SECTION B

51. Read the following passage carefully and answer in full sentences the questions that follow:

One Monday morning, Obibi was miserable. This was because it was the beginning of the usual week-long suffering at school. Obibi was in primary Two. In order not to miss staying at home to play with other village children, he developed a plan. He picked his school bag and pretended to go to school. The school was two kilometers from his home.

After moving alone along a bushy path to school, he branched immediately to a nearby bush and hid himself under spear grass. This was around 8:00a.m.

As he was busy preparing his resting place, some hunters approached the bush where he was hiding. Obibi did not know that the roasted cassava he had attracted the dogs. The dogs started running towards his hiding bush at a great speed and the hunters followed hurriedly. They thought the dogs had got the smell of a wild animal.

Obibi foolishly kept on shaking the grass. One hunter then aimed his spear at the shaking bush. Obibi was only saved when one dog jumped to his hiding place. He then made a very loud surprising noise which made the hunters and the dogs to run to different directions. They thought it was a ghost, the god of the forest.

The hunters and the dogs then took off in fear of their lives. Obibi ran up to home to report to his parents how he escaped death. Instead of punishing Obibi the parents thanked God for saving his life and warned him never to dodge going to school again.

a) On which day of the week was Obibi miserable?

b) What made Obibi miserable?

c) Why did Obibi develop a plan of not going to school?

d) Give a reason why Obibi did not reach school that day.

e) How did the dogs discover Obibi's hiding place?

f) Why did one hunter aim his spear at the shaking bush?

g) How did Obibi escape death?

h) Explain the meaning of each of the following words underlined in the passage.

(i) Miserable

(ii) Dodge

i) Suggest a suitable title for this passage.

52. Read the following poster carefully and answer, in full sentences, the questions that follow:

 

VIDEO SHOW! VIDEO SHOW! VIDEO SHOW! THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INVITED TO COME AND WATCH AN INTERESTING VIDEO SHOW. IT IS ABOUT THE LIBERATION WAR IN UGANDA - 1979 OVERTHROW OF AMIN. VENUE: HOIMA TOWN HALL DATE: 24/11/2002 TIME: FROM 8:00PM - 12:00 MIDNIGHT ENTRY FEES: ADDULTS: 300/- CHILDREN: 100/- DISABLED: FREE COME ONE! COME ALL! A FREE SODA WILL BE PROVIDED BY PEPSI COLA COMPANY. MANAGEMENT 18/11/202

 

 

a) What is the advertisement about?

b) What is the show about?

c) Where will the show take place?

d) How much money are the disabled supposed to pay?

e) Who is being invited for the show?

f) When was this poster written?

g) When did the liberation war take place in Uganda?

h) Who is inviting people for the show?

i) When will the video show take place?

j) Why do think that video shows are dangerous to young children?

53. Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blank spaces with the words given below:

Wasilla is one of the small.......................in the rural area of Nebbidistrict. Most of the people who live here are the ...............................who used to grow.................................................as their main................................crop.

In addition, they grow maize, sim sim, millet, beans, cassava and potatoes mainly for............................................ they also keep.................................such as pigs, goats and cattle but not in large......................................the farmers of this village find it difficult to..........................................their produce at a reasonable profit. The .................................................centre's are quite far, so they are cheated by buyers.

- Animals

- Cotton

- Cash

- Market

- Numbers

- Currently

- Villaged

- Food allure

- Marketing

54. The table below shows the number of malaria cases in Tata primary school recorded in one week. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow in full sentences.

 

DAYS	CLASSES							TOTAL
	P.1	P.2	P.3	P.4	P.5	P.6	P.7
MON	20	10	5	2	1	0	0	38
TUE	10	7	3	1	2	0	1	24
WED	15	12	2	2	1	2	0	32
THUR	12	10	1	-	1	-	1	35
FRI	8	6	3	9	0	0	1	28
SAT	5	-	2	1	0	0	0	08
SUN	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	09
TOTAL	76	57	17	15	05	02	03

 

 

a) Which class had the highest number of malarial cases on Friday?

b) Which class had the least total number of malarial cases?

c) Which classes recorded the same number of malarial cases on Wednesday?

d) Which day of the week recorded the highest number of malarial cases?

e) Which class recorded the lowest number of malarial cases on Wednesday?

f) Why do you think Tata Primary School is boarding?

g) What do you say about the number of malarial cases from P.1 to P.7?

h) Why do you think P.1 has the highest number of malarial cases?

i) How many more malarial cases were recorded in P.1 on Tuesday?

j) What was the number of malarial cases recorded in P.2 on Saturday?

55. Re-write the following sentences in the correct order to as to get a good composition about P.7 pupils.

1. They should also give them all their parental care.

2. Perhaps the best would be unity is strength.

3. Finally, the children themselves must be highly disciplined.

4. What makes some children do well in their examination?

5. In addition, they must be obedient to both their parents and teachers.

6. First of all, the parents must play their part well.

7. Secondly, the teachers must teach them well.

8. This is really a very difficult question to answer.

9. They must always mark their books properly

10. This is by sending their children to school.