Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 Kiswahili Paper 2 Mid Term 2 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  Mtihani huu hupima ujuzi wa wanafunzi wa Kidato cha Tatu katika ufahamu, ufupisho, matumizi ya lugha, na isimu jamii — maeneo yote muhimu kwa mujibu wa mtaala wa KCSE Kiswahili Karatasi ya Pili. This paper assesses reading comprehension, summary writing, grammar, and sociolinguistics in Kiswahili.

  • Muda / Duration: Saa 2 Dakika 30 / 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Jumla ya Alama / Total Marks: 80
  • Idadi ya Maswali / Number of Questions: 4 questions
  • Muundo / Structure: Ufahamu (15 marks), Ufupisho (15 marks), Matumizi ya Lugha (40 marks), Isimu Jamii (10 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Ufahamu — Reading Comprehension (Alama 15)
    • Narrative passage about a truant student (Mhepa) — answering comprehension questions including vocabulary in context, proverb interpretation, and idiomatic expressions
  • Ufupisho — Summary Writing (Alama 15)
    • Argumentative passage on terrorism and police use of mass raids in Kenya
    • Summarising the author's views on terrorism (60–70 words)
    • Summarising the last two paragraphs (up to 50 words)
  • Matumizi ya Lugha — Language Use (Alama 40)
    • Phonology — identifying characteristics of the sound /sh/
    • Word structure — writing a word with a given syllable pattern (V-C-C-V)
    • Antonyms and sentence rewriting
    • Stress marking (shadda) in Kiswahili words
    • Uses of the hyphen (kistari kifupi)
    • Negation of sentences in plural form
    • Polysemy — constructing sentences showing different meanings of the word paka
    • Phrase classification (aina za virai)
    • Using the word -refu as a noun, pronoun, and adjective
    • Sentence analysis (uchanganuzi kwa mistari)
    • Identifying multiple meanings in a sentence
  • Isimu Jamii — Sociolinguistics (Alama 10)
    • Identification of a language register from a dialogue (medical/sheng context)
    • Eight characteristics of the identified register
• File Size:

  30.88 KB
• Length:

  7 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  KISWAHILI
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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