Fill in the blanks by writing the correct answer according to the instruction give after each item. Recite the following poem then answer the questions that follows.

Haya, twende na maswali haya.

5. Jaza nafasi zilizo wazi kwa jibu sahihi kulingana na maelekezo yaliyotolewa baada ya kila kipengele.

• (i) She was cooking rice. Add question tag.

  • Sentensi iko katika past continuous tense na ni chanya. Tag ya swali inapaswa kuwa hasi.
  • Jibu: She was cooking rice, wasn't she?

• (ii) They __________ building our village dispensary last month. (Begin change the verb in the bracket into its appropriate form to make a sentence meaningful.)

  • Kifungu "last month" kinaonyesha kitendo kilichotokea zamani na kiliendelea kwa muda. Hivyo, tunatumia past continuous tense.
  • Jibu: They were building our village dispensary last month.

• (iii) Thomas has rung the bell. What is the possible passive voice of the sentence above?

  • Sentensi iko katika present perfect active voice. Ili kuibadilisha kuwa passive voice, tunatumia muundo "object + has/have been + past participle + by + subject".
  • Jibu: The bell has been rung by Thomas.

• (iv) A written paper showing a list of foods available in the restaurant or hotel is called __________.

  • Orodha ya vyakula vinavyopatikana kwenye mgahawa au hoteli inaitwa menu.
  • Jibu: menu

• (v) The young one lion is called cub the young one of kangaroo is called __________.

  • Mtoto wa simba anaitwa cub. Mtoto wa kangaroo anaitwa joey.
  • Jibu: joey

6. Soma shairi lifuatalo kisha ujibu maswali yanayofuata.

• (i) How many stanzas are in this poem?

  • Shairi hili lina sehemu tatu tofauti, kila moja ikiwa na mistari minne. Kila sehemu inaitwa stanza.
  • Jibu: 3

• (ii) How many verses are in the first stanza?

  • Stanza ya kwanza ina mistari minne. Kila mstari ni verse.
  • Jibu: 4

• (iii) Which figure of speech has been used in the second stanza at the third verse?

  • Mstari wa tatu wa stanza ya pili unasema "A dozen dreams to dance to you". Ndoto haziwezi kucheza kihalisi. Hii ni kutoa sifa za binadamu kwa kitu kisicho hai.
  • Jibu: Personification

• (iv) According to the poem above, which two places should we keep a poem?

  • Shairi linasema "Keep a poem in your pocket" na "And a poem in your head".
  • Jibu: in your pocket and in your head

• (v) __________ and __________

  • Hii inaendeleza swali la (iv).
  • Jibu: in your pocket and in your head

• (vi) What is the name of a woman who composes a poem?

  • Mwanamke anayeandika shairi anaitwa poetess.
  • Jibu: Poetess