Grade 7 indigenous languages – Attentive Listening Quiz
1. Which Kiswahili sentence is the correct imperative for 'Close the door'?
Funga mlango is the correct singular imperative (command) form: verb root funga used directly to tell someone to close the door. Kufunga is the infinitive, Fungua means 'open', and Nifungue is a subjunctive/first-person form meaning 'should I close'.
2. Which is the correct Kiswahili negative imperative for 'Don't touch the plug' (to one person)?
Usiguse plagi is the correct negative singular imperative: 'Usi-' (negative imperative prefix for 2nd person singular) + verb root guse (from gusa). Other options are ungrammatical or use the wrong verb.
3. Which sentence correctly expresses 'She washes her hands every day' in Kiswahili?
Anaosha mikono yake kila siku is correct: subject prefix a- (she) + -na- (present/habitual) + verb root osha. The others insert extra letters or incorrect endings.
4. Which is the correct past-tense sentence for 'I saw the child' in Kiswahili?
Nilimwona mtoto is correct: ni- (I) + li- (past) + m- (object marker for 'him/her' = the child) + -ona (see). Niliwona misses the object marker; Nimewona is present perfect; Niliwaona uses plural object marker 'wa-'.
5. Which is the correct Kiswahili phrase for 'Our house'?
Nyumba yetu correctly matches the noun 'nyumba' (house) with the possessive pronoun 'yetu' (our). Nyumba yangu (my house) and Nyumba yake (his/her house) are different persons; repeating 'yetu' is incorrect.
6. Which sentence correctly shows subject–verb agreement for 'The children are sleeping'?
Watoto wanalala is correct: watoto (children, plural) takes the plural subject prefix wa- and the present marker -na- before the verb root lala (sleep). 'Analala' is singular, 'Mtoto' is singular noun, and the last option mixes words incorrectly.
7. Which Kiswahili sentence correctly means 'The person who closed the door is my brother'?
Mtu aliyefunga mlango ni kaka yangu uses the relative form aliye- + funga to mean 'who closed'. 'Watu' would require plural agreement; 'ambao funga' is ungrammatical here; 'kaka wangu' is also grammatical but changes possessive style—kaka yangu is the standard match.
8. Which is the correct Kiswahili sentence for 'He came from school'?
Alitoka shuleni correctly uses the verb toka (to come/leave) with the locative form shuleni (from school). Alikuja shuleni means 'he came to school'; Atoka shule is wrong tense/subject and lacks locative; 'kwa shule' is incorrect preposition here.
9. Which Kiswahili question correctly asks 'Did you lock the door?' (using typical question formation)?
Je, umefunga mlango? uses the question particle Je and the present perfect umefunga ('have you locked') to ask if the door has been locked. 'Umefungua' is wrong verb form (open/close confusion); the others are not correctly formed questions.
10. Which sentence is the correct polite request for 'Please close the window' in Kiswahili?
Tafadhali funga dirisha places the polite particle tafadhali before the imperative funga and is the standard polite request. The other options are ungrammatical or use the wrong verb forms.
11. Which Kiswahili sentence correctly expresses 'We must turn off the lights'?
Ni lazima tuzime taa correctly uses Ni lazima (it is necessary) + tu- (we) + -zime (subjunctive/infinitive with agreement) to express 'we must turn off the lights.' 'Wazime' would be 'you plural', 'kuzima' leaves out the subject agreement.
12. Which is the correct Kiswahili sentence for 'I want to tell her' (focus on object marker in the infinitive)?
Nataka kumwambia is correct: ku- (infinitive marker) + m- (object marker for 'her') + wambia (tell). 'Kumuambia' misorders the object marker, and the others are either ungrammatical or use different verbs.
13. Which is the correct Kiswahili sentence for 'Tell him to lock the door' (instruction to someone else)?
Mwambie afunge mlango is correct: mwambie (tell him/her) followed by afunge (that he should lock) using the subjunctive/relative clause structure. The other choices are misformed.
14. Which Kiswahili imperative properly means 'Wash yourself' (singular)?
Jioshe is the correct reflexive singular imperative: ji- (self) + oshe (wash). 'Osha mwenyewe' is understandable but not the concise reflexive imperative; the spaced forms are ungrammatical.
15. Which sentence correctly means 'I have heard the warning' in Kiswahili (present perfect)?
Nimesikia onyo is the correct present perfect: ni- + me- + sikia (hear) + object onyo (warning). Spacing 'Nime sikia' is incorrect, and the other verbs/forms are wrong.
16. Which phrase correctly shows 'Her hands' in Kiswahili (correct possessive agreement)?
Mikono yake correctly uses the plural noun mikono (hands) with the possessive yake (her). Mikononi yake would mean 'in her hands' (locative case), while the others are wrong persons or redundant.
17. Which is the correct Kiswahili phrase for 'Their house'?
Nyumba yao correctly matches the noun 'nyumba' with the possessive pronoun 'yao' (their). The other options refer to different possessors (our, his/her, my).
18. Which question correctly asks 'Are you cooking?' in Kiswahili using the present continuous/habitual marker?
Je, unapika? uses the question particle Je and the present/habitual marker -na- with the verb peka/pika to form 'Are you cooking?' 'Uli pika' is past tense; the spaced form u-pika is ungrammatical.
19. Which Kiswahili sentence correctly expresses 'Because he was sick, he stayed at home'?
Kwa sababu (because) followed by alikuwa (he was) mgonjwa (sick), then alikaa (he stayed) nyumbani (at home) is the correct past-time construction. The other choices misorder tense or verbs.
20. Which conditional sentence correctly means 'If you hear a fire alarm, run' in Kiswahili (instruction)?
Ukisikia (if you hear) kengele ya moto (fire alarm), kimbia (run) uses the conditional/hortatory form uk- prefix appropriate for 'if you'. The others use wrong prefixes or are ungrammatical.
21. Which sentence correctly says 'He did not turn off the stove' (past negative) in Kiswahili?
Hakuzima jiko is correct: ha- (negative past for he/she) + ku- (tense/infinitive marker in this negative construction) + zima (turn off) + jiko (stove). The spaced variants or added particles make the forms incorrect.
22. Which is the correct Kiswahili sentence for 'I called him (on the phone)' showing the object marker placement?
Nimempigia simu is correct: ni- (I) + me- (perfect) + m- (object marker 'him') + pigia (call) + simu (phone). Other choices duplicate markers or misplace words.
23. Which Kiswahili sentence correctly expresses 'This spoon is hot' (correct demonstrative agreement)?
Kijiko hiki ni moto is correct: kijiko (spoon) is class ki- and uses demonstrative hiki. Hili and hicho are demonstratives for other noun classes; 'motoo' is misspelled.
24. Which sentence correctly means 'No one is listening' in Kiswahili (using 'hakuna')?
Hakuna anayesikiliza literally 'There is no one who listens' and is the correct way to say 'No one is listening.' The others misuse agreement or create ungrammatical forms.
25. Which polite plural imperative correctly asks 'Please, all of you sit down' in Kiswahili?
Tafadhali mkaa chini uses the plural imperative mkaa (sit, plural) with tafadhali to politely address a group. 'Kaa chini' is singular; the other variants are ungrammatical.
26. In the sentence "Do not touch the stove," which word expresses prohibition or telling someone not to do something?
"Do not" (often contracted to "don't") is the phrase that gives the negative command, showing prohibition.
27. In the instruction "Close the door," which word is the imperative verb giving the command?
"Close" is the imperative verb; it tells someone to perform the action.
28. In the question "Where is the first-aid kit?", which word is the question word asking for location?
"Where" is a question word (an interrogative) used to ask about place or location.
29. In the sentence "My mother’s phone is in the kitchen," which word shows possession?
The apostrophe-s in "mother’s" marks possession, showing the phone belongs to the mother.
30. In "They are cleaning the spill," which part shows the action is ongoing (continuous)?
The verb phrase "are cleaning" (auxiliary + present participle) indicates the present continuous, an ongoing action.
31. In "Put the scissors away after use," which word functions as a preposition showing time or sequence?
"After" is a preposition (or subordinating word) that indicates sequence in time (do one thing after another).
32. In the sentence "If there is smoke, leave the house," which word is the subordinating conjunction that introduces a condition?
"If" is a subordinating conjunction introducing a conditional clause (a condition under which you should leave).
33. In "Keep matches out of reach of children," which phrase is a prepositional phrase?
"Out of reach" is a prepositional phrase describing the position where matches should be kept.
34. In the safety rule "Never run inside the house," which word is an adverb modifying how often or when you should run?
"Never" is an adverb of frequency that tells you the action should not happen at any time.
35. In "The candle burned quickly and set the curtain on fire," which word is the conjunction joining two clauses?
"And" is a coordinating conjunction connecting two clauses about what happened.
36. In the question "Who turned off the gas?", which word functions as the subject of the sentence?
In questions like this, "Who" acts as the subject, asking which person performed the action.
37. In "Wash your hands before handling food," which word indicates sequence or time?
"Before" shows the order of actions (wash first, then handle food).
38. In the sentence "I will call for help if necessary," which word marks the future tense?
"Will" is an auxiliary verb used to form the future tense, indicating an action that will happen later.
39. In "They shouldn't play near electrical sockets," which word or contraction expresses negation with a modal verb?
"Shouldn't" is the negative form of the modal "should," showing that the action is not advised.
40. In the question "Is the baby sleeping?", which word is the auxiliary verb helping to form the question?
"Is" is the auxiliary verb used to form the present continuous question.
41. In "Please hold the baby carefully," which word is used as a polite marker to make the request softer?
"Please" is a politeness marker added to requests to make them more courteous.
42. In "Do you know where the fire extinguisher is?", which part is the indirect question (a clause acting as the object)?
The clause "where the fire extinguisher is" is the indirect question functioning as the object of "Do you know."
43. In "That container contains chemicals," which word is a plural noun naming substances present?
"Chemicals" is a plural noun referring to more than one chemical substance.
44. In the instruction "Close windows when it's windy," which word is the contraction of "it is"?
"It's" is the contracted form of "it is," combining the subject and auxiliary verb.
45. In "The phone rang loudly, so we woke up," which word shows cause and result?
"So" is a conjunction that links cause (phone rang) to result (we woke up).
46. In the safety sentence "We must secure loose carpets," which word is a modal expressing obligation?
"Must" is a modal verb that shows necessity or obligation.
47. In "Isolated from other rooms, the kitchen had a fire extinguisher," which phrase is a participle clause describing the kitchen?
The phrase "Isolated from other rooms" is a participle clause giving extra information about the kitchen.
48. In "Before you touch the breaker, turn off the mains," which verb phrase is an imperative telling someone what to do?
"Turn off the mains" is an imperative phrase giving a direct command to perform an action.
49. In "This door is locked; you cannot open it," which word shows inability to perform the action?
"Cannot" indicates inability or impossibility to do the action (open).
50. In the instruction "Listen carefully to the instructions," which word is an adverb modifying how you should listen?
"Carefully" is an adverb that describes the manner in which you should listen.