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) Kiswahili 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.
180 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.
Sehemu ya I: Ufahamu na msamiati
Soma kifungu cha habari kisha ujibu maswali yote yanayofuata (maswali 1–8).
Sehemu ya II: Sarufi na matumizi ya lugha
Jibu maswali yote.
Sehemu ya III: Fasihi
Jibu maswali yote.
Sehemu ya IV: Utungaji
Chagua mada moja tu kati ya zilizotolewa na utunge insha.
A taste of the paper. Every exam you sit has different questions in this style.
Sample 1 · Tanzu za fasihi simulizi: ngano
Chagua jibu lililo sahihi.
Ngano ni:
Answer: C. Hadithi za kubuni zenye wahusika kama watu, wanyama na mazimwi.
Ngano ni hadithi za kubuni zenye wahusika mchanganyiko (watu, wanyama, mazimwi…) zinazotumiwa kuburudisha na kufundisha maadili.
Sample 2 · Ukanushaji: -li-, -ki- na -ngeli-
Andika sentensi zifuatazo katika hali kanushi:
Tulikutana nao sokoni Kimironko.
Answer: Hatukukutana nao sokoni Kimironko.
Wakati uliopita -li- hukanushwa kwa -ku-: tu-li-kutana → ha-tu-ku-kutana.
Sample 3 · Wingi: KI-VI na A-WA
Weka sentensi zifuatazo katika wingi:
Kikombe changu kimevunjika.
Answer: Vikombe vyangu vimevunjika.
Ngeli ya KI-VI: kikombe → vikombe, changu → vyangu, ki-me- → vi-me-.
