SECTION B
51. Read the following poem carefully and then answer, in full sentences, the questions that follow.
I have a dream....
That one day in the future all the little girls
And little boys in this country
Will be great women and men
Governing this country
In a spirit of love.
I have a dream.....
My little boy will not despise my little girl
Because she is a girl
And that my little girl will not hate
My little boy because their daddy will have left him
All the wealth because he is a boy.
I have a dream....
That a day will come when
All our little boys will be
Responsible fathers educating their children
And all our little girls will be
Loving mothers caring for their children.
I have a dream....
That one day all our little girls and little boys
Will walk hand with their children
Singing songs of love and freedom
In a world where there is no hatred
In a world covered with flowers and love.
(Adapted from: Wanjira Muthoni: "A Dream" in the Anthology: Tender Memories - East African Education Publishers)
a) When will little girls and boys be able to govern this country?
b) What should those governing the country have?
c) What must the little boy not do to his little sister?
d) What must the little sister not do to her little brother?
e) What is the responsibility of fathers over their children?
f) What responsibility do mothers have over their children?
g) Give another word with the same meaning as the following underlined words in the poem.
(i) Governing
(ii) Wealth
(iii) Hatred
h) Suggest a suitable title for this poem.
52. The sentences below are not in the correct order. Re-arrange them so that they form a short composition about "the annual district athletics championship."
a) I knew that those competitors who didn't practice on it when it was wet would be in trouble.
b) In the finals, Babalanda who was a fast runner fell down and did not qualify.
c) The day came after a heavy night rain down pour.
d) This year, the competition took place on our sports ground.
e) I was lucky to take the first position in a 100 metre race.
f) I was happy with their selection because I had been practicing on the same ground.
g) The annual district athletics competition is a very important occasion.
h) I was right.
i) The organizers had selected it because it is large enough for all the events.
j) During the heats many accidents occurred because the ground was slippery.
53. Aleper was the best PLE candidate last year in the whole of Ngorotek district. The new vision reporter went to their home and asked him some questions.
Read carefully the conversation below and then answer in full sentences the questions that follow.
Reporter: Are you Aleper?
Aleper: Yes, I am.
Reporter: Who are your parents?
Aleper: My father is Loluk and my mother is Anyang.
Reporter: Don't they have other names, for example Christian or Muslim names?
Aleper: No, they don't.
Reporter: And how old are you?
Aleper: I don't know my age; nobody has ever told me.
Reporter: Hasn't anyone told you what was happening when you were born?
Aleper: My mother one day said I was born the day Museveni first visited our district.
Reporter: When was that?
Aleper: She didn't tell me.
Reporter: UNEB says you were the best PLE candidate last year in the whole district. Were you happy to hear that?
Aleper: Yes, I was happy.
Reporter: And your parents - were they happy too?
Aleper: I told them. They didn't say anything that day. The following morning my father asked me: "are they going to make you a teacher in your school?"
Reporter: What was your reply?
Aleper: I told him" no." two days later, our headmaster came home and explained to them. My mother slaughtered a big he-goat for me.
Reporter: Did you invite some of your former classmates to join you in the celebration?
Aleper: No, I didn't.
Reporter: Why not?
Aleper: Most of those in our village had not done well. They were unhappy. Some had failed completely. Even rose who passed in division 2 didn't come. I had invited her.
Reporter: Which secondary school are you joining? I mean - what was your first choice?
Aleper: Busoga College Mwiri.
Reporter: You think they will take you with your aggregate of 10?
Aleper's don't know.
Reporter: What do you hope to become in future?
Aleper: I would like to become a politician like Apira John, he is a very powerful man in our country.
Reporter: So you want power?
Aleper: Yes, I do.
Reporter: Were you a leader or prefect in the primary school?
Aleper: Yes, I was the Head Boy.
Reporter: I see, I see. Well, thank you Aleper. I wish you success in your studies and in your future plans. We might one day hear of Honorable Aleper, Member of Parliament.
(They both laughed. The new vision reporter went back to town.)
a) What is Aleper's home district?
b) Give one reason why Aleper does not know how old he is.
c) Why does Aleper remember the day Museveni first visited Ngorotek district?
d) Who announced that Aleper was the best PLE candidate in his district?
e) Why do you think Aleper's mother slaughtered a he-goat?
f) Why didn't Aleper's former classmates come to celebrate with him?
g) Give one reason why you think Aleper might be given a place in busoga college Mwiri.
h) Why did Aleper want to become a politician?
i) How do you think Aleper managed to be the best PLE candidate in his district?
j) Suggest a suitable title for this story.
54. Betty went to her former primary school to collect her primary leaving examination pass slip. At the headmaster's office, she found the school secretary.
What the secretary said is given below. Write in the blank space what you think Betty said.
Betty: ...................................................................................................................
Secretary: Good morning, Betty.
Betty: ...................................................................................................................
Secretary: No, he is not in the office today.
Betty: ..................................................................................................................
Secretary: No, even tomorrow he won't be in the office.
Betty: .................................................................................................................
Secretary: Yes, we have collected all the pass slips from Uganda national examination board.
Betty: .....................................................................................................................
Secretary: Yes, we have collected all the pass slips from Uganda national examinations board.
Betty: ....................................................................................................................
Secretary: Yes, you can collect yours.
Betty: ..................................................................................................................
Secretary: No, Marion hasn't taken hers yet.
Betty: ..................................................................................................................
Secretary: Yes, I will allow you to sign for hers as well.
Betty: ..................................................................................................................
Secretary: Yes, Mr. Mugerwa still teaches P.7.
Betty: ..................................................................................................................
Secretary: No, Mrs.Kamau is not present. She went back to Kenya to join her family.
Betty: ..................................................................................................................
Secretary: Thank you Betty. Good bye.
55. The headmaster or headmistress is getting ready to take registration forms to Uganda national examinations board.
Using your school address, write a letter to your parent. Remind him or her of the first and second choices you had agreed on during the holidays. Tell him or her that you would like to change the first and second choices and give him/her the reasons for wanting to change them.