write a definition for each of the following communication terminologies
(a) Communication
(b) Channel
(c) Sender
(d) Receiver
(e) Feedback
(f)    Message
(g)    Goal
(h)    Feedback

Give the meaning for the following terms
(i).Library
(ii).Information
(iii). Knowledge

Answer these  questions
(i). Briefly mention and explain at least seven sources of information you know
(iii). What is the most important information you need when you want to get a book in the library shelf? And  why do you think it is the most important information?
(ii).Write a short dialogue of how you would introduce your friend Jamila to your teacher Mr. Mtama
(iii). Write the following numbers in words: 200,001; 10,110; 33,333,333

Choose the best option and write the correct sentence in your answer book.
i) I ……….. sweep my room everyday
(a) have to (b) can (c) may

ii) We ……… play football on the college field college if we went.
(a) Must (b) Can (c) have to

iii) My mother told me to be home by 9 O’clock. I……… go now.
(a) can (b) may (c) must

iv) The dog ……. come into the house.
(a) don’t have to (b) doesn’t have to (c) mustn’t

v) You don’t ……eat a lot of sweets
(a) can’t to (b) have to (c) shouldn’t
Insert a, an, or the where necessary.
…………..geometry set contains……ruler,…….. pair of compasses,………… protractor and ……..pair of dividers.
i) His father was…….lawyer and earned £ 3000…..year.
ii) Okigbo…… Nigerian poet, wrote very difficult poems.
iii) …….airport is a very busy place where……aeroplanes land and take off constantly………. Jomo Kenyata International Airport is such a place.
iv) In …….. opinion of …….. Captain Wills, …….shortest way to Japan would be through……. Panama Canal.

Rewrite each of the following sentences replacing the underlined words with a pronoun.
i) Brenda spoke to Benedict and made Benedict laugh.
ii) Beatrice bought a mango and gave the mango to her sister.
iii) I shouted at my sister but my sister did not respond.
iv) Njeri has a friend, the friend goes to school in Manyara.
v) Pinda advised the members of parliament but they never needed Pinda’s advice.

Change the following sentences in singular by making all the necessary changes.
i) Leaves have green colour
ii) The girls are cutting oranges with knives.
iii) Do they take medicine regularly?
iv) These questions are too difficult for us to answer.
v) Dogs bark when they are angry or excited.

Use one of the following verbs to complete the sentence in the simple present tense.
Play, increase, leave, write, arrive, care, work, drive, stay, eat, make, change, teach, sell, fly, come.
i) Trains……… here at 16.00hrs, they ……… in Mwanza at 7hrs.
ii) Mohamed Mwameja ……. for Simba sports club.
iii) A nurse ……… for sick people
iv) These are teachers.  They ….. in schools.
v) James is a bus driver.  He ……a bus.
vi) A secretary …… letters.
vii) Carpenters…… furniture
viii) A postal worker…….. stamps.
ix) A pilot …….. an airplane
x) Thabo Mbeki ….. from South Africa.
xi) A teacher …… students.
xii) They haven’t got anywhere to live.  They …..with friends until they find somewhere.
xiii) The population of the world…….  very fast
xiv) The cost of living ……. Every year things are getting more expensive.


Change the following sentences into the plural form by making any necessary change.
i) A cat is chasing a mouse
ii) It is a good formula
iii) A thief carries a knife
iv) He has a syllabus
v) That lady works in an industry.

Point out the nouns in the following sentences and say whether they are common, proper, collective or abstract:
(i) The crowd was very big
(ii) Wisdom is better than strength
(iii) We saw a fleet of ships in the harbour
(iv) The class is studying grammar
(v) The soldiers were rewarded for their bravery
(vi) Lushoto is an old district
(vii) Kasumo is a good Christian Secondary School
(viii) I studied Chemistry last night
(ix) Can I speak to the former Manager
(x) The long road is completed

Change the following nouns into plural forms.
(i) Thief, Wife Calf, Knife, Wolf.
(ii) Life, Loaf, Half, Shelf, Self.
(iii) Dwarf, Scarf, Hoof, Cliff, Proof.
(iv) Foot, Louse, Mouse, Goose, Man
(v) Piano, Tomato, Kilo, Sterio, Banana

Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct item of the four choices given.
(i) They ………. Ugali last week.
(a) ate (b) eat (c) eaten (d) eating               
(ii) The footballer ………. The ball everyday
(a) kick (b) kicking (c) kicks (d) kicked               
(iii) They spoke …….. English and Kiswahili
(a) both (b) all (c) two (d) either                   
(iv) The woman with ……… I share my husband died yesterday
(a) whose (b) whom (c) who (d) which               
(v) People ……….. Kibakwe are very rich
(a) in (b) on (c) at (d) of                   

Study the following nouns carefully, then state the noun classes in which those words are found
(i). kindness, beauty, truth, freedom, goodness
(ii).girl, city, elephant, radio, church
(iii).mob, staff, crew, flock, gang
(iv).Lilian, Japan, Brenda, Lindi

 Write the correct form of pronouns in the following sentences
(i).Whom can I trust, if not………………….(she, her)
(ii).My brother is taller than………………(me, I)
(iii). It is a secret between you and ……………..(him, he)
(iv). We scored as many goals as………………..(they, them)
(v). Let you and …………..try what we can do(I, me)

The following sentences are incomplete; complete them by underlining the correct preposition in the brackets
(i).He accused the man (for, on, of, in) stealing.
(ii).The girl is afraid (on, from, for, of) the dog.
(iii).Christians believe (on, in, to, into) Jesus.
(iv).Will you pass (at, in, by, from) the police post?
(v).dogs bark (of,into, in, up) the evening.

Put a, an or the where necessary
Jane bought…………..dress for her sister in law……………….dress was so nice. The following day, she went to Kariakoo market and he bought …………….apple, two kilos of sugar, …………..gallon of cooking oil,………………. bunch of bananas.

Think of a suitable single word that can stand for the following whole group of words
(i). A number of ships travelling together under escort for the sake of safety
(a).convoy (b).fleet
(ii).An instrument used for measuring minute distances
(a).micrometer (b).stethoscope
(iii).A murder of a new-born child
(a).infanticide (b).abortion
(iv). To be able to tell the nature of a disease by its symptoms
(a). x-ray (b).diagnose
(v).A disease affecting many people at the same place and time
(a) AIDS (b) epidemic

Punctuate the following
(i). oops I did it again
(ii).who sang that song
(iii).it was supposed to be done by yusuf mboni
(iv). It was your responsibility to take some notes the teacher blamed
(v). come here