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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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UGAN&A NA'IONAL E(A)INA'IONS *OA+&

Uganda Certi,iate o, Eduation

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Paper 2

2 hours

INS'+UC'IONS 'O CAN&I&A'ES-

All questions are to be attempted.

All your answers must be written on this question paper.

© 2005 Uganda National Examinations Board.

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+ead t$e ,ooing pa%%age are,u0 and an%er t$e ue%tion t$at ,oo%.

ost A!ri"an tri#$s ha%$ a "ommunal a&&roa"h to li!$. A &$rson is an indi%idual

onl' to th$ $xt$nt that h$ is a m$m#$r o! a "lan( a "ommunit' or a !amil'. Land )as

n$%$r o)n$d #' an indi%idual( #ut #' th$ &$o&l$ and "ould not #$ dis&os$d o! #'

an'#od'. *h$r$ th$r$ )$r$ traditional h$ads( th$' h$ld land in trust !or th$

"ommunit' g$n$rall'. +ood gro)n on th$ land )as r$gard$d as !ood to !$$d th$

hungr' among th$ tri#$. Although $a"h !amil' might ha%$ its o)n &i$"$ o! land to

"ulti%at$( )h$n th$r$ )as !amin$ or )h$n som$on$ sim&l' )ant$d to $at( h$ m$r$l'

loo,$d !or !ood and at$ it. It )as not a -u$stion in his mind as to )ho o)n$d it. In

man' &arts o! A!ri"a it )as thought -uit$ natural !or a tra%$ll$r to )al, into th$

n$ar$st gard$n sham#a/ and &i", som$ #anana or mai$ and $at it. No#od' )ould

int$r!$r$ )ith him unl$ss h$ )$nt in and start$d ta,ing loads o! !ood a)a'. h$n h$

)as o! "ours$ "ontra%$ning th$ la) o! hos&italit' and g$n$rosit'( and $x&loiting th$

"lan through )hos$ land h$ )as &assing.

h$ sam$ attitud$ &r$%ail$d in marriag$ "ustoms. Brid$ &ri"$ had to #$ &aid( #ut

i! a man did not o)n "attl$ it did not rul$ out marriag$ !or him. attl$ o)n$d #' an

un"l$ or a distant "ousin or #' an' m$m#$r o! th$ tri#$ "ould $asil' #$ a"-uir$d to

&ro%id$ th$ amount. In su"h "as$s( th$ tri#al $ld$rs usuall' rul$d that s$%$ral &$o&l$

should &ro%id$ "attl$ !or th$ man )ho had no )$alth o! his o)n. It )as not $x&$"t$d

that h$ should r$&a' th$m3 inst$ad it )as $x&$"t$d that h$ )ould do th$ sam$ in '$ars

to "om$ i! som$on$ $ls$4s son !ound hims$l! in a similar &osition.

*h$n mon$' )as introdu"$d( th$ A!ri"an "am$ to )or, !or )ag$s( #ut h$ stillmaintain$d "onta"t )ith his nati%$ land as th$ onl' sour"$ o! s$"urit' to )hi"h h$

"ould loo, in old ag$ or si",n$ss. H$ )as s$"ur$ in his mind that h$ "ould go #a", to

his hom$ and #$ ta,$n "ar$ o! #' his &$o&l$. It )as a so"ial s$"urit' s"h$m$ )ith no

)ritt$n rul$s #ut )ith a stri"t &att$rn to )hi"h $%$r'on$ adh$r$d. I! som$on$ did not

adh$r$ to th$ &att$rn( and did not ta,$ on th$ o#ligations inh$r$nt in th$ s'st$m( h$

!ound that )h$n h$ n$xt got into trou#l$ h$ r$"$i%$d littl$ or no att$ntion.

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H$ )as $x&$"t$d to li%$ harmoniousl' )ith oth$rs in his "ommunit' and ma,$

his "ontri#ution to )or, don$ in th$ %illag$. *h$n a hut had to #$ #uilt( $%$r'on$ )as

$x&$"t$d to go out and "ut th$ tr$$s and $r$"t th$ !ram$. h$ )om$n )ould #ring th$

"o) dung and th$ $arth to ma,$ th$ !loor and dra) )at$r to ma,$ th$ &last$r !or th$

)alls. h$n th$ m$n )ould #ring th$ grass !or that"hing( and th$ )or, )ould #$ don$

tog$th$r. h$ o)n$r o! th$ hut )ould "oo, !ood !or $%$r'on$ and th$ )or, )ould #$

!inish$d in a da'. I! som$on$ r$!us$d to ta,$ &art( h$ )ould !ind that )h$n his tim$

"am$ to #uild a hut( !$) &$o&l$ )ould "om$ to h$l& him and h$ might #$ "om&l$t$l'

#o'"ott$d. his )as th$ ,ind o! san"tion )hi"h o&$rat$d against th$ la' man. I! h$

&$rsist$d and r$!us$d to h$l& )h$n th$r$ )as har%$sting to #$ don$ or )$$ding during

th$ rain' months( h$ "ould #$ diso)n$d and l$!t to )and$r a#out alon$. his )as a

strong san"tion( #$"aus$ it m$ant h$ lost his )hol$ sour"$ o! s$"urit' in li!$. an' o!

thos$ )ho )$r$ diso)n$d sa) ho) !oolish th$' had #$$n and as,$d to "om$ #a", into

th$ "lan3 "$r$moni$s had to #$ &$r!orm$d #$!or$ th$' )$r$ ta,$n #a",.

Adapted ,rom- Freedom And After 3 40 'om )4o0a5

6ue%tion-

In a#out 120 )ords( summaris$ ho) th$ A!ri"an &$o&l$ us$d to ha%$ a "ommunal

a&&roa"h to li!$.

SU))A+7

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SU))A+7

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2. A +ead t$i% pa%%age are,u0 and t$en an%er t$e ue%tion% t$at ,oo.

h$ s"hool4s ri",$t' and hal! 8 d$ad !i!$9#and )as in !ull s$ssion. Ea"h "lass

stood in t)os in rigid militar' !ashion. All th$ t$a"h$rs( six o! th$m( )$r$ standing on

th$ s"hool %$randa( in th$ shad$( )hil$ th$ "hildr$n stood in th$ s"or"hing sun. Ea"h

"lass t$a"h$r stood in !ront o! his "lass and #ar,$d ord$rs. h$ n$)l' admitt$d "lass

on$ #o's )$r$ unru0 and nois'. h$' had not '$t #$$n initiat$d into th$ militar'

dis"i&lin$( )hi"h &r$%ail$d on su"h o""asions. It )as onl' a matt$r o! tim$.

*hil$ th$' )$r$ so $ngag$d( orto( )ho )as in anoth$r !il$( )as loo,ing

int$ntl' in $nsa4s dir$"tion3 h$ )as tr'ing to )in, and smil$ at him( ho&ing that

$nsa too )ould )in, and smil$ r$assuringl' #a", at him. Un!ortunat$l'( $nsa

)ould not loo, his )a'3 orto th$r$!or$ had to &$rsist( and h$ )as so ta,$n u& #' th$

,ruite%% tas, that )h$n th$ t$a"h$r on dut' #$llo)$d :ar, tim$;< h$ did not h$ar

him. r. Lomo( th$ im&r$ssi%$ h$adt$a"h$r( )ho stood aoo, #oth !rom &u&ils and

t$a"h$rs( noti"$d orto4s inatt$ntion( #ut )ait$d !or mor$ $%id$n"$. $an)hil$ orto

)as still )in,ing and smiling. h$ t$a"h$r on dut' '$ll$d again( :=ight turn;< and

th$n :>ui", mar"h;< orto )as standing )ithout an' int$ntion o! mo%ing )h$n a #o'

imm$diat$l' #$hind him mar"h$d and #um&$d into him. h$ #o' )ho #um&$d into

him )as so startl$d that soon a!t$r th$ #um&( h$ nudg$d orto in th$ ri#s to g$t

mo%ing so that th$' )ould soon not #$ "aught. orto )as so start$d #' th$ )$ll9

int$ntion$d nudg$ that h$ s-u$al$d.

:Halt< "ri$d r. Lomo. h$ )hol$ s"hool "am$ to a halt. h$ #o' &la'ing th$

#ass )as so ta,$n a#a", #' th$ thund$rous "r' o! halt that h$ ga%$ th$ alr$ad' tir$d

drum a #ig %uper,uou% #ang( )hi"h mar,$d tim$ !or no#od'. H$ had to &ra' to God

at on"$ that no ill should #$!all him !or stri,ing th$ #ass drum )h$n it should ha%$

#$$n sil$nt. It )as th$ ,ind o! thing th$ h$ad t$a"h$r did not li,$ and h$ had #$$n

)arn$d #$!or$. H$ had #$$n a""us$d #' th$ h$ad t$a"h$r o! &la'ing th$ #ass not to

,$$& tim$( #ut to sati!' his ?u%$nil$ lust !or hitting things.

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:orto; om$ !or)ard;< r Lomo thund$r$d. orto( thin,ing that $nsa had

r$&ort$d him( d$"id$d to run a)a' at on"$( n$%$r to r$turn. But th$ sho", h$ had on

h$aring his nam$ m$ntion$d &aral's$d him.

:orto; I sa' om$ !or)ard;< "ri$d r Lomo( this tim$ #randishing a stout

"an$ h$ h$ld in his hand.

h$ )hol$ &la"$ )as -ui$t as a "ourtroom ?ust #$!or$ th$ ?udg$ &ronoun"$s a

s$nt$n"$.

orto on"$ mor$ thought o! #olting( #ut h$ ,n$) too mu"h a#out th$ s"hool.

@ust as h$ had #$$n told in d$tail that th$ )i!$ o! th$ h$adt$a"h$r )as s$l!ish and

)i",$d( so also had it #$$n $x&lain$d to him in gra&hi" languag$ that it )as ho&$l$ss

and ind$$d dang$rous !or a "lass9on$ #o' to run a)a' !rom s"hool3 r. Lomo )ould

ord$r th$ #ig #o's to "has$ and "at"h him and i! th$' "aught him( th$' )ould so

s$"r$tl' nudg$ and t)ist all &arts o! his #od' that th$' )ould gi%$ him h$ll #$!or$ th$

)ors$ h$ll !ollo)$d.

H$ th$r$!or$ o#$'$d and )$nt !or)ard. B' th$ tim$ h$ r$a"h$d th$

h$adt$a"h$r( )ho stood tight9li&&$d and o%$r 8&o)$ring( his mind had #$"om$

"om&l$t$l' #lan,. r. Lomo s&o,$ aloud and said( :Att$ntion( $%$r'#od'; his #o'

orto standing #$!or$ m$( )hil$ th$ mast$r on dut' )as gi%ing ord$rs( )as laughing

and )in,ing. *h$n 'ou )$r$ all ord$r$d to mar"h( h$ )as so $ngag$d in naughtin$ss

that h$ )ouldn4t #udg$.<

:*hi& him;< th$ )hol$ s"hool roar$d to th$ s,i$s.

Adapted ,rom- The Strange Man9 40 Amu &:oeto5



Answer questions 2.1 to 2.5 on the question paper .

2.1 Gi%$ thr$$ $xam&l$s !rom th$ &assag$ that som$ as&$"ts o! this s"hool r$s$m#l$

li!$ in th$ arm'..

.

2.2 Nam$ t)o )a's in )hi"h this ass$m#l' )as mor$ un&l$asant !or th$ "hildr$n than

!or th$ t$a"h$rs.

.

..

2.6 *h' didn4t orto h$ar th$ t$a"h$r4s ord$rs

..

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2.7 *h' did orto !inall' d$"id$ against #olting

.

2.5 Gi%$ th$ m$aning o! $a"h o! th$s$ )ords as th$' ar$ us$d in th$ &assag$.

i/ unru0..

ii/ ,ruite%%

.

iii/ aoo, ..

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i%/ %uper,uou%..

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2. *. +ead t$e ,ooing pa%%age are,u0.

S$oo *uie%.

I still r$m$m#$r 8 m' hands and m' !ing$r 8 ti&s still r$m$m#$r; 8 )hat us$d

to li$ in stor$ !or us on our r$turn to s"hool !rom th$ holida's. h$ gua%a tr$$s in

th$ s"hool'ard )ould #$ in !ull l$a! again( and th$ old l$a%$s )ould #$ str$)n

around in s"att$r$d h$a&s. In &la"$s th$r$ )$r$ $%$n mor$ than ?ust h$a&s o! th$mD

it )ould #$ a mudd' s$a o! l$a%$s.

:G$t all that s)$&t u&;< th$ h$admast$r )ould t$ll us. :I )ant th$ )hol$ &la"$

"l$an$d u&( at on"$;< At on"$; h$r$ )as $nough )or, th$r$( damn$d hard )or,

too( to last us !or o%$r a )$$,. Es&$"iall' sin"$ th$ onl' tools )ith )hi"h )$ )$r$

&ro%id$d )$r$ our hands( our !ing$rs( and our nails.

:No) s$$ that it4s don$ &ro&$rl'( and #$ -ui", a#out it(< th$ h$admast$r

)ould sa' to th$ old$r &u&ils( :or 'ou4ll ha%$ to ans)$r !or it< so at an ord$r !rom

th$ old$r #o's( )$ )ould all lin$ u& li,$ &$asants a#out to r$a& or gl$an a !i$ld(

and )$ )ould s$t to )or, li,$ m$m#$rs o! a "hain gang. I! th$ )or, )as not

going as -ui",l' as th$ h$admast$r $x&$"t$d( th$ #ig #o's( inst$ad o! gi%ing us a

h$l&ing hand( us$d to !ind it sim&l$r to )hi& us )ith #ran"h$s &ull$d !rom th$

tr$$s.

In ord$r to a%oid th$s$ #lo)s( )$ us$d to #ri#$ our t'rants )ith th$ su""ul$nt

"a,$s o! Indian "orn( th$ "ous"ous4 mad$ o! m$at or !ish( )hi"h )$ us$d to #ring

!or our midda' m$al. And i! )$ ha&&$n$d to ha%$ an' mon$' on us( th$ "oins

"hang$d hands at on"$. I! )$ did not do this( i! )$ )$r$ a!raid o! going hom$ )ith

an $m&t' stoma"h or an $m&t' &urs$( th$ #lo)s )ould #$ r$dou#l$d.

h$' )$r$ administ$r$d )ith su"h !urious g$n$rosit' and )ith su"h dia#oli"al

gusto that $%$n a d$a! mut$ )ould ha%$ gath$r$d that )$ )$r$ #$ing !logg$d not

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so mu"h to s&ur us on to )or,( #ut rath$r to lash us into a stat$ o! su#missi%$n$ss

in )hi"h )$ )ould #$ onl' too glad to gi%$ u& our !ood and mon$'.

""asionall'( on$ o! us )ould ha%$ th$ "ourag$ to "om&lain to th$

h$admast$r. H$ )ould o! "ours$ #$ angr'( #ut th$ &unishm$nt h$ in!li"t$d on th$

old$r #o's )as al)a's n$gligi#l$. And th$ !a"t )as that ho)$%$r mu"h( )$

"om&lain$d our situation did not im&ro%$ in th$ slight$st. $rha&s )$ should ha%$

l$t our &ar$nts ,no) )hat )as going on( #ut som$ho) )$ n$%$r dr$am$d o! doing

so. I do not ,no) )h$th$r it )as lo'alt' or &rid$ that ,$&t us sil$nt( #ut I "an s$$

no) that )$ )$r$ !oolish to ,$$& -ui$t.

Adapted ,rom- '$e A,rian C$id9 40 Camare La0e.5

Ans)$r -u$stions 2.; to 2.1" #' s$l$"ting th$ #$st alt$rnati%$. Sho) th$ l$tt$r o!

'our "hoi"$ #' &utting a ring around 'our #$st "hoi"$.

2.; *h$n th$ #o's r$turn$d to s"hool !rom holida's( th$ "om&ound )as

A. s"att$r$d in h$a&s

B. a mudd' s$a o! l$a%$s.

. r$ad' to r$a& or gl$an.

. a "hain gang.

2.C I! th$ )or, did not go as -ui",l' as $x&$"t$d( th$ #ig #o's

A. )hi&&$d th$ small on$s.

B. h$l&$d th$ small on$s.

. !ought $a"h oth$r.

. !ought )ith th$ H$admast$r.

2.F Suuent as us$d in th$ &assag$ m$ans

A. @ui"' and tasting good.

B. #$auti!ul and tasting good.

. dr' #ut s)$$t.

. #ig and s)$$t.

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2.J h$ &unishm$nt in!li"t$d on th$ #igg$r #o's )as

A. th$ sam$ as )hat th$' had don$.

B. harsh( "onsid$ring )hat th$' had don$.

. not as harsh as )hat th$' had don$.

. g$n$rous du$ to )hat th$' had don$.

2.10. h$ small$r #o's did not r$&ort to th$ir &ar$nts #$"aus$

A. th$ h$admast$r handl$d it.

B. th$' )$r$ lo'al and &roud.

. th$' had !ood and mon$'.

. it is not "l$ar.

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otal mar,s !or 6.2

< A. Rewrite each item in 3.1 to 3. 10 according to the instructions. Do not

change the meaning of the original sentence.

6.1 hat &ool is too dirt' !or s)imming. Us$ :Not</

6.2 Sh$ "ould not d$s"ri#$ th$ &ain sh$ su!!$r$d. Us$ :d$s"ri&tion</

.

6.6 h$ Nairo#i #ound #us )as %$r' "ro)d$d. It "oundn4t go u& th$ st$$& hill.

@oin using :too..to</

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6.7 I4d rath$r sta' at hom$ than go out in this )$ath$r.=$)rit$ #$ginningD I d

&r$!$r./ .

6.5 h$ onl' r$ason m' sist$r !ail$d to )in th$ "om&$tition )as #$"aus$ sh$

didn4t train hard. B$ginD I!../

.

.

6. :Ka&$r$ must #$ o%$r $ight$$n '$ars old sin"$ h$ is at uni%$rsit'.< th$ ?udg$

told th$ "ourt. =$)rit$ in indir$"t s&$$"h #$ginningD h$ ?udg$./

6.C h$ &oli"$ "an tortur$ th$ &rison$r as mu"h as it li,$s( #ut h$ )ill n$%$r

"on!$ss his "rim$.=$)rit$ usingD Ho)$%$r/

.

6.F "uli4s &ar$nts "ould not gi%$ him all h$ n$$d$d !or his studi$s( #ut h$

&ass$d his $xaminations all th$ sam$.r$)rit$ usingD u"h as/

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6.J ' moth$r is short 8 t$m&$r$d. Sh$ #$at u& m' littl$ sist$r !or #r$a,ing th$

&lat$. =$)rit$ as on$ s$nt$n"$ usingD )ing to./

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6.10. aria as,$d @uma )h' h$ had gon$ to to)n th$ &r$%ious da'. =$)rit$

using dir$"t s&$$"h/

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<. *. Complete the sentences 3.11 to 3.20 with the most suitable answer among

the given alternatives. Put a ring around your choice.

6.11 ur t$a"h$r. us a t$st )h$n th$ H$admast$r $nt$r$d.

A. has gi%$n.

B. gi%$s

. )as gi%ing.

. )ill gi%$

6.12 Littl$ .. ,no) th$ "ons$-u$n"$s o! our a"tion.

A. did )$

B. )$ did

. )$ didn4t

. didn4t )$

6.16 Night do$sn4t sa' mu"h. Sh$ is %$r'

A. r$s$r%$d.

B. shut u&.

. ,$$& -ui$t

. sil$n"$

6.17. @ohn and ar' %o)$d that th$' )ould n$%$r l$t an'thing "om$.th$m.

A. amidst

B. around

. #$t)$$n

. among

6.15. Kasuu#o is .girl.

A. a 1F '$ars old

B. 1F '$ar old

. 1F '$ars old

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. an 1F '$ar9old

6.1. hoos$ th$ "orr$"t r$s&ons$.

Unl$ss 'ou..hard( I shall not su&&ort 'ou an' mor$.

A. )ill )or,

B. "ould )or,

. )or,

. )or,$d

6.1C. Sh$ as,$d him..

A. ho) sh$ "ould im&ro%$ h$r English

B. ho) "ould sh$ im&ro%$ h$r English

. ho) sh$ is !or im&ro%$ h$r English

. ho) sh$ )as im&ro%ing h$r English.

6.1F. h$ H$admast$r )as too angr'

A. !or )hat )$ had don$.

B. that h$ #$at th$ #o' )ho li$d to him.

. to list$n to our $x"us$s.

. than I had $%$r s$$n him #$!or$.

6.1J. *$ thought )$ had h$ard a %oi"$..

A. )asn4t it

B. had )$

. didn4t )$

. isn4t it

6.20. *$4ll outsid$ 'our hous$ at midda'.

A. &i",$d 'ou.

B. &i", 'ou u&

. li!t 'ou

. li!t 'ou u&

ar,s !or 6.<A

otal mar,s !or 6.<

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