2026 Grade 10 Kiswahili and Fasihi End of Term 1 Exam with Marking Scheme

• Duration: 2 Hours
• Total Marks: 100
• Number of Questions: 9
• Marking Scheme.

This paper covers the following topics:

• Kusikiliza na kuzungumza (listening comprehension based on a dialogue)
• Kusoma kwa ufahamu (reading comprehension passages on education and the reading culture)
• Kifungu kilichopasuka (cloze test on the importance of language)
• Sarufi na matumizi ya lugha (identifying word classes, A-WA noun class, verb tenses, and punctuation)
• Uandishi wa insha (writing a biographical essay or a friendly letter)
• Fasihi simulizi (definition, characteristics, and societal importance of oral literature)
• Hadithi (differentiating between hekaya and hurafa, their features, and importance in society)
• Ushairi (definition, features, differentiating traditional arudhi from free verse, and the role of poetry)