Grade 8 April Holiday Assignment
Grade 8 April Holiday Assignment
b) An unforgettable dream
a) Read the following Ankole song and answer the questions that follow
Suck and I hide you, my gentle one Suck and I hide you, my beloved
I dreamt that the hunt was at Buganga
The ants will enclose you in their nest, lovely little lips
Suck and I hide you, little baby
ii) In what ways would this song be made interesting to listen to? (2mks)
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iii) How would you perform the last two lines of the above song? (2mks)
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b) Read the following speech made by the chair of a church youth group and answer the questions that
follow.
“What’s up guys? Why do you look so sad? I thought the ting tang tong of the quitar would wake you up. I
am here to represent the youth. We are asking you jamaaz to give us some colour or bakes to buy more
musical instruments for this church. I can hear the click of coins. No, that will not do! We are interested in
real colour; real cash in the form of notes. We want you to splash us with real cash.”
i. Pick out four expressions/words in the speech to demonstrate that the chair has used the wrong
register. (2marks)
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c) Give at least two examples of ideophones and onomatopoeia from the chair’s speech. (2marks)
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d) You are part of a student’s group representing your school in a conference. You have been elected the
Chairperson of a small group discussing a topic on leadership.
i. How would you ensure the group is engaged in an effective discussion? (3marks)
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ii. As you later present your points to the larger group, nobody seems to pay attention. Give two
reasons that could have contributed to the lack of attention. (2mks)
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e) State what type of intonation you would use in the following sentences. (3 marks)
i. When were you born? ……………………………………………….
ii. Did you complete your work? ………………………………………..
f) A teacher of English was in class during a reading lesson. He realized that the students had poor reading
habits. Mention three of these habits he might have observed. (3marks)
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g) Study the following item of oral literature and answer the questions that follow.
Kot took Kot’s coat, Kot went to court, the court told Kot to return Kot’s coat to Kot.
(a) Which genre of oral literature has been used above? (1 mark)
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(b) If the above genre was to be translated to another language, what would be the effect of translation?
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h) Read the telephone conversation below and answer the questions that follow.
Wanjala: Please confirm for me whether I called the right place, Chaka Limited?
Sheila: (Shouting) Which other company has a similar phone number as this?
Sheila: I prefer the red shoes…. (on phone), what did you say ?Oh, the Managing Director can’t talk to you.
Wanjala: Can I then leave a message which you can pass to him?
Sheila: Why can’t you call him on his personal line… (away from the receiver) go for the red ones.
Wanjala:(Surprised) Hello, excuse me madam, I am Wanjala Nicholus and am requesting to talk to the Managing
Director over an important matter concerning one of your employees…
Sheila: I told you the Managing Director is not in (hangs up).
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ii). Explain three things that one should observe if they are to communicate effectively over the phone.
(3mks).
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Q4. GRAMMAR
A. Choose the best alternative from the bracket to fill in blank spaces:
a. America is too far reached in a day.
b. It was not until the police arrived the mob ran away.
c. Hardly had the women reached at the market it started raining.
d. Only after you have finished my work go outside.
e. She had neither a book a pen to write with.
f. I would rather take tea porridge.
g. My friend prefers red colour yellow.
h. The meal was so sweet I ate to my last morsel.
i. It was only when the dog barked at us ran away.
j. No sooner had we sat we were given soft drinks.
E. Eliminate one letter from each of the following words then get the opposite of the new word;
a. Hight
b. Bachrelor
c. Bietter
d. Hsostess
e. Expnensive
PASSAGE
Read the passage below and answers the questions that follow:
Many tourists from all over the world visit Egypt. They go to see the famous pyramids. Pyramids are such a
wonderful sight. Each pyramid has four sides and each side look like a triangle. The flour of a pyramid is square.
There is a big entrance to the pyramid. Inside each there are many rooms.
Pyramids are tombs in which the body of the Egyptian kings, pharaohs were buried. Egyptians believed their
kings, were like gods. They placed the bodies of their kings in the pyramids because they wanted them to live in
peace after death.
The bodies of the pharaohs were treated with special oil so they did not decay. These preserved bodies are
called mummies.
The pyramids were built over four thousand years ago. They were built from strong stones. The pyramids
were constructed using special stones. These stones kept the pyramids cool despite the hot weather in Egypt. The
weather in Egypt is hot and humid. The temperature in the pyramids usually does not change. It stays the same,
around twenty degrees Celsius.
When pyramids were built, all the chambers were beautifully decorated. The pharaoh’s valuables, like golden
swords, were kept next to the body. The pharaoh’s beds, clothes, pictures and anything else the people believed the
king needed after death were put in the room. It is said that the servants lived in some of the rooms to serve their
pharaoh.
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E. Why did the Egyptians bury their dead kings in the pyramids?
F. What did the Egyptians use so that the body did not decay?
G. Describe how the inside of the pyramids looked like.
H. Mention at least two things that were kept next to the body of the dead king.
1. \ b.
I. Do you think the pharaoh used the things kept for him in his tomb?
a.
b.
Kiswahili
Alipokuwa akiukemea utamaduni na dhana za kikabila katika nyimbo zake, marehemu Bob Marley
aliufananisha ubepari na “wanyama wala watu.” Katika wimbo “Babylon System” (yaani mfumo wa
kibepari), Marley alisema kuwa utamaduni huo ndio mzawa wa matatizo yote ya kiutawala ambayo
yalikuwa yakiyakumba mataifa ya Weusi katika karne ya 20, wakati nchi zao zilikuwa zikitawaliwa na
nchi za mataifa ya Ulaya.
Kwa mantiki hiyo, pengine Marley alikuwa na maono kuwa Afrika haingejikomboa kutoka kwa utumwa
wa Kizungu, ikiwa ingeendelea kuziabudu na kuzishadidia tamaduni za Kimagharibi.
Utabiri huo nauoanisha na yanayoendelea nchini, ambapo serikali ya Jubilee imeonekana kushindwa
kabisa kuikabili saratani ya ufisadi, ambayo inahatarisha kuliangamiza taifa hili lenye uchumi dhalili.
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Donda hili linazidi kuyatandaza mabawa yake kutoka, tisho kuu likiwa ni uvamizi wa taasisi “takatifu”
ambazo tunazitegemea kulikabili donda hilo.
Ni nani tutategemea kukabiliana na rushwa ikiwa taasisi kama Bunge, Tume ya Maadili na Kukabiliana na
Ufisadi (EACC) kati ya zingine muhimu zimepakwa tope na saratani hiyo?
Ndoto za watetezi wa Uafrika na nafasi ya Weusi kama marehemu Malcom X na Martin Luther King,
zilikuwa ni kuona kuwa wameungana kabisa kukabiliana na matatizo yaliyowakabili bila kuzingatia
mazingara waliyokuwemo.
Pindi tu baada ya mataifa mengi ya Kiafrika kujinyakulia uhuru wao katika miaka ya hamsini na sitini,
viongozi wakuu walioziongoza nchi hizo kama Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, Mwalimu Julius
Kibarage Nyerere kati ya wengine walianza harakati za kuliunganisha bara hili na kubuni Muungano wa
Nchi za Kiafrika (OAU) japo ndoto hiyo haikufikia.
Kwa msingi huo, mhimili mkuu wa kiutawala ungekuwa ni mfumo wa kisosholisti, ambao ungekuwa
nguzo kuu ya kuyaunganisha mataifa hayo.
Hata hivyo, migawanyiko mikubwa ilianza kushuhudiwa, huku baadhi ya mataifa yakianza kukabiliwa na
mapigano ya wenyewe kwa wenyewe. Huo ndio ulikuwa mwanzo wa kutaasisika kwa maovu yote
tunayoshuhudia sasa: ufisadi na tamaa ya kuogofya kutoka kwa viongozi wetu.
Maswali
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d. Kwa mujibu wa taarifa eleza sifa za Bob Marley.(alama 2)
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e. Swala linalozungumziwa limerejelewa kama “Donda”.
i) Eleza mbinu ya lugha iliyotumika.. (alama 2)
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ii) Ni kweli kuwa donda hili laelekea kuwa gumu? Thibitisha.(alama 2)
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f. Tatizo hili la “donda” ni kama kujipalia makaa. Fafanua.(alama 2)
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ii.Taasisi
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2. MUHTASARI
Nchi nyingi duniani zimetia saini mkataba wa umoja wa mataifa kuhusu haki za watoto.
Haki ni mambo mema ambayo watoto wanastahili kutendewa. Kwa kutia saini, nchi hizi
zimetangaza kujitolea kwao kuzilinda na kuhahakikisha kuwa hakuna ukiukaji wake na
kuwa watoto wote katika himaya zao wananufaika kutokana na haki hizi.
Miongoni mwa haki hizi ni kuwa kila mtoto ana haki ya kuishi na kupata chakula cha kutosha na chenye
viinilishe bora. Pili, kila mtoto ana haki ya kupata elimu. Elimu hii inafaa kutolewa bila ada na iwe
inayofaa na inayopatikana kwa urahisi.Kisha kila mtoto ana haki ya kutopigwa na kutodunishwa kwa
namna yoyote, iwe kitabaka, kirangi, kijinsia na vinginevyo. Mtoto ana haki pia kutolazimishwa kufanya
kazi za kiutumwa, nzito na za kushurutishwa. Hali kadhalika, ana haki ya kuishi katika nyumba au makazi
bora na salama, kutunzwa na kulindwa dhidi ya hali yoyote inayoweza kumhatarisha. Anatakiwa
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ashirikishwe katika kufanya maamuzi. Fauka ya haya, ana haki ya kupata huduma za afya,mahitaji
maalum,michezo, upendo na habari. Isitoshe,anastahili kuheshimiwa kimawazo na kihisia. Haki hizi
zinatakiwa kulindwa na kila mwanajamii, hivyo serikali za mataifa mengi zimeshirikisha haki hizi katika
katiba za nchi zao na sheria zao.
Walakini haki hizi bado zinakiukwa. Watoto wengi kote duniani bado wananyimwa haki zao. La
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kusikitisha na kukera ni kuwa wanaotarajiwa kuwa vigogo vya kuzilinda haki hizi, ndio wanaoongoza
kuzikiuka. Kila siku tunasikia na kushuhudia visa vya watoto kupigwa, kunyimwa chakula, kufanyishwa
kazi kipunda, kuteswa, kuishi katika mazingira hatari, na hata kuuawa. Kuna watoto wengi wanaolala nje,
wengine hawapati chakula licha ya kuwa wanatakiwa kupata chenye lishe bora. Kwao kutarajiwa mlo
awamu tatu kwa siku ni njozi kwani hata awamu moja ni adimu kupata.
Watoto wengi katika mataifa yenye fujo na ghasia hutekwa na kutumikishwa vitani. Viongozi katika
mataifa haya hawafanyi kitu ila kutazama tu wakati watoto wanaotakiwa kuwalinda wanageuzwa kuwa
mibaba ya kuua na kuuana. Watoto hawa huvishwa magwanda ambayo miili yao minyonge haiwezi
kuyahimili. Pia, huvalishwa mabuti ya kijeshi ambayo ni mizigo mizito ya kubeba mbali na bunduki
zinazokaribia kuwazidi uzani wakati wanatakiwa kuwa wamelindwa majumbani, na shuleni na wazazi wao
na serikali.
Jukwaa la vijiji vya mataifa ya ulimwengu wa tatu limesheheni watoto wasioenda shule kwa sababu ya
lindi la ufukara uliokithiri. Elimu ya bure inayogusiwa katika haki za watoto haipo. Wanaong’ang’ana
iwepo ni kana kwamba ni waota ndoto mchana. Jiulize watoto wangapi sasa hivi wamo majumbani bila
kwenda shuleni kutokana na ukosefu wa karo? Wangapi wamo mitaani wakivuta na kunusa gundi huku
wakiombaomba vishilingi?
Hali ilivyo sasa hivi inadai kuwa mimi na wewe tufanye hima na kuungana mikono kutafuta suluhisho la
kudumu kuhusu haki za watoto. Twapasa kuhimiza serikali zetu kufanya kila ziwezavyo kuhakikisha
kuwa watoto wote wamo shuleni. Nasi tushirikiane kutoa huduma kwa watoto na kukomesha dhuluma,
mateso na dhiki kwao. Haitoshi kupeleka miswada mbungeni kuhusu haki za watoto na kuipitisha kuwa
sheria. Twastahili kubadilisha misimamo yetu kuhusu haki hizi na kuzilinda kwa dhati bali si kwa chati.
Maswali
a) Fupisha aya mbili za kwanza. ( maneno 65-70) ( alama 8,utiririko 2 )
Matayarisho
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b) Eleza ni vipi ukiukaji wa haki za watoto unaweza kuepukwa . ( maneno 30-35) (alama 4 , utiririko 1
) Matayarisho
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g)Yakinisha sentensi ifuatayo katika wakati ujao hali timilifu wingi.
Msomi hakutuzwa siku hiyo. (alama 2 )
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h) Tunga sentensi mbili kuonyesha matumizi mawili tofauti ya parandesi. (alama 2)
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i) Toa maana mbili ya sentensi ifuatayo:
Leteni! (alama 2 )
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j. Eleza matumizi matatu ya kiambishi “ku” (alama 3)
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K. Tunga sentensi sahihi ukitumia vitenzi vifuatavyo katika hali ya kufanyiza. ( alama 3 )
i)- La
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iii) -Fa
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R) Andika neno lenye muundo huu. (alama 1)
KKKKI
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4. Isimu Jamii
a) -2 and -3 (1mk)
b) -3 and 4 (1mk)
c) 5 and -5 (1mk)
2. Find the L.C.M of 24, 15 and 16. (3mks)
a) Odd[20,18,6,7,8,21] (1mk)
b) Prime[14,2,10,9,3] (1mk)
1. Convert the following fractions into percentages:
a) (2mks)
b) (2mks)
L L L K
K K L W
L L L K L
L K L L L
4. Write in figures five billion five million five thousand and five. (2mks)
5. The sum of two consecutive even numbers is 74, find the two numbers. (4mks)
9. Write the following into improper fraction:
a) 1 (2mks)
b) 2 (2mks)
60
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b) and (1mk)
25 132
12. State the place values of the following digits in the number 201.789.
a) 1 (1mk)
b) 8 (1mk)
c) 7 (1mk)
(3mks)
13. A car consumes 8 litres of petrol to cover 51 km. what average distance does it travel for every
litre? (4mks)
14. Use a number line to perform the following operations.
a) (-10)-(-3) (1mk)
b) (-3)-(-4) (1mk)
c) (+1)-(-8) (1mk)
SECTION II (50MKS)
Answer any five Questions in this section
17. a) A two digit number is such that the ones digit is 1 times greater than the tens digit. If the sum of the
digits is 9, find the number. (6mks)
19. a) State the value of digit 7 after the operations below.
b) state the value of second digit in the product 67.5 x 44.4. (2mks)