EXAMINATION NO.

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CHIPONDE ZONE EXAMINATION BOARD

2021 PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE MOCK EXAMS
ENGLISH
(100 marks)

Name of Candidate : DATE: Wednesday 4th August, 2021

(Surname First)
Name of School : _________________________________________________ TIME ALLOWED 2H:15 MINUTES
INSTRUCTIONS Question Tick Do not write in these
1. This paper contains 8 pages, please check. Numberr
If answered columns
columns
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2. Write your name and name of your school in the
spaces provided above and your examination 2
number on top of each page of the question paper 3
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3. This paper consists of 4 sections A, B, C and D.
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4. You are expected to answer one question only from 6
section A. your composition should be between
100 to 150 words. You should answer all questions 7
in section B, C and D. 8

5. The first 10 minutes are for reading the questions 9

and choosing the questions to answer from section 10
A
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6. Write all your answers to the questions A, B and C 12
in the spaces provided on the question paper. In 13
section D encircle the letter representing the right
answer to each question. 14-26
27-39
7. In the table provided on this page tick against the
question number you have answered apart from 40-44
question 14 and 53. 45-48
49-53
8. Hand in your worked question paper to the
invigilator when time is called to stop writing.
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SECTION A 30 MARKS
Answer one question only from this section. Write between 100 and 150 words.

EITHER
1. Imagine that you are at a boarding Secondary School and your parents have sent you pocket
money. Write a letter informing them that you received the money.
You may include the following information.
Paragraph 1
 Date and month you received the money
 Amount received
 How you received the money
Paragraph 2
 What will you do with the money?
 Things you bought and how they will help you .
 What are you going to do with the remaining money?
Paragraph 3
 Advise parents why it is important to give pocket money to their children.
OR
2. Write a composition on the topic “DEFORESTATION”. In your composition, you may use the
following guidelines.
Paragraph 1

• How serious is the problem of deforestation in your area

• What causes the deforestation
Paragraph 2
 What are the effects of deforestation in your in your area on farming and animals
Paragraph 3
• What do you think can be done to stop deforestation
• What do you think you can do to stop deforestation as a citizen of Malawi?

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Section B (20 marks)

3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows.
Have you ever been stung by a bee or wasp? If you have, I am sure that you will not easily forget it for both these insects
can sting sharply and cause much pain. Biting is their way of protecting themselves and a very splendid way it is too.
Can you tell the difference between a bee and a wasp? A Wasp has a longer and thinner body than a bee and more
brightly colored. Bees live in houses which have been made for them called hives. Wasps make nests in holes, in trees
in the ground and sometimes you may see a wasp nest hanging from a tree or from the edge of a roof.
It may strike you as being a lantern-not grey coloured, but made of grey paper. Where do the wasps obtain the paper?
You will be amazed to learn that each lantern is the work of a single wasp, a mother wasps or a queen wasp as she is
called. From the trunks, grass and logs she creeps tiny fragment of wood and chews and chews them until they become
like a paper.
It is out of this fine paper that this clever creature builds the home which she furnishes with cells. These are not used
for storing honey but to hold her eggs which will become young wasps which add other cells. Do wasps store honey?
You will guess the answer to this question when I tell you that almost all the wasps die of cold and hunger before cold
winds of winter begin to blow.
Questions

A. i) Are bees and wasps harmless or harmful creatures? (2 marks)

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ii) Why do they sting? (2 marks)

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B. In what way are these creatures different? (2 marks)
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C. What name is given to the house of a bee? (1 mark)
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D. In which way does a wasp work hard? (2 marks)
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E. List any two places where wasps nest are likely to be seen. (2 marks)

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F. What is the use of the hives? (2 marks)

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G. Find a word in the passage that means;
a. Biting (Paragraph 1) (1 mark)
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b. Young (paragraph 3) (1 mark)
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c. Storing (paragraph 3) (1 mark)
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H. Where do materials for making nests for wasps come from? (2 mark)
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I. Suggest a tittle for this story (2 marks)
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Change the following sentences from active to passive voice.

4. My sister will inherit this debit.

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5. Population growth causes many problems.
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6. Someone stole my wallet.
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7. Did Mike watch the game?
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8. My father is cleaning the car.
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Make sentences using the following words to show that you understand its meanings;

9. Promise
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10. Near
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11. Excited
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12. Crazy
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13. Nicely
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22. The flower ______ sweet
Section D (40 marks) A. Smell
In each of the following questions choose the word A, B. Smells
B, C or D that best completes the sentences C. Smelled
14. I prefer mangoes ___________ bananas D. Small
A. Than
B. Of 23. He is trying to cope _______ modern life.
C. To A. With
D. From B. To
C. At
15. She is ________ smallest girl D. Up
A. The
B. An 24. Whenever she _______ home, she brings her parents
C. A a gift.
D. With A. Has come
16. Our teacher always talk _______ her background B. Will come
A. On C. Comes
B. Over D. Come
C. About
D. For In each of the following questions choose the correct
17. She _________ the examination next year part of speech (A, B, C or D) for each of the
A. Could be worth underlined words.
B. Would be worthy 25. All students have gone back
C. Would write A. Pronoun
D. Will write B. Adverb
18. I have asked the judge to _________ the matter C. Preposition
carefully D. Adjective
A. Look into
B. Look after 26. Give the bag to your brother
C. Look for A. Adverb
D. Look at B. Pronoun
19. They were told to run _________ the corner. C. Noun
A. Down D. Conjunction
B. Round
C. Near 27. Here is the man I told you
D. By A. Pronoun
20. I was filled ______ joy after passing examinations B. Article
A. By C. Vertical
B. To
D. Preposition
C. With
D. In 28. That cement mixer is huge
21. The cat entered the house _______ the window A. Adjective
A. Below
B. Pronoun
B. Through
C. Noun
C. At
D. Adverb
D. Across

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29. Several houses were blown off by wind 39. A great talker is a great _______
A. Verb A. liar C. speaker
B. Conjunction B. speaker D. thief
C. Adjective
D. Preposition
In each of the following questions, choose the correct
30. Are they outside the class? question tag (A, B, C or D) for the statement.
A. Verb
B. Adverb 40. It is cold this morning, _________?
C. Adjective A. is it
D. Pronoun B. isn’t it
C. doesn’t it
31. They called him before he was ready
D. does it
A. Conjunction
B. Adverb
C. Verb 41. There was nobody in the room, __________?
D. Pronoun A. wasn’t there
32. Takondwa ate the bread B. is there
A. Conjunction C. was there
B. Verb D. isn’t there
C. Adverb
D. Phrase 42. He did not want to do the work, ______?
33. The books are off the shelf
A. doesn’t he
A. Verb
B. Conjunction B. didn’t he
C. Pronoun C. does he
D. Preposition D. did he

Questions 34-39 In each of the following questions, 43. My father goes to the garden daily, __________?
choose the correct word that finish the proverb (A, B, A. didn’t he
C or D) for the statement.
B. doesn’t he
34. A fool at fourty is a fool ________
C. does he
A. At fourty C. none D. did he
B. indeed D. now
35. A friend to all is a friend to _________ 44. I am writing English test, ______?
A. many C. us A. am I
B. none D. politicians
B. aren’t I
36. A promise is _________
A. debt C. must C. don’t I
B. war D. one D. do I
37. After a storm comes ___________
A. calm C. war Question 45 – 46: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that
B. sun D. people best completes the similes
38. Among the blind one eye man is a _______ 45. As fast as
A. Leader C. King A. Car C. Lightening
B. Chief D. Soldier B. Aeroplane D. Hare

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46. He was as _____ as a church mouse 50. This is the watchman I meant
A. Poor C. fast A. Noun object of ‘is’
B. Quite D, rich B. Adjective clause qualifying ‘watchman’
C. Noun clause object ‘did not tell’
Question 47 – 48 D. Adverb clause modifying ‘is’
Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that give the
meaning of the riddle
51. The story that his uncle was a womanizer was
totally true
47. Its not bone, its not fresh, what is it?
A. Adjective clause, qualifying noun ‘story’
A. Nail C. Finger print
B. Noun clause in apposition to noun ‘story’
B. finger nail D. Rubber ban
C. Adverb clause , modifying verb ‘is
D. Noun clause subject of the verb was
48. A morning guest who leaves before noon, what is
it?
52. Dalo did not explain the reason why she was absent
A. clouds C. Rain
from classes
B. dog D. dew
A. Adjective clause qualifying ‘reason’
Question 49 – 53 B. Adverb clause modifies ‘did not explain’
Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that give the correct C. Noun clause object of 'did not explain'
type of clause and its function D. Noun clause in apposition ‘the reason’
53. The boy whom you saw is a liar.
49. He walks as if he is ill. A. Noun clause, object of the verb ‘is’
A. Adjective clause, qualifies pronoun 'he' B. Adverb clause modifying ‘is’
B. Adverb clause, modifies verb 'walks' C. Adjective clause, qualifies ‘boy’
C. Noun clause, object of the verbs 'walk' D. Noun clause complement of ‘is’
D. Adverb clause, modifies verb 'is'

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