SECTION A

Sub-section I

In each of the questions 1 to 5, fill the blank the blank space with the correct word.

1. The athlete..................................won the gold medal died in a motor accident.

2. .......................................you carry packed lunch, you will not find anything to eat on the way.

3. She travelled..................................train from tororo to Mombasa.

4. If I went home late, I........................................find the gate locked.

5. I do not know...............................................to go after P.7.

In each of the questions 6 to 15, use the correct form of the word given in the brackets to complete the sentence.

6. Our class prefect is a very .......................................girl. (beauty)

7. Bad weather delayed the ....................................of the plane. (depart)

8. I.......................................very happy to receive your invitation letter last week. (be)

9. I told him to stop ..................................rotten mangoes. (silent)

10. We should not be afraid of snakes because most of them are not .........................(poison)

11. The priest prayed..........................................in his heart.(silent)

12. Ofwono's son passed in............................................one.(divide)

13. He got lost because he had ...................................the way to the clinic. (forget)

14. This book is .........................................than that one. (good)

15. The more he becomes hungry the........................................he pays attention to the teacher. (little)

In each of the questions 16 to 18, write the plural form of the given words.

16. Furniture..................................................................................................

17. Thief ............................................................................................................

18. Secretary ...................................................................................................

In each of the questions 19 to 20, arrange the given words in alphabetical order.

19. Listen, lesson, link, learn.

20. Cork, coil, cook, comb.

In each of the questions 21 and 22, re-write the sentences giving the opposite of the underlined word.

21. The roads in Uganda are narrow.

22. The headmaster is in the office.

In each of the questions 23 and 24, use each of the words in a sentence to show that you know the difference in their meaning.

23. Coat

24. Court

In each of the questions 25 and 26, re-write the sentence giving a single word for the underlined group of words.

25. Opoka made up his mind to do that job again.

26. Asuman's health is getting better and better everyday.

In each of the questions 27 and 28, re-arrange the given words to form a correct sentence or questions.

27. is gave who present my a uncle man the me

28. that been you reading long how book have?

In each of the questions 29 and 30, give the abbreviations of the given words.

29. Member of Parliament.......................................................................................

30. Company ..............................................................................................................