Grade 6 Kiswahili Revision Paper With Answers (End Term 3)

Quick answer: it tests the Grade 6 sarufi and msamiati that school papers and KPSEA Kiswahili lean on most: methali, nahau, visawe, ngeli (YA-YA, U-U, I-I and PA-KU-MU), vivumishi, viwakilishi, uakifishaji, mnyambuliko wa vitenzi, vinyume, hali ya masharti, ukanusho and udogo wa nomino. The first five questions are free.

Grade 6 end term papers are set by schools and publishers, so the layout varies. Most mix a short comprehension (ufahamu), a cloze passage (mapengo) and grammar items. Our paper focuses on the grammar and vocabulary half, with one-mark multiple-choice questions and a short Kiswahili explanation for every answer. It follows the topics in the Grade 6 Kiswahili curriculum design published on the KICD Grade 6 curriculum designs page, and it is good practice for the Kiswahili paper in the KNEC KPSEA assessment.

• Methali na nahau: haba na haba hujaza kibaba, asiyesikia la mkuu huvunjika guu, kuvunja moyo, kutia chumvi.
• Visawe na vinyume: rafiki na sahibu, elimu na maarifa, mrefu na mfupi, mnene na mwembamba.
• Ngeli: YA-YA (maziwa, mafuta), U-U (ugali, unga), I-I (chai, sukari) na PA-KU-MU (mahali).
• Vivumishi: vya sifa, viashiria, vimilikishi, vya idadi na viulizi.
• Viwakilishi vya nafsi na uakifishaji (herufi kubwa, kituo na alama ya kuuliza).
• Mnyambuliko wa vitenzi: kauli za kutendewa na kutendesha.
• Hali ya masharti -nge- na -ngali-, ukanusho wa wakati uliopo, na udogo wa nomino.

Swali: Jaza pengo: Unga ____ umemwagika. (huu / hii / haya)

Jibu: huu. Unga is in the U-U class, so the demonstrative, the verb prefix and any adjective all take u-: Unga huu umemwagika. The quickest way to check a ngeli answer is to say the whole sentence aloud. If one part sounds wrong, the agreement is wrong.

Speak it at home. Ten minutes of Kiswahili at supper does more for ngeli and vivumishi than an hour of copying notes. Ask questions that force agreement: Kikombe kipi ni chako? Chai hii imepoa?

Keep a methali notebook. Write one methali a day with its meaning and a situation where it fits. By the end of the term your child will have a bank of 60 or more, which also lifts insha marks.

Practise ukanusho in pairs. Say a positive sentence and let your child negate it: ninakula becomes sili, alienda becomes hakuenda. Most errors come from changing the subject prefix but forgetting the tense ending.

• Using hii for every noun. Agreement depends on the ngeli: kitabu hiki, ugali huu, maziwa haya.
• Mixing -nge- and -ngali- in one sentence. Use the same marker on both sides.
• Writing sikula for “I am not eating”. Sikula means “I did not eat”; the present negative is sili.
• Starting a question with a small letter or ending it with a full stop.

The first five questions are free with no account. The full paper, the timer, every explanation and saved scores open with the KSh 20 Day Pass or the KSh 500 Monthly Pass.

Revise the topics first with the Grade 6 Kiswahili notes, then try the other subjects on the Grade 6 revision papers page and the KPSEA practice papers. For daily quick practice, use the Grade 6 CBC Challenge.

What topics are in Grade 6 Kiswahili?

Listening and speaking, reading, writing and grammar. Grammar covers vivumishi, viwakilishi, ngeli (YA-YA, U-U, I-I, PA-KU-MU), mnyambuliko wa vitenzi, vinyume, hali ya masharti, ukanusho and ukubwa na udogo wa nomino.

Does this paper include insha?

No. The online paper marks grammar and vocabulary. Practise insha separately, for example a barua rasmi or an insha ya masimulizi, and ask a teacher to mark it.

Is this an official KPSEA or KNEC paper?

No. It is an original CBC Guide practice paper written from the Grade 6 Kiswahili curriculum design. It is not a leaked, predicted or official paper.

How many questions are free?

The first five questions and their explanations are free. A pass unlocks all 25 questions.