Fazenda Darare Communitarian Secondary School

Name: __________________________________ N°_____ Grade 8 class______

2nd ACS Second Term _____/________/2023
Last Sunday at the beach
We had a terrible day last Sunday. On Sunday morning, I decided to take my family to the beach
and my wife prepared our picnic in two baskets. We arrived at the beach at eleven o’clock, but
the sea was low – it was impossible to swim. We decided to play football, but I kicked the ball
into the road under a bus. The bus squashed the ball. Then we opened our picnic basket…but
there wasn’t any food in it: only some plates and knives and forks. “Where’s the other basket?”
my wife asked. “The other basket? Were there two baskets?” I asked. My wife just looked at me
sadly. The children started to cry. “Yes, there were” she answered quietly.

Section A: Answer the following questions after reading the text (5 marks)
1. When and where the story happened? _____________________________________________
2. The picnic was prepared in how many baskets? ____________________________________
3. When it was impossible to swim, what did they decide to do? __________________________
4. Why did the children start crying?________________________________________________
5. What happened to the ball under the bus? __________________________________________

Section B: Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences (10marks)
6. John and Teresa _________________ TV in the sitting room at this moment
A. are watching B. is watching C. was watching D. were watching
7. Uncle George__________________ the house when we got home.
A. was cleaning B. were cleaning C. is cleaning D. are cleaning
8. The IDAI cyclone was the_______________ in Beira compared to other parts of the country.
A. good B. worst C. worse D. bad
9. Watching football is ________________ than playing cards.
A. exciting B. the most exciting C. more exciting D. most
10. They didn’t know whether to turn left ______________ right.
A. and B. but C. because D. or
11. My mother knocked on my door ______________ I was taking shower.
A. or B. when C. so D. but
12. Joseph cut____________ with a knife when he was cutting vegetables.
A. herself B. myself C. themselves D. himself
13. A cat keeps clean by licking _______________________
A. ourselves B. yourselves C. itself D. myself
14. ____________ is one example of our traditional ceremony.
A. initiation rite B. money C. dancing D. boys
15. All the following words are traditional ceremonies except__________________
A. lobola B. initiation rite C. wedding ceremony D. Batsirai
Section C: Complete the sentences with the present perfect (5 marks)
16. John ___________________________ (write) the English test.
17. The students __________________________ (go) home.
18. Sarah ___________________________________ (do) her homework.
19. I have (saw/seen) all your tricks.
20. The thieves have (stole/ stolen) all the money from the bank.

The END, best wishes, dr. Batsirai

 Fazenda Darare Communitarian Secondary School
Name: __________________________________ N°_____ Grade 9 class______
2nd ACS Second Term _____/________/2023
What is the environment?
The environment is everything around us. I am talking about the air, water and land in which
people, animals and plants live. Why is the environment important for us? What we eat or
breath comes from the environment; that is why we should protect it. For example, you should
protect animals in danger of extinction, avoid cutting trees and burning bushes, you shouldn’t
pollute the air or water, etc. if you do these things, the environment will thank you…
Which animals are in danger of extinction? Dogs, for instance, are they in danger? Well,
animals in danger of extinction are animals of which only a few exist. The number of these
animals is very small. So, the world is protecting them so that nobody kills them. These animals
include, for example, the marine turtle, the white tiger, the dolphin, the dugong, the white goat,
the whale, the kangaroo and the penguin. What happens if you kill these animals? The
Mozambican government will punish people who don’t obey these protection laws. These laws
vary from imprisonment to heavy fines. Last month we caught ten people who were stealing
turtle eggs. They will be spending the next four years in prison…

Section A: Answer the following questions after reading the text (5marks)
1. Name three (3) animals in danger of extinction______________________________________
2. What is the environment? ______________________________________________________
3. Why is the environment important?_______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4. What happens if you kill endangered animals? ______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5. These laws vary to what measures? ______________________________________________
Section B: Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences (10marks)
6. Joseph cut____________ with a knife when he was cutting vegetables.
A. herself B. myself C. themselves D. himself
7. A cat keeps clean by licking _______________________
A. ourselves B. yourselves C. itself D. myself
8. I _______________ here for 5 years and I still live here.
A. has lived B. have lived C. living D. live
9. My teacher ________________ to me recently.
A. have spoken B. has spoken C. have spoke D. speak
10. __________________ people can live without money. We simply need it.
A. many B. much C. little D. a little
11. There are __________________ leftovers for you in the refrigerator.
A. much B. any C. much D. little
12. If I had money, I ___________________ to Maputo.
A. would go B. would have gone C. will go D. go
13. If it had rained, they __________________ at home.
A. would stay B. would have stayed C. stay D. stayed
14. John had __________________ money with him so he couldn’t even buy a bus ticket.
A. few B a few C. little D. a little
15. __________________ time and money is spent on education in Mozambique.
A. many B. much C. few D. a few
Section C: Write a composition of 50 words about the importance of going to school (5mks)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
 Paulo Samuel Kankomba/Fazenda Darare Communitarian Secondary School
Name: __________________________________ N°_____ Grade 10 class______
2nd ACS Second Term _____/________/2023
The 21st century illiterates
When we talk about illiteracy we automatically think of someone who can read or write. But
nowadays there is a new kind of illiterates: computer illiterates. Some people can write and read
in many languages but they cannot use computer or a word processor programme, which to a
certain level can be considered as a basic skill for a computer user.

The history of computer in the twentieth century is one of dramatic use and expansion. The
computer was first used in some very specific areas as a specialist tool. The first electronic
computer was built in 1930s and was solely for the use of undergraduate students in Lowa state
University to handle mathematical computations in nuclear physics. During the Second World
War, two computers were developed in order to wage counter espionage and break codes used by
enemy. The computer has changed the number and quality of daily experiences and tasks.
Virtual reality is a space simulated by computers with three dimensional video and sound. Here
we can safely practice what could be potentially dangerous if done in the real world, for instance,
medical surgery treatments. High school students can make use of this kind of simulation
software to understand abstract theories in near real life experiences.

Section A: Answer the following questions after reading the text (5 marks)
1. According to the text what can be considered illiteracy nowadays? ______________________
2. How have computers changed our lives? __________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. How different is computer illiteracy from other kinds of illiteracy? ______________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4. When was the first computer built? _______________________________________________
5. Who used the first computer ever built? ___________________________________________
Section B: Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences (5 marks)
6. Students________________ each other at the college.
A. used to love B. used to loving C. used to loved D. used
7. George _______________ my friend at school that time.
A. didn’t used to be B. didn’t use to be C. didn’t using to be D. didn’t use not
8. _________my mother_______________ to Catholic Church?
A. Did/used to go B. Did/using to go C. Did/uses to go D. Did/not use to go
9. All the following words are verbs, except____________________
A. go B. cook C. play D. good
10. I have________________ friends in Europe.
A. much B. little C. many D. a little
Section C: Complete the sentences with present perfect using the verbs in brackets (5marks)
11. My father____________________________ (bring) the solution for the problem.
12. We _________________________________ (sleep) a lot this morning.
13. John and Joseph ________________________ (go) to the park for an hour.
14. He _________________________________ (play) football for several times.
15. I __________________________________ (watch) this movies many times.
Section D: Write a composition of 80 words about the negative impact of consuming drugs
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
The End, best wishes, dr. Batsirai