Qualifying Test (QT)

Examination Rubric 2015

REFERENCE. http://www.necta.go.tz/qt

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 consist 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 consist of eight (8) questions, four (4) from Kiswahili syllabus and four (4) from English language syllabus for forms one and two.

Engalish 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
Composition

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 indusrtial capitalism