010 QUALIFYING TEST
(For Private Candidates Only)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Qualifying Test (QT) will be administered to Private Candidatesintending to sit for the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination
(CSEE), but who lack the Form II level secondary education qualification.
The Qualifying Test will comprise questions from Civics, English
Language, Kiswahili, History, Geography, Biology, Chemistry,
Mathematics and Physics. The QT assesses as much as possible topics from
the form I and II national syllabus but with a focus on testing for
knowledge and skills equivalent to the National Form II Examination.
2.0 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
The main objective of the Qualifying Test is to determine whether theprospective candidates have attained the secondary education equivalent to
Form II level and, thus, are in a position to sit for the Certificate of
Secondary Education Examination (CSEE).
3.0 GENERAL COMPETENCES
The examination will specifically test the candidates’ ability to:3.1 interpret basic knowledge, facts, principles, concepts and figures in
the stated subjects;
3.2 state, define and name basic knowledge, facts, principles and concepts
in relevant subjects;
3.3 write correct language using proper grammar, structure and
vocabulary in the subject tested;
3.4 write a clear summary, answer comprehension questions and write a
composition on a given passage, topic or subject;
3.5 demonstrate and interpret mathematical knowledge within a given
context; manipulate the set theory and application, and carry out
simple differentiation and integration;
3.6 demonstrate use of knowledge and skills in Physics, Chemistry and
Biology to solve problems which may involve unfamiliar situations; and
3.7 use knowledge, concepts, laws, theories and principles of the Physics,
Chemistry and Biology subjects in daily life.
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4.0 EXAMINATION RUBRIC
There will be one (1) paper of three hours. The paper will consist of 24questions spread out in sections A and B. Candidates will be required to
answer all the questions in part I and II of Section A and confine
themselves to only one part of the three parts in section B. candidates will
be required to answer a total of 16 question which will weigh 100 marks.
4.1 Section A will comprise two parts. Part I will be on Civics and
will consist of four (4) questions with a total of twelve (12) items.
Part II will be on languages and will consist of eight (8) questions
of which four (4) questions will assess the English Language and
four (4) questions will assess Kiswahili Language. This part will
comprise twenty four (24) items. Candidates will be required to
answer all the twelve (12) questions and each question will weigh
five (5) marks in this section. Thus this section will weigh 60
marks.
4.2 Section B will consist of three parts. Each part will comprise four
(4) questions with a total of thirty (30) items. Candidates will be
required to confine themselves to one part. Part I will comprise
four (4) questions of which two (2) questions will assess
Geography and two (2) questions History, Part II will comprise
four (4) questions of which two (2) questions will assess Physics
and two (2) Mathematics and Part III will comprise four (4)
questions of which two (2) questions will be on Biology and two
(2) Chemistry. Each question in this section will carry 10 marks.
Thus, this section will weigh 40 marks.
5.0 EXAMINATION CONTENT
The candidates will be assessed on the following topics in each respective subject:
5.1 Civics
5.1.1 Promotion of life skills and family life5.1.2 Human rights and responsible citizenship
5.1.3 Government of Tanzania and democracy
5.1.4 Proper behaviour and responsible decision-making
5.1.5 Our nation
5.1.6 Work
5.1.7 Road safety education
5.1.8 Gender
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5.2 Kiswahili
5.2.1 Ufahamu na ufupisho5.2.2 Sarufi na utunzi wa lugha
5.2.3 Fasihi
5.2.4 Utungaji
5.3 English Language
5.3.1 Comprehension and summary
5.3.2 Structure
5.3.3 Tenses
5.3.4 Composition
5.3.5 Response to readings.
5.4 Geography
5.4.1 Concepts of Geography5.4.2 Major features of the Earth’s surface
5.4.3 The solar system
5.4.4 Weather and climate
5.4.5 Map work
5.4.6 Human activities
5.4.7 Agriculture
5.4.8 Water management for economic development
5.4.9 Sustainable use of forest resources
5.4.10 Sustainable mining
5.4.11 Tourism industry
5.4.12 Manufacturing industry
5.4.13 Sustainable use of power and energy resources
5.4.14 Transport
5.5 History
5.5.1 Sources and importance of history5.5.2 Evolution of man, technology and environment
5.5.3 Development of economic activities and their impact
5.5.4 Development of social and political systems
5.5.5 Interactions among the people of Africa
5.5.6 Socio-economic development and production in pre-colonial Africa
5.5.7 Africa and the external world
5.5.8 Industrial capitalism
5.6 Chemistry
5.6.1 Introduction to Chemistry5.6.2 Laboratory techniques and safety
5.6.3 Heat sources and flames
5.6.4 Scientific procedures
5.6.5 Matter
5.6.6 Air, combustion, rusting and fire fighting
5.6.7 Oxygen
5.6.8 Hydrogen
5.6.9 Water
5.6.10 Fuels and energy
5.6.11 Atomic structure
5.6.12 Periodic classification
5.6.13 Formula bonding and nomenclature
5.7 Biology
5.7.1 Introduction to biology5.7.2 Safety in our environment
5.7.3 Health and immunity
5.7.4 Cell structure and organisation
5.7.5 Classification of living things
5.7.6 Nutrition
5.7.7 Balance of nature
5.7.8 Transport of materials in living things
5.7.9 Gaseous exchange and respiration
5.8 Physics
5.8.1 Introduction to Physics5.8.2 Introduction to laboratory practice
5.8.3 Measurement
5.8.4 Force
5.8.5 Archimedes’ Principle and the Law of Floatation
5.8.6 Structure and properties of matter
5.8.7 Pressure
5.8.8 Work, Energy and Power
5.8.9 Light
5.8.10 Static electricity
5.8.11 Current electricity
5.8.12 Magnetism
5.8.13 Forces in equilibrium
5.8.14 Simple machines
5.8.15 Motion in a straight line
5.8.16 Newton’s Laws of Motion
5.8.17 Temperature
5.8.18 Sustainable sources of energy
5.9 Basic Mathematics
5.9.1 Numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages5.9.2 Units, approximation and geometry
5.9.3 Ratio, profit and loss
5.9.4 Co-ordinates geometry, perimeters and areas
5.9.5 Algebra
5.9.6 Quadratic equations
5.9.7 Radicals, exponents and logarithms
5.9.8 Congruence and similarity
5.9.9 Geometrical transformations
5.9.10 Pythagoras theorem and trigonometry
5.9.11 Sets
5.9.12 Statistics
