Zambia Primary School Leaving Examination — Luvale (5/5)

Grade 7 Luvale language-structure lessons sort words into classes. Which list matches the classes used in Zambian Languages work?

• ANouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, locatives and interjections
• BOnly examination grades 1 to 4
• COnly chemical symbols and numbers
• DOnly English articles the, a and an

When you break a Luvale noun into its parts, what should you look for?

• AOnly an English article the
• BA prefix and a stem
• COnly a question mark
• DOnly the page number in a reader

The official Zambian Languages syllabus gives Va-myangana as a Luvale example. What does the extra prefix Va- do here?

• AIt turns the word into a past-tense verb ending
• BIt is the English article the
• CIt is an honorific prefix used respectfully of chiefs
• DIt is a question mark added to a noun

Which prefix function makes a Luvale noun sound insulting or belittling rather than respectful?

• AHonorific
• BA table of contents
• CA full stop
• DPejorative

A diminutive prefix on a Luvale noun is used when the speaker wants the noun to sound:

• ASmaller or younger than the ordinary form
• BLike a completed past-tense verb
• CLike an English question tag
• DLike a formal letter heading

An augmentative prefix on a Luvale noun is used to make the idea sound:

• AOnly like a comma in a list
• BLarger or more impressive than the ordinary form
• CExactly the same as a pejorative insult
• DLike the English word the

Which pair correctly contrasts a proper noun and a common noun for a Grade 7 Luvale learner?

• AFish and fish, because every noun is proper
• BRun and quickly, because both name places
• CZambezi (proper) and town (common)
• DAnd and but, because both name people

Honesty is best classified, in Grade 7 noun types, as:

• AA concrete noun naming a hoe you can hold
• BA locative meaning on or in
• CAn interjection of surprise
• DAn abstract noun naming a quality you cannot touch

Which noun is typically uncountable in the sense Grade 7 language structure practises?

• AWater
• BThree school trunks
• CTwo teachers
• DFive Luvale readers

In Luvale language structure, locatives are used to:

• ATurn every noun into a proverb
• BMark place relations such as on, in or to in a sentence
• CReplace all verbs with adjectives
• DShow only past tense

“She pounded the maize slowly.” In Grade 7 adverb types, slowly is an adverb of:

• ATime
• BPlace
• CManner
• DFrequency

In the study sentence “Chuma stayed inside because the rain was heavy,” the word because is:

• AA proper noun naming a river
• BA locative meaning on
• CAn honorific prefix
• DA conjunction joining a reason to the first idea

A learner shouts “Ah!” when a Makishi dancer suddenly appears at the school gate. Ah is best labelled as:

• AAn interjection showing sudden feeling
• BA formal letter address
• CA countable noun meaning three books
• DA past-tense ending

The pronoun types Grade 7 Zambian Language work names are:

• AOnly chemical and mathematical
• BPersonal, possessive and demonstrative
• COnly honorific and pejorative prefixes
• DOnly active and passive voice

Subject and object concords in a Luvale sentence mainly show:

• AThe tense of the verb only, with no link to the noun
• BThe order in which the words appear in the sentence
• CAgreement: the verb markings match the noun class of the subject or object
• DThat English the must be added before every noun

Why does Grade 7 Luvale work ask learners to hear the difference between long and short vowels?

• ABecause vowels are only used in Mathematics
• BBecause every Luvale word must be written in capital letters
• CBecause punctuation marks are the same as vowels
• DBecause vowel length can change the meaning of a word

In a Grade 7 Luvale verb lesson, a causative extension is the one that mainly means:

• ATo make or cause someone to do the action
• BTo undo the action
• CTo do the action to each other
• DTo mark the noun as a place

Two classmates help each other carry water. Which verbal-extension meaning fits “each other”?

• AA comma
• BReciprocal
• CHonorific noun prefix only
• DA full stop

A speaker wants to say that a tied rope is being untied. Which verbal-extension idea is that?

• AMaking the noun honorific
• BChanging a letter into a riddle
• CUndoing or reversing an earlier action
• DSkimming a newspaper

Study sentence: “The maize was pounded.” Which voice idea is being practised?

• AReciprocal — the maize pounded the farmer equally
• BA locative meaning to Zambezi
• CA proverb about patience
• DPassive — the object of pounding is now the grammatical subject

Change “The girls sang a praise” into the passive pattern Grade 7 practises.

• AA praise was sung by the girls
• BThe girls will never sing again
• CPraise the girls in a formal letter only
• DThe girls and the praise greeted each other

“Yesterday Luka walked to the fishing camp.” The tense of walked is:

• AFuture, because the camp is far
• BPast, because the action is already finished
• CA locative, because camp is a place
• DAn interjection of surprise

Grade 7 tense work asks you to build positive, negative and interrogative sentences. Which set matches that three-way pattern for going to school?

• AOnly three proverbs and no verbs
• BOnly three honorific prefixes
• CShe goes to school. / She does not go to school. / Does she go to school?
• DShe went to school. / She is going to school. / She will go to school.

Which punctuation mark correctly ends the study sentence “Where is the path to Mize”?

• AOnly a comma, because all questions end with commas
• BOnly an apostrophe of possession
• CNo mark, because questions never take punctuation
• DA question mark

Which sentence uses capital letters the way Grade 7 Luvale / study writing expects?

• ALikumbi Lya Mize is held near Zambezi.
• Blikumbi lya mize is held near zambezi.
• CLIKUMBI lya mize IS Held Near zambezi.
• Dlikumbi Lya mize is Held near zambezi.

An ideophone in Zambian Languages structure is best described as:

• AA short wise saying stored and repeated by elders
• BA vivid sound-or-action word that paints how something happens
• CThe English article the
• DA prefix that marks respect on a chief's title

Many Luvale verbs form the “to …” dictionary form with which prefix?

• AEnglish the
• BA question mark
• Cku- (as in the infinitive pattern used in Luvale grammars)
• DA full stop

In “Va-myangana sat in the beautiful zuvo,” the word beautiful is:

• AA conjunction joining two reasons
• BA locative meaning to
• CA past-tense ending
• DAn adjective describing the noun zuvo

The extra prefix functions Grade 7 should tell apart on Luvale nouns are:

• AHonorific, diminutive, augmentative, pejorative and abstractive
• BSkimming, scanning and referencing
• CPast, present and future tense
• DSimile, metaphor and irony

A learner writes English the in front of every Luvale noun “to show the class.” What is the fault?

• AThere is no fault, because Luvale uses English the as its only class marker
• BLuvale class is shown by a prefix (and matching concords), not by adding English the
• CEvery Luvale noun must end with a question mark instead
• DClass can only be shown by a proverb

In the official syllabus phrase Zuvo yamwaza, zuvo means:

• AA lion
• BA chief’s honorific prefix only
• CA house
• DA riddle answer

In Zuvo yamwaza, yamwaza means:

• AUgly or badly built
• BA fishing net
• CLarge or tall
• DBeautiful

In the official metaphor Apwa ndumba, ndumba means:

• ALion
• BHouse
• CBeautiful
• DChief

What does the official Luvale metaphor Apwa ndumba mean in English?

• AA beautiful house
• BThat one is a lion
• CThe boys’ initiation school
• DA masked ancestral dancer

The denotation (ordinary dictionary sense) of Zuvo yamwaza is:

• AThat one is a lion
• BAn honorific chief title
• CA beautiful house
• DA fishing camp on the Zambezi

Mukanda, in Luvale cultural vocabulary, is:

• AThe masked figures who dance at a ceremony
• BThe royal establishment near Zambezi
• CThe annual public ceremony held every August
• DThe male initiation school

Makishi, in Luvale cultural vocabulary, are best described as:

• AMasked ancestral-spirit figures linked to Mukanda and public ceremony
• BThe boys who are completing initiation
• CThe elders who lead the Mukanda school
• DThe songs performed at Likumbi Lya Mize

Likumbi Lya Mize names:

• AThe Lozi flood ceremony of Western Province
• BThe annual Luvale traditional ceremony held at Mize near Zambezi
• CThe Lunda ceremony of Mwata Kazembe in Luapula
• DThe male initiation school itself

In Va-myangana, the stem myangana relates to:

• AA badly built house
• BA lion in a metaphor
• CChiefs
• DA fishing net

The extra prefix Va- in Va-myangana tells the listener to treat the chief with:

• AA pejorative insult
• BNo special respect
• CA past-tense ending
• DRespect (honorific address)

Mize, in Luvale cultural geography, is best identified as:

• AThe royal / ceremonial centre near Zambezi where Likumbi Lya Mize is held
• BThe capital city of Zambia
• CThe Luvale word for a masked dancer
• DA type of uncountable noun meaning water

Chiluvale is:

• AThe Lozi flood ceremony
• BAnother name for the Luvale language
• CThe Lunda ceremony Umutomboko
• DThe Luvale word for the people rather than the language

A Grade 7 learner is explaining Mukanda to a visitor who does not know the word. Which handling keeps the meaning?

• AReplace it with “boarding school in Lusaka” as if the two were the same
• BCall it Likumbi Lya Mize, since the two are often mentioned together
• CKeep Mukanda and add a short description such as “the boys’ initiation school”
• DDelete the word so the sentence has no local meaning

Keeping the English word computer in a Luvale school sentence because no everyday equivalent is established is an example of:

• AA pejorative prefix
• BA reversive extension
• CA locative meaning on
• DBorrowing

Which list correctly matches the three Luvale cultural terms?

• AMukanda = male initiation school; Makishi = masked ancestral figures; Likumbi Lya Mize =…
• BMukanda = Lozi flood ceremony; Makishi = English paper; Likumbi Lya Mize = Lunda dance on…
• CMukanda = a full stop; Makishi = a comma; Likumbi Lya Mize = a question mark
• DMukanda = water; Makishi = town; Likumbi Lya Mize = honesty

Read the passage and answer the question. On Friday morning, Grade 7 at Zambezi Primary practised a short talk about Likumbi Lya Mize. Teacher Chinyama asked each learner to name one fact and one opinion. Chuma said, “Likumbi Lya Mize is held at Mize, near Zambezi, in North-Western Province.” Her friend added, “It is the most exciting day of the year.” After break they copied Va-myangana into their language-structure books and learned that Va- shows respect for a chief. The class will walk the river path after school if the rain stops. Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?

• ARain always closes every path in Zambia on Fridays.
• BGrade 7 practised Luvale talk and language structure using Likumbi Lya Mize and respectfu…
• CTeacher Chinyama owns the only school in North-Western Province.
• DChuma’s friend is the Senior Chief.

Read the passage and answer the question. On Friday morning, Grade 7 at Zambezi Primary practised a short talk about Likumbi Lya Mize. Teacher Chinyama asked each learner to name one fact and one opinion. Chuma said, “Likumbi Lya Mize is held at Mize, near Zambezi, in North-Western Province.” Her friend added, “It is the most exciting day of the year.” After break they copied Va-myangana into their language-structure books and learned that Va- shows respect for a chief. The class will walk the river path after school if the rain stops. What fact did Chuma give?

• AVa- is a question mark
• BThe ceremony is more exciting than every other day
• CLikumbi Lya Mize is held at Mize, near Zambezi, in North-Western Province
• DThe rain has already stopped

Read the passage and answer the question. On Friday morning, Grade 7 at Zambezi Primary practised a short talk about Likumbi Lya Mize. Teacher Chinyama asked each learner to name one fact and one opinion. Chuma said, “Likumbi Lya Mize is held at Mize, near Zambezi, in North-Western Province.” Her friend added, “It is the most exciting day of the year.” After break they copied Va-myangana into their language-structure books and learned that Va- shows respect for a chief. The class will walk the river path after school if the rain stops. In this passage, opinion means:

• AA place name that can be found on a map
• BAn honorific prefix used of chiefs
• CA completed walk along the river
• DA feeling or judgement that cannot be proved the same way a location can