Doctor Klein: Good morning, Cecilia, how are you feeling today?
Cecilia: I do not feel very well, Doctor Klein. I hope that you can treat my illness.
Doctor Klein: I’m sorry that you feel very sick. Tell me some of your symptoms so that I can give you a proper diagnosis.
Cecilia: I have not felt well since yesterday afternoon. The symptoms began with a headache and a gradual sore throat. I drank tea with lemon and honey and I went to bed early. However, I am extremely exhausted, and I don’t feel any better today.
Doctor Klein: I have seen these symptoms recently in some of my other patients. I’ll check your temperature and examine your throat in order to give you a proper diagnosis.
Cecilia: Thank you, Doctor.
Doctor Klein: Open up and say “Ahhhhhhh…”
Cecilia: “Ahhhhhhh…”
Doctor Klein: Oh, my! I can already see that your throat is very red. Your temperature of 100 degrees indicates that you are running a mild fever. I am afraid that you might have the flu.
Cecilia: What is the best way to cure my symptoms?
Doctor Klein: You will need plenty of rest, and you should drink fluids frequently in order to stay hydrated. You’ve also just started to show symptoms, so I can prescribe you a medication that can reduce fever and shorten the duration of your illness.
Cecilia: Should I stay home from work as well?
Doctor Klein: Yes, you should remain in bed until the fever breaks. You should also wait until 24 hours after the fever has broken before you return to work. You do not want to risk getting your coworkers sick as well.
Cecilia: I suppose I will just take it easy and relax for a couple of days. Thank you, doctor, for all of your help!
Doctor Klein: No problem! Try your best to rest for a couple of days. I hope you will feel better soon.
Part I — Reading Comprehension (16 marks)
Circle the best alternative from the choices given. (2 marks for each correct answer)
1aWhen did Cecilia begin to feel ill?2 mks
💡 Cecilia says: “I have not felt well since yesterday afternoon.” → Answer: B — Yesterday afternoon.
1bWhich one of the following is NOT Cecilia’s symptoms?2 mks
💡 Cecilia mentions a headache, sore throat and exhaustion. Vomiting is never mentioned in the dialogue. → Answer: D — Vomiting.
1cDr. Klein diagnoses Cecilia with which illness?2 mks
💡 Dr. Klein says: “I am afraid that you might have the flu.” → Answer: B — The flu.
1dHow long does Cecilia have to wait until she can return to work?2 mks
💡 Dr. Klein: “wait until 24 hours after the fever has broken before you return to work.” → Answer: B — 24 hours after the fever breaks.
1eWhich question does Dr. Klein first ask Cecilia?2 mks
💡 The very first line of the dialogue: “Good morning, Cecilia, how are you feeling today?” → Answer: B — How are you feeling today?
1fWhat did Cecilia do before going to bed last night?2 mks
💡 Cecilia: “I drank tea with lemon and honey and I went to bed early.” → Answer: D — Drink tea with lemon and honey.
1gWhat object would Dr. Klein most likely use to take Cecilia’s temperature?2 mks
💡 A thermometer is the medical instrument used to measure body temperature. → Answer: A — A thermometer.
1hWhy does Cecilia have to drink plenty of water?2 mks
💡 Dr. Klein: “you should drink fluids frequently in order to stay hydrated.” → Answer: A — To stay hydrated.
Q2 — Select the correct answers (4 marks)
2What are the 4 positive things you can do when you are sick? (Tick all that apply)4 mks
💡 Correct answers (1 mark each — A, B, C, D): ✅ A. Go to the hospital to see a doctor. ✅ B. Take medicines as prescribed. ✅ C. Eat fruits and vegetables. ✅ D. Have enough time to rest. ❌ E & F are incorrect — playing outside and skipping meals make you worse.
Section B — Vocabulary (25 marks)
Q3 — Give the opposite of each word (5 marks)
3aOpposite of: Proper1 mk
💡 Opposite of proper = improper (also accepted: incorrect, inappropriate). → Answer: B — improper.
3bOpposite of: Mild1 mk
💡 Opposite of mild = severe (also accepted: violent). → Answer: C — severe.
3cOpposite of: Hydrated1 mk
💡 Opposite of hydrated = dehydrated. → Answer: A — dehydrated.
3dOpposite of: Reduce1 mk
💡 Opposite of reduce = increase. → Answer: C — increase.
3eOpposite of: Began1 mk
💡 Opposite of began = ended (also accepted: stopped). → Answer: B — ended.
Q4 — Write YES or NO for each statement (5 marks)
Write YES if the statement is correct or NO if it is wrong.
4aA funny pupil makes his friend laugh.1 mk
💡 A funny person makes others laugh — this is the definition of funny. → Answer: YES.
4bFuture plans means activities that we did.1 mk
💡 Future plans are things we will do, not things we already did. → Answer: NO.
4cBeing confident is an example of personality.1 mk
💡 Confidence is indeed a personality trait. → Answer: YES.
4dA hobby is something you do for pleasure.1 mk
💡 By definition a hobby is an activity done regularly for enjoyment/pleasure. → Answer: YES.
4eWhen a pupil is shy, she/he can win easily.1 mk
💡 Shyness holds pupils back from participating and performing confidently — they do not win easily. → Answer: NO.
Q5 — Complete the story with words from the box (5 marks)
📦 Word box: travel · bus stop · hour · fare · after
“One day, I decided to (a) ……… to Butare. I wanted to visit my cousin. I woke up very early in the morning. After preparing myself, I took breakfast then I took some money for bus (b) ………. I took my bag and walked to the (c) ……… I did not wait very long. A green bus came along (d) ………twenty minutes. I boarded the bus and sat next to a window. I took one (e) ……… to reach Butare.”
5a“One day, I decided to ____________ to Butare.”1 mk
💡 “Decided to travel to Butare” — a verb of movement needed. → Answer: B — travel.
5b“I took some money for bus ____________.”1 mk
💡 “Money for bus fare” — the charge paid to ride a bus. → Answer: C — fare.
5c“I took my bag and walked to the ____________.”1 mk
💡 “Walked to the bus stop” — the place where you wait for a bus. → Answer: A — bus stop.
5d“A green bus came along ____________ twenty minutes.”1 mk
💡 “Came along after twenty minutes” — a time preposition showing sequence. → Answer: D — after.
5e“I took one ____________ to reach Butare.”1 mk
💡 “Took one hour to reach Butare” — a unit of time. → Answer: C — hour.
Q6 — Name the people in charge of each responsibility (5 marks)
6aMedical care and treatment at a hospital:1 mk
💡 Medical care and treatment at a hospital = a doctor or nurse. → Answer: B — doctor / nurse.
6bKeeping people’s security and arresting thieves and wrong doers:1 mk
💡 Keeping security and arresting wrongdoers = a policeman / police officer. → Answer: C — policeman / police officer.
6cProtecting the country and keeping its sovereignty:1 mk
💡 Protecting the country and its sovereignty = a soldier. → Answer: B — a soldier.
6dWelcoming and receiving guests visiting a hotel:1 mk
💡 Welcoming and receiving hotel guests = a receptionist. → Answer: C — receptionist.
6eStudying:1 mk
💡 The person whose role is studying = a student (also accepted: academic). → Answer: C — student / pupil.
Q7 — Match each word with a similar meaning (5 marks)
📦 Word box: bag · visitor · wedding · trip · relatives · go
7bSimilar word to: marriage1 mk
💡 Marriage ≈ wedding (ceremony of getting married). → Answer: B — wedding.
7cSimilar word to: family1 mk
💡 Family ≈ relatives (people related to you). → Answer: C — relatives.
7dSimilar word to: depart1 mk
💡 Depart ≈ go (to leave a place). → Answer: A — go.
7eSimilar word to: suitcase1 mk
💡 Suitcase ≈ bag (a container for carrying belongings). → Answer: B — bag.
7fSimilar word to: tourist1 mk
💡 Tourist ≈ visitor (a person visiting a place). → Answer: C — visitor.
Section C — Language Structure (40 marks)
Q8 — Use the correct form of the word in brackets (5 marks)
8aWhat is the ____________ of your classroom block? (long)1 mk
💡 Noun form of long = length: “What is the length of…?” → Answer: B — length.
8bThe ____________ of this road is eight metres. (wide)1 mk
💡 Noun form of wide = width: “The width of this road…” → Answer: C — width.
8cWe don’t know the ____________ of lake Muhazi. (deep)1 mk
💡 Noun form of deep = depth: “We don’t know the depth of lake Muhazi.” → Answer: C — depth.
8dThe ____________ of mountain Kalisimbi is not known. (high)1 mk
💡 Noun form of high = height: “The height of mountain Kalisimbi…” → Answer: B — height.
8eIt is good to be____________. (faith)1 mk
💡 “To be ___” requires an adjective: faithful (adjective form of faith). → Answer: C — faithful.
Q9 — Rewrite each sentence as instructed (10 marks)
9aOur teachers give us holiday work. (Begin: We…)1 mk
💡 Passive voice (present simple): “give” → “are given by”: “We are given holiday work by our teachers.” → Answer: A.
9bMudenge showed us a tourist. Her camera was stolen by a monkey. (Join using …whose…)1 mk
💡 Whose = possessive relative pronoun: “a tourist whose camera was stolen by a monkey.” → Answer: B.
9cWe did a lot of physical exercises. We wanted to improve on physical fitness. (Join using …in order…)1 mk
💡 “In order + to + infinitive” shows purpose: “…in order to improve on physical fitness.” → Answer: B.
9dThere are no gorillas in the Akagera National Park. (Rewrite using …any…)1 mk
💡 “No + noun” → “not + any + noun”: “There are not any gorillas in the Akagera National Park.” (Marking guide also accepts: “There are no any gorillas…”) → Answer: A.
9eI opened the website. I wanted to access my e-mail. (Join using …so that…)1 mk
💡 “So that + subject + could + verb”: “I opened the website so that I could access my e-mail.” → Answer: A.
9fHe drowned in the swimming pool. He knew how to swim. (Join beginning: Although…)1 mk
💡 “Although” introduces the contrasting/surprising clause first: “Although he knew how to swim, he drowned in the swimming pool.” → Answer: B.
9gIt is tiring to climb a steep mountain. (Rewrite beginning: Climbing…)1 mk
💡 Gerund as subject: “Climbing a steep mountain is tiring.” → Answer: B.
9hI have not seen him __________ last Monday. (Choose: since / for / from)1 mk
💡 “Since” + a specific point in time: “I have not seen him since last Monday.” → Answer: A — since.
9iThis tea is very hot. I cannot drink it. (Join using: …too…to…)1 mk
💡 “Too + adjective + for + object + to + infinitive”: “This tea is too hot for me to drink.” → Answer: A.
9jMy children prefer milk __________ juice. (Choose: from / to / on)1 mk
💡 “Prefer X to Y” is the fixed collocation: “My children prefer milk to juice.” → Answer: B — to.
Q10 — Re-arrange sentences to form a good story (5 marks)
The sentences below are in wrong order. Choose the correct arrangement to tell the story about swamps logically.
10Arrange these sentences into a correct story: a) Lastly, we get clay that we use for modeling pots. b) Swamps are very important in our communities. c) Apart from water, we also get papyrus from them. d) The most important value of swamps is that they are a source of water. e) This papyrus is used for making mats and carpets.5 mks
💡 Correct order (marking guide): b → d → c → e → a b. Swamps are very important in our communities. d. The most important value of swamps is that they are a source of water. c. Apart from water, we also get papyrus from them. e. This papyrus is used for making mats and carpets. a. Lastly, we get clay that we use for modeling pots. → Answer: A.
Q11 — Choose the best conditional clause (4 marks)
11aI will have healthy gums _____________.1 mk
💡 Brushing teeth well keeps gums healthy. → Answer: A — if I brush my teeth well.
11bI will get sunburnt _____________.1 mk
💡 Lying in the sun too long causes sunburn. Wearing a hat or staying under an umbrella prevents it. → Answer: C — if I lie in the sun too long.
11c_____________, you will feel rested in the morning.1 mk
💡 Getting enough sleep at night makes you feel rested in the morning. → Answer: C — If you get enough sleep at night.
11d_____________, you will get holes in your teeth.1 mk
💡 Drinking only sugary drinks causes tooth decay (holes). → Answer: C — If you only drink sugary drinks.
Q12 — Find the misspelt word and write it correctly (5 marks)
12a“He did his work very carefuly.” — The correct spelling is:1 mk
💡 carefuly → carefully (careful + ly; double the ‘l’ is already in ‘careful’). → Answer: B — carefully.
12b“Our house is biger than theirs.” — The correct spelling is:1 mk
💡 biger → bigger (double the final consonant before -er for short adjectives: big → bigger). → Answer: C — bigger.
12c“Poaching is an ilegal activity.” — The correct spelling is:1 mk
12d“He has been writeing a composition since four o’clock.” — The correct spelling is:1 mk
💡 writeing → writing (drop the silent ‘e’ before adding -ing: write → writing). → Answer: C — writing.
12e“He spent all his money at the begining of the term.” — The correct spelling is:1 mk
💡 begining → beginning (begin → double the ‘n’ before -ing: beginning). → Answer: B — beginning.
Q13 — Choose the correct word from the brackets (3 marks)
13aThe Earth turns around the ____________. (son, sun)1 mk
💡 The Earth orbits the sun (the star). A son is a male child. → Answer: B — sun.
13bYou should not ____________ our time, hurry up. (waste, waist)1 mk
💡 Waste = to use carelessly (verb). Waist = the middle part of the body (noun). → Answer: A — waste.
13cThe young one of a ____________ is a fawn. (dear, deer)1 mk
💡 A deer (the animal) has a young one called a fawn. Dear = beloved. → Answer: B — deer.
Q14 — Correct the verb in each sentence (if necessary) (4 marks)
14a“She is walking to school every morning.” — The corrected sentence is:1 mk
💡 “Every morning” signals a habitual action → present simple: “She walks to school every morning.” → Answer: B.
14b“I going to school tomorrow.” — The corrected sentence is:1 mk
💡 The marking guide answer: “I will go to school tomorrow.” (future + tomorrow). → Answer: C.
14c“Mr. Kamanzi has a car.” — Is the verb correct?1 mk
💡 “Mr. Kamanzi has a car” is already correct — 3rd person singular present simple with stative verb “have”. → Answer: A — no change needed.
14d“He was go home after class yesterday.” — The corrected sentence is:1 mk
💡 “Yesterday” = past simple; “was go” is incorrect: “He went home after class yesterday.” → Answer: B.
Q15 — Give one word to replace the words in bold (4 marks)
15aHe likes to eat carrot, peas and cabbages.1 mk
💡 Carrot, peas and cabbages are all vegetables. → Answer: C — vegetables.
15bHe has chickens, ducks and fowls.1 mk
💡 Chickens, ducks and fowls are all poultry (domestic birds kept for eggs or meat). → Answer: B — poultry.
15cAfter seeing that they are shooting us heavily we run away.1 mk
💡 “Run away” under attack = fled (past tense of flee — to run away from danger). → Answer: C — fled.
15dHe passed away last year.1 mk
💡 “Passed away” is a euphemism for died. → Answer: C — died.
Section D — Composition (15 marks)
Choose ONE topic and write a composition of about 150 words. This section is marked by your teacher. NB: Do NOT use your real name in the letter.
✍️ Choose ONE composition topic:
Topic a) — Importance of Planting Trees Explain the importance of planting trees in our environment.
Topic b) — Rivers and Human Beings Write a composition explaining how rivers are very important to human beings.
Topic c) — Letter to a Friend about Visiting Grandparents Suppose that last holidays you visited your grandparents. Write a letter to your friends explaining how you enjoyed your stay with them. (Do NOT use your real name.)
📌 Marking rubric (15 marks): Format — heading, greetings, intro, body, conclusion, signature (3 mks) · Margins (1 mk) · Neatness (1 mk) · Length: 100–150 words (1 mk) · Content — introduction (1), body ideas (6), conclusion (1) · Grammar & language use (1 mk, 2 errors = 0.5 mk) · Coherence (1 mk). Add your composition mark to the auto-corrected score for your total out of 100.
📊 Your Score (Sections A, B & C — auto-corrected)
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📝 All 89 auto-corrected marks are now fully auto-corrected, including Q2. Add your Composition mark (up to 15) to get your final total out of 100. Ask your teacher to mark your composition using the rubric below.