Zambia Primary School Leaving Examination — Kiikaonde (5/7)

A Grade 7 learner greets the teacher: Muji byepi mwane? What is the main job of mwane in that greeting?

• AIt is the Kiikaonde word for chicken
• BIt shows respect to the person being spoken to
• CIt is a past-tense ending on the verb
• DIt means ‘four children’

On the classroom verb chart, which Kiikaonde infinitive means ‘to eat’?

• AKutoma
• BKunemba
• CKuja
• DKwamba

Which Kiikaonde infinitive means ‘to drink’?

• AKutoma
• BKulaala
• CKwenda
• DKuzha

Which infinitive should a learner choose for a composition task that means ‘to write’?

• AKufwa
• BKwimba
• CKuzha
• DKunemba

What is the regular plural of muntu (‘person’) in Kiikaonde?

• ABantu
• BKintu
• CKantu
• DNzolo

Which independent pronoun means ‘I’ when a learner introduces herself?

• AAnweba
• BObewa
• CAmiwa
• DAtweba

School Kiikaonde treats citation and present forms as ending in -a (kwamba). Many past forms such as Waambile (‘he/she said’) end in:

• AEnglish -ed added to every stem
• B-e
• Cmwane
• Dnyi

Mukaonde names one Kaonde person. What is the matching word for the people?

• AMema
• BNzubo
• CKesha
• DBakaonde

The language name Kiikaonde uses which prefix family?

• AOnly the locative pa- (‘on’)
• BThe ki-/kii- family used for many things and for language names
• CThe English article the
• DThe farewell Shalaipo

Which set are the three Kiikaonde locative prefixes named in school grammar?

• Apa- ‘on’, ku- ‘at/to’, mu- ‘in’
• Bamiwa, obewa, anweba
• Ckuja, kutoma, kunemba
• Dmwane, nyi, Inga

A mu- noun that names a thing (not a person) typically takes which plural prefix?

• Aba-
• Btu-
• Cmi-
• Dthe English ending -s

The Kaonde diminutive class (small things) is typically marked by which prefix pair?

• Amu- / ba-
• Bka- singular / tu- plural
• Cku- infinitive / nyi question
• DEnglish a / the

Which line shows correct subject concord with the noun?

• AMuntu balaala (person + plural concord)
• BBantu walaala (people + singular concord)
• CMuntu amiwa (person + ‘I’ used as a class prefix)
• DMuntu walaala; Bantu balaala

In the reply Njitu bulongo mwane, kana anweba?, the word anweba refers to:

• AThe addressee — ‘you’ (plural or respectful)
• BThe speaker only (‘I’)
• CWater (mema)
• DTomorrow (kesha)

Jizhina (‘name’) belongs to the ji- noun class. That is why ‘my name’ is written:

• AJizhina bantu
• BJizhina -s
• CJizhina jami
• DJizhina nyi only, because names cannot take possessives

The extra letter in the school Kiikaonde alphabet, written Ñ/ñ, stands for:

• AThe English letter Q
• BThe ‘ng’ sound as in bañanyi and Ñomba
• CA punctuation mark meaning ‘full stop’
• DA silent vowel that is never pronounced

Compared with the English alphabet, school Kiikaonde typically:

• AAdds Ñ and does not use Q, R or X
• BUses only Q, R and X and drops all vowels
• CIs written only in Arabic script
• DRequires a silent final e on every noun

Why must a Grade 7 writer distinguish baana from bana?

• ABoth words mean ‘goodbye’
• BBoth words are English loans for ‘bus’
• CThe double vowel is only decoration and never changes meaning
• DBaana (long aa) means ‘children’; bana (short a) means ‘four’

In the classroom line Ano mema atooka nyi?, the particle nyi marks:

• AThe remote-past tense
• BA plural noun-class prefix
• CA yes/no question about whether this water is clean
• DThe English word ‘because’

Why is ‘to speak’ written Kwamba rather than Kuamba in school Kiikaonde?

• ABecause every Kiikaonde verb must start with kw-, even before consonants
• BBecause the stem amba begins with a vowel, so ku- becomes kw-
• CBecause kw- is the diminutive noun prefix
• DBecause the word is borrowed unchanged from English

Which pronoun row is correctly matched for Grade 7?

• Aamiwa — I; obewa — you (sg); atweba — we; anweba — you (pl/formal)
• Bamiwa — they; obewa — we; atweba — I; anweba — chicken
• Camiwa — water; obewa — house; atweba — path; anweba — food
• Damiwa — past tense; obewa — future; atweba — infinitive; anweba — locative

In Muji byepi mwane?, which word is the question word meaning ‘how’?

• APi
• BBañanyi
• CByepi
• DInga

In Mwikala pi?, which word asks ‘where’?

• AByepi
• BNyi
• CMwane
• DPi

In Yenu bañanyi jizhina?, the word bañanyi is the question word for:

• AHow much
• BWho
• CTomorrow
• DHow

A fluent writer shortens Waambile amba ukeya to Waambile ’mba ukeya. The ’mba stands for:

• AThe complementiser amba (‘that’), with the first a dropped after a vowel
• BA noun-class prefix meaning ‘small’
• CThe English word maybe
• DThe locative pa-

Nzolo (‘chicken’) begins with n- but takes agreements such as nzolo walaala. What does that show a Grade 7 learner?

• AEvery n- word must take i- concords
• BChickens are locative prefixes
• CA noun’s class is shown by the agreements it takes, not only by its first letter
• DKiikaonde has no noun classes

Which pair is a correct school vowel-length contrast?

• AMaalwa — thank you; malwa — goodbye
• BMaalwa — alcohol; malwa — calamity
• CMaalwa — I; malwa — you
• DMaalwa — on; malwa — in

In the sample line Lesa waambile ne byambo bikwabo…, why does waambile agree with Lesa?

• AEvery Kiikaonde verb must start with wa- regardless of subject
• BWa- is the plural ba- concord
• CThe sentence is English with a Kiikaonde title
• DLesa is treated as a singular subject, so the verb takes wa-

In proverb lines such as Mansusu kechi akila mutwe ne, the frame kechi … ne is best described as:

• AA negation frame (‘do not / never …’)
• BA greeting pair meaning ‘good morning’
• CThe infinitive of ‘to write’
• DAn English full stop

Match the infinitive shape to the stem type.

• AEvery stem, including nemba, must take kw- only
• BInfinitives are made by adding English -ing
• Cku- before consonants (kunemba); kw- before many vowels (kwamba, kwenda)
• DThere is no infinitive in Kiikaonde

At the borehole a classmate asks for mema. What does mema mean?

• AHouse
• BWater
• CChicken
• DName

A school notice says baana should come ku nzubo. What does nzubo mean?

• AWater
• BFood
• CTomorrow
• DHouse / home

Kajo and bya kuja both belong to which everyday meaning?

• AFood / things to eat
• BSleep
• CWriting a letter
• DA peace greeting

In a village story the noun nzolo appears. What is nzolo?

• AA locative prefix meaning ‘in’
• BA farewell meaning ‘stay well’
• CA chicken
• DThe word for God

In Tukamonangana kesha, what does kesha mean?

• AYesterday only
• BTomorrow
• CFour
• DWater

In school and religious Kiikaonde, Lesa means:

• AChicken
• BMarket price
• CA locative prefix
• DGod

At Kasempa market a learner asks Inga mwane? What is being asked?

• AWhat is your name?
• BWhere do you live?
• CHow much does this cost?
• DHow have you woken this morning?

Mwenyi (plural benyi) refers to:

• AA visitor / newcomer
• BA chicken
• CA letter closing
• DA noun-class prefix

Jizhina in Jizhina jami ne Mutale means:

• APath
• BName
• CFood
• DPeace

Kwenda is the infinitive meaning:

• ATo sleep
• BTo write
• CTo drink
• DTo walk / to travel

Kulaala means:

• ATo sing
• BTo dance
• CTo sleep
• DTo die

Kwimba on a Grade 7 song chart means:

• ATo sing
• BTo eat
• CTo drink
• DTo write

A thirsty learner at Solwezi Primary wants drinking water. Which polite Kiikaonde chunk should the learner use?

• AInga koko kajo?
• BMpepoi mema a kutoma mwane
• CShalaipo mwane only, with no request
• DYenu bañanyi jizhina?

Nafuma ku Kasempa states which fact?

• AI live only in Lusaka
• BI am writing a formal letter
• CI refuse all water
• DI come from Kasempa

In a Grade 7 reading line about kwenda, kolokofwa is:

• AA snail
• BA bus
• CA chief’s title
• DA punctuation mark

Read the passage and answer the question. Mutale: «Yenu bañanyi jizhina mwane?» Chanda: «Amiwa yami Chanda. Jizhina jami ne Chanda. Amiwa Mukaonde.» Mutale: «Mwikala pi mwane?» Chanda: «Ngikala ku Solwezi. Nafuma ku Kasempa.» Mutale: «Muji byepi mwane?» Chanda: «Njitu bulongo mwane, kana anweba?» What is Chanda’s name?

• AMutale
• BKasempa
• CChanda
• DSolwezi

Read the passage and answer the question. Mutale: «Yenu bañanyi jizhina mwane?» Chanda: «Amiwa yami Chanda. Jizhina jami ne Chanda. Amiwa Mukaonde.» Mutale: «Mwikala pi mwane?» Chanda: «Ngikala ku Solwezi. Nafuma ku Kasempa.» Mutale: «Muji byepi mwane?» Chanda: «Njitu bulongo mwane, kana anweba?» Where does Chanda live now?

• AIn Solwezi
• BOnly in Lusaka
• CUnder the sea
• DIn a mathematics textbook

Read the passage and answer the question. Mutale: «Yenu bañanyi jizhina mwane?» Chanda: «Amiwa yami Chanda. Jizhina jami ne Chanda. Amiwa Mukaonde.» Mutale: «Mwikala pi mwane?» Chanda: «Ngikala ku Solwezi. Nafuma ku Kasempa.» Mutale: «Muji byepi mwane?» Chanda: «Njitu bulongo mwane, kana anweba?» Where does Chanda come from?

• AOnly from Livingstone
• BFrom the Indian Ocean coast
• CFrom a laboratory in Lusaka
• DFrom Kasempa