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MATHEMATICS NECTA 2023
TIME: 2:00 Hours
SECTION A: MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS, FIGURES AND WORD PROBLEMS
For each of the questions 1 – 40, work out the answer, then choose the correct option and
shade its corresponding letter in the special answer sheet (OMR) provided.
1. Which is the next number in the following sequence? 29, 33, 37, 41, _________
a. 43 b. 45 c. 47 d. 42 e. 46
2. The length of a football pitch is 90.136 metres and the length of a netball pitch is 30.769
metres. Write the difference of pitches into two decimal places.
a. 60.63 b. 59.34 c. 60.37 d. 59.37 e. 59.36
3. Akilimali fell down after running for 3/4 of an hour. What percentage of time remained to
complete an hour?
a. 75% b. 0.25% c. 25% 7.5% 2.5%
4. Mr. Mandela has a farm of a circular shape with a diameter of 35 metres. If he decides to
plant trees around the farm at a distance of 2.2 metres apart from each other, how
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many trees will he plant around the whole farm? 𝜋 = 7
a. 110 b. 242 c. 77 d. 51 e. 50
5. A doctor attended the patients in two days. On Monday, he attended 81 patients and on
Tuesday he attended 69 patients. What is the fraction of patients who were attended on
Monday?
23 23 29 24 4
a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑. 𝑒.
50 27 50 50 27
6. Rehema and Fadhili started at once counting oranges. Rehema counted loudly after
every 5 oranges and Fadhili after every 9 oranges. Which first common number will they
count loudly?
a. 14 b. 4 c. 45 d. 90 e. 54
7. The tank of Baker’s motorcycle was filled with 24 litres of oil. If it will travel a distance of
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10 km and use 8 of the oil, how many litres of oil will remain?
a. 15 b. 34 c. 9 d. 25 e. 14
8. A bus has 23 seats, two of them are for the driver and conductor and 2/3 of the
remaining seats are for the passengers. How many seats are empty in the bus?
a. 21 b. 14 c. 16 d. 7 e. 9
9. Five pupils were given a task of listing all multiples of 6 between 30 and 60. Which list is
correct?
a. 36, 48, 54, 56 b. 36, 42, 54, 60 c. 36, 40, 42, 48 d. 36, 48, 54, 60 e.
36, 42, 48, 54
10. Ester calculated the product of all prime numbers between 80 and 90 correctly. Which
one is the correct list?
a. 7,387 b. 7,378 c. 7,367 d. 7,373 e. 7,396
11. Five groups listed all even numbers between 115 and 124. Which group listed the
numbers correctly?
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a. 116, 120, 122, 124 b. 116, 118, 120, 122 c. 116, 119, 120, 122 d.
116, 118, 120, 124 e. 116, 120, 123, 124
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12. The students were given an exercise of arranging the numbers 1.25, 20%, 8, 0.15 and – 3
in a descending sequence. Which sequence is correct?
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a. 1.25, 8, - 3, 0.15, 20%
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b. – 3, 1.25, 0.15, 20%, 8
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c. – 3, 20%, 1.25, 8, 0.15
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d. 1.25, 20%, 0.15, 8, - 3
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e. 1.25, - 3, 20%, 0.15, 8
13. Mwanahawa deposited 450,000 shillings in a bank for a period of 2 years and she got an
interest of 27,000 shillings. What is the rate of interest given by the bank?
a. 2% b. 3% c. 4% d. 5% e. 1%
14. Ushindi primary school has a total of 960 pupils. If there are 540 girls, what fraction
represents the number of boys?
9 7 7 3 9
a. 𝑏. 1 𝑐. 16 𝑑. 4 𝑒. 1
16 16 16
3 1 1
15. Mariam’s mother had 100 kilograms of rice. She gave Elisha 10, Mwajuma 2 and Isaac 5
of all amount of rice. How many kilograms did a person with the smallest share get?
a. 30 b. 40 c. 70 d. 20 e. 10
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16. Musa ate 9 of bread and Amina ate 8 of the same bread. What fraction of the bread did
they remain with?
55 2 15 17 15
a. 𝑏. 17 𝑐. 17 𝑑. 72 𝑒. 72
72
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17. Sabrina and Salma got a profit from their joint business. Sabrina received 5 of the profit
and Salma received 0.4 of the profit. Find the difference of the amount received in
percentage?
a. 60% b. 40% c. 30% d. 80% e. 20%
18. Upendo travelled a distance of 163/4 kilometres by bicycle and the remained part she
walked on foot. If she travelled a distance of 181/2 kilometres, what distance did she
walk on foot?
a. 23/4 km b. 13/4 km c. 31/4 km d. 21/4 km e. 11/2 km
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19. Uhuru Primary School had 80 cattle. Last year the school decided to sell of the cattle.
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How many cattle did the school remain with?
a. 50 b. 48 c. 32 d. 10 e. 30
20. An electric company uses 5,500 litres and 760 millilitres of diesel every day to produce
an adequate amount of electricity needed at Wazalendo village. How much diesel
should be used in February of a short year to satisfy the needs of the village?
a. 154,021 litres and 280 millilitres
b. 170,523 litres and 560 millilitres
c. 165,022 litres and 800 millilitres
d. 154,021 litres and 250 millilitres
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e. 159,522 litres and 40 millilitres
21. Juma is shorter than Amina by 0.32 metres. If the height of Amina is 1.51 metres, what is
the height of Juma?
a. 1.83 m b. 1.29 m c. 1.81 m d. 1.19 m e. 1.18 m
22. A father bought 57 sacks of beans and each sack weighed 90 kilograms. What was the
cost of all the sacks of beans if he bought each kilogram for 380 shillings?
a. Sh 40,040 b. sh 15,390 c. sh 34,200 d. 21,660 e. sh 55,860
23. Jane’s income for the year 2019 was 42,000,000 shillings. She used 8,500,000 to pay
school fees for her children, 12,000,000 shillings to pay for construction expenses and
10,000,000 shillings for personal expenses. If she saved the remained amount, how
much money did she save?
a. Sh 11,500,000 b. sh 30,000,000 c. sh 35,500,000 d. sh 3,500,000 e. sh
72,000,000
24. Muungano group had 8 members. They did a business and got a profit of 8,892,000
shillings. If they divided the profit equally among themselves, how much money did each
one get?
a. Sh 1,407,000 b. sh 1,704,000 c. sh 174,000 d. sh 1,074,000 e. sh
1,174,000
25. Panju, Bakari and Amina shared 900,000 shillings as follows: Panju got twice amount of
Bakari and Amina got three times the amount of Panju’s share. If Amina got a total of
600,000 shillings, how much money did a person with the smallest share get?
a. Sh 400,000 b. sh 50,000 c. sh 100,000 d. sh 200,000 e. sh
300,000
26. Mwajuma bought the following items: 5 kg of rice @ 2,200 shillings, 3 kg of beans @
2,300 shillings and 4 kg of sugar @ 2,600 sh. If Mwajuma had 50,000 shillings, how much
money did she remain with after the purchases?
a. Sh 31,700 b. sh 21,700 c. sh 28,300 d. 22,700 e. sh 23,700
27. Mwajuma deposited the amount of 564,000 shillings in a bank, which gives an interest
rate of 51/2% per year. What is the amount of interest did she get after 6 months?
a. Sh 14,100 b. sh 18,612 c. sh 15,520 d. sh 15,510 e. sh 18,513
28. A businessman deposited 8,000,000 shillings in a bank which offers 8% of interest per
year. After how many years would the interest be 1,600,000 shillings?
a. 2 b. 21/2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 51/2
29. The following diagram shows a wall of one of the buildings of Songambele Primary
School. Find the value of h if the area of the wall is 192 m2.
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a. 10 m b. 12 m c. 15 m d. 8 m e. 6 m
30. The following figure represents a tank whose diameter is 56 cm and height is 60 cm. Find
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the area of its surface if the tank is open on one side. 𝜋 = 7

a. 13,024 cm2 b. 11,264 cm2 c. 13,728 cm2 d. 10,264 cm2 e. 9,064 cm2
31. A pupil measured the interior angles of a parallelogram and named them as angles e, f, g
and h as shown in the following figure:

Which angles are equal?

a. e and f b. h and e c. h and g d. h and f e. g and f
32. A teacher drew the following figure and asked pupils to find the value of angle m. what
is the value of angle m in degrees?

a. 1140 b. 340 c. 1400 d. 1060 e. 1460

33. A rabbit weighs 4 kg 21 dag 48 dg. How many rabbits will weigh 50 kg 57 dag 76 dg?
a. 22 b. 17 c. 12 d. 7 e. 20
34. Opio walked a distance of 42 dam 25 dm 8 cm in the morning and 12 dam 10 dm 7 cm in
the evening. Find the total distance he walked in centimetres.
a. 104 cm b. 54,365 cm c. 5,765 cm d. 5,450 cm e. 54,050 cm
35. 48 litres 450 millilitres of milk were equally shared by three families of 6 people each.
What amount of milk did each family get?
a. 16 litres 15 millilitres b. 150 litres 16 millilitres c. 8 litres 75 millilitres d.
16 litres 150 millilitres e. 15 litres 16 millilitres
36. One tonne of beans was distributed among 16 women. If all women received an equal
share, how much did everyone get?
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a. 62 kg 50 g b. 62 kg 50 dag c. 62 kg 500 dg d. 62 kg 5,000 mg e. 62 kg 500
hg
37. A train moves 720 km per hour. How is this speed written in centimetres per second?
a. 20,000 cm/sec b. 2,000 cm/sec c. 12,000 cm/sec d. 1,200 cm/sec e. 200
cm
(2𝑛+3) ÷(1−4𝑛)
38. If n + 5 = 0, what will be the value of the expression: ?
2−𝑛
1 1 7 7 1
a. 𝑏. − 𝑐. 133 𝑑. − 𝑒. −
21 21 133 19
39. The following pie chart shows the amount of food which were sold per week in a
wholesale shop.

If 300 kilograms of wheat flour were sold for the whole week, how many kilograms of
rice were sold?
a. 900 b. 600 c. 380 d. 220 e. 152
40. The average weight of six pupils of standard seven is 48 kilograms. If the weight of the
seventh pupil is added the average will be 50 kilograms. Find the weight of the seventh
pupil.
a. 50 kilograms b. 49 kilograms c. 62 kilograms d. 18 kilograms e. 98
kilograms
SECTION B: MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS, FIGURES AND WORD PROBLEMS
For each of the questions 41 – 45, use a blue or black ink pen to work out the answer clearly in
the spaces provided on the OMR form.
41. A school has the area of 240 m2 and its length is 15 m. What is the square root of the
width of the school’s area?
42. A school owns an onion garden which is in trapezium shape ABCD as shown in the
following figure:
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If the area of the shaded region is 48 m2 and the length AF is 6 m, find the area of the
whole garden
43. In the following figure, the shaded region represents the area of a farm that is grown
onion.

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Find the area of the part that is grown onions. 𝜋 = 7
44. If a Mathematics lesson takes a period of 40 minutes, how many periods of that lesson
will be taught from 8:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.?
45. Musa deposited sh 450,000 in a bank which offers an interest of 4 1/2% per year. What is
the amount of interest did he get in 8 months?
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SOCIAL STUDIES AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS NECTA 2023

TIME: 1:30 Hours
SECTION A (40 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
Choose the correct answer and shade its corresponding letter in the special answer sheet
(OMR) provided.
1. How is the act of implementing a new idea to improve the quality of goods or services
called?
a. Business b. opportunity c. investment d. creativity e. entrepreneurship
2. Kazimoto is an entrepreneur who helps the society in solving problems. What type of
entrepreneur is he?
a. Businessman b. educator c. society d. civil servant e. resilient
3. Which one is not a challenge that micro entrepreneurs face in Tanzania?
a. Lack of raw materials b. shortage of capital c. less demand of goods d.
unreliable market e. absence of bureaucracy
4. How is the type of livestock keeping conducted by individuals or organizations in large
farms called?
a. Zero grazing b. ranch c. nomadic pastoralism d. free range rearing e.
individual
5. Standard six pupils of Mafanikio primary school were given an offer to visit Serengeti
National Park after performing well in their annual examination. What type of tourism
was that?
a. Pupils’ tourism b. international tourism c. game reserve tourism d.
national park tourism e. domestic tourism
6. What is the main cause for an increase of sea level which erodes the shore and destructs
buildings along the Indian Ocean?
a. Melting of ice on the Mount Kilimanjaro b. melting of ice at the poles of the earth
c. change of the seasons of the year d. increase of livestock production e.
conducting agricultural activities along the coast
7. Palm is one of the crops cultivated in Tanzania and it is used as the raw material for the
production of palm oil. In which regions is this crop cultivated?
a. Kigoma, Tabora and Morogoro b. Tabora, Kilimanjaro and Mara
c. Morogoro, Tabora and Mbeya d. Dar es Salaam, Singida and Dodoma e. Mara,
Kagera and Geita
8. The agriculture extension officer advised the farmers in the semi – desert areas to
cultivate drought – resistant crops. Which crops did he advise them to cultivate?
a. Millet and sorghum b. rice and beans c. yams and potatoes d. vegetables and
fruits e. maize and bananas
9. Which one is not a challenge that National parks in Tanzania face?
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a. Increase of financial resources
b. Increase of modern communication facilities
c. Increase of water sources and pastures
d. Interaction between animals and humans
e. Increase in illegal hunting
10. Sikika drew a map of her village without indicating the scale. What problem do you think
the map user will face?
a. Failure to identify the street boundary
b. Inability to identify symbols used
c. Failure to see the street shops
d. Failure to identify the actual size of the street
e. Failure to see clearly various things
11. If Yombo villagers at 450 East watch TBC news at 8:00 pm, at what time will the
Tanzanians who live in Gambia 300 West of Greenwich Meridian watch the same news?
a. 7:00 pm b. 7:00 am c. 9:00 pm d. 9:00 am e. 3:00 pm
12. Teacher Chapakazi asked the pupils. “What happens on the Equator when the sun is
overhead on 21st March and 23rd September?” What was the pupils’ correct response?
a. Equal lengths of the day and night
b. A longer day than a night
c. Occurrence of darkness and brightness on the earth
d. Difference on the lengths of day and night
e. A longer night than a day
13. Astronomers classify the layers of the atmosphere according to its arrangement. Which
arrangement is correct?
a. Troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere and mesosphere
b. Mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere and troposphere
c. Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere and thermosphere
d. Stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere and mesosphere
e. Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere and thermosphere
14. A standard Six pupil drew the sun, the moon and the globe respectively in a straight line.
Which geographical phenomenon is presented by the arrangement of the drawings?
a. Solar eclipse b. lunar eclipse c. solar system d. arrangement of planets e. day
and night
15. Five standard Four pupils were competing in drawing the solar system. Who arranged
the planets from the sun correctly?
a. Venus, Earth, Mars and Mercury b. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth c.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars d. Mercury, Earth, Venus and Mars e. Earth,
Venus, Mars and Mercury
16. Suppose you were given an opportunity to explain why the moon cannot produce heat
energy, which reason would you provide?
a. The moon reflects sun rays b. the moon refracts sun rays c. the
moon is smaller than the sun d. the moon gives light at night only e. the moon
revolves around the sun
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17. If the temperature of Dar es Salaam city which is at the sea level is 390C, what will be the
temperature of Moshi town which is 5000 metres above the sea level?
a. 90C b. 390C c. 00C d. 690C e. 300C
18. What advice would you give to people who live in an open space with the strong winds?
a. To migrate from the place b. to build storey houses c. to plant trees d. to
construct temporary houses e. to build fence surrounding the place
19. Chautundu took a thermometer from the Stevenson screen and put it in an open place
for four hours. Later on she read the highest and the lowest temperatures of that day as
380C and 260C respectively. What was the range of temperature for that day?
a. 120C b. 220C c. 260C d. 380C e. 60C
20. Tanzania has been led by many Prime Ministers since her independence. Who was the
first Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania?
a. Rashid Mfaume Kawawa b. Edward Moringe Sokoine c. Cleopa Msuya d. John
Malecela e. Edward Lowasa
21. Why is Tanzania regarded as the original homeland of mankind?
a. Many historical sites are found in Tanzania
b. The garden of Eden is found in Tanzania
c. Larger part of Tanzania is covered by forests
d. Dr. Leakey and Dr. M. Leakey conducted archeological excavation in Tanzania
e. The remains of the oldest human beings were discovered in Tanzania
22. Why is Mwalimu Nyerere regarded as “The Father of the Nation”?
a. He was the teacher
b. He volunteered to mobilize the struggle for independence
c. He attended the United Nation meeting
d. He acted as mediator in the Burundi dispute
e. He led Tanganyika after independence
23. Historical sites keep different forms of historical information such as paintings and
drawings, remains of weapons used in wars, ancient architectural building and trade
development. What kind of historical information is found at Isimila in Iringa?
a. Remains of the buildings used for slave trade
b. Remains of Arab culture
c. Ancient civilization in Tanganyika
d. Colonial wars in Tanganyika
e. Remains of the Old Stone Age tools
24. What is the effect of using explosives and drift nets in fishing activities?
a. Destruction of fish and their breeding grounds
b. Make fishermen spend much time fishing
c. Make fishermen charged high fishing tax
d. Destruction of marine transport vessels
e. Presence of many fished in industries
25. Which set represents the factors affecting the climate of a place on earth’s surface?
a. Gridlines, Greenwich and topography
b. International date line, topography and longitude
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c. Latitude, altitude, and topography
d. Greenwich, height above the sea level and longitude
e. Topography, longitude and latitude
26. How can Tanzania promote her culture?
a. By collecting and storing modern European cultural things
b. By establishing and promoting cultural heritage centres
c. By borrowing traditions and customs from foreign modern European cultures
d. By preserving all ancient heritage centres of foreign cultures
e. By prohibiting foreigners from coming into our country
27. Which one is not among the teachings given to youths during Jando and Unyago
ceremonies?
a. Respecting elders only b. love to society members c. self – reliance d. love
for work e. youth care during adolescence
28. Which instruments are used in traditional dances?
a. Fluke, shakers and piano b. flutes, piano and guitars c. shakers, drums and zeze
d. shakers, piano and lead guitar e. piano, zeze and drums
29. The African indigenous education taught various skills such as self – hygiene, self –
reliance, care for the environment and respecting others. How can that education be
evaluated?
a. It provided relevant skills and knowledge
b. It was suitable to be adopted by foreigners out of Africa
c. It was based on memorizing because learners did not take notes
d. It prevented Africans from getting foreign education
e. It was provided according to classes
30. Some capitalist nations divided East Africa through agreements or treaties. Which treaty
gave the British possession of Uganda?
a. The Berlin Treaty of 1844 – 1885
b. The Heligoland Treaty of 1890
c. The Anglo – German Treaty of 1886
d. The Heligoland Treaty of 1886
e. The Anglo – German Treaty of 1885
31. The following are effects that a girl who has undergone female genital mutilation might
face except ___________
a. Failure of the natural working of a female’s body
b. Destruction of female reproductive organs
c. Heavy bleeding during delivery
d. Difficulties during delivery
e. Getting con communicable diseases
32. The teacher asked Amina to mention the organ which approves the East African
Community budget. Which organ did she mention?
a. Secretariat of the community b. special meeting c. General Assembly d.
Council of Ministers e. Legislative Assembly
33. Who led Africans in the resistance against Germans in Kilwa Kivinje in 1890?
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a. Abushiri bin Sultan b. Hassan bin Makunganya c. Mtemi Machemba d.
Kinjekitile Ngwale e. Bwana Heri
34. Why is Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere and Kwame Nkrumah recognized as heroes?
a. They encouraged people not to unite during the struggle for independence
b. They proposed and supervised techniques used in the struggle for independence
c. They did not use their personal wealth in the struggle for independence
d. They did not travel abroad during the struggle for independence
e. They led many political parties in their countries
35. During the colonial invasion, some heroes were not ready to be captured by the
European colonialists. Who committed suicide to avoid being captured by the
Europeans?
a. Chief Mkwawa b. Chief Mirambo c. Chief Merere d. Chief Isike e. Chief
Makunganya
36. Why is it important to wash hands with water and soap before meals?
a. To make parents happy b. to prevent ourselves from getting diseases c. to
show modernity d. to fulfill the rules e. to imitate foreign cultures
37. In which class of musical instruments does Litungu and Zeze belong?
a. Blown b. struck c. plucked d. pressed e. shaken
38. Standard Five pupils learned how to clean different types of floors. Which type of floor
did they learn to sprinkle with water before sweeping?
a. Wood b. soil c. concrete d. terrazzo e. tiles
39. Which one indicates the occurrence of puberty to both girls and boys?
a. Deep voice b. breast development c. developing various emotion d.
experience wet dreams e. start menstruation
40. Bahati sells milk tea and roasted meat to casual labourers of the sisal estate and gets few
customers while Nyemo sells tea and cassava to the same casual labourers and gets a lot
of customers. Why does Bahati get few customers?
a. She did not consider customers’ income
b. She sells food which customers do not like
c. She is not tolerant to customers
d. She does not entertain customers
e. She does not how to cook well
SECTION B (10 Marks)
For questions 41 – 45, write your answer in the space provided in the special form (OMR) by
using blue or black ink pen.
41. Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party was formed in 1954. What was the
major objective of its formation?
42. Mr. Maina owns 2,800 cows and moves with them from one place to another. Last year
he was in Singida, last month he was in Dodoma and is currently in Morogoro. Why does
Mr. Maina move from one place to another? Give two reasons.
43. Pupils measured the distance in a village map from the water well to the dispensary and
got 5 centimetres. Find the actual distance if the map scale is 1:300,000.
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44. Transportation is one of the important economic activities for the development of the
nation. Which two basic requirements are needed for transportation to be efficient?
45. (a) Which instrument is used to measure sunshine?
(b) Mention the unit of measurement of sunshine
CIVIC AND MORAL EDUCATION NECTA 2023
TIME: 1:30 Hours
SECTION A (40 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
Choose the correct answer and shade its corresponding letter in the special answer sheet
(OMR) provided.
1. Freedom and National Unity are important aspects which make every Tanzanian proud
of. What is the effect of disrupting freedom and National Unity in the country?
a. Poor development of the country b. decline of national debt c. decline of
investments d. absence of good governance e. increase of corruption
2. People with special needs feel good and confident when they are loved and valued in
the community. Which action should be avoided when serving this group of people?
a. Providing them with appropriate health care
b. Electing them in political posts
c. Segregating them in leadership positions
d. Assisting them in legal matters
e. Using a language appropriately
3. Pupils should be involved in the process of designing plans for development of their
schools. Which item should come first before other items in the school strategic plan?
a. Evaluation b. time c. implementation d. objectives e. requirements
4. Which leader in the local government structure has the duty and responsibility to
educate the community against outdated cultures?
a. Councillor b. community development c. executive officer d. education officer
5. Each school needs to perform well academically. Which method can help the school to
perform well academically?
a. To have many pupils at school
b. To have the pupils with discipline
c. To have a big number of servants at school
d. To allow teachers to perform extra curriculum activities all the time
e. To conduct debates frequently at school
6. Which one of the following is a good characteristic of a school?
a. Pupils to be given ample time to play
b. Teachers to show good discipline
c. School leaders to have much freedom
d. Good conservation of school environment
e. Pupils to wear uniforms they like
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7. Why are pupils advised to dress properly and to be smart in school and at home?
a. To reflect globalization b. to show modernity c. to reflect good behaviour d. to
show dressing fashion e. to show prestige
8. Which of the following is not a voluntary activity?
a. Establishing a vegetable garden b. sweeping the school compound c.
participating in a scout club d. planting trees or flowers at school e.
singing the school song
9. How would you call the act many youths participating in helping to save people,
livestock, buildings and other equipment from being burnt during the fire disasters?
a. Rescue brigade b. rescue c. bravery d. patriotism e. obedience
10. Good relationships in a society are built on good deeds done by community members.
Which deeds built those good relationships?
a. Honesty and selfishness b. laziness and perseverance c. truth and transparency
d. honesty and gossips e. tolerance and conflicts
11. Brutal acts against children can take place at various levels in communities. How can a
child avoid such actions?
a. By being humble and polite b. by being honest and careful c. by being polite and
charming d. by being active and polite e. by being resilient and having integrity
12. It is important to do good things for others in the same way you would like to be treated.
What act demonstrates caring for others?
a. Feeding a patient some food b. wearing nice clothes c. greeting the elders with
respect d. to put on decent clothes e. playing with others
13. Peace and security is built by good relationship in the society. Which strategies can be
used to build good relationship with others in the society?
a. Cooperating in the time of happiness
b. Sharing on the family problems
c. Cooperating in both hard and happy moments
d. Visiting them to know their problems
e. Cooperating during hard times
14. Which group does not belong to the people with special needs in the society?
a. The energetic youth b. people with sight disabilities c. children with hearing
disabilities d. people with skin disabilities e. people with mental disabilities
15. What is the advantage of proper use of communication network in the society?
a. Gives correct statistics or information
b. Respects human equality
c. Helps in financial transactions
d. Helps to send proper message
e. Helps to keep secrets of people
16. In order for a country to develop, it requires good leadership. Which characteristic
describes a good leader in the society?
a. Being loved by people b. being a talkative person c. fulfilling responsibilities d.
being financially well off e. having a higher education
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17. Time is among the resources that contribute towards sustainable development. What is
needed for a good time management?
a. To organize events according to opportunities
b. To organize upcoming events according to resources
c. To organize responsibilities in line with the available resources
d. To organize upcoming events according to funds
e. To organize events according to priorities
18. School resources can be used to bring school development and it is everyone’s
responsibility to protect them. Which measures should be taken to manage those
resources?
a. To do regular inspections
b. to do inspection and give a report
c. to do inspection and distributing new resources to people
d. to do inspection and purchasing new resources
e. to do inspection and throw them away
19. the following acts build self – discipline to pupils except ___________
a. completing work on time b. having study timetable c. studying hard d. using
time properly e. waiting to be assigned some tasks
20. corruption has been a big obstacle to the development of the country. Which of the
following is not a way of preventing and combating corruption in a country?
a. Transparency b. patriotism c. integrity d. resiliency e. accountability
21. Which act indicates the existence of good governance at the family level?
a. Buying family members beautiful and modern clothes
b. Ensuring that all family members receive equal rights
c. Availability of tasty food for the family members
d. The presence of good and expensive furniture at home
e. Children to be free to choose their friends
22. Mtama village lacks water sources due to environmental destruction caused by excessive
cutting down of trees. What should the community do to improve their environment?
a. Planting many trees in the area
b. Preparing garden at the respective area
c. Establishing irrigation schemes
d. Establishing project for selling trees
e. Use security guards to protect the environment
23. Which one of the following sets correctly represents the rules required for cooperation
among the pupils at school?
a. Respecting each other, working hard, advising each other and having an integrity
b. Working hard, respecting each other, revealing evils and being trustworthy
c. Respect, efficiency, advice, resilience and integrity
d. Working hard, tolerance, counselling and ignoring others
e. Accountability, tolerance, self – awareness and confidence
24. If you will be selected to join Form One next year, which ways will you use to get
information and knowledge?
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a. Reading books and proper uses of communication networks
b. Using the communication networks and listening to music
c. Listening to music, watching news and reading books
d. Watching news, visiting friends and listening to the radio
e. Listening to the radio, visiting friends and reading books
25. Pupils have the duty to learn through practice while they are at home. What kind of
activities can they learn while at home?
a. Washing clothes and utensils
b. Washing utensils and cleaning the classroom
c. Washing clothes and cleaning the blackboard
d. Sweeping classroom and feeding the livestock
e. Feeding livestock and sweeping the office
26. Pupils are supposed to be inquisitive in the learning process. Which methods should the
pupils use in order to become inquisitive?
a. Asking questions and self – studying
b. Self – studying and imitating from the intelligent pupils
c. Reading books and playing many games
d. Using social networks all the time
e. Doing tests and playing various games
27. If you join Form One in 2024, what kind of pupils would you like to cooperate with?
a. Those who are obedient to school leaders
b. Those who have skills of playing different games
c. Those who read many books
d. Those with a good discipline
e. Those with confidence all the time
28. Mr. Nguvumali’s cows died due to drought. He decided to steal Mr. Kazimoto’s cows.
What type of behaviour did Mr. Nguvumali fail to demonstrate?
a. Accountability and tolerance b. tolerance and theft c. tolerance and integrity d.
integrity and resilience e. tolerance and hospitality
29. Every person has responsibilities to fulfill in a community. What main responsibility
should the pupils fulfill at school?
a. Studying hard all the subjects b. participating in sports at school c. going for
jogging d. watering school gardens e. cleaning the school compound
30. It is very important for pupils to perform house chores. How can pupils improve their
performance of duties at home?
a. Using school time table to fulfill domestic chores
b. Working hard at school only
c. Not going to school until all home duties are completed
d. Evaluating performance of all household chores
e. Doing household chores, the whole night
31. Babulee refused to go for hunting birds with his friends because it was time for
Mathematics lesson. When asked, he told them that he had weighed between the
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advantages and disadvantages of the issues and made the decision. How is this action
called?
a. Detailed evaluation b. deep thoughts c. right decisions d. right
recommendations e. detailed analysis
32. Hypocritical behaviour is unacceptable in society because of its negative effects. What
should be done to eliminate it?
a. Suing the hypocrites in court b. interviewing the hypocrites in public c.
telling the truth about hypocrites d. rebuking the hypocrites in public e.
segregating hypocrites with others
33. Corruption is an enemy of people’s rights and development. What are the effects of
corruption in the society?
a. Having unqualified professionals b. having many graduates c. declining
of commodity prices d. declining of death rates e. absence of
social classes in the society
34. Truth and transparency are important types of behaviour in the community, although
some community members disrespect them. Which ways should be used to improve
these behaviours?
a. Advising people to be resilient and being humble
b. Direct people to speak the truth and condemn evils
c. Insisting on honesty to the leaders
d. Adhering to the opinions of the elders in the community
e. Following the directives of the current leaders
35. Tanzania is well – known for promoting good relationship with other nations. What are
the basics of Tanzania’s foreign policy?
a. Equality and human dignity b. freedom and socialism c. transparency and truth
d. solidarity and tolerance e. freedom and self – reliance
36. The United Nations is the body that unites the free nations in the world. What
contributed to its establishment?
a. Preventing the USA from ruling the world
b. Avoiding the occurrence of another world war
c. Preparing African countries for their independence
d. Protecting the interests of rich countries in the world
e. Preventing Britain from colonizing African nations
37. Which outdated cultural practices can lead to loss of blood or death to women when
giving birth?
a. Prohibiting women from eating some foods
b. Female genital mutilation
c. A woman doing a lot of work
d. Having responsibilities of caring for a family
e. Widows inheritance
38. Tanzania is a member of the Commonwealth countries. The organization is formed by
the members who were colonized by which country?
a. France b. Britain c. Portugal d. Belgium e. Germany
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39. Interaction with people of different cultures and backgrounds is an important aspect for
any country. What is the importance of living with people of different origins?
a. Enables us to exchange skills b. helps us to ignore foreign cultures c. makes
us defend our patriotism d. enhances us to forget foreign history e. motivates us
to protect our indigenous culture
40. Which method can be used to address the negative effects of globalization in Tanzania?
a. Listening to parents and protecting our culture
b. Accepting other cultures and protecting our patriotism
c. Using the social networks without control
d. Developing information technology from developed countries
e. Motivating young people to stop using social networks
SECTION B (10 Marks)
For questions 41 – 45, write your answer in the space provided in the special form (OMR) by
using blue or black ink pen.
41. Diplomatic relations between Tanzania and other countries provide various
opportunities. With two opportunities can be gained from such relations?
42. Pazi is a pupil who has a habit of disobeying school rules. Which two effects is Pazi likely
to get?
43. Which two sources can be used to receive and give out correct information at school?
44. Which two methods can be used to eradicate the challenges of poor infrastructures and
piling of cases so as to meet the set goals?
45. Why the Economic communities in Africa have not achieved the intended goals? Give
two reasons.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NECTA 2023
TIME: 1:30 Hours
SECTION A (40 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
Choose the correct answer and shade its corresponding letter in the special answer sheet
(OMR) provided.
1. Which organ in the body is mostly affected by the excessive drinking of alcohol?
a. Liver b. kidney c. lungs d. heart e. brain
2. Which waste products are excreted by the lungs during breathing?
a. Water and oxygen b. carbon dioxide and water c. water and salt d. urea
and water e. carbon dioxide and oxygen
3. Suppose you have been invited to educate villagers about ulcers, which type of food will
you advise them to avoid once they are affected by that disease?
a. Sugary foods b. hot foods c. cold foods d. salty foods e. acidic foods
4. What is the importance of white blood cells in the human body?
a. Protect the body against germs causing diseases
b. Clot blood on a new wound
c. Transport oxygen gas from the heart
d. Regulate body temperature
e. Prevent germs from entering the body
5. The middle ear consists of three tiny bones connected in series which receive the
vibration of sound waves and send it to the inner ear. What is the correct series of those
three tiny bones?
a. Incus, malleus, stapes b. stapes, incus, malleus c. stapes, malleus, incus d.
malleus, incus, stapes e. malleus, stapes, incus
6. In the plant growth, roots grow towards the earth. Why do plants grow in such a
manner?
a. To follow air and water b. to follow water and light c. to follow light and minerals
d. to follow water and minerals e. to follow moderate heat and air
7. You have been asked to help your young sister to identify living and nonliving things.
Which group would you choose to represent living things?
a. Tree, tree log, butterfly and frog b. water, maize plant, fish and frog c.
butterfly, frog, water and tree d. fish, lizard, tree and butterfly e. water,
bee, grass and housefly
8. A teacher taught his pupils that loam soil is better for cultivation than other types of soil.
Which characteristic makes that soil better than other types?
a. It has big particles which prevent water from passing
b. It consists of sand, clay and human fossils
c. It allows water to pass easily
d. It allows water to pass through very slowly
e. It dries early than sand
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9. Our father taught us to cultivate by using crop rotation of leguminous plants and cereals.
What could be the benefit of doing this?
a. It adds carbon b. it simplifies growth of plants c. it fertilizes the soil d. it
prevents soil erosion e. it prevents diseases
10. If you write the word SCHOOL on a white paper and put it in front of a plane mirror,
which image will appear in front of that mirror.

11. Fire has been used to warm up our bodies during cold weather. In which ways does the
heat reach our bodies?
a. Circulation b. radiation c. convection d. conduction e. vapourization
12. Suppose you are given the opportunity to advise the government on the kind of energy
which will help to conserve the environment, what kind of energy would you advise to
be used?
a. Fuel b. coal c. diesel d. firewood e. solar energy
13. A telephone technician dropped the phone screws in the sand when blowing out to
clean the dirty materials accumulated on the phone. What instrument would you advise
the technician to use in order to get back the screws easily?
a. Telescope b. needle c. magnet d. broom e. torch
14. What type of change occurs when making ‘ugali’ using maize flour?
a. Physical b. environmental c. chemical d. matter e. solid
15. In which way does the smell travel from inside to outside of the house?
a. Osmosis b. photosynthesis c. respiration d. photosynthesis e. diffusion
16. Properties of chemical changes are different from those of physical changes. Which
property shows a chemical change?
a. No new substance is formed after the change
b. No difference between mass of the substance before and after the change
c. A lot of energy is used or produced during the change
d. The properties of the new substance are the same as the properties before the
change
e. The original substance can easily be regenerated
17. Kapira poured water and kerosene in one vessel. Kerosene floated on water. What was
the reason for the kerosene to float on the water?
a. Density of kerosene is less than the density of water
b. Upthrust of kerosene is greater than the upthrust of water
c. Gravitational force for kerosene is greater than the gravitational force for water
d. Mass of water is less than the mass of kerosene
e. Mass of water is greater than the mass of kerosene
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18. Which matter has the strongest force of attraction between the molecules?
a. Iron b. wood c. air d. vapour e. milk
19. Communication is important in the society for sharing information. Which device is used
as the traditional way of communication?

20. The ICT teacher assigned Standard Seven pupils to type a letter using a computer. Which
program would the students use to type the letter?
a. Microsoft excel b. application c. typing d. system e. Microsoft word
21. Which icon represents the Safari web browser?

22. Your parents have bought a mobile phone for family communication. Which steps would
you follow to inform them about emergency that may occur at home?
a. Communicate, write the mobile number, press the dial button
b. Write the mobile number, communicate, press the dial button
c. Write the mobile number, press the dial button, communicate
d. Make a call, write the mobile number, press an off button
e. Write the mobile number, press an off button, communicate
23. Why is it important to switch off the computer soon after using it?
a. To keep the information for a long time
b. To make it operate at the maximum speed
c. To make it last long and work properly
d. To ensure that no virus can attack it
e. To avoid unauthorized user
24. Wheelbarrow is a simple machine used to carry luggage from one place to another.
Which one is the correct arrangement of the level parts of a wheelbarrow?
a. Effort is between fulcrum and wheel
b. Load is between effort and fulcrum
c. Effort is between fulcrum and load
d. Fulcrum is between effort and load
e. Fulcrum is between load and wheel
25. A teacher instructed standard seven pupils to use a measuring cylinder of 1000 cm3
instead of a cup to measure the volume of water. Why did he instruct them to use that
apparatus?
a. For easy water filling b. for preventing water loss c. for giving accurate results d.
for saving time e. for showing the measured water
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26. A pair of scissors has the velocity ratio of 16 and its mechanic advantage is 8. Find the
efficiency of that pair of scissors.
a. 200% b. 50% c. 128% d. 100% e. 150%
27. A businessman kept fishes in a basket but after five days they all decayed. If you were
given a chance to advise on the best way of keeping fish for a long time, where would
you advise him to keep them?
a. In a nylon b. in water c. in a bucket d. in an open space e. in a
refrigerator
28. Which set represents the standard unit used in the measurement of things?
a. Ruler, tape measure and bucket
b. Ruler, bucket and jug
c. Ruler, tape measure and jug
d. Tape measure, bucket and beam balance
e. Ruler, tape measure and beam balance
29. Which electric component made of thin wire can melt if too much current flows in the
circuit?
a. Fuse b. earth wire c. circuit breaker d. switch e. plug
30. A standard seven pupil had a wound. Although the wound was tied with a bandage, the
blood continued to flow for some time. Why the blood did not clot?
a. His blood had an excess plasma
b. His blood had a shortage of white cells
c. His blood had a shortage of plasma
d. His blood had an excess of platelets
e. His blood had a shortage of platelets
31. Which one of the following is an inheritable disease?
a. Haemophilia b. asthma c. cancer d. diphtheria e. tetanus
32. In which group are foods like butter, groundnuts, cashew nuts and sunflower found?
a. Protein b. vitamins c. minerals d. fats and oils e. carbohydrates
33. If you are given a task to advise on the proper way that can be used to remove plastic
remains that are scattered in the environment, which way would you propose?
a. Collecting and burning b. burying in the soil c. dumping in a pit d. recycling
e. sell them to those in need
34. A youth had unsafe sex and suffered from diseases which attack male parts. Which
disease did he suffer from?
a. Gonorrhea, cancer, trichomoniasis
b. Syphilis, trichomoniasis, dysentery
c. Diabetes, chlamydia, schistosomiasis
d. Gonorrhoea, fungal and chlamydia
e. Syphilis, trichomoniasis and schistosomiasis
35. A child had diarrhoea and vomiting after acquiring cholera. Which substance was quickly
lost from the body?
a. Water b. food c. salt d. blood e. nutrients
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36. People who carry luggage in the market use a lot of energy in doing that work. Which
type of food do they deserve to eat more in relation to the work they do?
a. Carbohydrates b. fats and oils c. minerals d. vitamins e. proteins
37. You are given a chance to provide professional advice to youths living with HIV/AIDS to
strengthen their health. Which advice would you give them?
a. To eat balanced diet and observe health regulations
b. To exercise and use ARV
c. To have enough rest and eat well
d. To observe cleanliness and do exercises
e. To worship and rest
38. Why are mothers advised to breastfeed their babies for at least two years?
a. Milk makes the children eat b. milk makes children sleep c. milk has all the
nutrients d. children like milk e. if not breastfed, children cry
39. In our society, there are different groups of people who need special health services
categorized according to their conditions. Which group needs special health services?
a. Children, pregnant women, old people and the sick
b. Children, youth, soldiers and teachers
c. Children, pregnant women, teachers and doctors
d. Teachers, old people, the sick and youth
e. The sick, youth, pregnant women and old people
40. Asha was asked to prepare a balanced diet. Which group of food would she use to
prepare the diet?
a. Maize, fish, pawpaw, groundnuts and water
b. Potatoes, eggs, mangoes, groundnuts and beans
c. Bananas, fish, beans, water and rice
d. Rice, meat, pawpaw, orange and water
e. Millet, milk, cucumber, mangoes and oranges
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SECTION B (10 Marks)

For questions 41 – 45, write your answer in the space provided in the special form (OMR) by
using blue or black ink pen.
41. Study figure No. 1 which shows gas exchange in the lungs. Which gas is represented by
letters A and B?

42. The teacher did an experiment by tying a rod magnet at the middle using a thread and
suspended it in the air until it settled. Which two things can be demonstrated from the
experiment?
43. Azimio Primary School decided to connect its computers as show in figure 2. Study the
figure and answer the questions that follow:
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a. Which type of network was used to connect the computers shown in figure 2?
b. Give an advantage of the type of network you mentioned in(a).
44. Calculate the density of a sphere with the volume of 4000 cm3 and a mass of 400 g.
45. A teacher led the pupils to investigate the size of the image formed by a plain mirror and
later on, he used a convex mirror from his motorcycle. What was the difference between
the images formed by the two mirrors?
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KISWAHILI NECTA 2023

MUDA: Saa 1:30
SECTION A (Alama 35)
Sikiliza kwa makini hadithi utakayosomewa na msimamizi, kisha jibu swali la 1 – 5 kwa kuweka
kivuli katika herufi ya jibu lililo sahihi katika fomu yako ya kujibia.
Maswali
1. Nini kilisababisha kifo cha wazazi wake Baraka?
a. Uhaba wa hospitali kijijini b. ajali ya ndege c. maisha ya anasa ya wazazi wake d.
ajali ya gari e. maisha duni ya wazazi wake
2. Nani alimlea Baraka baada ya kufiwa na wazazi wake?
a. Wanakijiji b. bibi yake mzaa mama c. bibi yake mzaa baba d. walimu wake e.
Mganga Mkuu wa zahanati
3. Baraka alipataje fedha za kumpeleka bibi yake hospitali?
a. aliomba kwa wanakijiji b. alifanya kibarua cha kufyatua matofali c.
alipewa na walimu wake d. alipata kutoka vijiji vya Jirani e. alipewa na
mganga mkuu
4. baraka alisoma kozi gani baada ya kuhitimu masomo ya sekondari?
a. Uashi b. urubani c. uuguzi d. udereva e. udaktari
5. Kwanini wanakijiji walimuona Baraka ni lulu kwao?
a. Alifaulu vizuri mitihani yake b. alikuwa msaada mkubwa sana kwa kijijini c. aliwapa
pesa nyingi d. alifyatua matofali na kuwapatia e. alifanya biashara na
kuwanufaisha
Katika swali la 6 – 35, weka kivuli katika herufi ya jibu sahihi katika fomu yako ya kujibia.
6. “Jino langu linang’aa.” Wingi wa sentensi hii ni upi kati ya sentensi zifuatazo?
a. Meno zangu yanang’aa b. meno yangu linang’aa c. meno yangu yanang’aa d.
majino yangu yanang’aa e. jino zangu zinang’aa
7. “Manamba angalimsikiliza baba yake __________ mguu.” Neno lipi kati ya yafuatayo
linakamilisha sentensi hii kwa usahihi?
a. Asingeliumia b. angaliumia c. asingaliumia d. asingeumia e.
angeliumia
8. Makuli walisikika wakisema, ‘kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa.’ Je, ni methali ipi kati ya
zifuatazo inafanana na methali hiyo?
a. Mchonga mwiko huukimbiza mkono wake
b. Chanda chema huvikwa pete
c. Kidole chako kibaya kitakufaa siku mbaya
d. Umoja ni nguvu utengano ni udhaifu
e. Kidole chako kibaya usikikate
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9. “Tunashauriwa kuwalea watoto katika maadili mema.” Methali ipi kati ya zifuatazo
inaendana na kauli hiyo?
a. Ugambi ni wa wenye ndumba b. udongo uwahi ungali maji c. tone na tone hujaza
ndoo d. tone na tone huwa mchirizi e. ubishi mwingi huvuta matendo
10. Kisongo alipoumia Kajiru alimpeleka hospitali kwa matibabu. Methali ipi kati ya zifuatazo
ingefaa kutumiwa na Kisongo kwa jambo alilotendewa na Kajiru?
a. Asiyekubali kushindwa si mshindani
b. Akufaaye kwa dhiki ndiye rafiki wa kweli
c. Shukrani ya punda ni mateke
d. Hakuna marefu yasiyo na ncha
e. Mtaka cha uvunguni sharti ainame
11. Wao walikuwa hawana furaha. Neno ‘wao’ lipo katika nafsi ipi kati ya hizi zifuatazo?
a. Nafsi ya tatu wingi b. nafsi ya pili wingi c. nafsi ya tatu umoja d. nafsi ya kwanza
wingi e. nafsi ya pili umoja
12. “Alivyoendelea kukanusha ___________ hasira zilivyozidi kumpanda yule askari.” Neno
lipi linakamilisha sentensi hii kwa usahihi?
a. Ndipo b. ndiko c. ndiyo d. ndio e. ndiyo
13. Nikitoka bustanini nitawapikia watoto chakula. Neno ‘nitawapikia’ lipo katika kauli gani?
a. Kutendwa b. kutendeana c. kutendea d. kutendana e. kutendewa
14. Mwalimu wa somo la Kiswahili alipigwa butwaa baada ya kuambiwa mwanafunzi wa
Darasa la Saba ameacha shule. Nahau “pigwa butwaa” ina maana gani?
a. Kukubaliana b. kushangaa c. kufurahi d. kuchukizwa e. kukataa
15. Juhudi za Suli kufanya kazi serikalini ziligonga mwamba baada ya kukosa cheti cha
Kumaliza Elimu ya Msingi. Nahau ‘gonga mwamba’ katika sentensi hii ina maana gani?
a. Kufika mwisho kabisa b. kupasua mwamba mgumu c. kufika kikomo d.
kufanya jambo bila mafanikio e. kupata suluhu ya kazi
16. Tabia ya wanafunzi kuchelewa kufika shuleni imeota mizizi. Nahau ‘ota mizizi’ ina maana
gani?
a. Kufanikiwa kufika shuleni b. kujificha ili wasionekane c. kustawi na kudumu sana
d. kupenda kuishi shuleni e. kutodumu kwa muda mrefu
17. Neno jumuishi linaloundwa kutokana na maneno ‘kuku, njiwa, kunguru na bata’ ni lipi?
a. Wadudu b . ndege c. mboga d. Wanyama e. kitoweo
18. Chikoyo alihuzunika sana aliposikia taarifa za kifo ya babu yake. Katika neno ‘aliposikia’
kiambishi kipi huwakilisha wakati uliopita?
a. a- b. -po- c. -sik- d. -ki- e. -li-
19. “Mwanafunzi alicheza vizuri.” Ukanushi wa sentensi hii ni upi?
a. Mwanafunzi hakucheza vizuri b. mwanafunzi hakuchezaga vizuri c.
mwanafunzi hatacheza vizuri d. mwanafunzi hucheza vizuri e.
mwanafunzi hajacheza vizuri
20. Maneno haya hayajapangwa katika utaratibu wa kiafabeti: dada, kisu, Andika, cheza,
zuhura.” Yakipangwa kwa utaratibu wa kialfabeti seti ipi itakuwa sahihi kati ya zifuatazo?
a. Kisu, cheza, Andika, zuhura, dada
b. Andika, cheza, dada, kisu, zuhura
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c. Zuhura, cheza, dada, kisu, Andika
d. Zuhura, kisu, dada, cheza, Andika
e. Cheza, Andika, kisu, dada, zuhura
21. “Wanafunzi hupenda kula maharage.” Sentensi hii ipo katika hali gani kati ya zifuatazo?
a. Timilifu b. uliopo c. mazoea d. uliopita e. ujao
22. Neno lipi linakamilisha sentensi isemayo, “Humo __________ alimoingia yule nyoka.”
a. Ndimo b. ndiyo c. ndipo d. ndiko e. sipo
23. Neno lipi kati ya yafuatayo halilandani na maneno mengine?
a. Mkunga b. mchungaji c. muuguzi d. tabibu e. daktari
24. “Mama alipata bahati ya kusalimiana na Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.”
Neno lipi kati ya yafuatayo linaweza kutumika badala ya neno ‘bahati?”
a. Shani b. tunu c. fursa d. hiba e. wasaa
25. “Kaa anatembea upandeupande.” Katika sentensi hii neno ‘upandeupande’ limetumika
kama aina gani ya neno?
a. Kivumishi b. kiwakilishi c. kielezi d. nomino e. kitenzi
26. Upepo unaovuma kwa nguvu na kwa kasi, kiasi cha kubomoa majengo huitwaje?
a. Ngurumo b. radi c. kimbunga d. mvua e. kipupwe
27. Mimi __________ mtoto kwenye familia yetu. Neno lipi linakamilisha sentensi hii kwa
usahihi?
a. Ndiyo b. ndiwe c. ndiye d. ndie e. ndio
28. “Yule mtoto nyumbani anakuja.” Upi ni mpangilio sahihi wa maneno unaounda sentensi
hii?
a. Anakuja yule mtoto nyumbani
b. Mtoto nyumbani yule anakuja
c. Nyumbani yule mtoto anakuja
d. Mtoto yule anakuja nyumbani
e. Yule nyumbani anakuja mtoto
29. Neno lipi linaundwa kutokana na silabi ‘ondoko’ zilizochanganywa?
a. Ndoo b. Kondoa c. kondoo d. ondoka e. ondoa
30. Nomino ipi imeundwa kutokana na kitenzi ‘imba’?
a. Kuimba b. wimbo c. imbika d. imbiwa e. imbisha
31. “Wanakijiji walisherehekea mwenge wa uhuru mpaka liamba.” Nahau ‘mpaka liamba’
kama ilivyotumika katika sentensi hii ina maana gani?
a. Hadi usiku b. hadi asubuhi c. hadi machweo d. hadi asubuhi e. hadi jioni
32. “Ringa alipopata taarifa ya kifo cha wazazi wake aliinika kichwa.” Je, Ringa alifanya nini
kati ya vitendo vifuatavyo?
a. Aliinamisha kichwa kwa huzuni
b. Aliinua kichwa juu kwa huzuni
c. Alitikisa kichwa kwa huzuni
d. Aligonga kichwa kwa huzuni
e. Alishika kichwa kwa huzuni
33. “Alipofika kazini bila kutarajia alipewa barua ya kupandishwa cheo.” Methali ipi ina
maana sawa na maelezo hayo?
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a. Riziki kama ajali huitambui ijapo
b. Raha haiji ila baada ya taabu
c. Mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu
d. Usiandikie mate angali wino upo.
e. Tamaa mbele mauti nyuma
34. “Nchi ya Tanzania ipo kusini __________ nchi ya Kenya. Neno lipi kati ya yafuatayo
linafaa kukamilisha sentensi hii kwa usahihi?
a. Mwa b. ya c. kwa d. wa e. na
35. “Juakali anatembea kwa maringo _________ kinyonga.” Jibu lipi linakamilisha sentensi
hii kwa usahihi?
a. Mithili b. kwa sababu c. kwa kuwa d. mfano e. kinyume
SEHEMU B (Alama 5)
Kwa kutumia maneno yaliyomo kwenye kisanduku, kamilisha barua ifuatayo kwa kujibu swali la
36 – 40 kwa kuandika herufi ya jibu lililo sahihi katika fomu yako ya kujibia.

Kijiji cha Nyankoronko,

S.L.P 27,
RUKWA
36. __________
37. _______________
Shule ya Sekondari Sinzieni,
S.L.P 11,
Singida.
Ndugu,
38. _______________________
Tafadhali husika na kichwa cha habari hapo juu.
Mimi ni mwanafunzi niliyemaliza Elimu ya Msingi mwaka 2023 katika shule ya msingi
Nyankoronko. Nimefaulu vizuri Mtihani wa Kumaliza Elimu ya Msingi katika yangu yote sita na
kupata wastani wa alama B. Naomba kujiunga na masomo ya Kidato cha Kwanza katika shule
yako. Naambatanisha nakala ya matokeo yangu ya Mtihani wa Kumaliza Elimu ya Msingi.
Nitafurahi iwapo ombi langu litakubaliwa.
Ni mimi mtiifu,
39. _________________
40. ________________
SEHEMU CF (Alama 10)
Soma kwa makini habari ifuatayo kisha jibu swali la 41 – 45 kwa kuandika jibu sahihi katika fomu
yako ya kujibia.
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Ukataji wa miti umekuwa chanzo kikubwa cha uharibifu wa mazingira. Binadamu hufyeka miti
kwa lengo la kupata mkaa, kufanya shughuli za kilimo, kuchana mbao, kujenga nyumba na
mahitaji mengine mengi. Hapa Tanzania ukataji miti umefanywa kwa kiasi kiasi kikubwa sana
hasa miaka ya hivi karibuni.

Binadamu amediriki hata kukata miti kwa kuchoma majani pembezoni mwa vyanzo vya maji.
Ukataji wa miti kwenye vyanzo vya maji umekuwa ukisababisha madhara kadha wa kadha kama
vile: kukauka kwa vyanzo vya maji na ukosefu wa mvua kwa muda mrefu. Endapo binadamu
ataendelea na uharibifu huo kwa muda mrefu madhara mengine mengi yanaweza kujitokeza.

Licha ya binadamu kutambua madhara ya ukataji miti ovyo hususani kwa kupitia vyombo vya
habari, bado amekuwa akibeza ushauri huo unaotolewa na wataalamu wa mazingira na
kuendelea na uharibifu. Hii inakumbusha wahenga walivyosema “sikio la kufa halisikii dawa.”
Kutokana na uharibifu huo maeneo mengi ya nchi yamekuwa yakikosa mvua za uhakika na mara
nyingi hupata Dhoruba zenye madhara kwa binadamu na makazi yao. Hivyo watu wanashauriwa
kupanda miti, kuacha kuchoma mkaa na kuchoma majani pembezoni mwa vyanzo vya maji.

Maswali
41. Andika kichwa cha habari kinachofaa kwa habari uliyosoma
42. Methali ipi yenye maana sawa na methali isemayo ‘sikio la kufa halisikii dawa?”
43. Ni athari zipi zinaweza kumpata binadamu kutokana na ukataji wa miti ovyo? Taja athari
mbili
44. Neno ‘beza’ kama lilivyotumika katika habari uliyosoma lina maana gani?
45. Funzo gani unalipata kutokana na habari uliyosoma?
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE NECTA 2023
TIME: 1:40 Hours
SECTION A (35 Marks)
Listen carefully to the passage read by the invigilator and then answer the questions that follow
by shading the letter of the correct answer in the special answer sheet (OMR) provided.
Questions
1. According to the story, when did education start?
a. When books were introduced
b. When man was created
c. After introduction of employment
d. Before creation of man
e. When teachers were available
2. What does a man need in order to become self – reliant and build self – awareness?
a. Employed b. changed c. informed d. educated e. advised
3. What are the categories of education?
a. Hunting and farming
b. Cooking and family care
c. Formal and informal
d. Great grandparents and formal
e. Missionaries and traditional
4. What should the youths do to create a generation of well – eduated citizens?
a. They should study hard
b. They should get missionaries’ education
c. They should get the 3Rs education
d. They should get informal and formal education
e. They should go to school
5. How did formal education benefit the society?
a. People were able to read, write and count
b. People were able to hunt many animals
c. People were able to cook for the family
d. People were able to play target games
e. People were able to change the education system
Choose the words that complete the sentences by shading the letter of the correct answer in
the answer sheet (OMR) provided.
6. Mrs. Johari taught me how to cook biriani. I _________ practice it next Saturday to
improve my cooking skills.
a. Have b. could c. has d. had e. will
7. My uncle is interested in sports. He used to ______ sports TV programmes before he
went out for physical exercises.
a. Watching b. be watch c. watch d. watched e. watches
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8. The railway company has to improve its transport services. The train ________ late three
times this week.
a. Was being b. is being c. has been d. would be e. has being
9. Musa and Abdul like sports. They __________ tennis now.
a. Are playing b. had played c. played d. playing e. were playing
10. I like the teaching profession. I was influenced by Mr. Winga, our former teacher who
________ us happy all the time during his classes
a. Keep b. keeping c. keeps d. kept e. had kept
11. Rajab and Paul were mopping the flour __________ their sister was washing the dishes.
a. Why b. while c. what d. which e. where
12. Yesterday I saw Janeth going to school __________ foot.
a. By b. for c. in d. on e. with
13. Bats are more active __________night than during the day time.
a. In b. at c. on d. by e. onto
14. Last month, we were invited to court to learn about criminal cases. We sympathized
with a man who was sentenced to serve two years ______ jail.
a. On b. for c. to d. in e. into
15. The whole crowd was surprised by how a thief jumped _________ the gate.
a. Through b. over c. into d. towards e. above
16. The beast in the jungle was not only ugly __________ dirty.
a. Also b. as well c. and also d. as also e. but also
17. I am invited to a birthday party but __________ I won’t be able to attend.
a. I deny b. I thank you c. I am happy d. I am afraid e. I wish
18. Their class teacher said that, neither John _________ Mary sat for Mock Examinations.
a. Or b. no c. nor d. also e. just
19. How would you change the statement “He said that he was watering the flowers” into
direct speech?
a. He said that, “I will be flowering the flowers”
b. He said, “I would be watering the flowers”
c. He said, “I am watering the flowers”
d. He said, “I was watering the flowers”
e. He said, “I will be watering the flowers.”
20. “He is a standard seven pupil at Kijito primary school.”
A. Is he? B. isn’t he? C. he isn’t? D. he is? E. he is not?
21. What is the correct reply to the sentence, “Excuse me sir, may I come in?”
a. Yes, you may not b. no, you may c. no, come in d. yes, do not e. yes, you
may
22. Our aunt gave us her choice of food for dinner, but we told her that we would prefer
eating rice _______ potatoes.
a. To b. too c. than d. over e. in
23. Children who do not eat a balanced diet become ________
a. Healthier b. healthy c. healthiest d. in healthy e. unhealthy
24. Cooks who are ________ have many burn marks on their hands.
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a. Careless b. care c. carelessly d. carefulness e. careful
25. Tandi and Tina are both intelligent, but Nina is the ________ of the two girls.
a. Most intelligent b. more intelligent c. intelligent d. best intelligent e. good
intelligent
26. Matumbi was not in good terms with his friends who were always misbehaving. He
decided to break off them. In other words, he decided to ________ their relationship.
a. Join with b. punish c. drop up d. end e. depart
27. The teacher told us that most of the pupils who fail to follow instructions, fail in their
examinations. The underlined word also means __________
a. Laws b. rules c. directions d. subjects e. questions
28. The teacher always tells us to make sure that we are clean all the time. The opposite of
the underlined word is ________.
a. Good b. smart c. rough d. dirty e. naughty
29. A chameleon is an animal that does not move fast. It walks _________
a. Smartly b. suddenly c. quickly d. speedily e. slowly
30. Good pupils respect their teachers. Bad pupils always ________ their teachers.
a. Disrespect b. respects c. respectful d. over respect e. in respect
31. Today is my sister’s birthday. She has dressed _________
a. Smart b. shabbily c. smartly d. more smart e. most smart
32. There are _________ oranges left in the fridge.
a. More b. little c. much d. a little e. few
33. Mr. Chapakazi is a farmer. In order to grow maize, rice and potatoes, he tills the soil by
using ___________
a. A rake b. an axe c. a hoe d. a machete e. a spade
34. It is commonly known that the word ‘ring’ refers to a piece of jewelry one wears on a
finger. However, the same word also means a sound of ________
a. A bird b. a car c. a bell d. an insect e. a metal
35. Kaunda was told to cut the meat into small pieces by his mother. While cutting the meat,
he cut ___________ with the knife.
a. Itself b. herself c. themselves d. yourself e. himself
SECTION B (05 Marks).
This section has five mixed sentences (36 – 40). Arrange the sentences so as to make a good
composition by giving them letters A – E. Shade the letters of the correct answer in the special
answer sheet (OMR) provided.
36. At the end, each team had one goal.
37. Dogo boys were the first to score in the first half
38. There was a football match between Dogo boys and Goma boys.
39. Both teams played tirelessly as the time was about to be over.
40. In the second half, Goma boys scored a goal to level the score.
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SECTION C: (10 Marks)
Read the following passage carefully and then answer questions 41 to 45 by writing the correct
answer in the special answer sheet (OMR) provided. Use blue or black ink.
Mbuto was supposed to be in school with his friends, but at the age of thirteen, he was working
at Majeje Gold Mine. His troubles started when he was in Standard Five. His father Mr. Kikuko
whose activity was to make furniture got sick and eventually passed away. His mother also got
sick and could not work anymore. There were no relatives to take care of his family. Mbuto
being he eldest son of the four children and the only boy, dropped out of school.
Life became tough for Mbuto. He tried selling sweets and cigarettes on the street but the
money was not enough. He then got a job in a mine. There were eleven children under the age
of eighteen years old; two girls and nine boys including working in the mine. Their work was to
carry soil from deep down the mine up to the surface. One day while Mbuto was carrying a
heavy bucket, he fell over and broke his left leg. He cried in pain knowing that he could not look
after his family. He was then carried to the hospital. One nurse felt pity for him and promised to
take care of his family and send him back to school. Mbuto went back to school, worked very
hard and had a very good performance in his final examination.
Questions.
41. What is Mr. Kikuko’s occupation?
42. Why did Mbuto engage in child labour?
43. Why did Mbuto cry a lot after he broke his left leg?
44. Why did Mbuto go to work at Majeje Gold Mine instead of going to school?
45. What made Mbuto to return back to school?

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HABARI YA KUSIKILIZA
MAELEKEZO KWA MSIMAMIZI
Zingatia yafuatayo kabla ya kusoma maelekezo kwa watahiniwa:
i. Hakikisha unasoma hadithi kwa sauti na taratibu kwa mara ya kwanza huku
ukizingatia alama zote za uandishi zilizopo katika hadithi hiyo. Unaposoma kwa mara
ya pili ongeza kidogo kasi ya usomaji.
ii. Muda utakaotumia kuwaspomea watahiniwa hadithi ni dakika tano (05) na muda
utakaotumika kwa watahiniwa kujibu maswali ni dakika tano (05). Sehemu hii
itafanyika kwa dakika kumi (10)
iii. Wakati utakapokuwa unawasomea wanafunzi hadithi, hakikisha kuwa watahiniwa
wote hawafungui karatasi yenye maswali ya mtihani.
iv. Wasomee watahiniwa kwa sauti maelekezo (1 – 4).
MAELEKEZO KWA WATAHINIWA
1. Nitasoma kwa sauti hadithi mara mbili, hivyo kila mmoja asikilize kwa makini.
2. Nitakapokuwa nasoma hadithi hakikisha kuwa karatasi yako ya maswali haijafunguliwa
3. Nikisoma hadithi kwa mara ya kwanza, sikiliza bila kujibu maswali na nikimaliza kusoma
kwa mara ya pili, jibu swali la 1 -n 5 kisha endelea kujibu maswali mengine (6 – 45).
4. Naanza kusoma hadithi sasa hivyo sikiliza kwa makini.

HADITHI
Baraka ni kijana aliyeishi bila wazazi. Wazazi wake walifariki kwa ajali ya ndege. Alilelewa na bibi
yake mzaa baba aitwaye Bibi Mwema. Alikuwa mjukuu wa pekee wa Bibi Mwema. Baraka ni
kijana mwenye nidhamu ya hali ya juu. Kila siku aliamka mapema ili kumsaidia bibi yake kazi za
nyumbani kisha alijiandaa Kwenda shuleni.

Baraka alipomaliza Elimu ya Msingi, bibi yake alipata maradhi. Baraka hakuwa na fedha ya
kumpeleka hospitali. Mungu si athumani, alipata kibarua cha kufyatua matofali. Alipata pesa ya
kumtibia bibi yake. Baada ya muda kupita hali ya bibi ilitengamaa na Baraka aliendelea na
masomo ya sekondari. Baraka alisoma kwa bidi na kufaulu vizuri mitihani yake. Baadaye
alijiunga na Chuo Kikuu cha Dodoma kusomea kozi ya udaktari.

Baraka alipohitimu masomo yake alirudi kijijini na kuwa Mganga Mkuu wa Zahanati. Anatibu
watu kutoka Kijiji kwao na vijiji vya Jirani. Wanavijiji wanampenda sansa Daktari Baraka. Wao
wanamuona kama lulu kwao kwa sababu amekuwa msaada mkubwa sana kijijini.
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PASSAGE
Education, which is the tool for awareness and self – reliance, is as old as a man. It was
there in the past, the time of our great grandparents. In those old days, education was
provided by grandparents. This kind of education was called formal education. Boys
were taught hunting and farming. Girls were taught how to take care of the family,
cooking and cleaning the house.

However, the missionaries came and introduced formal education. In this new form of
education three basic things were taught. These were Writing, Reading and Counting.
People who graduated in formal education were employed in various institutions like
banks, hospitals, schools and to police force. Thus, it became a tool of employment.

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INSTRUCTION TO THE INVIGILATOR

Make sure you read the following before giving instructions to the candidates.
i. Make sure you read the passage loudly and slowly for the first time while observing
all punctuation marks indicated in the passage. When reading for the second time,
increase the reading speed.
ii. The time which will be taken to read the passage is five (05) minutes and the time for
the candidates to respond to the questions is five (05) minutes. Therefore, this part
will be done in ten (10) minutes.
iii. When reading the story, make sure that candidates do not open the questions paper.
iv. Read loudly the candidates’ instructions ( 1 – 4)
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES
1. I will read the passage twice; therefore, you are required to listen attentively.
2. When I will be reading a story, make sure that your question paper is not opened.
3. When I read the passage for the first time, listen without responding to the questions
and when I finish reading for the second time, answer questions 1 – 5, and then
continue to answer the rest of the questions ( 6 – 45).
4. I am starting to read the passage now, therefore, listen attentively.