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SECTION B

51. Read the passage below and then answer, in full sentences, the questions that follow:

Nante is a Hima girl. Like other Hima girls, she looks after her father's cattle during the holidays. This activity keeps her out of home from morning to dusk

One morning, Nante could not find her skin sandals. This typ of sandals are worn by cattle herders to guard their feet against thorns and sharp stones. She therefore went barefoot to the grazing area.

Nante is a person who enjoys her job, but on this particular day, it was different. Her feet were badly pricked by thorns. Worse still, they were hurt by sharp stones too. As a result, she could not move any more so she sat under a tree to rest and fell asleep.

The cattle were grazing near a maize garden. They invaded this garden and destroyed part of the crop.
At this time, the owner of the garden noticed the animals. He rushed to the scene but it was too late to save part of his crop. He was too shocked to say a word! He angrily chased the animals out of the garden.

Nante was immediately awoken by the footsteps of the running cattle. She then asked him where he was taking the animals. With a word, the angry man hit her with a stick and she collapsed. so these are your cattle?, he asked. "Look at my garden!"

Nante realized her mistake and painfully said, "excuse me sir, I am sorry". Look at my feet full of thorns. They are so painful that am unable to run after the animals. My sandals got lost at home. Please forgive me."
Ntambale then felt pity on Nante and said, "I am sorry, I see now that it was not your fault. I shall meet your father and talk to him about my destroyed crops"

(a) What do Him girls do?
(b) How do we know that Nante goes to school?
(c)Which people were skin sandals according to the passage?
(d) Why did Nante find looking after cattle more difficult on that day?
(e) What happened to Nante when she sat under the tree?
(f) How did Ntambale show his anger to Nante?
(g) Why was Ntambale sorry?
(h) Give one word or a group of words with the same meaning as the following underlined words in the passage.
(i) immediately .........................................................................................
(ii) collapsed .....................................................................................................
(I) suggest a suitable title for the story.

52. (A) Read carefully the following notice which appeared in the Weekly Guide Newspapper and answer, in full sentences, the questions that follow.
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(a) Where is the notice found?
(b) To whom is the information addressed?
(c) What is the last day given for the removal of the kiosks from the road reserves?
(d) What will happen to those who fail to remove the kiosks after the last date given?
(e) Who wrote the notice?

(B) Rose attended a party in her village. She registered the names of people who attended the party and types of drinks and food they preferred to be served. Study the table below carefully and answer, in full sentences, the questions that follow.
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(a) How many visitors were recorded at the party?
(b) Which visitor preferred all the food items served?
(c) Which visitors preferred water to soda?
(d) How many food items were prepared for the visitors?
(e) Who was served the least items at the party?

53. Read the following poem carefully and then answer, in full sentences, the questions that follow.

Newspapers! Newspapers!
What a great source of
Information and daily update!
Of things happening around the world.
On eduation, government, sports and so on.
For the young and the old to enjoy.

New Vision, Daily Monitor or the Red Pepper,
All compete to give information,
Be it right or wrong.
Vendors travel long distances from the source.
Looking for customers to buy them;
Indeed they end up successful.

Wait a minute!
Are those the only sources of information to us?
No! Not quite!
Computers, radio, television!
Thanks to all these sources,
How ignorant we would be without them!

(a) Which people enjoy reading newspapers?
(b) Why is it important to read newspapers?
(c) According to the poem, why are newspapers produced daily?
(d) What do the newspaper articles talk about?
(e) Why do you think various newspapers compete to give information?
(f) How many newspapers are mentioned in the poem?
(g) Mention one other source of information apart from newspapers.
(i) What would happen if there were no sources of information?
(j) Give a suitable title for this poem.

54. The sentences below are not in the correct order.
Re-arrange them to the form a short composition about "Why we Hold Debates in Schools"
(a) Why do such schools hold these debates?
(b) Many Schools hold debates in their schools.
(c) Firstly, debates provide co-operation among learners.
(d) Secondly, it develops the language skills.
(e) There are many answers to this question.
(f) This tolerencce helps them to be more orderly in their speech.
(g) In the end, these children will grow into tolerant and co-operative citizens.
(h) Listening to other people's ideas helps children to be tolerant.
(i) Listening and speaking skills are developed most.
(j) The listening skill helps them to pay attention to other people's ideas.

55. The pictures A - F tell a story.
Study them and write one sentence to describe what is happening in each picture.
You can use any of the following words to help you.

rope

Tug-of-water

Children

Knot

instructions

A line

Pull

Middle

cheering

Winners

teacher

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(a) Picture A
(b) Picture B
(c) Picture C

(d) Picture D
(e) Picture E
(f) Picture F
(g) In picture C, why is the rope not straight?
(h) In picture F, why did the girls pull the boys?
(i) In picture F, why are some of the Children's hands up?
(j) suggest a suitable title for this story.