Swahili 2a Term 1 Quiz
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Instructions: 1. This quiz counts for 10% of your course work 2. Dictionaries, text books, and any electronic devices are not allowed 3. This quiz is ideal for Intermediate Swahili learners
- 1.The affirmative Subjunctive form of ‘kuja’ is
- A.
Uje
- B.
Kuja
- C.
Njoo
- D.
Ukuje
- 2.The negative Subjunctive form of ‘kwenda’ is
- A.
Usikwende
- B.
Usende
- C.
Hakwendi
- D.
Nenda
- 3.The most appropriate translation of ‘Dogs must be carried’
- A.
Mbwa wachukuliwe
- B.
Mbwa lazima uwachukuwe
- C.
Tafadhali beba mbwa
- D.
Mbwa lazima wabebwe
- 4.What is a grammatical correct translation of ‘ The first two beautiful girls’ in Swahili?
- A.
Wasichana mbili la kwanza rembo
- B.
Msichana mabili la kwanza mrembo
- C.
Wasichana wawili wa kwanza warembo
- D.
Wasichana warembo wapili wa kwanza
- 5.What is a grammatical correct translation of ‘The new small red car’ in Swahili ?
- A.
Gari jipya dogo jekundu
- B.
Gari mdogo mpya mwekundu
- C.
Gari ndogo mpya ekundu
- D.
Gari lekundu lidogo jipya
- 6.In which sentence is –ka- tense used as a narrative past tense?
- A.
Jambazi sugu akamatwa
- B.
Rais akasirishwa na jeshi la polisi
- C.
Rais alikasirishwa na jeshi la Polisi. Akaamrisha wajiuzulu
- D.
Wanafunzi wakaguwa jingo jipya la shule
- 7.‘The first three trees’ is similar or equivalent to Swahili
- A.
Mti tatu ya kwanza
- B.
Miti mitatu ya kwanza
- C.
Miti watatu wa kwanza
- D.
Miti vitatu vya kwanza
- 8.The most appropriate translation of ‘Trespassers will be eaten’. Trespassers means ‘Waingiaji bila ruhusa’
- A.
Waingiaji bila ruhusa wataliwa
- B.
Waingiliaji bila ruhusa waliwe
- C.
Waingiliaji bila ruhusa watakulwa
- D.
Waingiliaji bila ruhusa watalwa
- 9.The negative habitual tense of ‘kula’ is
- A.
Hakuli
- B.
Hakula
- C.
Hali
- D.
Huli
- 10.‘Who is your best friend?’ translates in Swahili as
- A.
Nini ni rafiki yako mzuri?
- B.
Wapi ni rafiki yako nzuri?
- C.
Nani ni rafiki yako mzuri?
- D.
Yupi ni rafiki lako nzuri?
- 11.‘Where is your house?’ translates in Swahili as
- A.
Nyumba lako ni wapi?
- B.
Nyumba yako yuko wapi?
- C.
Wapi yuko nyumba yako?
- D.
Nyumba yako iko wapi?
- 12.‘When do you get up?’ translates in Swahili as
- A.
Lini unaamka?
- B.
Wakati gani unaamka?
- C.
Wakati unaoamka?
- D.
Unapoamka lini?
- 13.‘The man with the Golden gun’ translates in Swahili as
- A.
Mtu na bunduki ya dhahabu
- B.
Mtu pamoja na bunduki ya dhahabu
- C.
Mtu aliye kuwa na bunduki ya dhahabu
- D.
Mtu mwenye bunduki ya dhahabu
- 14.‘ A wise man’ (Wise = hekima) translates in Swahili as
- A.
Mtu wa hekima
- B.
Mtu hekima
- C.
Hekima mtu
- D.
Mtu mwenye hekima
- 15.‘Mama alipika chakula’. An appropriate object marker here is
- A.
Mama alimpika chakula
- B.
Mama aliwapika chakula
- C.
Mama alikipika chakula
- D.
Mama alilipika chakula
- 16.‘ Mwalimu alisomesha wanafunzi’. An appropriate object marker here is
- A.
Mwalimu alimsomesha wanafunzi
- B.
Mwalimu aliusomesha wanafunzi
- C.
Mwalimu alizisomesha wanafunzi
- D.
Mwalimu aliwasomesha wanafunzi
- 17.‘Mzee alikata miti’. An appropriate object marker here is
- A.
Mzee aliikata miti
- B.
Mzee aliukata miti
- C.
Mzee aliwakata miti
- D.
Mzee alizikata miti
- 18.‘Mtoto alivunja nyumba’. An appropriate object marker here is
- A.
Mtoto alilivunja nyumba
- B.
Mtoto aliyavunja nyumba
- C.
Mtoto aliivunja nyumba
- D.
Mtoto alikivunja nyumba
- 19.‘Mwalimu alinunua gari’. An appropriate object marker here is
- A.
Mwalimu alimnunuwa gari
- B.
Mwalimu alilinunuwa gari
- C.
Mwalimu alizinunuwa gari
- D.
Mwalimu alivinunuwa gari
- 20.‘Rafiki yangu atanunuwa chombo’. An appropriate object marker here is
- A.
Rafiki yangu atayanunuwa chombo
- B.
Rafiki yangu atainunuwa chombo
- C.
Rafiki yangu atakinunuwa chombo
- D.
Rafiki yangu atawanunuwa chombo
- 21.‘I am a teacher’. In Swahili this translates as
- A.
Mimi nina mwalimu
- B.
Mimi huwa mwalimu
- C.
Mimi nitakuwa mwalimu
- D.
Mimi ni mwalimu
- 22.What is the correct reciprocal form of the verb ‘Samehe’ (forg
- A.
Samehena
- B.
Samehiana
- C.
Sameheana
- D.
Samehina
- 23.What is the –ka- expeditious form of the verb ‘pika’ below
- A.
Ukapika
- B.
Akapika
- C.
Akakupika
- D.
Nikapike
- 24.‘I have ten fingers’. In Swahili this translates as
- A.
Mimi nina vidole kumi
- B.
Mimi ni vidole kumi
- C.
Mimi huwa na vidole kumi
- D.
Mimi nilikuwa na vidole kumi
- 25.What is the –ka- ‘headline- newspaper reporting’ tense of the verb ‘kamata’ below
- A.
Mwizi akakamatwa
- B.
Mwizi kakamatwa
- C.
Mwizi akakamatwe
- D.
Mwizi nikamkamate?
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