Introduction
The Qualifying Test examination will be
administered to private candidates intending to sit for the Certificate of
Secondary Education Examination (CSEE), but do not have Form II level secondary
education.
The Qualifying Test will comprise questions from
Civics, Cross Cutting issues, English Language, Kiswahili, History,
Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
Qualifying Test draws as much as possible from
the form I and II national syllabus but focus more on testing knowledge and
skills equivalent to National Form II Examination.
General Objectives
The main objective of the Qualifying Test is to
determine whether the prospective candidates have attained secondary education
equivalent to form two levels and thus are in a position to sit for the
Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE).
General
Competences
The examination will specifically test
candidate's ability to to:
- Interpret basic knowledge, facts, principles, concepts, and figures in the stated subjects.
- State, define and name basic knowledge, facts, principles, and concepts in the relevant subjects.
- Write correct language using proper grammar, structure and vocabulary in the subject tested
- Write a clear summary, answer comprehension questions and write a composition on a given passage, topic or subject.
- Demonstrate and interpret mathematical knowledge within a given context and manipulate set theory and application, and carry out simple differentiation and integration.
- Demonstrate use of knowledge and skills in Physics, Chemistry and Biology to solve problems which may involve unfamiliar situations.
- Use knowledge, concepts, laws, theories and principles of the Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects in daily life.
Examination
Rubric
There will be one paper of three hours (3) hours
duration. The paper will consist of 20 questions in sections A and B. Section A
will comprise two parts. Part I will be on Civics and current affairs and Part
II will be on English and Kiswahili languages. Candidates will be required to
answer all questions in section A.
Section B will be consisting of three parts. Part
I will be on History and Geography, part II on Physics and Mathematics and part
III on Biology and Chemistry. Candidates will be required to confine
themselves to one part only.
SECTION
A: CIVICS, CURRENT AFFAIRS AND LANGUAGE
This section will comprise twelve (12) questions,
and will weigh 60 marks.
PART I: CIVICS AND
CURRENT AFFAIRS
In this part, question numbers one to three will
be on Civics content based on forms one and two syllabuses and question number
four will be on Current Affairs.
PART II: KISWAHILI
AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Will consist of eight (8) questions, four (4)
from Kiswahili syllabus and four (4) from English language syllabus for forms
one and two.
English Language:
The English language component will comprise four
(4) questions. One question will be on composition and another one on comprehension.
The third one will be a multiple choice question consisting of five items on
English patters. The fourth one will be of the fill-in-the-blanks type, dealing
with tenses, and will have five items. Each question will carry 5 marks.
Kiswahili:
Kutakuwa na maswali manne (4) yatakayotoka katika
mada za Kiswahili za kidato cha kwanza na kidato cha pili ambazo ni ufahamu,
utungaji, sarufi na uundaji wa maneno. Kila swali litakuwa na alama tano (5).
SECTION B:
GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
Section B will comprise three (3) parts; each
part will have four (4) questions and will weigh 40 marks. candidates will be
required to confine themselves to only one part.
PART I: GEOGRAPHY
AND HISTORY
Will comprise four (4) questions, two (2)
questions will be on Geography and two (2) questions on History. Candidates
will be required to answer all the questions in this part.
PART II: PHYSICS
AND MATHEMATICS
Will comprise four (4) questions, two (2)
questions will be on Physics and two (2) questions on Mathematics.
PART III : BIOLOGY
AND CHEMISTRY
Will comprise four (4) questions, two (2)
questions will be on Biology and two (2) questions on Chemistry.
Examination Content
Civics
- Promotion of life skills and family life
- Human rights and responsible citizenship
- Government of Tanzania and Democracy
- Proper behavior and responsible decision making
English
- Comprehension and summary
- Structure
- Tenses
- Comprehension
History
- Evolution of man, technology and environment
- Development of social, political system and economic activities in pre-colonial Africa and their impact.
- Social and economic development in production in pre-colonial Africa
- Africa and the external world
- transition to industrial capitalism
Biology
- Safety in our environment
- Health and prevention of diseases
- Cell structure and organization
- Classification of living things
- Nutrition
- Balance of nature
- Transport of materials in living things
- Gaseous exchange and respiration
Kiswahili
- Ufahamu na ufupisho
- Sarufi
- Fasihi
- Utungaji
Geography
- The solar system
- weather and climate
- Map work
- Human activities
Chemistry
- Laboratory techniques and safety
- Scientific procedures
- Matter
- Air combustion, rusting and fir fighting
Physics
- Laboratory
- Structure
- Work, energy, power, light and static electricity
- Current electricity and magnetism
Mathematics
- Number, fractions, decimal and percentages
- Units, approximation and geometry
- Ratio, profit and loss
- Coordinates geometry, perimeters and areas.
ALL SUCCEED
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DIRECTOR OF ERETO ACADEMY SCHOOL
