Question 4

Read the cartoon (TEXT E) below and answer the set questions. 

TEXT E   

NOTE: In this cartoon, the girl in the first three frames is Amy, the man is her father  and the woman in frame
4 is her mother.
* ‘#1’ in frame 1 means number 1. 
* The word ‘fall’ in frame 3 refers to autumn.

4.1 Refer to FRAME 1. 

4.1.1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence:             

  Amy’s facial expression indicates that she is …  

  A    angry.
              B    anxious.  
C annoyed.      
D aggressive. (1)

4.1.2 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 4.1.1.       (2)

4.1.3 Write the abbreviation of ‘OMG’ in full.        (1)

4.2 Why is the word ‘SOB’ written in bold font in frame 2?          (1)

4.3 Refer to FRAME 4. 

4.3.1 How does the cartoonist use a verbal clue to convey the mother’s  
feelings in this frame?        (2)

4.3.2 Rewrite the word ‘humor’ as it is spelt in South African English.           (1)

4.4 Refer to the cartoon as a whole. Do you think that this cartoon is humorous?               

Substantiate your answer.         (2)

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