Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Navakholo Joint Evaluation Kiswahili Paper 2 (Lugha) March 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Kiswahili Lugha (Language) Paper 2 examination. This paper tests Form 4 candidates' reading comprehension, summarisation, and grammatical competence in standard Kiswahili, alongside sociolinguistic awareness — key skills for KCSE performance in this subject.

  • Month Administered: March 2026
  • Duration: 2½ hours
  • Total Marks: 80
  • Number of Questions: 4 (all compulsory)
  • Structure:
    • Question 1 – Ufahamu (Reading Comprehension) – 15 marks
    • Question 2 – Ufupisho (Summary) – 15 marks
    • Question 3 – Matumizi ya Lugha (Language Use/Grammar) – 40 marks
    • Question 4 – Isimujamii (Sociolinguistics) – 10 marks

  It covers the following topics:

  • Ufahamu (Comprehension):
    • Reading passage on a visit to a publisher's office and themes of perseverance and ambition
    • Character contrast, inferring emotions, identifying literary devices, and vocabulary in context
  • Ufupisho (Summary):
    • Passage on the evolution of communication technology in Kenya — from postal services to mobile phones and social media
    • Summary of the first three paragraphs (80 words) and the last three paragraphs (70 words)
  • Matumizi ya Lugha (Grammar):
    • Phonology — consonant comparison, syllable structure analysis
    • Adverbs — forming sentences using adverbs of place and quantity
    • Number — converting sentences to plural form
    • Conditional sentences — joining sentences into masharti form
    • Nouns as adjectives — sentence construction
    • Sentence analysis — kiima and kiarifa identification
    • Noun phrase, verb phrase, and adverbial phrase construction
    • Augmentative form transformation
    • Affirmative transformation in second person singular
    • Grammatical distinction between identical sentences
    • Punctuation (akifishi)
    • Sentence parsing using a table (jedwali)
    • Polysemy — multiple meanings of a word
    • Antonyms of underlined words
    • Clause identification in complex sentences
    • Use of 'ki' as a copula and in conditional structures
    • Appropriate proverb selection
    • Completing Kiswahili idiomatic expressions
  • Isimujamii (Sociolinguistics):
    • Register identification and features of language used in formal East African diplomatic meetings
    • Analysis of a political campaign speech — register features and stylistic characteristics
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  KISWAHILI

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