Choose the correct answer. Which of the following are genres of literature?

D. All of the above. The three main genres are **prose (e.g. novels, short stories), poetry and drama**, so all the options are genres.

Keza bought a plot of land in January 2019 for 450,000 Frw. The value of the land appreciates by 10% at the beginning of each year. What was the value of the land in January 2022? Choose the correct answer. Select one answer.

C. Rwf 598,950. Value $= P(1+r)^n = 450\,000 \times 1.1^3 = 450\,000 \times 1.331 = 598,950$ Frw. (January 2019 to January 2022 is **3 years**. Adding 10% of 450,000 three times gives simple growth, 585,000 Frw, which is wrong because each year's increase is on the new value.)

Circle the best answer. You are leading a national service (Urugerero) project to improve health in a rural village. Which one of the following activities would NOT support the community's health?

D. Discouraging people from joining health insurance. Latrines, hand-washing and clean water prevent disease. **Discouraging Mutuelle de santé** would block people's access to care.

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Senior 6 (A-Level)General StudiesNESA format

S6 General Studies and Communication Skills practice exam

Practise for the national exam the way it really feels. This paper follows the structure, question types, marks and timing of the NESA Senior 6 (A-Level) General Studies 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.

A new paper every time

10 versions of every question, so each attempt is a fresh paper with the same structure.

Real exam conditions

180 minutes, 100 marks, the same sections and question types as the national exam.

Marked when you finish

Your score, the correct answer to every question and a clear explanation of why.

How the paper is organised

Section A

Attempt ALL questions in this section. (55 marks)

55 marks

Section B

Attempt only TWO questions in this section. (30 marks)

Answer any 2 of 3

30 marks

Section C

Attempt only ONE question in this section. (15 marks)

Answer any 1 of 2

15 marks

Before you start

This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B and C.
Section A: Attempt ALL questions. (55 marks)
Section B: Attempt only TWO questions. (30 marks)
Section C: Attempt only ONE question. (15 marks)
You must answer in clear continuous prose.
For all multiple choice questions, choose the correct answer(s).
Read questions carefully before answering them.
The timer starts when you open the paper and keeps running if you leave.
Your answers save automatically — you can continue on another device before time runs out.
When time is up, the exam is submitted for you.

Sample questions

A taste of the paper. Every exam you sit has different questions in this style.

Sample 1 · Literature: genres
Choose the correct answer.
Which of the following are genres of literature?
1. A.Drama
2. B.Poetry
3. C.Prose fiction
4. D.All of the above
Show the answer
Answer: D. All of the above
The three main genres are prose (e.g. novels, short stories), poetry and drama, so all the options are genres.
Sample 2 · Compound growth: appreciation
Keza bought a plot of land in January 2019 for 450,000 Frw. The value of the land appreciates by 10% at the beginning of each year. What was the value of the land in January 2022? Choose the correct answer.
Select one answer.
1. A.Rwf 544,500
2. B.Rwf 585,000
3. C.Rwf 598,950
4. D.Rwf 658,845
Show the answer
Answer: C. Rwf 598,950
Value $= P(1+r)^n = 450\,000 \times 1.1^3 = 450\,000 \times 1.331 = 598,950$ Frw.
(January 2019 to January 2022 is 3 years. Adding 10% of 450,000 three times gives simple growth, 585,000 Frw, which is wrong because each year's increase is on the new value.)
Sample 3 · National service
Circle the best answer.
You are leading a national service (Urugerero) project to improve health in a rural village. Which one of the following activities would NOT support the community's health?
1. A.Building latrines for vulnerable families
2. B.Teaching hand-washing with soap at home and at school
3. C.Protecting and cleaning the village's springs and water sources
4. D.Discouraging people from joining health insurance
Show the answer
Answer: D. Discouraging people from joining health insurance
Latrines, hand-washing and clean water prevent disease. Discouraging Mutuelle de santé would block people's access to care.

All practice exams

Senior 6 (A-Level)General StudiesNESA format

S6 General Studies and Communication Skills practice exam

Practise for the national exam the way it really feels. This paper follows the structure, question types, marks and timing of the NESA Senior 6 (A-Level) General Studies exam.

A new paper every time

10 versions of every question, so each attempt is a fresh paper with the same structure.

Real exam conditions

180 minutes, 100 marks, the same sections and question types as the national exam.

Marked when you finish

Your score, the correct answer to every question and a clear explanation of why.

How the paper is organised

Section A

Attempt ALL questions in this section. (55 marks)

55 marks

Section B

Attempt only TWO questions in this section. (30 marks)

Answer any 2 of 3

30 marks

Section C

Attempt only ONE question in this section. (15 marks)

Answer any 1 of 2

15 marks

Before you start

This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B and C.
Section A: Attempt ALL questions. (55 marks)
Section B: Attempt only TWO questions. (30 marks)
Section C: Attempt only ONE question. (15 marks)
You must answer in clear continuous prose.
For all multiple choice questions, choose the correct answer(s).
Read questions carefully before answering them.
The timer starts when you open the paper and keeps running if you leave.
Your answers save automatically — you can continue on another device before time runs out.
When time is up, the exam is submitted for you.

Sample questions

A taste of the paper. Every exam you sit has different questions in this style.

Sample 1 · Literature: genres
Choose the correct answer.
Which of the following are genres of literature?
1. A.Drama
2. B.Poetry
3. C.Prose fiction
4. D.All of the above
Show the answer
Answer: D. All of the above
The three main genres are prose (e.g. novels, short stories), poetry and drama, so all the options are genres.
Sample 2 · Compound growth: appreciation
Keza bought a plot of land in January 2019 for 450,000 Frw. The value of the land appreciates by 10% at the beginning of each year. What was the value of the land in January 2022? Choose the correct answer.
Select one answer.
1. A.Rwf 544,500
2. B.Rwf 585,000
3. C.Rwf 598,950
4. D.Rwf 658,845
Show the answer
Answer: C. Rwf 598,950
Value $= P(1+r)^n = 450\,000 \times 1.1^3 = 450\,000 \times 1.331 = 598,950$ Frw.
(January 2019 to January 2022 is 3 years. Adding 10% of 450,000 three times gives simple growth, 585,000 Frw, which is wrong because each year's increase is on the new value.)
Sample 3 · National service
Circle the best answer.
You are leading a national service (Urugerero) project to improve health in a rural village. Which one of the following activities would NOT support the community's health?
1. A.Building latrines for vulnerable families
2. B.Teaching hand-washing with soap at home and at school
3. C.Protecting and cleaning the village's springs and water sources
4. D.Discouraging people from joining health insurance
Show the answer
Answer: D. Discouraging people from joining health insurance
Latrines, hand-washing and clean water prevent disease. Discouraging Mutuelle de santé would block people's access to care.