EXAMINATION NUMBER: _____________________________________________________
SOUTH EAST EDUCATION DIVISION
LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
2025 MSCE LANGUAGE MOCK CHAMPIONSHIP EXAMINATION
ENGLISH
Subject Number: M052/I
Wednesday, 14 May Time Allowed: 1hr 45mins
8:30 – 9:45am
PAPER I
(70 marks)
Instructions
1. This paper contains 10 printed pages.
Please check.
Question Tick if Do not write
2. The paper has two sections, A and B. Number answered in these
In Section A, answer all the questions columns
while in Section B, answer only one 1-30
question.
3. Write your Examination Number on 31
all pages of the question paper.
4. In the table provided on this page,
32
tick against the question number you
have answered.
5. At the end of the examination, hand
in your paper to the invigilator.
TOTAL
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EXAMINATION NUMBER: _____________________________________________________
Section A (30 marks)
Answer all questions by encircling the letter representing the right answer.
In questions 1-18, choose the answer (A,
B, C or D) that best completes the 5. You should never be envious
sentence. _________ your brother’s success.
A. with
1. Emmanuel’s face is familiar ______
B. to
me.
C. of
A. with
D. by
B. to
6. The patrons were excited _____ Peter’s
C. by
return.
D. about
A. by
2. He is devoid _________ all sense of
B. with
decency.
C. about
A. to
D. from
B. with
7. We should borrow the car ______
C. by
Thomas.
D. of
A. to
3. You should always guard your money
B. from
______ thieves.
C. by
A. to D. on
B. from 8. They were too absorbed ________ their
C. against work and they all missed lunch.
D. about A. on
B. of
4. I differ _______ you on the question of
C. in
opening a new branch.
D. at
A. from
B. with
C. to
D. against
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9. This whole morning, Kanyumwa has 13. He_________________ some space if
been enthusiastic ________ his he had communicated earlier.
recognition at the event. A. would find
A. about B. will find
B. with C. would have found
C. by D. had found
D. over 14. Mr. Mwatse would see you if you
10. The officials at Ntcheu Hospital have __________________ an appointment.
appealed to Zakeyo to identify the A. had booked
remains of his lost brother in B. booked
the_____________. C. have booked
A. ward D. book
B. morgue 15. I _________ my work by the time he
C. dispensary knocked at the door.
D. infirmary A. have finished
11. The _________ withdrew the case B. had finished
because his complaint lacked C. will have finished
substance. D. will finish
A. plaintiff 16. The company plans to __________
B. defendant on travel costs this year.
C. witness A. cut away
D. jury B. cut back
12. Since he is still having challenges C. cut off
with his knee bone, he has decided to D. cut down
consult his ___________ tomorrow. 17. When the applause _______ the
A. dentist artist resumed singing.
B. orthopedist A. died over
C. cardiologist B. died through
D. neurologist C. died down
D. died off
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18. She __________ when the teacher 22. Either of these is acceptable.
arrived. A. Pronoun
A. clammed down B. Conjunction
B. clammed away C. preposition
C. clammed up D. adjective
D. clammed through
In questions 23-26 choose the order of
In questions 19-22 choose the answer adjectives (A, B, C or D) that best
(A, B, C or D) that best describes the completes the sentences.
part of speech of the underlined word.
23. He has lost his ____________ teeth.
19. They have bought a water pump A. front beautiful pointed gnawing
for their grandfather. B. beautiful gnawing front pointed
A. adjective C. beautiful pointed front gnawing
B. verb D. gnawing beautiful pointed front
C. adverb
D. noun 24. The __________ car is parked in the
garage.
20. Che Matola has slaughtered twenty A. gleaming Hungarian metallic sports
chickens this morning. B. Hungarian gleaming metallic
A. Preposition sports
B. Pronoun C. gleaming Hungarian sports
C. adjective metallic
D. noun D. metallic Hungarian sports
gleaming
21. Thomas gave me something to
keep for him. 25. Would you please buy these
A. Noun __________ forks!
B. Preposition A. golden Chinese shiny dinner
C. adverb B. dinner shiny golden Chinese
D. pronoun C. shiny dinner golden Chinese
D. shiny golden Chinese dinner
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28. She wants to become the first
26. We saw _________ monkeys at the engineer in her hometown.
zoo yesterday. A. noun clause, complement of ‘wants’
A. four energetic Kenyan friendly B. noun clause, object of ‘wants’
B. Kenyan energetic friendly four C. noun phrase, object of ‘wants’
C. four friendly energetic Kenyan D. adverb clause, modifying ‘wants’
D. friendly four energetic Kenyan
29. The rumour that is circulating
In questions 27-30 choose the option (A, about the mayor is baseless.
B, C or D) that best describes and gives A. adjective clause, qualifying ‘rumour’
the function of the underlined phrase or B. noun clause, in apposition to
clause. ‘rumour’
C. noun clause, complement of ‘is’
27. I found him where I had left him.
D. adjective phrase, qualifying
A. adverb clause, modifying verb
‘rumour’
‘found’
B. noun clause, object of the verb
30. The man wearing a black shirt is
‘found’
my uncle.
C. adjective clause, qualifying ‘him’
A. adverb phrase, modifying ‘wearing’
D. noun clause, complement of the
B. adjective phrase, qualifying ‘man’
verb ‘found’
C. noun clause, in apposition to‘man’
D. adjective clause, qualifying ‘man’
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SECTION B (40 Marks)
Answer one question only. Spend the first 10 minutes reading the questions
and planning your answers 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
penalised 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 on pages 6 to 9.
EITHER
31. Imagine that your area is registering numerous incidents of political violence. As a
concerned member of the community, write a report to the Officer-In-Charge for your
district’s police station expressing your concerns over the situation.
(40 marks)
OR
32. Write an original short story entitled “The Price of Endurance”
(40 marks)
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