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1.

The African languages of South Africa are divided into four main groups, namely:

a)

Nguni, Xitsonga, Sepedi and Tshivenda.

b)

Nguni, Sesotho, Xitsonga and isiXhosa.

c)

Nguni, Sotho, Xitsonga and Tshivenda.

2.

The Sotho group of languages includes:

a)

Sekgatla, Sesotho and Setswana.

b)

isiZulu, isiXhosa and Siswati.

c)

Sesotho, Xitsonga and Tshivenḓa.

d)

Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana

3.

Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana

a)

greet a single person

b)

introduce a person.

c)

greet more than one person.

d)

say good-bye to a person.

4.

You would use the expression Ke têng when you…

a)

want to show respect to a person.

b)

You would use the expression Ke têng when you…

c)

address a person who departs

d)

wish to indicate that you are well.

5.

When introducing yourself you would use the expression:

a)

. Wêna o…

b)

Nna ke...

c)

Rona re...

d)

Ene ke...

6.

Instead of Dumela we can also use the word … (Hello) to greet someone

a)

Rra.

b)

Mmê.

c)

Nnyaya.

d)

Ahêê.

7.

When greeting someone in Setswana who is supposed to greet first?

a)

The person arriving.

b)

The youngest persons.

c)

The person going.

d)

The senior persons.

8.

The most appropriate translation for “Go jang?” is:

a)

Am I sorry?

b)

How is it?

c)

May I go?

d)

Can he go?

9.

When greeting people, it is more polite to use the plural form of Dumela? as an indication of…

a)

arrogance and pride.

b)

honour and attentiveness

c)

rudeness and disrespect.

d)

courtesy and respect.

10.

A question in Setswana can be generated by…

a)

changing the word order of an answer to that of a question.

b)

changing the intonation of a statement to that of a question.

c)

changing the tone of the words in a phrase to that of a question.

d)

changing the inflection of a reply to that of a question.

11.

The appropriate response to Le kae? would be...

a)

Dumêla! Salang sentlê!

b)

Go siame. Wena o kae?

c)

Re têng. Lona le kae?

d)

Ahee! Sala sentle!

12.

Which of the Setswana phrases below would be used to thank someone?

a)

Ga ke utlwe.

b)

Ema pele.

c)

Ke a leboga.

d)

Tswêlêla pele.

13.

The correct question word to ask ‘what ?’ in Setswana is :

a)

eng?

b)

kae?

c)

leng?

d)

mang?

14.

The correct expression used to ask more than one person ‘Who are you?’ is:

a)

1. Re mang?

b)

1. Ke bomang?

c)

1. Le bomang?

d)

1. Di mang?

15.

Answer the following question: Wêna o mang?

a)

Rona re (your name).

b)

Bona ba (your name).

c)

Ene ke (your name).

d)

Nna ke (your name).

16.

Give the negative for the following statement: Ke selêpê.

a)

Ga o selêpê.

b)

Ga ba selêpê.

c)

Ga se selêpê.

d)

Ga re selêpê.

17.

The two words for saying ‘no’ in Setswana are

a)

Êê/Wêna.

b)

Ê-ê/Nnyaya.

c)

Gore/Fao.

d)

Nna/Lona.

18.

When identifying people, the correct way of saying ‘You (plural) are…’ is:

a)

Rona ré...

b)

Lona lé...

c)

Wêna ó...

d)

Sôna sé...

19.

Choose an expression with a similar meaning to: ‘No, I am not a boy’

a)

Nnyaya, wêna ga o mosadi.

b)

Ê-ê, rona ga re basimane.

c)

Nnyaya, nna ga ke mosimane.

d)

Ê-ê, nna ga ke basetsana.

20.

When the request, ‘Please finish’, is expressed as a polite request it will be:

a)

Ké kopa go tsamaya.

b)

Ké kopa gore o fetsê.

c)

Ké kopa o fetsê fa.

d)

Ké kopa go ja dijô.

21.

The correct Setswana sentence for the sentence “Pule loves to eat eggs in the morning” is

a)

Pule ga a rate go ja mae phakêla.

b)

Pule o rata go ja mae mo mosông.

c)

Pule o batla go ja mae mo mosông.

d)

Pule o rata go ja lee mo mosông.

22.

The correct class prefix for the noun ‘sefatlhêgô’ is:

a)

se.

b)

fa.

c)

gô.

d)

tlhê.

23.

When we use the noun ‘ngwaga’ with a verb in a sentence the correct subject concord will be:

a)

yô.

b)

ô.

c)

o.

d)

mo.

24.

The correct subject concord for the pronoun ‘wêna’ is

a)

w

b)

ê

c)

ô

d)

o

25.

The correct explanation for the ‘a‘ in the sentence ‘Re a ja’ is:The correct explanation for the ‘a‘ in the sentence ‘Re a ja’ is:

a)

1. The present tense -a- is used only in the past tense (positive), when the verb stem is the last word in the sentence.

b)

1. The present tense -a- is used only in the present tense (positive), when the verb stem is not the last word in the sentence.

c)

1. The present tense -a- is used only in the present tense (positive), when the verb stem is the last word in the sentence.

d)

1. The present tense -a- is used only in the future tense (positive), when the verb stem is the last word in the sentence.

26.

When we want to give the appropriate answer to the question ‘Basimane ba dirang?’ as ‘They are playing’ it will be:

a)

Ba a robala.

b)

Ba a tshameka

c)

Ba a tsamaya.

d)

Ba a ithuta

27.

When we ask the question ‘O batlang?’ the correct answer to it for ‘milk’ will be:

a)

Ke rata go nwa.

b)

Ke batla mašwi.

c)

Ke bôna mêtsi.

d)

Ke ja bogôbê.

28.

The correct translation of the sentence ‘I have a headache’ is:

a)

Intshwarêlê, bomma.

b)

Êma go se kae.

c)

Ke lebetse potsô.

d)

Ke ôpiwa ke tlhôgô.

29.

The translation for the question ‘Whom do you (plural) want?’ in Setswana is:

a)

Lona le batla mang?

b)

Bona ba batla eng?

c)

Rona re batla mang?

d)

Lona le batla eng?

30.

The linking element between a subject noun and a verbal element is called…

a)

an object pronoun.

b)

an adjective concord

c)

a verbal concord.

d)

a subject concord.

31.

The general rule for deriving the linking element between the subject noun and the verb is:

a)

The subject concord is the same as the class prefix of the subject noun except when a nasal sound is not part of the prefix – the nasal sound is retained.

b)

The subject concord is the same as the class prefix of the object noun except when a nasal sound is part of the prefix – the nasal sound is deleted.

c)

The subject concord is the same as the class prefix of the subject noun except when a nasal sound is part of the prefix – the nasal sound is deleted

d)

The subject concord is the same as the class prefix of the subject noun except when a bilabial sound is part of the prefix – the bilabial sound is deleted.

32.

The subject concord for nouns in the N-class, e.g. nku (sheep) is:

a)

n

b)

ê

c)

k

d)

e

33.

The plural form of the name ‘Thabô’

a)

bôThabô.

b)

diThabô.

c)

seThabô.

d)

boThabô.

34.

The subject concord for the third person pronoun singular ‘êna’ is :

a)

ó

b)

o

c)

é

35.

The correct answer to the question ‘Kgarebê e dirang ?’ will be :

a)

Kgarebê e ya baesekôpông.

b)

Kgarebê ô ya baesekôpông.

c)

Kgarebê ô ya baesekôpông.

d)

Kgarebê ê ya baesekôpông.

36.

The plural form of the noun ‘ntate’ is:

a)

bontate

b)

bantate

c)

bôntate

d)

dintate

37.

The correct demonstrative for the noun ‘mapôdisa’ is:

a)

ba.

b)

ê.

c)

tsê.

d)

a.

38.

Monna o ya tirông ka (Wednesday).

a)

Labobêdi.

b)

Labonê.

c)

Laboraro.

d)

Labotlhano.

39.

Mosimane o ya sekôlông ka (Monday).

a)

Mosupologô.

b)

Lamatlhatsô.

c)

Laboraro.

d)

Labotlhano.

40.

Mosadi o tlhatswa diaparô ka (Saturday).

a)

Mosupologô.

b)

Lamatlhatsô.

c)

Laboraro.

d)

Labotlhano.

tsw1507 assign 1 2019

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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