2026 Form 3 Kiswahili Mid Term 2 Exam with Marking Scheme

This paper covers the following topics: Ufahamu — Reading Comprehension (Alama 15) Narrative passage about a truant student (Mhepa) — answering comprehension questions including vocabulary in context, proverb interpretation, and idiomatic expressions Ufupisho — Summary Writing (Alama 15) Argumentative passage on terrorism and police use of mass raids in Kenya Summarising the author’s views on terrorism (60–70 words) Summarising the last two paragraphs (up to 50 words) Matumizi ya Lugha — Language Use (Alama 40) Phonology — identifying characteristics of the sound /sh/ Word structure — writing a word with a given syllable pattern (V-C-C-V) Antonyms and sentence rewriting Stress marking (shadda) in Kiswahili words Uses of the hyphen (kistari kifupi) Negation of sentences in plural form Polysemy — constructing sentences showing different meanings of the word paka Phrase classification (aina za virai) Using the word -refu as a noun, pronoun, and adjective Sentence analysis (uchanganuzi kwa mistari) Identifying multiple meanings in a sentence Isimu Jamii (Alama 10) Jumla ya Alama / Total Marks: 80 Idadi ya Maswali / Number of Questions: 4 questions Muundo / Structure: Ufahamu (15 marks), Ufupisho (15 marks), Matumizi ya Lugha (40 marks), Isimu Jamii (10 marks)