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Subject: English Language

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South Sudan Certificate of Primary Education
Pathway Joint Mock Examinations

Central Equatoria State

Mock Examination

August, 2025

Subject: English Language Time: 3 Hours

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INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This paper consists of four sections A, B, C and D

2. Attempt all the questions in all sections.
3. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
4. Untidy handwriting may lead to loss of marks.
5. Cheating may lead to loss of marks.

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

SECTION QUESTIONS MARKS OBTAINED

Qn. One 16 Marks
Qn. Two 16 Marks
A: Grammar (75 MARKS) Qn. Three16 Marks
Qn. Four 7 Marks
Qn. Five 20 Marks
B: Comprehension 10 Marks
C: Composition & Functional Writing 10 Marks
D: Summary Writing 5 Marks

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Question One (20marks)
A) Use the words given in brackets to complete the sentences:
1. South Sudan is the _______________________ country in the world. (young)

2. The blind dog knocked _______________________ against the wall while running. (it)

3. The peace _______________________ in capital Khartoum will end the crisis in South Sudan.
(agree)

4. It is difficult to see _______________________ in the dark. (clearly)

5. Young men are believed to be _______________________ than old men. (wise)

6. Simon is a very _______________________ boy; he manages to follow instructions given. (care)

7. Lack of literacy causes _______________________ to the development of our country. (hinder)

8. Had the driver been very careful, the accident _______________________. (happen)

9. There is a lot of _______________________ among the youth of South Sudan. (poor)

10. Please, _______________________ your pencil now. (sharp)

B) Fill in the blank spaces with a correct word or group of words.

1. As _______________________ as snow.

2. This is the girl _______________________ passed the examination.

3. You need to introduce _______________________ to the guests.

4. The boy jumped _______________________ the fence last time.

5. A _______________________ is to a lion as a _______________________ is to a bird.

C) Use the correct word from the bracket to Complete the sentences: -

1. The man with curl ____________ was brandishing his machete to kill the suspect. (hair/hair)
2. The city council has introduced _____________management policy. (waste/waist)

3. The wise men gave him a ____________ of advice. (piece/peace)

4. Our secondary school has no ___________ for final examinations. (stationary/stationery)

5. He asked me to ___________ his brother. (warm/worm)

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Question two. (20marks)
A) Rewrite the following sentences giving the opposite of the underlined words: -
1. The exit to the school gate is heavily guarded.
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2. Only the rich are invited to the farewell party.

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3. Many families were separated after the war.

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4. His bravery led to the loss of lives

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5. His majesty was very proud.

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B) Identify Transitive or Intransitive verbs from the following sentences

1. Mary runs the race. (______________)

2. The dog barked. (_______________)

3. The girl laughed strangely. (_____________)

4. The snake bit the boy. (___________________)

5. They did not see us. (__________________)

C) Underline adverbs from the following sentences: -

1. Jane danced at the party gracefully.

2. We are eating food now.

3. The chief guest was highly received.

4. Our class teacher dresses smartly.

5. They climbed the mountain carefully.

D) Match words in column “A” with suitable words in Column “B”

Column A Answer Column Column B

Snake Sty
Bright Ancient
Horse Dull
Modern hisses
Pig neighs

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Question three (20 marks)
A) Re-arrange the words below to form correct sentences: -
1. I him to not today expect did come.

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2. English easy paper to this is it pass.

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3. Speaking men think before usually wise.

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4. night at Dogs bark.

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5. lion a animal A dangerous is.

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B) Write the feminine of the following:

1. Dog: ______________________________________

2. Prince: _____________________________________

3. Uncle: _____________________________________

4. Father-in-law: _______________________________

5.King: ______________________________________

C) Use the verbs in brackets correctly:

1. My brother ___________ milk every morning. (take)

2. We have ____________ fish last evening. (eat)

3. Deng ____________ the mountain every Saturday. (climb)

4. He ___________ the bell yesterday. (ring)

5. We were _______ to your house. (come)

D) Rewrite the following sentences as instructed in brackets.

1. The company built a bridge over the Nile. (Begin: A bridge...)

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2. The notorious boy broke the class window. (Begin: The class window......)

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3. The crops still look healthy though the rains are scarce. (Begin: Though......)

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4. Deng threw the stone on the roof. (Begin: The stone......)
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5. Peter and Hope are equally fat. (Use: ...as...as...)

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Question Four (15 marks)

A) Change the following sentences to negative:

1. We have remembered it.
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2. The thief stole some money.
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3. I hate singing.
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4. The lion was eating some meat.
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5. You can sing now.
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B) Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech:

1. She said, “We don’t have food.”
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2. “I met her last week,” he said.
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3. “Our mother is sick,” said Milly.
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4. “Shall I go with you?” my father asked me.
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5. “My uncle will collect me,” said Amoti.
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C) Fill in the blank spaces with a correct preposition:

1. Lemi came _________bus. (on, by, in)

2. Jane is suffering __________malaria. (from, of)

3. The sweets were distributed ___________the children. (for, among, between)

4. I don’t agree ______________you. (to, with, in)

5. Our school will start _____________Monday. (on, in, from)

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 SECTION ‘B’ (25 marks)

Question one (Five marks)

Read the Notice below carefully and answer the questions that follow in full sentences:

Notice!

Date: 28th June 2025

From: City View Academy P/S

To: All parents and Guardians

ALL PUPILS MUST BE IN SCHOOL UNIFORM DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

Signed by:

Cc: The headteacher

Cc: County Education Director.

Cc: All parents and Guardians.

Cc: All teachers

Cc: File.

Questions:
a) On which date was this notice written?
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b) From which school was this notice?
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c) To whom was this notice addressed?
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d) Write P/S in full.
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e) Who signed this notice?
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 Question two (10 marks)

Complete the passage by filling in the blank spaces using words given in the table below: -
(Policeman, salary people, home, Bosco, bank, attached, stole, alarm, death).

Our head teacher ________________ was a good man. He was well known to many ____________
in our neighbourhood. One day, he went to the _________________ to collect teacher’s salary.
However, on his way back _______________, he was by a bunch of robbers who ______________
the whole amount of money from him. He sounded an _______________The _________________
immediately came to his rescue. He narrowly escaped __________________.

Question three (10 marks)

Write a composition of about 150 words on only one of the following:

1. Apology letter to your Head teacher for not doing Homework.
2. A letter to the sports captain of one of your neighbouring school asking for a football match.

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