Practise for the national exam the way it really feels. This paper follows the structure, question types, marks and timing of the NESA Primary 6 English exam.
These questions simulate the national exam. They are original Ganzaa questions written in the same format as the NESA papers — not the official NESA papers, and not endorsed by NESA. The official papers stay free on our past papers page.
10 versions of every question, so each attempt is a fresh paper with the same structure.
120 minutes, 100 marks, the same sections and question types as the national exam.
Your score, the correct answer to every question and a clear explanation of why.
Section A: Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Section B: Vocabulary
Section C: Language use
Section D: Composition
A taste of the paper. Every exam you sit has different questions in this style.
Sample 1 · Vocabulary in context: market day
Complete the story about Keza's market day by choosing the correct word from the box for each blank. Use each word once.
Box: basket · beans · bus · cheap · money
Keza's mother gave her some …… to buy food.
Answer: money
You need money to buy things.
Sample 2 · Word formation: nouns for people (-er)
Complete each sentence with a noun for a person, formed from the word in brackets.
Our …… drives the school bus very carefully. (drive)
Answer: driver
drive + -r = driver, a person who drives.
Sample 3 · Language use: pronouns
Pronouns: complete each sentence by choosing the correct word from the brackets.
Mama gave …… a new pen. (I / me)
Answer: me
After a verb (the object position) we use the object pronoun me.
