Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises the Grade 8 Kiswahili Lugha Paper 1 Mid Term 2 Exam 2025 with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The exam paper, titled "KISWAHILI LUGHA Karatasi ya 1," consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. The total time allocated for the paper is 1 hour 40 minutes. It is likely marked out of 50 marks, with each question carrying one mark.

  The exam covers the following main areas:

  • Ufahamu (Reading Comprehension):
    • Passage 1 (Questions 1-6): Focuses on "Elimu" (Education), discussing its importance for individuals and societal development, the opportunities it creates, its role in poverty reduction, and challenges to accessing quality education.
    • Passage 2 (Questions 7-12): A narrative about a "Safari ya kwenda mbuga ya wanyama" (A trip to the game park), detailing the journey, animals observed (elephants, giraffes, zebras, lion), and activities during the trip.
    • Passage 3 (Questions 13-17): Discusses "Heshima" (Respect), its meaning, the importance of showing respect to all individuals (elders, teachers, leaders, peers), and how respect is reciprocal.
  • Matumizi ya Lugha (Grammar and Language Use):
    • Cloze Test (Questions 18-27): A passage about "Miti" (Trees) with blanks to be filled with appropriate words, testing vocabulary, noun class concords, and prepositions.
    • Ushairi (Poetry - Questions 28-30): Comprehension questions based on a short poem titled "Soko la Kijijini" (The Village Market), focusing on details like timing, goods sold, and the market's significance.
    • Grammar questions (Questions 31-50) cover a range of topics including:
      • Word usage and meaning (e.g., different uses of "kwa," meaning of "legevu, tele").
      • Tenses (e.g., future tense "wakati ujao," past tense "wakati uliopita").
      • Noun classes (ngeli) and their concords (e.g., for "ua," "macho").
      • Antonyms (e.g., "pana" vs "nyembamba").
      • Negation (ukanusho).
      • Reported speech (usemi wa taarifa).
      • Types of adjectives (e.g., demonstrative adjectives "vivumishi vya kuonyesha").
      • Punctuation (uakifishaji).
      • Sentence interpretation and alternative meanings.
      • Figures of speech (e.g., personification "uhuishaji").
      • Singular and plural forms.
      • Proverbs (methali) - interpretation and completion.
      • Connective pronouns (viwakilishi vya a-unganifu).
      • Identifying parts of speech (e.g., non-verbs, adjectives).
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  KISWAHILI

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