
SECTION A (10 Marks)
COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY
1. Read the passage below carefully then answer the questions that follow.
Two twins, Doto and Kulwa lived in the village of Lulindi. They grew and played together. At the
age of twenty, they became independent young men. They then parted wishing each other a
prosperous life.
Dotto served in the chief's palace and became a trusted friend of chief. his brother travelled to a
distant land and built his workshop along the road, where he worked as a shoe-maker. Customers
flocked to him because his prices were low compared to others around.
One evening, the chief's spies brought some news that the chief of the nearby village Lilanda is
planning to invade him. Dotto was present when the spies disclosed this bad news to the chief.
"Let us gather in a large army and ambush him at once!", the chief said angrily, "You see that is
the best technique to win a war", his advisor commented. But Dotto advised the chief differently,
"Your honour, peace is the most valuable thing that we should protect in our land'> He further
advised him not to believe everything that the spies told him. Finally Dotto said, "I will go to the
Lilanda chief's village personally to verify this information."
The chief agreed but he told him to return after seven days. "On the seventh day if you haven't
reported back, we shall know that, they have killed or retained you. In this situation we will have
no other option but to attack the village", the chief insisted.
When he reached the Lilanda chief's palace, he discovered that the information which was
brought by the spies was not true. In fact, the Lilanda chief was shocked to hear of the allegations,
and shouted, "That is nonsense!"
The next morning he sent Dotto back with presents and a letter to his fellow chief and insisted by
saying that, "Go and tell my good friend that, I have never had anything against him and it will
never happen". In the evening Dotto started his journey back home but he lost his way because it
was dark and stormy. He wandered in the wilderness for five days. On the sixth day, he was tired,
hungry and sick, his clothes were torn and his shoes were broken. He kept walking in the scorning
sun, later on, he could no longer walk. He fell down and lost his consciousness.
When he woke up, he saw someone standing beside him, Dotto could not recognise him. This
person helped him to the nearby hut where he was fed and clothed. When he gained his strength,
he looked carefully to his host and discovered that, it was his brother Kulwa. They embraced in
tears. After narrating the whole episode, Dotto requested his brother to make him a simple pair of
shoes which would enable him to walk faster to the chief. In two hours, shoes were ready and
Dotto put them on, ready to leave. "I wish you could stay longer, but for the sake of the peace, go
and report my brother", said Kulwa.
At home the chief's hope was diminishing. It was noon of the seventh day where the chief was
with his advisor. The advisor said, "Certainly they have killed him". As the sun went down the
hills, the chief could no longer wait. He ordered his commanders to get ready for a war in two