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MEGASTAR JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

ENGLISH 004/02
PAPER 1

MID- YEAR EXAMINATION

GRADE 7 2024 Time : 1 hr 30min

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Read all the instructions carefully.

2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.

3. Use only HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.

4. When you are told to start, choose one correct answer from suggested answers and shade it very dark
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6. If more than one box is shaded for any one answer, that answer will be regarded as wrong.

7. If you do not understand the instructions, ask the invigilator to explain them to you before you start.

8. Answer all questions on the separate answer sheet provided.

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Read the passage and answer questions that follow

Knowing where to search is very important to the researcher. One does not have to sift through piles of books or
hop from site to site on the computer, wasting time. As an example, novels and folk stories will be found under
fiction while books on the first Chimurenga will be in the history section.

When researching online, on the computer one needs to know sites by their kinds. The last part of a web address
helps us to know what kind of site it is just like a section in the library for example the site for the Zimbabwe
Republic Police is www.zrp.gov.zw. The suffix .gov shows that it’s an official government department.
Government departments, such as the National Archives, are rich sources of data. The National Archives
possesses some of the oldest information about Zimbabwe.

Other suffixes include .com which is used by commercial businesses and individual people. Colleges and
Universities are educational institutions which are often online visited have their websites normally end in .edu.
These suffixes are numerous and one has to know those are important to their research.

Qustions

1. When one is researching in a real library, one needs to know the

A. the site B. the suffix
C. whether they are online D. book sections

2. Researching on the computers is called researching

A. in the archives B. online
C. in sections D. in a library

3. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will have a suffix

A. .gov B. .org
C. .edu D. .com

4. Where can one get information of events in Zimbabwe around 1890?

A. The university B. The National Archives
C. The Zimbabwe Republic Police D. The Fiction section

5. Knowing the section where certain types of books are found is important because
A. it makes researching interesting B. you do not hop from site to site
C. it saves time D. you don’t pile books

6. Another word in paragraph two which means the same as information is

A. data B. online
C. archives D. website
Language questions

7. Some people think researching by computer is researching in_______________real libraries.

A. electricity B. electrocution
C. electrification D. electrical

8. The____________________ was very hot yesterday.

A. whither B. whether
C. wither D. weather

9. If we had used computers to research, we _____________found information easily.

A. could have B. should have
C. may have D. would have

10. The boys entered the data and found the information_________________computer.
A. at the B. in the
C. out of the D. on the

11. Neither Portia nor her father ________________ how to operate the computer
A. know B. knows
C. knowing D. can know

12. It rained the whole night ________________this morning.

A. until B. unless
C. during D. after

13. The people no longer use the old well, it is now

A. unused B. disused
C. misused D. abused

Read the passage and answer questions that follow

Trees life for all

Just a mere look at a tree, may show that it is of no value to mankind. Trees are very valuable to all living
organisms. Trees support life of every living being. Humans tend to overlook the importance of trees in their
existence. People ignore the first Saturday of December to plant at least a tree.

Trees are life sustaining in many spheres and provide the most valuable oxygen for our breathing, key to
survival. Paper, wood, furniture, poles and trusses are all from trees. Soil erosion is also prevented through trees
binding the soil together. Trees prevent drought and floods as well. Deforestation has mainly been caused by no
other animal other than humans. For mankind to think of afforestation and reforestation, this has not been
forthcoming. Trees are becoming scarce and tobacco farmers are now resorting to the use of coal. People should
have lessons based on the idea that depends on the presence of trees. Planting trees instead of cutting them
down should be more of hobby. Most kraal heads in rural areas have made rules against cutting down trees. A
better method should be used in farms and resettlements. Trees are life for without them, a lot of things suffer.

Questions

14. Trees are important to

A. humans B. all living organisms
C. no mankind D. animals only

15. What comes from trees that is key to human survival?

A. Breathing B. Breese
C. Oxygen D. Paper

16. Trees are important in that they give us

A. paper and wood only B. furniture and poles only
C. paper, wood furniture and trusses D. oxygen only

17. How do trees prevent soil erosion? By

A. proving oxygen B. binding the soil
C. sustaining the soil D. restoring the soil

18. Deforestation has greatly been caused by

A. people B. other animals
C. tobacco D. breathing

19. Tobacco farmers are curbing deforestation through the use of

A. poles B. coal
C. animals D. farms

20. What should people do to minimise deforestation?

A. avoid making paper from trees B. make furniture from steel
C. avoid use of trees at all cost D. plant trees

Language questions

21. People will no longer cut trees unnecessarily.

A. Won’t they? B. Will they?
C. Didn’t they? D. Don’t they?

22. The farmers have just _____________ a meeting on the value of reforestation
A. hold B. holding
C. held D. holds
23. Due to deforestation the weather was so hot __________________we failed to stay outside
A. as B. that
C. so D. very

24. We are trying to plant trees ________________we still need them for coming generations.
A. because B. even if
C. unless D. although

25. The men did their work

A. themselves B. himself
C. ourselves D. herself

26. Mr Ruzave, the successful farmer, lent an axe _________________ Mr Rama.

A. from B. by
C. to D. with

Read the passage and answer questions that follow

Global warming

It is common to hear elderly people say some decades ago, they used to receive the first heavy rains around
October. Nowadays, the rainy season commences around December. What these senior citizens would be
referring to is climate change, a really worrying pattern which is affecting most countries of the world, our
country is also included.

Climate change is related to global warming which is the increase in average world temperatures as a result of
changes in the atmosphere. The increase in the amount of gases such as carbon and methane in the atmosphere
is destroying the Ozone layer. These gases are known as green-house gases. As the protective Ozone layer is
destroyed, more and more sun’s rays reach the Earth causing temperatures to rise.

The burning of forests and use of firewood are some sources of excessive carbon dioxide. Other green-house
gases are produced by some perfumes and appliances such as fridges. Climate change is not only responsible for
causing skin cancers but also for causing more incidents of droughts and flooding, from cyclones such as
Cyclone Idai which ravaged the southern and eastern parts of Zimbabwe in 2019. Agriculture has been greatly
affected and some countries are now failing to produce enough to feed their people.

27. In past decades, summer started

A. late B. early
C. at the same time as now D. around December

28. The word in the first passage which means the same as start is
A. common B. commence
C. include D. affect
29. What protects the Earth from harmful sun rays?
A. methane B. carbon dioxide
C. ozone layer D. green-house gases

30. Carbon dioxide comes from

A. burning trees B. rainy season
C. fridges D. perfumes

31. Senior citizens are

A. scientists B. elderly people
C. farmers D. people with skin cancer

32. Climate change is causing floods through

A. removing forest B. perfumes
C. cyclones D. droughts

33. One major problem coming out of climate change is

A. feeling hot B. people cannot wear their jerseys
C. famine D. high prices of goods

Language questions

34. Cyclones cause _____________________ floods or droughts.

A. neither B. both
C. all D. either

35. The women were____________________the effects of global warming.

A. discussing about B. discussion
C. discussing D. discussing of

36. Mathew Rusike is remembered for __________________a children’s home.

A. finding B. founding
C. found D. funding

37. It is important to always __________________water.

A. serve B. conserve
C. reserve D. preserve

38. The worker asked his_____________________ for permission to go on leave.

A. employee B. employment
C. employer D. employs
39. Which sentence is correctly written?

A. Cotton is sometimes referred to as white gold.

B. Sometimes referred to as white gold is cotton.
C. To as white gold cotton is referred sometimes.
D. Cotton is referred to as sometimes white gold.

40. Choose the sentence which is correctly punctuated.

A. Children from Guruve Primary donated towards cyclone Idai victims.

B. Children from Guruve Primary donated towards Cyclone Idai victims.
C. Children form Guruve primary donated toward Cyclone idai victims.
D. Children from Guruve primary donated towards cyclone idai victims.