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MZUZU DIOCESE
2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Monday, 11 July Subject Number: M052/1
Time Allowed: 1h 45 mins

PAPER I
(70 marks)
Instructions
Question Tick if Do not write
1. This page contains 8 printed
Number answered in these
pages. Please check.
columns
2. This paper has two sections, A
and B.
1-30
• Section A is Multiple Choice. Answer All
questions by
encircling the letter representing
the right answer.
• Section B is Composition. 31
Answer only one question in
the spaces provided.
3. Write your name on top of all pages. 32
4. In the table provided on this page, tick against the
question number
you have answered.
5. At the end of the examination, hand in your paper to the invigilator.

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Section A (30 marks)

Answer all questions in this section by encircling the letter representing the right answer each
question.
Questions 1 to 18 5. The workers complained ____________
the manager of the company.
In each of the following questions, choose
A. at
the word (s) (A, B, C or D) that best
B. on
complete (s) each of the sentences.
C. of
1. Deborah is coming today, __________? D. to
A. does she 6. It is immoral to be jealous
B. doesn’t she ____________ a friend’s luck.
C. is she A. with
D. isn’t she B. about
C. over
2. Drop that pen down, __________? D. for
A. will you
B. should you 7. He is implicated _________ the murder
C. do you case.
D. wont you A. by
B. in
3. She has many friends from America, C. on
____________? D. at
A. hasn’t she
B. doesn’t she 8. Was his action in conformity
C. does she ___________ the law?
D. has she A. with
B. in
4. The lawyer insisted ____________ C. to
seeing his client. D. by
A. in
B. from 9. The insurer was told to write the name of
C. on her next ____________ kin in her
D. about passport.
A. to
B. by
C. of
D. on
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10.Considering his deteriorating health, he 15.My friend __________ all over the room
was given__________ from prison by because he was sick.
the president. A. threw down
A. acquittal B. threw in
B. pardon C. threw up
C. contempt D. threw around
D. parole
16.It is high time you _______ your room.
11.Lindiwe was so ____________ that she A. had cleaned
told no one about her success in the B. clean
competition. C. have cleaned
A. frank D. cleaned
B. transparent
C. modest 17.John spends money as if he_____ a
D. natural millionaire.
A. were
12.He ________ his drinking habits during B. was
a religious ceremony. C. became
A. abated D. wasn’t
B. renounced
C. denounced 18.Provided you pay back soon, I _____
D. announced you the money.
A. would lend
13.The members of water board have B. would have lent
encouraged their customers to pay the C. should lend
bills before the water is ___________ . D. will lend
A. cut off
Questions 19 to 22
B. cut down
C. cut out In each of the following questions choose
D. cut up the best part of speech (A, B, C orD) that
best describes each of the underlined words
14.Tapiwa __________ her teacher at the in the sentences.
movies last night.
A. ran over
B. ran down
C. ran out
D. ran into
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19.The teacher was very angry after seeing 24.He has bought that _______ wrist watch
us outside. A. golden brand-new expensive Asian
A. adjective B. Asian expensive brand-new golden
B. adverb C. expensive brand-new golden Asian
C. verb D. expensive brand-new Asian golden
D. noun
25.Dalitso bought _____shoes.
20.The church members were told to empty A. Indian plastic dancing
the bin for it was full. B. plastic Indian dancing
A. verb C. dancing Indian plastic
B. pronoun D. plastic dancing Indian
C. conjunction
D. preposition 26. They are using ______ hats.
A. odd circular sports native
21.These shops are for the poor. B. circular odd native sports
A. noun C. odd circular native sports
B. adjective D. odd native sports circular
C. adverb
Questions 27 to 30
D. pronoun
Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best
22.The girl whose father came here has describes and gives the function of the
gone to London. underlined phrase or clause.
A. pronoun 27.It’s important to think about why we
B. adjective make certain decisions.
C. preposition A. Adverb clause, modifying verb
D. conjunction ‘think’.
Question 23 to 26 B. Adjective clause, qualifying noun
‘decisions’.
In each of the following questions, choose
C. Noun clause, object of preposition
the order of adjectives. (A, B, C or D) that
‘about’.
best completes the sentences.
D. Noun phrase, object of the verb
23.Have you ever seen _________ nets? ‘think’.
A. small some ancient Tonga fishing
B. some Tonga small ancient fishing
C. some Tonga ancient fishing small
D. some small ancient Tonga fishing

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28.The thief hiding in the locker threatened the girl?

A. Adverb clause of condition, modifying ‘do you know’.
B. Adjective phrase qualifying ‘thief’.
C. Noun phrase, object of ‘know’.
D. Adjective clause, qualifying ‘thief’

29.In the forest, many creatures snarl and growl.

A. Adjective phrase, qualifying noun ‘creatures’.
B. Noun clause, subject of the verb ‘snarl and growl’.
C. Noun phrase, subject of the verb ‘snarl and growl’.
D. Adverb phrase, modifying ‘snarl and growl’.

30.The news that she brought disappointed many.

A. Noun clause, apposition to ‘news’.
B. Adverb phrase, modifying ‘disappointed’.
C. Adjective clause, qualifying ‘news’
D. Adjective phrase, qualifying ‘news’

Section B (40 marks)

Answer one question only. Spend the first 10 minutes reading the questions and
planning your answer to the question chosen. Planning may include writing rough
notes. Cross out your rough notes before you hand in your script.
Marks will be awarded for layout, language, content and creativity. Candidates will
be penalized for committing mechanical errors and writing answers that are short
and / or off-point.

You are expected to write between 350 and 500 words for the question you have
chosen in the spaces provided.
EITHER
31. Imagine that your area was recently hit by floods. As concerned citizen, write a
letter to the District Disaster Management Officer informing her about this
problem. (40 Marks)
OR
32. Write an original short story entitled “The Revenge”. (40 Marks)
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