Name of the Pupil__________________________________

Assessment Number_________________________________
Region____________________________________________
Council____________________________________________

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA
STANDARD FOUR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT SAMPLE

L02 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Duration: 1:00 Hour Year: 2025
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of six (6) questions.
2. Answer all questions.
3. All answers must be written in the spaces provided in each question.
4. All answers must be written in blue or black ink.
5. Communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
assessment room.
6. Write your Name, Assessment Number, Region and Council in the spaces
provided at the top right corner of every page.

FOR ASSESSOR’S USE ONLY

QUESTION SCORE ASSESSOR’S INITIALS
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SECTION A (30 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.
1. Listen carefully to the sentences read in item (i) - (v) and then write them in the
spaces provided.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________________________
(iv) _____________________________________________________________
(v) _____________________________________________________________

2. Choose the correct answer in item (i) – (x) and write its letter in the box provided.
(i) They ____________ two books and four rulers.
A has
B is
C was
D have

(ii) Why ____________ your young brother cry at night?

A does
B do
C doing
D done

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(iii) They are ___________ in the dining room.

A eat
B ate
C eats
D eating

(iv) We had ____________ food before leaving for home.

A many
B some
C any
D few

(v) Pupils are ____________ the library borrowing books.

A in
B under
C over
D on

(vi) Baraka and Yusuf are troublesome. Every day ____________ beat their
fellow pupils in the class.
A we
B I
C they
D you

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(vii) Juma hunts birds, ____________ he does not hunt bats.

A but
B and
C also
D or

(viii) It is easy to buy electronic ____________ of your favourite bus.

A receipts
B tickets
C lists
D bills

(ix) Many passengers are waiting for the transport at the ____________
A stadium
B market
C hospital
D bus station

(x) Wooden chairs, cupboards and tables are made by the ____________
A plumber
B mechanic
C carpenter
D lumber

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3. Fill in the blanks in item (i) – (vii) with the correct word provided in the brackets
to make the sentences meaningful.
(i) Ujamaa villagers live in ____________ (peace/piece) with one another.
(ii) Our bus driver checked his car ____________ (lights/rights) before driving
at night.
(iii) I saw three women carrying ____________ (roads/loads) of firewood on
their heads.
(iv) On the school opening day, Jamila came with a ____________ (new/knew)
bag and uniforms.
(v) After receiving his results, the ____________ (hole/whole) family
congratulated him.

SECTION B (10 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.
4. Write the correct word for the jumbled letters in the brackets of the following
sentence in the spaces provided.
(i) Makulu used a (incple) to draw a picture. ____________________

(ii) “Can you hear me?” The teacher asked the (puslpi).____________________

(iii) The tail of an antelope is (sohrt).____________________

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5. Read the following text carefully then write the correct form of the verb in the
brackets in the space provided.

My name is Makelo. Every day, I wake up at 5:30 am. I wash my face and brush
my teeth. At 5:40 am, I prepare breakfast and have it at 6:00 am. I always (i)
____________________ (wash) the dishes before I (ii) ____________________
(leave) for school. My parents wake up at 6:05 am. I greet them before having bath
at 6:10 am. At 6:15 am, we all gather in the sitting room to say our prayers. I put
on my school uniform ready for school. At 6:25 am, my friend Pendo (iii)
____________________ (arrive) at our meeting point. We walk together for 30
minutes to school. She (iv) ____________________ (walk) faster than I do, but I
try to keep pace with her. By 6:55 am, we arrive at the school compound. We clean
the surrounding and begin the lessons at 8:00 am.

SECTION C (10 Marks)

Answer Question six (6).
6. Read the following passage carefully and answer questions (i) – (v) by writing the
answers in the spaces provided.

Mrs Mashaka is our Geography and Environment teacher. One day, she taught us
about the national parks in Tanzania. She said, “The Serengeti is among the largest
national parks in the country. It has many animals, birds and insects.” She asked,
“How many of you have been to Serengeti?” The whole class replied, “No one!”

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A week later, Mrs Mashaka took our class to the Serengeti National Park for a
study tour. When we were in the park, she asked us to write the names of the
animals, birds and insects that we saw. She divided us into three groups.

The first group was asked to write names of animals. The second group was asked
to write names of birds. The third group was asked to write the names of insects.
We went back to school and reported what we had seen. The animals were lions,
elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes and monkeys. The birds were
eagles, ostriches, flamingos, crows and woodpeckers. The insects included bees,
wasps, grasshoppers, ants, tsetse flies and butterflies.

Questions:
(i) What is Serengeti according to the passage?
_____________________________________________________________

(ii) What was the third group asked to do?

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(iii) Among others, what were two animals the pupils saw?
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(iv) Why did Mrs Mashaka take the class to Serengeti?

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(v) What could be the title of the passage?

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