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Key Facts: ECZ PSLE Chitonga 5/4 Exam

Paper 5/4

ECZ PSLE Chitonga paper code on the 2026 timetable

2026 Primary School Leaving Examination Timetable

60 minutes

Official duration, Friday 30 October 2026, 10:30–11:30

2026 Primary School Leaving Examination Timetable

K100 private

2026 private PSLE fee per candidate (public/grant-aided pay nothing)

2026 Guidelines and Regulations on Candidate Registration

One language per school

OCRS: a school selects only one of the seven Zambian Language options

2026 Guidelines and Regulations on Candidate Registration

7 years primary

Eligibility: completed seven years of primary education

2026 Guidelines and Regulations on Candidate Registration

Official language Chitonga

Official 5/4 tasks are set in Chitonga (ISO 639-3: toi)

2026 PSLE timetable / CDC Zambian Languages

MCQ study adaptation

This bank practises syllabus skills in English MCQ form; official paper is Chitonga

OpenExamPrep practice policy

ECZ Chitonga 5/4 is Zambia’s Primary School Leaving Examination Chitonga paper. The 2026 PSLE timetable lists it for 60 minutes on Friday 30 October 2026, 10:30–11:30, as one of seven Zambian Language options (a school enters only one). Official tasks are an objective Chitonga sitting (HB pencil on an answer sheet). Results appear on official ECZ statements; no published percentage cutoff is given for this paper. 2026 fees: public and grant-aided candidates pay nothing; private candidates pay K100 per candidate. This page is a free Grade 7 English MCQ study adaptation that keeps Chitonga forms, not an official paper or translation.

Sample ECZ PSLE Chitonga 5/4 Practice Questions

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1In Grade 7 Chitonga, a noun such as muntu is built from
A.an English article plus a silent letter
B.a prefix plus a stem
C.a question mark plus a greeting
D.a tense marker only, with no stem
Explanation: A Chitonga noun has two parts: a class prefix and a stem. In muntu, mu- is the prefix and -ntu is the stem. The same stem appears in bantu with a different prefix.
2Which word is the regular plural of muntu (person)?
A.cintu
B.munzi
C.bantu
D.maanzi
Explanation: Person nouns in this pair take ba- in the plural. Muntu (person) becomes bantu (people).
3Which word is the regular plural of cintu (thing)?
A.zintu
B.bantu
C.bana
D.cikolo
Explanation: Cintu belongs to the ci-/zi- pair. The plural is zintu (things).
4What is the regular plural of mwana (child)?
A.muntu
B.zintu
C.cikolo
D.bana
Explanation: Mwana / bana is the child / children pair. The plural prefix for this human pair is ba-, so the plural is bana.
5The ku- at the start of kulya and kubona shows that the word is
A.a morning greeting
B.an infinitive meaning 'to …'
C.the plural of muntu
D.a place name such as Monze
Explanation: Ku- is the infinitive prefix. Kulya means to eat and kubona means to see. School lists often give the verb in this ku- form.
6In Ndilalanga ('I am looking'), the opening ndi- tells us the subject is
A.I
B.they
C.the village
D.water
Explanation: Ndi- is the subject marker for I. Ndilalanga is built as ndi- (I) + -la- (present) + langa (look).
7Which punctuation mark should close the question Muli buti?
A.A comma only
B.A full stop only, because it is never a question
C.A question mark
D.No mark at all
Explanation: Muli buti? means How are you? It is a question, so it takes a question mark.
8Sunu is best labelled as
A.the plural of cikolo
B.a locative prefix meaning 'inside'
C.a first-person subject marker
D.an adverb meaning today
Explanation: Sunu means today. It is a time adverb, not a noun prefix or a subject marker.
9Which noun is treated as mass (you do not count it as one/two in ordinary school use)?
A.mwana
B.maanzi
C.cikolo
D.muntu
Explanation: Maanzi means water. It is a mass noun. Mwana, cikolo and muntu can be counted as one child, one school or one person.
10Which pair correctly sorts a proper noun and a common noun?
A.Monze (proper) and munzi (common)
B.munzi (proper) and Monze (common)
C.sunu (proper) and pepe (common)
D.ndi- (proper) and ku- (common)
Explanation: Monze names one particular town, so it is a proper noun and takes a capital letter. Munzi means village in general, so it is a common noun.

About the ECZ PSLE Chitonga 5/4 Exam

Chitonga 5/4 is the Examinations Council of Zambia Primary School Leaving Examination Chitonga paper. The Ministry of Education Curriculum Development Centre Zambian Languages syllabus develops listening and speaking, reading, vocabulary, comprehension and writing from Grade 1, then continues as a standalone upper-primary Zambian Language. Official 2026 paper 5/4 is 60 minutes on Friday 30 October 2026 (10:30–11:30). A school selects only one of the seven Zambian Language options for all its candidates. Official assessment is an objective Chitonga sitting. The questions on this page are an original Grade 7 English-language multiple-choice study adaptation that keeps Chitonga forms — not a simulation of the official paper, not an official translation, and not Grade 12 Chitonga 3154.

Assessment

One paper on the 2026 PSLE time-table: 5/4 Chitonga, 60 minutes (10:30–11:30, Friday 30 October 2026), listed with the other six Zambian Language options. It is an objective paper: candidates shade answers on an answer sheet in HB pencil. Official language is Chitonga. ECZ does not publish the item count. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

Time Limit

60 minutes (official 2026 PSLE timetable: Friday 30 October 2026, 10:30–11:30).

Passing Score

ECZ standardises each PSLE subject score onto a common 50–150 scale and reports Grade 7 performance in Divisions 1–4 (Division 1 = 115–150, Division 2 = 105–114, Division 3 = 99–104, Division 4 = 50–98 in a single subject). Certification is calculated from the best four core subjects, which must include Mathematics and English. ECZ does not publish a separate percentage cut score for this paper.

Exam Fee

Public and grant-aided candidates pay nothing. Private PSLE candidates pay K100 per candidate (2026 Guidelines and Regulations on Candidate Registration). (Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ))

ECZ PSLE Chitonga 5/4 Exam Content Outline

~30% of this study bank (not an official ECZ weight)

Language structure

Noun prefixes, singular/plural pairs, locatives, simple tenses, word classes and punctuation at Grade 7 Chitonga level.

~15% of this study bank (not an official ECZ weight)

Vocabulary

School, home, market, kinship, numbers, days and everyday Chitonga word meaning.

~20% of this study bank (not an official ECZ weight)

Reading comprehension

Main idea, supporting detail, inference, vocabulary in context, and fact versus opinion in short original Grade 7 Chitonga passages.

~15% of this study bank (not an official ECZ weight)

Oral literature

Stories, riddles, proverbs and songs from Listening and Speaking.

~10% of this study bank (not an official ECZ weight)

Composition and writing

Sentence completeness, punctuation, letter and story planning. Official paper remains objective Chitonga.

~10% of this study bank (not an official ECZ weight)

Culture, greetings and customs

Greetings such as Mwabuka buti, Twalumba, Southern Province Tonga cultural knowledge, and named ceremonies such as Lwiindi.

How to Pass the ECZ PSLE Chitonga 5/4 Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: ECZ standardises each PSLE subject score onto a common 50–150 scale and reports Grade 7 performance in Divisions 1–4 (Division 1 = 115–150, Division 2 = 105–114, Division 3 = 99–104, Division 4 = 50–98 in a single subject). Certification is calculated from the best four core subjects, which must include Mathematics and English. ECZ does not publish a separate percentage cut score for this paper.
  • Assessment: One paper on the 2026 PSLE time-table: 5/4 Chitonga, 60 minutes (10:30–11:30, Friday 30 October 2026), listed with the other six Zambian Language options. It is an objective paper: candidates shade answers on an answer sheet in HB pencil. Official language is Chitonga. ECZ does not publish the item count. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.
  • Time limit: 60 minutes (official 2026 PSLE timetable: Friday 30 October 2026, 10:30–11:30).
  • Exam fee: Public and grant-aided candidates pay nothing. Private PSLE candidates pay K100 per candidate (2026 Guidelines and Regulations on Candidate Registration).

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

ECZ PSLE Chitonga 5/4 Study Tips from Top Performers

1Official paper 5/4 is in Chitonga. Use these English MCQs to check judgement, then still practise reading and answering Chitonga items under 60 minutes.
2Learn muntu / bantu, mwana / bana, cintu / zintu, and cikolo first.
3Drill Mwabuka buti (morning) and Twalumba (thank you) before long grammar lists.
4In comprehension, prove each answer with a phrase from the Chitonga text; separate what is stated from what you only infer.
5Know Southern Province Tonga ceremonies such as Lwiindi; do not mix them with Kuomboka or Gule Wamkulu.
6A school enters only one Zambian Language. Confirm your centre’s language (5/1–5/7) before you revise the wrong paper.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ECZ Chitonga 5/4?

It is the Examinations Council of Zambia Primary School Leaving Examination Chitonga paper, coded 5/4 on the 2026 PSLE timetable. CDC Zambian Languages develops listening, speaking, reading, writing and vocabulary at primary level. A school selects only one of seven Zambian Language options for all its candidates.

How is the official 2026 Chitonga paper structured?

The 2026 PSLE timetable lists 5/4 Chitonga for 60 minutes on Friday 30 October 2026, 10:30–11:30. It is an objective paper: candidates shade answers in HB pencil. Official assessment is in Chitonga. ECZ does not publish an official item count.

Are these official ECZ examination questions?

No. These are original Grade 7 English-language multiple-choice study questions that keep Chitonga forms and explain them in English. They are not an official translation or a reconstruction of a live sitting.

Is this the same exam as School Certificate Chitonga 3154?

No. Chitonga 5/4 is the Grade 7 Primary School Leaving paper. Chitonga 3154 is the later School Certificate / GCE Ordinary-Level subject with two 2-hour written papers.

How is PSLE Chitonga graded?

ECZ reports Primary School Leaving Examination results on official statements of results, showing subject performance and the certificate award printed on that statement. There is no published single percentage pass mark for Chitonga 5/4.

How much does 2026 PSLE registration cost?

Public and grant-aided candidates pay nothing. Private PSLE candidates pay K100 per candidate. Confirm the current circular on exams-council.org.zm before you pay. This is not the School Certificate private fee of K600.

When is the 2026 Chitonga sitting?

The 2026 Primary School Leaving Examination series begins on Monday 26 October 2026. Chitonga 5/4 is scheduled for Friday 30 October 2026, 10:30–11:30, with the other Zambian Language options. Check the official ECZ timetable at your centre.