Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 Kiswahili Term 1 2026 Opener Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a separate document.

  The exam is designed for a duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes and carries a total of 80 marks. It is divided into five main sections: Section A (Insha/Composition) worth 20 marks, Section B (Ufahamu/Comprehension) worth 15 marks, Section C (Matumizi ya Lugha/Grammar) worth 25 marks, Section D (Isimu Jamii/Sociolinguistics) worth 10 marks, and Section E (Fasihi Simulizi/Oral Literature) worth 10 marks.

  The document covers the following topics:

  • Functional Writing: Writing a speech (Hotuba) as a youth leader addressing challenges facing the youth.
  • Comprehension: A passage discussing Female Genital Mutilation (Tohara kwa wanawake), its cultural context, and its effects.
  • Phonology: Definitions of syllables (Silabi), and differentiation between intonation (Kiimbo) and stress (Shadda).
  • Morphology: Identification of affixes (Viambishi) and types of morphemes (Mofimu).
  • Semantics: Distinguishing meanings in minimal pairs (Vitate - Futa/Vuta).
  • Grammar structures including:
    • Noun classes (Ngeli ya A-WA) and noun structures.
    • Punctuation (Uakifishaji).
    • Augmentatives and Plurals (Ukubwa na Wingi).
    • Usage of specific conjunctions/prepositions ('na' vs 'kwa').
    • Reported Speech (Usemi wa Taarifa).
    • Types of Phrases (Kirai).
    • Affirmation and Negation (Yakinisha na Kanusha).
    • Word classes: Using a word as both a noun and an adjective.
    • Conditional Tenses (Ningali-).
  • Sociolinguistics (Isimu Jamii): Definition and characteristics of language, and features of the religious register (Sajili ya Maabadani).
  • Oral Literature (Fasihi Simulizi): Importance of opening formulas in narratives and characteristics of a good narrator.
• File Size:

  30.64 KB
• Length:

  6 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  KISWAHILI
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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