English Exam

Christ School – Bundibugyo
2007 Interview Examination for Orphan Sponsorship Scheme
English Language

Time allowed: 1 hour
Attempt all questions.

For items 1-8, fill in the blank spaces with the correct word or group of words to complete the sentences.

1. If the bus had not delayed, we ________________________ reached home by now.
2. Will you please ____________________ to what the chairman is saying?
3. The two robbers were ___________________ to death by the mob.
4. How much money _____________________to buy a new vehicle?
5. He didn’t understand the question and so the teacher had to _______________________.
6. Either Kabasinguzi or her sister ______________ going to help.
7. Emily and her sisters __________________ going to be there early.
8. Each team will ____________________ two matches.

For items 9-13, rewrite the sentences as instructed in the brackets.

9. A bicycle is fast. A motorcycle is faster. (Rewrite as one sentence.)
10. “What happened to the sick child?” asked the doctor. (Rewrite beginning with: The doctor wanted ….)
11. Hima is a factory. Hima produces cement. (Rewrite as one sentence.)
12. Juma told her to stop making noise. (Rewrite and finish with: …, said Juma.)
13. We tried to make plane reservations for our holiday. It was too late. (Rewrite as one sentence.)

For items 14-16, complete the sentences using information from the following conversation.

Betty: I like your jacket.
John: Thank you, it’s new. I got it last week.
Betty: May I ask where you got it? I have been looking for a nice birthday gift for my
brother.

14. Betty told John that ___________________________________________________.
15. John answered that ___________________ and _____________________________.
16. Betty wanted to know where John had bought the jacket because __________________

For the topic sentence below, one supporting detail has been given. Give two additional details that can be used to support the topic sentence.

Topic sentence: Between the ages of 16 and 25, young people must make several important decisions that will influence the rest of their lives.

Detail 1: Deciding whether or not to complete secondary school.
17. Detail 2: _____________________________________________________________
18. Detail 3: _____________________________________________________________

Read the following poem and write the letter of the correct answer to the questions 19-24 in the spaces that follow.

Lullaby
Someone would like to have you for her child
But you are mine.
Someone would like to rear you on a costly mat
But you are mine.
Someone would like to place you on a camel blanket
But you are mine.
I have to rear you on a torn old mat
Someone would like to have you as her child
But you are mine. -- Akan (Ghana)

19. Who is this poem addressing? Answer: _______
a. a camel
b. a baby
c. an elderly parent
d. a mother
20. Who is speaking? Answer: _______
a. a camel
b. a baby
c. an elderly parent
d. a mother
21. What is the economic status of the speaker? Answer: _______
a. rich
b. she has enough
c. poor
d. unable to have children
22. On what does the speaker rear the child? Answer: _______
a. a costly mat
b. a camel blanket
c. a torn old mat
d. the hard dirt floor
23. Who would like to have the child? Answer: _______
a. the father
b. a rich woman
c. the camel herder
d. no one
24. Is the speaker intending to give up the child? Answer: _______
a. Yes
b. No
c. It is unclear in the poem.

Read the passage below and answer questions 25-29 in full sentences.

Okello and Mukasa were one evening called by their father to his hut.
“For sometime now,” he said, “We have not eaten fish. I don’t have any money either for buying some. I want the two of you to go fishing tomorrow. The river beyond Keri village has a lot of fish. There are two hooks which are hanging in the kitchen. Take them and fix them on the fishing rods. When you reach the river, be careful of snakes and other dangerous animals. Your mother and I expect a good meal tomorrow evening.”
The two boys were very excited. The last time they had gone fishing was a year ago. That night they didn’t sleep until after midnight. They talked about many things that they would do the following day.
Early next morning they set off. They walked for half an hour before reaching the river. Two other boys had already arrived at the river. Okello and Mukasa joined them. After fixing small worms on the hooks, they dropped them into the water. They then held the rods in their hands. A few minutes later Okello felt something pulling his rod. The pulling increased so that Okello had to hold his rod tightly.
“Whatever is eating the worms must be big,” he thought to himself. “It must be a big fish. What a nice meal we shall have this evening!”
As he was still thinking, his rod was pulled again. This time the pulling was so much that he was nearly dragged into the water. Using both of his hands Okello swung the rod upwards with all his strength. And what had he caught? There, hanging on the hook was the biggest tortoise he had ever seen!

25. What is the relationship between Okello and Mukasa?
26. Why were the boys so excited?
27. Where was the river?
28. What were the three things the boys used as equipment to try to catch fish?
29. What did Okello actually catch?
30. In one paragraph (five complete sentences) explain why you would like to attend Christ School – Bundibugyo. Use the back of this page if you need more space.