Grade 7 indigenous languages – Reading Comprehension Quiz
1. In the Swahili sentence "Mwalimu anatoka shuleni.", what does the verb form "anatoka" indicate?
"ana-" is the present third-person prefix in Swahili; "anatoka" means the teacher is leaving (present/habitual action).
2. In the sentence "Watoto wanacheza mpira.", who is performing the action?
"Watoto" is the subject (children) and so they are the ones doing the action "wanacheza" (are playing).
3. What tense is expressed by the verb "Nilikula" in "Nilikula mkate."?
"Nili-" is the past tense prefix for first person singular in Swahili; "Nilikula" means I ate.
4. What is the meaning of the Swahili word "Hakuna" in "Hakuna maji."?
"Hakuna" is used to indicate non-existence; "Hakuna maji" means there is no water.
5. What is the main function of the sentence "Samahani, unaweza kunisaidia?"
"Unaweza kunisaidia?" literally asks "Can you help me?" and is used as a polite request; "Samahani" adds politeness.
6. In "Kitabu chake kiko mezani.", what does "chake" show?
"Chake" is a possessive pronoun meaning "his/her" and shows that the book belongs to him or her.
7. In the sentence "Nataka kununua zawadi.", what grammatical form is "kununua"?
"Kununua" is the infinitive form (to buy). After "Nataka" (I want) Swahili uses the infinitive to show the intended action.
8. In "Alienda sokoni ili kununua matunda.", what is the role of the word "ili"?
"Ili" introduces purpose clauses in Swahili. The sentence means he/she went to the market in order to buy fruit.
9. In "Mbwa anakuja.", which part of the sentence shows third-person singular subject agreement?
The prefix "ana-" (part of "anakuja") marks third-person singular present tense in Swahili, showing the subject is singular (he/she/it).
10. In the sentence "Kwa kawaida, sote tunasoma kila siku.", what does "sote" mean?
"Sote" means "all of us" and indicates that everyone in the group reads every day.
11. Which mood is expressed by "Ningependa" in "Ningependa chai, tafadhali."?
"Ningependa" is the conditional/hypothetical form often used politely to say "I would like" in Swahili.
12. What voice is used in "Barua iliandikwa jana."?
"Iliandikwa" is passive; the sentence means "The letter was written yesterday."
13. Which word in "Njoo hapa." is an imperative (command)?
"Njoo" is the imperative form meaning "come"; "hapa" means "here."
14. In "Mti mrefu una kivuli.", which word describes the tree?
"Mrefu" is an adjective meaning "tall/long" and it describes the tree (mti).
15. In "Wazazi wangu wanapenda kazi zao.", what does "zao" indicate?
"Zao" is a possessive pronoun meaning "their," showing the work (kazi) belongs to them (wazazi).
16. What does "Sijawahi" mean in "Sijawahi kuona simba."?
"Sijawahi" combines the negative prefix "si-" with "jawahi" and means "I have never" (I have never seen a lion).
17. In "Kuna wanafunzi watatu darasani.", what does "watatu" tell us?
"Watatu" literally means "three (people)"; the sentence says there are three students in the classroom.
18. Which word shows past tense in "Mwanzoni, ilikuwa ngumu."?
"Ilikuwa" is the past tense form meaning "it was." The sentence means "At the beginning, it was difficult."
19. In "Nataka kuona jinsi unavyofanya hivyo.", what role does the word "jinsi" play?
"Jinsi" means "how" and introduces a clause showing the manner in which something is done.
20. In the verb "Tulipika" from "Tulipika chakula pamoja.", which part indicates "we" did the action?
In "tulipika," the prefix "tu-" marks first person plural (we) and "-li-" marks past tense; together they show "we cooked."
21. Which word shows future tense in "Yeye ataenda kesho."?
"Ataenda" uses the future prefix "ata-" to mean "he/she will go." "Kesho" (tomorrow) also signals future time but the verb form shows future tense.
22. In the question "Je, ulifanya kazi?", which word marks it as a question?
"Je" is a question particle in Swahili used to introduce yes/no questions.
23. In "Kuku hao ni wakulima.", what does the demonstrative "hao" mean?
"Hao" is a demonstrative meaning "those" for plural people/things; here it points to the group being referred to.
24. Which word adds emphasis meaning "myself" in "Mimi mwenyewe nilienda sokoni."?
"Mwenyewe" is used for emphasis (myself). "Mimi mwenyewe" stresses that I personally went to the market.
25. In "Wanafunzi walikula chakula chao katika dawati zao.", which words show that the possessions belong to the students (their)?
"Chao" and "zao" are possessive pronouns meaning "their," used with the nouns "chakula" (their food) and "dawati" (their desks) to show ownership.