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contents
Acknowledgements...............................................v
Introduction.........................................................vi
Unit One
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Reading fluently...................................................1
Unit Two
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The wrong fish.....................................................7
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Unit Three
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The foolish rats..................................................10
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Unit Four
The magic tree...................................................14
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Unit Five
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My dream...........................................................19
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Unit Six
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Miss Furaha........................................................23
Unit Seven
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My body.............................................................27
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Table manners....................................................30
Unit Nine
Never miss classes..............................................33
Unit Ten
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The Hen and the Kite.........................................37
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Unit Eleven
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My game............................................................42
Unit Twelve SE
Mr Mouse...........................................................46
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Acknowledgements
The Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) would
like to acknowledge the contributions of all the
organisations and individuals who participated in
the design and development of this textbook.
Writers: Mr Rachi R. Mtinda, &
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Mr Samuel Kisanga
Editors: Dr Salvius Kumburu, Mr Philipo John,
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Mr Yesaya R. Mweteni, &
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Mr Richard F. Mabala
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Mr Elias A. Mkoka
Illustrators: Mr Fikiri A. Msimbe, & Alama Art
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Media Production Co. Ltd.
Coordinator: Mr Rachi R. Mtinda
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TIE also extends its sincere gratitude to the teachers

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and pupils in primary schools who participated in

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the trial phase of the manuscript.

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Likewise, the Institute would like to thank the

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Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for

facilitating the writing of this textbook.
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Dr Aneth A. Komba
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Introduction
This is the second book in a series of three books for

Reading for primary schools. The book is developed
according to the 2016 Basic Education Syllabus
for Standard I issued by the Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology. The book consists of twelve
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units. The aim is to develop your competencies
in story-telling while learning to master English
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language proficiency. There are some activities and
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exercises in each unit. The activities and exercises
are expected to expand your level of vocabulary
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mastery and improve your ability to use the language
appropriately.
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Unit
One Reading fluently
In this unit, you will revise some of the skills

you learnt in Book One. First, you will read
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a poem several times until you can recite it
fluently. Then, you will answer comprehension
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questions.
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Activity 1 SE
Study the pictures below. Then, answer
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the questions that follow.
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1. What do you see in Picture 1?

2. What do you see in Picture 2?
3. What is the person in Picture 1 doing?
4. What is the person in Picture 2 doing?
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Activity 2
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A: From the list below, identify and
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pronounce the words that end with
the same sound.
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weight, letter, hate, write, heart, debate,
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right, played, police, height, light
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1. My eye sight is too bad to notice the

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2. You may see the big sea on the map.

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3. You are right to write its name here.

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4. They won only one match.

5. Where is the dress you are going to
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poem below
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times until you can recite it fluently.
Then, answer the questions that
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A good pupil
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I am a good pupil
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But I am ready to help
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My heart tells me, please help
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A good heart is a weapon
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And it makes you a human
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Our hearts become as light as feathers

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My life is nothing
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If others are suffering

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We are born equal

No one is special
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1. Fill in the blanks with the correct

word or words.
(a) What does the speaker in the poem
say he/she is?
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The speaker in the poem says he/she
is __________.
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(b) What does the speaker say about a
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good heart?
The speaker says a good heart is a
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(c) Who is speaking in this poem?

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Activity 3
A: Look at the pictures below.
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apple A apple B
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Hussein : There are two apples here.

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Apple B is bigger than apple

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Janet : You take one and I will take

the other.
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Hussein : Which apple do you want to

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Janet : I am almost full. I cannot eat
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the dialogue.
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me, people, like, hate, good
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Snake : My name is Cobra. I spit and
Cat :
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bite people.
My name is Petty. I live happily
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and peacefully with people.
Snake : People ______ me. They say
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that I am bad.
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that I am _________.
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Snake : I am afraid of________.

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Unit
Two The wrong fish
In this unit, you will read and answer questions
about The wrong fish story.
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Read the story and answer the questions
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Juma likes eating fish very much. One day, he

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went to the pond to catch fish. He took an old

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piece of mosquito net for fishing. He caught a

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lot of tadpoles. He thought the tadpoles were

fish. Then, he took them home. His father told
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throw them away for the crows to eat. Juma

threw them away and cried a lot.
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They took fishing lines for fishing. They caught
a lot of fish. Juma was very happy. At home,
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Juma went to_______to fish.

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Juma caught _______.

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(c) Juma and his father took _______

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(a) What do tadpoles look like?
(b) Juma likes eating fish. What do you
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Use the words in the box to complete
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hurt, hot, hold, cold
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My mother told me that I should not pick
up hot objects. I did not listen, and picked
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up a hot potato. It was burning my fingers.
She told me not to _______ it. She told
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should have put it down too. It can also

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Unit
Three The foolish rats
about The foolish rats story.
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including clothes.
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I hate rats. One Saturday, my father bought

me a school skirt. It was a nice one.
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skirt. I did not know that. On Monday, I woke
up early in the morning. I was imagining how
I would look in my new school skirt. I took it
out of the wardrobe. I was surprised to find
out that it had many holes. I knew they were
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rats that caused the holes. I cried so bitterly.
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I told my parents about what had happened.
They felt sorry for me. They advised me to
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wear an old school skirt instead.
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The following day, my father brought home
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a nice cat. It is called Kido. Kido chases and
kills rats. We all love Kido. Yesterday, I was
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beside me. Four rats ran into our house. They

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started playing there. Kido pretended to be

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sleeping in order to fool the rats. They started

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running around Kido. Kido did not move. They

started dancing. Then, suddenly Kido jumped
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on them. Kido killed two rats and the other

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two ran away. I was happy because Kido

killed my enemies.
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word or words.
(a) Where do rats usually live?
They usually live in _______ outside
houses.
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(b) What does Kido do?
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Kido_______ and _______ rats.
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(c) Where was Kido sitting?
Kido was sitting _______ me.
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3. Fill in DO NOT
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blanks to complete the
dialogue.
Victoria : We are late for class.
Halima : What is the time now?
Victoria : It is five minutes to eight.
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Halima : Do we have to run?
Victoria : Yes, we are late already. We
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Unit
Four The magic tree
about a story of The magic tree.
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book has many stories. Yesterday, I read one

of the stories. The story is called The magic
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The story DO NOT
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‘Once upon a time, there
was a king. The king lived at Mughamo village.
There was a big tree near his house. The king
liked to sit under the tree all day. He was not
good to his people. He was also lazy.
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One day, he was sitting under the tree. He
heard a voice, “You must be good to your
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people”. He looked around angrily. He did
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not see anyone. He was frightened. He heard
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the voice again, “You must be good to your
people”. He hurriedly stood up ready to leave.
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One of the branches of the tree turned into a
big hand. The hand caught his necklace and
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held it tightly.
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He screamed for help. The queen was the first

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to arrive. Then, others followed. The king told

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But, the people did not see the hand. He

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promised to be good to his people. He also

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promised to be a hardworking king. Then, he

walked home trembling with fear.
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I read the DOstory.
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I was sitting
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that our tree is not the magic tree.
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word or words.
(a) What is the story about?
The story is about ________.
(b) Where does the King like to sit?
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The King likes to sit under ________.
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(c) Who was the first to arrive?
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The ________ was the first to arrive.
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3. Choose theDOright
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princess, queen, prince
Isango : Our king is a good man.

Sanje : Does he have a wife?
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Isango : Yes, he has a wife.
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Sanje : What is the wife of the king
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Isango : The wife of the king is called
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Isango : The son of the king is called

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a______.
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Sanje : Well, how about the daughter

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of the king?
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Isango : The daughter of the king is

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Sanje : Thank you very much.

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Isango : You are welcome.
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Unit
Five My dream
about a story called My dream.
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I live with my grandmother, Nyakiya. Today,

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I want to share my dream with you.
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One night, myDOgrandmother
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sick. The
following morning, my grandmother and
I went to the nearby hospital. At the hospital,
my grandmother was attended to by Doctor
Ally. He asked her to explain what her problem
was. She explained her problems and the
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doctor wrote them down.
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After that, he asked her to go to the laboratory.
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After some time, she took the results to the
doctor. The doctor spent about twenty minutes
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talking to her about her disease. He wrote
down some medicines on a piece of paper.
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Then, we walked home. We had to rest several

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to take care of my sick grandmother. Therefore,

I had to miss classes for two days. Her health
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the domestic chores herself. Both of us were

very happy.
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I realised how important doctors
are. That is when I got the dream of becoming
a doctor. I told my grandmother about the
dream. She blessed me and encouraged me
to study hard.
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If my dream comes true, I will be a good
doctor. I will treat my grandmother as well
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as other people.
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Our class teacher was very happy about my
story. He gave me a present. SE
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(a) Who is sharing his dream?

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(d) What did the teacher give the story-
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The teacher gave the story-teller a
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________.
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the dialogue that follows.
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wake up, go to bed
Musa : I am sorry for coming late

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sir.
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night?
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Musa : I went to bed at midnight.

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Mr Rajabu : You have to go to bed early

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Musa : Thank you sir. I will ______

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early in order to wake up

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Unit
Six Miss Furaha
about a story of Miss Furaha.
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My name is Jamila. I am a Standard One pupil

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tell you about our teacher. Our teacher’s name

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She teaches DO NOT arithmetic,
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and
writing. David, Sarah and I are among the
pupils in her class.
Yesterday, Miss Furaha took us to the football

playground. We played football against
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Standard Two. Our team won 1 – 0. We were
very happy. We sang victory songs with our
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teacher.
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Today, Miss Furaha taught us reading. She
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told us some interesting stories. We liked the
stories very much.
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We love our teacher. She loves us too.
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word or words.
(a) What is the name of the teacher?

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(b) Who are among the pupils in Miss
Furaha’s class?
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among the pupils in Miss Furaha’s
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(c) What does Miss Furaha teach them?
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Miss Furaha teaches them _______,
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victory songs?
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words in the
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bad, win
Bahati : I am very happy today.

I am having a good day.
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Masumbuko: I am very sad today. I am
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having a_______ day.
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Bahati : The match was very good.
This is the second time we
have won.
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Masumbuko: We were prepared to ______
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and not to lose. You must
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lose the next match.

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Bahati : We are not ready to lose.

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I am sure the victory will be

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Masumbuko: Okay. Let us wait and see.

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Seven My body
In this unit, you will read a passage on My
body. Then, you will answer questions about it.
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My body has DO NOT
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parts. I have a
head, two
eyes, one nose, two ears and one mouth.
I also have two hands, two legs and a stomach.
I use my eyes for seeing. I use my nose for

smelling. I use my mouth for talking and
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eating. I use my hands for touching and
holding things. I use my ears for hearing.
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I use my legs for walking and running. When
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I eat food, it goes to the stomach. All parts
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Every part of my body is important. I like my
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word or words.
(a) What are some parts of my body?
Some of the parts are: ________,
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________, ________ and________.
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(b) What do I use my legs for?
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I use my legs for ________ and
________.
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Eight Table manners
In this unit, you will read a passage on Table
manners. Then, you will answer questions that
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Brown. We sit together in the dining room to

eat. We eat together as a family.
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We often DO NOT
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beans. I like
rice, beans
and vegetables. Brown likes rice and beans.
I can wash my hands well. Brown cannot

wash his hands well. Our mother helps him to
wash his hands. We wash hands before and
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after eating.
We wash hands to remove the germs.
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Our parents tell us not to talk while eating.
After eating, we thank our parents for the
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food. I clean the table and wash the dishes.
Our parents teach us table manners. We love
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our parents very much.
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Catherine and Brown often eat

________and________.
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2. Provide DO NOT
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answers to each of the
(a) What does Catherine’s younger brother
like?
(b) When do they wash their hands?
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(c) Why do we wash our hands before
and after eating?
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bad, food, mouths, do not
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manners. We are not allowed to speak
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with food in our mouths. Speaking with

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food in our________ is ________manners.

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I ________ speak with food in my mouth.

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parents do not like such manners.
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Nine Never miss classes
In this unit, you will read the Never miss
classes story. Then, you will answer questions
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My name is Baraka. I am in Standard One.

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When I entered Standard One, I started to

miss classes.
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I started going DO
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bush to hunt
birds.
I used a catapult for hunting. I went to the
bush when other pupils went to school. When
they were returning home from school, I joined
them. My parents did not know about that.
My classmates learnt to read and write, but
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I did not.
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One day, my father gave me a book to read.
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I could not read even a single word. The
following day, he took me to my school.
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At the school, my class teacher talked to my
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classes. My father felt very bad about that.
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advised me not to miss classes again.

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I promised them that I would never do that

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again. From that day on, I never missed classes.

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Now, I can read and write.

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In the terminal examinations, I scored good

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grades in all my subjects. I was second in my

class. My class teacher was happy.
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She gave me DO NOT DUPLICATE
a present.
At home, my parents bought me two short
storybooks as a present.
I promised my parents to be top of the class in
the annual examinations. My parents promised
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to buy me a bicycle if I keep my promise.
Exercise
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(b) What is the story about?
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birds?
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birds.
(d) What do you think will happen if you
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________ and ________.
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2. Provide DO NOT
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(a) What will Baraka get if he becomes
top of the class in his examination
results?
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(b) How many presents did Baraka receive
after coming second in his examination
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results?
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return, leave, open, enter
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to ________the door for him. He could

not ________the house. He decided to
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place. His wife thought that her husband

R
did not______ home.

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Unit
Ten The Hen and the Kite
In this unit, you will read a story about The Hen
and the Kite. Then, you will answer questions
LY
that follow.
N
O
that follow.
SE
U
E
N
LI
N
O
The Hen and the Kite were once good neighbours.

R
One day, the Hen went to the Kite’s home to

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borrow a sewing needle.
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She wanted to DO NOT
sew DUPLICATE
clothes for her
children.
The Kite told the Hen not to lose the needle.
The Hen agreed and took the needle home.
After sewing the clothes, the needle got lost.
The Hen was confused. She did not go to the
Kite to report the matter.
LY
In the evening, the Kite came to the Hen’s
N
house. She wanted her sewing needle back.
O
The Hen started searching for it again. She did
SE
not find it. The Kite was on the tree watching
angrily. Suddenly, the Kite decided to attack
U
the Hen. The Hen ran away. The Kite took
away the Hen’s chick instead.
E
Since that day, the Hen and the Kite have

N
been enemies. The Hen still searches for the

LI
lost sewing needle by scratching the ground.

N
The Kite also steals the Hen’s chicks.

O
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word or words.
(a) Who were once good neighbours?
_______ and _______ were once
LY
good neighbours.
N
(b) What happened to the sewing needle?
O
The sewing needle got_______.
SE
(c) Why is the Hen still scratching the
ground?
U
The Hen is still searching for the Kite’s
_______.
E

N
LI
(a) Why are the Hen and the Kite enemies?

N
O
(b) What do we call people who live near

to each other?
R
(c) What does the Kite do to the Hen

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until today?
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words to complete
the dialogue below.
friend, until, rival, enemy
Ami : I tried several times until I got

it right.
LY
Oyo : I drew a fish several times till
N
I could draw it well.
O
Ami : We say until not till.
SE
Oyo : No. You can say either________
or till.
U
Ami : Do the words have the same
meaning?
E
N
Oyo : Yes! Like the word opponent and

LI
________.
N
Ami : I never knew that. Last week,

O
I read a story about My rival

I did not understand its meaning.
R
FO
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Oyo : DO NOT
Rival DUPLICATE
and ________ are opposites
of the word ________. My brother
told me that search and look
for also have the same meaning.
They are synonyms.
LY
Ami : Thank you very much for your
explanations.
N
Oyo : You are welcome.
O
SE
U
E
N
LI
N
O
R
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Unit
Eleven My game
In this unit, you will read a passage on My
game. Then, you will answer questions that
LY
follow.
N
that follow.
O
SE
U
E
N
LI
N
O
R
FO
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My name is DOI NOT
Liz. DUPLICATE
am in Standard
One at Msikii
Primary School. I like playing after class hours.
I like to play rope skipping. Our teacher told
us rope skipping is a good game. It keeps us
fit.
LY
Last week, I lost my skipping rope. I cried a
lot. I told my uncle about it. He promised to
N
buy me a new one. Today, my uncle bought
O
me a new skipping rope. I thanked him. I took
my new skipping rope; I started skipping.
SE
I am very happy.
U
Exercise
E

N
word or words.
LI

N
The story is about________.

O
(b) What does Liz like to play?

R
Liz likes to play ________.

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(c) What does Liz use for skipping?

Liz uses a ________ for skipping.
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2. Provide DO NOT
short DUPLICATE
(a) Why do we play rope skipping?
(b) What do you play?
(c) Who bought Liz a skipping rope?
LY
3. Use the words to complete the dialogue.
N
dislike, buy, talk,
O
Uncle : Do you like jumping rope?
Liz
SE
: No, I like skipping rope.
U
Uncle : But Liz, jumping and skipping
rope have the same meaning.
E
N
Liz : Oh! I did not know that, uncle.

Do ________ and purchase have
LI
the same meaning?

N
O
Uncle : Yes, they have the same meaning.

Other words with the same
R
meaning are hate and ________,

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and speak and ________.
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Liz : DO NOTyou
Thank DUPLICATE
very much, uncle.
Uncle : You are welcome, my lovely niece.
LY
N
O
SE
U
E
N
LI
N
O
R
FO
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Unit
Twelve Mr Mouse
In this unit, you will read a story called Mr
Mouse. Then, you will answer questions that
LY
follow.
N
O
that follow.
SE
U
E
Mouse Mouse
N
Mr Mouse likes playing computer games. One

LI
day, he wanted to play. He took his laptop

N
out of its bag. Then, he took a power adapter

O
and plugged it into a socket. He switched on

his laptop. Then, he realised that he needed
R
a mouse to play his game. He looked into his

FO
laptop bag, but he could not see it.
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He called hisDOdaughter,
NOT DUPLICATE
Mrembo. Mrembo
hurriedly walked into the sitting room.
Mr Mouse was really confused. He asked her,

‘Where is my mouth?’ Mrembo was surprised.
She pointed at her father’s mouth. Mr Mouse
LY
realised that he did not pronounce the word
correctly. He repeated his question, ‘Where is
N
my mouse?’ The girl was even more surprised.
O
She said to her father, ‘Do you mean your
name, father?’ SE
Mr Mouse said, ‘I want to play a game’.
U
Mrembo replied, ‘Oh! Father I cannot catch a
mouse’. Mr Mouse realised that the word has
E
two meanings. He said, ‘I mean the computer

N
mouse’. Mrembo understood. She told her

LI
father that she had not seen his computer

N
mouse. Later, Mr Mouse remembered that he

O
forgot the mouse at his office.

R
FO
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words.
(a) What does Mr Mouse like to do?
Mr Mouse likes playing ________.
LY
(b) Where do we plug a computer adapter
N
to get power?
O
We plug a computer adapter
into________. SE
(c) What is the name of a room in the
U
house where people sit?
The name of a room in the house
E
where people sit is called ________.

N
LI
(d) A mouse can also refer to a small

N
________ which lives either inside or

O
outside a house.
R
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2. DO NOTanswers
Provide short DUPLICATEto each of the
(b) Why did Mrembo fail to understand
her father?
LY
3. Use passed or failed to complete the
passage below.
N
O
I feel sorry for my friend. She gave wrong
answers to all the questions. So, she
SE
________ the test. I scored 10/10. I gave
the right answers to all the questions. This
U
means that I _______ the test.
E
N
LI
N
O
R
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This is the second book in a series of three books for

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In this unit, you will revise some of the skills

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1. What do you see in Picture 1?

B: Copy the following sentences and

circle the words with the same

1. My eye sight is too bad to notice the

2. You may see the big sea on the map.

3. You are right to write its name here.

4. They won only one match.

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Our hearts become as light as feathers

If others are suffering

We are born equal

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1. Fill in the blanks with the correct

(a) What makes you a human?

(b) When do hearts become as light as

(c) Who is speaking in this poem?

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Hussein : There are two apples here.

Apple B is bigger than apple

Janet : You take one and I will take

Hussein : Which apple do you want to

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2. Use the correct words to complete

Cat : People ______ me. They say

Snake : I am afraid of________.

People are also afraid of

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Juma likes eating fish very much. One day, he

went to the pond to catch fish. He took an old

piece of mosquito net for fishing. He caught a

lot of tadpoles. He thought the tadpoles were

him that those were tadpoles. He told him to

throw them away for the crows to eat. Juma

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1. Fill in the blanks with the correct

word or words from the story.

(a) Where did Juma go to fish?

Juma went to_______to fish.

Juma caught _______.